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Scott Van PeltHost, SportsCenter with SVP
- Scott Van Pelt joined ESPN successful Spring 2001 arsenic the network's pb nonrecreational play reporter. He has since go a SportsCenter anchor, chiefly hosting the 11 p.m. ET variation portion remaining the pb newsman and big of the network's sum of golf's expansive slam events. In April 2008 helium was named co-host of ESPN Radio's Tirico & Van Pelt weekday amusement (2-4 p.m. ET connected weekdays). A autochthonal of Brookville, Md., Van Pelt graduated from the University of Maryland with a bachelor's grade successful radio/television and film.
We had a winning week past week with a smaller card, truthful we are going to instrumentality a tenable attack again, right? Nope. What amusive is that? This paper is screaming astatine maine and I'm listening.
Season: 50-42-3
UConn astatine Army (-10, 43.5)
Noon ET, Michie Stadium, West Point, New York
Van Pelt's pick: Army (-10)
Let maine inquire you -- if a 3-6 squad is giving much points than it scored successful either of the past 2 weeks to a squad who conscionable qualified to play successful a bowl... you benignant of person to instrumentality them, don't you? The 3-6 team, I mean. Yes. By rule. Army giving double-digits for immoderate chartless crushed to UConn.
SVP: 4-1-1 erstwhile picking Independents this season
No. 4 TCU (-2.5, 57) astatine Baylor
noon ET, McLane Stadium, Waco, Texas
Van Pelt's pick: Baylor (+2.5)
Through the years I person loved taking TCU arsenic an underdog. Had them this twelvemonth against Oklahoma, 'member? They crushed the Sooners. But lad americium I a dummy to support going against the Frogs present that they're favorites. They've stuck it to maine successful this conception but I'm thing if not stubborn. Baylor successful Waco positive a tiny small helper.
SVP: 8-1 all-time erstwhile picking Baylor
Illinois astatine No. 3 Michigan (-18, 40.5)
noon ET connected ABC, Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Van Pelt's pick: Illinois (+18)
Taking Illinois to payment from their defence and Michigan sneaking a highest astatine their travel to Columbus adjacent week. Illini positive 3 scores feels similar a lot.
SVP: 5-1 all-time erstwhile picking unranked Big Ten squad vs Top-3 Big Ten team
UTSA (-13, 56.5) astatine Rice
1 p.m. ET connected ESPN+, Rice Stadium, Houston, TX
Van Pelt's pick: Rice (+13)
Steve tried this Week 1 and it was a fiasco -- I'm taking a stab astatine it against 1 of our favourite squads. Rice positive astir 2 TDs astatine home. Owls request 1 triumph to spell bowling. A triumph mightiness beryllium a batch to inquire for here, but if they tin vie for 60, possibly we tin too.
SVP: 0-3 all-time erstwhile picking Rice, 0-0-1 all-time erstwhile picking against UTSA
No. 15 Kansas State (-7.5, 55) astatine West Virginia
2 p.m. ET connected ESPN+, Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, West Virginia
Van Pelt's pick: West Virginia (+7.5)
West Virginia... that Bad Beat against TCU inactive stings, but our emotion for you remains arsenic beardown arsenic ever. We volition backmost you successful Morgantown 1 much clip -- obligatory -- let's spell Mountaineers, let's spell portion immoderate beers.
SVP: 35-20-2 all-time erstwhile picking location teams successful Big 12 league games
Georgia State astatine James Madison (-9. 52)
2 p.m. ET ESPN+, Bridgeforth Stadium/Zane Showker Field, Harrisonburg, Virginia
Van Pelt's pick: Georgia State (+9)
Who is America's # 1 Sun Belt Tout - you cognize that is me. SO, Georgia State positive the points successful Harrisonburg is accusation you should dainty similar the golden it is.
SVP: 10-1 erstwhile picking Sun Belt teams this season
Western Kentucky astatine Auburn (-5.5, 52.5)
4 p.m. ET, Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn, Alabama
Van Pelt's pick: Western Kentucky (+5.5)
Western Kentucky isn't going to people connected Auburn similar they bash connected their Conference-USA brethren. But they tin people capable to instrumentality the points connected the plains, truthful we volition instrumentality the Toppers.
SVP: 2-1 all-time erstwhile picking Western Kentucky
Marshall (-4.5, 52.5) astatine Georgia Southern
6 p.m. ET, Allen E. Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, Georgia
Van Pelt's pick: Georgia Southern
Remember the full Sun Belt thing? Yeah, ok. Georgia Southern. Again. Plus the points against Marshall.
SVP: 3-1 all-time erstwhile picking Georgia Southern
No. 5 Tennessee (-21.5, 66) astatine South Carolina
7 p.m. ET connected ESPN, Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, South Carolina
Van Pelt's pick: South Carolina (+21.5)
Not definite who has stomped connected my look much this twelvemonth successful this conception -- TCU oregon Tennessee. Vols aren't losing to South Carolina, but 21 and a fractional points? Stand up for your boy, 1 time, Cocky.
SVP: 1-7 all-time erstwhile picking South Carolina
No. 14 Ole Miss (-2.5, 65.5) astatine Arkansas
7:30 p.m. ET connected SEC Network, Razorback Stadium, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Van Pelt's pick: Arkansas (+2.5)
Somehow Arkansas got location for america past week against LSU - nary hint how. We are calling the Hogs again successful this 1 with Ole Miss disconnected a gutting location nonaccomplishment to Bama.
SVP: 8-2 all-time erstwhile picking Arkansas
No. 7 USC (-2.5, 76.0) astatine No. 16 UCLA
8 p.m. ET, Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
Van Pelt's pick: UCLA (+2.5)
UCLA implicit USC successful their yearly rivalry tilt. The champion azygous matchup successful the sport, the Rose Bowl -- and you scored 62 connected these guys past year. Might request that galore again. Should beryllium a shootout.
SVP: 22-12-1 all-time erstwhile picking ranked vs ranked games successful November
I deliberation that's 11. Whatever it is -- enactment 'em successful the blender. Birdcage. This is simply a look for thing good. Probably. Maybe. I don't know. We'll find out.
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