Friday - October 17, 2008
Still Above Water
Last Week was 23-19, which is just barely above the break-even (22-20 would have been break even). That would be +5% for the week and along with the 29-15 in Week 1, now +35% for the year. I'm satisfied. Let's see how long my luck holds out.
Not as confident this week. Among other things, I did it in a hurry; who knows how many typos are in here!<p>
Couple of house-keeping things. Didn't do this in time to predict Thursday and Friday games, obviously, but also didn't do it in time to get odds off the USA Today page, so this week I used the first entry on the Rivals/Yahoo odds page, labeled Oddsmakers.com.
| Florida Atlantic | 14 | Troy to win / Troy against the spread | |
| Troy | 10 | 32 | |
| North Carolina | 35 | North Carolina to win / North Carolina against the spread | |
| Virginia | 4 | 15 | |
| Arkansas | 7.5 | 11 | Kentucky to win / Kentucky against the spread |
| Kentucky | 34 | ||
| Houston | 51 | Houston to win / Houston against the spread | |
| Southern Methodist | 13.5 | 23 | |
| Arkansas State | 3 | 39 | Arkansas State to win / Arkansas State against the spread |
| Louisiana-Lafayette | 28 | ||
| Idaho | 20.5 | 20 | Louisiana Tech to win / Idaho against the spread |
| Louisiana Tech | 28 | ||
| Kansas State | 3.5 | 35 | Kansas State to win / Kansas State against the spread |
| Colorado | 26 | ||
| Air Force | 36 | Air Force to win / Air Force against the spread | |
| Nevada-Las Vegas | 4.5 | 20 | |
| Oregon State | 49 | Oregon State to win / Oregon State against the spread | |
| Washington | 16 | 22 | |
| Connecticut | 1 | 23 | Connecticut to win / Connecticut against the spread |
| Rutgers | 14 | ||
| Vanderbilt | 14.5 | 19 | Georgia to win / Vanderbilt against the spread |
| Georgia | 24 | ||
| Memphis | 8 | 29 | Memphis to win / Memphis against the spread |
| East Carolina | 28 | ||
| Western Michigan | 34 | Western Michigan to win / Western Michigan against the spread | |
| Central Michigan | 1.5 | 24 | |
| Wisconsin | 3.5 | 13 | Iowa to win / Iowa against the spread |
| Iowa | 24 | ||
| Middle Tennessee State | 14.5 | 19 | Louisville to win / Middle Tennessee State against the spread |
| Louisville | 25 | ||
| Indiana | 15.5 | 26 | Illinois to win / Indiana against the spread |
| Illinois | 34 | ||
| Ohio State | 16 | Michigan State to win / Michigan State against the spread | |
| Michigan State | 3.5 | 20 | |
| Wake Forest | 23 | Wake Forest to win / Wake Forest against the spread | |
| Maryland | 2 | 14 | |
| Kansas | 19.5 | 24 | Oklahoma to win / Kansas against the spread |
| Oklahoma | 36 | ||
| Mississippi | 12 | 18 | Alabama to win / Alabama against the spread |
| Alabama | 38 | ||
| Akron | 32 | Akron to win / Akron against the spread | |
| Eastern Michigan | 5 | 20 | |
| San Diego State | 14.5 | 16 | New Mexico to win / San Diego State against the spread |
| New Mexico | 23 | ||
| Michigan | 24.5 | 9 | Penn State to win / Penn State against the spread |
| Penn State | 40 | ||
| Missouri | 4.5 | 25 | Texas to win / Texas against the spread |
| Texas | 35 | ||
| Nebraska | 39 | Nebraska to win / Nebraska against the spread | |
| Iowa State | 7.5 | 26 | |
| Louisiana State | 21 | South Carolina to win / South Carolina against the spread | |
| South Carolina | 2.5 | 24 | |
| Purdue | 4 | 15 | Northwestern to win / Northwestern against the spread |
| Northwestern | 24 | ||
| Stanford | 28 | Stanford to win / Stanford against the spread | |
| UCLA | 2.5 | 21 | |
| Georgia Tech | 21 | Georgia Tech to win / Georgia Tech against the spread | |
| Clemson | 2.5 | 13 | |
| San Jose State | 26 | San Jose State to win / San Jose State against the spread | |
| New Mexico State | 1.5 | 19 | |
| Texas Tech | 45 | Texas Tech to win / Texas Tech against the spread | |
| Texas A&M | 21 | 19 | |
| Florida Atlantic | 17 | Western Kentucky to win / Western Kentucky against the spread | |
| Western Kentucky | 2.5 | 19 | |
| Toledo | 9.5 | 17 | Northern Illinois to win / Northern Illinois against the spread |
| Northern Illinois | 31 | ||
| Virginia Tech | 3 | 16 | Boston College to win / Boston College against the spread |
| Boston College | 23 | ||
| Army | 11 | 19 | Buffalo to win / Army against the spread |
| Buffalo | 26 | ||
| Mississippi State | 7 | 12 | Tennessee to win / Mississippi State against the spread |
| Tennessee | 16 | ||
| Miami (Ohio) | 9.5 | 19 | Bowling Green State to win / Bowling Green State against the spread |
| Bowling Green State | 31 | ||
| Southern California | 52 | Southern California to win / Southern California against the spread | |
| Washington State | 42 | 8 | |
| Colorado State | 21.5 | 16 | Utah to win / Colorado State against the spread |
| Utah | 36 | ||
| Marshall | 26 | Marshall to win / Alabama-Birmingham against the spread | |
| Alabama-Birmingham | 3 | 25 | |
| Pittsburgh | 29 | Pittsburgh to win / Navy against the spread | |
| Navy | 2.5 | 28 | |
| Baylor | 17.5 | 27 | Oklahoma State to win / Oklahoma State against the spread |
| Oklahoma State | 46 | ||
| North Texas | 18 | 18 | Louisiana-Monroe to win / Louisiana-Monroe against the spread |
| Louisiana-Monroe | 37 | ||
| Southern Mississippi | 1.5 | 38.1 | Rice to win / Southern Mississippi against the spread |
| Rice | 38.3 | ||
| Miami (Florida) | 24 | Miami (Florida) to win / Duke against the spread | |
| Duke | 3 | 21 | Prediction too close to spread |
| California | 28 | California to win / California against the spread | |
| Arizona | 2.5 | 24 | Prediction too close to spread |
| Syracuse | 24 | 16 | South Florida to win / South Florida against the spread |
| South Florida | 41 | Prediction too close to spread | |
| Texas-El Paso | 18 | 31 | Tulsa to win / Tulsa against the spread |
| Tulsa | 50 | Prediction too close to spread | |
| Utah State | 22 | 23 | Nevada to win / Utah State against the spread |
| Nevada | 45 | Prediction too close to spread |