Gambling on the Games: NCAA Football Week Five

A small loss last week, as Syracuse broke its dry spell against the spread. Still, Syracuse choked, letting Dave "Wannie" Wannstedt steal the win in their home Dome.

Last Week: Plus nine units to start

Pitt almost got an extra garbage score to steal the cover. Pitt -1 unit

Northwestern won outright. +1 unit

Virginia is really bad. Dominated by Duke, Cavs -1 unit.

Purdue didn't have much. -1 unit

VA Tech beats the Huskers outright. Hokies over Huskers. + 1 unit

Alabama devastated teh Dwgs. Roll Tide + 1 unit

Colorado State fell to the ax. - 1 unit

Minus 1 Unit for the week. Plus eight for the year.

A Hokies, Tide, and Wildcats money-line parlay would have been beautiful. I coulda been a contender...

This week:

Ohio State - 1 at Wisconsin

The Badgers looked bad, turning the ball over four times and losing to Michigan last week. Look for them to bounce back at home against a still shaky Ohio State squad with a true frosh QB.

Wisconsin 28 Ohio State 16 for 1 unit

Connecticut + 7.5 at North Carolina

Suddenly UConn is the beast of a bad East. Still like a hard playing UConn squad to catch a Carolina team looking towards Notre Dame.

UConn 24 NC 19 for 1 unit

South Carolina + 2.5 at Mississippi

The Cock-Nutt Bowl. Take Houston Nutt's revived Rebels to smash Spurrier's Cocks at home. Another blow to the Ole Ball Coach's big ego.

Mississippi 27 SC 13 for 1 unit

Navy + 4.5 at the Air Force

Improving Navy's coming off two big wins. Anchors away my boys! Anchors away!

Navy 33 Air Force 31 for 1 unit

Illinois + 2 at Michigan

Like the veteran Illini squad, which has faced top teams Penn State and Missouri to stymie the Wolverine squad still adjusting to a new scheme.

Illinois 34 Muchigan 27 for 1 unit

Missouri - 10 at Nebraska.

The Huskers were handled at home by the Hokies. Look for a hungry Tiger squad to beat on the still-not-back Blackshirts.

Missouri 49 Nebraska 18

Not much analysis this week...Going on mostly nothing but hunches. But as the late Cool Hand Luke said sometimes nothing a pretty cool hand.

Good Luck...Roll dem bones to feed dat jones. And lift a glass to Paul Newman, the late Luke.