Saturday, November 23, 2013

Week 13 Picks

Last week was a disaster, only going 2-4 and dropping the season record to 34-20-1.  A lot of dog games this week as teams play teams like The Citadel, Chattanooga and Coastal Carolina but there are still a few to pick.

Bowling Green -25.5 at Eastern Michigan - Bowling Green is tied for the MAC East lead and has a showdown with Buffalo next week for the right to go to the title game.  Eastern Michigan has been blown out in almost every MAC game.  The Falcons get a chance to fine tune everything before next week and they rip the Eagles.

Vanderbilt +2.5 at Tennessee - The Volunteers have been a better team at home than on the road but the only decent team they have beaten this year is South Carolina.  Vanderbilt isn't a great team, but they are a decent team and have been playing well as of late.  I like the Commodores to win this one outright and keep alive their chance for an 8-win season.

Wisconsin +16.5 at Minnesota - The Golden Gophers have had a very successful season by their recent standards.  The Badgers have had a great season and except for a 7-point loss to Ohio State and a loss to the Pac-12 referees/Arizona State, they have been steamrolling opponents.  Minnesota's rush defense isn't great and Wisconsin will exploit that.  Badgers make this one ugly and keep the Paul Bunyan Axe.

Boise State -6 at San Diego State - The Aztecs have played better since an 0-3 start, winning 6 of their last 7.  Five of those wins have been by a touchdown or less.  The Broncos have been rolling along as well with only a loss to BYU in their last six games.  San Diego State upset Boise last year and this year the Broncos get their revenge this year.

East Carolina -6 at North Carolina State - Going with a fifth road team this week by taking the Pirates.  The Wolfpack is on a six-game losing streak and they haven't really been close.  East Carolina is scoring points in bunches and playing decent defense.  They'll take out the Wolfpack and keep a 10-win season as a possibility.

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