Matt McGuire’s College Football Picks
Week 12, 2008

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Purdue (3-7) at Iowa (6-4)
Line: Iowa by 17.

Saturday, 12:00 ET

Most of the public is betting on Iowa, and the spread has risen 3 points since opening up at 14 points. This means we are protected against Vegas. You have to bet against Joe Tiller for the rest of the year. He will not be returning and the players have nothing to play for now that they are not going to be bowling.

Prediction: Iowa 31, Purdue 10
Iowa -17 (2 Units) — Incorrect; -$220
Iowa 22, Purdue 17



Texas (9-1) at Kansas (6-4)
Texas by 13.

Saturday, 12:30 ET

I love Texas on the road in this situation. It is a must-win game if they want to go to the National Championship. Mack Brown will want to make an impression on AP voters and skew the BCS with a large margin of victory to get his team ahead of Texas Tech and Oklahoma to be eligible for the Big XII Championship.

Prediction: Texas 38, Kansas 10
Texas -13 (2 Units) — Correct; +$200
Texas 35, Kansas 7






Missouri (8-2) at Iowa State (2-8)
Line: Missouri by 27.5.

Saturday, 6:30 ET

In Iowa State’s last three games, they have given up an average of 45.3 points. This is going to be a high-scoring affair for Missouri, and I really do not see Iowa State being able to catch up. Also, Missouri hopes to sneak in on the BCS party like Kansas last season. Chase Daniels will show no mercy in his final games.

Prediction: Missouri 52, Iowa State 13
Missouri -27.5 (2 Units) — Correct; +$200
Missouri 52, Iowa State 20






Oklahoma State (8-2) at Colorado (5-5)
Line: Oklahoma State by 17.

Saturday, 8:00 ET

Oklahoma State’s statistics are flaked on the road. Their last three road games have been at Missouri, Texas, and Texas Tech. Do not pay attention to stats in this matchup. We have a monster trends edge. Oklahoma state is 8-1 ATS and Colorado is 2-7 ATS. Colorado has a ton of injuries on their roster and will not show up against an angry Cowboy team coming off a tough loss to Texas Tech.

Prediction: Oklahoma State 44, Colorado 13
Oklahoma State -17 (3 Units – Pick of the Week) — Incorrect; -$330
Oklahoma State 30, Colorado 17






Vanderbilt (5-4) at Kentucky (6-4)
Line: Kentucky by 4.

Saturday, 8:00 ET

Kentucky is 4-0 ATS in the last four meetings against Vanderbilt. The UK offense is more dynamic now with the emergence of true freshman QB Randall Cobb. He is a terrible passer, but he will open the field up horizontally like Pat White. Cobb had 82 rushing yards and three touchdowns against Georgia. Kentucky’s defense will also step up big against Vanderbilt. I look for Micah Johnson and Jeremy Jarmon to lead the charge and create turnovers on defense.

Prediction: Kentucky 20, Vanderbilt 10
Kentucky -4 (2 Units) — Incorrect; -$220
Vanderbilt 31, Kentucky 24


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