College Football Picks - Week 5

After going 2-2 last week, here's hoping I do a little better on this week's picks.

Michigan (+3) over MICHIGAN STATE. The last time Michigan lost two games in a row to little brother was the sixties. I am a little worried about this one given last week's performance against Indiana, but I think State looked worse against Wisconsin. Some people are worried about Tate Forcier being a true freshman and this being his first game on the road but I am not. Is it more nerve wracking playing in front of 110K in Ann Arbor that are ready to ask for your head if you lose (see: Sheridan, Nick), or on the road in East Lansing? Probably not much of a difference. Michigan by 7.

Tulsa (-16) over RICE. As one of my Tulsa alum friends puts it "The rice owls are absolutely terrible and we should be able to put up 40-50 points." And I couldn't agree more. Tulsa will dominate on offense and win by 28.

Houston (-15.5) over UTEP. UTEP lost to Buffalo, who is 1-3 on the season. They also lost by 57 last week to Texas and 27 in week 2 to Kansas. Houston will be the third ranked team UTEP faces this year and I think their margin of victory falls somewhere between Texas and Kansas. Houston by 35.

INDIANA (+17.5) over Ohio State. Just because of how they looked against Michigan last week and how Ohio State has looked so far this year. Ohio State by 13.

MIAMI (+7.5) over Oklahoma. Look, I know that Miami didn't look good against Virginia Tech last week, but why should they? Va Tech likely has the best D they'll face all year, it was in Virginia, and it was raining cats and dogs. I think with better field conditions and a favorable home crowd, Miami bounces back this week. I don't necessarily think they will win this game, but they will cover. OU by 7.

YTD - 5-7