This Week's College Football Picks: Dec. 4

By JOHN P. WISE
One Great Season

While I was busy losing my shirt in Week 13, Adam showed some nice improvement from his Week 12 disaster. His 4-4 ATS was far more impressive than my 3-5 SU. OK, here are Saturday's guesses:

My picks
Last week: 3-5
Overall: 62-45
This week:
Pittsburgh over Cincinnati

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This Week's College Football Picks: Nov. 26

By JOHN P. WISE
One Great Season

I had another decent week picking winners last week, and Adam was just a couple of points away from being 6-5. Instead, his 4-7 effort against the spread kept him below .500 for the season. Below are this week's answers:

My picks
Last week: 7-4
Overall: 59-40
This week:
Pittsburgh over West Virginia

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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

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This Week's College Football Picks: Nov. 12

By JOHN P. WISE
One Great Season

On behalf of Adam, I'd rather not get into what happened last week. So let's dive into the Week 11 picks.

My picks
Last week: 4-6
Overall: 46-32
This week:
Georgia Tech over Miami
West Virginia over Cincinnati

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This Week's College Football Picks: Nov. 5

By JOHN P. WISE
One Great Season

Now in the third month of the college football season, hopefully Adam and I are learning from mistakes, believing in the teams that should be trusted and giving up on the teams that aren't covering.

My picks
Last week: 7-3
Overall: 42-26
This week:
Clemson over North Carolina State

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Oklahoma State over Baylor
TCU over Utah
Alabama over LSU

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This Week's College Football Picks: Oct. 28

By JOHN P. WISE
One Great Season

With two straight weeks of unimpressive prognosticating under our belts, Adam and I are hopeful that a big week is in order. Many ranked teams take their acts on the road this weekend, including a few below. Will this Halloween weekend be a little tricky to pick? Or do the wagering gods have some treats in store?

My picks
Last week: 5-4
Overall: 35-23
This week:
Florida State over North Carolina State

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This Week's College Football Picks: Oct. 21

By JOHN P. WISE
One Great Season

After a rough Week 6, I added 11 games to the schedule to see if Adam and I could get back on a winning track last week. The results? Well, we were a combined .500 for Week 7. Here's to knowing what we're doing in Week 8:

My picks
Last week: 5-6
Overall: 30-19
This week:
Auburn over LSU

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This Week's College Football Picks: Oct. 15

By JOHN P. WISE
One Great Season

So much for gloating.

Adam and I both followed up stellar Week 5 efforts with choke-jobs in Week 6.

Anyway, here's to getting back on track:

My picks
Last week: 3-4
Overall: 25-13
This week:
Cincinnati over Louisville

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This Week's College Football Picks: Oct. 8

By JOHN P. WISE
One Great Season

Just when I thought my 6-2 SU record was pretty solid last week, I took a look at Adam's ATS picks, and his were actually better. Going 6-1-1 on points is pretty impressive, but that's why Adam made the big bucks in a prior life in Vegas.

Anyway, without further ado, here are the Week 6 picks:

My picks
Last week: 6-2
Overall: 22-9
Alabama over South Carolina

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This Week's College Football Picks: Sept. 29

By JOHN P. WISE
One Great Season

Pretty impressive by Ohio State to cover a 42-point spread by 11 points in a 73-20 defeat of Eastern Michigan last Saturday.

Just as impressive was my 6-1 record straight up last week. Adam was a pretty solid 4-2-1 against the spread.

Let's take a look at our Week 5 picks:

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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

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This Week's College Football Picks: Sept. 16

By JOHN P. WISE
One Great Season

Adam and I made some improvement from Week 1 to Week 2, and with seven key games on the docket this week, there's room for continued progress in Week 3.

Remember, Adam's got it a little tougher than I do because I'm just picking straight-up winners and he's betting against the spreads (as they stood on Tuesday).

My Picks
Last week: 4-1
Overall: 6-3
This week's games:

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This Week's College Football Picks: Sept. 9

By JOHN P. WISE
One Great Season

Last week, Adam and I got off to a slow start with the predictions and wagering. That Boise State-TCU game was a tough one.

Anyway, here are the top games for Week 2:

My Picks
Last week: 2-2
This week:
South Carolina over Georgia

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This Week's College Football Picks: Sept. 3

By JOHN P. WISE
One Great Season

It's time to introduce a new OGS feature called This Week's College Football Picks, and there's more to it than you think.

I've never gotten too caught up in gambling, mostly because a) I'm not smart and b) I've seldom had extra cash to blow.

But for those of you who do bet on football, I'm pleased to tell you that a guy I met on my tour last year, a former professional gambler named Adam, has agreed to contribute to OGS with his against-the-spread picks of a few top college games every weekend. This feature will normally appear on Thursdays, but today we're rolling it out a little late. Sorry.

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