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Oof. After flying high in the first four weeks of the season, we had our first Icarus moment of 2025 and flew too close to the sun. We were the unfortunate victims of multiple hooks on top of just some really bad picks. I apologize for picking kansas. That’s on me. But hey, if picking them means they’ll lose every week then I guess that is money well spent. All in all, Best Bets went 1-2, but our picks were 1-5 overall with Ohio State being our lone bright spot keeping us from complete disaster. Best Bets now sits at 9-6 with our overall record at 17-13. We still have some wiggle room but we are going to rebuild our winning percentage and that starts now!
Best Bets
Iowa State (+1.5) @ Cincinnati
Yes, Cincinnati had a big win in Lawrence last week, and yes, they didn’t get blown out by Nebraska (congrats I guess?) but to be favored to win outright against one of the top two teams in the Big 12 the very next week? That’s a bridge too far. This game might be fairly close, but I think the Cyclones will ultimately win on the way to their predestined match up with Texas Tech in the conference championship game.
Illinois (-8.5) @ Purdue
Illinois bounced back big time from their blowout loss to Indiana two weeks ago with a big win at home against USC last week. They are flying high and Purdue is, well, not. Illinois will control both lines of scrimmage as well as the time of possession. I think they’ll win by a couple scores at least.
Minnesota @ Ohio St. (-23.5)
If Oregon isn’t the best team in the country, the Buckeyes are. Mid-esota is is just that… really not great. Ohio State is at home and historically they blow out teams like the Gophers. They’ll win by at least 24 points, though I think it might be closer to 30.
Worth a look
Duke @ Cal (+2.5)
For some reason, Duke remains one of the most overrated teams in the country. They are traveling 3,000 miles to play one of the more bizarre conference match ups in the country, which is tough as is, but Cal is pretty sneaky good too. Outside of a really weird loss to San Diego State, Cal is undefeated. Their freshman quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele (say that five times fast) is truly a joy to watch and I think the Bears will continue their hot start with a second conference win.
Washington @ Maryland (+5.5)
Don’t look now, but Maryland is undefeated. Now I know that September Maryland is a meme. The Terrapins often get off to hot starts but collapse as the season progresses. Yes this game is being played in October. But I thought Washington was overrated last week against Ohio State and I was right. I think the same thing applies here. The Huskies are traveling across the country for this game and like the Duke-Cal game, I think that makes a big difference. Maryland might not win, but they don’t have to, they just have to keep it within a score and we’ll be doing pretty good.
Kansas State @ Baylor (-6.5)
I’ve picked against Kansas State just about every week this season… and guess what? I’m doing it again. I was wrong last week, but I’m going to blame UCF for sucking instead. The Wildcats are on the road this time and Baylor has been sneaky pretty decent this season. They’ll be able to score a lot of points and I don’t see Kansas State being able to keep up. Bears by at least 10.
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