BC at Miami +4.5

I feel like this week has kind of proved just how little the City of Boston cares about college football.   I mean don’t look now, but the Superfans have a legitimate and I mean legitimate chance to win the ACC.    They have a mammoth Thanksgiving Night game against Miami at the “U”.  (What happened to Ole Miss vs. Miss State?) Anyway, if BC wins this game and Maryland beats Wake Forest at home on Saturday the Eagles will earn a berth in the ACC championship game vs. Georgia Tech.   But I’ve barely heard a whisper about the game. Instead everybody is talking about the fact that there are 3 NFL games on Thanksgiving so people can watch football all day and night.  Now I know what you’re saying;   BC vs. Georgia Tech for the ACC championship?  Who freaking cares?   The ACC is a joke.  Regardless, I’ve got to believe that this will be the best chance the Superfans ever have of winning the ACC so they better take advantage of it.   And I don’t care how bad the ACC is and how much BC doesn’t belong in the BCS; it’s still a nice accomplishment if they can pull it off.    So the question becomes can BC finally win a big game?   The Superfans are 4.5 pt favorites against Miami which should tell you how bad the Hurricanes are since BC has lost 14 straight to them.   And even though I’ll be rooting for BC, I just sense that this will be another typical BC choke job.  They never seem capable of winning when it really matters and I think it will be more of the same in this game.   The Superfans will outplay Miami, but make a couple huge mistakes which will cost them the game and the chance at the BCS.

The Pick – Miami

Rest of the Weekend Picks

Texas A+M at Texas -12.5

I like the Aggies here.  They’ve been playing everybody tough all season only to keep losing heartbreakers at the end of games.  Meanwhile Texas is coming off a crushing loss to Kansas State which took them out of the National Championship picture.    Obviously both teams will be ready for this game, but I think A+M has more to play for here.   Traditionally the Aggies have given Texas trouble even when they sucked and Texas was awesome.  This is the first time in like 5 years where the Aggies have a legitimate chance to win this game and I think they will.  I like A+M outright here.

The Pick – Texas A+M

LSU at Arkansas -1

LSU is the most over rated team in the most over rated conference.    I’m totally clueless on why they get so much respect from the bookmakers.   They could go on the road and play the 85 Bears and it would be a pick em.   Was anybody watching last week when they were 28 pt favorites at home and needed Overtime to beat Ole Miss?  

The Pick – Arkansas

ASU at Arizona - -3.5

I’m sure I was one of the few who stayed up last weekend to watch UCLA demolish Arizona State at Sun Devil Stadium.    (Kickoff was at 10:30.)   Anyway trust me when I say that Arizona State sucks.   Meanwhile Arizona is playing just about the best football in the conference coming off back to back huge upsets over Cal and Oregon.   I look for them to steam roll through this game and win by 20.

Mortal Lock – Arizona

Syracuse at Rutgers -14.5

This is my Thanksgiving Day hangover game of the week.   There is no way Rutgers will be ready for this game after getting whooped by Cincy last week.    You can say whatever you want about Syracuse, but they play hard every single game.   That should be enough to hang tight in this one.

The Pick – Orange

Florida at FSU +9.5

FSU is horrible as is the rest of the ACC.

The Pick – Florida