I am on a roll!
Just not quite the kind of roll I wanted to be on at this point.
Over the past three weeks, I've tried to prognosticate the outcomes of 18 college football games (6 each weekend). I can pick winners as my "not-to-shabby" 15-3 record tells us. But "against the spread" I continue to flounder after a third straight 1-5 week.
So, you better believe I'll be changing my strategy for next week's picks, but for today, let's review the "week that was."
The one game I did pick correctly was Utah State at Fresno State. The Bulldogs were huge 17-point favorites, and I was right in thinking they'd have a hard time covering a big number like that.
Elsewhere, I didn't see how TCU could cover the 35 points the Frogs were giving to UNLV, but they did in a 41-0 whuppin'.
I had Air Force winning a close game at Colorado State, but the Falcons ran away from the Rams, 34-16.
San Diego State was a 16-point pick at home against New Mexico, but only won by 3. Naturally I had the Aztecs by 20.
Coming off a bye week, Wyoming was a 17-point underdog at Utah. The Cowboys played tough for three quarters before succumbing 22-10, thereby covering the spread. My thinking was that the Utes would put a complete game together and win big..."no soup for me!"
And in the big national game I picked USC to not only cover the 3 points at Oregon, but to beat up on the Ducks. It was the other way around, Oregon looking like a legitimate top-5 team in a 47-20 win over the Trojans.
What does it all mean?
Not much, other than what I've already stated every other week since I started doing this...I'm glad I don't actually bet on these games!
