ATLANTA, GEORGIA – OCTOBER 08: Younghoe Koo #6 of the Atlanta Falcons kicks a field goal as time expires in the fourth quarter to beat the Houston Texans 21-19 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on October 08, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)
Time for some more NFL and college football picks. It's week seven and I really need to bounce back after a lackluster week last week. I went 3-3. Thankfully, I still haven't had a losing week yet. Right now my overall record sits at 24 correct picks and 12 incorrect picks. Gotta have another winning week.
There are some pretty big games between ranked opponents in college football this week. Including a showdown between two top-ten teams in Oregon and Washington. Also this week I'll be picking the USC/Notre Dame game as well as the Miami/North Carolina game. I think this is the first week that I haven't picked at least one SEC game. Just trying to mix it up a little, that's all.
This week I will pick a Falcons game for the first time in a few weeks. I'll also be picking the Colts/Jaguars game and the Bucs/Lions game in the NFL.
Last week was lackluster because I lost one college game and two NFL games. Something told me to pick Oklahoma in the upset, but I didn't do it. Saturday afternoon I regretted that decision. The Tennessee Titans and The Baltimore Ravens also cost me a couple of wins in the NFL. However, like I said, this week we bounce back... hopefully!
I'm going to go ahead and pick the Oregon/Washington game now. This game is set for Saturday at 3:30 on ABC and Washington is favored by 3. Oregon is ranked number 8 and Washington is number 7. Both teams are 5-0 and both teams like to put up a lot of points. Last week I wanted to pick an upset in Oklahoma over Texas and I played it safe. This week I'm taking a chance, give me Oregon by 3 over Washington!
Dub's Official Pick- Oregon
For a full list of all of this week's NFL and college football games, click here.
To see all of my past football picks, just click here.
Here are the rest of this week's picks.
10 USC @ 21 Notre Dame
This game is set for Saturday night at 7:30 on NBC and Notre Dame is favored by 3. How has Notre Dame lost two games, yet they're still ranked? Not only are they ranked, they're favored?! This week I'm taking USC to hand Notre Dame a loss at home. Gimme The Trojans by a touchdown.
Dub's Official Pick- USC
25 Miami @ 12 North Carolina
This game is set for Saturday night at 7:30 on ABC and North Carolina is favored by 3.5 points. At the start of the season, I think a lot of people thought Miami was for real, and maybe they are, just not this season. They lost to Georgia Tech for crying out loud. Gimme The Tarheels by 6 at least.
Dub's Official Pick- North Carolina
The Washington Commanders @ The Atlanta Falcons
This game is Sunday at 1pm on CBS and The Falcons are favored by 2.5 points. The Falcons have shown flashes of brilliance so far this season. Ridder looked better last week. They do well at home, and they're at home this weekend. I'll take the Dirty Birds by a field goal.
Dub's Official Pick- The Atlanta Falcons
The Indianapolis Colts @ The Jacksonville Jaguars
This game is set for Sunday at 1pm on CBS and The Jaguars are favored by 4. Jacksonville has looked really good the last two weeks. Of course they were playing in London. Can they do the same thing back in the States? I sure hope so, because I'm picking them by 6 this week.
Dub's Official Pick- The Jacksonville Jaguars
The Detroit Lions @ The Tampa Bay Buccaneers
This game is set for Sunday at 4:25 on FOX and The Lions are favored by 3.5 points. I was really surprised how good Detroit looked this year a few weeks ago when they played Atlanta. They're playing smash mouth football up there in The D. I'll roll with The Lions by a touchdown this week.
Dub's Official Pick- The Detroit Lions
