Every Friday, a group of fearless webmasters and sports fanatics from around the Triangle will gather to predict five college football games against the spread. Every Duke, Carolina, and N.C. State game will be featured, along with a smattering of high profile non-Triangle games. As the season goes along, we’ll keep the standings updated and see who emerges as the one true prophet. Make your predictions in the comment section. Each week, we’ll feature any and all commenters who pick all 5 games correctly.
Current Standings
1. Me – 16.5 points
2. William Earnhardt, Site Designer – 15.5 points
2. Nate Friedman, UNC football correspondent – 15.5 points
2. Tar Heel Fan Blog – 15.5 points
2. John Watson, The Devil’s Den – 15.5 points
6. The Devil Wolf, TRB – 14.5 points
7.Jim Young, Editor, ACCSports.com – 13.5 points
8.James Henderson, Publisher, Pack Pride – 12.5 points
James Henderson began the long, slow crawl out of the basement with a huge 4-point week, and John Watson moved up to second with the same score. Yours truly notched 3 to move into the overall lead, but there’s not much space between the top and the bottom.
This Week’s Games
Florida St. (-13) at DUKE
NORTH CAROLINA (-3) vs. Miami
MICHIGAN ST. (-2.5) vs. Michigan
OREGON (-14.5) vs. Arizona St.
TEXAS A&M (-9.5) vs. Baylor
The Picks
Me
Duke
Miami
State
ASU (such a hard game to pick)
Baylor (A&M defense will not be able to stop Griffin III enough to win by 10)
Tar Heel Fan Blog
FSU
UNC
Michigan St.
Oregon
Texas A&M
Also, my wife is leaving town for two days this weekend. It is me vs my four kids ages 2-9. I think I am a 3.5 favorite. Who ya got?
Nate
Here are my 0-5 picks…
Florida St. (-13) over DUKE
Miami over NORTH CAROLINA (-3) – wait, really? Why the heck is UNC favored? Home games only count when attendance is greater than fifteen people.
Michigan over MICHIGAN STATE (-2.5)
Arizona St to cover vs. OREGON (-14.5)
TEXAS A&M (-9.5) over Baylor
John Watson, Devil’s Den
Noles
Canes
Wolverines
Ducks
Aggies
Will
FSU
UNC
Michigan
Oregon
Baylor
Devil Wolf
Devils
Canes
Big Blue
Ducks
Aggies
Jim Young, ACC Sports
FSU
UNC
Michigan State
ASU
Baylor
James Henderson, Pack Pride
Fsu
MIA
Mich. State
Oregon
Baylor
Commenter Pick of the Week!
No perfection, but we did have a single 4-point finish by Lawton, who is quickly becoming the guru of the comment section. Can anyone stop him? Your picks below.
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DUKE over Florida St. (-13)
Miami over NORTH CAROLINA (-3)
Michigan over MICHIGAN ST. (-2.5)
Arizona St. over OREGON (-14.5)
Baylor over TEXAS A&M (-9.5)
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Montana over Portland State
Northern Arizona of Montana State
Weber State over Idaho State
Eastern Washington over Northern Colorado
come on guys, get in to it!
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Florida St. (-13) at DUKE. Lot of points, but I’m taking FSU to rebound from the Wake game. What’s the difference between private NC schools to Florida State?
NORTH CAROLINA (-3) vs. Miami This sounds like we are going to line up for a field goal, then because Barth is out, all hell breaks loose. But, I gotta go with my Heels, and pick over.
MICHIGAN ST. (-2.5) vs. Michigan Toss up in my book. But I like Michigan better, so I’ll pick them to win.
OREGON (-14.5) vs. Arizona St. No James, no problem. Oregon wins, but doesn’t cover.
TEXAS A&M (-9.5) vs. Baylor Hoping for the offensive slugfest. Oh, and I’m picking Baylor.
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DUKE
UNC
MICHIGAN ST
Arizona St.
Baylor
I assure you it is all luck and you should never use my picks to derive any sort of financial benefit.