College football: Scott Van Pelt's winners

We went 4-4 past week -- not definite how. But that's what it was. I ever consciousness obligated to marque immoderate benignant of declaration astatine the commencement of the segment, truthful present are this week's: This is the oddest postulation of immoderate this is that I tin recall. Most favorites, I deliberation ever. Feels astir similar I didn't prime the games. Make you consciousness confident? Me either.

No. 19 Kansas at Oklahoma (-9, 62.5)
noon ET connected ESPN2, Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma

Van Pelt's pick: Oklahoma (-9)

OK -- archetypal GPG crippled of the twelvemonth -- General Principle Game, if you've forgotten. Oklahoma has surrendered 145 points successful its past 3 games. Top-10 preseason, the Sooners are present successful past spot successful the Big 12. They were past seen getting humiliated by rival Texas to the tune of 49-0. Kansas, meanwhile, is ranked and is coming disconnected a stirring conflict with unbeaten TCU. Oklahoma is simply a 9-point favorite. OK -- sure. On wide principle, I laic the points successful this spot due to the fact that it's truthful preposterous astatine look value.

SVP: 17-7 each clip erstwhile picking teams favored by much than a TD

Wisconsin (-7.5, 49.5) astatine Michigan State
noon ET, Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Michigan

Van Pelt's pick: Michigan State (+7.5)

Feels similar a past basal of sorts successful East Lansing -- not for Mel Tucker oregon thing similar that -- but surely successful a play wherever the Spartans person mislaid 4 consecutive with Michigan successful Ann Arbor connected deck. Spartans either combat successful this 1 against Wisconsin oregon ... I don't cognize what.

SVP: 12-8-1 each clip erstwhile picking matchups of unranked Big Ten teams

Western Kentucky (-8, 67) astatine Middle Tennessee
3:30 p.m. ET connected ESPN+, Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium, Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Van Pelt's pick: Middle Tennessee (+8)

Wheels person fallen disconnected the autobus for Middle Tennessee aft it shocked Miami. Attention Blue Raiders: clip to support the location turf of Murfreesboro arsenic the Hilltoppers sojourn -- and they're coming disconnected a brace of precise pugnacious adjacent losses.

SVP: 1-4 each clip erstwhile picking Middle Tennessee

No. 3 Alabama (-7, 65.5) astatine No. 6 Tennessee
3:30 p.m. ET, Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, Tennessee

Van Pelt's pick: Alabama (-7)

Much similar the Oklahoma game, Bama astatine Tennessee is curious. Tennessee is catching 7 Saturday successful Knoxville. Feels like if the Vols triumph -- and they surely could -- they triumph big. My contented is that the satellite is betting this 1 similar it's implicit and they are each connected the Vols. I emotion underdogs and instrumentality them overwhelmingly -- but successful a spot similar this. Bama has lived connected stages similar this successful games similar this and if cipher wants to instrumentality them, I will.

SVP: 3-1 each clip erstwhile picking favorites ranked successful apical 3

No. 25 James Madison (-12, 67) astatine Georgia Southern
4 p.m. ET connected ESPN+, Allen E. Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, Georgia

Van Pelt's pick: (+12) Georgia Southern

What's my Sun Belt record? Whatever it is ... it's good. (EDITOR'S NOTE: Scott is 5-0 taking Sun Belt teams this season) We are dabbling again this week. James Madison is simply a fantastic story. It is ranked and it is excellent, but a twelve is excessively galore to springiness Georgia Southern successful Statesboro.

SVP: 4-1 each clip erstwhile picking Sun Belt league games

Arkansas State astatine Southern Miss (-4.5, 55.5)
7 p.m. ET connected ESPN+, M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Van Pelt's pick: Arkansas State (+4.5)

We had Arkansas State arsenic roadworthy dogs successful league earlier this twelvemonth and it covered for us. We are backing the Red Wolves successful their travel to Hattiesburg with some teams coming disconnected losses past week. Not getting a batch of candy here, but we person faith.

SVP: 47-23 each clip erstwhile picking unranked teams successful October nighttime games

4 Clemson (-3.5, 51) astatine Florida State
7:30 p.m. ET, Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida

Van Pelt's pick: Florida State (+3.5)

We person a stinky poo fig alert -- Clemson is favored by what successful Tallahassee? Three and a half. Seems a tad light, no? FSU hung connected for america and covered past week successful Raleigh and I similar it to conflict its butts disconnected successful this one. On the location team.

SVP: 18-6-1 each clip erstwhile picking ACC league nighttime games

North Carolina (-7, 67.5) astatine Duke
8 p.m. ET connected ACC Network, Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, North Carolina

Van Pelt's pick: Duke (+7)

Same woody successful Durham wherever Duke needs to retrieve rapidly from a stinker of an L successful Bobby Dodd past week. UNC's discourtesy is scary, but we are taking the TD astatine location successful Wallace Wade.

SVP: WE REPEAT... 18-6-1 each clip erstwhile picking ACC league nighttime games

No. 7 USC astatine No. 20 Utah (-3.5, 63)
8 p.m. ET, Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City

Van Pelt's pick: Utah (-3.5)

Finally -- different favourite to adjacent it retired -- we're connected the Utes successful a monolithic spot against USC. Lincoln Riley and the Trojans person pulled a existent speedy U-turn and person 'SC successful the apical 10. This is the Trojans toughest roadworthy test, by a lot, this season. Rice Eccles astatine nighttime is simply a spooky spot for roadworthy teams.

SVP: 4-2 each clip erstwhile picking Utah

Add that up and you person nine. Bunch of favorites. Some Sun Belt. I don't cognize what conscionable happened -- but that's the card.