Last Week: 3-2 (YTD: 45-36-1)

Back to the winning ways last week, and I thought I had a really solid card with a chance for 4-1 - until the Gamecocks failed to show any fight whatsoever and got rolled. With the season winding down, it’s time for teams to step up and get ready for their Bowl push. With that in mind, here are the picks:

Louisville @ Rutgers (-10) - Rutgers is hitting their stride at the right time while Louisville is going in the opposite direction and has lost to Syracuse. Scarlet Knights should hang a big number tonight.

Alabama (+10) @ Florida - Florida put up big numbers vs. a good defensive squad in FSU last week in a mud-bowl. However, the Tide has an impressive defense and this game may be tighter than most think. I don’t think Alabama will win it SU, but I don’t know if the Gators win by more than 1 score.

Boston College @ Virginia Tech (pick) - BC has been bad away from home all season and I see no reason to break with tradition in making this pick vs. a very good VaTech defense.

Missouri @ Oklahoma (-16) - I know, almost all favorites this week, but after Missouri’s horrendous showing last week vs. Kansas at home, I can’t believe they’ll keep this one remotely close vs. the Sooners who are on their way to a National Championship game with a win.

Oakland (+10) @ San Diego - After last week’s disappointing, and season-ending loss for the Chargers at home, I just can’t believe they have their heads on straight enough to blow out a slowly improving Raider squad.

Those are the picks for today, but check back tomorrow for the rest of the NFL picks for Week 14. Good luck and as always, bet with your head and not over it.