Season: 49-15 (34-23 ATS)
It's a Thursday nighter for the Cowgirls this week. Tomahawk chop!
Florida State (-4.0) @ NC State
The ESPN Thursday night game should provide a good showcase of the talent ACC football brings to the table. (Sorry, I don't buy the popular sentiment that the ACC totally sucks... yes Tech lost to Boise, FSU lost to Oklahoma, and Miami lost to Ohio State, but the latter two games were on the road. The ACC is better then people want to give it credit for. Off the soapbox now.) State has been sort of swirling the drain since Virginia Tech exposed them in Raleigh a few weeks ago. FSU has been surging since the Oklahoma loss, though they nearly stumbled against BC two weeks ago. I think this will be a close game dictated by the playmaking ability of the two star quarterbacks. I think Christian Ponder is a bit more polished than Russell Wilson, so the Noles get my nod. 34-28, FSU
Clemson (-7.0) @ Boston College
Clem's Son has been a bit of a Jekyll and Hyde outfit so far this season. Losers of five straight, BC has just been all Hyde. Clemson trumps them in talent, in momentum, and will trump them easily on the scoreboard. It's a lost season for the Eagles; the rot and decay has really begun to set in. 38-21, Clemson
Miami (-14.5) @ Virginia
This is a huge game for Mike London, as he hand picked this weekend to host all of the marquee recruiting targets still on the board, along with many elite 2012 prospects. Going belly-up on the field would potentially be disastrous for the Hoos. Other than last year's blowout, we do have a recent history of playing the Canes tough... and I suspect they might be looking past us just a little bit. Still, this is a team that outclasses the Hoos in almost every way right now, and that will end up being reflected on the scoreboard. I think we'll give them a fight, but recent results against FSU, GT, and UNC indicate very clearly that we have too much of a talent deficit to expect too much. 35-16, Miami
Wake Forest @ Maryland (-5.5)
Maryland beats bad teams -- barely -- and loses to good teams. At this point in time, Wake is not a good team. I'll follow the pattern and say that the Terps win another squeaker in the Ralph Friedgen 2010 Mystery Tour. 21-18, Maryland
William & Mary @ North Carolina (-17.5)
Make no mistake --- 2010 North Carolina is not 2009 Virginia. I hate the Holes, but they'll cruise to a win over the Tribe. 45-10, UNC
Duke @ Navy (-13.5)
The Midshipmen are coming off of a huge win against Notre Dame, while the Blue Devils are in the throes of an ugly six game losing streak. I actually think Navy is legit, and will handle Duke easily. 35-21, Navy
***BONUS PICKS***
Michigan State @ Iowa (-6.5)
*POP* goes the bubble for two more unbeatens. 28-17, Iowa
And one more...
Auburn will beat Ole Miss this weekend, but they will not go undefeated. Alabama will beat them in week 13.
Get yourselves ready for Oregon/Boise in the national championship game. (A one-loss Alabama team might be able to leapfrog the Broncos, but that would be yet another tragedy for the non-AQs.)
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