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I
had a nice Week 8, saying that a 4-1 record was
all but guaranteed. Weird, I finished 4-1. Well,
this week, I'm not guaranteeing anything, but I feel
pretty strongly about my plays, and you should to. Check
out my free picks, and for a small fee, my
elite picks are solid as well.
LUCKY
LESTER'S Free NCAA Football Picks
Minnesota
Golden Gophers (+23.5) @ Michigan Wolverines:
(Line: Thursday, 5:00am EST: Belmont)
This
game hasn't finished with a 23 point difference since
1996 - and I don't think this is the year Michigan changes
that. Minnesota is the best 1-win team in college football.
I don't think Minnesota will pull out another underdog
game-buster, like App State did in Week 1, but let's
not go crazy and say the Gophers suck because they lost
to a D1-AA team last week. Uh, so did the Wolverines,
remember? Take the Gophers and all those points.
Florida
International @ Arkansas Razorbacks (-39):
(Line: Thursday, 3:00pm EST: Belmont)
There
are a lot of points on the board here, but the Razorbacks
are going to be very close to shutting out FLINT, and
I think McFadden, Jones, and company can put up 7 or
8 touchdowns. That will be enough in this one.
Arizona
Wildcats @ Washington Huskies (-3.5):
(Line: Thursday, 3:00pm EST: Belmont)
The
Huskies have struggled to find wins after their 2-0
start. In fact, wins have been downright impossible
to find, despite some quality performances against some
very good football teams. They've been tied or up at
or after half time in each of their 5 losses, and those
5 losses haven't come against shmucks. Aside from a
loss to the undefeated in the Pac 10 Bruins, the Huskies
haven't lost to a team not ranked in the Top 25. In
fact, each of those 4 losses have come to teams in the
Top 10. That's a dirty schedule. I think the Huskies
will put two halves together against the Wildcats, and
notch their 3rd win of the season. The toughest part
of their season is over, this is where the wins start
to come.
Baylor
Bears @ Kansas State Wildcats (-24.5):
(Line: Thursday, 3:00pm EST: WSEX)
Kansas
State is too good for the Baylor Bears. The Wildcats
do all the little things right, and that's the type
of team that kills Baylor. It may seem like a lot of
points, and I understand that, but the Bears haven't
lost a game by less than 20 points all season long.
5 losses, all by 20 points or more. I like the Wildcats
in that situation.
Nebraska
Cornhuskers @ Texas Longhorns (-20.5):
(Line: Thursday, 3:00pm EST: WSEX)
Nebraska
isn't stepping up and beating anyone any time soon.
That whole program is in the dumps, and the kids no
longer believe they can win. That's not something that
can help Cornhuskers chances against a very good Longhorn
team. The Longhorns haven't kicked any good teams around,
but they're used to smashing bad ball clubs. Remember,
the Longhorns were ranked in the Top 5 earlier this
season, and even without Limas Sweed, they have the
talent to put 50 on the Huskers' terrible defense. Take
Texas here.
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