Holy Wagers - October 13th Weekend

You can see the Pope's record to the left. I have had a solid run in college football, so lets keep it going tonight and this weekend! On to the picks:

College

Florida St - 6 @ Wake Forest (Thursday night special!!) - FSU is 5-1 and the one loss was on a Monday night ESPN game at Clemson. They appeared to be the better team for 3 quarters but got behind early and couldnt come back. That experience will help them tonight against a solid but not great Wake team. FSU will play defense and win, 28 to 17.

Central Florida +12 @ South Florida [Most Blessed Wager of the Week] - The South Florida train takes a hit in this game. South Florida has athletes. They also have the ability to turn the ball over, and Im not sold on their QB. I think 12 points is too many against a Central Florida team that has dominated the little guys and hung with Texas for 4 quarters. They also have one of the top 3 rushers in the nation in their backfield. I just feel a South Florida let down here. Central Florida 28 South Florida 24 [Upset Special!!!!]

Baylor +25.5 @ Kansas - Kansas is undefeated, but they left it all out on the field last week in a big win over Kansas St. Baylor and Kansas have played very close games the past three years, and while Baylor is bad, they aint 26 points behind Kansas, no way. Prediction - Kansas 35 Baylor 21

Kentucky +9.5 vs. LSU - As you can see in my post below, Les Miles gambled and won quite a bit last week against the Gators. LSU is a great team, but playing a Kentucky team that likely is much better than its turnover ridden game at South Carolina last week is definitely a trap game for the Tigers. They have not played in a tough road game since 2006, and I think these Kentucky fans are going to rise to the occasion and keep this game close. LSU will make some mistakes by switching QBs too much, never allowing either QB to get settled into the game. UPSET SPECIAL OF THE WEEK!! >> Kentucky 24 LSU 21

PRO

Browns -4.5 vs. Dolphins - The Dolphins are awful, and the Browns can score some points. I expect the Browns to run away with this one, especially with the Dolphins having no QB with Trent Green retiring. Cleveland 35 Miami 17

Texans +6.5 @ Jaguars - The AFC South is turning into one of the toughest divisions in football. I expect all of these games to be close as Houston is much tougher and Jacksonville can be inconsistent. Remember, Houston beat JAX twice last season, so I will take the points in this close game. Jaguars 21 Houston 17

Giants -3.5 @ Falcons - Eli and Plaxico come to play on Monday night, but the real work is done on the ground by Brandon Jacobs and the Giants big play defense. I think it will be high scoring and not close - Giants 35 Falcons 27

Best of luck to those of you out there. Remember, betting one unit on all games and two units on the most blessed pick of the week is the Pope's recommended strategy.