IrishCentral's weekend college football picks

I semi-recovered from a 3-4 performance two weeks ago. I ended up going 4-3 against the spread, which raises my season total to 43-26 (60.4 percent). With every week, there was the birdie; almost predicting the Clemson-FSU game on the dot, and the (double) bogey; thinking for some unknown reason that the Irish were going to beat Navy by two Tds. 

I’m still a little upset with myself for that ND pick. It feels like they haven’t covered a spread since the Clinton administration. I think you can guess who I’m going with this week:

 Notre Dame @ Pittsburgh (-7) (Saturday 8 p.m. ESPN)
Let’s see, the Irish have struggled at home to every opponent on their schedule, even Washington State to some degree. And now they’re on the road at No. 8 Pitt?  Ha!  Dion Lewis is going to dance around the Irish defense, and when he’s done, Bill Stull is gonna throw bombs to Baldwin and Dickinson. I’m not counting out Clausen and the ND offense, but I’m feeling pretty sorry for their D. 
Prediction: Pitt: 37, ND 28

South Florida @ Rutgers (PK) (Thursday night)
I went to this game two years ago when USF was ranked No. 2 in the country.  Rutgers put a beating on them then, but they‘re a completely different team now. USF QB B.J. Daniels makes a lot of plays with his feet and he’ll have an improving Rutgers’ D on their heels all night. It’s up to freshman sensation Tom Savage to keep RU in this game. He must be able to make throws with a fierce pass rush in his face. I’m giving the edge to the home, Thursday night crowd. It‘ll be a crazy sea of red in Piscataway tonight.  Prediction: RU 24, USF 20

West Virginia (+9) @ Cincinnati (Friday night)
You’re probably going to want a seatbelt for this game. Well, that is if WVU RB Noel Devine is ready to play. Cincy QB Zach Collaros will be starting yet again for the bearcats, and rightfully so. Last week against UCONN, he put up 7,500 all purpose yards and scored 35 Tds.  If Devine plays, WVU makes it a game. If not, Cincy will burn their half of the scoreboard down.  Prediction: Cincy 42, WVU 24

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