ACC Nation Staff @accnation –
Forget all about what your gut is telling you because apparently it’s not doing you any service on this front. So, choose wisely my friends as you move forward with picks during this ACC college football season. Nothing is as it seems which essentially for this conference is deja vu all over again. It was best described as a train wreck among our roll call of prognosticators. Even our weekly leaders, Jim Bresnahan and Chris Bond barely got above .500. Sad. But not as sad as some of the performances within the conference this season. Want to see how in four short weeks football has been turned on it’s head? Take a look at the latest ACC Nation Power Poll featuring the rankings of the ACC + 1.
Last week we said you could bank on more surprises. Apparently we didn’t take our own advice. We’re hoping some of you have and can spot us a few dollars for lunch later this weekend.
The ACC Nation crew making this season’s picks includes –
- Will Ojanen
- Xayveon
- Jim Bresnahan
- Chris Bond
- Dave Wolpert
- Mike Lewis
- Jim Quist
This Week’s Must Listen Podcasts – Big Fork and Mike Wilson Talks Pitt
What are the money games on this week’s ACC + 1 schedule?
- Virginia vs Miami – This might be a fun game from an offensive perspective but break out the Tums for the defenses.
- Pitt vs Georgia Tech – Let’s just call this the ‘Big Sting Bowl’. Watch out for an emerging Georgia Tech.
- Cincinnati vs Notre Dame – Okay, big battle or another washout ala Wisconsin?
- Syracuse vs Florida State – Both of these coaches and their programs need this win badly. Kitchen sink strategy.
- Boston College vs Clemson – Death Valley almost sounds like a nice place to play these days.
Choose Wisely
- Win/Loss Record
- Will 32-17
- Xayveon 31-18
- Jim B 35-14
- Chris 30-19
- Dave 29-20
- Mike 29-20
- Jim Q 30-19
GAMES-SPREAD | WILL | XAYVEON | JIM B | CHRIS | DAVE | MIKE | JIM Q |
UVA VS MIA -5 1/2 | MIA | MIA | MIA | MIA | UVA | MIA | MIA |
PITT VS GT -3 1/2 | GT | PITT | PITT | PITT | PITT | PITT | PITT |
DUK VS UNC -20 | UNC | UNC | UNC | UNC | UNC | UNC | UNC |
LOU VS WF -7 | WF | LOU | WF | WF | LOU | WF | WF |
CINCY VS ND -2 | CINCY | CINCY | CINCY | CINCY | ND | CINCY | CINCY |
SYR VS FSU -5 | FSU | SYR | FSU | FSU | FSU | FSU | FSU |
LA TECH VS NC ST -20 1/2 | NC ST | NC ST | NC ST | NC ST | NC ST | NC ST | NC ST |
BC VS CLEM -15 1/2 | CLEM | CLEM | CLEM | CLEM | CLEM | CLEM | CLEM |
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Who’s going out on a limb? Who’s bucking the odds? Let’s take a look at some of the picks.
In the eyes of the majority of the pickers Miami should come away with a win however Dave is going with Virginia. Could the Wahoos offense overwhelm the Canes?
Will thinks that Georgia Tech has enough spunk (and home field advantage) to slip through the fingers of the oddsmakers and pull off a win. It would be a turning point for both programs however he’s the odd man out this week with that pick.
It becomes a bit more of a mixed bag with Xayveon and Dave both going into the red corner with their pick of Louisville. The rest of the gang don’t see much opportunity for an upset win over Wake Forest.
Our lone +1 pick comes from Dave as he backs Notre Dame while everyone else is thinking Cincinnati will be too much for the Irish. A -2 advantage isn’t much to brag about for the Bearcats.
Xayveon isn’t buying what everyone else is selling when it comes to Syracuse and Florida State. He may be on to something considering only one team in that matchup has numbers in the win column so far.
Not much to talk about when it comes to NC State vs LA Tech. The Pack should easily cover.
Though everyone is picking Clemson against Boston College there’s a red flag waving over the Tigers at -15 1/2.
Remember, choose wisely!
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