College Football Picks for Week Nine, 25-28 October

Here are my picks for the upcoming college football games for week eight from Thursday 25 October through Sunday 28 October. (home teams in bold)

Thursday 25 October

#2 Boston College (+3) 23, #8 Virginia Tech 17 UPSET + +
New Mexico (-6) 31, Air Force 24 + +

Friday 26 October

Boise St (-3) 38, Fresno St 34 + +

Saturday 27 October

#25 Penn St (+4 1/2) 24, #1 Ohio St 22 UPSET X X
#3 Louisiana St: IDLE
#4 Arizona St (-3) 27, #23 California 23 + +
#5 Oregon (-2 1/2) 30, #12 Southern Cal 26 + +
#6 Oklahoma: IDLE
#7 West Virginia (-6 1/2) 27, Rutgers 21 + X
#9 Kansas (-3 1/2) 24, Texas A&M 17 + +
#10 South Florida (-6) 20, #23 Connecticut 16 X +
#11 Florida (-7 1/2) 29, Georgia 17 (@JACKSONVILLE) X X
#13 Missouri (-29) 45, Iowa St 13 + +
#14 Kentucky (-14) 33, Mississippi St 20 X +
#15 Virginia (-4 1/2) 32, North Carolina St 22 X X
#16 South Carolina (-2 1/2) 20, Tennessee 13 X X
#17 Hawaii (-30) 56, New Mexico St 24 + +
#19 Texas (-21) 36, Nebraska 27 + +
#20 Michigan (-23) 48, Minnesota 13 + +
#22 Auburn (-17 1/2) 38, Mississippi 13 + X
#24 Alabama: IDLE
Wyoming (-10) 27, Nevada-Las Vegas 17 + +
Utah (-6 1/2) 31, Colorado St 20 + +
Wisconsin (-9 1/2) 28, Indiana 13 + +
Purdue (-14) 37, Northwestern 16 + +
Wake Forest (-6) 27, North Carolina 10 + +
Louisville (-10) 34, Pittsburgh 26 + +
Illinois (-14) 38, Ball St 10 + X
Texas Tech (-13 1/2) 29, Colorado 13 X X
Michigan St (-4) 23, Iowa 10 X X
Vanderbilt (-14) 24, Miami OH 20 + +
Arkansas (-41) 49, Florida Int'l 7 + +
Tulsa (-14 1/2) 33, Southern Methodist 20 + +
Tulane (-2 1/2) 16, Memphis 13 X X
Utah St (-2 1/2) 34, Louisiana Tech 31 X X
Washington (-3 1/2) 28, Arizona 23 X X
Kansas St (-26) 44, Baylor 16 + +
East Carolina (-15) 30, Alabama-Birmingham 13 + +
Maryland (+4 1/2) 24, Clemson 20 UPSET X X
Nevada (-18) 38, Idaho 17 + X
Florida Atlantic (-6 1/2) 23, Louisiana-Monroe 20 X +
Marshall (-9) 26, Rice 14 + +
Oregon St (-14) 35, Stanford 16 + +
Washington St (+6) 24, UCLA 23 UPSET + +
Troy St (-6) 33, Arkansas St 22 + +
Middle Tennessee St (-10) 27, North Texas 10 ++
Florida St (-17 1/2) 28, Duke 7 + +
Texas-El Paso (+6 1/2) 27, Houston 24 UPSET X +

Sunday 28 October

Southern Mississippi (-3) 34, Central Florida 24

31-14/31-14/1-3

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NFL Picks for Week Eight, 28-29 October

Here are the picks for the NFL games being played on Sunday 28 October and Monday 29 October. (home teams in bold print)

Sunday 28 October

CLE (3-3) @ STL(0-7): Browns (-4) 34, Rams 23
DET(4-2) @ CHI(3-4): Bears (-5 1/2) 27, Lions 20
IND(6-0) @ CAR (4-2): Colts (-7 1/2) 26, Panthers 13
NYG (5-2) v MIA (07) @ London, UK: Ginats (-10 1/2) 37, Dolphins 17
OAK ( 2-4) @ TENN (4-2): Titans (-7) 27, Raiders 16
PHIL (2-4) @ MINN (2-4): Vikings (+1) 20, Eagles 16 UPSET
PGH (4-2) @ CINC (2-4): Steelers (-4 1/2) 44, Bengals 26
BUF (2-4) @ NYJ (1-6): Jets (-3) 17, Bills 16
HTN (3-4) @ SD (3-3): Chargers (-9) 33, Texans 20
JAX (4-2) @ TB (4-3): Buccaneers (-3 1/2) 20, Jaguars 10
NORL (2-4) @ SF (2-4): Saints (-3) 32, FortyNiners 16
WASH (4-2) @ NENG (7-0): Patriots (-16 1/2) 33, Redskins 10

Monday 29 October

GB (5-1) @ DEN (3-3): Broncos (-3) 34, Packers 27

IDLE: KC ARIZ SEA BALT ATL DAL

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