Week 8 Picks

I had a pretty solid week with my picks last Saturday, going 6-1 straight up and 4-3 against the spread.

That brings my season totals to 28-8 straight up and 21-14-1 against the spread.

The number of games to pick from is about to get a lot smaller, but we have six games this week:

Princeton +4 ½ at Brown

Brown’s entire season rides on this game as a loss takes them out of the race. I hope the scoreboard operator fuels up on plenty of that Brown Stadium press box soup, (damn it’s good), because we may see a total score nearing the 100-point region. I think the Bears will win but not by more than a field goal.

Fordham -8 at Yale

This line opened as just a five point spread for the Rams and if I were a betting man, I would have jumped all over that action. Fordham is itching to make another statement here and I don’t envy the Bulldogs right now.

Georgetown +22 at Lehigh

The Mountain Hawks should have little trouble winning this game, but this Lehigh team just doesn’t seem built to blow people out.  This feels like a 17 or 18 point loss for the Hoyas.

Lafayette + 22 ½ at Harvard

This Crimson team also doesn’t look like it’s going to really embarrass to many teams this year. This one will be VERY close to the spread, but I think the Leopards will lost by 20 or 21.

Monmouth -4 ½ vs. Cornell

This is a tricky game because the Hawks didn’t play all that great last week in an upset loss to Saint Francis and they haven’t really faced a passing attack like Cornell. But the Big Red usually really stink it up on the road, so I’m laying the points for Monmouth.

Bucknell +21 at Dartmouth

This is another game that will be AWFULLY close to the spread, but I think the Big Green aren’t going to go all out in the final non-conference game of the year. Dartmouth by 18 or 19 here.