NCAA week 5 picks...

NCAA Week 5…

We have reached Week 5 of the NCAA football season. This week there are several interesting games on the slate for the weekend. Last week back in Virginia, I went 10-10 on my Fearless Forecaster picks in the Roanoke Times newspaper putting my overall record to 53-27. My bad showing last week was due in part to the fact that I missed the deadline and had my picks done randomly for me. They are in on time this week for sure!!

For my blog picks I had another 19-6 week which puts me at 84-16 for the season.

Ok, here we go for Week 5:

South Florida (16) @ Pitt

Let’s see….South Florida wins at Notre Dame….Notre Dame wins at Pitt…why not a South Florida victory in the Steel City??

S. Fla 30-20.

Texas A&M (14) @ Arkansas (18)

Used to be an SWC matchup, will soon be an SEC matchup I will give the slight edge to A&M in this one but they will have to put together a full four quarter effort.

Texas A&M 31-27.

Minnesota @ Michigan (19)

The Gophers are in trouble on the road. Wolverines simply have too much firepower.

Michigan 41-10.

Northwestern @ Illinois (24)

The Illini will have to be careful with this one even though Northwestern had a loss to Army in their last game, you never know with in-state rivalries.

Illinois 27-22.

Kentucky @ LSU (1)

Another bruising for Kentucky.

LSU 41-10.

Nevada @ Boise State (4)

The Broncos get even for the only blemish on their record last season.

Boise State 50-20.

Auburn @ South Carolina (10)

Gamecocks need consistency from the QB slot but should get through this one at home.

South Carolina 31-21.

Baylor (15) @ Kansas State

Baylor passes another big test on the road.

Baylor 28-22.

SMU @ TCU (20)

TCU 47-17.

Ga Tech (21) @ NC State

Ga Tech 40-10.

Bowling Green @ West Virginia (22)

West Va 42-7.

Clemson (13) @ Virginia Tech (11)

This is a big one on the ACC landscape. Clemson comes in on a roll after two big wins but the Hokies are the Hokies and they are at home.

Virginia Tech 27-21.

Ball State @ Oklahoma (2)

Oklahoma 55-7.

Texas (17) @ Iowa State

Danger game for the Longhorns.

Iowa State 31-27.

Alabama (3) @ Florida (12)

The Tide rolls into “The Swamp” but do not get out unscathed!!

Florida 24-22.

Nebraska (8) @ Wisconsin (7)

The Huskers visit Camp Randall for their first Big 10 game and get treated rudely!!

Wisconsin 30-17.

UCLA @ Stanford (6)

Stanford 33-17.

Oregon State @ Arizona State (25)

Arizona State 43-10.

Arizona @ USC

USC 34-20.

Idaho @ Virginia

Virginia 41-7.

Bethune-Cookman @ Miami (FL)

Miami 50-12.

Air Force @ Navy

Navy 22-17.

Towson @ Maryland

Maryland 50-6.

Michigan State @ Ohio State

Michigan State 34-30.

Notre Dame @ Purdue

Notre Dame 30-24.

That will do it for this week’s picks……