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Week 7 Preview

2018 Games · Steve Poyner · October 9, 2018

Last week was a good week for me ATS, and a good week for the System. Both above 55%. Straight up was another good week, although the worst week yet for both.

Record

Straight Up (Big) ATS (Big) Straight Up (All) ATS (All)
Me 29-12 (70.7%) 21-17 (55.3%) 219-86 (71.8%) 142-151 (48.5%)
Formula 29-12 (70.7%) 22-18 (55.0%) 229-76 (75.1%) 154-137 (52.9%)

My Picks of the week ATS: 13-10 (56.5%) on the year.

Simplified Football Top 15

  1. Alabama
  2. Georgia
  3. Ohio St
  4. Clemson
  5. Penn St
  6. Notre Dame
  7. Michigan
  8. Oklahoma
  9. West Virginia
  10. UCF
  11. Florida
  12. LSU
  13. Auburn
  14. Washington
  15. Texas

Playoff match-ups as of now: 1-Alabama/UGA winner v Clemson; 2-Ohio St v Notre Dame. Front-runners: Alabama, Georgia, Ohio St, Clemson, Notre Dame, West Virginia, Colorado, Wisconsin, Miami, NC State. Outsiders: Penn St, Michigan, Florida, UCF, Washington, Texas, LSU, Oregon, Oklahoma, Kentucky, USF, Cincinnati.

Big Games

  1. 17 Miami (-6) @ Virginia — UVA's offense the best Miami has faced; trap-game feel, but Miami pulls it out on a turnover. My: Miami 28-24 (UVA +6) · Formula: Miami SU · Over 47
  2. Baylor @ 15 Texas (-14.5) — Classic trap, but Texas at home with the better defense. My: Texas 38-28 (Bay +14.5) · Formula: Texas SU · Over 60
  3. 19 Wisconsin @ 7 Michigan (-7.5) — Low-scoring; Michigan wins but Wisconsin runs it. My: Mich 24-17 (Wis +7.5) · Formula: Mich SU · Under 49
  4. 14 Washington (-3) @ 22 Oregon — Herbert keeps Oregon close, but Washington better coached. My: Wash 31-24 (Wash -3) · Formula: Wash SU · Under 57
  5. 18 Colorado @ USC (-7.5) — Even matchup; USC's talent limits Colorado. My: USC 27-24 (Col +7.5) · Formula: Colorado SU · Under 57
  6. 2 Georgia (-7.5) @ 12 LSU — Best defense UGA's offense has faced; UGA grinds it. My: UGA 24-21 (LSU +7.5) · Formula: UGA SU · Under 50
  7. 10 UCF (-4.5) @ Memphis — UCF's toughest test; AAC title-game rematch vibes. My: UCF 45-38 (UCF -4.5) · Formula: UCF SU · Over 81

The Rest (My Pick · Formula)

  1. Appalachian St (-10.5) @ Arkansas St — App SU · App SU
  2. Texas Tech (-7.5) @ TCU — TT SU · TT SU
  3. Georgia Southern (-17) @ Texas St — GSU SU · GSU SU
  4. South Florida (-7.5) @ Tulsa — USF SU · USF SU
  5. Air Force @ San Diego St (-10) — SDSU SU · SDSU SU
  6. Arizona @ Utah (-14) — Utah SU · Utah SU
  7. Rutgers @ Maryland (-25) — MD SU · MD SU
  8. Oklahoma St (-7) @ Kansas St — KSU SU · OSU SU
  9. Iowa (-5) @ Indiana — Indiana SU · Iowa SU
  10. Nebraska @ Northwestern (-4) — Neb SU · NW SU
  11. Minnesota @ 3 Ohio St (-29.5) — OSU SU · OSU SU
  12. Toledo (-1.5) @ Eastern Mich — EMU SU · EMU SU
  13. 11 Florida (-7.5) @ Vanderbilt — UF SU · UF SU
  14. Tennessee @ 13 Auburn (-15) — Aub SU · Aub SU
  15. Akron @ Buffalo (-11) — Buff SU · Buff SU
  16. Duke @ Georgia Tech (-2.5) — Duke SU · GT SU
  17. Louisville @ Boston College (-13.5) — BC SU · BC SU
  18. UAB (-16.5) @ Rice — UAB SU · UAB SU
  19. Southern Miss @ North Texas (-8.5) — USM SU · NT SU
  20. Troy (-9) @ Liberty — Troy SU · Troy SU
  21. Kent St @ Miami (OH) (-11) — UM SU · UM SU
  22. Pittsburgh @ Notre Dame (-21) — ND SU · ND SU
  23. Western Mich (-14.5) @ Bowling Green — WMU SU · WMU SU
  24. Ball St @ Central Mich (-2) — CMU SU · BSU SU
  25. Purdue (-10.5) @ Illinois — Purd SU · Purd SU
  26. Michigan St @ 5 Penn St (-13.5) — PSU SU · PSU SU
  27. Ohio @ NIU (-4) — NIU SU · NIU SU
  28. Army (-14.5) @ San Jose St — Army SU · Army SU
  29. 23 Texas A&M (-3.5) @ 25 South Carolina — USC SU · TAMU SU
  30. Temple (-7.5) @ Navy — Temple SU · Temple SU
  31. Marshall (-4) @ Old Dominion — ODU SU · Mar SU
  32. UNLV @ Utah St (-24) — USU SU · USU SU
  33. New Mexico (-1) @ Colorado St — NM SU · NM SU
  34. New Mexico St @ Louisiana (-8) — ULL SU · ULL SU
  35. ULM @ Coastal Carolina (-4.5) — CC SU · CC SU
  36. Virginia Tech (-5.5) @ North Carolina — VT SU · VT SU
  37. 9 West Virginia (-7) @ Iowa St — WVU SU · WVU SU
  38. UCLA @ Cal (-7) — UCLA SU · Cal SU
  39. Missouri @ 1 Alabama (-28.5) — Bama SU · Bama SU
  40. Houston (-16) @ East Carolina — Hou SU · Hou SU
  41. Louisiana Tech (-13.5) @ UTSA — LT SU · LT SU
  42. Ole Miss (-6) @ Arkansas — Ole Miss SU · Ole Miss SU
  43. Middle Tennessee @ FIU (-2.5) — FIU SU · FIU SU
  44. Hawaii @ BYU (-14.5) — BYU SU · BYU SU
  45. Boise St (-17.5) @ Nevada — BSU SU · BSU SU
  46. Wyoming @ Fresno St (-19.5) — Fresno SU · Fresno SU

Have a great weekend all.

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