Week 14 -- "We don't have beer...

[Coaltrain]

TCU -6 1/2 at Texas - Texas
Virginia -1 at Virginia Tech -V tech
Arkansas -2 1/2 at Missouri - Missouri
Stanford +5 1/2 at UCLA - UCLA
Arizona State PK at Arizona -Arizona
Michigan +21 at Ohio State - Michigan
Minnesota +14 at Wisconsin -Minnesota
Georgia Tech +12 1/2 at Georgia -Georgia Tech
Oregon -19 1/2 at Oregon State -Oregon State
Auburn +9 1/2 at Alabama - Auburn
Florida +7 1/2 at Florida State -Florida State
South Carolina +4 1/2 at Clemson - Clemson
Mississippi State -2 1/2 at Ole Miss -Ole Miss
Notre Dame +7 at Southern Cal -Notre Dame
Kentucky +13 at Louisville -Louisville


Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!

[daleko]

Nov 27, 2014 2:38:43 GMT -5 bamorin said:

Nov 26, 2014 22:47:42 GMT -5 daleko said:

Ohio State
Wisconsin

When has OSU, or Wisconsin covered those numbers in their respective games?

Oh, and I see that You'ze Too for Mizzou......puttin some kinda freaky mojo on Jawja?

All about Karma, Nad8gwsis. To lose in these games, in this contest, is to win. tOSU must meet Wisky in Indy. It's where dreams come to die for the favorite. Now if only one of the four lose this weekend, so that the Nuts can rise to #4.

[cyberobb99]

TCU -6 1/2 at Texas: Texas (-)

Friday Games:

Virginia -1 at Virginia Tech: Virginia (-)

Arkansas -2 1/2 at Missouri: Arkansas (-)

Stanford +5 1/2 at UCLA: UCLA

Arizona State PK at Arizona: Arizona

Saturday Games:

Michigan +21 at Ohio State: Ohio State (-)

Minnesota +14 at Wisconsin: Wisky

Georgia Tech +12 1/2 at Georiga: Georgia Tech (+)

Oregon -19 1/2 at Oregon State: Oregon State

Auburn +9 1/2 at Alabama: Alabama (-)

Florida +7 1/2 at Florida State: Florida State (-)

South Carolina +4 1/2 at Clemson: Clemson (+)

Mississippi State -2 1/2 at Ole Miss: Mississippi State

Notre Dame +7 at Southern Cal: Notre Dame

Kentucky +13 at Louisville: Louisville

[mscott59]

first, a very happy thanksgiving to one and all. i have so very much to be thankful for, and believe or not all you yahoos are among the blessings. hope everyone has a great holiday. as i sit here debating whether to submit to family peer pressure and risk life/limb/ego/reputation/sphincter playing in the turkey bowl football game w/my nephews and nieces, i'm worried about protecting my lead. well, kinda.

Thursday Game:

TCU -6 1/2 at Texas: as good as tcu has been recently, they are a $$-losing 3-11 ats since '11 as road favorites. the frogs are 2-29 su vs the horns since '68, and the only time they were favored (last year, -3 at home) texas blew them out 30-7. tcu's defense has struggled down the stretch, and texas is 120-4 su at home when they score 28+. plus it's their last home game off a bye. texas.

Friday Games:

Virginia -1 at Virginia Tech: hokies are off one of the ugliest losses in school history, 6-3 in 2 ot to wake forest (1st game in 9 years to end in regulation w/no score). cavs last week played brilliantly in knocking off miami 30-13. both are 5-6; a win for uva likely saves coach mike london his job, a vt loss means no bowl for frank beamer for the first time in 20+ years. the home team has won the commonwealth cup 10 straight times, but i think that streak ends too. virginia.

Arkansas -2 1/2 at Missouri: i don't think i can ever remember a team w/a 2-5 league record being favored, on the road, over a team, from the same league, who owns a 6-1 record. that's what back/back shutout wins over lsu/ol' miss has done for the hogs. still questions at qb for arkansas, although taking a snap and handing off to williams and/or collins. that 30-0 win over the rebels came thanks to 6 turnovers, and arkansas is 1-9 su it's last 10 times away from home. tigers continue to get no respect within the sec for their recent success, and that chip on the shoulder will come in handy. missouri.

Stanford +5 1/2 at UCLA: bruins looked great in dominating usc last week. problem is they are 0-5 ats in games immediately after playing the trojans. stanford stomped cal, but was helped by 5 bear turnovers. trees have won the last 5, but i think ucla is regaining the form everyone expected at the beginning of the season. ucla.

Arizona State PK at Arizona: battle for the territorial cup. for the couple of us who picked wash. st. over asu last week, the wildcats somehow won 52-31 despite being outgained by almost 300 yards! asu's best wr and 'zona's qb are still questionable, making this a tough one to call. i'll lean with the home team. arizona.

Saturday Games:

Michigan +21 at Ohio State: the game. 21 points. that's a ton, especially considering last year's 42-41 escape in ann arbor w/osu giving 17. but in '08 and '10, osu cruised (42-7, 37-7) when favored by 17+. um's defense has played valiantly this season, holding opponents to 21 ppg and 100 yds/game under their averages. but their offense has been atrocious. they've lost to league newcomers rutgers and maryland. um is just 1-4 ats the last 5 times it was a 14+ big 10 dog. they are just 3-18-1 ats when playing w/league revenge. osu is 10-3 ats as big 10 faves of 20+. last year was the first time post ww2 that the bucks played a game immediately following michigan, and i think the players/staff learned from that experience. if the bucks can get out to a fast start, like the 14-0 leads they've had the last 2 weeks, that will take the wind out of the sails for what should be hoke's last game as coach. trn was right. i'm going homer. ohio state.

Minnesota +14 at Wisconsin: paul bunyon's ax and a slot in the big 10 title game up for grabs. badgers have won the last 10 in the series, although the gophers have covered 3 of the last 4. rb cobb is still questionable for minnesota, and that hurts the chances for the scrappy gophers vs a uw o-line that is like 5 boulders rolling downhill, clearing the way for gordon to run to a potential heisman trophy. jerry kill's team is 6-0 ats as 10+ dogs, and he should be in the running for coach/year honors locally/nationally, but i think the stinkin' badgers wear them down, setting up a very attractive title game. on wisconsin.

Georgia Tech +12 1/2 at Georiga: strange setting for this rivalry. gt is already in the acc ccg, and uga will know by kickoff whether it's in the sec ccg or not. would be nice to know that prior to making this pick. lol. both playing well.. dawgs recovered from the uf shocker by winning 3 straight, including a 34-7 destruction of auburn. jackets have won their last 4, among them an impressive 28-6 win over clemson. visitor is 5-1 ats the last 6 games in the series, and tech is 6-1 ats getting 12+. i'll take the other dogs. georgia tech.

Oregon -19 1/2 at Oregon State: civil war. last year the ducks were big favorites over the beavers, and barely escaped 36-35. oregon st needs a win to make a bowl, but they looked putrid last week at washington. uo has covered the last 4 games in corvallis and look strong. i'm not a big fan of laying this many points in a rivalry game on the road, but i'll roll the dice on the chalk. oregon.

Auburn +9 1/2 at Alabama: iron bowl. and this one has had a red x on it since last year's out-of-this-world ending. tide is ranked #1 for a reason and they are favored every week, but laying the points with saban this year has not been profitable (3-7 ats). bama is 7-3 ats in revenge games, but auburn is 15-5 ats vs winning teams under malzahn, 8-1 as dogs in those games. the tigers have struggled down the stretch this year though, and they are running into a buzzsaw. for the first time (i think) this year in the pool, i'm going with alabama and laying the points.

Florida +7 1/2 at Florida State: it's not easy being king. fsu has discovered that this year. whether its the off-field attention or just the nature of defending a title, the noles have rarely looked in sync this year. of course, what would the gators give for that kind of 'out of sync' year. lol still, uf is 6-2 ats as a dog in the last 8 games getting points. fsu giving single digits is inviting, but the noles are 1-8 ats as home chalk vs teams w/revenge. the visitor has covered the last 3 in the series. i keep thinking how close florida has been this year, blowing games late vs lsu and s.carolina, as well as that bizarre loss to missouri where they gave up only 119 total yards. this line has come down from where it opened at 10, and that concerns me too. but i'll carry on with the boys from florida.

South Carolina +4 1/2 at Clemson: gamecocks have won the last 5 in this series. tigers defense has been awesome this year, the offense under stoudt? not so much. and with watson being a gametime decision at qb for clemson, that makes this one another toughie to pick. spurrier teams getting points are always a good bet, but his defense this year has been shaky. clemson.

Mississippi State -2 1/2 at Ole Miss: egg bowl. amazing how the rebels have gone from cfb darlings after the alabama win to also-rans, losing 3 of their last 4. treadwell's devastating injury damaged the team psyche as well as its talent level. bulldogs continue to win games despite a defense that leaks 400+ yards a game. i think that bites them here. home team in this series has won 9 of the last 10. msu's 56-0 blowout over vandy (biggest sec win margin since '36) and the rebs' misleading 30-0 disaster at arkansas (mississippi actually outgained the hogs but had 6 to's) give me some line value here. ol' miss is 7-2 ats w/sec revenge, 7-0 ats as single digit dogs, and they have a defense that's nearly 100 yards better/game than msu's. mississippi.

Notre Dame +7 at Southern Cal: talk about damaged psyches. sc was dominated 38-20 by ucla in a game that wasn't even that close. nd dropped its 4th game of the last 5 at home vs louisville. the irish d has given up 31+ points in 6 straight games. usc is averaging 43/game at home. trojans are +11 in turnovers this year. nd qb golson is a turnover machine. usc.

Kentucky +13 at Louisville: governor's cup. cards come in off that road win at nd, while the cats are off a bye and needing a win to be bowl eligible. no doubt the ville is the better team, but they are also just 2-8 ats giving 10+, and favorite teams who are off a win vs the irish are 9-21-2 ats the next week. kentucky.

[oldgraylady]

TCU -6 1/2 at Texas Texas Christian
Virginia -1 at Virginia Tech Virginia
Arkansas -2 1/2 at Missouri Missouri
Stanford +5 1/2 at UCLA UCLA
Arizona State PK at Arizona Arizona
Michigan +21 at Ohio State Ohio State
Minnesota +14 at Wisconsin Wisconsin
Georgia Tech +12 1/2 at Georgia Georgia Tech
Oregon -19 1/2 at Oregon State Oregon
Auburn +9 1/2 at Alabama Auburn
Florida +7 1/2 at Florida State Florida State
South Carolina +4 1/2 at Clemson Clemson
Mississippi State -2 1/2 at Ole Miss Miss State
Notre Dame +7 at USC USC
Kentucky +13 at Louisville Louisville

[oujour76]

TX
VT
ARK
UCLA
AZ
MI
WI
GT
OR STATE
AL
FL
SOUTH CAROLINA
MS ST
USC
LOU

[kaz]

TCU

Virginia Tech

Arkansas

UCLA

Arizona

Michigan

Wisconsin

Georgia Tech

Oregon State

Auburn

Florida State

Clemson

Mississippi

Southern Cal

Louisville

[al1tidr]

I'll just copy and paste my winners in this thread before kickoff. I'll try to delete the games that weren't included but wanted to move this over here before kickoff...

(Like it matters...I'm in next to last place. Lol)


Texas
Lsu
Iowa
Arkansas
Az State
UCLA
VT
S. Carolina
GT
Indiana
Kentucky
Michigan
West Virginia
NW
Syracuse
N. Carolina
Utah
UF
Maryland
Mich State
Miss State
Wisconsin
USC
TT
Kansas
Vandy
Cal
Wake
Miami
BAMA
Ore State
Wash State

Read more: aolcfboutcasts.proboards.com/thread/13451/traveling-pick-happy-thanksgiving#ixzz3KJlk8LjI

[al1tidr]

Nov 27, 2014 19:20:45 GMT -5 al1tidr said:

I'll just copy and paste my winners in this thread before kickoff. I'll try to delete the games that weren't included but wanted to move this over here before kickoff...

(Like it matters...I'm in next to last place. Lol)


Texas
Arkansas
Az State
UCLA
VT
S. Carolina
GT
Kentucky
Michigan
UF
Miss State
Wisconsin
USC
BAMA
Ore State

Read more: aolcfboutcasts.proboards.com/thread/13451/traveling-pick-happy-thanksgiving#ixzz3KJlk8LjI

[Deleted]

So where is the LSU/Tx A&M game??

[trnyerheadncough]

I had it on the list originally, but as I finished the list, I had 17 games....meaning 2 had to go. LSU/TAMU was one of the 2. Game isn't a rivalry really, and it doesn't have much in the way of national championship implications.

[Deleted]

Nov 27, 2014 21:22:13 GMT -5 trnyerheadncough said:

I had it on the list originally, but as I finished the list, I had 17 games....meaning 2 had to go. LSU/TAMU was one of the 2. Game isn't a rivalry really, and it doesn't have much in the way of national championship implications.

That's OK ............... as long as the Tigers win, that's the most important thing.

[Coaltrain]

As long as we get to eat T-Day leftovers and PIE while watching the games, YES! Thats it!

[Deleted]

Where is Walter/Max?

[Coaltrain]

Nov 29, 2014 9:28:38 GMT -5 ETGator1 said:

Where is Walter/Max?

Ut oh!!