-Washington State is struggling mightily. Until they cover a spread they’re in my “bet against” category, no matter the spread.
-Locker just went down this past weekend for Washington. He was their leader and the only bright spot on a team thin at talent anywhere. Until further notice, that team is a rudderless ship.
-the Az St/Cal game is one I will probably pass on, but I think this will be a close one. Same feel for the USC/Oregon game.

But a lot of those games feature Big 12 teams that I’m reasonably familiar with (as most of BON’s readers will be thanks to PB’s recaps) and comfortable taking. There’s not a lot of science to my picks but i tend to stay on teams that cover. TTech, Ok St, OU, and Texas are all undefeated ATS so far. Mizzou failed to cover vs. Buffalo but I’m not jumping off that bandwagon just yet. I don’t think Nebraska is ready for the offensive fireworks that are coming to Lincoln. They came up short vs Va Tech in a big measuring stick game last week and that tells me they ain’t ready. Had K State impressed vs. Louisville, I may have different thoughts in this one. But with a week off I think Tech will roll. It’s hard for Longhorn fans to fathom, but K State rarely plays up to the talent they are facing when it’s not wearing burnt orange. Is 24 too many in OSU/A&M? Probably. But I really do think Aggy is THAT bad this year and as noted by PB this Cowboy team is the best team in the country that no one’s talking about.