This Week's College Football Picks: Sept. 23

By JOHN P. WISE
One Great Season

Adam emailed me his picks Wednesday night and said now that he's got a couple weeks under his belt, he thinks he's getting a little better at figuring out what certain teams can do against others. We were both 4-3 last week; there's no way I shouldn't be beating him since he's betting the spread and I'm just picking games straight up. We'll see who does better in Week 4. This week's picks are below:

My picks
Last week: 4-3
Overall: 10-6
This week's games:
Miami over Pittsburgh
Oklahoma over Cincinnati
Stanford over Notre Dame
Boise State over Oregon State
Alabama over Arkansas
South Carolina over Auburn
LSU over West Virginia

Adam's Picks
Last week: 4-3
Overall: 7-7-2
Miami -1
Oklahoma -13
Stanford -1
Oregon State +16
Alabama -4
Auburn -1
LSU -5

Miscellaneous Bets
+ After three weeks, my Ohio State experiment stands at +$300. The Buckeyes are 3-0 ATS this year. Ohio State is a 42-point favorite against Eastern Michigan this week.
+ After three weeks, my Alabama experiment also stands at +$300. The Tide are 3-0 ATS this year. 'Bama is a 4-point favorite at Arkansas this week.
+ To win $100 on the Ohio State money line last week, a bettor had to risk $8,000. Through three OSU games this year, money-line wagerers have had to lay $13,015 to win $300. This week, the Ohio State money-line wager is $54,000 to win $100.