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Abby Picks, Year 4, Week 5

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As Wall St pundits preach, “pigs get fat, but hogs get slaughtered.”

Last week, Abby felt queasy about the games and lines and stayed conservative.  The strategy paid as the bleeding was minimal and required only a small bandaid.  Therefore, through four weeks the tale (tail) of the dog is 12-9 won/lost, 19-10 bones won/lost, and the hunch bet extended its winning streak to 4-0!

The matchups and the spreads get more interesting this week as key conference matchups abound.

  1.  Arkansas at Georgia -18 — Speaking of hogs, Arkansas gets slaughtered this week.  Why?  Three reasons.  One, it makes no sense that they are underdogs to the Bulldogs by 18, so they will.  Two, Georgia is elite.  Three, Abby loves UGA the Bulldog mascot.  Two bones.
  2.  Houston +5 at Tulsa —  Abby loves to spot (not the dog) a team that she feels is a live underdog to win straight up.  One bone.
  3.  USC -7 1/2 at Colorado —  Does USC deserve to be favored over anyone by a touchdown or so on the road?  No.  Vegas knows something.  Abby knows when Vegas is trying to buffalo (see what she did there?) the betting public.  Two bones.
  4.  Washington at Oregon St -2 1/2–  Who are these guys behind the dark visors?  Quick, name one Beaver?  Thought so.  They play hard for four quarters, Washington sometimes does not.  One bone.
  5.  Ole Miss +14 1/2 and under 79 1/2 at Alabama —  Vegas has both the points and the total set way high to try to drum up some Rebels and under action. Abby will bite on the bait. Can Mississippi stay within two touchdowns vs. Goliath?  Can the scoreboard operator keep up with this offensive explosion?  “Yes and yes,” she barks.  One bone on Ole Miss and two on under.
  6.  Baylor at Oklahoma St. -3 — Baylor is getting better but on the road.  Oklahoma St is getting better and is home.  One bone.
  7.  Miss St. at Texas A&M -7 — Another Bulldog, this one from Starkville, travels to College Station.  Abby expects A&M to bounce back strong.  Two bones.

Auburn visits a rainy Death Valley Saturday night.  LSU can’t run the ball and Auburn can’t pass the ball.  Abby expects both Tiger teams to force the action on D.  On a hunch take under 56 on the total.

Seven games, eight bets, twelve bones, and a strong hunch.

Woof!