The College Football Blog: 2012 Week 4 Betting Lines

Last Week’s Record

Biggest 10 Games (Straight Up: 5-5; Vs. Spread: 6-4)

Overall (Straight Up: 37-10; Vs. Spread: 30-17; Moneyline Upsets: 0-1)

Season Record

Biggest 10 Games (Straight Up: 16-14; Vs. Spread: 13-17)

Overall (Straight Up: 101-32; Vs. Spread: 73-60; Moneyline Upsets: 3-5)

Week 3 Review: It was a nice bounce back week for me. I improved in the biggest 10 games and I had a good week overall. I’ve gotten off to a slow start picking upsets but nobody’s perfect. 

Week 4 Preview: This really isn’t a huge week as far as big time matchups. I had a hard time finding 10 games to fit into the biggest games categories. That doesn’t mean it won’t be a great week. It also doesn’t make picking games any easier. 

Thursday

Game 1: BYU (+6.5) @ Boise State  

Pick: BYU beats the spread

Saturday 

Game 2: Oregon State (+8) @ UCLA

Pick: Oregon State beats the spread

Game 3: Missouri (+10) @ South Carolina

Pick: Missouri beats the spread

Game 4: California (+16.5) @ USC

Pick: California beats the spread

Game 5: LSU (-20.5) @ Auburn

Pick: LSU covers

Game 6: Michigan (+5.5) @ Notre Dame

Pick: Michigan pulls off the upset

Game 7: Kansas State (+14.5) @ Oklahoma

Pick: Oklahoma covers

Game 8: Clemson (+14) @ Florida State

Pick: Clemson beats the spread

Game 9: Utah (+7) @ Arizona State

Pick: Utah beats the spread

Game 10: Arizona (+23) @ Oregon  

Pick: Arizona beats the spread

Other Games

Wednesday

Kent State (+3) @ Buffalo (Buffalo covers)

Friday

Baylor (-7.5) @ Louisiana-Monroe (ULM beats the spread)

Saturday

Kentucky (+24) @ Florida (Florida covers)

Bowling Green (+19) @ Virginia Tech (Bowling Green beats the spread)

UAB (+36.5) @ Ohio State (Ohio State covers)

UTEP (+18) @ Wisconsin (UTEP beats the spread)

Maryland (+27) @ West Virginia (West Virginia covers)

Central Michigan (+14.5) @ Iowa (Iowa covers)

Mississippi (-17.5) @ Tulane (Mississippi covers)

Massachusetts (+25) @ Miami (OH) (Miami (OH) covers)

Virginia (+17) @ TCU (TCU covers)

Army (+7) @ Wake Forest (Wake Forest covers)

Connecticut (-1.5) @ Western Michigan (UConn covers)

Miami (+14.5) @ Georgia Tech (GT covers)

Eastern Michigan (+33) @ Michigan State (Michigan State covers)

East Carolina (+17) @ North Carolina (ECU beats the spread)

Temple (+7.5) @ Penn State (PSU covers)

Marshall (-2.5) @ Rice (Marshall covers)

Kansas (+9) @ Northern Illinois (NIU covers)

Colorado (+21) @ Washington State (Washington State covers)

South Florida (-10) @ Bowling Green (South Florida covers)

Wyoming (+2) @ Idaho (Idaho covers)

Florida Atlantic (+49) @ Alabama (Alabama covers)

Memphis (+23.5) @ Duke (Memphis beats the spread)

Southern Mississippi (+4.5) @ Western Kentucky (Southern Miss pulls off the upset)

Louisville (-13.5) @ Florida International (Louisville covers)

Utah State (-12.5) @ Colorado State (Utah State covers)

Rutgers (+7) @ Arkansas (Rutgers beats the spread)

South Alabama (+34) @ Mississippi State (Miss State covers)

Troy (PK) @ NT (Troy covers)

Akron (+34.5) @ Tennessee (Tennessee covers)

Vanderbilt (+16.5) @ Georgia (Vandy beats the spread)

Fresno State (+5.5) @ Tulsa (Fresno State beats the spread)

Louisiana Tech (+2.5) @ Illinois (LT pulls off the upset)

San Jose State (+3.5) @ San Diego State (SJS beats the spread)

Syracuse (PK) @ Minnesota (Minnesota covers)

New Mexico (+6.5) @ New Mexico State (NM beats the spread)

Air Force (-10) @ UNLV (UNLV beats the spread)

Nevada (-8) @ Hawaii (Nevada covers)