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Last week Abby was downright crabby.

Coming off of only her second losing week in eight was one thing.  But, labor shortages in her department are another.

This lack of staffing caused a deadline error that accidentally omitted her hunch bet.  She won, but it doesn’t count if it’s not published.

Regardless, she had a week to let the canine teeth shine right through her smile.  For the season the won-loss is 27 up and 21 down.  The bones for are a tasty 42 v 29.  The hunch bet sat in timeout and is 6-1.

To the picks she goes.

1. Iowa at Wisconsin -3 —  Abby’s been on Whisky (too much isn’t good) for three weeks.  Others gave up the bottle and on Paul Chryst too early.  Time for another Saturday happy hour.   One bone.
2.  Michigan -4 1/2 at Michigan St.  — Big brother is coming to East Lansing to teach little brother who is the boss of the state. The Spartans are undefeated, but their wins are against teams with names like Rutgers, Little Sisters of the Poor, and Western Kentucky.  This one won’t be too close.  Two bones.
3.  Miami Fla +10 at Pittsburgh —  The Hurricanes aren’t very good.  Pitt is pretty good but like Sparty, they haven’t played much of a schedule.  Abby likes this one, but doesn’t love it.  One bone.
4. Florida St at Clemson -9 1/2 –Dabo is due for a good game.   Can his offense outscore anyone by 10?  When the sky looks like it’s falling, Abby smells a zig on a zag.  One bone.
5. Washington St + 16 at Arizona St.– Are the Sun Devils good enough to be favored by 16 over anyone?  The Cougars aren’t too good, but she sniffs a backdoor cover.  Call it about 38-24.  One bone.
6. Kentucky at Mississippi St -1 —  This line looks like the wrong team is favored to Abby.  Shouldn’t the Bulldogs be the underdog against a 6-1 opponent with pelts like Florida and LSU on the wall?   Upon further review, it isn’t.  Three bones.  And, P.S.  It’s Halloween, and Mike Leach still hates candy corn.  Enjoy forty-five seconds of YouTube gold.
7. Penn St at THE -18 1/2 —  Jeez that’s a lot of points given.  Not enough.  THE has to win out convincingly to finish in the final four.   One bone.
8. SMU at Houston Pick it — Two Cougars in one week?  Yes.  Pick them she will.  Two bones.

Auburn squares off at home vs Ole Miss.  The over/ under is 66 1/2.  It seems low considering the scoring prowess of Ole Miss and as well as their leaky defense.  Somehow it stays under on a hunch.

Five favorites, two dogs, one pick it, and no candy corn.

Woof!