College Football Picks: Week 9

College Football Picks (Week 1, 2013): 4-1 (+$390)
College Football Picks (Week 2, 2013): 2-3 (-$250)
College Football Picks (Week 3, 2013): 5-0 (+$900)
College Football Picks (Week 4, 2013): 3-2 (+$270)
College Football Picks (Week 5, 2013): 3-2 (+$150)
College Football Picks (Week 6, 2013): 3-2 (+$370)
College Football Picks (Week 7, 2013): 3-2 (+$60)
College Football Picks (Week 8, 2013): 2-3 (-$380)

College Football Picks (2013 Season): 25-15 (+$1,510)
College Football Picks (2012 Season): 45-34-1 (+$2,500)
College Football Picks (2011 Season): 36-32-2 (-$390)
College Football Picks (2010 Season): 37-31-2 (+$190)
College Football Picks (2009 Season): 34-34-2 (-$3,820)
College Football Picks (2008 Season): 49-38 (+$3,020)


Eastern Michigan at Northern Illinois.
Line: Northern Illinois by 31.

Saturday, 3:30 p.m.

As a disclaimer, don’t go nuts with my college football picks. I’m much better at picking NFL games (at least I used to be). Follow @walterfootball for updates.

I love fading teams that aren’t competitive in the second half of the season, as the players usually quit. Eastern Michigan has lost each of its previous four games by 25-plus, and their opponents haven’t even been nearly as good as Northern Illinois.

College Football Pick: Northern Illinois -31 (3 Units) — Correct; +$300







N.C. State at Florida State.
Line: Florida State by 31.5.

Saturday, 3:30 p.m.

N.C. State has lost its previous two games to Wake Forest and Syracuse, a couple of teams that suck, by double digits. The Wolfpack won’t be able to compete with the Seminoles, who are demolishing everyone. My only concern is that Florida State could be flat following its big win over Clemson, but the talent disparity between these two squads is just too much.

College Football Pick: Florida State -31.5 (2 Units) — Correct; +$200






Tennessee at Alabama.
Line: Alabama by 28.

Saturday, 3:30 p.m.

Here’s what I wrote last week: Something I like to do in the second half of the season is take elite teams on a roll that happen to be big favorites. Alabama is dominating its competition right now. I expect the Tide to steamroll through the SEC. The Vols have been playing better lately, but they won’t know what hit them.

College Football Pick: Alabama -28 (2 Units) — Correct; +$200






Baylor at Kansas.
Line: Baylor by 34.5.

Saturday, 7:00 p.m.

Baylor can score 70 points in the blink of an eye. I don’t see how Kansas can possibly keep up. The Jayhawks were recently demolished at home by Texas Tech, and they will probably suffer the same fate in this matchup.

College Football Pick: Baylor -34.5 (3 Units) — Correct; +$300






Penn State at Ohio State.
Line: Ohio State by 15.

Saturday, 8:00 p.m.

Did you know that Ohio State has yet to beat a conference opponent by more than 10 points? With that in mind, as well as the fact that Bill O’Brien had two weeks to prepare for the Buckeyes, I think Penn State should be able to stay within two touchdowns.

College Football Pick: Penn State +15 (2 Units) — Incorrect; -$220






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