A good Florida bounce-back led helped me get to two wins but with Colorado and North Texas laying down, the week is awash with a 2-2 record. Let\u2019s try to keep it positive in Week 7.<\/p>\n
Record: 15-7 (-1.85 units) <\/em><\/p>\n Idaho Vandals @ Fresno State Bulldogs (-6000)<\/strong><\/p>\n After a rough early season schedule, the Bulldogs finally had a nice and easy cupcake as the Hawaii Warriors came to visit last Saturday night. Hawaii, one of the worst-travelling teams in the nation, didn\u2019t play the perfect game but took advantage of six Bulldogs turnovers and blocked a couple of field goals to escape with a three-point overtime win.<\/p>\n For a second week in a row, the Bulldogs play one of the worst teams in the country at home but expect a much more focused, mistake-free effort and a lopsided win.<\/p>\n Pick: Fresno State (-6000)<\/em><\/p>\n Vanderbilt Commodores @ Mississippi State Bulldogs (+115)<\/strong><\/p>\n The Vanderbilt Commodores have been one of the biggest surprises this season. They are 5-0 overall and 3-0 in the SEC after their regular season win total was set at only three wins.<\/p>\n But now the Commodores are in unfamiliar territory. They are a road favorite on the SEC but they\u2019ve only been a road favorite of three points or less just three times since 1992.<\/p>\n Mississippi State has struggled this year but they are still a defensive team and a good home team. They are 3-1 both against the spread and straight up in the last four meetings in this series.<\/p>\n Pick: Mississippi State +115<\/em><\/p>\n Purdue Boilermakers @ Ohio State Buckeyes (-1000)<\/strong><\/p>\n The Purdue Boilermakers aren\u2019t a team that travels well. They\u2019ve won only 31 of their last 82 road games and now they have to face a resurgent Ohio State team, which looks like it is again poised to be among the best in the Big Ten.<\/p>\n Since freshman sensation Terrell Pryor took over, the Buckeyes have rallied around their young quarterback and made him very comfortable in his role. He has quickly become a leader of this veteran team, which isn\u2019t easy to do as a freshman.<\/p>\n The Buckeyes have won the last five meetings straight up and covered four of them. Saturday will be no different.<\/p>\n Pick: Ohio State -1000<\/em><\/p>\n Arizona Wildcats @ Stanford Cardinal (+230)<\/strong><\/p>\n The Arizona Wildcats have been more up and down than their 4-1 record indicates and so far in the Pac 10, they\u2019ve faced UCLA and Washington State: two of the weakest teams in the conference. Arizona has a horrid defense as evidenced by their road loss at New Mexico State.<\/p>\n Arizona is 5-1 against the spread in the last five meetings at Stanford but this is a new Cardinal team. Head coach Jim Harbaugh has made them into a scrappy unit. They are 3-3 on the year but it is a bit misleading because they have played four road games and only two home games. They\u2019ve won both their home games including a contest against Oregon State, who some people perceive to be as good as the Wildcats.<\/p>\n Look for Stanford to piece together a much better effort than last week. They only fell short by a touchdown in South Bend but they turned the ball over several times in the first half and handed Notre Dame a big lead.<\/p>\n