Favorite                                Points               Underdog

 

Southern Miss. (6-5)              17                 Arkansas St. (6-5)                 

 

The Golden Eagles have a big advantage in experience and talent.

 

Toledo (8-3)                            3                    UTEP (8-3)

 

The Rockets have a more balanced attack.

 

California (7-4)                      7.5                   BYU (6-5)

 

The Bears have a better ground game and should keep BYU a one-dimensional passing team.

 

Navy (7-4)                               2.5                 Colorado St. (6-5)

 

The Rams won’t know how to handle Navy’s option offense.

 

Kansas (6-5)                           3                  Houston (6-5)

 

The Jayhawks’ run defense is too good.

  

Nevada (8-3)                          2                 Central Florida (8-4)

 

The Golden Knights will exploit Nevada’s defense.

 

Memphis (6-5)                      5.5               Akron (7-5)

 

DeAngelo Williams will run wild on Akron’s defense.

 

Clemson (7-4)                      Even            Colorado (7-5)

 

The Tigers have a big edge offensively.

 

Arizona St. (6-5)                 11.5              Rutgers (7-4)

 

Expect a big game from Sun Devils' WR Derek Hagan.

 

Boston College (8-3)           1              Boise St. (9-3)

 

The Broncos 31-game home winning streak will finally come to an end.

 

Michigan (7-4)                    11.5             Nebraska (7-4)

 

Michigan has too many weapons on offense for Nebraska to handle.

 

Georgia Tech (7-4)              8.5              Utah (6-5)

 

It’s hard to imagine Utah scoring many points against a strong Yellow Jackets defense.

 

Oregon (10-1)                       3                Oklahoma (7-4)

 

The Sooners have greatly improved since their struggles earlier in the year.

 

Minnesota (7-4)                   3.5                 Virginia (6-5)

 

The Gophers’ stout running attack will be the difference.

 

UCLA (9-2)                          3                 Northwestern (7-4)

 

The Bruins will win this shootout.

 

South Carolina (7-4)           4                 Missouri (6-5)

 

The Gamecocks will have a tough time trying to defend Tigers' QB Brad Smith.

 

LSU (10-2)                        Even              Miami (Fla.) (9-2)

 

Both defenses are great, but I like the way the Hurricanes are playing.

 

N.C. State (6-5)                  5.5                South Florida (6-5)

 

The Wolf Pack are simply too strong on defense.

 

Fresno St. (8-4)                  7                Tulsa (8-4)

 

The Bulldogs are heading the wrong way.

 

TCU (10-1)                        4                Iowa St. (7-4)

 

The Horned Frogs have the edge on offense.

 

Texas Tech (9-2)                3                Alabama (9-2)

 

The Red Raiders have not seen a defense like the Crimson Tide this year.

 

Florida (8-3)                      2.5                Iowa (7-4)

 

The Hawkeyes have better balance.

 

Virginia Tech (10-2)         7.5                Louisville (9-2)

 

No Brian Brohm, no win for the Cardinals

 

Auburn (9-2)                     10.5               Wisconsin (9-3)

 

The Tigers’ defense will control the Badgers’ offense.

 

Ohio St. (9-2)                     4                 Notre Dame (9-2)

 

The Buckeyes defense will give Irish QB Brady Quinn fits all game long.

 

Georgia  (10-2)                  7.5                  West Virginia (10-1)

 

The Mountaineers will be too physical for the Bulldogs to handle.

 

Penn St.  (10-1)                 7.5                   Florida St. (8-4)

 

The Nittany Lions will easily control the mediocre offense of the Seminoles.

 

USC  (12-0)                      7                    Texas (12-0) 

 

I like the Trojans to win, but the Longhorns to keep it close.

 

Tony's picks in boldface.

Tony’s season record: 55-54.