Sports Handicapper Jim Feist's Picks & Predictions

Boise State comes into today's contest with a perfect 6-0 record and a national No.14 ranking. The Broncos have also covered four straight and five of six games. Their only non-cover came in week two against Marshall at home. They dominated that game statistically, but just failed to cover the 12-point line. Boise ranks 18th offensively in the nation and 33rd defensively. BYU is 2-4 S/U and 2-4 ATS. They have failed to cover in three straight games after losing last week at South Florida, 23-27 as a 6-point chalk. BYU ranks 87th in offense and 83rd in defense. Boise looking for another undefeated season has to weather four of its last six games here on the road. I like Boise though in this one. BYU isn't a very good team and Boise should have little trouble in this one. Play Boise State.

North Carolina had last week off to prepare for this game. The previous week they won on the road at Georgia Tech, 38-22 as a 10-point favorite. The Tar Heels have covered four of their six games and are 3-3 S/U. Virginia Tech played at last last week against Rhode Island, an easy win 34-17. The Hokies are now 4-2 S/U and 1-4 ATS. Their only cover of the season came two weeks ago at Miami Florida. Tech is ranked just 90th in the nation in total offense and 59th in defense. NCU is 53rd in offense and defense. I'll be laying the small points here on the road. Take North Carolina.

18th ranked and 6-0 Baylor puts its perfect record on the line today at Oklahoma State. This looks to be the Bears biggest test thus far, as they have only played on the road at Rice and Kansas State. They did get a scare at home against Iowa State, pulling out a late win on a field goal back on Sept 28th, 23-21. Oklahoma State is 4-2 this year and 4-1-1 ATS. The Cowboys have only played two home games, beating McNeese State and Kansas State. Ok State had the benefit of a week off last week to prepare for this game. That for me is big. Oklahoma State is a 3.5 point home favorite against an undefeated team. That should tell you something, that these teams are pretty evenly matched. I won't be convinced Baylor is as good as its record until the Bears can win this kind of road game. As for today, I'm taking the home club. Play Oklahoma State.

PAC-12 matchup here on Saturday between two ranked teams as No 12 Oregon takes on No. 25 Washington. Oregon is 5-1 S/U and 3-3 ATS on the season. The Ducks are coming off an easy win at home over Colorado, 45-3. It's the offense and their QB Justin Herbert that you think of when it comes to the Ducks. However, the defense has been a start this year. Oregon has the 8th overall ranked defense and has held each of its last five opponents to a touchdown or fewer points. The only team to score more was in the season opener at Auburn where they lost 21-27. Should be interesting today for this defense against a Washington team that has scored 40 or more points in four of its seven games. Strangely, despite their big scores, the offense is ranked only 57th in the country in total yards. Moreover, they have a fairly low offensive red-zone efficiency of just 69.2%. Oregon's offense ranks 30th and has a red-zone efficiency of 72.3%. I believe that this Washington team is a bit over rated and will drop out of the rankings after today. I like Oregon, they have a solid defense and Hebert running that offense. Take Oregon.

Colorado and Washington State meet here in Saturday in a PAC-12 matchup. I'm expecting a big scoring game here on Saturday. Colorado is 3-3 S/U and ATS this season and 3-2-1 Over/Under. Colorado coming off its worse performance of the year at Oregon, losing 3-45. The Buffaloes have not held any of its five opponents to fewer than 30 points this season. Colorado's last week performance dropped their offensive ranking to 58th. The problem here though is their defense, which ranks 123rd in the country. Now they face the 5th ranked offense in Washington State. Colorado has gone over in five of their last seven games and I expect the Buffs to allow a lot of points to the Cougars here on Saturday. If Colorado can keep pace or even close, then this one should easily go over the 70-71 point total. Play OVER.