Michigan State owns the edge in its rivalry with Wisconsin as of late, winning three of the last four meetings outright and going 4-0 against the spread. The Spartans hope to continue that trend when they host the Badgers in the Big Ten season opener for both teams Saturday afternoon in East Lansing.        Point spread: The Spartans opened as six-point favorites, according to sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark.  College football pick, via Odds Shark computer: ...

With three of its teams in the Top 15 of the most recent AP Top 25 poll, the ACC is planning ahead for a doomsday scenario in which the No. 3 Louisville Cardinals, No. 5 Clemson Tigers and No. 13 Florida State Seminoles are tied atop the Atlantic Division standings. According to ESPN.com's Heather Dinich, the conference has reached an agreement for SportSource Analytics to determine a winner should all of the various tiebreakers be unable ...

Georgia owns Ole Miss over their recent series history, winning the last 10 meetings straight up, going 7-3 against the spread. In fact, it's been 20 years since the Rebels beat the Bulldogs. Ole Miss shoots to end that drought when it hosts Georgia on Saturday afternoon in Oxford.        Point spread: The Rebels opened as six-point favorites, according to sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark. (Line updates and matchup report) College football pick, via Odds Shark ...

TCU owns eight wins in its last nine meetings with SMU, but because they've been favored by so much so often, the Frogs are only 3-6 against the spread during that span. TCU will play as a big favorite again when it battles the Mustangs for the Iron Skillet on Friday night in Dallas.  Point spread: The Horned Frogs opened as 24-point favorites, according to sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark. (Line updates and matchup report) College football ...

For the second straight Saturday, four college football games include a pair of ranked teams. Several others kick off conference action during Week 4 of the 2016 season. Bleacher Report is submitting picks against the spread for every contest that involves a Top 25 program. While the list separates featured games and organizes them by kickoff time, the remainder of the slate appears on the final page. Through three weeks of play, the overall record sits at 26-23. ...

Sixteen Division I freshmen left school early last year to declare for the 2016 NBA draft. Ivan Rabb wasn't one of them despite having flashed traditional one-and-done talent. Instead, he'll take another season at California to continue building up his value—like a rebellious blackjack player risking a strong hand for a potential better one. Rabb ignored the unwritten rules that advise projected lottery prospects to cash in. He's now in position to prove the book wrong and ...

Week 3 of the college football season is in the books, and what do you know, the Big Ten finds itself on top. Sure, Alabama is still No. 1 in the polls, but behind the Crimson Tide sit four Big Ten teams in the Top 11 as conference play gets set to start this coming weekend. With that in mind, let's get to this week's Big Ten Q&A, where we'll tackle the league's current breakout star, each ...

The Stanford Cardinal own serious bragging rights in the rivalry with UCLA, winning the last eight meetings outright and going 7-1 against the spread. Stanford shoots for nine in a row when it battles the Bruins on Saturday at the Rose Bowl.     Point spread: The Cardinal opened as 2.5-point favorites, according to sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark (line updates and matchup report). College football pick, via Odds Shark computer: 33.4-30.6 Cardinal (college football picks on every ...

Penn State is having a terrible time on the road as of late, going just 3-10 straight up and 2-9-2 against the spread over its last 13 road trips. The Nittany Lions face a tough road task this week when they visit Michigan at the Big House on Saturday afternoon.      Point spread: The Wolverines opened as 15.5-point favorites, according to sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark (line updates and matchup report). College football pick, via Odds Shark ...

The Florida Gators own the Tennessee Volunteers as of late, winning the last 11 matchups in a row and going 7-3-1 against the spread. In a big game in the SEC East the Gators battle the Vols on Saturday afternoon at Neyland Stadium.         Point spread: The Volunteers opened as 7.5-point favorites, according to sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark. (Line updates and matchup report) College football pick, via Odds Shark computer: 28.6-23.8 Volunteers (college football ...