Staff Picks: Week One
By Ian Robinson, written on Aug. 28, 2008
Each week, the Michigan Daily football writers and a randomly chosen guest picker will try their best at picking against the spread for that weekend’s slate of Big Ten and top 25 games.
This week’s guest picker is Engineering senior Marshall Sunshine. Here are the picks the for the first week of games.
Note: Because there is no line in games between Division I-A schools and schools in the Football Championship Subdivision, the prognosticators picked who they think will win that game.
Michigan (-3.5) vs. Utah
Dan Feldman- Michigan
Courtney Ratkowiak- Michigan
Ian Robinson- Utah
Nate Sandals- Michigan
Marshall Sunshine- Utah
No. 1 Georgia (No Line) vs. Georgia Southern
D.F.- Georgia
C.R.- Georgia
I.R.- Georgia
N.S.- Georgia
M.S.- Georgia
No. 2 Ohio State (NL) vs. Youngstown State
D.F.- Ohio State
C.R.- Ohio State
I.R.- Ohio State
N.S.- Ohio State
M.S.- Ohio State
No. 3 Southern California (-19) at Virginia
D.F.- Southern California
C.R.- Southern California
I.R.- Southern California
N.S.- Virginia
M.S.- Southern California
No. 4 Oklahoma (NL) vs. Chattanooga
D.F.- Oklahoma
C.R.- Oklahoma
I.R.- Oklahoma
N.S.- Oklahoma
M.S.- Oklahoma
No. 5 Florida (-34.5) vs. Hawaii
D.F.- Hawaii
C.R.- Hawaii
I.R.- Florida
N.S.- Hawaii
M.S.- Hawaii
No. 6 Missouri (-8.5) vs. No. 20 Illinois
D.F.- Missouri
C.R.- Missouri
I.R.- Illinois
N.S.- Missouri
M.S.- Illinois
No. 7 Louisiana State (NL) vs. Appalachian State
D.F.- Louisiana State
C.R.- Louisiana State
I.R.- Louisiana State
N.S.- Louisiana State
M.S.- Louisiana State
No. 8 West Virginia (NL) vs. Villanova
D.F.- West Virginia
C.R.- West Virginia
I.R.- West Virginia
N.S.- West Virginia
M.S.- West Virginia
No. 9 Clemson (-4.5) vs. No. 24 Alabama
D.F.- Alabama
C.R.- Clemson
I.R.- Alabama
N.S.- Clemson
M.S.- Clemson
No. 10 Auburn (-26) vs. Louisiana-Monroe
D.F.- Auburn
C.R.- Louisiana-Monroe
I.R.- Auburn
N.S.- Louisiana-Monroe
M.S.- Louisiana-Monroe
No. 11 Texas (-24) vs. Florida Atlantic
D.F.- Florida Atlantic
C.R.- Texas
I.R.- Texas
N.S.- Texas
M.S.- Florida Atlantic
No. 12 Texas Tech (NL) vs. Eastern Washington
D.F.- Texas Tech
C.R.- Texas Tech
I.R.- Texas Tech
N.S.- Texas Tech
M.S.- Texas Tech
No. 13 Wisconsin (-27) vs. Akron
D.F.- Wisconsin
C.R.- Akron
I.R.- Akron
N.S.- Wisconsin
M.S.- Akron
No. 14 Kansas (-35.5) vs. Florida International
D.F.- Kansas
C.R.- Florida International
I.R.- Florida International
N.S.- Florida International
M.S.- Florida International
No. 15 Arizona State (NL) vs. Northern Arizona
D.F.- Arizona State
C.R.- Arizona State
I.R.- Arizona State
N.S.- Arizona State
M.S.- Arizona State
No. 16 Brigham Young (NL) vs. Northern Iowa
D.F.- Brigham Young
C.R.- Brigham Young
I.R.- Brigham Young
N.S.- Brigham Young
M.S.- Brigham Young
No. 17 Virginia Tech (-9.5) at East Carolina
D.F.- Virginia Tech
C.R.- Virginia Tech
I.R.- Virginia Tech
N.S.- Virginia Tech
M.S.- East Carolina
No. 18 Tennessee (-7.5) at UCLA
D.F.- UCLA
C.R.- UCLA
I.R.- Tennessee
N.S.- UCLA
M.S.- Tennessee
No. 19 South Florida (NL) vs. Tennessee-Martin
D.F.- South Florida
C.R.- South Florida
I.R.- South Florida
N.S.- South Florida
M.S.- South Florida
No. 21 Oregon (-13.5) vs. Washington
D.F.- Oregon
C.R.- Oregon
I.R.- Oregon
N.S.- Oregon
M.S.- Washington
No. 22 Penn State (NL) vs. Coastal Carolina
D.F.- Penn State
C.R.- Penn State
I.R.- Penn State
N.S.- Penn State
M.S.- Penn State
No. 23 Wake Forest (-12) at Baylor
D.F.- Wake Forest
C.R.- Baylor
I.R.- Baylor
N.S.- Wake Forest
M.S.- Wake Forest
No. 25 Pittsburgh (-13) vs. Bowling Green
D.F.- Bowling Green
C.R.- Bowling Green
I.R.- Bowling Green
N.S.- Pittsburgh
M.S.- Pittsburgh
Northwestern (-11.5) vs. Syracuse
D.F.- Northwestern
C.R.- Northwestern
I.R.- Northwestern
N.S.- Northwestern
M.S.- Syracuse
Indiana (-20.5) vs. Western Kentucky
D.F.- Western Kentucky
C.R.- Western Kentucky
I.R.- Western Kentucky
N.S.- Western Kentucky
M.S.- Western Kentucky
Iowa (NL) vs. Maine
D.F.- Iowa
C.R.- Iowa
I.R.- Iowa
N.S.- Iowa
M.S.- Iowa
Minnesota (-8) vs. Northern Illinois
D.F.-Minnesota
C.R.- Northern Illinois
I.R.- Northern Illinois
N.S.- Minnesota
M.S.- Minnesota
Michigan State (+4.5) at California
D.F.- California
C.R.- Michigan State
I.R.- California
N.S.- California
M.S.- Michigan State
Best Bet
D.F.-Bowling Green
C.R.- UCLA
I.R.- Northern Illinois
N.S.- Hawaii
M.S.- Tennessee
Most likely to beat a ranked or Big Ten team in a no-line game
D.F.- Maine
C.R.- Appalachian State
I.R.- Tennessee-Martin
N.S.- Maine
M.S.- Appalachian State