WEEK 5 #VIEWERSGUIDE

A Big Weekend in College Football awaits us and this guy is fired up. While the interesting games may not start until Saturday, you still have some options to finish up the work week. While these work week games are snoozers, they're also a reminder that MID WEEK MACtion is one week closer.

As for picks, let's see how I did last week: 7-8, better than the week prior
and for the year: 13-18, still losing money

Thursday Night Ball

I'll be tuned in to the works of my fall beer league softball team with a bunch of yinzers who'll be laying down bunts in order to expedite the game so they can get home to watch their beloved Black and Gold. Naturally that's these Yinzers actually show up tonight. With two teams of roughly a dozen players per squad I've listed the over/under of people actually showing up at the 830pm game tonight at 6 (including me and the umpire).

For those uninterested in Michael Vick, Le'Veon Bell and Antonio Brown gashing the Ravens Defense be sure to tune into the only FBS game of the evening:

• The U at Cincinnati (+6) - 730pm - The Mothership
• Miami's a quiet 3-0 headed to a tricky roadie in a venue that few road teams find success. I expect Tommy T to have his bunch ready to battle a Miami squad that's truly only been tested in one game this year. I don't think Cinci pulls the game out but they make it interesting until the final whistle.

Friday Night Lights

Nothing great on this slate but here's a trio of games to keep you occupied until you spend your paycheck at the bar

• Temple at Charlotte (+23.5) - 7pm - CBSSN 
• Temple's defense has looked great this year but don't discount my hometown's Niners.

• Memphis (-8.5) at USF Bulls - 7pm - The Deuce
• The Tigers of Memphis should remain undefeated following Friday Night as they continue their quest as the best team in the Volunteer State.

• UCONN at BYU (-18) - 10:15pm - The Deuce
• The second game of the doubleheader on the Deuce  could get ugly in a hurry.

Football Saturday

High Nooners

The #goacc Slate

• A Pitt at Virginia Tech (-4.5) - Noon - ESPN3/The Bojangles Network (ACC)
• Judgement game in the ACC Opener for both the Hokies and the Panthers. There's a Hurricane expected to hit the when these teams do battle. Remember the last time VT played in a Hurricane? Kevin Jones got his. 
• Louisville at NC State (-4.5) - 12:30 - ESPN3/The Bojangles Network
• Louisville hasn't beaten anyone vs NC State has really not played anyone. The Pack Faithful think THIS THE YEAR but that could all come to a screeching hault if Petrino hangs a 50 spot in West Raleigh

The Midwest Slate

• Holgo's Hair vs Big Game Bob (-7) - FS1 - High Noon
• West Virginia, like NC State hasn't played a soul in 2015. Yes their defense has been surprisingly outstanding and yes they're scoring points at will, but golly it's come against the Sisters of the Poor and something called Maryland. I expect to Oklahoma take it to the Mountaineers.
• Iowa at Wisky (-7) - The Mothership - High Noon
• There will be lots of ranch dressing, cheese, and beer consumed by these two fan bases in Madison on Saturday. Wisconsin finally started getting their run game going last week and Iowa feels like they've put up more points to start this season than they scored in all of 2014. This one could decide the B1G West

The Southern Ballgame

• Sakerlina (+2.5) at Mizzou - 12:30 - SEC Network
• Wayyyyyyyyyyyylp, Sakerlina found themselves in the other Columbia up against a team without their main QB. With Sakerlina being a club without a QB I'm gonna give the edge to the team with the best player on the field: Pharaoh Cooper. Watch Spurrier take out his frustrations of this past couple rounds of golf on ole Gary Pinkel.  

Mid Afternooners

The #goacc Slate

• Carolina at Georgia Tech - The U - 330pm
• Carolina travels to a venue they haven't won at in 18 years. Line is GT-7.5, more  coming later including pick.
• Boston College at Duke (-7) - ESPN3
• Duke's defense looked very impressive this past weekend in shutting down a Georgia Tech rushing attack that's put up big numbers since Paul Johnson arrived in Atlanta. Duke could be poised for a let down game in this one. BC is a physical squad that seems to give everyone fits.

The Midwestern Slate

• Ohio State at Indiana (+21.5) - 3:30pm - ABC/The Deuce Combo
• Two undefeated B1G team collide (yes, you read that right) at one of America's great gameday party venues. On Saturday, everyone is a Hoosier. 
• K State at OK State (-7.5) - 4pm - FS1 
• In the afternoon Big 12 Doubleheader the second game feature a grown man Mike Gundy vs an old man Bill Snyder.Mason Rudolph, QB for the Cowboys has lit up the statline this season while K State has just methodically won as they always do. Saturday starts a brutal 5 game stretch against 4 ranked teams for the Wildcats.

The Southern Slate

• BAMA (+2) AT GEORGIA - 3:30PM - CBS WITH THIS BEAUTIFUL MAN
• THE LAST TIME ALAFRICKINBAMA WAS AN UNDERDOG WAS AGAINST THE DOGS AND THIS HAPPENED
• THIS GAME HAS GAME OF THE WEEK POTENTIAL.
• THIS MAN LED THEM TO VICTORY. THAT HAIR. 

Night Games

The National Stage

• NOTRE DAME AT CLEMSON (pick em) - 8PM - ABC

I expressed my wants and desires toward this game earlier on the Twittersphere. Here they are:

Here's a rare statement from your's truly: I hope Clemson mauls Notre Dame into submission on Saturday.

— Frattisimo (@FootbawFrat) October 1, 2015

The Southern Slate (a Trio)

•  Ole Miss at Florida (+7.5) - 7pm - The Mothership
• Florida is a quiet 4-0 that escaped this past weekend against Tennessee. Ole Miss has chewed up and spit every team they've faced, especially those Bama Turnovers. This one could get juicy there in the Swamp. Expect a nail biter. 
• Arkansas (+6.5) at Tennessee - 7pm - The Deuce
• Speaking of Team losing heartbreakers, Arkansas and Tennessee seem to have filled their quota for the next couple of years. UT looks to recover against an Arkansas squad that hasn't won a close game since Bret Bielema got to Fayetteville.
• Mississippi State at Texas A&M (-7) - SEC Network - 7:30pm
• Clanga added insult to injury to the flailing Auburn Tigers squad this past week now they move on to face and A&M squad lucky to be undefeated. I unfortunately believe this one could get ugly if Dak Prescott can't find rhythm early against the Aggies fierce pass rush.

The Western Slate

• Zona State at UCLA (-14) - 730 - Fox
• Is it me or  this UCLA squad gonna blast Zona State off this planet?

Late Night Games

#PAC12AfterDark

• Oregon (-7.5) at Colorado - 10 pm - The Mothership
• Pretty sure Utah scored on Oregon a couple times as I typed out this Viewers Guide. The Ducks should respond, cause this ain't the early 1990s Colorado squads. If they don't, Nike Town will be hurtin' badddddddddd
• (+14) Arizona st Stanford - 10:30 - PAC12 Net
• Stanford's looked like a completely different team than the one that played in the Chicago Metro in Week One. Shouts to Zona keeping this one close, but there will be just too much Cardinal to handle

With the hurricane approaching, all you can really do this weekend is show up at your rain soaked game this weekend. If you don't have that option, join me for 15 hours of non stop football action on Saturday.

Enjoy

WFP