New Year’s Six bowl game<\/a>.<\/p>\nPick: Navy 28, Memphis 20<\/p>\n
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TCU @ West Virginia (Saturday, October 22nd<\/sup>, 3:30 p.m., ABC\/ESPN2)<\/strong><\/p>\nThis column has picked against the E\u2019ers <\/strong>more than once this season, with disastrous results. \u00a0What did Einstein<\/strong> say that the definition of insanity is? Oh, yeah. Let\u2019s not do that, then. West Virginia will get the win at home.<\/p>\nPick: West Virginia 45, TCU 35<\/p>\n
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Be Careful Here Game of the Week<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\nUtah @ UCLA (Saturday, October 22<\/strong>nd<\/sup><\/strong>, 4:00 p.m., Fox)<\/strong><\/p>\nUtah plays the \u2018Be Careful Here\u2019 game for the third straight week. Last week, the Utes<\/strong> actually paid attention to the admonition, and eked out a win in Corvalis<\/strong> over Oregon State<\/strong>. UCLA has played selectively well this season, but Utah is legit. The Utes<\/strong> will win, thereby claiming the inside track to the Pac-12 South<\/strong> title.<\/p>\nPick: Utah 28, UCLA 19<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nOklahoma @ Texas Tech (Saturday, October 22<\/strong>nd<\/sup><\/strong>, 8:00 p.m., Fox)<\/strong><\/p>\nThe Sooners handled Kansas State<\/strong> last week, and still sit atop the Big XII conference. Big showdown games with Baylor and West Virginia loom in the distance, but the Red Raiders will not be able to slow OU\u2019s<\/strong> momentum.<\/p>\nPick: Oklahoma 48, Texas Tech 35<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\u201cFlip A Coin\u201d Game of the Week<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\nMississippi @ LSU (Saturday, October 22nd<\/sup>, 9:00 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong><\/p>\nBoth teams have under-delivered this season, and one of them will fall completely from conference relevance at the conclusion of this game. Ole Miss<\/strong> and Chad Kelly<\/strong> aim to do it through the air, while LSU (with or without Leonard Fournette<\/strong>) will work to do it on the ground. Interim Head Coach<\/strong> (and professional Offensive Line Coach<\/strong>) Ed Orgeron<\/strong> will use the ground and pound approach to get a critical win at home.<\/p>\nPick: LSU 28, Mississippi 17<\/p>\n
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Colorado @ Stanford (Saturday, October 22nd<\/sup>, 3:00 p.m.)<\/strong><\/p>\nThe Buffaloes <\/strong>visit Stanford Stadium tied for 1st<\/sup> place in the Pac-12 South. Mike MacIntyre<\/strong> has succeeded in rebuilding Colorado, and the team is on the brink of a major breakthrough. The Cardinal<\/strong> got a much needed win on the road in South Bend<\/strong> in Week 7, signaling that it may not be ready to roll over and pack it in for the season. It\u2019s Homecoming<\/strong> on The Farm<\/strong>, and David Shaw\u2019s<\/strong> young team will find a way. Stanford will get the win.<\/p>\nPick: Stanford 24, Colorado 21<\/p>\n
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Arkansas @ Auburn (Saturday, October 22nd<\/sup>, 6:00 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong><\/p>\nAuburn enters this game ranked, with Arkansas also playing well. Each team has lost twice, both times to ranked teams. Arkansas is big and physical, but Auburn is at home. QB Sean White<\/strong> needs to play well for the Tigers<\/strong>. He will do so.<\/p>\nPick: Auburn 35, Arkansas 27<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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