So, here are the picks for this week's college games only (we'll give you NFL and CFL tomorrow). Picks highlighted in red are our upset choices; picks in green are our absolute locks, which we have a terrible record with this season! We find we generally go with the favorites, who are not usually set at high enough point spreads (except, apparently, in the Big 12!), but the picks in blue are where we've chosen the underdog to at least cover.
(Remember, in the FCS, there are no odds makers' lines, so we've set our own ranges: seventeen points, more often than not. If it's going to be close, we've simply picked a winner - those are the games to pay closest attention to!)
| Power Five | Week 10 | |||
| FBS Conferences | Nov 12-14 (Th-Sa) | |||
| Atl Coast: ATL | OPPONENT | Vegas Line | FF Ratings | My Pick |
| Boston College | - | K- | ||
| Clemson | @Syracuse | -27.5 | A/N (-23) | SY- |
| Florida St | NC State | -9.5 | E/G+ (-6) | FS+ |
| Louisville | Virginia | -13.5 | H/M (-13) | V- |
| North Carolina St | @ Florida St | +9.5 | G+/E (+6) | FS+ |
| Syracuse | Clemson | +27.5 | N/A (+23) | SY- |
| Wake Forest | @Notre Dame | +27 | N/A (+29) | ND+ |
| Atl Coast: CSTL | ||||
| Duke | Pitt | -3.5 | G-/H (-5) | D+ |
| Georgia Tech | VA Tech (Th) | -3.5 | I/G (+1) | VT wins |
| Miami-FL | @ North Carolina | +12.5 | H/E+ (+10) | NC+ |
| North Carolina | Miami-FL | -12.5 | E+/H (-10) | NC+ |
| Pitt | @Duke | +3.5 | H/G- (+5) | D+ |
| Virginia | @Louisville | +13.5 | M/H (+13) | V- |
| Virginia Tech | @ GA Tech (Th) | +3.5 | G/I (-1) | VT wins |
| Big Ten: East | ||||
| Indiana | Michigan | +12.5 | K/C (+13) | UM+ |
| Maryland | @Michigan St | +15.5 | O+/D+(+25) | MSU+ |
| Michigan | @Indiana | -12.5 | C/K (-13) | UM+ |
| Michigan St | Maryland | -15.5 | D+/O+(-25) | MSU+ |
| Ohio St | @ Illinois | -16.5 | B/K (-15) | OSU+ |
| Penn St | - | I | ||
| Rutgers | Nebraska | +9.5 | O/J- (+6) | R- |
| Big Ten: West | ||||
| Illinois | Ohio State | +16.5 | K/B (+15) | OSU+ |
| Iowa | Minnesota | -11.5 | C/I (-15) | IOW+ |
| Minnesota | @ Iowa | +11.5 | I/C (+15) | IOW+ |
| Nebraska | @Rutgers | -9.5 | J-/O (-6) | R- |
| Northwestern | Purdue | -14.5 | G/N (-17) | NW+ |
| Purdue | @Northwestern | +14.5 | N/G (+17) | NW+ |
| Wisconsin | - | E- | ||
| Big Twelve | ||||
| Baylor | Oklahoma | -2.5 | B/A (-1) | OU- |
| Iowa St | Oklahoma State | +14.5 | L/B (+17) | OSU+ |
| Kansas | @TCU | +45 | U/C (+39) | KAN- |
| Kansas State | @ Texas Tech | +5.5 | I/J (+1) | KSU- |
| Oklahoma | @ Baylor | +2.5 | A/B (+1) | OU- |
| Oklahoma St | @Iowa State | -14.5 | B/L (-17) | OSU+ |
| TCU | Kansas | -45 | C/U (-39) | KAN- |
| Texas | @ West Virginia | +8.5 | J/H (+7) | TX- |
| Texas Tech | Kansas State | -5.5 | J/I (-1) | KSU- |
| West Virginia | Texas | -8.5 | H/J (-7) | TX- |
| Power Five | Nov 12-14 (Th-Sa) | |||
| FBS Conferences | OPPONENT | Vegas Line | FF Ratings | My Pick |
| Independents | ||||
| Army-West Point | Tulane | -2.5 | U/R (-3) | AR+ |
| BYU | @Missouri# | -5 | F/I- (-5) | MI- |
| Notre Dame | Wake Forest | -27 | A/N (+29) | ND+ |
| Pac 12: North | ||||
| California | Oregon State | -20 | H/P (-19) | CA+ |
| Oregon | @Stanford | +10 | G/B (+13) | ST+ |
| Oregon St | @ California | +20 | P/H (+19) | CA+ |
| Stanford | Oregon | -10 | B/G (-13) | ST+ |
| Washington | @Arizona St | +3 | G/I (-1) | UW wins |
| Washington St | @ UCLA | +9.5 | I/D (+13) | UCLA+ |
| Pac12: South | ||||
| Arizona | Utah | +6 | J/C (+11) | UT++ |
| Arizona St | Washington | -3 | I/G (+1) | UW wins |
| Colorado | USC (Fr) | +16 | N/F (+13) | USC+ |
| UCLA | Washington State | -9.5 | D/I (-13) | UCLA+ |
| USC | @Colorado (Fr) | -16 | F/N (-13) | USC+ |
| Utah | @Arizona | -6 | C/J (-11) | UT++ |
| SEC: East | ||||
| Florida | @South Carolina | -7.5 | C/J (-11) | FL++ |
| Georgia | @Auburn | +1.5 | D-/E (+2) | GA wins |
| Kentucky | @ Vanderbilt | +3.5 | J+/I (+4) | ? |
| Missouri | BYU# | +5 | I-/F (+5) | MI- |
| South Carolina | Florida | +7.5 | J/C (+11) | FL++ |
| Tennessee | North Texas | -40.5 | G/U (-31) | TN+ |
| Vanderbilt | Kentucky | -3.5 | I/J+ (-4) | ? |
| SEC:West | ||||
| Alabama | @Mississippi St | -8 | A+/C+ (-1) | MSU- |
| Arkansas | @LSU | +7.5 | G+/B (+12) | LSU+ |
| Auburn | Georgia | -1.5 | E/D- (-2) | GA wins |
| LSU | Arkansas | -7.5 | B/G+ (-12) | LSU+ |
| Mississippi St | Alabama | +8 | C+/A+ (+1) | MSU- |
| Ole Miss | - | D- | ||
| Texas A&M | Western Carolina | - | E/T (-33) | TAM by35 |
| Group of Five | Nov 12-14 (Th-Sa) | |||
| FBS Conferences | OPPONENT | Vegas Line | FF Ratings | My Pick |
| American AC: East | ||||
| UCF | - | V | ||
| Cincinnati | Tulsa | -17.5 | I/N (-13) | TLSA- |
| East Carolina | - | L+ | ||
| USF | Temple | +3 | K-/D- (+11) | TEM++ |
| Temple | @ USF | -3 | D-/K- (-11) | TEM++ |
| U Conn | - | L | ||
| American AC: West | ||||
| Houston | Memphis | -6.5 | E/F+ (-4) | MEM- |
| Memphis | @ Houston | +6.5 | F+/E (+4) | MEM- |
| Navy | SMU | -21.5 | E-/Q (-26) | NAVY+ |
| SMU | @ Navy | +21.5 | Q/E- (+26) | NAVY+ |
| Tulane | @ Army-WP | +2.5 | R/U (-3) | AR+ |
| Tulsa | @ Cincinnati | +17.5 | N/I (+13) | TLSA- |
| ConfUSA East: | ||||
| FAU | MTSU | +5.5 | R/M (+7) | MT+ |
| FIU | @Marshall | +12 | Q/L (+13) | MAR+ |
| Marshall | FIU | -12 | L/Q (-13) | MAR+ |
| Middle Tenn | @ FAU | -5.5 | M/R (-7) | MT+ |
| Old Dominion | UTEP | -4.5 | T+/U (-6) | ? |
| UNC-Charlotte | UTSA | +5.5 | V/U- (-2) | CH wins |
| Western Kentucky | - | G | ||
| ConfUSA:West | ||||
| Louisiana Tech | - | H | ||
| North Texas | @ Tennessee | +40.5 | U/G (+31) | TEN+ |
| Rice | Southern Miss | +7.5 | Q/L (+7) | RICE- |
| Southern Miss | @ Rice | -7.5 | L/Q (-7) | RICE- |
| UTEP | @ Old Dominion | +4.5 | U/T+ (+6) | ? |
| UTSA | @ UNC-Charlotte | -5.5 | U-/V (+2) | CH wins |
| Group of Five | Nov 10-14 (Tues-Sa) | |||
| FBS Conferences | OPPONENT | Vegas Line | FF Ratings | My Pick |
| MidAm: East | ||||
| Akron | @ Miami-OH | -7 | N/U (-11) | AK+ |
| Bowling Green | @ W Mich (Wed) | -3 | G/J (-3) | BG+ |
| Buffalo | No Illinois (Wed) | +6 | O/G (+13) | NI+ |
| Kent St | @ Ohio (Tue) | +7 | S/O (+11) | OH+ |
| Miami-OH | Akron | +7 | U/N (+11) | AK+ |
| Ohio | Kent State (Tue) | -7 | O/S (-11) | OH+ |
| U Mass | Eastern Michigan | -7 | T+/W+(-9) | UM+ |
| MidAm: West | ||||
| Ball St | - | R | ||
| Central Michigan | Toledo (Tue) | +4 | K/F (+7) | TOL+ |
| Eastern Michigan | U Mass | +7 | W+/T+(+9) | UM+ |
| Northern Illinois | @Buffalo (Wed) | -6 | G/O (-13) | NI+ |
| Toledo | @Cent Mich (Tue) | -4 | F/K (-7) | TOL+ |
| Western Michigan | Bowling Gr (Wed) | +3 | J/G (+3) | BG+ |
| MtnWst: Mount | ||||
| Air Force | Utah State | +1 | K/L- (-6) | AF wins |
| Boise St | New Mexico | -30 | G/Q+ (-22) | NM- |
| Colorado St | UNLV | -7.5 | O-/P+(-4) | UNLV- |
| New Mexico | @ Boise State | +30 | Q+/G (+22) | NM- |
| Utah St | @ Air Force | -1 | L-/K (+6) | AF wins |
| Wyoming | @ San Diego State | +23.5 | U/J (+25) | SD+ |
| MtnWst: West | +4.5 | |||
| Fresno St | @ Hawaii | -4.5 | T/S-(+5) | ? |
| Hawai'i | Fresno State | -1 | S-/T (-5) | ? |
| Nevada | San Jose State | -23.5 | O/P (-5) | NEV+ |
| San Diego St | Wyoming | +1 | J/U (-25) | SD+ |
| San Jose St | @ Nevada | -23.5 | P/O (+5) | NEV+ |
| UNLV | @ Colorado State | +7.5 | P+/O-(+4) | UNLV- |
| Sun Belt Conf | ||||
| Appalachian St | @ Idaho | -17.5 | H/S (-19) | ApSt + |
| Arkansas St | @UL-Monroe | -14.5 | K/V- (-20) | ArkS + |
| Georgia Southern | @ Troy | -6 | L/Q+ (-6) | GaSo + |
| Georgia State | @ Texas State | +3 | V/T+ (+8) | TxSt + |
| Idaho | Appalachian State | +17.5 | S/H (+19) | ApSt + |
| New Mexico St | - | S- | ||
| South Alabama | UL Lafayette (Th) | -2.5 | T/Q (+3) | ULL wins |
| Texas State | Georgia State | -3 | T+/V (-8) | TxSt + |
| Troy | Georgia Southern | +3 | Q+/L (+6) | GaSo + |
| UL-Lafayette | @So Alabama (Th) | +2.5 | Q/T (-3) | ULL wins |
| UL-Monroe | Arkansas State | +14.5 | V-/K (+20) | ArkS + |
| FCS Playoff | Nov 12-14 (Th-Sa) | |||
| Nine conferences | OPPONENT | Vegas Line | FF Ratings | My Pick |
| Missouri Valley | ||||
| Illinois State | @Southern Illinois | M/P (-1) | ISU wins | |
| Indiana State | Western Illinois | R+/P (0) | WIU win | |
| Missouri State | Northern Iowa | b+/M-(+25) | NI by 21+ | |
| North Dakota State | @Youngstown St | L/N- (-2) | NDS by 6+ | |
| Northern Iowa | @Missouri State | M-/b+(-25) | NI by 21+ | |
| South Dakota | South Dakota St | Q/N (+3) | SDS by 7+ | |
| South Dakota State | @South Dakota | N/Q (-3) | SDS by 7+ | |
| Southern Illinois | Illinois State | P/M (+1) | ISU wins | |
| Western Illinois | @Indiana State | P/R+ (0) | WIU win | |
| Youngstown State | North Dakota St | N-/L (+2) | NDS by 6+ | |
| Big Sky | ||||
| Cal Poly SLO | @UC Davis | R+/a (-16) | CP by 14+ | |
| Eastern Washington | @Montana | S+/R- (+4) | MT wins | |
| Idaho State | Montana State | X+/R (+8) | MSU 7+ | |
| Montana | Eastern Washington | R-/S+ (-4) | MT wins | |
| Montana State | @Idaho State | R/X+ (-8) | MSU 7+ | |
| North Dakota | Northern Colorado | T/W (-9) | ND < 17 | |
| Northern Arizona | Sacramento State | Q-/Y (-18) | NA 13-29 | |
| Northern Colorado | @North Dakota | W/T (+9) | ND < 17 | |
| Portland State | Southern Utah | P/N (+1) | SUU wins | |
| Sacramento State | @No Arizona | Y/Q- (+18) | NA 13-29 | |
| Southern Utah | @Portland State | N/P (-1) | SUU wins | |
| UC Davis | Cal Poly SLO | a/R+ (+16) | CP by 14+ | |
| Weber State | - | U | ||
| Colonial AA | ||||
| Albany | New Hampshire | X-/S (+8) | NH by 7+ | |
| Delaware | James Madison | Y+/O (+16) | JM 20+ | |
| Elon | @ Maine | W-/X (+1) | ME by 7+ | |
| James Madison | @Delaware | O/Y+ (-16) | JM 20+ | |
| Maine | Elon | X/W- (-1) | ME by 7+ | |
| New Hampshire | @ Albany | S/X- (-8) | NH by 7+ | |
| Rhode Island | Stony Brook | Z-/W (+4) | SB <15 | |
| Richmond | @ Villanova | S/T+ (-2) | RICH win | |
| Stony Brook | @ Rhode Island | W/Z- (-4) | SB <15 | |
| Towson | @William&Mary | S/O+ (+12) | WM 10+ | |
| Villanova | Richmond | T+/S (+2) | RICH win | |
| William & Mary | Towson | O+/S (-12) | WM 10+ | |
| FCS Playoff | Nov 12-14 (Th-Sa) | |||
| Nine conferences | OPPONENT | Vegas Line | FF Ratings | My Pick |
| Southland | ||||
| Abilene Christian | SE Louisiana | Y/V (+3) | SEL <20 | |
| Central Arkansas | @ Nicholls State | S/b+ (-16) | CA 14+ | |
| Houston Baptist | @Stephen F Austin | f/W (+21) | SFA 17+ | |
| Incarnate Word | Lamar | Z/V- (+4) | LAM wins | |
| Lamar | @Incarnate Word | V-/Z (-4) | LAM wins | |
| McNeese State | - | N | ||
| Nicholls State | Central Arkansas | b+/S (+16) | CA 14+ | |
| Northwestern St | @Sam Houston St | W/P (+11) | SH 14+ | |
| Sam Houston St | Northwestern State | P/W (-11) | SH 14+ | |
| SE Louisiana | @Abilene Christian | V/Y (-3) | SEL <20 | |
| Stephen F Austin | Houston Baptist | W/f (-21) | SFA 17+ | |
| Big South | ||||
| Charleston Southern | Liberty | Q+/T- (-10) | CS 10+ | |
| Coastal Carolina | Kennesaw State | N/Y+ (-24) | CC 21+ | |
| Gardner-Webb | East Tennessee State | b/f (-11) | GW 7+ | |
| Kennesaw St | @Coastal Carolina | Y+/N (+24) | CC 21+ | |
| Liberty | @Charleston Sth | T-/Q+(+10) | CS 10+ | |
| Monmouth | Presbyterian | X-/b+(-10) | MON <11 | |
| Presbyterian | @Monmouth | b+/X-(+10) | MON <11 | |
| Southern Conf | ||||
| Chattanooga | Citadel | Q/P (-1) | CHAT win | |
| East Tennessee St | @Gardner-Webb | f/b (+11) | GW 7+ | |
| Furman | Mercer | U/V (-5) | FUR win | |
| Mercer | @Furman | V/U (+5) | FUR win | |
| Samford | @Wofford | V/W+ (+2) | WOF win | |
| The Citadel | @Chattanooga | P/Q (+1) | CHAT win | |
| VMI | - | a | ||
| Western Carolina | @Texas A&M | T/E (+33) | TAM by 35 | |
| Wofford | Samford | W+/V(-2) | WOF win | |
| FCS Playoff | Nov 12-14 (Th-Sa) | |||
| Nine conferences | OPPONENT | Vegas Line | FF Ratings | My Pick |
| Northeast Conf | ||||
| Bryant | Sacred Heart | V/a- (-14) | BRY 10-27 | |
| Central Connecticut | @Wagner | a/e (-11) | CCS 7-24 | |
| Duquesne | - | X+ | ||
| Robert Morris | @ St Francis (PA) | e+/Y (+14) | SF 10-27 | |
| Sacred Heart | @ Bryant | a-/V (+14) | BRY 10-27 | |
| St. Francis - PA | Robert Morris | Y/e+ (-14) | SF 10-27 | |
| Wagner | Central Conn State | e/a (+11) | CCS 7-24 | |
| Ohio Valley | ||||
| Austin Peay | @Tennessee Tech | d/Y (+13) | TT 10-27 | |
| Eastern Illinois | @UT-Martin | R+/Q (+4) | UTM win | |
| Eastern Kentucky | @Murray State | R/X+ (-8) | EKU 7+ | |
| Jacksonville State | SE Missouri State | K-/T (-20) | JSU 17+ | |
| Murray State | Eastern Kentucky | X+/R (+8) | EKU 7+ | |
| SE Missouri State | @Jacksonville State | T/K- (+20) | JSU 17+ | |
| Tennessee State | - | V- | ||
| Tennessee Tech | Austin Peay | Y/d (-13) | TT 10-27 | |
| UT-Martin | Eastern Illinois | Q/R+ (-4) | UTM win | |
| Pioneer FL | ||||
| Butler | Drake | b+/Z (0) | DR wins | |
| Campbell | Jacksonville | a/V (+7) | Jack 7+ | |
| Davidson | San Diego | g/W (+17) | SD 21+ | |
| Dayton | Marist | U/Z (-13) | DAY 10-27 | |
| Drake | @Butler | Z/b+ (0) | DR wins | |
| Jacksonville | @ Campbell | V/a (-7) | Jack 7+ | |
| Marist | @ Dayton | Z/U (+13) | DAY 10-27 | |
| Morehead State | @ Valparaiso | a/f- (-8) | MS 7+ | |
| San Diego | @ Davidson | W/g (-17) | SD 21+ | |
| Stetson | Ave Maria | f/* | STET win | |
| Valparaiso | Morehead State | f-/a (+8) | MS 7+ | |
| "Intermural" | Nov 12-14 (Th-Sa) | |||
| 1-AA conferences | OPPONENT | Vegas Line | FF Ratings | My Pick |
| Ivy League | ||||
| Brown | Dartmouth | b/R (+17) | D by 13-30 | |
| Columbia | @ Cornell | Y-/c (-4) | COL by 6+ | |
| Cornell | Columbia | c/Y- (+4) | COL by 6+ | |
| Dartmouth | @ Brown | R/b (-17) | D by 13-30 | |
| Harvard | Penn | P+/V (-16) | H by 14+ | |
| Penn | @ Harvard | V/P+ (+16) | H by 14+ | |
| Princeton | Yale | V/V (-3) | PR wins | |
| Yale | @ Princeton | V/V (+3) | PR wins | |
| Patriot League | ||||
| Bucknell | Holy Cross | Y+/X- (-2) | HC wins | |
| Colgate | Lehigh | W/X+ (-4) | COL < 10 | |
| Fordham | @ Georgetown | S-/Z (-10) | FOR 7-24 | |
| Georgetown | Fordham | Z/S- (+10) | FOR 7-24 | |
| Holy Cross | @ Bucknell | X-/Y+ (+2) | HC wins | |
| Lafayette | @ Incarnate Word | d | ||
| Lehigh | @ Colgate | X+/Y- (+2) | COL < 10 | |
| 1-AA HBC | Nov 12-14 (Th-Sa) | |||
| conferences | OPPONENT | Vegas Line | FF Ratings | My Pick |
| MEAC | ||||
| Bethune-Cookman | - | S- | ||
| Delaware State | @ NC A&T | e/S (+27) | NCAT 24+ | |
| Florida A&M | @ Morgan St | d-/Y-(+13) | MS 12-29 | |
| Hampton | @ Savannah St | W+/e(-14) | HAM 10-27 | |
| Howard | NC Central | b/X (+5) | NCC < 17 | |
| Morgan State | Florida A&M | Y-/d- (-13) | MS 12-29 | |
| NC A&T | Delaware St | S/e (-27) | NCAT 24+ | |
| NC Central | @ Howard | X/b (-5) | NCC < 17 | |
| Norfolk State | SC State | Z/T (+9) | SCS 7+ | |
| Savannah State | Hampton | e/W+ (+14) | HAM 10-27 | |
| SC State | @ Norfolk St | T/Z (-9) | SCS 7+ | |
| SWAC East | ||||
| Alabama A&M | @ Southern | b/W (+13) | SOU 10-27 | |
| Alabama State | Prairie View | Z+/V (+4) | PV wins | |
| Alcorn State | @ Texas Southern | V/b (-9) | ALC 14+ | |
| Jackson State | - | b+ | ||
| Miss Valley St | - | d | ||
| SWAC West | ||||
| Ark-Pine Bluff | Grambling St | f/U (+19) | GR 17+ | |
| Grambling St | @ Ark-Pine Bluff | U/f (-19) | GR 17+ | |
| Prairie View A&M | @ Alabama St | V/Z+ (-4) | PV wins | |
| Southern | Alabama A&M | W/b (-13) | SOU 10-27 | |
| Texas Southern | Alcorn St | b/V (+9) | ALC 14+ |
