*For entertainment purposes only.  Not intended for gambling.

Week one is always the hardest to pick since the experts have nothing to compare the teams other than last year.  This week the experts should be a little closer.  Here is mine and my PlayStation 3's attempts at beating the experts.  As usual, spread winners are in bold.

RedRaiderMath2007:  Last Week (8-1)SU, (4-3)ATS

NCAA Football 09:  Last Week (6-3)SU, (4-3)ATS 

San Jose State (+27 ½) at Nebraska 11:30 am CDT

RRM:  San Jose State 16, Nebraska 35

NCAA:  San Jose State 10, Nebraska 52 

Eastern Washington (No Line) at Colorado 2:30 pm CDT

RRM:  Eastern Washington 28, Colorado 34

NCAA:  Eastern Washington 3, Colorado 42 

Cincinnati (+21 ½) at Oklahoma 2:30 pm CDT (ABC)

RRM:  Cincinnati 27, Oklahoma 34

NCAA:  Cincinnati 24, Oklahoma 45 

Texas A&M (-2 ½) at New Mexico 4:00 pm CDT (VERSUS)

RRM:  Texas A&M 17, New Mexico 20

NCAA:  Texas A&M 37, New Mexico 31 

Northwestern State (No Line) at Baylor 6:00 pm CDT

RRM:  Northwestern State 17, Baylor 42

NCAA:  Northwestern State 6, Baylor 51 

Montana State (No Line) at Kansas State 6:05 pm CDT (FCS)

RRM:  Montana State 10, Kansas State 38

NCAA:  Montana State 0, Kansas State 48 

Houston (+16) at Oklahoma State 6:05 pm CDT

RRM:  Houston 28, Oklahoma State 31

NCAA:  Houston 38, Oklahoma State 24 

SE Missouri State (No Line) at Missouri 6:00 pm CDT

RRM:  SE Missouri State 7, Missouri 59

NCAA:  SE Missouri State 10, Missouri 34 

Louisiana Tech (+21) at Kansas 6:00 pm CDT (FSN)

RRM:  Louisiana Tech 14, Kansas 45

NCAA:  Louisiana Tech 24, Kansas 27 

Kent State (+7) at Iowa State 6:00 pm CDT

RRM:  Kent State 34, Iowa State 28

NCAA:  Kent State 41, Iowa State 26 

Texas Tech (-10) at Nevada 8:05 pm CDT

RRM:  Texas Tech 38, Nevada 31

Nevada:  Texas Tech 52, Nevada 7

Texas (-27) at UTEP 9:15 pm CDT (ESPN2)

RRM:  Texas 45, UTEP 17

Nevada:  Texas 55, UTEP 34

Big 12 Picks for November 3, 2007

We’re putting up our picks a little earlier this week so our readers can comment on them if they choose.  This week will go a long way in deciding which teams are still going to be in the race for the Big 12 Championship.  As always spread winners are in bold.

Last week: RedRaiderMath2007 (3-2 SU, 1-4 ATS), j-daddy (4-1 SU, 2-3 ATS), NCAA Football 08 (3-2 SU, 4-1 ATS)

Overall: RedRaiderMath2007 (15-8 SU, 9-14 ATS), j-daddy (17-6 SU, 11-12 ATS), NCAA Football 08 (15-8 SU, 10-13 ATS)

Kansas State (-15) at Iowa State 11:30am VERSUS

RRM: Kansas State 45, Iowa State 20

j-daddy: Kansas State 35, Iowa State 13

NCAA: Kansas State 21, Iowa State 28

Nebraska (+20 ½) at No. 8 Kansas 11:30am FSN

RRM: Nebraska 10, Kansas 31

j-daddy: Nebraska 14, Kansas 35

NCAA: Nebraska 59, Kansas 7

Texas Tech (-21) at Baylor 2:00pm

RRM: Texas Tech 52, Baylor 21

j-daddy: Texas Tech 28, Baylor 14

NCAA: Texas Tech 52, Baylor 17

No. 15 Texas (-3) at Oklahoma State 2:30pm ABC

RRM: Texas 35, Oklahoma State 31

j-daddy: Texas 38, Oklahoma State 28

NCAA: Texas 7, Oklahoma State 38

No. 9 Missouri (-4) at Colorado 5:30pm FSN

RRM: Missouri 31, Colorado 28

j-daddy: Missouri 31, Colorado 17

NCAA: Missouri 20, Colorado 21

Texas A&M (+21) at No. 6 Oklahoma 7:00pm ABC

RRM: Texas A&M 21, Oklahoma 38

j-daddy: Texas A&M 3, Oklahoma 28

NCAA: Texas A&M 0, Oklahoma 24

Big 12 Picks for October 27, 2007

Many questions still arise in week nine of the season.  Can Texas Tech bounce back after a horrible showing in Columbia?  Can Missouri keep it going and avoid the hangover (i.e. avoid pulling an Oklahoma and overlooking Iowa State)?  Will Nebraska give up another 40 points?  Will Baylor win a game in Big 12 play?  Is Kansas for real, or just a product of a weak early schedule?  Here are our picks for the week: Spread winners are in bold.

RedRaiderMath2007: Last Week (3-3 SU, 3-3 ATS) Overall (12-6 SU, 8-10 ATS)

j-daddy: Last Week (4-2 SU, 2-4 ATS) Overall (13-5 SU, 9-9 ATS)

NCAA Football 08: Last Week (4-2 SU, 3-3 ATS) Overall (12-6 SU, 6-12 ATS)

Colorado (+13 ½) at Texas Tech 11:00am (ABC)

RRM: Colorado 21, Texas Tech 45

j-daddy: Colorado 17, Texas Tech 21

NCAA: Colorado 10, Texas Tech 17

Iowa State (+29 ½) at No. 13 Missouri 1:00pm

RRM: Iowa State 13, Missouri 35

j-daddy: Iowa State 10, Missouri 49

NCAA: Iowa State 3, Missouri 31

Nebraska (+21) at No. 19 Texas 2:30 (ABC)

RRM: Nebraska 24, Texas 48

j-daddy: Nebraska 7, Texas 42

NCAA: Nebraska 13, Texas 14

Baylor (+25 ½) at Kansas State 2:35pm

RRM: Baylor 17, Kansas State 38

j-daddy: Baylor 14, Kansas State 35

NCAA: Baylor 21, Kansas State 14

No. 9 Kansas (-3) at Texas A&M 6:00pm (ESPN2)

RRM: Kansas 31, Texas A&M 35

j-daddy: Kansas 21, Texas A&M 17

NCAA: Kansas 49, Texas A&M 42

Big 12 Picks for October 20, 2007

So our first two weeks were kind of rough against the spread, but I feel more confident this week.  There are a couple of good games this week, but a couple only a few people care about.  Who will make it through the weekend?  Will it be Coach Fran or Callahan?  Can Tech’s defense keep it going or will Missouri come back strong after a tough loss on the road?  Here are this weeks picks, as always spread winners are in bold:

RedRaiderMath2007—Last Week: 5-1 SU, 3-3 ATS Overall: 9-3 SU, 5-7 ATS

j-daddy—Last Week: 5-1 SU, 4-2 ATS Overall: 9-3 SU, 7-5 ATS

NCAA Football 08—Last Week: 4-2 SU, 1-5 ATS Overall: 8-4 SU, 3-9 ATS

No. 5 Oklahoma (-31) at Iowa State 11:30am (FSN)

RRM2007: Oklahoma 52, Iowa State 20

j-daddy: Oklahoma 49, Iowa State 10

NCAA08: Oklahoma 42, Iowa State 21

No. 22 Texas (-25 ½) at Baylor 11:30am (VERSUS)

RRM2007: Texas 42, Baylor 31

j-daddy: Texas 28, Baylor 13

NCAA08: Texas 35, Baylor 17

Texas A&M (+2) at Nebraska 1:05pm

RRM2007: Texas A&M 37, Nebraska 35

j-daddy: Texas A&M 35, Nebraska 14

NCAA08: Texas A&M 33, Nebraska 14

No. 24 Texas Tech (+3 ½) at No. 16 Missouri 2:30pm (ABC)

RRM2007: Texas Tech 38, Missouri 28

j-daddy: Texas Tech 35, Missouri 17

NCAA08: Texas Tech 31, Missouri 27

No. 13 Kansas (-4) at Colorado 4:30pm (ESPN)

RRM2007: Kansas 21, Colorado 27

j-daddy: Kansas 14, Colorado 21

NCAA08: Kansas 13, Colorado 23

Kansas State (+3) at Oklahoma State 6:05pm

RRM2007: Kansas State 24, Oklahoma State 20

j-daddy: Kansas State 17, Oklahoma State 28

NCAA08: Kansas State 0, Oklahoma State 24

Big 12 Picks for 10-13-07

Last week we got called out for only hitting two games against the spread, so this week, we decided we’d do better.  Most of the games this week should be exciting and we’ll find out who the true contenders are in the Big 12 Conference.  Will Oklahoma survive the curse of being ranked No. 5 in the USA Today Poll?  Can Texas A&M win in Lubbock for the first time since 1993?  Which, if either, was a fluke: Colorado beating Oklahoma, or Kansas State losing to Kansas?  Is Kansas a legitimate Big 12 North contender?  Will Baylor win a conference game this year?  Whose defense is worse: Oklahoma State’s or Nebraska’s?  We’ll see on Saturday.

Last week

RedRaiderMath2007: 4-2 straight-up, 2-4 against the spread

j-daddy: 4-2 SU, 3-3 ATS

NCAA Football 08: 4-2 SU, 2-4 ATS

Baylor (+27) at No. 20 Kansas (FCS) 11:30am

RRM: Baylor 16, Kansas 38

j-daddy: Baylor 17, Kansas 35

NCAA08: Baylor 48, Kansas 42

Oklahoma State (+4) at Nebraska (FSN) 11:30am

RRM: Oklahoma State 28, Nebraska 31

j-daddy: Oklahoma State 14, Nebraska 24

NCAA08: Oklahoma State 16, Nebraska 13

No. 22 Texas (-16) at Iowa State (FSN) 11:30am

RRM: Texas 31, Iowa State 21

j-daddy: Texas 34, Iowa State 14

NCAA08: Texas 24, Iowa State 11

Texas A&M (+9 ½) at Texas Tech (ABC) 2:30pm

RRM: Texas A&M 14, Texas Tech 38

j-daddy: Texas A&M 28, Texas Tech 38

NCAA08: Texas A&M 30, Texas Tech 7

No. 11 Missouri (+12) at No. 5 Oklahoma (FSN) 5:30pm

RRM: Missouri 17, Oklahoma 31

j-daddy: Missouri 31, Oklahoma 35 

NCAA08: Missouri 10, Oklahoma 28

Colorado (+5 ½) at Kansas State (ESPN) 8:15pm

RRM: Colorado 24, Kansas State 31

j-daddy: Colorado 13, Kansas State 24

NCAA08: Colorado 24, Kansas State 27

Bold denotes spread winner