Maryland at No. 3 Ohio State (-42.5)
This point spread is huge for a conference game but the Buckeyes may be the most talented team in the nation and Maryland, after a quick start to the season, has been terrible. Buckeyes 55 Terrapins 7
No. 5 Penn State (-7) at No. 13 Minnesota
Can P.J. Fleck’s Gophers continue to row the boat? I actually think they could, but not yet! Penn State is a very good football team and the Nittany Lions will pose a threat to Ohio State. With all that being said, Penn State wins but the Gophers will cover. Nittany Lions 20 Gophers 17
Vanderbilt at No. 10 Florida (-26)
The Gators are still struggling on offense and will be probably suffering a sort of hangover after last week’s close loss to Georgia. The Gators win but fail to cover. Gators 31 Vandy 10
East Carolina at No. 23 SMU (-21.5)
Both teams are coming off emotional high-scoring losses. I look for SMU to romp in this one at home. Mustangs 45 Pirates 20
No. 1 LSU at No. 2 Alabama (-6)
Will Tua play? Don’t expect to know until game time. Joe Burrow and the Tigers will score against a Bama defense that’s not as good as what we have seen in the last few years. Call me crazy but I like the Tigers in an upset! Tigers 41 Bama 38
No. 11 Baylor (-1.5) at TCU
Baylor will get caught looking ahead to games with Oklahoma and Texas. Pick the Frogs at home in an upset! Frogs 27 Bears 24
UConn at No. 17 Cincinnati (-35)
It seems UCONN is always a huge underdog and rightly so, they are a bad football team, but this is a lot of points. Bearcats 44 Huskies 10
No. 20 Kansas State at Texas (-7)
The Wildcats have been a great story this season and I am afraid they will not add to that story in Texas, but they will cover. Texas 30 Wildcats 27
No. 22 Wake Forest (-2) at Virginia Tech
The Hokies played well last week in South Bend and they will play well once again this weekend, but it won’t be enough. Demon Deacons 24 Hokies 17
No. 18 Iowa at No. 16 Wisconsin (-9.5)
If you like a little throwback football this will be your game of the week. The spread is a little big in a game where points promise to be at a premium. Badgers 17 Hawkeyes 13
Missouri at No. 6 Georgia (-17.5)
This is a lot of points to give and Georgia is coming off an emotional win, take the points. Bulldogs 34 Tigers 20
No. 4 Clemson (-32.5) at N.C. State
N.C. State is an ACC team and the ACC is terrible except for Clemson and this spread is not big enough for a Syracuse team that is destroying everyone now to seemingly prove a point. Tigers 52 Wolfpack 14
No. 15 Notre Dame (-8) at Duke
Notre Dame struggled with Virginia Tech last week and they are no longer playing at home. I think the Irish are struggling enough that Duke can cover. Irish 31 Blue Devils 24
Iowa State at No. 9 Oklahoma (-14.5)
The Cyclones are playing the Sooners at the wrong time. A pissed off group of Sooners take care of business here. Sooners 41 Cyclones 20
Wyoming at No. 21 Boise State (-13)
Wyoming is a good team and they will cover this spread, and they have a very real chance to win this game. Broncos 24 Cowboys 23
Nevada at No. 24 San Diego State (-17.5)
Nevada struggles to score on the road, so give the points and take the Aztecs. Aztecs 34 Wolfpacks 13
