College Football Picks Week 9

Indiana Hoosiers		Iowa Hawkeyes

Hawkeyes remain focused here and in business like fashion wear down the Hoosiers and get the margin opened up late if not sooner.

Iowa -17.5

Miami Hurricanes		Wake Forest Deamon Deacons

Just too many weapons and too many athletes for the Hurricanes in this one. Wake will struggle to sustain scoring drives.

The U -7

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets		Vanderbilt Commodores

Not sure Vandy has the depth too keep up with the Ga Tech speed for 4 quarters. Vandy will be at max effort and keep this close a while, but Tech pulls away in the 2nd half.

Georgia Tech -12

Nebraska Cornhuskers		Baylor Bears

Solid line value in this pick after the Cornhuskers result last week. If they can simply not continually hand the ball to their opponents Nebraska should have little trouble getting back into the win column.

Nebraska -13

Kansas State Wildcats		Oklahoma Sooners

Wildcats have found some defense but not against a balanced offense of this caliber with Jones quickly gaining confidence. Problem is - even if they manage to keep OU from running up close to 40 points we don't see where the K-St offense comes from in this one.

Oklahoma -28

Penn State Nittany Lions		Northwestern Wildcats

Penn St not an explosive offense right now and Wildcats have gained some confidence on offense and will be at max effort here at home - Penn St gets a fight here, take the points.

Northwestern +15

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs		Idaho Vandals

Nice line value here as Idaho got thumped by Nevada last week but now back at their level they have the edge on La Tech - especially at home.

Idaho -3

Southern California Trojans		Oregon Ducks

Even really good USC teams struggle in games at Oregon. Now USC not as good as recent editions and Oregon finding their footing.

Oregon +3

Wyoming Cowboys		Utah Utes

Both teams shifting from recent expectations. Wyoming D improving very nicely and the Utes just aren't playing as well as previous few years.

Wyoming +17