College football predictions, Week 6: Whose hot streak ends in TCU-Kansas, plus other picks
There are only 12 chances for unbeaten teams to meet for the rest of the regular season. Three of them are next week. The only one we know about is in Lawrence, Kansas, where the host Jayhawks have five wins already. TCU thumped Oklahoma 55-24 last week, and they have a showdown with Oklahoma State next weekend. Texas-Oklahoma and Texas A&M-Alabama are the other games on Saturday.
Kansas is 5-0. The Jayhawks have a +4 turnover margin in their four games against FBS opponents. Iowa State won last week despite being out-gained and out of position. TCU has scored 38 or more points in all four of their games. Quarterback Max Duggan is rocking a 74.5% completion rate with 11 touchdowns and no interceptions.
Cincinnati is No. 5 on defense and No 24 on offense. South Florida is 127th on the defense, 92nd on offence. Cincinnati is third on rushing defense. The Bearcats are going to get out to a big lead.
East Carolina plays Tulane at 3:30 p.m. on ESPNU. The Green Wave has had two huge wins this season, winning at Kansas State and opening up American Athletic Conference play with a big win at Houston. East Carolina has only played one road game and slogged past South Florida despite allowing 455 yards last week.
No. 11 Utah plays No. 18 UCLA on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. on Fox. The game is a matchup of fairly even teams. UCLA has been better on a per-play basis than Utah. The pick is UCLA 31, Utah 28.
No. 3 Ohio State plays Michigan State at 4 p.m. on ABC. The Buckeyes are the favorite, but the Spartans have struggled recently. This is the first time Ohio state plays on the road. It's possible the Buckeye will win, and it's unlikely that Michigan state will lose.
No. 12 OREGON (-13) at Arizona (Pac-12 Network) is a game to watch after the kids go to bed. The Ducks have more potential for improvement than Arizona. Arizona is improved, but Oregon is better.
Last week, last week's picks were 4-2 straight up and 3-3 against the spread.
This year's college football season is going to be 19-11 straight up and 16-14 ATS.
