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March 13th, 2013 By Andrew Ryan
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Our official Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Purdue Boilermakers pick is here at Cappers Info, as two great teams get set to square off on the college basketball odds. Join us for all of the great NCAA basketball predictions for what should be another great game on the college basketball schedule tonight!

Big Ten Tournament First Round Picks: Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Purdue Boilermakers
Date: Thursday, March 14th, 6:30 ET
Location: United Center, Chicago, IL
Nebraska vs. Purdue Live TV: ESPN2

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Few are going to be paying attention to the 7/10 game in the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday, especially with so many other great games on tap, but we think we have a great angle to back here on the college basketball odds between Purdue and Nebraska. This feels like the type of game where the Boilermakers are square, knowing that they have knocked off the Minnesota Golden Gophers and the Wisconsin Badgers, the latter of which came on the road, no less. These wins have come in just the last two weeks, and a close loss at the hands of the Michigan Wolverines was thrown into the mix as well. Still, this is a team that has been wildly inconsistent offensively all season long, and we think that could rear its ugly head again in this one. Big Red has an underrated defense that is going to be able to get some good work done against the Boilermakers for sure. The Cornhuskers have lost a lot of games of late, but this is a much different challenge on a neutral court than these recent road tests have been. In fact, remember that the Children of the Corn went 9-5-1 ATS this year in home games. This one isn’t quite at home, but it isn’t on the road either. We want the points on our side in this one.

Nebraska vs. Purdue Pick: Nebraska Cornhuskers +5.5
Big Ten Tournament First Round Predictions: Nebraska 62 – Purdue 61

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March 2nd, 2013 By Andrew Ryan
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The time is here for more of our sparkling CBB picks, as we look at the schedule for basketball for Sunday night. The Wisconsin Badgers and Purdue Boilermakers will have it in a nationally televised game, which can be seen on the college basketball TV schedule on ESPN.

Free College Hoops Picks: Purdue Boilermakers @ Wisconsin Badgers
Date: Sunday, March 3rd, 1:00 ET
Location: Kohl Center, Madison, WI
Purdue vs. Wisconsin Live TV: ESPN

The Badgers are a hot ATS team right now, having picked up six wins in seven games. They also have gone 4-0-1 ATS in their last five overall. However, we have a real issue thinking that they are going to beat such a big time number against the Boilermakers in spite of the fact that this is the home finale. There has to be a bit of a sense of looking ahead to the game against the Michigan State Spartans next week. Purdue has been a bad road team all season long, but this is a game in which the team could pick up a cover against a big time number. There really isn’t much justification for it, knowing that the team was beaten by 10 by the Iowa Hawkeyes, 28 by the Indiana Hoosiers, and 20 by the Illinois Fighting Illini. However, we think that this is the game that can get this Boilermakers at least somewhat back on track. Getting this many points is a heck of a bonus in a game between two teams that were only separated by five points the last time out.

Purdue vs. Wisconsin Pick: Purdue Boilermakers +14.5
Purdue vs. Wisconsin Prediction: Wisconsin 65 – Purdue 57

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February 15th, 2013 By Andrew Ryan
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The time is here for more of our sparkling CBB picks, as we look at the schedule for basketball for Saturday night. The Indiana Hoosiers and Purdue Boilermakers will have it in a nationally televised game, which can be seen on the college basketball TV schedule on ESPN.

Free College Hoops Picks: Purdue Boilermakers @ Indiana Hoosiers
Date: Saturday, February 16th, 2:00 ET
Location: Assembly Hall, Bloomington, IN
Purdue vs. Indiana Live TV: ESPN

If Indiana were ever going to take its foot off of the gas pedal, this would be the game in which it would happen. Of course, the team didn’t do that when it went on the road to take on these Boilermakers with the then No. 1 team in the land, the Michigan Wolverines coming to Bloomington that weekend. However, a trip to East Lansing is on tap to start a brutal stretch of season for the Hoosiers, and they are going to have to be far more focuses on Michigan State, Minnesota, Iowa, and Ohio State than lowly little Purdue. There really isn’t much of a reason to like the Boilermakers, save for the fact that they are going to be in a spot where they are getting more points in a game than they have all season long. G Terone Johnson and C AJ Hammons have played well here in Big Ten play, and the offense for the Boilermakers has at least been serviceable, something that it really wasn’t at times during the non-conference slate. Giving us this many points is a gift that we are going to take, even though we hate fading what we perceive to be the best team in college basketball.

Purdue vs. Indiana Pick: Purdue Boilermakers +19
Purdue vs. Indiana Prediction: Indiana 71 – Purdue 58

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January 23rd, 2013 By Andrew Ryan
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Our official Purdue Boilermakers vs. Michigan Wolverines pick is here at Cappers Info, as two great teams get set to square off on the college basketball odds. Join us for all of the great NCAA basketball predictions for what should be another great game on the college basketball schedule tonight!

Free College Basketball Picks: Purdue Boilermakers @ Michigan Wolverines
Date: Thursday, January 24th, 7:00 ET
Location: Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MI
Purdue vs. Michigan Live TV: ESPN

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The Boilermakers are nowhere near as good as they have been over the course of the last few years, but we think that they have hit their stride at a good time and could challenge in this one against the No. 2 ranked team in America. Michigan is a young, raw team that excels with its talent more often than not. Though the 56-53 loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes showed that this team was mortal, the beating of the Minnesota Golden Gophers was a reminder that the club can still beat the snot out of any team in the country as well. A three-game cover streak is really helping us make a case for the Boilers. They knocked off all three teams outright, and it now has four wins in conference play. G Terone Johnson is averaging 13.3 points per game, and he is clearly rounding into one of the more underrated guards that the conference has to offer. If Terone and the gang can stay out of foul trouble and stay in the game, there is a decent chance that this game could turn out to be a heck of a lot closer than the oddsmakers are going to insinuate.

Purdue vs. Michigan Pick: Purdue Boilermakers +16.5
Purdue vs. Michigan Prediction: Michigan 79 – Purdue 64

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January 5th, 2013 By Andrew Ryan
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The time is here for more of our sparkling CBB picks, as we look at the schedule for basketball for Tuesday night. The Purdue Boilermakers and Ohio State Buckeyes will have it in a nationally televised game, which can be seen on the college basketball TV schedule on ESPN.

Free College Hoops Picks: Ohio State Buckeyes @ Purdue Boilermakers
Date: Tuesday, January 8th, 9:00 ET
Location: Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, IN
Ohio State vs. Purdue Live TV: ESPN

The Buckeyes are clearly the better of these two teams in this game, and that should show when push comes to shove in this one. That being said, this is still a road game in the Big Ten, and none of these games are easy. Purdue is just a 7-7 team that is generally overmatched by the rest of the big boys in this conference, but this is an awfully sharp looking spread. Over 65% of the betting action as of early Tuesday morning has come in on Ohio State, yet the line is down from 7.5 to seven at a lot of online sportsbooks. The truth of the matter is that Purdue actually does have the bodies to keep up with F Deshaun Thomas, and if that’s the case, there could be a chance to win this game outright, though it isn’t all that likely that that is what ultimately happens. We don’t need a miracle, though. We just need the Boilers to stick within a touchdown. We think at home, there is a decent possibility that that’s exactly what ends up happening.

Ohio State vs. Purdue Pick: Purdue Boilermakers +7.5
Ohio State vs. Purdue Prediction: Ohio State 71 – Purdue 65

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December 31st, 2012 By Jack Wilshire

The Heart of Dallas Bowl is one of the games on the college football bowl schedule this year, and today, I’m set to make my NCAA football pointspread picks for the ‘total’ in this clash. The Purdue Boilermakers and the Oklahoma State Cowboys are going to do battle at Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, TX. Join me for my Heart of Dallas Bowl tips for this 12:00 p.m. ET kickoff that can be seen on ESPNU.

When I look at the Heart of Dallas Bowl, I immediately think about the bowl game between the Texas Tech Red Raiders and the Minnesota Golden Gophers. I was one of the many that really thought that the Gophers would have to win a low scoring game if they were to do it, but instead, they were able to stand toe to toe with one of the top offenses in the country. They came up short, but there was really never a doubt that the Gophers were going to stay in front of the college football bowl game odds. This really looks like the exact same game to me.

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Purdue Boilermakers (6-6, 6-6 ATS) +17
Oklahoma State Cowboys (7-5, 6-5 ATS) -17
Over/Under 70

There’s nothing that isn’t below average about the Boilermakers. Their offense was shaky, their defense was shaky, they don’t have a quarterback that can light it up, they don’t have any big time receivers that you know can put up 100 yards at the drop of a hat, and they don’t have a rusher that averaged even 75 yards per game this year. That all really doesn’t bode well. What I do see though, is that QB Robert Marve really did a nice job hanging onto the football this year. He only threw three picks, and he and QB Caleb TerBush did a great job competing with some of the best teams on Purdue’s schedule this year.

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And of course, there are the Cowboys, who just fly up and down the field with ease every single drive. They have put up 41 and 36 points over the course of their last two bowl games, and there is no reason to think that they aren’t going to score at least 40 again in this one after averaging over 44 points per game on the season. The big question though, is whether the Boilers are going to be able to keep up. If the answer to that question is yes, just as I suspect it is, this is a game that should ultimately go flying past the ‘total’ when push comes to shove.

Purdue vs. Oklahoma State Picks & Tips: Over 70

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December 31st, 2012 By Andrew Ryan

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The Heart of Dallas Bowl is one of the great games of the season on the 2013 bowl schedule, and today, we are making our Purdue vs. Oklahoma State picks and predictions and trying to beat the Heart of Dallas Bowl odds here at Cappers Info.

Heart of Dallas Bowl Picks: Purdue Boilermakers vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys
Date: Tuesday, January 1st, 12:00 ET
Location: Cotton Bowl Stadium, Dallas, TX
Heart of Dallas Bowl Betting Odds: Oklahoma State -17
Purdue vs. Oklahoma State Live TV Coverage: ESPNU

Purdue was one of the last teams to qualify for a bowl game this year, and the Heart of Dallas Bowl betting lines suggest just that. The team fired its head coach right after the season and is more or less going to go limping into this game, and that’s why it is the biggest underdog on the bowl betting lines this year. Oklahoma State did win just one more game than the Boilermakers did. However, the Pokes clearly have the better of these two sides and can shoot it out with anyone in the nation.

We’re a bit bothered by the fact that this point spread is so high, though. The Cowboys did win their share of games this year by at least three scores, but down the stretch of the season, they were beaten in three of their final five games, including losing a tight one to the Oklahoma Sooners in overtime in Bedlam. Seemingly every close game that the club played was lost, and the only exception was the game against the Kansas Jayhawks, who were the doormats of the Big XII all year long. Head Coach Mike Gundy knows that he has an offense that can get some things done, as the team averaged 548.9 yards and 44.7 points per game, but there are some real questions about his defense as well.

We really think that this is something that Purdue can take advantage of. QB Robert Marve played well down the stretch, and he only had three picks against 13 TDs. None of the receivers on this team were really all that great, but none of the rushers were either. Then again, when we look at this Purdue team, we see nothing but the Minnesota Golden Gophers, who nearly pulled off a huge upset in their bowl game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders earlier this year. We’re not saying that Purdue is going to pull off the upset, but we do think that this is just a mammoth amount of points to be giving any reasonable team against any other team that just isn’t one of the best 10 in the country this year. The Boilers challenged Notre Dame in South Bend, and they’ll challenge the Pokes as well.

Purdue vs. Oklahoma State Pick: Purdue Boilermakers +17
Heart of Dallas Bowl Score Prediction: Oklahoma State 35 – Purdue 31

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December 15th, 2012 By Andrew Ryan
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The time is here for more of our sparkling CBB picks, as we look at the schedule for basketball for Saturday night. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Purdue Boilermakers will have it in a nationally televised game, which can be seen on the college basketball TV schedule on ESPN2.

Free College Hoops Picks: Purdue Boilermakers vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Date: Saturday, December 15th, 4:30 ET
Location: Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
Purdue vs. Notre Dame Live TV: ESPN2

The Boilermakers and the Fighting Irish are truly two totally different teams in this year, and the end result of this game just isn’t going to be all that pretty. Purdue is a 4-5 team that has no chance of dancing this year. The schedule really hasn’t been all that tough either, and home losses to Bucknell and Xavier, along with a road loss against Eastern Michigan really don’t sit well. Meanwhile, Notre Dame has played an eclectic schedule that has included some dud games like the ones against Chicago State and Brown, but some massive games against teams like Kentucky as well. This is going to feel like a home game for the Golden Domers, and against a team that is averaging just 66.6 points per game this year, there is no reason to think that this is going to be anything less than a double digit victory for a far superior Notre Dame outfit. There will just be no answers to anything that the Fighting Irish pull out of their hats, and the No. 22 team in the land will take another stride in the right direction on Saturday.

Purdue vs. Notre Dame Pick: Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Purdue vs. Notre Dame Prediction: Notre Dame 76 – Purdue 58

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October 19th, 2012 By Andrew Ryan

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College football betting fans are running to their online sportsbooks to place their Purdue Boilermakers vs. Ohio State bets and predictions, and here at Cappers Info, we are making our Saturday football picks for this encounter.

Week 8 College Football Picks: Purdue Boilermakers @ Ohio State Buckeyes
Date: Saturday, September 20th, 1:00 ET
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH
CFB Betting Odds: Ohio State -18
Purdue vs. Ohio State Live TV: ABC OR ESPN2

It’s time for some revenge here for the Buckeyes. They were beaten last year in overtime by Purdue, and that really sent them into a tailspin over the course of the rest of the year. Now, clearly have the only viable team in the Big Ten, and they have a shot to take one more step towards the perfect season that they dreamed of this year. QB Braxton Miller is a mobile quarterback that is going to be able to gash some major holes in a defense that just allowed RB Montee Ball to rush for 247 yards and allowed RB James White to have over 100 as well. The Boilermakers have also gone cold offensively, scoring just 27 points in total over the course of the last two weeks, and both games were at home against severely less talented teams. The home team has covered three straight in this series, and there just is no reason to think that that number won’t make it up to four straight when push comes to shove.

Purdue @ Ohio State Pick: Ohio State -18
Purdue @ Ohio State Score Prediction: Ohio State 38 – Purdue 17

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September 7th, 2012 By Andrew Ryan

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The 2012 college football season is back, and here at Cappers Info, we’ll be looking at some of the best games on the docket each and every week, as we try to make the most money possible off of the CFB odds for the week. Join us on Saturday night, as we make our Purdue Boilermakers @ Notre Dame Fighting Irish free picks and predictions for what should be a great clash on the gridiron.

Week 2 College Football Picks: Purdue Boilermakers @ Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Date: Saturday, September 8th, 3:30 ET
Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN
CFB Betting Odds: Notre Dame -14.5
Purdue @ Notre Dame Live TV: NBC

The Boilermakers aren’t going to be looked upon as a team that can pull off the upset in this game, but we think that they can do it. We’ve already talked in depth about how overrated we think that the Irish are in our Week 2 Upset Picks, but now, we’re going to focus in on Purdue. We hate the fact that the Boilers are expected to give time to all three of their quarterbacks, and we think that they should just stick with QB Robert Marve, but QB Caleb TerBush has been in this system for quite some time and looks ready to lead after throwing for nearly 2,000 yards and 13 TDs against six picks a campaign ago. The defensive line for the Boilermakers is one of the best in the Big Ten, led by DLs Kawann Short and Bruce Gaston. These two are legitimate NFL starters in the future, and they could wreak havoc on a Notre Dame offensive line that might be called into question. Add into the fact that the Notre Dame secondary hasn’t been tested this year as well, and we think that the athletic advantage that the Golden Domers have, might go right out the window.

Purdue @ Notre Dame Pick: Purdue +14.5
Purdue @ Notre Dame Score Prediction: Purdue 30 – Notre Dame 27

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December 17th, 2011 By Andrew Ryan

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Ford Field in Motown will be the site of what has become a very interesting bowl game throughout the years. The Little Caesars Bowl odds will be contested between the Big Ten’s Purdue Boilermakers and the MAC’s Western Michigan Broncos.

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Little Caesars Bowl Matchup: Western Michigan Broncos vs. Purdue Boilermakers
Little Caesars Bowl Date/Time: Tuesday, December 27th, 4:30 ET
Little Caesars Bowl Location: Ford Field, Detroit, MI
Little Caesars Bowl Odds: Purdue -2.5
Little Caesars Bowl Total: 60
Little Caesars Bowl TV Coverage: ESPN, ESPN3.com

This is a game that the boys from the MAC always get up for regardless of what team is in this game. Just getting the chance to take down a team from the Big Ten, a team that is local to you, no less, on national television is just a rush like these kids from the smaller conferences never truly get. For many, this is their last game, and they get to play in on an NFL field in front of a tremendous audience. Normally speaking, the Big Ten team isn’t all that thrilled to be here, but this year we get the rare exception that Purdue, a team that just barely squeaked into the bowl season, is going to be thrilled to be in Detroit.

Of course, the players in the Purdue secondary are probably going to wish that they never met WR Jordan White. White had 128 receptions this year, and he led the nation in receiving with 1,646 yards. QB Alex Carder does everything that he can to put the ball in his top receiver’s hands, and when he gets going, White can be a beast that is virtually impossible to stop. He and Carder are the catalysts for a passing game that ranks No. 8 in the nation at 328.8 yards per game. Don’t kid yourself about how good this offense really is. The Broncos scored 68 on the Akron Zips in their last game of the year (without Carder in the lineup, mind you!), and two weeks prior to that, they scored 63 in a losing effort against the Toledo Rockets.

Purdue typically has a relatively good pass defense, but the passing games in the Big Ten just aren’t what they are in the MAC. When the Boilers ran up against a receiver of this magnitude in WR Michael Floyd, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish absolutely torched them, and Floyd had a dozen receptions for 137 yards and a TD. That just can’t happen again, especially since the Purdue offense really isn’t all that proficient.

Dogs, dogs, dogs. We love ‘em in the bowl season, and this is no exception. Purdue only won one game away from home this year, and that came against an Indiana Hoosiers side that we just don’t trust. Western Michigan will be flying all over the field, and we tend to think that this game has the potential to not just be an upset, but to be a relatively ugly upset at that. If Purdue is going to win this game, it is going to have to score 40 points. If it doesn’t intend on doing that, Carder and the gang are going to get out of Motown with a huge victory for a program that still has a chip on its shoulder after being left out of the bowl season last year with a 6-6 record.

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November 5th, 2010 By Andrew Ryan

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Matchup: Wisconsin Badgers @ Purdue Boilermakers
Date: Saturday, November 6th, 12:00 ET
Location: Ross Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN
Game Line: Purdue +20
Over/Under 51.5

The Boilermakers have just been an offensive train wreck this year, and for good reason. QB Robert Marve was supposed to be the savior of the team, but he has since been knocked out for the season. Now, without a running game (RB Ralph Bolden has been out for the whole season as well) or a passing game, it's a miracle how Purdue scores anything. Wisconsin has had a bye week to get its feet back on the ground after taking care of the Ohio State Buckeyes and Iowa Hawkeyes in back to back weeks. There's no reason that a red hot bunch of Badgers should be winning this game by anything less than three TDs.

Free College Football Picks: Wisconsin -20
Prediction: Wisconsin 34 – Purdue 10

Matchup: Iowa Hawkeyes @ Indiana Hoosiers
Date: Saturday, November 6th, 12:00 ET
Location: Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, IN
Game Line: Indiana +17.5
Over/Under 54

Last season, the Hoosiers were really in a prime position to knock off the Hawkeyes with an outright upset before the wheels fell off at Kinnick Stadium and Iowa ended up finding a way to cover a very similar point spread. We aren't so sure that that will be the case again this season. Yes, the Hawkeyes have a significantly better team than do the Hoosiers, but IU has always been a real thorn in the side to Iowa. As long as QB Ben Chappell proves to be healthy enough to give it a go in this one (and that's in doubt, so be sure to check the injury report before unloading), the Hoosiers have a real chance at pulling off the upset. We don't think that it will happen, but we aren't ready to take QB Ricky Stanzi on the road and laying over two TDs against a team that is good enough to be a bowl squad this year in a conference tussle.

Free College Football Picks: Indiana +17.5
Prediction: Iowa 28 – Indiana 20

Matchup: Minnesota Golden Gophers @ Michigan State Spartans
Date: Saturday, November 6th, 12:00 ET
Location: Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI
Game Line: Michigan State -24.5
Over/Under 57.5

The Spartans have to be angry after losing last week to the Iowa Hawkeyes in a bad way, and we tend to believe that this is a game in which they can exact some revenge. Sure, we know that these two teams don't like each other and that the Golden Gophers theoretically shouldn't just be taking a dive in a game like this even though they are 1-8 on the season, but what other result is really possible? QB Adam Weber needs to have a tremendous game to avoid Minnesota suffering what should be an absolutely brutal defeat. It will be a great bounce back game for QB Kirk Cousins, RB Le'Veon Bell, and RB Edwin Baker, all of which were absolutely shut down last week by Iowa.

Free College Football Picks: Michigan State -24.5
Prediction: Michigan State 41 – Minnesota 14

Matchup: North Carolina State Wolfpack @ Clemson Tigers
Date: Saturday, November 6th, 12:00 ET
Location: Memorial Stadium, Clemson, SC
Game Line: Clemson -4
Over/Under 50.5

This could largely be considered the game of the year for the Wolfpack. If they win this one, the coast could be relatively clear towards the ACC Championship Game. They got some great news last week as well when Clemson was knocked off by the Boston College Eagles in Chestnut Hill. Depending on your belief, it could be that the Tigers just aren't that good, or that they were already looking forward to that duel against NC State. We're hoping that it's the latter. Death Valley is always a major pain to go into, and especially off of that tremendous win over the Florida State Seminoles, we can't help but wonder if the Wolfpack are going to crash back to earth in a game that is do or die for the Tigers if they have any hopes of bowling this season.

Free College Football Picks: Clemson -4
Prediction: Clemson 31 – NC State 24

Matchup: Baylor Bears @ Oklahoma State Cowboys
Date: Saturday, November 6th, 12:30 ET
Location: Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK
Game Line: Oklahoma State -8
Over/Under 72.5

There certainly isn't going to be any shortage of offense in this one, as both the Bears and Pokes have high octane offenses that can run up and down the field in a hurry. QB Robert Griffin and QB Brandon Weeden are two of the best signal callers in a great conference, and they should both be putting on a show on Saturday. Baylor is a sneaky team right now and is coming off of the big "upset" at the Texas Longhorns last week. Things just don't look quite as right for the Cowboys, and we aren't so sure how WR Justin Blackmon is going to come back to the lineup after his one game suspension. This is a big, big game in the Big XII South, and we tend to think that the Bears are going to be able to leave Stillwater with their magical season still intact.

Free College Football Picks: Baylor +8
Prediction: Baylor 41 – Oklahoma State 35

Matchup: Illinois Fighting Illini @ Michigan Wolverines
Date: Saturday, November 6th, 12:00 ET
Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI
Game Line: Michigan -3
Over/Under 57.5

Uh-oh Michigan… Does this look familiar? The men in maize and blue got off to a fantastic start last season and ended up tanking last year, and this is an eerily familiar setting. The Wolverines have absolutely no defense right now to speak of, which really plays into the hands of an Illinois offense that is getting better and better every single week. This isn't exactly a bowl elimination game, as both teams theoretically should get there… but we can already see the noose getting tighter around HC Rich Rodriguez's neck. If he loses this one, the only thing that might save his job would be a win over the Ohio State Buckeyes in the biggest game of the season. Don't kid yourself about Illinois. This is a team that can ball. It did something a few weeks ago that Michigan couldn't do last week: Beat the Penn State Nittany Lions in Happy Valley.

Free College Football Picks: Illinois +3
Prediction: Illinois 33 – Michigan 30

Matchup: Louisville Cardinals @ Syracuse Orange
Date: Saturday, November 6th, 12:00 ET
Location: Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY
Game Line: Syracuse -6
Over/Under 44

College football betting action in the Big East hasn't exactly been sexy this year, but the Orange can win this one, they can lock down their bowl bid for the first time in years! We're not totally sure whether QB Adam Froman is going to be a go or not for the Cards, but we aren't as worried about him as we are about Syracuse's chances of stopping RB Bilal Powell, one of the few 1,000 yard rushers so far on the season. However, the Orange just keep finding ways to win games, and we tend to believe that this is going to be no exception. This is the first time that they have been favored in a game against the Cards since 2003, and the dog has covered every single time that these teams have met since 1985, but we aren't worried. The 'Cuse have covered five straight in this series and even have a pair of outright upsets (including once in Louisville as a 37 point dog!). Get your bowling shoes on Syracuse fans!

Free College Football Picks: Syracuse -6
Prediction: Syracuse 23 – Louisville 14

Matchup: Maryland Terrapins @ Miami Hurricanes
Date: Saturday, November 6th, 12:00 ET
Location: Sun Life Stadium, Miami, FL
Game Line: Miami -7.5
Over/Under 46

Simply put, the wrong team in favored in this game. The Terps are coming off of an absolute offensive explosion against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons, and they are still the forgotten team that is in the driver's seat in the ACC Atlantic Division. The Canes looked like they just gave up last week at the Virginia Cavaliers, and they are clearly playing to the level of their opponents right now. QB Jacory Harris is out of the lineup, and that just might be the death sentence for HC Randy Shannon. We're amazed that Shannon kept his job after two years ago when the Virginia Cavaliers came into South Beach and shut out Miami and its last ever game at the Orange Bowl. Don't be shocked if the outcome is awfully similar on Saturday.

Free College Football Picks: Maryland +7.5
Prediction: Maryland 17 – Miami 6

Matchup: Florida Gators @ Vanderbilt Commodores
Date: Saturday, November 6th, 12:20 ET
Location: Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville, TN
Game Line: Vanderbilt +14
Over/Under 46

Sandwich game alert! The Gators are coming off of their emotional overtime win over the Georgia Bulldogs, and unless they lose this week and the South Carolina Gamecocks beat the Arkansas Razorbacks, next week's duel against the Cocks at home is for the SEC East title. Vanderbilt has been struggling all season long, but we wonder how much the Gators really want to show this week against a lowly bunch of 'Dores with the Ol' Ball Coach coming back to Gainesville next weekend. Will QB Trey Burton see more snaps? If he does, we tend to think that Florida will beat this line. But if he doesn't, we aren't even totally sure that the blue and orange escape the Music City with a victory. The Commodores always seem to play Florida tough, and this year will be no exception in what should be a real defensive struggle.

Free College Football Picks: Vanderbilt +14
Prediction: Florida 16 – Vanderbilt 10

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