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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 went 5-4 week past week, 8 implicit .500 midway done October. 58% clip. We're chugging on waiting for different large week. Too galore connected the paper again, had a mates adjacent transverse offs. Will fto you cognize which ones truthful you tin proceed accordingly.
Houston (-3, 51.5) astatine Navy
noon ET connected ESPNU, Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Maryland
Van Pelt's pick: Navy +3
Let's get into successful the noon model again and instrumentality Navy erstwhile much successful Annapolis. Every Houston crippled is conscionable insanity successful each directions. It volition apt beryllium a ridiculous sweat, but truthful what, anchors away.
SVP: 6-3 all-time erstwhile picking Navy
No. 21 Cincinnati (-3.5, 58.5) astatine SMU
noon ET connected ESPN, Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Dallas, Texas
Van Pelt's pick: SMU +3
Navy conscionable backdoored SMU, which was successful Bad Beats. We are taking the Ponies astatine location against Cincinnati. The Cats person won 5 successful a row, but they've fto immoderate teams bent astir who weren't arsenic susceptible arsenic SMU. We are taking them positive a small successful Dallas. Shout to the Big Rig, Harry Higgs.
SVP: 29-11 all-time erstwhile picking American Athletic Conference games
No. 7 Ole Miss astatine LSU (-2.5, 66.5)
3:30 p.m. ET, Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Van Pelt's pick: LSU -2.5
This 1 was a adjacent transverse disconnected -- we've struggled to get a work connected LSU each year. Had them astatine location against Tennessee and they got perfectly trucked. But they are unranked and favored implicit an unbeaten top-10 team, that leaves america nary prime than to backmost the Tigers. Let the set play Neck, we'll wage the fine.
SVP: 8-5 all-time erstwhile picking favorites successful SEC games
Northwestern (+14) astatine Maryland
3:30 p.m. ET, SECU Stadium, College Park, Maryland
Van Pelt's pick: Northwestern (+14)
Am I truly astir to instrumentality the squad playing the Terps connected homecoming play erstwhile I program to beryllium successful the Snake Pit connected Saturday? I am. QB concern uncertain for the Terps and Northwestern has shown an quality to bent around. That's a batch of candy to beryllium handing out. Happiness hedge here. Terps to win, but not by rather this many.
SVP: 1-3 all-time erstwhile picking against Maryland
BYU astatine Liberty (+7)
3:30 p.m. ET connected ESPNU, Williams Stadium (VA), Lynchburg, Virginia
Van Pelt's pick: Liberty +7
Was it a gambling antheral who erstwhile said, springiness maine liberty -- oregon springiness maine debt? I deliberation it was. We don't privation you successful indebtedness to your antheral -- let's airy the occurrence and spell with the Flames astatine location positive the TD vs BYU.
SVP: Won 5 consecutive picks against BYU
Georgia Southern (+2.5) astatine Old Dominion
3:30 p.m. ET connected ESPN+, S.B. Ballard Stadium, Norfolk, Virginia
Van Pelt's pick: Georgia Southern +2.5
I don't cognize if I americium the nation's finest Sun Belt tout - but I deliberation I indispensable beryllium close. We are taking different nibble and taking Georgia Southern again positive the tiny helper successful Norfolk against Old Dominion.
SVP: 7-0 erstwhile picking Sun Belt teams this year
UCF astatine East Carolina (+5)
7:30 p.m. ET connected ESPNU, Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, North Carolina
Van Pelt's pick: East Carolina +5
Few things bring maine arsenic overmuch joyousness arsenic this picture. It represents truthful galore things. Those that cognize -- know. NO Quarter. Sup Dogs? More similar location dogs? The Pirates conflict UCF successful Dowdy-Ficklen, wherever they're ever dangerous.
SVP: 5-2 erstwhile picking East Carolina
Minnesota (+4) astatine 16 Penn State
7:30 p.m. ET connected ABC, Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania
Van Pelt's pick: Minnesota +4
The White Out crippled is 1 of the large events successful the sport, the country is special. This enactment kinda stinks a small spot and Ohio State is up adjacent for the Nittany Lions. Feels similar a tricky spot and we are rowing the vessel with Sky-U-Mah successful this tilt
SVP: 5-2 all-time erstwhile picking P.J. Fleck teams
No. 17 Kansas State (+3.5) astatine No. 8 TCU
8 p.m. ET, Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, Texas
Van Pelt's pick: Kansas State +3.5
Finally -- different crippled I person gone backmost and distant connected each week. If it seems similar TCU has been successful large games for a period straight, it's due to the fact that they have. At immoderate point, does the vigor wane conscionable a little? Kansas State had a bye past week. We went with EMAW earlier this play connected the roadworthy successful Norman wherever they were outright winners. Now we are with them successful Fort Worth successful a immense Big 12 showdown.
SVP: 6-3 all-time erstwhile picking matchup of ranked Big 12 teams
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