#NicksPicks Week 8 College Football: S/U & ATS

#NicksPicks originated on the campus of Ohio University with a college student who simply believed they were very good at picking College Football games straight up. After a year hiatus, Nick has brought back his patented Saturday morning over-a-cup-of-coffee-rapid-fire picks. Got it? Good. Grab your mug and let’s get our Saturday rolling!

Season: 35-25 (58%) | Last Week: 6-5

12pm

16 Wake Forest (-3) @ Army| O/U 53

This one has weird nooner stamped all over it. Army tends to have one standout performance at home each year but can their defense truly stop the downfield passing attack of Wake? Army hangs around for 3 quarters and leads in the second half, but Sam Hartmann and co. score three touchdowns in the fourth to pull away. Army doesn’t have the juice when it matters.

Wake Forest 31-21 | ATS: Wake -3

3:00pm

Wisconsin (-3.5) @ 25 Purdue | O/U 40.5

Today’s slate isn’t quite robust enough, okay? Purdue comes off their once-a-year major upset of Iowa (Major Fraud Alert and we all knew it), and Wisconsin continues to be bleh. Why does Vegas keep favoring the Badgers? Honestly, no clue over here but I’ve made a vow to fade the Badgers at every turn. Boiler Up.

Purdue 20-16| ATS: Purdue +3.5/ML

3:30pm

8 Oklahoma State @ Iowa State (-7)| O/U 53

Welcome to the first of two from the 3:30 slate where a top-ten team is a road dog. In the words of the great TikTok sound, “I’ve seen what I needed to see” when it comes to Iowa State. Oklahoma State relies on its defense, creates timely turnovers (which have killed the Cyclones in their two losses), and wins by a field goal.

Oklahoma State 27-24 | ATS: Under 53

10 Oregon @ UCLA (-1)| O/U 61

Another really interesting matchup that includes two teams that’ve been signaling for weeks that their best football is behind them. Yes, both teams are continuing to impress even less. I don’t expect the Rose Bowl to be remotely full (at least not of UCLA fans) for this Noon-local time kick and I expect the Ducks to come out extremely motivated to stay in the Pac-12 Title race for another week. I trust the Ducks to lose a much sleepier contest down the road.

Oregon 30-27 | ATS: Ducks +1/ML

LSU @ 12 Ole Miss (-7.5)| O/U 76.5

Let’s start by stating the obvious: this is another principal under play. It easily cashed in the Ole Miss game last week in Neyland and it will again tonight in Vaught-Hemingway. Will the real LSU please stand up? The Tigers rolled the Gators for the second year in a row last week, but will they emotionally or physically be ready to do that again on the road this week? Similarly, I have the same concern for the Rebels. After being handled by Alabama, Ole Miss has narrowly escaped from both Arkansas and Tennessee. I’ll ride with Matt Corral to continue his push to the Heisman Trophy and the Ole Miss defense to somewhat slow the newly found Tigers rushing attack. A true coin flip here.

Ole Miss 38-34 | ATS: Stay Away!

Clemson @ 23 Pitt (-3.5)| O/U 47

We all know how this one goes right? Clemson ain’t losing it. Say what you want about Pitt, Kenny Pickett, and their average points scored a game. Say what you want about the Clemson offense to this point. I don’t care. Clemson as road underdogs while still controlling their destiny in the Atlantic? Hold your nose and ride with Dabo. I don’t want to either. It’ll be okay.

Clemson 26-23 | ATS: Clemson +3.5/ML

4:00pm

BC @ Louisville (-5)| O/U 57.5

I love you Cardnation, I really do. Going for four-in-a-row in Cards games and I’ve thought this is a bad matchup for Louisville since the preseason. Malik balls out yet again, but once again Satterfield gets out-coached, but this time not by his own play-calling–by Jeff Hafley. Louisville needs to show me they can play to win for four quarters. Prove me wrong, boys. | Check out more predictions from SOL here.

Boston College 30-28 | ATS: BC +5/ML

Upset Special: Temple +2 over South Florida

Best Bet 🔒 : Alabama -14 1H