Sports Handicapper Sean Higgs's Picks & Predictions

4* Money Maker TCU

4* Money Maker TEMPLE

Taking TEXAS. Not backing a freshman tonight. Tough place to play. I was down a bit on Texas. Had LSU over them to open things up. But Longhorns have been putting up plenty of points. Cowboys also, 52-56-40. But this defense a little tougher than Oregon State, McNeese and Tulsa. Oklahoma State has really owned Texas going 7-2 SU last 9. Time for some payback. Again, Spencer Sanders on the road. Not buying it. 3rd road in 4 weeks for Cowboys. Ehlinger looking good. 8* Sure Shot TEXAS 

Taking APPALACHIAN STATE, going ML. I see 2.5 and a rare 3 out there. Look. If we are going short Sun Belt doggy's, we are going ML. North Carolina playing with fire all season with their rallies late in games. Fell short last week vs Wake. Give me the scrappy guys fighting the big dogs. 4* Money Maker APPALACHIAN STATE 

Taking COASTAL CAROLINA. Mass has to be one of, if not, the worse team in college football right now. 27 loss at Rutgers. 25 points loss to FCS Southern Illinois, at home! 35 at Charlotte. Coastal a tough bunch. Win at Kansas. Tough vs Eastern Michigan. Until UMass shows us something, we fade them. 4* Money Maker COASTAL CAROLINA 

Taking OLD DOMINION. They guys hung vs Va Tech. Now, a run first team, who look to milk the clock, getting 4 TDs. And, 4 TDs from a team that let it all hang out in huge program win over Florida State. Now, Noles not be old time Noles, but for Virginia, huge, huge win. And, hello Notre Dame on deck. Do we really expect them to come out and put 40 plus after rallying last week? Play down to the competition week with ODU off a bye ready for this VA attack. 5* Best Bet OLD DOMINION 

Taking OHIO STATE.  Yeah, laying nearly 40. 138-31. or 46-10 the average score in OSU games. Freshman QB for Miami O who was just trucked by Cincy (35-13) who was rocked by Buckeyes (42-0). Looking for something along the lines of their Indiana game, 52-10 range. OSU will get to 45+. In Miami O two real games, they have scored 14/13 points. Do they get 10 in The Horseshoe? 4* Money Maker OHIO STATE 

4* Total Money UNDER Mich St/ Northwestern 

Taking WASHINGTON STATE. Maybe you didn't catch my video that I did on this game. But I will repeat myself. UCLA is not a good team. Not now. Not next week. Not last year. 1-16 SU run on the road. How about 3-15 SU last 18. Oh. ATS, OK. Washington State 11-2-1 last 13 ATS vs Bruins. Also on a 11-2 ATS run at home. We have extra rest. We have Mike Leach who, famous for offense, does have a decent defense. UCLA with 14ppg and that won't get it done. Totally abused as we cashed with Sooners last week. On heels of a brutal loss to San Diego State who scored a grand total of 6 points in a win over Portland. And lets not forget backing UCLA at Cincy. Chip and company look completely lost. 4* Money Maker WASHINGTON STATE 

Taking TOLEDO.. Rams in off getting crushed by Arkansas. This is a bad team. A bad team with no QB. Rockets with a ton of experience and should contend for MAC Championship. 5* Best Bet TOLEDO ROCKETS 

Taking WASHINGTON. We had Utah over BYU in Game 1. They didn't look all that good vs Utah who looked rusty out of the gate. Now they are a small home dog vs Washington. I won't blame you for wanting to jump on them here. Everyone pumped up to take on a big brother PAC 12. But, like last week when we had Air Force. BYU is in off 2 emotional games. A huge OT road win against Tennessee. And then last week they knocked off USC, again, in OT. Have been out-yarded in all their games. Last year Washington won 35-7. In off a fairly easy win over Hawaii, I expect a 10+ point win for the visitors. 10* Money Bomb WASHINGTON HUSKIES

Taking GEORGIA. Listen. Notre Dame cannon compete on the road with top programs. 0-8 in their January Bowl Game vs elite team getting outscored by 21ppg. Make no mistake about it. Georgia is an elite team. 30-3 losers to Clemson last year. 44-28 losers to Ohio State in 2016. Do I have to go back to 2013 and Bama crushing them in NCG 42-14. Even in the regular season. Last year 24-17 losers at USC. And SC had been down lately. Losers at Stanford 38-20 and 41-8 at Miami U in 2017. 45-27 at USC in 2016. Look. ND a good program. But they get exposed by real football schools as they do not have the depth and speed to keep up. Irish defense will be in for a long day against this Bulldogs OL. Ian Book can't do it by himself. Balanced Georgia and better defense at home. I'll lay the big number. 8* Sure Shot GEORGIA BULLDOGS 

4* Money Maker UTAH STATE