Saturday, September 17, 2016

College Football Week 3 Upset Watch/Picks


UPSET WATCH

Appalachian State over Miami
App State almost best Tennessee in Rocky Top. Miami comes to town, which does not appear to be as good as Tennessee. The Mountaineers are favorites to win the Sun Belt and have had this game circled for some time now.

Louisville over Florida State
Lamar Jackson has been amazing so far, but he has not had a real test yet. The Seminoles come to town in a very important ACC game for both. The Cards are at a home, which could give them the ultimate edge in the long run.

East Carolina over South Carolina
The Pirates are fresh off their victory over NC State and are not done proving to their crush (The Big 12) that they belong. However, they are at South Carolina for this one. The Gamecocks have struggled on offense lately and are still rebuilding, so the upset bid is possible in this one. 
Western Michigan over Illinois
Not sure how much of an upset this would be since Western Michigan is off to a great start and Illinois is coming off a blowout home loss to UNC. The Bronocos already defeated one Big Ten team on the road. Why not another?
Oklahoma over Ohio State
This is a huge resume enhancing game for both teams as they hope to make the playoff. Oklahoma needs this game much more as they don't want to fall to 1-2 likely ending their playoff hopes. The Big 12 also needs Oklahoma to win here to help increase the value of their potential regular season champ. The good news for them is that the game is in Norman, and the Sooners know what is at stake. 

Weekend Picks
Score Projections:
Louisville 45, Florida State 38
Penn State 28, Temple 17
Iowa 23, North Dakota State 21
Georgia Tech 21, Vanderbilt 13
Michigan 35, Colorado 30
Alabama 41, Ole Miss 24
Oregon 38, Nebraska 35
Oklahoma State 44, Pittsburgh 36
South Florida 42, Syracuse 28
East Carolina 24, South Carolina 23
LSU 16, Mississippi State 10
Texas A&M 20, Auburn 13
Notre Dame 34, Michigan State 24
Georgia 21, Missouri 10
 Northwestern 13, Duke 7
Oklahoma 40, Ohio State 38
Stanford 35, USC 17
UCLA 21, BYU 17
Texas 39, California 35
BLOWOUT ALERT OF THE WEEK PROJECTION:
Washington 56, Portland State 14
SNOOZE FEST OF THE WEEK PROJECTION:
Kentucky 35, New Mexico State 14
PAINT DRIER OF THE WEEK PROJECTION:
Virginia Tech 12, Boston College 6 

TOILET BOWL OF THE WEEK PROJECTION:
UMass 23, Florida International 20

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