Review of Week 11

I would be remiss if I didn't mention the shenanigans in the Chargers-Steelers game last night. Clearly, the NFL makes way too much as a league to fix a game and it is exceedingly unlikely that somebody could get to the officials (though obviously, it happens). What is clear is that although the NFL publicly has an anti-gambling stance, they are acutely aware of what the point spreads are for individual games. I mean, unless they were really concerned about the 7th postseason tiebreaker.

Miami(FL) -4.5 @ Virginia Tech (2)

I really need to stop betting ACC games. How can there possibly be a contrarian edge when the whole conference has the same record?

Wyoming +6.5 @ UNLV (2)

All I knew about this game was that Wyoming sucked (which, by extension, tells you how bad Tennessee is) and that line was way too short.

Navy +4 vs. Notre Dame (3)

I don't actually care that I lost this game. Navy had no reasonable chance to cover and still managed a solid tease by getting two onside kicks in the last two minutes. Highly entertaining to watch. I'm sure my neighbors think I am a Navy fan.

Utah State +14 @ Louisiana Tech (2)

Utah State fired their coach today. That kind of sucks, since I've been riding the Aggie train for a few weeks now.

UL Monroe +22.5 @ Mississippi (4)

Strike one in my fade the SEC idea. However, I would like to note that I consider Ole Miss to be the 4th best team in the league this year. I'm hoping I get to be on them against a terrible LSU squad this coming week.

Kansas +14 vs. Texas (3)

I was feeling pretty crappy around 3pm on Saturday.

Auburn +9.5 vs. Georgia (3)

However, things started to turn around when Kodi Burns did not throw a pick 6.

UAB +3.5 @ Tulane (2)

And somehow I broke even minus juice in the earlies. So, yay, I guess.

New Mexico State +17 @ Fresno State (2)

[Ctrl+C]Fresno State is not a good football team.[Ctrl+V]

Air Force +3 vs. BYU (3)

Games like this always give me heartburn. Halftime score: AFA 14 BYU 10. Fucking Zoomies.

Troy +16.5 @ LSU (5)

I'm sure everyone who was near a TV Saturday night saw how this ended. I wasn't terribly surprised that Troy jumped out to a lead (though the magnitude was an eye opener), nor was I surprised that LSU came back.

Colorado +17.5 vs. Oklahoma State (3)

Pokes might be slightly overrated. The best thing on their resume is a close loss to Texas.

Washington +6.5 vs. UCLA (4)

I really, really, really to bet on the Apple Cup this week.

Seattle +3 vs. Arizona (4)

I am 1-9 in the NFL in November. I obviously know what I am doing.