{"id":7808,"date":"2023-10-12T14:25:33","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T18:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spartanshadows.com\/?p=7808"},"modified":"2023-10-20T18:09:12","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T22:09:12","slug":"spartans-shadows-staff-college-football-pick-em-week-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spartanshadows.com\/?p=7808","title":{"rendered":"Spartan Shadows staff Week 7 college football picks against the spread"},"content":{"rendered":"

Week 7 of the college football is here and that means it’s time for our weekly Spartan Shadows staff pick ’em.<\/h2>\n

Hey everyone, welcome back to the weekly staff college football<\/a> pick \u2018em. Week 6 is over and holy upsets, batman. In total, seven teams ranked in the AP Top 25 lost last week. This is the college football craziness we\u2019ve come to know and love.<\/p>\n

Speaking of craziness, Mario Cristobal blew a game in the most painful way possible for the second time of his career. Michigan State fans laughed cause we like to see Miami suffer. Personally, that gave me a little cause for concern. I\u2019d rather not have more big name schools need coaches to fill as well. It was still hilarious to see, though.<\/p>\n

We also had one of the biggest college football rivalry games in sports take place last week in the Red River Shootout. That game once again lived up to its thrilling billing. Oklahoma scored the go-ahead touchdown with 17 seconds to play to beat Texas.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s check out the rest of the scores from our picks.<\/p>\n

Week 6 results<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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  • No. 12 Oklahoma vs. No. 3 Texas — <\/strong>Line: <\/em>Texas -6.5; Result:<\/em> Oklahoma cover<\/li>\n
  • No. 23 LSU at No. 21 Missouri —<\/strong>\u00a0Line<\/em>: LSU -6.5; Result<\/em>: LSU cover<\/li>\n
  • Rutgers at Wisconsin — <\/strong>Line<\/em>: Wisconsin -14; Result<\/em>: Rutgers cover<\/li>\n
  • No. 13 Washington State at UCLA —<\/strong>\u00a0Line<\/em>: UCLA -3.5; Result<\/em>: UCLA cover<\/li>\n
  • Purdue at Iowa —<\/strong>\u00a0Line<\/em>: Iowa -1.5; Result<\/em>: Iowa cover<\/li>\n
  • Colorado at Arizona State —<\/strong>\u00a0Line<\/em>: Colorado -4.5; Result<\/em>: Arizona State cover<\/li>\n
  • No. 11 Alabama at Texas AM —<\/strong>\u00a0Line<\/em>: Alabama -2.5; Result<\/em>: Alabama cover<\/li>\n
  • No. 20 Kentucky at No. 1 Georgia —<\/strong>\u00a0Line<\/em>: Georgia -14.5; Result<\/em>: Georgia cover<\/li>\n
  • No. 10 Notre Dame at No. 25 Louisville —<\/strong>\u00a0Line<\/em>: Notre Dame -6.5; Result<\/em>: Louisville cover<\/li>\n
  • No. 2 Michigan at Minnesota —<\/strong>\u00a0Line<\/em>: Michigan -19.5; Result<\/em>: Michigan cover<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    For the staff picks recap: Our consensus picks of Notre Dame and Alabama went 1-1. So that is not terrible? We mostly all lost the Colorado and Washington State games. Shout out to Joey for picking ASU and UCLA on those. Also shout out to Max with the horns down call of OU beating Texas. He was the only person to pick that. It was another week, another rough performance, for me. I tried a new strategy when making the picks and well that didn\u2019t do much.<\/p>\n

    As for records this week, we were all clumped together again. The top two performers last week were Joey and HopMan. They both went 6-4. Next we have Anthony and Daily going 5-5 with solid splits. Everyone else went a close 4-6. Not much separation will come from this week. That is expected though.<\/p>\n

    Let\u2019s check out the standings.<\/p>\n

    Updated standings after Week 6<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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    1. Daily MSU: 33-25-2<\/li>\n
    2. Connor: 32-26-2<\/li>\n
    3. Emmett: 31-27-2<\/li>\n
    4. (Tie) Max and Hop: 30-28-2<\/li>\n
    5. Chris: 28-30-2<\/li>\n
    6. (Tie) MSU Recruits and Joey: 27-31-2<\/li>\n
    7. Anthony: 26-32-2<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Side Competition updates<\/em>:<\/p>\n

      Welp, Daily\u2019s ascent to the top of our leaderboard is now complete. He did lose a game in his battle with HopMan however after Hop tied for the best record last week. Can Daily keep up his hot streak and keep his distance of three games? Both guys are rounding in to form at the half waypoint. Could be a great race down the stretch.<\/p>\n

      In the battle for the Cane\u2019s Box: Anthony was able to gain a game back on me this week. His ability to split 5-5 was key as I continue to struggle. Hopefully this week, I can turn it around a bit. My lead over Anthony is now at two games.<\/p>\n

      Now, onto the Week 7 college football picks.<\/p>\n

      Week 7 picks<\/strong><\/h3>\n

      Disclaimer: All lines are as of 3 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Oct. 10, from FanDuel. All times listed are Eastern Standard Time.<\/em><\/p>\n

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      • Indiana at No. 2 Michigan — Saturday at 12 p.m. ET on FOX (Line: Michigan -33.5)<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Daily: Indiana
        \nConnor: Michigan
        \nEmmett: Michigan
        \nMax: Michigan
        \nHop: Michigan
        \nChris: Michigan
        \nMSU Recruits: Michigan
        \nJoey: Michigan
        \nAnthony: Michigan<\/p>\n

          \n
        • No. 8 Oregon at No. 7 Washington — Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC (Line: Washington -2.5)<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Daily: Washington
          \nConnor: Washington
          \nEmmett: Washington
          \nMax: Oregon
          \nHop: Washington
          \nChris: Washington
          \nMSU Recruits: Washington
          \nJoey: Washington
          \nAnthony: Oregon<\/p>\n

            \n
          • Texas A&M at No. 19 Tennessee — Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET on CBS (Line: Tennessee -3.5)<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Daily: Texas A&M
            \nConnor: Tennessee
            \nEmmett: Tennessee
            \nMax: Tennessee
            \nHop: Texas A&M
            \nChris: Tennessee
            \nMSU Recruits: Texas A&M
            \nJoey: Texas A&M
            \nAnthony: Tennessee<\/p>\n

              \n
            • No. 23 Kansas at Oklahoma State — Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET on FS1 (Line: Kansas -3.5)<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              Daily: Kansas
              \nConnor: Kansas
              \nEmmett: Kansas
              \nMax: Kansas
              \nHop: Oklahoma State
              \nChris: Oklahoma State
              \nMSU Recruits: Oklahoma State
              \nJoey: Oklahoma State
              \nAnthony: Kansas<\/p>\n

                \n
              • No. 14 Louisville at Pitt — Saturday at 6:30 p.m. ET on CW (Line: Louisville -7.5)<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                Daily: Louisville
                \nConnor: Louisville
                \nEmmett: Louisville
                \nMax: Louisville
                \nHop: Louisville
                \nChris: Louisville
                \nMSU Recruits: Louisville
                \nJoey: Pittsburgh
                \nAnthony: Louisville<\/p>\n

                  \n
                • No. 10 USC at No. 21 Notre Dame — Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC (Line: ND -2.5)<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                  Daily: USC
                  \nConnor: Notre Dame
                  \nEmmett: USC
                  \nMax: USC
                  \nHop: Notre Dame
                  \nChris: USC
                  \nMSU Recruits: USC
                  \nJoey: Notre Dame
                  \nAnthony: USC<\/p>\n

                    \n
                  • No. 25 Miami at No. 12 North Carolina — Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET on ABC. Line (UNC -3.5)<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                    Daily: North Carolina
                    \nConnor: North Carolina
                    \nEmmett: Miami
                    \nMax: North Carolina
                    \nHop: North Carolina
                    \nChris: North Carolina
                    \nMSU Recruits: North Carolina
                    \nJoey: Miami
                    \nAnthony: North Carolina<\/p>\n

                      \n
                    • Missouri at No. 24 Kentucky — Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET on SECN (Line: Kentucky -2.5)<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                      Daily: Kentucky
                      \nConnor: Kentucky
                      \nEmmett: Missouri
                      \nMax: Kentucky
                      \nHop: Missouri
                      \nChris: Kentucky
                      \nMSU Recruits: Missouri
                      \nJoey: Missouri
                      \nAnthony: Kentucky<\/p>\n

                        \n
                      • No. 18 UCLA at No. 15 Oregon State — Saturday at 8 p.m. ET on FOX (Line: Oregon State -3.5)<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                        Daily: Oregon State
                        \nConnor: Oregon State
                        \nEmmett: Oregon State
                        \nMax: Oregon State
                        \nHop: UCLA
                        \nChris: Oregon State
                        \nMSU Recruits: UCLA
                        \nJoey: Oregon State
                        \nAnthony: Oregon State<\/p>\n

                          \n
                        • Michigan State at Rutgers — Saturday at 12 p.m. ET on BTN (Line: Rutgers -5.5)<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                          Daily: Michigan State
                          \nConnor: Michigan State
                          \nEmmett: Rutgers
                          \nMax: Michigan State
                          \nHop: Rutgers
                          \nChris: Michigan State
                          \nMSU Recruits: Rutgers
                          \nJoey: Rutgers
                          \nAnthony: Rutgers<\/p>\n

                          Looks like we got some heavy leans for Oregon State, Louisville, and Michigan this week. Michigan State comes back after the bye week to play in Piscataway. The Spartan offense may be looking to potentially make a switch to Katin Houser at quarterback so hopefully that sparks the Spartan offense.<\/p>\n

                          As always, Go Green and happy college football watching, everyone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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