This Week's College Football Picks: Nov. 19

By JOHN P. WISE
One Great Season

Adam and I both turned things around and surpassed the .500 mark last week. Each of us won six games. Here's to hoping for continued improvement in 11 games this week:

My picks
Last week: 6-4
Overall: 52-36
This week:
Syracuse over UConn
Wisconsin over Michigan
Ohio State over Iowa
Arkansas over Mississippi State
Northwestern over Illinois
North Carolina State over North Carolina
Stanford over California
Virginia Tech over Miami
Oklahoma over Baylor
Nebraska over Texas A&M
USC over Oregon State

Adam's picks
Last week: 6-4
Overall: 40-42-6
Syracuse -3
Wisconsin -7
Ohio State -3.5
Mississippi State +5
Illinois -5
North Carolina -2.5
California +8
Virginia Tech -3
Oklahoma -9
Nebraska -2.5
USC -3

Miscellaneous Bets
+ After 11 weeks, my Ohio State experiment stands at +$480. The Buckeyes are 7-2-1 ATS this year. Ohio State is a 3.5-point favorite at Iowa this week.
+ After 12 weeks, my Alabama experiment is at +$370. The Tide are 7-3-1 ATS this year. 'Bama covered its 42.5-point spread against Georgia State Saturday.
+ Through 10 OSU games this year, money-line wagerers have had to lay $75,630 to win $900. To win $100 on the Buckeyes Saturday, a better must risk $155.