Three winners for week 8 of college football
There are just a few college games that stick out this week.
Kansas (-3.5) at Colorado – The Jayhawks are a huge surprise this year with their undefeated record. Colorado is much better than they are supposed to be, too. Colorado is coming off a bad loss, though, while Kansas has covered every time out. I expect them to do the same here. Pick: Kansas
Stanford (+14) at Arizona – Neither team is very good, but Stanford is playing with heart as of late. They had the huge upset over USC and then they hung tight with TCU. That’s two covers in a row. They obviously don’t mind going on the road. They marched into L.A. and took a win, so I can’t think of a good reason why they couldn’t do the same in Tucson. At the very least, they should be able to stay close. Pick: Stanford
Michigan State (+19) at Ohio State – The Buckeye defense is the best in the country, but Michigan State can score a lot of points. Purdue could too, and Ohio State shut them down. Michigan State has a much more balanced offense than Purdue does, though. I don’t have much doubt that Ohio State will win, but I am willing to bet that the Spartans can stay within 19. Pick: Michigan State
UPDATE: After a couple of rough weeks for me in college football, the betting gods were smiling down on me today. Kansas held on late to remain undefeated and cover, Stanford stayed hot with a big upset (at least according to the spread), and Michigan State faltered early but fought back late to stay close and cover easily. That 3 for 3. I’ll take that any day. Obviously.
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Kansas was scaring me a little bit at the end of the game. I wonder how long the magic can continue.
Ohio State did not look like the #1 team in the land. They had better be very careful on their next trip to Happy Valley.
I agree on both fronts, Rich. The last half of the schedule is much, much tougher for the Jayhawks, and two or three losses wouldn’t surprise me. As for Ohio State, I’m biased as a Michigan fan, but I’m not totally buying in. Their last four games are their biggest tests of the year, and the second half against Michigan State couldn’t make fans very optimistic. All I care about is that they have at least one loss by the end of the season – on November 17 in Ann Arbor.