Week 6: CFB Locks

A look into my new pick system for Week 6:

It’s no secret that my game picking skills have sucked so far this season, so I’m gonna change it up a bit. Instead of picking in the top 5 games of the week, I’ll pick three teams I have as locks to cover this week. Then I’ll have my upset alert pick for an underdog to win outright, and I’ll pick the winner of the game of the week.

Locks

Alabama (-2.5) at TAMU

Alabama is beginning to hit their stride on both sides of the ball. A win here gives Alabama an inside shot at the SEC championship. Max Johnson has a little bit of a turnover problem which could end in the Aggies demise.

Texas (-5.5) vs Oklahoma

Texas has been dominant since their win against Alabama, and they have looked the part of a no. 1 team. Texas will dominate Oklahoma at the line of scrimmage and win by much more than 5.5 points.

Rutgers (+13.0) at Wisconsin

Rutgers has been very solid for the first few weeks just like Wisconsin. If my rankings reached outside of the top 25, these two teams would be ranked very similarly. While I do think Wisconsin gets the win outright, Rutgers is too good to lose by almost two touchdowns like that.

Upset Alert

Kansas (+2.0) vs UCF

Jalon Daniels is out again this week, but I don’t think it will matter. Kansas is good elsewhere and Bean isn’t the worst backup ever. UCF just let 28 lead slip out of their hands against Baylor, and I’m not sure how well they’ll come back from that. Give me Kansas to win outright.

Game of the Week

22 Oklahoma vs 1 Texas

The Red River Rivalry is always fun to watch, but Texas is clearly the better team here. This will have a huge impact on the season going forward, and I think Texas will win BIG.