Ohio State Football: Picking against the spread Week 2
I was sure the Ohio State football team would play well last week not sure how other top teams would perform. I’m ready to pick against the spread Week 2.
For the third year in a row I will be picking against the spread of games involving Top 10 teams. While I was certain the Ohio State football team would cover the spread in week one, I didn’t feel confident making predictions on other teams until I saw them play at least one game.
I will use the AP Poll until the CFP releases their rankings and as usual I will only pick Saturday games when big boy college football is supposed to be played. Thursday games should be left to smaller conference teams who need the exposure and Friday nights belong to high school players.
Last year I picked over half the games correctly but down some from the 57 percent success rate I had in 2016. Point spreads are from Bovada.
Alabama (1) by 38 over Arkansas State: How is the point spread this low? If Alabama doesn’t win this game by 50 I’ll be surprised. Take the Tide and give the points.
Clemson (2) by 12 over Texas A&M: I am notoriously bad at picking Clemson games. I usually expect them to win but not very good at figuring out by how much.
I don’t like this spread on the road. I’ll take A&M and the points.
Georgia (2) by 10 over South Carolina: This is another tricky road game but the Bulldogs should win bt at least two touchdowns so I’ll pick them to cover.
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Ohio State (4) by 36 over Rutgers: The Ohio State football team continues to roll and covers another bug spread.
Wisconsin (5) by 35.5 over New Mexico: This shouldn’t be much of a game but I don’t like the spread. I’ll take New Mexico and the points.
Oklahoma (6) by 29.5 over UCLA: I had to go back and make sure I had this spread correct. This is a no-brainer, I’ll take UCLA and the points.
Notre Dame (8) by 34.5 over Ball State: I see a let down for the Irish this week after the big win over Michigan in week one. I’ll take Ball State and the points.
Stanford (10) by 5.5 over USC: I think Stanford covers the spread at home.
I couldn’t find betting lines on Washington vs. North Dakota or Auburn vs. Alabama State.
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There you have it, my picks against the spread week two. I feel good about most, but of course not the one on the Clemson game. My record would improve if the Tigers were ever knocked out of the top ten.