Sheen off few games
There are a few games this weekend that aren’t quite as big as was expected at the beginning of the season.
The USC-Cal game has played a major role in deciding the Pac-10 in recent seasons, but the two teams have already combined to lose five games.
Wisconsin and Michigan were top-10 teams to start the regular season, but they, too, will meet today with a combined five losses.
| Matchup | Time | TV |
| Illinois (plus 14 1/2 ) at No. 1 Ohio State | ||
| The pick: Ohio State 37-17 | 12:30 | |
| Louisiana Tech (plus 36) at No. 2 LSU | ||
| The pick: LSU 55-13 | 5 p.m. | |
| Baylor (plus 38) at No. 4 Oklahoma | ||
| The pick: Oklahoma 50-10 | 3:30 p.m. | |
| No. 5 Kansas (minus 6) at Oklahoma St. | ||
| The pick: Kansas 28-24 | 5 p.m. | |
| Texas A&M (plus 19 1/2 ) at No. 7 Missouri | ||
| The pick: Missouri 44-17 | 9:30 a.m. | FSN |
| No. 8 BC (minus 6 1/2 ) at Maryland | ||
| The pick: BC 27-20 | 5 p.m. | |
| No. 9 Arizona State (minus 7) at UCLA | ||
| The pick: UCLA 27-24 | 12:30 | ABC |
| No. 17 Auburn (plus 2) at No. 10 Georgia | ||
| The pick: Auburn 24-23 | 12:30 | CBS |
| Florida St. (plus 6) at No. 11 Virginia Tech | ||
| The pick: Va. Tech 20-17 | 12:30 | ESPN |
| No. 12 USC (minus 4) at No. 24 California | ||
| The pick: USC 24-21 | 5 p.m. | ABC |
| No. 13 Michigan (minus 2 1/2 ) at Wisconsin | ||
| The pick: Wisconsin 27-24 | 9 a.m. | ESPN |
| Fresno State (plus 17 1/2 ) at No. 14 Hawaii | ||
| The pick: Hawaii 49-30 | 8 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Texas Tech (plus 6 1/2 ) at No. 15 Texas | ||
| The pick: Texas 39-28 | 12:30 | |
| No. 16 Uconn (plus 6 1/2 ) at Cincinnati | ||
| The pick: Cincinnati 28-20 | 12:30 | |
| No. 18 Florida (minus 6 1/2 ) at S. Carolina | ||
| The pick: Florida 33-28 | 4:45 p.m. | ESPN |
| No. 19 Boise St. (minus 24) at Utah St. | ||
| The pick: Boise St. 55-20 | Noon | KSKN |
| Wake Forest (plus 9) at No. 20 Clemson | ||
| The pick: Clemson 28-17 | 9 a.m. | ESPN2 |
| No. 21 Alabama (minus 5) at Miss. St. | ||
| The pick: Alabama 26-23 | 9:30 a.m. | |
| Arkansas (pick ‘em) at No. 22 Tennessee | ||
| The pick: Arkansas 27-26 | 9:30 a.m. | |
| No. 23 Virginia (plus 3 1/2 ) at Miami | ||
| The pick: Miami 21-14 | 4:15 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| No. 25 Ky. (minus 3 1/2 ) at Vanderbilt | ||
| The pick: Kentucky 27-24 | 11 a.m. | |
Last week’s record: 16-5 (straight); 10-7-3 (vs. points). Season: 159-43 (straight); 95-83-6 (vs. points).