| College Football Picks Week 7 |
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| Written by Matt Foust | |||||||
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Wednesday, 14 October 2009
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College Football Picks Week 7: Sometimes the best bets are not always the biggest matchups, and that old axiom is particularly true when it comes to college football. The vast number of games makes it an impossibility for the best game or games to constitute, at least with any degree of regularity, the best wager(s). With that in mind, we have mined a couple of week 7 games that might not draw much media attention, but could pad the proverbial wallet. For the latest College Football Picks Week 7 visit online bookmaker BetUS.com today. Texas A&M vs Kansas State Wildcats (+5.5): The Wildcats, as evidenced by their 66-14 shellacking in Lubbock last weekend, College Football Picks Week 7: Texas A&M 45, Kansas State 24 Hawai'i vs Idaho (-9.5): Yes, pick your jaw up, the Vandals are a -9.5 home favorite against the Warriors. Idaho has not played as a favorite, at any location, since the 2007 season, but their 5-1 record and solid play this year has earned them some amount of respect. The Vandals are perfect against the number this season, all as a dog (as mentioned), so backing them here is a slight change of pace. However, the Warriors are off to a poor start (2-3) and have dropped back-to-back conference games (Louisiana Tech, Fresno State) by an average of 25 points. This will also be Hawaii's second game with sophomore Bryant Moniz starting at squarterback (starter Greg Alexander suffered a season ending knee injury in the loss to Louisiana Tech); it will also be Moniz first road start. The real mismatch here, though, is the Vandals offense against the Warriors defense. Hawaii is giving up over 400 yards per game while Idaho is producing 420 yards per contest. The Vandals are efficient at moving the ball both on the ground and through the air and they should be able to both with great frequency against Hawaii on Saturday. College Football Picks Week 7: Hawaii 20, Idaho 37 BetUS.com College Football Picks Week 7: Texas A&M Aggies -5.5 (-110), Over 60 (-110), -235 (Moneyline) Hawaii Warriors +9.5 (-110), Over 60 (-110), +290 (Moneyline)                        |
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are in full rebuild mode. Bill Synder is a great coach, and he will eventually get things back in order in Manhattan, but not this season. The only reason the line in this game is as close as it is is due to Synder and the fact that A&M has lost back-to-back games. But make no mistake, the Aggies are a far superior squad, and their style of play will have the Wildcats on their heels most of the afternoon. Mike Sherman's Aggies are averaging 190.8 rush yards and 37 points per game; they will gash the Kansas State defense early and often. The Cats are yielding 126.3 rush yards per game, but against the three best teams they have played thus far (UCLA, Iowa State, and Texas Tech), they have given up 188.3 yards per game on the ground. Texas A&M has not posted good rushing numbers over the last two weeks and, by no coincidence, the Aggies lost. Look for them to reestablish their ground game against K-State's soft defense and win this game decisively.