COLLEGE FOOTBALL PICKS (WEEK 6)
Ourlads’ Football Network host Greg DePalma and Athlon managing editor Mitch Light get together each Thursday to analyze top matchups on the week’s college football schedule and make predictions. Catch OFN College Weekly for their full exchange.
* denotes featured play
No.7 OKLAHOMA (5-0) vs. No.19 TEXAS (4-1)
Kickoff: Noon. Site: Cotton Bowl Stadium, Dallas.
TV: FOX. Line: Oklahoma by 7.
Greg: *Texas. Mitch: Oklahoma.
Greg says: “Texas is a team ascending; I like where they’re going right now. And if we look at the series, it’s been really close when it comes to the overall matchups. … (Without) Rodney Anderson, they haven’t been exposed yet at Oklahoma. Maybe this is the game where it happens.”
No.6 NOTRE DAME (5-0) at No.24 VIRGINIA TECH (3-1)
Kickoff: 8 p.m. Site: Lane Stadium, Blacksburg, Va.
TV: ABC. Line: Notre Dame by 5 ½.
Greg: *Notre Dame. Mitch: Notre Dame.
Greg says: “Now that Notre Dame’s got a quarterback, now they’ve got a running back – I think they’re for real. I think with their schedule, this is a legitimate playoff team. I still don’t know if they’re a championship team, but five points? Yeah, I’m taking that.”
No.13 KENTUCKY (5-0) at TEXAS A&M (3-2)
Kickoff: 7 p.m. Site: Kyle Field, College Station, Texas.
TV: ESPN. Line: Texas A&M by 5 ½.
Greg: Kentucky. Mitch: *Texas A&M.
Mitch says: “The last two weeks, (Kentucky has) been playing at such a high level, but they’ve been at home. There’s been so much written about them, being told how great they are. … Kentucky has never played (at A&M). I think this is the week the Kentucky magic slows down.”
SYRACUSE (4-1) at PITTSBURGH (2-3)
Kickoff: 12:20 p.m. Site: Heinz Field, Pittsburgh.
TV: ACC Network. Line: Syracuse by 3 ½.
Greg: Pitt. Mitch: *Syracuse.
Mitch says: “I understand the hangover factor (from Syracuse’s last-minute loss to Clemson). But they didn’t win the game, so I think they’re going to come out and play well. I just think they’re clearly the better team. If you’ve watched Syracuse play this year and you’ve watched Pitt, you’d think Syracuse should be a double-digit favorite.”
GREG’S BEST BETS
5-star: Texas (+7) over Oklahoma
4-star: Notre Dame (-5) over Virginia Tech
3-star: Tulane (+7) over Cincinnati
Upset special: San Diego St. (+14) over Boise St. (moneyline +440)
MITCH’S BEST BETS
5-star: Syracuse (-3) over Pittsburgh
4-star: Northwestern (+10) over Michigan
3-star: Texas A&M (-5) over Kentucky
Upset special: Iowa St. (+10) over Oklahoma St. (moneyline +310)