Wednesday, October 31, 2012

NCAA Football - Week 10 Predictions

Ringer's Record
Last Week ATS: 6-13
Last Week SU: 12-7

Season ATS: 87-92 (49%)
Season SU: 150-29 (84%)

There are 4 clear favorites at the moment to earn a spot in the BCS National Championship Game. Florida's loss to Georgia last week knocked them out of the mix. That leaves Alabama, Oregon, Kansas State, and Notre Dame fighting for those 2 spots. Things could change in the blink of an eye though. #1 Alabama heads to Baton Rouge to take on LSU in a rematch of last season's BCS National Championship Game. An upset by the Bayou Bengals could potentially get them back into the conversation. There may only be a month left in the regular season, but there is still a lot of football to be played. That means I still have plenty of time to get back above .500. Here is how I expect Week 10 of the college football season to play out.

Alabama Crimson Tide       LSU Tigers
1 Alabama (-9.5) at 5 LSU

Prediction - Alabama 24 LSU 16

Oregon Ducks       Southern California Trojans
2 Oregon (-8) at 12 USC

Prediction - Oregon 42 USC 31

Oklahoma State Cowboys       Kansas State Wildcats
Oklahoma St. (+9.5) at 3 Kansas St.

Prediction - Kansas St. 38 Oklahoma St. 26

Pittsburgh Panthers       Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Pittsburgh (+16.5) at 4 Notre Dame

Prediction - Notre Dame 28 Pittsburgh 14

Mississippi Rebels       Georgia Bulldogs
Ole Miss (+14) at 6 Georgia

Prediction - Georgia 37 Ole Miss 20

Missouri Tigers       Florida Gators
Missouri (+17) at 7 Florida

Prediction - Florida 28 Missouri 19

Clemson Tigers       Duke Blue Devils
9 Clemson (-13.5) at Duke

Prediction - Clemson 37 Duke 17

Temple Owls       Louisville Cardinals
Temple (+15.5) at 10 Louisville

Prediction - Louisville 41 Temple 24

Arizona State Sun Devils       Oregon State Beavers
Arizona St. (+4) at 11 Oregon St.

Prediction - Oregon St. 30 Arizona St. 27

Oklahoma Sooners       Iowa State Cyclones
14 Oklahoma (-11.5) at Iowa St.

Prediction - Oklahoma 33 Iowa St. 28

Texas A&M Aggies       Mississippi State Bulldogs
18 Texas A&M (-7) at 15 Mississippi St.

Prediction - Texas A&M 28 Mississippi St. 18

San Diego State Aztecs       Boise State Broncos
San Diego St. (+14) at 16 Boise St.

Prediction - Boise St. 37 San Diego St. 21

Stanford Cardinal       Colorado Buffaloes
17 Stanford (-28) at Colorado

Prediction - Stanford 35 Colorado 16

Texas Longhorns       Texas Tech Red Raiders
23 Texas (+7.5) at 19 Texas Tech

Prediction - Texas Tech 34 Texas 31

TCU Horned Frogs       West Virginia Mountaineers
TCU (+6.5) at 20 West Virginia

Prediction - West Virginia 33 TCU 24

Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners       Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
UT-San Antonio (+32) at 21 Louisiana Tech

Prediction - Louisiana Tech 45 UT-San Antonio 21

Nebraska Cornhuskers       Michigan State Spartans
22 Nebraska (-2) at Michigan St.

Prediction - Nebraska 23 Michigan St. 17

Arizona Wildcats       UCLA Bruins
Arizona (+3.5) at 25 UCLA

Prediction - Arizona 35 UCLA 33

NFL - Week 9 Predictions

Ringer's Record
Last Week ATS: 5-9
Last Week SU: 9-5

Season ATS: 53-65 (45%)
Season SU: 69-49 (58%)

At the end of this week's games, every team in the NFL will have completed at least half of their games. By this time we have seen enough football, to have an idea of which teams are primed for playoff runs. Of course there are still questions. Who is going to emerge as legitimate playoff teams in the AFC? Can 8-8 earn you a Wild Card in the AFC? Are the Minnesota Vikings for real? When will the Atlanta Falcons lose? And can I catch fire in the 2nd half and finish in the money? All of these questions remain to be seen. I will do my best to answer the one about finishing in the money this week. Here is how I expect Week 9 to unfold.

Kansas City Chiefs       San Diego Chargers
Kansas City (+7.5) at San Diego

Prediction - San Diego 19 Kansas City 14

Denver Broncos       Cincinnati Bengals
Denver (-4) at Cincinnati

Prediction - Denver 31 Cincinnati 24

Arizona Cardinals       Green Bay Packers
Arizona (+11) at Green Bay

Prediction - Green Bay 24 Arizona 16

Miami Dolphins       Indianapolis Colts
Miami (-2.5) at Indianapolis

Prediction - Miami 23 Indianapolis 17

Baltimore Ravens       Cleveland Browns
Baltimore (-3.5) at Cleveland

Prediction - Baltimore 17 Cleveland 12

Buffalo Bills       Houston Texans
Buffalo (+10.5) at Houston

Prediction - Houston 38 Buffalo 17

Carolina Panthers       Washington Redskins
Carolina (+3) at Washington

Prediction - Carolina 22 Washington 19

Detroit Lions       Jacksonville Jaguars
Detroit (-3.5) at Jacksonville

Prediction - Detroit 27 Jacksonville 20

Chicago Bears       Tennessee Titans
Chicago (-3.5) at Tennessee

Prediction - Chicago 20 Tennessee 14

Minnesota Vikings       Seattle Seahawks
Minnesota (+5) at Seattle

Prediction - Seattle 21 Minnesota 14

Tampa Bay Buccaneers       Oakland Raiders
Tampa Bay (+1) at Oakland

Prediction - Tampa Bay 28 Oakland 23

Pittsburgh Steelers       New York Giants
Pittsburgh (+3.5) at NY Giants

Prediction - NY Giants 21 Pittsburgh 20

Dallas Cowboys       Atlanta Falcons
Dallas (+4) at Atlanta

Prediction - Atlanta 34 Dallas 21

Philadelphia Eagles       New Orleans Saints
Philadelphia (+3) at New Orleans

Prediction - Philadelphia 26 New Orleans 24


Bye Weeks - New England, NY Jets, San Francisco, St. Louis