Phil Steele put out some picks for your pick’em league as well as some bets for those of you who are into that type of thing. I took note of how I understood some of those sides and totals, but you can check out the full podcast below to hear full analysis and some more leans.
Phil Steele:
Grambling St over NC Central (double-digit confidence)
UNM over UTSA
Houston over SDSU (by a TD or more)
Toledo over App St
UCF over Ark St (by 4-6, on the number)
NC St over Vanderbilt
Tulsa over C.Mich
WKU over Memphis (by 3)
CSU over Idaho
Old Dom over E.Mich
Boise St over Baylor
MTSU over Hawaii
Miss St over Miami OH
Army over UNT
EWU over Youngstown St (by a couple TD)
BYU over Wyoming
LaTech over Navy
Pitt over NW
Utah over Indiana (by more than the TD)
USC over Penn St (by a TD or more)
Miami FL over WVU (by about a TD)
AF over S Alabama
Colorado over Ok St (by about a TD)
Stanford over UNC
UGA over TCU
Tennessee over Nebraska
LSU over Louisville
Kentucky over GT
Auburn over OU
Wisconsin over W.Michigan (by double digits)
Alabama over Washington (by 7 to 10)
Ohio St over Clemson (by 3)
NC Central+14.5 vs Grambling St
UTSA+7.5 vs UNM
Houston-4.5 vs SDSU
Toledo-1 vs App St
Wyoming+9 vs BYU
Vanderbilt vs NC St under 44 (lean)
NC St-4 vs Vanderbilt
UL-Lafayette vs S.Miss over 58 (lean)
UL-Lafayette+5 vs S.Miss
Tulsa-12.5 vs C.Mich
Memphis+5 vs WKU
Memphis vs WKU over 79.5
Idaho+13.5 vs CSU
Old Dom-4 vs E.Mich
Baylor+7.5 vs Boise St
Ohio+4 vs Troy
Navy vs LaTech over 66
Hawaii+7 vs MTSU
Miss St-13 vs Miami OH
BC+1 vs Maryland
UNT+10 vs Army
Wash St vs Minnesota over 61
EWU-2.5 vs Youngstown St
Houston-4 vs SDSU (Espn Chalk)
Toledo vs App St over 57.5 (Chalk)
NW+5.5 vs Pitt
Utah-7 vs Indiana
USC-6.5 vs Penn St
Miami Fl-2.5 vs WVU
S Alabama+14 vs AF
S.Carolina+10.5 vs USF
Arkansas+7 vs VT
Colorado-3 vs Ok St
Stanford-3 vs UNC
UGA PK vs TCU
LSU-3 vs Louisville
Kentucky+3.5 vs GT
FSU+7 vs Michigan
Iowa+3 vs Florida
Auburn+3 vs OU
Wisconsin-7.5 vs W.Michigan
Washington+15 vs Alabama
Ohio St vs Clemson over 59