Football Pick'em Week 8

Ol coach had a tough week last Saturday with covering the spread. Vegas has really tightened up on us. We finished 6 - 9 for the first losing week in a while and our current year to date totals are 56 - 49.

HOME TEAMS

1.    Texas Tech by 6.5 over WEST VIRGINIA

2.    South Carolina by 7.5 over TENNESSEE

3.    Wisconsin by 10.5 over ILLINOIS

4.    Washington by 2.5 over ARIZONA STATE

5.    OREGON by 37.5 over Washington State

6.    Oregon State by 10.5 over CALIFORNIA

7.    ALABAMA by 28.5 over Arkansas

8.    LSU by 7.5 over OLE MISS

9.    BAYLOR by 31.5 over Iowa State

10.  OHIO STATE by 17.5 over Iowa

These are my take the points specials;

11.  VANDY getting 8.5 from Georgia

12.  UCLA getting 4.5 from STANFORD

13.  CLEMSON getting 2.5 from FSU

14.  Auburn getting 13.5 from TEXAS A&M

15.  HOUSTON getting 9.5 from BYU

There you have it, good luck and as always "MAY THE SPREAD BE WITH YOU".

Football Pick'em Week 7

I had my first losing week in two years last week going 7 - 8. This brings the year to date total to 50 - 40 through 6 weeks. The spread gets tougher to beat every year about this time. Vegas has really homed in on the games. But I am committed to giving my clients the best possible information. So here we go.

HOME TEAM

1.    Nebraska by 14.5 over PURDUE

2.    TEXAS TECH by 14.5 over Iowa State

3.    Missouri getting 8.5 from GEORGIA

4.    CLEMSON by 24.5 over Boston College

5.    Baylor by 17.5 over KANSAS STATE

6.    LSU by 7.5 over Florida

7.    Oregon by 13.5 over WASHINGTON

8.    Texas A & M by 6.5 over OLE MISS

9.    UCLA by 24.5 over California

10.  WASHINGTON STATE by 1.5 over Oregon State

For the riskier play

11.  South Carolina by 5.5 over ARKANSAS

12.  Northwestern getting 10.5 from WISCONSIN

13.  Michigan by 2.5 over PENN STATE

The upset specials this week are

14.  Indiana getting 9.5 from MICHIGAN STATE

15.  KENTUCKY getting 27.5 from Alabama

As always may the spread be with you.

Football Pick'em

We had a winning week again for week #5 going 9 - 6 ATS but only 5 - 5 on my top ten. This makes our year to date total 43 - 32 or 11 games to the good. Coach has gone back to the drawing board to refine the strategy for success. The staff of researchers came up with the following;

1. We are 11 - 1 in the SEC, 7 - 2 in the BIG 12, and 8 - 1 in the PAC 12.
2. We are better in the early games and next best in the night games.
3. We are not good in the BIG10 and ACC.

So with that said here we go for this week.

HOME TEAM

1.    Texas Tech by 14.5 over KANSAS

2.    Georgia by 10.5 over TENNESSEE

3.    Oregon by 38.5 over COLORADO

4.    LSU by 9.5 over MISSISSIPPI STATE

5.    Arizona State by 5.5 over NOTRE DAME

6.    STANFORD by 6.5 over Washington

7.    OKLAHOMA by 10.5 over TCU

8.    FLORIDA by 10.5 over Arkansas

9.    BAYLOR by 27.5 over West Virginia

10.  Louisville by 33.5 over TEMPLE

Something a little more risky;

11.  VANDY by 2.5 over Missouri

12.  AUBURN getting 2.5 from Ole Miss

13.  Washington State by 3.5 over CALIFORNIA

My upset specials this week are

14.  NORTHWESTERN getting 5.5 from Ohio State

15.  Minnesota getting 20.5 from MICHIGAN

Good luck sports fans and as always "May the Spread be With You".

Football Pick'em

Last week was not our best. Vegas is definitely homing in on the spreads making it tough on the crack staff of prognosticators working with coach. Last week's results were a profitable 8 - 7 but we broke even on the top ten at 5 - 5. Season to date results are 28 - 17 or 62%.

Let's get to the meat for this week. Here are week 4's Coach's Locks;

HOME TEAM

1.    BAYLOR by 28.5 over UL Monroe

2.    GA TECH by 5.5 over No. Carolina

3.    Kansas St getting 4.5 from TEXAS

4.    Wyoming by 3.5 over AIR FORCE

5.    Missouri by 3.5 over INDIANA

6.    Rice getting 2.5 from HOUSTON

7.    NOTRE DAME by 6.5 over Michigan State

8.    Arkansas getting 1.5 from RUTGERS

9.    Clemson by 13.5 over NO CAROLINA STATE

10.  LSU by 17.5 over Auburn

For those with a riskier appetite, try these;

11.  VIRGINIA TECH by 9.5 over Marshall

12.  FLORIDA ATL getting 4.5 from Middle Tenn

13.  LOUISVILLE by 41.5 over Florida Intl

My upset specials this week are;

14.  Colorado St getting 39.5 from ALABAMA ( Bama still wins)

15.  Idaho getting 31.5 from WASH STATE (take the points)

Well there they are, my best research says this is gonna be a good week so play heavy and go for the gold. Good luck and my the spread be with you.

Coach

Football Pick'em

Coach got surprised on a few games last week; Cincinnati, Texas, Florida and South Carolina. Florida was a real let down losing to an ACC team but when you turn the ball over 6 times you just don't score points. Texas is a disaster and now Cincy is without their QB and probably won't show up on my radar again this year.

The totals for last week was a respectable 9 - 6 ATS. I was 8 - 2 on the top ten but only 1 - 4 on the streches and upsets. This brings my two week season total to 20 - 10. Sounds profitable to me.

HOME TEAMS IN BOLD

Now for this weeks locks.

1.   Bowling Green getting 2.5 from INDIANA

2.   UCLA getting 4.5 from NEBRASKA

3.   OKLAHOMA by 24.5 over Tulsa

4.   Louisville by 13.5 over KENTUCKY

5.   FLORIDA STATE by 31.5 over Nevada

6.   Northern Illinios by 27.5 over IDAHO

7.   PENN STATE by 4.5 over Central Florida

8.   MIDDLE TENN by 6.5 over Memphis

9.   Wisconsin getting 5.5 from ARIZONA ST

10. Ball State by 2.5 over NORTH TEXAS

A little bit riskier plays are;

11. AUBURN by 6.5 over Miss State

12. Maryland by 7.5 over CONNECTICUT

13. SOUTH FLORIDA by 12.5 over Florida Atlantic

The upset specials are not really upsets but these two games will not cover the spread.

14. Notre Dame by 20.5 over PURDUE (TAKE THE POINTS)

15. LSU by 36.5 over Kent St ( TAKE THE POINTS)

Well folks there they are. May the spread be with you.

Coach

Coach's Week 13 Locks

The spreads got me last week. Vegas has really settled in on this season and they are well on the way to recovering all of their early seasons misfortune. I finished 11 - 9 ATS but 17 - 3 on the winners straight up. Some of the games were last minute spread losers such as Maryland scoring with less than a minute versus FSU, NC ST late versus Clemson. Also there were some close calls such as Boise St 1/2 point short and Middle Tenn St 1 1/2 short. That was the difference in a 15 - 5 instead of 11 - 9. YTD my record is 59 - 36 ATS which is 62% winners which is not bad for ol' amateur like me.

Well here we go with this weeks picks.

1.     Notre Dame over USC by 6 1/2  --  Too many things going right for the Irish and wrong for the Trojans to ignore this one. Barley is out and a redshirt freshman is in for USC going against one of the best defenses in the country.

2.     CLEMSON over So. Carolina by 3 1/2  --  This hurts my heart to pick against the SEC, but at home with the offensive weapons they have and the Gamecocks defense hurting no choice.

3.     La Monroe over FLA INTL by 5 1/2  --  Too much offense versus an average Sun Belt defense.

4.     Stanford over UCLA by 1/2  --  Before last week I would have taken the Bruins and there offense. Standford proved that a solid, disciplined defense can stop those wide out spread offenses by keeping them contained where they can make the mistakes. This game means too much to Standford and not enough to UCLA for a trip to the PAC 12 championship game.

5.     SAN JOSE ST over La Tech by 4 1/2  --  This was a tough one to call but the Spartans have been solid ATS this year and they are winning as well. I am taking them since the Bulldogs have to travel to Calif.

6.     Rutgers getting 1 1/2 from PITT  --  Two reasons to pick the Scarlett Knights, 1) they are better and play consistent football and need to position themselves for a BCS Bowl Bid atop the Big East and 2) they just got accepted into the BIG 10. Both of theses are motivators that should easily overcome any home field advantage that PITT might get early in the game.

7.     MEMPHIS over So. Miss by 4 1/2  --  It is hard to believe that Memphis is actually better than another team in the Conf. USA but So. Miss is really bad at 0 - 11 but on the road they are going to finish 0 - 12.

8.     BAYLOR over Texas Tech by 2 1/2  --  Tuberville's tirade on the sideline two weeks ago will still have an effect on the team overall and Baylor's big win at home last week will carry over into this week. Look for the Bears to play well at home and win this one by 7+.

9.     FSU over Fla by 5 1/2  --  The Gator offense is struggling and the Seminole defense is not. This will make for a long day for Muschamp and Driskel leading to a rather low scoring but one sided win for Jimbo.

10.   PURDUE over Indiana by 5 1/2  --  Purdue has played well this season not by winning but in covering the spread. Let's keep the ball rolling.

10 Others to Consider

EAST CAROLINA over Marshall by 4 1/2
West Virginia over IOWA ST by 1/2
ARIZONA over Arizona St by 2 1/2
Michigan getting 4 1/2 from OHIO ST
Tulsa over SMU by 4 1/2
TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO getting 1 1/2 from Texas St
PENN ST over Wisconsin by 2 1/2
Rice getting 1 1/2 from UTEP
Unlv over HAWAII by 6 1/2
COLORADO ST over New Mexico by 2 1/2


The Big Boy Games

TEXAS over Tcu by 8 1/2
ARKANSAS getting 12 1/2 from Lsu
Wash over WASH ST by 10 1/2
CINN over So. Fla by 12 1/2
Virginia getting 10 1/2 from VIR TECH
Mich St over MINNESOTA by 7 1/2
Okla St getting 8 1/2 from OKLA
ALA over Auburn by 31 1/2
NC ST over Boston College by 13 1/2
LOUISVILLE over UConn 12 1/2

Good luck and may the spread be with you.
Coach

Coach's Week 9 picks are up!

     Coach has posted his locks of the week.  He's going with a total of 20 picks this week, ranked in groups of 5.  I'm sure we are all looking forward to Saturday.  Good luck everyone.

This week's locks are in!

     That's right, Coach Bourque has picked his winners against the spread for week 8 of the college football season.  This is his first installment so his official record will start at 0-0, but some can already attest to the many winners he has picked throughout the season so far. You can see his selections on his page by clicking the tab at the top of this web page, or click here.  Good luck to everyone on their picks.

We Have A New Contributor....

     A new member to the KB3 sports blog;  my dad Steve.  We will be making college football picks against the spread weekly.  These picks will be listed under the tab "Coach Bourque's Locks Of The Week."  We will try to get these picks in early enough in the week so our viewers can potentially play the movement in Vegas spreads to their advantage. I will also try to keep up with his overall record on picks along with a running tally of units wagered. Look for this new feature early next week, around Monday or Tuesday.