Favorite                       Points               Underdog

 

Florida St.                       1                  BOSTON COLLEGE

 

The Seminoles will just have enough offense to win this one.

 

GA TECH                      15.5              Connecticut

 

The Yellow Jackets’ front seven should slow down Huskies RB Cornell Brockington.

 

Miami-Fla.                        7                 CLEMSON

 

Seven points is too much for a struggling Miami offense.

 

FLORIDA                       5.5                 Tennessee

 

That Vols’ defense will give Gators QB Chris Leak fits all night.

 

ARIZONA ST.               15                   Northwestern

  

Still reeling from a tough loss to LSU, ASU will take its frustration out on the visiting Wildcats.

 

OREGON                        2.5                  Fresno St.

 

Both teams have terrific offenses but the Ducks play better defense.

 

NOTRE DAME               6.5                  Michigan St.

 

This will be the year the Irish stop MSU’s four-game winning streak at Notre Dame Stadium.

 

Purdue                               7.5                  ARIZONA

 

Purdue’s offense will be too much for the Wildcats to handle.

 

Virginia                                8                    SYRACUSE

 

The Orange defense is too good to allow Virginia to cover this spread.

 

LOUISVILLE                    13.5                 Oregon St.

 

The Cardinals don’t have the defense to hold OSU down.

 

Home teams in capital letters; Tony's picks in boldface.