College Football Picks Week 2
Week 1: 1-0 +1.82 units
2020 Total: 1-0 +1.82 units
A nice beginning to the season with Arkansas State covering against Memphis, although it appears a handful of Memphis players have come down with coronavirus since the game.
Louisiana @ Iowa State
Louisiana is one of the most undervalued teams in the country. They finished last year as a borderline top 25 team. They return 75% of their offensive yards and 100 offensive line starts from that team, putting them near the top of the experience charts. Iowa State is a solid team themselves, but this line is assuming Louisiana is a solid Sun Belt team, as opposed to an elite one.
Louisiana +12 -110 (4 units)
Louisiana ML +340 (1 unit)
Coastal Carolina @ Kansas
Coastal got their biggest win in program history on the road against Kansas last year, and I think they have a good chance to pull off the upset again. As bad as Kansas was last year, I expect them to be worse as the offense is completely barren of returning talent outside star RB Pooka Williams. Coastal returns a lot from last year’s squad, and I think this line should be near a pick'.
Coastal Carolina +6.5 -110 (4 units)
Louisiana Monroe @ Army
ULM was one of my favorite teams last year, and they nearly pulled off a massive upset against Florida State in September. They’re a much worse team this year, but I like them here. Army’s style of play makes it difficult for them to blow out teams, and I still have them as a bottom half team even after their big win over Middle Tennessee last week.
Louisiana Monroe +22.5 -110 (2 units)
ULM ML +750 (0.5 units)
Georgia Tech @ Florida State
I bet against Florida State frequently last season, and will likely be continuing that this year. After quarterback, offensive line is the most important position for returning experience and the Seminoles are a disaster there once again. Georgia Tech is the most experienced team in the country as they enter year 2 of their new offense and I think they have a decent shot at the upset.
Georgia Tech +13 -110 (2 units)
Georgia Tech ML +380 (0.5 units)
UAB @ Miami
UAB has one of the top defenses in the Group of Five, and is easily in the top tier of Conference USA. Miami lives in the middle class of the ACC right now, they should be a decent favorite here, but not over two touchdowns. They’re in a bit of a state of flux with plenty of new transfers coming in, which my system is a bit skeptical of.
UAB +14.5 -110 (1 unit)
Syracuse @ North Carolina
Few teams have been more hyped in the offseason than North Carolina, and it’s easy to understand why as they return 95% of their offensive yardage from last year. Still, I think this spread is a little overdone. Syracuse was not as bad as their record indicated last year, they’d have to be the worst team in the ACC to justify being a 3 touchdown underdog here.
Syracuse +23 -110 (1 unit)