College Football Picks 2008 Week 2; Part 3: More Picks

While it doesn’t affect my picking I look at several other people’s picks around the Internet.

I know everyone has their own angles and does their own research but can someone explain to me what is with the guys who pick without a point spread. I mean sure you’re going to have some great outright upsets every week but the bulk of the time a large, double-digit favorite is going to win, covering, that’s another story.

While I don’t pick every game correctly and I don’t sport a 21-1 record after week one, at least I’m not here patting myself on the back for saying Georgia Tech was going to beat Jacksonville State last week or Ohio State was going to beat Youngstown, was there even one person out there who didn’t pick that to happen?

While no one is happier than me that I was able to provide Bowling Green as an outright winner as my upset of the week or that I could say Kansas State was not only going to throttle North Texas but it was going to be more than ugly enough to cove the monster point spread I just don’t share the same admiration when people don’t use the spread in college ball.

Everyone knows I love college football but one area where it greatly differs from the pro game is that in the NFL there is seldom a spread more than 10 points, in college it happens all the time. This week is one of those weeks where almost every point spread is a monster; it doesn’t stop us from using these numbers in making our picks. OK, I’m done; let’s look at some more picks.

Cincinnati + 21 1/2 at Oklahoma (Saturday 9/6/08, 3:30 EST) 1 Unit

I have tried my best to lay off of this game but I cant. I have seen the Sooners in action and when they start running downhill it can be a scary sight for the opposition. While I see a fairly large talent disparity especially in the depth department their are several factors which lead me to believe the Bearcats have a legitimate shot to at least hang around with the Sooners if not have a chance of pulling a shocker. While I won’t go as far as to predict the latter I’ll give the former a shot.

While the Oklahoma is 4-1 against the spread in their last 5 non conference games they are an unimpressive 3-7 vs. the number in their last 10 overall. The Sooners are also just 2-5 against the spread at home when playing teams with a winning record. On the other side of the coin UC is a monster according to the trends. The Bearcats are 4-1 in their last 5 non conference games, 4-1-1 in their last 6 on the road, and 7-2 in their last 9 games following a win; all of these are against the spread. I could easily fill another page with trends where the Bearcats are strong. Give me 21 1/2 points and a trend advantage like this and I’ll give it a shot any day.

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