Aggies @ Sooners – Gamecocks @ Razorbacks – Utes @ Wildcats

Texas A&M Aggies (+14) @ Oklahoma Sooners
The Sooners can be very good, but the Aggies are better than their record insists. Sometimes a college football season plays tricks on a good team, and they have a couple plays every game that hurt them just bad enough. The Aggies have been snake bit this year, holding a +22 point differential and just a 5-3 record. Yes, they’ve lost three games, but Oklahoma State beat them by 1. Arkansas beat them by 4. And Missouri needed some magic and overtime to oust the Aggies last week. They are playing on the road where they are 2-1 this season. They do a lot of things well, and one of these weeks luck will turn around. Even if it doesn’t – two touchdowns? A&M is too good for that kind of business.

South Carolina Gamecocks (-5) @ Arkansas Razorbacks
I wanted to take Arkansas, really did. But I just don’t think they are as good as everyone else does, and despite being limited offensively, the Gamecocks just keep finding ways to get it done. Arkansas just goes against all my schemes. Remember, I love lower ranked favorites – and South Carolina certainly fits the description. They are not only ranked lower and favored, but they are also on the road. That’s craziness. That’s auto-pick craziness. They know something, I’ll bite.

Utah Utes @ Arizona Wildcats (-3.5)
The Wildcats are just a lot more solid since losing a Stoops to the coaching axe. Even against UW last week, they did pretty well. The Huskies are a good football team, so a nice close match-up was indeed a good showing for the Wildcats. Utah has struggled in their first season amongst the Pac-12, and Arizona picking it up just in time for the match-up makes things even worse for the Utes.