Beaverfootball.com's Resident Wiseguy now is in
need of some new guest wiseguy prognosticators. It’s a simple gig. You get to go
one on one with me for a week. Pick three games with the point spread and do
short write-ups on each. Contact my secretary at
beavableeda@beaverfootball.com
and an interview will be set up to make sure you meet the necessary
requirements. Minimum qualifications include basic knowledge of college
football, humorous writing, and hatred of the University of Zero.
This week I’m going to just release one game. It’s a tough week out there. The
big board shows a lot of big point spreads and home dogs that I just don’t want
to touch. One game does jump out at me and I’m going to load up a big play on
it. UCLA -3 @ UW. I’m investing $2200 to win $2000 on the Bruins. Remember, when
you lay big plays like this we call it high risk investments not gambling. As
your investments consultant I highly advise that you load up on this game and I
will tell you why.
The 2-0 UCLA Bruins are rested coming off a bye week. This week’s game marks the
fifth time since 1997 that the Bruins have played Washington after a week off
when the Huskies didn’t have a bye. UCLA won all of
those games. They beat the #13 Huskies in 1997, the
#23 Huskies in 1999 in overtime and
the 10th ranked squad in 2001. And it happened again last season with a
21-17 win. This year these kids from Seattle are far from ranked and the Bruins
will be cracking the top 25 after they take care of
them Saturday afternoon. They have won eight of the past nine in the series.
UCLA running back Chris Markey leads the conference in yards per carry at 7.5. I
expect him to open up the passing game for quarterback
Ben Olson, who has also looked good early this season. The UW secondary is
banged up and inexperienced, expect them to get shredded. I’m not sold on the
Huskies resurgence yet. The play is UCLA and I don’t see shades of grey.
On a side note, the handicappers have Oregon State now as a 23.5 point favorite
over the Idaho Vandals. Did Danny Sheridan watch the Boise State game? Well, I
guess reality tells me the Beavs should bounce back after the bye week in the
comforts of Reser playing a lousy Erickson lead team. But, I don’t want to run
the risk of losing a grip of money betting on my Beavs again. So I’m just going
to kick back, smoke some cigars at the tailgate, sneak in my friend Jack to the
game, and watch DE wish he never left.
BAH BAH BAH BAH BAH BAH LEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED IT!!!!!
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BeavaBleeda can be reached at
BeavaBleeda@beaverfootball.com.