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Is it time to fade the picks in Quick Hits?
After giving bettors a number of winning weeks last season, Cras is having a tough time figuring out the increasingly complicated NCAA schedule and the numerous upsets of the top-ranked teams.
Even he admits that this week’s picks may be worth a fade after a disappointing 1-3 record last Saturday.
Here’s what he’s thinking this week:
Start your Saturday off right with three big college games leading up to the Missouri and Texas Super-Showdown on Saturday night.
Vanderbilt (+14.5) at Georgia 12:30 pm ET
Vanderbilt is enjoying one of its best seasons in history but is up against its toughest opponent to date on Saturday, Georgia. Playing in Athens, the Bulldogs are a 14-1/2 point favorite, but surprisingly, 60% of early bettors like the visiting underdogs.
Our Sportsbook.com writers continue to provide you with solid picks and have four more games to dissect this week.
Both writers went 2-2 with last weekend’s picks and while not a winning week, they are both siding with the winners more often than not. Through six weeks, Cras has a 14-8-2 Double Take record with Mike at 13-9-2.
Will the winning continue this weekend? Here’s how they like four key matchups on Sunday.
Without a doubt, magic is in the air in the American League Championship Series. The Tampa Bay Rays may be the ultimate Cinderella story, but Lady Luck was on the side of the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night, as it staved off elimination by scoring eight unanswered runs in the final three frames of their baseball betting match-up to win 8-7.
The Arizona Wildcats (4-2 SU, 4-2 ATS, 3-3 O/U) are coming off a narrow 24-23 road loss to Stanford on Saturday and host a California Golden Bears (4-1 SU, 4-1 ATS, 3-2 O/U) team that has won two straight games in the BetUS Sportsbook, including a convincing 24-14 win over Arizona State on Oct. 4.
Both Pac-10 teams be trying to pick up a huge win on Saturday when they meet at Arizona Stadium at 10PM Eastern Time.
The two teams who met in the ACC championship game last season will meet up again on Saturday, as the Boston College Eagles (4-1 SU, 2-2 ATS) play host to the Virginia Tech Hokies (5-1 SU, 2-3 ATS) in NCAA college football betting action that is set to get underway at 8 PM ET at Alumni Stadium (artificial turf) in Chestnut Hill, MA.
The Denver Broncos travel to New England to take on the Patriots in a key game for both teams. Denver hasn’t been very good against the online betting spread this year. At times they look like a team that could win the AFC Conference and make it to the Super Bowl. At other times they look like a team that has no shot and that soon the San Diego Chargers will assert themselves in the AFC West. The Broncos have a decent quarterback in Jay Cutler and very good running backs in Michael Pittman and Selvin Young but their defense has been terrible so far this season. If it weren’t for some lucky breaks against teams like the New Orleans Saints, the Broncos would be sitting on 2 wins at the most.
The Purdue Boilermakers (2-4 SU, 2-2-1 ATS) have been overwhelmed by a difficult early schedule. On Saturday they will try to start turning things around when they face the Wildcats of Northwestern (5-1 SU, 2-3 ATS) in NCAA football action in the Big Ten Conference, scheduled to get underway at Noon ET at Ryan Field (natural turf) in Evanston, IL.
The Tulsa Golden Hurricane (6-0 SU, 4-1 ATS) has been sailing along with one of the most explosive offenses in the country. On Saturday the Hurricane hopes it doesn’t lose momentum as it touches ground, as it hosts the MIners of the University of Texas at El Paso (3-3 SU, 2-4 ATS) in an NCAA college football matchup that is slated to kick off at 8 PM ET at Chapman Stadium (artificial turf) in Tulsa, OK.
The Texas Tech Red Raiders (6-0 SU, 2-1-1 ATS) are having a fantastic season, undefeated and still very much in the running for the national championship. On Saturday they take to the road, traveling to College Station to meet up with the Aggies of Texas A&M (2-4 SU, 1-5 ATS) in NCAA college football action in the Big 12 Conference, scheduled to take place at Noon ET at Kyle Field (natural turf).
The USC Trojans (4-1 SU & ATS), who after two consecutive blowout victories like to think they;re back on a path to a possible national title game, will engage in a workout up in Pullman, WA on Saturday when they take on the outmanned Washington State Cougars (1-6 SU, 0-6 ATS) in NCAA college football action in the Pacific-10 Conference, scheduled to kick off at 3:30 PM ET at Martin Stadium (artificial turf)
The Baltimore Ravens (2-3 SU, 3-2 ATS, 2-3 O/U) and the Miami Dolphins (2-3 SU, 3-2 ATS, 3-2 O/U) have been two of the most surprising teams in the league this season, fielding highly competitive teams despite owning similar 2-3 losing records heading into this matchup at Dolphins Stadium.
Both rebuilding teams are coming off Week 6 losses, though it was the Dolphins that actually had a chance to get on the plus side of the win column in the BetUS Sportsbook with their close 29-28 loss to the Houston Texans on Sunday.
Chargers to Get Snuffed By Bills
Leave it to J.P. Losman to ruin an undefeated season. The Bills are playing host to one of the most untrustworthy teams in NFL betting. The Chargers are 3-2-1 ATS, but most of those spread victories have come at home, or against the Raiders. The Bills are one of the steadier teams in the league, and have both Trent Edwards and Roscoe Parrish returning to the lineup this week.
Two teams who were involved in absolute nail-biters last weekend will get together in the Windy City on Sunday, when the Minnesota Vikings (3-3 SU, 2-4 ATS) face off against the Chicago Bears (3-3 SU, 3-2-1 ATS) in NFC North action that is set for a 1 PM ET kickoff at Soldier Field (natural turf) in Chicago.
The Dallas Cowboys travel to St. Louis to take on a Rams team that won their first game of the season last Sunday. The Rams were 13 ½ point online betting underdogs at Washington. What did they do? They simply marched onto the field and beat the Redskins without scoring a single point on offense.
The Mean Green of North Texas (0-6 SU, 1-5 ATS) will try to put their first win of the season on the board on Saturday when they lock horns with the Warhawks of Louisiana-Monroe (1-5 SU, 2-3 ATS) in a Sun Belt Conference game in NCAA football that is scheduled for 7 PM ET at Malone Stadium (natural turf) in Monroe, LA.
