{"id":8671,"date":"2023-11-10T17:22:38","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T22:22:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spartanshadows.com\/?p=8671"},"modified":"2023-11-10T17:22:38","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T22:22:38","slug":"spartans-shadows-staff-college-football-pick-em-week-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spartanshadows.com\/?p=8671","title":{"rendered":"Spartans Shadows staff college football pick \u2018em: Week 11 edition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Week 11 of the college football season is here and that means it’s time for our weekly Spartan Shadows staff pick ’em.<\/h2>\n

Welcome back, everyone. It\u2019s that time of the week again. Spartan Shadows college football<\/a> pick \u2018em time is upon us. With another great slate of games in store for this week, the competition is heating up between us.<\/p>\n

Last week\u2019s games provided no shortage of drama. We had an unranked Clemson team beating Notre Dame in a big win for Dabo Swinney. Michigan was unable to cover the spread against Purdue in one of their first games without staffer Connor Stalions on the sidelines. The Spartans finally picked up their third\u00a0win of the season against Nebraska as well.<\/p>\n

We also had some controversy with our picks this week as well but I\u2019ll explain that later.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s get into the results from last week.<\/p>\n

Week 10 results<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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  • No. 25 Kansas State at No. 7 Texas —<\/strong>\u00a0Line<\/em>: Texas -4.5; Result<\/em>: Kansas State cover** (push)<\/li>\n
  • Texas A&M at No. 11 Ole Miss — <\/strong>Line: <\/em>Ole Miss -3; Result:<\/em> Push<\/li>\n
  • No. 12 Notre Dame at Clemson —<\/strong>\u00a0Line<\/em>: Notre Dame -3; Result<\/em>: Clemson cover<\/li>\n
  • No. 14 Missouri at No. 1 Georgia —<\/strong>\u00a0Line<\/em>: Georgia -15.5; Result<\/em>: Missouri cover<\/li>\n
  • No. 10 Oklahoma at Oklahoma State —<\/strong>\u00a0Line<\/em>: Oklahoma -5.5; Result<\/em>: Oklahoma State cover<\/li>\n
  • No. 22 Kansas at Iowa State —<\/strong>\u00a0Line<\/em>: Iowa State -2.5; Result<\/em>: Kansas cover<\/li>\n
  • No. 5 Washington at No. 24 USC —<\/strong>\u00a0Line<\/em>: Washington -3.5; Result<\/em>: Washington cover<\/li>\n
  • No. 13 LSU at No. 8 Alabama —<\/strong>\u00a0Line<\/em>: Alabama -3; Result<\/em>: Alabama cover<\/li>\n
  • Purdue at No. 2 Michigan —<\/strong>\u00a0Line<\/em>: Michigan -32.5; Result<\/em>: Purdue cover<\/li>\n
  • Nebraska at Michigan State —<\/strong>\u00a0Line<\/em>: Nebraska -3; Result<\/em>: Michigan State cover<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    So let’s first address the elephant in the room that you all aren\u2019t aware of. I messed up. When I was messaging the fellas about last week\u2019s board, I somehow did not get the right spread for the Kansas State vs. Texas match. I advised them it was all Texas -3 when that was not the case. I think I looked at the Ole Miss spread twice. I didn\u2019t notice this until after the games on Saturday. I felt bad that everyone was picking on an incorrect spread so my apologies to the boys and to the readers.<\/p>\n

    Of course, the game had to be close, too. If Texas would have just blown them out it wouldn\u2019t have mattered but oh well. Because of this issue, we’re just counting everyone\u2019s picks as a push for the standings and hopefully, no one’s bets were compromised out there in reader land.<\/p>\n

    The rest of the games saw some big upsets with Oklahoma State, Clemson, and technically Kansas winning. Washington continued its offensive dominance with an impressive showing against USC. Our Spartans notched a strong victory vs. Nebraska on Senior Day at Spartan Stadium as well. Shout out to Harlon Barnett for his first official win.<\/p>\n

    For standings-wise, Hop was the top dog this week with a blistering 7-1-2 record. MSU Recruits was right behind him with a 6-2-2 run. Going 5-3-2 you had Emmett, Connor, Max, and I. Anthony came in with a solid 4-4-2 week. After that, we had Daily with a 3-5-2 performance and then Joey bringing up the rear with a 2-6-2 week.<\/p>\n

    Also, last week was our 10th full week so we officially hit the 100 games selected mark. Honestly, all of us have done really well with these selections. Picking games against the spread is pretty difficult so I want to give the guys a shoutout for all their hard work this season so far. There are lots more to come still so let’s take a look at the updated standings.<\/p>\n

    Updated standings after Week 10<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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    1. Emmett: 53-43-4<\/li>\n
    2. Hop: 52-44-4<\/li>\n
    3. Connor: 51-45-4<\/li>\n
    4. (Tie) Chris and Daily: 50-46-4<\/li>\n
    5. Max: 49-47-4<\/li>\n
    6. Joey: 46-50-4<\/li>\n
    7. MSU Recruits: 45-51-4<\/li>\n
    8. Anthony: 42-54-4<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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

      Hop vs. Daily<\/u>: <\/strong>Hop\u2019s insane week 10 run allowed him to vault ahead of Daily and into second place overall. Now sitting just one game back of Emmett for the top spot overall, Hop has his sights set on pick\u2019s domination. Daily is only two games back however so this race is still far from over.<\/p>\n

      Chris vs. Anthony<\/u>: <\/strong>In the battle for the Cane\u2019s box, another solid performance helped pad my lead a little bit. Overall, I am eight games up on Anthony but as we\u2019ve seen with Hop\u2019s run this week, a lot of ground can be made up at once. We still have multiple weeks left of the regular season before getting into the championship games and bowl season. Still plenty of time left for Anthony to make a run.<\/p>\n

      Now let’s get into this week\u2019s college football games.<\/p>\n

      Week 11 college football games<\/strong><\/h3>\n

      Disclaimer: All lines are as of 2 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Nov. 7, from FanDuel. All times listed are Eastern Standard Time.<\/em><\/p>\n

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      • No. 2 Michigan at No. 11 Penn State — Saturday at 12 p.m. ET on FOX (Line: Michigan -5.5)<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Emmett: Michigan
        \nHop: Michigan
        \nConnor: Penn State
        \nChris: Michigan
        \nDaily: Michigan
        \nMax: Penn State
        \nJoey: Penn State
        \nMSU Recruits: Penn State
        \nAnthony: Penn State<\/p>\n

          \n
        • No. 8 Alabama at Kentucky — Saturday at 12 p.m. ET on ESPN (Line: Alabama -10.5)<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Emmett: Bama
          \nHop: Bama
          \nConnor: Bama
          \nChris: Bama
          \nDaily: Bama
          \nMax: Bama
          \nJoey: Kentucky
          \nMSU Recruits: Bama
          \nAnthony: Bama<\/p>\n

            \n
          • Texas Tech at No. 21 Kansas — Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET on FS1 (Line: Kansas -3.5)<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Emmett: Kansas
            \nHop: Texas Tech
            \nConnor: Kansas
            \nChris: Kansas
            \nDaily: Kansas
            \nMax: Kansas
            \nJoey: Texas Tech
            \nMSU Recruits: Texas Tech
            \nAnthony: Kansas\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

              \n
            • Miami (FL) at No. 4 Florida State — Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC (Line: Florida State -14.5)<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              Emmett: Miami
              \nHop: Florida State
              \nConnor: Florida State
              \nChris: Florida State
              \nDaily: Florida State
              \nMax: Florida State
              \nJoey: Florida State
              \nMSU Recruits: Florida State
              \nAnthony: Miami\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

                \n
              • No. 18 Utah at No. 5 Washington — Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET on FOX (Line: Washington -9.5)<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                Emmett: Utah
                \nHop: Washington
                \nConnor: Washington
                \nChris: Washington
                \nDaily: Utah
                \nMax: Utah
                \nJoey: Washington
                \nMSU Recruits: Utah
                \nAnthony: Utah\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

                  \n
                • No. 17 Tennessee at No. 12 Missouri — Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET on CBS (Line: Tennessee -1.5)<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                  Emmett: Mizzou
                  \nHop: Mizzou
                  \nConnor: Mizzou
                  \nChris: Mizzou
                  \nDaily: Mizzou
                  \nMax: Tennessee
                  \nJoey: Tennessee
                  \nMSU Recruits: Mizzou
                  \nAnthony: Mizzou\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

                    \n
                  • No. 10 Ole Miss at No. 2 Georgia — Saturday at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN (Line: Georgia -10.5)<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                    Emmett: Georgia
                    \nHop: Georgia
                    \nConnor: Ole Miss
                    \nChris: Georgia
                    \nDaily: Ole Miss
                    \nMax: Georgia
                    \nJoey: Ole Miss
                    \nMSU Recruits: Georgia
                    \nAnthony: Georgia\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

                      \n
                    • Duke at No. 24 North Carolina — Saturday at 8 p.m. ET on ACCN (Line: North Carolina -12.5)<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                      Emmett: North Carolina
                      \nHop: Duke
                      \nConnor: North Carolina
                      \nChris: Duke
                      \nDaily: Duke
                      \nMax: North Carolina
                      \nJoey: North Carolina
                      \nMSU Recruits: North Carolina
                      \nAnthony: Duke<\/p>\n

                        \n
                      • No. 20 USC at No. 6 Oregon — Saturday at 10:30 p.m. ET on FOX (Line: Oregon -14.5)<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                        Emmett: Oregon
                        \nHop: USC
                        \nConnor: USC
                        \nChris: Oregon
                        \nDaily: Oregon
                        \nMax: Oregon
                        \nJoey: Oregon
                        \nMSU Recruits: Oregon
                        \nAnthony: Oregon\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

                          \n
                        • Michigan State at No. 1 Ohio State — Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC (Line: OSU -31.5)<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                          Emmett: Ohio State
                          \nHop: Michigan State
                          \nConnor: Michigan State
                          \nChris: Michigan State
                          \nDaily: Ohio State
                          \nMax: Michigan State
                          \nJoey: Ohio State
                          \nMSU Recruits: Ohio State
                          \nAnthony: Ohio State<\/p>\n

                          That will do it for the Week 11 college football picks. Place your bets accordingly. Looks like our staff has a lot of confidence in Nick Saban and Co. this week at Kentucky. This week should be another great week of games regardless. Happy watching, college football fans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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