After a one weekend Sabbatical to rest my picking prowess, the Pope is back and ready for "dough"vember. Check out my season record here, or by clicking the updated link in the upper left. I still have a 15-10 record in college, so I have done well overall. Remember, all bets are one unit except for the 2 unit Holy Wager. Now for the picks:
College
Arkansas -0 @ Tennessee - What happens when the top rushing team in the conference plays the #9 rush defense in the country? Throw in the fact that Arkansas is hot and coming off its best season performance last week against South Carolina, as well as they have a Heisman contender in a wide open race for the trophy, I don't see Arkansas playing poorly. The only chance for Tennessee is a wild shootout, like the Alabama vs Arkansas game. I think Arkansas will pile it on early and then coast to the finish line with their running game, despite how much Tennessee has to play for (the East title). Prediction - Arkansas 42 Tennessee 31
Texas -6.5 vs. Texas Tech - Tech has trouble with Texas year in, year out. Texas is playing well offensively and will certainly have one of the most athletic defenses Tech has seen all year. Typically this game is a blowout. I doubt it will be that, but I do expect it to be a decisive win. Prediction - Texas 35 Texas Tech 21
East Carolina -7 @ Marshall [Most Blessed Wager of the Week] - Marshall is awful, and East Carolina is a solid football team. ECU played a very close game at Virgina Tech earlier this year, and their offense has gotten much better. Last week they hung 50 on Memphis, who beat Marshall decisively. I dont see this one being close with Marshall's season over essentially and ECU still playing for CUSA championship. Prediction - East Carolina 56 Marshall 28
Pro
Buffalo -3 @ Miami - Buffalo is actually playing some decent offense, while Miami is not doing anything respectable or decent. Traditionally Buffalo plays well at Miami, and I just dont see this won going well for the Dolphins. Prediction - Buffalo 28 Miami 21
Detroit +1 @ Arizona - Detroit is playing very well, but Arizona plays well at home. This might be a trap bet, but then again, Detroit embarrassed Denver last week by 30 points. I think it will be close but this is Detroit's season - Prediction - Detroit 31 Arizona 24
Dallas -1.5 @ New York Giants - Another tough one. The Giants are 6-2, but they really have been barely beating some mediocre teams. Certainly they have won 6 in a row I believe, but none of those wins have been impressive. I see this being a low scoring game except for one quarter of Dallas offensive explosion. Prediction - Dallas 28 New York 17
This weekend is definitely the one of the road teams. By this point in the year, I feel I know these teams pretty good. Lots of the these teams have something to play for, while many have nothing to play for. Those type of matchups make picking the spread much easier.
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