Alright, alright, alright! Last week, in our confident picks, we went a solid 3-0!! Just to refresh your memory, OSU was a -19.5 favorite over Purdue, FSU was a -17.5 favorite over Syracuse, and Duke was a -3.5 favorite over NC State. These picks didn’t just hit, they gave you, the bettor, some stress relief, EARLY! Who wants to sit and watch (And stress about) games that may or may not hit on the bets you’ve placed?! It is very nice to sometimes have a time when things go smooth the WHOLE game. These 3 games left you with absolutely no doubt that you were going to win and, my oh my, did that feel great!!
Anyway, that was last week and we’re on to this week. As I look at what is on the docket for this week, there is one game that sticks out fairly clearly to me: The Oklahoma-UCF matchup. Right now, the Sooners are -19 point favorites, at home. To me, this one is just too easy. After coming off that big win against Texas to prove themselves as legit, OK had an extra week to prep what they’re going to do to UCF. In my mind, I don’t see UCF being able to hold up against this Sooner offense or defense. I see BIG things for the Sooners on Saturday!
On top of this, I am looking at the Michigan-MSU game and all I can think about is the tunnel incident from last year. If you’re not familiar with it, Google it….I’ll wait. The Wolverines (-24.5) are going to be watching that tunnel video on replay all week and are going to be very motivated to show who’s boss! I know that Jim Harbaugh is going to have this team fired up and running on all cylinders against Sparty—and the word around the campfire is that Sparty fans have been selling their tickets in bunches due to the pending beatdown. What this means is, essentially, this will be a home game for Big Blue. I look for Michigan to ground and pound the Spartans into oblivion.
As for my bonus parlay pick this week; on top of adding Michigan (-24.5) and Oklahoma (-19) to the ticket, consider adding a really underrated Arkansas (-6.5) team against Mississippi State team to your parlay for total odds of the 3 leg parlay at +588. If you’re feeling really frisky, add Missouri (-7.5) to bring the odds to +1283—but only risk what you can afford!
To be honest, another game to keep an eye on is the Duke-FSU game. Duke is a huge underdog in this matchup and by no means am I saying Duke (+13.5) is going to win, but I definitely think they’ll make it tough. They have proven themselves to be very solid on defense and FSU hasn’t blown me away against the stiffer competition, so I think Duke covers this one. Take that for what you will.
Lock: Oklahoma -19
Bonus: Michigan -24.5
Parlay: Oklahoma -19, Michigan -24.5, and Arkansas -6.5
Bonus Parlay: Oklahoma -19, Michigan -24.5, Arkansas -6.5, and Missouri -7.5
Keep An Eye On: Duke +13.5
