Wunderdog Sports Picks Newsletter
September 8, 2004

Hello College Football Handicapping Fans,

This week I've got six games I like in college football. While last weekend treated us very nicely in the NFL (5-2 ATS) and Baseball (10-1 ATS), CFB was another story - going just 1-3. Here's to a better profitable college football Saturday!

You can view my 2004 College Football picks and record here.

Good luck!

The Wunderdog

StarSouthern Miss +14.5 (-110) vs. Nebraska

Bill Callahan's first test at Nebraska comes this Saturday against the Eagles. This will be a game of strength on strength as Southern Miss. offense returns nine starters, seven of which are seniors. We all know that NU has a tremendous defense. Southern Mississippi's offense should be able to slow down NU's offense enough, keeping this one a bit closer than the oddsmakers currently believe. One unit on Southern Miss.

StarStarKansas State -13.5 (-110) vs. Fresno State

Fresno State played well against Washington last Sunday, but I don't like the fact that they are coming off a short week and have a tougher road game confronting them. KSU also played poorly last weekend, and Snyder will be all over his troops to rectify the mistakes. KSU is 37-15 ATS (+20.5 Units) after a game where they forced 1 or less turnovers since 1992. FSU is only 1-6 ATS (-5.6 Units) in road games when playing with 6 or less days rest over the last 3 seasons. Two units on KSU.

StarStarMiami of Ohio -3.5 (-110) vs. Cincinnati

No Ben Rothlesberger, no worries for the Redskins. Cincy played well for a bit against Ohio State last weekend, while Miami had a tough go of it against the Wolverines. This game is evenly matched for both sides but I like the Redskins here, as Cincy is undergoing a ton of changes. This is first real chance for Junior QB Betts to show off his arm. He will and Miami will get the W. Miami is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) in road games after playing their last game on the road over the last 3 seasons. Two units on Miami-Ohio.

StarStarClemson -7 (-110) vs. Georgia Tech

The Tigers are the real deal this season and Tech gets to meet them in the thick of the night in South Carolina this Saturday. Expect a rowdy crowd and the home team to roll.  Tech looked OK last weekend but this is an entirely different matchup for them on defense. Charlie White will give the Tech defense fits. Clemson is 5-1 ATS (+3.9 Units) in home games after 1 or more consecutive losses against the spread over the last 3 seasons. Clemson is 12-4 ATS (+7.6 Units) when playing with 6 or less days rest over the last 3 seasons. Two units on Clemson.

StarStarSouthern Cal -24 (-110) vs. Colorado State

Not sure what to think about either team after the Rocky Mountain Showdown last weekend. CSU was able to come back on Colorado through the air because there was no pass rush from CU. That will not be the case here. This one could get very ugly. CSU also has to be emotionally drained from the way in which they dropped the game to the Buffs. Two units on USC.

 StarUtah -13 (-110) vs. Arizona

We missed the boat with the Utes last Thursday. Not going to happen again herre, as they looked stellar against the Aggies. Arizona is 35-59 ATS (-29.9 Units) when playing with 6 or less days rest since 1992. Arizona is 8-21 ATS (-15.1 Units) in home games after playing a non-conference game since 1992. Finally, Utah is 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons. One unit on the Utes.

College Football Resources

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