{"id":7279,"date":"2023-09-22T09:00:26","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T13:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spartanshadows.com\/?p=7279"},"modified":"2023-09-22T04:42:55","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T08:42:55","slug":"spartans-shadows-college-football-staff-pick-em-week-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spartanshadows.com\/?p=7279","title":{"rendered":"Spartan Shadows staff Week 4 college football picks against the spread"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s Week 4 in college football and that means it’s time for the weekly Spartan Shadows staff pick ’em. Who are we picking?<\/h2>\n

Hey, Spartan Shadows fans, Week 3 of college football<\/a> has come and gone. We had some entertaining games, some surprising upsets, and then some games that just surprisingly upset us (*cough* MSU *cough*). Now that most everyone\u2019s non-conference schedule has wrapped up, it\u2019s time to get into conference play.<\/p>\n

This should give us some more entertaining games each week to dive into.<\/p>\n

But before we do that, let\u2019s check out the results of the Week 3 college football games.<\/p>\n

Week 3 results<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Here\u2019s how the picks went last week:<\/p>\n

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  • No. 14 LSU at Mississippi State — <\/strong>Line: <\/em>LSU -9.5; Result:<\/em> LSU cover<\/li>\n
  • No. 15 Kansas State at Missouri —<\/strong>\u00a0Line<\/em>: Kansas State -5; Result<\/em>: Missouri cover<\/li>\n
  • Minnesota at No. 20 North Carolina —<\/strong>\u00a0Line<\/em>: UNC -7.5; Result<\/em>: North Carolina cover<\/li>\n
  • Virginia Tech at Rutgers —<\/strong>\u00a0Line<\/em>: Rutgers -6.5; Result<\/em>: Rutgers cover<\/li>\n
  • South Carolina at No. 1 Georgia —<\/strong>\u00a0Line<\/em>: Georgia -27.5; Result<\/em>: South Carolina cover<\/li>\n
  • No. 11 Tennessee at Florida —<\/strong>\u00a0Line<\/em>: Tennessee -6.5; Result<\/em>: Florida cover<\/li>\n
  • Bowling Green at No. 2 Michigan —<\/strong>\u00a0Line<\/em>: Michigan -40.5; Result<\/em>: Bowling Green cover<\/li>\n
  • Syracuse at Purdue —<\/strong>\u00a0Line<\/em>: Syracuse -2.5; Result<\/em>: Syracuse cover<\/li>\n
  • Pittsburgh at West Virginia —<\/strong>\u00a0Line<\/em>: Pitt -1; Result<\/em>: West Virginia cover<\/li>\n
  • No. 8 Washington at Michigan State —<\/strong>\u00a0Line<\/em>: Washington -16.5; Result<\/em>: Washington cover<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    For the staff picks recap: I first will have no official comment on our MSU game picks.<\/p>\n

    As far as the rest of the weekend goes, our fearless leader Connor Muldowney had a strong showing, going 7-3 overall. HopMan and MSUrecruits also went strong at 6-4. Myself and Daily hitting the .500 mark is a good sign as well. In the sports betting world, .500 is good. On the other end of the pick train, we had Max going a rough 2-8 after starting the season out hot and then Anthony and Joey going 3-7. Emmett also went 4-6 to close out our picks.<\/p>\n

    Anthony and I have a little side competition going between us and it looks like the pressure of the Cane\u2019s Box Bet may be getting to him a bit. Look for him to have a strong week this week to make up for it.<\/p>\n

    Updated standings after Week 3<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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    1. HopMan: 18-12<\/li>\n
    2. (Tie) Connor and Emmett: 17-13<\/li>\n
    3. (Tie) MSUrecruits and Max: 16-14<\/li>\n
    4. Chris: 15-15<\/li>\n
    5. Daily: 14-16<\/li>\n
    6. (Tie) Joey and Anthony: 13-17<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Week 4 college football games<\/strong><\/h3>\n

      Disclaimer: All lines are as of 11:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday, Sept. 20 from the ESPN app and Caesars Sportsbook.<\/em><\/p>\n

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      • Wisconsin at Purdue — Friday at 7 p.m. ET on FS1 (Line: Wisconsin -6)<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Hop: Wisconsin
        \nConnor: Purdue
        \nEmmett: Wisconsin
        \nMSUrecruits: Wisconsin
        \nMax: \u2028Wisconsin
        \nChris: Wisconsin
        \nDaily: Wisconsin
        \nJoey: Purdue
        \nAnthony: Wisconsin<\/p>\n

          \n
        • Rutgers at No. 2 Michigan — Saturday at 12 p.m. ET on BTN (Line: Michigan -24)<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Hop: Michigan
          \nConnor: Rutgers
          \nEmmett: Michigan
          \nMSUrecruits: Michigan
          \nMax: Rutgers
          \nChris: Michigan
          \nDaily: Michigan
          \nJoey: Rutgers
          \nAnthony: Rutgers<\/p>\n

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          • No. 4 Florida State at Clemson — Saturday at 12 p.m. ET on ABC (Line: FSU -2.5)<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Hop: Florida State
            \nConnor: Clemson
            \nEmmett: Florida State
            \nMSUrecruits: Florida State
            \nMax: Florida State
            \nChris: Florida State
            \nDaily: Florida State
            \nJoey: Clemson
            \nAnthony: Florida State<\/p>\n

              \n
            • No. 19 Colorado at No. 10 Oregon — Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC (Line: Oregon -21)<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              Hop: Colorado
              \nConnor: Oregon
              \nEmmett: Oregon
              \nMSUrecruits: Oregon
              \nMax: Oregon
              \nChris: Oregon
              \nDaily: Oregon
              \nJoey: Oregon
              \nAnthony: Colorado<\/p>\n

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              • No. 22 UCLA at No. 11 Utah — Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET on FOX (Line: Utah -4.5)<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                Hop: UCLA
                \nConnor: Utah
                \nEmmett: UCLA
                \nMSUrecruits: UCLA
                \nMax: Utah
                \nChris: Utah
                \nDaily: Utah
                \nJoey: UCLA
                \nAnthony: Utah<\/p>\n

                  \n
                • No. 15 Ole Miss at No. 13 Alabama — Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET on CBS (Line: Alabama -7)<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                  Hop: Ole Miss
                  \nConnor: Bama
                  \nEmmett: Bama
                  \nMSUrecruits: Ole Miss
                  \nMax: Ole Miss
                  \nChris: Ole Miss
                  \nDaily: Bama
                  \nJoey: Ole Miss
                  \nAnthony: Ole Miss<\/p>\n

                    \n
                  • No. 13 Oregon State at No. 21 Washington State — Saturday at 7 p.m. ET on FOX (Line: Oregon State -3)<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                    Hop: Oregon State
                    \nConnor: Washington State
                    \nEmmett: Washington State
                    \nMSUrecruits: Oregon State
                    \nMax: Oregon State
                    \nChris: Washington State
                    \nDaily: Washington State
                    \nJoey: Washington State
                    \nAnthony: Oregon State<\/p>\n

                      \n
                    • No. 6 Ohio State at No. 9 Notre Dame — Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC (Line: OSU -3)<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                      Hop: Ohio State
                      \nConnor: Notre Dame
                      \nEmmett: Ohio State
                      \nMSUrecruits: Notre Dame
                      \nMax: Notre Dame
                      \nChris: Ohio State
                      \nDaily: Notre Dame
                      \nJoey: Ohio State
                      \nAnthony: Notre Dame<\/p>\n

                        \n
                      • No. 24 Iowa at No. 7 Penn State — Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET on CBS (Line: PSU -15)<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                        Hop: Iowa
                        \nConnor: Penn State
                        \nEmmett: Iowa
                        \nMSUrecruits: Iowa
                        \nMax: Penn State
                        \nChris: Penn State
                        \nDaily: Penn State
                        \nJoey: Iowa
                        \nAnthony: Penn State<\/p>\n

                          \n
                        • Maryland at Michigan State — Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC (Line: Maryland -7.5)<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                          Hop: Maryland
                          \nConnor: Michigan State
                          \nEmmett: Maryland
                          \nMSUrecruits: Maryland
                          \nMax: Maryland
                          \nChris: Michigan State
                          \nDaily: Maryland
                          \nJoey: Michigan State
                          \nAnthony: Michigan State<\/p>\n

                          There you have it folks. The picks are in. Looks like the staff is heavily favoring Wisconsin and Florida State so you should probably place bets for Purdue and Clemson accordingly. All joking aside, this is an excellent slate of college football games this week so enjoy it, folks.<\/p>\n

                          Also, please try to come out Saturday to Spartan Stadium if you\u2019re in the area. The players still need all the support they can get. Go Green.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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