If I were in Vegas, I’d be on the run from loan sharks right about now, praying to whatever god would listen that my femurs never meet their Louisville Sluggers.
After putting my wholehearted faith into the Pac-12 last weekend, I find myself a jaded man today. After all, my projected outright winners — let alone against the spread — included Arizona (downed by BYU), Washington (bested by Auburn) and UCLA (embarrassed at home by Cincinnati), leaving my ATS winning percentage at a shameful .364.
Thankfully, there are opportunities for redemption this week. In addition to a ranked conference opener for last year’s division champions, we’ve got Arizona and Houston competing in an early nationally broadcast game, Colorado and Nebraska teeing off in a rematch of former Big Eight rivals, and the Bruins heading to Norman for what I can only assume will be the college football equivalent of the Harlem Globetrotters vs.