It’s SpookySZN as we head into a college football Halloweekend. This year I’ve decided to dress up as the best sports gambler in the world. In this scary movie, I’m Michael Meyers, and this slate of CFB games is the helpless blonde who breaks her ankle frantically running away (this intro is God awful, my goodness).

Let’s take a look at what I’m riding with in week 7.

Ohio State (3) @ Wisconsin

Current Line: OSU -14.5

Current Total: 45.5

As a Buckeye fan, I always want to provide a look into the matchup. I typically do not bet on them, but I have two this week that I really like. Ohio State heads to Wisconsin as a 14.5 point favorite and the over/under is sitting at 45.5.

Starting off, the Buckeyes are returning some solid pieces on the offensive side of the football with Emeka Egbuka and TreVeyon Henderson returning to action. The Buckeyes struggled to get the run game going last week and Kyle McCord had some spotty issues in the throwing game at times.

With both of those guys on the field, it opens up more explosive runs, and a secondary option (a really damn good one) for Kyle McCord. I expect the offense to find a good rhythm against the Badgers and get back to the high scoring days of old.

On the defensive side of the ball, the Buckeyes have a prime matchup against a Wisconsin offense that looks to be down their starting QB, Tanner Mordecai. Couple that with an offensive line that gave up pressures often against Illinois, I expect J.T. Tuimoloau and Jack Sawyer to be in the backfield quite a bit on Saturday.

I do have one fear, and that’s that the defense is coming of a DOMINATE performance against Penn State. I worry that the foot might be taken off the gas a bit as they face a lesser opponent on the road. I expect a couple breakdowns, but nothing substantial.

With that being said I’m riding with the over and the Buckeyes -14.5. The Buckeyes offense will perform well on the road and put up solid numbers on the scoreboard and the Badgers will score enough to push the points past 45.5.

The Picks: Buckeyes -14.5 and O45.5

Oregon (8) @ Utah (13)

Current Line: Oregon -6.5

Current Total: 47.5

The Ducks are 6.5 point favorites on the road against a Utah team that just survived a nail biter against the Hollywood kids from USC. The Pac12 is shaping up to be a bloodbath as we head towards the final weeks of the season. They currently have four teams in the AP Top 15 and each has a shot at the CFP if they win out.

Oregon has played some darn good football this season with 12 year veteran Bo Nix leading the charge under center. Their lone loss comes at the hands of #5 Washington in an amazing mid season matchup.

Utah’s sole loss came early against a frisky Oregon State team, but they’ve since been perfect and look to stay that way on Saturday.

I like Oregon in this matchup for a couple of reasons.

I think that Oregon offense is as good as advertised. They play fast and have a healthy mix of airing it out and hammering the rock with Bucky Irving and Jordan James. Utah’s defense is darn good, so this could be a case of an unstoppable force meeting an unmovable object.

Where I like the advantage is with Oregon’s defense against a sub par Utah offense. Cam Rising is out for the rest of the season, and Bryson Barnes won’t be facing the same USC defense he tore up last weekend.

I expect the Oregon to give Bryson Barnes some troubles and their offense to overpower the stout Utah defense in an exciting matchup.

The Pick: Oregon -6.5

Tennessee @ Kentucky

Current Line: -3.5

Current Total: 50

Tennessee had a meltdown against Saban and the Crimson Tide last weekend. It surely feels like we are heading towards an Alabama/Georgia SEC showdown yet again.

However, the Vols get a chance to get back on track this weekend against a solid Kentucky team.

Unless we are not counting the vacated win in 2019, Tennessee has won this matchup 4 of the last 5 times they’ve faced off.

This, to me, feels like a get right game for Tennessee. They had an opportunity to knock off the big dawgs in back to back years and it fell through their finger tips in the blink of an eye.

I expect them to come out looking for blood in this rivalry matchup and cover the 3.5 point spread in their favor.

The pick: Tennessee -3.5

Honorable Guest Picks!!!!

FTS Alumni, Derrik Noel, has some ML DAWGS that he feels are worth a little cheddar this weekend and I cannot say I blame him. There are 3 major upsets on his radar, and if 1 of 3 hit, you make out with some cash (and have a fun bet slip to show off).

Pick #1: BYU Moneyline +750

Texas will be without Quinn Ewers on Saturday and could be in for a tough game if the next man up isn’t ready to rock and roll. Could we see Arch Manning for the first time?

Pick #2: Kansas Moneyline +300

It seems like every single year the Sooners find a way to drop a game they shouldn’t. Sitting at 7-0, could this be the weekend they fumble the bag?

Pick #3: Florida Moneyline +440

You can ban the name but I’m still going to say it, The Worlds Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party is the final upset alert. Without superstar Brock Bowers, we will find out what the Bulldogs are made of in Jacksonville against a spicy Gators team.

Wrapping Up

I’ll be traveling all day Saturday and hope to catch some games before and in-between flights. I’ll be settled in at the hotel just in time for the Buckeye kickoff, so the timing isn’t terrible.

Grandma – Sorry for not blogging as much. I hope you enjoyed this one.

Everyone else – thank you for reading along. Keep an eye out for the podcast coming on Monday where we go over the weekends games and talk about how much in the green we were.

Till next time,

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