1. Oklahoma at Kansas
LINE Oklahoma -39
ATS PICK Oklahoma
This goes against everything I believe in.
I don’t care who it is. You never, ever, ever pick a Power Five home team to lose in conference by 40 points or more.
You never, ever, ever pick a home team to lose by 40 points or more unless the circumstances are so screwed up that it becomes a moral imperative.
Actually, if someone is giving you a 40-0 lead walking into any stadium, you take that gift and be thankful.
I believe that this Oklahoma team has a bizarre penchant for not being able to play a full 60 minutes – with the time off spread out over the course of the game.
And I believe that – nothing against you, OU – nothing would be better this college football season than for Kansas to stop its slide, obliterate its losing streak to Power Five programs, and give everyone who thought the Over on the win total of 1 was a brilliant play their moment.
But as I’ve mentioned for weeks, we’re dealing with forces beyond our control.
Kansas is 0-6 against the spread this season, and as The Kansas City Star pointed out the history-making nature of this streak, the program is making a push for an all-timer of an ATS losing run.
So beware, this pick has nothing to do with anything tangible. We’re dealing with mystical forces here.
If you believe in that sort of stuff.
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