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By: Chad Wilson – Editor – GridironStuds Blog<\/strong> Woy! Back to back to back 1-2 weeks have me in the training room.\u00a0 Despite that,\u00a0 I am still winning 58% (14-10) of these picks vs. those boys in Vegas.\u00a0 The problem for college football coaches and people trying to handicap games this time of year is trying to figure out who’s motivated and who’s not.\u00a0 The last couple of weeks I have focused strictly on the X’s and O’s only to be victimized by the emotions of 18-22 year old college aged men.\u00a0 Time to factor in psychology now.\u00a0 It’s getting late in the season.\u00a0 Last week’s lone winner was Alabama over LSU.\u00a0 I figured a 20 point win for the Tide and they won by 29.\u00a0 Thinking Penn St. would keep it close when they were recently eliminated from all their pre-season goals was an oversight on my part.\u00a0 Kentucky’s one dimension couldn’t stand up vs. Georgia.\u00a0 I am not mad at that pick.\u00a0 Let’s get off of the bench this week and sink some shots.<\/p>\n #10 Ohio St. @ #18 Michigan St.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n We’re probably looking at two over ranked teams here.\u00a0 Something is definitely going on in Columbus and it’s not good.\u00a0 This is not the Ohio St. team that was playing the first four games of the\u00a0 season.\u00a0 I can guarantee you that the Buckeyes and Urban Meyer are not having fun but here’s the deal,\u00a0 everything thing they wanted in the preseason is still in reach.\u00a0 So that keeps them maximally engaged in the week to week outcomes.\u00a0 For me,\u00a0 that’s enough to surge them ahead of this Michigan St. team.\u00a0 Sparty has been weird this year struggling against lesser teams and showing up to fight vs. some of the bigger ones.\u00a0 Ultimately,\u00a0 having watched Michigan St.,\u00a0 I don’t think they’re that good.\u00a0 They will fight the good fight early in this game but I think the Buckeyes’ playmakers take over to give Ohio St. a feel good type of win.\u00a0 Ohio St. 28\u00a0 Michigan St. 17<\/p>\n #24 Auburn @ #5 Georgia<\/strong><\/p>\n Here’s a game where psychology comes into play.\u00a0 On it’s surface,\u00a0 I do think that Georgia is at least two TDs better than Auburn.\u00a0 This is due in large part to the advantages in the trenches for the Bulldogs.\u00a0 Auburn’s problems this season have been up front and especially on offense.\u00a0 Unfortunately,\u00a0 the line of scrimmage is a place Georgia loves to own.\u00a0 However,\u00a0 this Dawgs team has been through back to back weeks of exhaustive preparation and emotion for games against Florida and Kentucky.\u00a0 No one in Athens expected to have to exert themselves like they did vs. Kentucky back when they were planning in July.\u00a0 As such,\u00a0 preparation may not have been what it should for Auburn this week causing this game to be closer than expected.\u00a0 Ultimately Georgia is a stronger team in many ways and will do what they have to do down the stretch.\u00a0 However,\u00a0 I think Auburn keeps it close.\u00a0 Georgia 23\u00a0 Auburn 13<\/p>\n #2 Clemson @ #17 Boston College\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Here goes another one.\u00a0 Clemson has outscored their opponents by a combined 177-33 the last three weeks.\u00a0 This is hard for the betting public to ignore and as such,\u00a0 the oddsmakers seek an opportunity to throw a little extra cheese on this pizza.\u00a0 That cheese serves to motivate the home team,\u00a0 Boston College and warp the mind of the visiting Clemson Tigers.\u00a0 Dabo Swinney is a good coach but he has his hands full trying to keep his young Tigers’ head on straight after mugging previous conference darlings Florida St. and Louisville in back to back weeks.\u00a0 That desire to chill is likely rampant and may show it’s head here.\u00a0 Other than the lower temperatures in Chestnut Hill,\u00a0 there’s no reason to chill vs. Boston College.\u00a0 This physical football team will not back down and has shown all season long that they can play with anyone.\u00a0 At 7-2 B.C. is no slouch and one of those two losses came when their best player was sidelined.\u00a0 I think Boston College gets real physical with the Tigers and reminds them that they are no push overs.\u00a0 Clemson 31\u00a0 Boston College 17.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By: Chad Wilson – Editor – GridironStuds Blog Twitter: @GridironStuds Woy! 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