Friday Picks

I have always found this to be one of the toughest days of the year to pick CFB games. The games are usually rivalries, and with Thanksgiving cutting in, you just don't know what kind of prep teams were able to put in for the game. Of course, by my record, you can see I have found many days difficult to pick this season, so I'm going to give it a shot anyway... LSU, like an aging boxer, has lost its knockout punch. Earlier in the season, LSU just dismembered opponents, but as the season has progressed, perhaps aware of the ultimate goal, has become a boxer that chooses to not put himself in danger, and try to out-point his opponents. I don't love having to run to attack LSU, it just has not worked much, but ARK runs like no one else, so they should have some success... LSU 28 ARK(+13) 20 [4$]... TAM has given up. I don't even think they like Franchione enough to try one more time for him. TEX has a 10 win season, a major bowl and a legitimate shot at the Big 12 Championship Game if OK stumbles... TEX(-6)49 TAM 14 [5$]... I am withholding judgement on a big game tonight between BSU & HAW. All angles suggest a BSU win to spoil the undefeated HAW season, but a long trip to the islands on a short week over Thanksgiving is a lot to overcome, and BSU could not have possibly done enough prep on a tricky offense to feel good about stopping HAW. I am going to continue to look at this one, but for now it is a pass... CBB... L'ville is truly one of the elite CBB teams right now and appears to be lacking a little respect in Vegas. After drumming UNLV and this Vegas tourney, that should change... L'ville(-6) over BYU [3$].