NCAA Football Week 6: Beating the spread (The two biggest locks of the week)

Last week A.T.S.: 10-4

Year to date A.T.S.: 40-18

Purdue vs No. 12 Penn State

Noon ET, Beaver Stadium, University Park, Penn

Penn State -24

What Penn State did last week to Maryland was damn near criminal and the nation has still not noticed how good this Nittany Lions team is. Purdue has been a disappointment this season and that will continue here. Penn State’s defense is good enough to beat Ohio State and win the Big Ten.

Pick: Nittany Lions 44  Purdue 7

No. 7 Auburn vs No. 10 Florida 

3:30 p.m. ET, Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, Fla. 

Auburn -3

Bo Nix has had a great freshman season and the Tigers have played one of the tougher non-conference schedules in the SEC, with a come from behind win over Oregon. Also, don’t sell Tulane short, they are a tough team. Questions still abound about Florida and this is the chance for them to respond.

Pick: Tigers 27  Gators 17