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Day: September 18, 2019

Week 4 2019: #CFB Picks w/ Phil Steele & Doug Kezirian!

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Phil Steel and Doug Kezirian were back at it this week (I love these two together on the podcast) on Behind the Bets, and they gave out some picks for your review.   Phil said he agreed with the Texas-5.5 play but it wasn’t one of his own plays.  Doug also liked ULM+18.5 and the Clemson/Charlotte over but those sounded like he hadn’t decided on making those official picks yet.

Phil Steele:

Date Pick
9/20/19 Utah  -4 vs Southern Cal
9/21/19 North Carolina  -3 vs Appalachian State
9/21/19 Michigan + 3.5 vs Wisconsin
9/21/19 Northwestern + 9.5 vs Michigan State
9/21/19 San Diego State + 4 vs Utah State

Phil Steele’s Picks from the Phil Steele Plus Preview on Youtube:

Date Pick
9/21/19 Ole Miss  -2.5 vs California
9/21/19 Miami (FL)  -29.5 vs Central Michigan
9/21/19 Nebraska  -13 vs Illinois
9/21/19 Old Dominion + 30 vs Virginia
9/21/19 Tennessee + 14.5 vs Florida
9/21/19 Florida Atlantic  -35 vs Wagner
9/21/19 Tulsa  -3.5 vs Wyoming

Doug Kezirian:

Date Pick
9/21/19 Texas  -5.5 vs Oklahoma State
9/21/19 Oregon  -10.5 vs Stanford
9/21/19 Utah State  -4 vs San Diego State
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Week 4 2019: #CFB Picks w/ Stanford Steve & The Bear… kinda…

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Alright people, I know you want the week 4 picks from Stanford Steve and the Bear this week but we’ve got a situation.  For week 3, these guys absolutely loved the slate and gave out more picks than usual.  If you followed those picks you won your ass off in week 3, so you should be thankful for what they gave you.

With that being said, the guys hate the week 4 slate.  They both said they are struggling to even come up with games to pick in their ESPN Chalk column this week.  They talked a lot of games on the podcast this week and picked almost none with confidence.  You should listen to the podcast yourself if you want advice.  I want to make it very clear before you read any further:

THE FOLLOWING PICKS ARE NOT OFFICIAL PICKS, SHOULD NOT BE TREATED AS OFFICIAL PICKS, AND WILL NOT BE GRADED AS OFFICIAL PICKS.

These are pretty much the leans they gave out for week 4 on the podcast.  If you want their official picks then you’ll have to get them from ESPN Chalk tomorrow and see what they come up with, because they had nothing official in the podcast this week.  With that being said, here’s some leans and you’re on your own if you bet them.

Stanford Steve:
Notre Dame+14 vs Georgia
Texas A&M-3.5 vs Auburn (but he said buy it down to 3 if you can)
Texas-5.5 vs Oklahoma State
Utah-3.5/4 vs USC
He kinda likes Colorado+7.5 vs Arizona State

Chris “The Bear” Fallica:
Texas A&M-3.5 vs Auburn (he said he could get behind laying the points in this game)
Oklahoma State vs Texas over 73.5
App State+3 vs UNC (he thinks App State wins outright!)
FSU/Louisville: He said he could play Louisville in this game (+6.5)

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Week 4 2019: #CFB Picks from Clay Travis!

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Here are the week 4 CFB picks from Clay Travis via his Outkick the Coverage blog.  The full writeup is HERE if you want his breakdown on each game.

Date Pick
9/21/19 UCF  -12 vs Pittsburgh
9/21/19 Kentucky + 7.5 vs Mississippi State
9/21/19 LSU  -23 vs Vanderbilt
9/21/19 Wisconsin  -3 vs Michigan
9/21/19 Northwestern vs Michigan State Under 39
9/21/19 Georgia  -13.5 vs Notre Dame
9/21/19 Oregon  -10 vs Stanford
9/21/19 Missouri  -8.5 vs South Carolina
9/21/19 Missouri vs South Carolina Over 63.5
9/21/19 Tennessee + 14 vs Florida
9/21/19 Florida vs Tennessee Under 51
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