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5 Picks To Click For 10-20-2006
By Jeff Zell
Posted: 11:00 am PDT 2006-10-20

All non-Top 25 contests--that's what we do every Friday. Last week it wasn't the greatest week, but it was our fifth consecutive winning one. We haven't gone 5-0 in quite some time ... let's do it this week.

Miami at Duke

WagerWeb.com line: Miami -17.5

Thirteen Hurricane players were suspended in the aftermath of "The Brawl." The betting line suffered a little bit from this. Despite this, "Thug U" still has talent on the field, including a quarterback who generally eats up weak opponents in Kyle Wright. Last year, Miami won 52-7 at home. Don't look for any homefield advantage at Duke as the Blue Devils are 0-2 ATS this year at home. Look for a big win for the Hurricanes, but still, nobody will forget what happened last week after that particular extra point.

Pick: Miami

Stanford at Arizona State

WagerWeb.com line: ASU -23

Stanford is 0-7 overall, 1-6 ATS this year and is without starting QB Trent Edwards, who will likely miss the rest of the season. However, in the last five meetings, Stanford is 5-0 ATS vs. the Sun Devils. All good streaks have to come to an end. Stanford will struggle to put up points, and Arizona State's Rudy Carpenter is primed to have a big game at home. ASU is 6-4 ATS in its past 10 home games.

Pick: Arizona State

Texas Tech at Iowa State

WagerWeb.com line: Texas Tech -2

Both teams are bad, but the Cyclones have a bad record because of their horrendous schedule. The past four Division I-A teams Iowa State has played have been ranked in the Top 25. Texas Tech goes to Ames after a disappointing performance, only putting up six points in a loss at Colorado. Iowa State was 4-1 ATS at home in 2005. Dan McCarney is on the hot seat, and his team will show up against the Red Raiders.

Pick: ISU

Marshall at UAB

WagerWeb.com line: UAB -5.5

Once again, both teams are bad--but one team has to win. Marshall is on the same level as Stanford and Temple. In fact, the Thundering Herd haven't won a game against a Division I-A opponent this season. UAB is 2-4 ATS and comes off a one-point loss against Rice on the road. The Blazers are 3-1 straight up at home this year, and five points isn't tough to cover. In conference play, UAB will step up and win by two scores.

Pick: UAB

Michigan State at Northwestern

WagerWeb.com line: MSU -7.5

The past two weeks we've bet against Northwestern, and the past two weeks we've come up big. Northwestern hasn't covered the spread since an opening game win against Miami of Ohio (which won its first game last week). Michigan State is 3-1 ATS in the past four contests against the Wildcats. Look for Spartans QB Drew Stanton to have a big game. MSU's four-game losing streak ends here for Coach John L. Smith, as he'll have one week to celebrate because at the end of the season he most likely will be searching for a new job.

Pick: MSU

Last Week: 3-2

Overall: 17-8

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