Picks - Week 4

For those of you keeping score at home, our records from last week:

Max Power 7-3
Chuck Visor 6-4
Drake McHugh: 5-5
Dick C'est Bon 4-5

(didn't pick UAB-Troy)

Brocktoon 4-6

Brocktoon's performance led him to make a Tebow-esque promise to outpick everyone else the rest of the year. We will see.

Leave your fearless predictions (against the spread) in the comments section. Here are mine, based largely on the transitive property of football:

Brocktoon's cousins visit the in-laws: Tennessee (-23.5) vs. Ohio: Who the heck knows? Hardesty and Brown will run the ball lots and Ohio won't be able to stop them. So long as Crompton's arm is used for handing off and not for throwing, UT covers.

West Div. Showdown: LSU (-12.5) at Miss. State: LSU's lackluster performance against Washington in Seattle doesn't look so bad after the Huskies toppled the USCw Trojans. The Bulldogs laid an egg against Auburn, but dominated a favored Vandy team in Nashville. The same Vandy team that played LSU close everywhere but the scoreboard. I think LSU wins, but doesn't cover the spread.

East Div. Showdown: Florida (-21.5) at Kentucky: Tennessee showed that a good defense can slow down, but not stop, the Tim Tebow Show. Kentucky doesn't have a great defense, but they have lots of returning starters, and the Gators have some players injured and suffering the flu. Part of me thinks Florida comes out guns blazin' after UT's "moral victory," but the other part thinks the Gators will play flat in a classic let down game. It's in Commonwealth stadium, so I'll give UK the benefit of the doubt to cover the spread.

Nerd Bowl: Vandy (-7) at Rice: UAB beat Rice, bad. The same UAB that lost to SMU and Troy. Vandy covers. If this were a Quiz bowl game, the score would be higher.

Cupcake of the week: Auburn (-33) vs. Ball State: The fightin' Dave Lettermans look awful this year without Brady Hoke. They lost to the same N. Texas team that Bama throttled last week. Auburn will want to build a big lead early to rest some starters and build some sorely needed depth in anticipation of next week's showdown in Knoxville. You get what you pay for. And AU paid $800k for this one. They cover.

Uncle Verne's Game of the Week: Arkansas (+17.5) at Bama: Bama has a strong offense and defense. Arky only has one of these. Bama will win, but Mallet's arm keeps the score closer than the spread. Pick: Hogs plus the points.

OOC Game of the Week: Georgia (-12) vs. Arizona State: The (Sun) Devils go down to Georgia, they are lookin' for a win to steal. It may be a sin, but I'll take the Dawgs, minus the points 'cause I think they're better 'n you.

Bonus pick 1: ACC = Always Consistently inConsistent: UNC (+2.5) at Georgia Tech: The name of the game in the ACC is inconsistency. Just when a team starts to look good, you can count on them to crap the bed. The Jackets looked terrible in a loss to Miami last Thursday, and the Tarheels looked good beating East Carolina by double digits last Saturday. Law of averages in a conference full of average teams: Tech covers.

Bonus pick 2: AIRRAID!: Texas Tech at Houston (no favorite): Don't bet the line, take the over. Tech played the Longhorns tighter than expected but Houston beat OK State who beat UGA. Cap'n Leach finds a way to get his team the final score and W.