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New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills

Picks:

Bills win ❌

Bills cover (-7) ❌

Los Angeles Rams at Philadelphia Eagles

Picks:

Rams win ✅

Rams cover (-3.5) ✅

Jacksonville Jaguars at Cincinnati Bengals

Picks:

Bengals win ❌

Jags cover (+2.5) ✅

Los Angeles Chargers at Seattle Seahawks

Picks:

Seahawks win ✅

Seahawks cover (-7) ↔️

Denver Broncos at San Francisco 49ers

Picks:

Broncos win ❌

Broncos cover (+3) ❌

Game/Betting Pick Results

Game: 2-3 This Week (9-7 This Season) (140-65 All-Time)

Spread: 2-2-1 (6-8-2) (127-71-7)

New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills

Barmore and Gonzo out. Plenty of other guys questionable or on IR. I think this game goes poorly. I got the Bills winning and covering (-7).

Los Angeles Rams at Philadelphia Eagles

I got the Rams winning and covering (-3.5).

Jacksonville Jaguars at Cincinnati Bengals

I have the Bengals winning but Jags covering (+2.5).

Los Angeles Chargers at Seattle Seahawks

I think the Seahawks win and cover (-7).

Denver Broncos at San Francisco 49ers

I think the Broncos win and cover (+3).

New England Patriots at Jacksonville Jaguars

Simply terrible.

Picks:

Pats win: ❌

Pats cover (+3): ❌

Los Angeles Chargers at Buffalo Bills

Picks:

Bills win: ✅

Bills cover (-7): ✅

Baltimore vs Dallas (in Brazil)

Picks:

Ravens win: ✅

Ravens cover (-3.5): ❌

Los Angeles Rams at Denver Broncos

Picks:

Rams win: ❌

Rams cover (-2.5): ❌

Game/Betting Pick Results

Game: 2-2 This Week (7-4 This Season) (138-62 All-Time)

Spread: 1-3 (4-6-1) (125-69-6)

What Power 4 football colleges are based in their state’s capital. We are talking main campuses here.

Example: Elon University (not a Power 4 school) has a main campus based in Elon, NC. They also have a law school in Greensboro, NC. For the purposes of this exercise, if they were a Power 4 school, their location would be Elon, NC.

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HINT 1

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There are 11 P4 schools based in their state’s capital.

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HINT 2

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Breakdown by conference:

SEC: 4

ACC: 3

Big 10: 3

Big 12: 1

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HINT 3

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Schools that may be thought to be in their state’s capital, but are not:

• Boston College (not actually in Boston)
• Michigan State (in East Lansing, not Lansing)
• University of Minnesota (most campus buildings are in Minneapolis; the ones not in Minneapolis are in a suburb of St. Paul called Falcon Heights, but not St. Paul itself)

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ANSWER BELOW:

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SEC:

Texas: Austin

LSU: Baton Rogue 

South Carolina: Colombia

Vanderbilt: Nashville  

ACC:

Georgia Tech: Atlanta

FSU: Tallahassee 

NC State: Raleigh 

Big 10:

OSU: Columbus 

Nebraska: Lincoln

Wisconsin: Madison 

Big 12:

Utah: Salt Lake City

New England Patriots at Jacksonville Jaguars

I get plus money for the Pats in this one? I’ll take the Pats to win and cover (+3).

Los Angeles Chargers at Buffalo Bills

I think the Bills win and cover (-7).

Baltimore Ravens vs Dallas Cowboys (in Brazil)

I think the Ravens win and cover (-3.5).

Los Angeles Rams at Denver Broncos

I think the Rams win and cover (-2.5).