College Football Week 8 Gambling Guide
Easiest 11–0 I’ve ever seen…
You know what, last week wasn’t our best week. In fact, it was probably the worst week we have ever had. However, I’m not the type to just sit around and mope. Champions get up, dust themselves off, and battle, and we are champions.
Let’s look at the facts. We are still in the green on the year, and we are going 11–0 this week. What more could you ask for? So dammit, lets ride! If you back out now, you’re going to regret it. I GUARANTEE that we still finish the year over 60%. BOOM!
Without further ado, here are the WINNING picks:
Northwestern -20 at Rutgers Noon BTN
Rutgers should honestly just save face and forfeit the rest of the season. They are indescribably bad. Last week against Maryland they had more interceptions than completions. Can we even be sure that they’re playing the same sport as their opponents at this point. Against power 5 opponents they have lost by 49, 41 (to Kansas!), 7, 21, and 27. They also were beat by Buffalo by 29. 20 points against Northwestern is at least 1o points too less, if not more. Rutgers is going to get stomped again because it is Saturday and that’s what they do. LOCK OF THE WEEK RIGHT HERE!
Oklahoma -8 at TCU Noon ABC
The fact that this is a noon game makes me a little uncomfortable, but I still feel great about this game. Oklahoma wins this game by 20+ points 9/10 times, because outside of Turpin, TCU is not a good football team. This is probably the worst TCU team in Gary Patterson’s tenure. They looked miserable against a beat up Texas Tech team last week, and I don’t see any way they can hang around against a really good Oklahoma team. Oklahoma has had a whole bye week to stew over a bad loss to Texas and they’re going to be ready to roll. Easy cover here in the early game.
Buffalo -1 at Toledo Noon ESPN+
Buffalo has quietly been one of the best group of 5 teams in the country all season long. With a spread of just one, this game is basically a pick em. Toledo isn’t a bad team by any means, and they are playing at home, but when we’re pretty much just talking about who is going to win the game, Buffalo is just better. Give me the Bulls here.
Bowling Green +16.5 at Ohio 2:00 ESPN+
From the outside looking in, this may look to be a crazy pick. Trust me though, I have my reasons. Bowling Green is one of those teams that has talent, but were just really poorly coached. Well now that he has been fired, we’ll see an interim head coach. Consistently you see teams come out with a bunch of renewed energy and life in their first game with an interim. Bowling Green is going to come out fired up, play really hard, and keep this one close.
Utah State -14 at Wyoming 2:30 ESPN+
All season long, Utah State has been a dominant football team. They average 51 points a game, which is second best in the country, and they only give up 23 points per game. That’s a cool 28 point difference, and Wyoming is worse than half the teams they’ve played so far. The abysmal Cowboy offense just can’t keep up and the defense is going to wear down fast. Utah State wins this one by four or five possessions.
Eastern Michigan -3 at Ball State 3:00 ESPN+
The best thing Ball State has done this year is take Notre Dame to the fourth quarter. Eastern Michigan is just 3–4, but every loss has been by just one possession, and one of them game in overtime. Games against bottom tier conference teams like Ball State is wear the Eagles excell. They’ll win this one 31–20 and we cover.
Western Michigan -3.5 at Central Michigan 3:00 ESPN+
Central Michigan has really had to run the gauntlet early this season, with games against Michigan State, Kentucky, NIU and Buffalo. Now the Chippewas are beat up, and facing one of the better passing attacks in the nation. They are better than their 1–5 record, but not good enough to win this one. Broncos win by 7 and we cover.
Georgia Southern -9.5 at New Mexico State 6:00 ESPN+
New Mexico State is a bad team, like really bad. Georgia Southern is not a bad team, in fact, they are a good team. They run for over 250 yards a game, and New Mexico State gives up more than 250 rushing yards per game. That sounds like a recipe for disaster if you ask me. The Eagles are going to have their way with the Aggies. I wouldn’t be surprised if they surpass the 400 yard mark on the ground. Georgia Southern wins by 20+ points.
UCF -21.5 at ECU 7:00 ESPN2
In the last two weeks, ECU has lost to Houston by 22, and Temple by 43. The Pirates are reeling, and UCF is a much better team than Temple or Houston. The Knights are going to come out and put up 50+ on the Pirates. So then you have to decide, can ECU score 30 points against UCF? Well, they only average 23 points a game, and UCF is the best team they’ve played all year, so I’m gonna go with no on that one. UCF more than doubles ECU’s point total and we cover.
Oregon +3.5 at Washington State 7:30 FOX
There is absolutely zero pressure on Oregon in this game. They are somehow underdogs in this one, despite being a much better team. Oregon is the best team in the PAC12, and I think there is a good chance they don’t lose again this year. If they aren’t going to lose this year, than absolutely bet on them as an underdog. With all the spectacle surrounding this game with College Gameday. Washington State is going to crumble with all this attention.
Purdue +12.5 vs Ohio State 7:30 ABC
This is our last game of the day, as we aren’t betting Hawaii this week for maybe the first time all year. I really like Purdue in this game. It is absolutely going to be rocking in Ross-Ade Stadium. Ohio State has looked beatable in the last two weeks, and I think scxhematically, Purdue is going to be able to find some matchups to take advantage of. Rondale Moore is going to have a big day. Not only is Purdue going to cover, but they are going to win outright and pull off the massive upset. Ohio State is still going 11–1, but their one loss is coming tonight in West-Lafayette.
Well folks, there ya have it, 11–0. As always, share this with your friends and family, because hey, they deserve some extra money too.
Happy Gambling!
