Last Week: 4-5 (1-7 ATS) Yikes.
Season: 57-24 (37-36 ATS) Barely keeping the head above water against the spread. Damn you, Las Vegas!
Uhhhhhh... I think your jeans have a hole in them.
Miami (-3.0) @ Georgia Tech
Very interesting game here. It sounds like Miami is involved in a little bit of a quarterback controversy. Jacory Harris has been up and down (and then down without getting up after the JKD hit), and freshman Stephen Morris has been very good in relief. Georgia Tech played a pretty good game in Blacksburg, but with Josh Nesbitt out, can Tevin Washington run the triple option with as much efficiency? He looked pretty good against the Hokies, and my pick is Georgia Tech at home. 33-30, GT
Boston College (-3.5) @ Duke
One of these two teams will emerge from this game on a three-game winning streak and with realistic hopes for a bowl appearance. I like BC's defense and running game, but you can't discount Duke's passing game. Both teams are sort of hitting their strides after dismal starts to the season. Should be a fairly entertaining game from a parity standpoint. I think Boston College will ultimately handle business in Durham a little bit better than Virginia was able to. 38-27, BC
Wake Forest @ NC State (-19.0)
Easy enough pick here, NC State will win this game. But a 19-point spread? Why not? 40-13, NC State
Virginia Tech (-4.0) @ North Carolina
The Tech fans I know want this win really, really bad. But make no mistake, this game in Chapel Hill marks by far the toughest challenge they've faced since the JMU loss. Carolina has developed into a scrappy type of team, kind of playing up the "us against the world" mentality. I just think Tyrod Taylor, that trio of running backs, and the explosive, opportunistic defense of the Hokies will be too much for UNC to handle. 31-17, VT
Maryland (-1.5) @ Virginia
Ralph Friedgen wants to win no other game more than this one. And time and time again, no matter how bad UVA gets, we still have their number. I think he presses his team too hard in preparation for this game, and the Terps go into their shells because they're too scared to make mistakes. Meanwhile, Virginia has to have a bad taste in its mouth after the Duke debacle. It's the last home game of the season, and I'm expecting a valiant effort from the Hoos, including massive defensive improvement over the mess we saw in Durham. 27-18, UVA
Clemson @ Florida State (-7.0)
Clemson might have saved its season with that narrow 14-13 win over NC State. Playing in Tallahassee after two last-second losses in back-to-back weeks for the Noles? That's a recipe for disaster. FSU will be looking to bounce back in a big way, and I think they'll steamroll the Tigers. 37-13, FSU
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