Thursday games
Auburn (-2) at Mississippi State - As shocked as I am that Auburn couldn’t cover last week, I am laying the blame on a tired defense that had to play over 35 minutes. Meanwhile, Mississippi rolled up on one of the worst C-USA teams out there. Look for Cameron Newton to repeat his spectacular performance, this time against the Bulldogs. Take Auburn and lay the two.

Saturday games
Georgia at South Carolina (-3) - South Carolina sure looked like a title contender in week one, beating one of the better team in Conference USA. Georgia did the same, trouncing perennial bottom feeder Louisiana-Lafayette. Georgia had the benefit of a lot of short fields and started at home, which only served to break in their new freshman quarterback. South Carolina will not be as friendly an environment for the boy. Plus South Carolina has had more time than Georgia to prepare. Take the Gamecocks and lay the three.

South Florida at Florida (-15) - Ok, so Florida looked shaky in game one, but even a shaky Florida is better than a solid Stony Brook team, the opponent that South Florida spanked in week one. It will be strange to see South Florida without Jim Leavitt on the sidelines and I am still not sure that the team is gelling in the new system. I will take the Florida fumbles against a new scheme any day. Take the Gators.

LSU (-10) at Vanderbilt - This one is tricky because Vanderbilt outperformed what anyone thought they were capable of against Northwestern. Maybe Northwestern just wasn’t as good as we thought. LSU also didn’t look that hot against North Carolina’s second string. So who is not who they are supposed to be? I am going to go with Vandy being the impostor. Take the Tigers and expect that 10 points to easily be 20.

Penn State at Alabama (-12) - Trent Richardson sure looked up to the task of replacing Mark Ingram, even if the reigning Heisman winner missed half of the season. I see this one as a Clash of the Titans type match. Watch Joe Paterno release the Kraken and Alabama hang on at the end to win. Take Penn State and the points in an Alabama win.

Arkansas at Louisiana-Monroe (+34) - Ryan Mallett will have it rocking again in week two. Now if he could only find a real opponent to showcase his talents against. ULM should be no match for Arkansas, although that 34 point cushion makes me worry. Still going with the Razorbacks to cover.

Oregon (-12.5) at Tennessee - Did you see Oregon last week? There is no way that New Mexico, a FBS team, is that bad, right? Is Oregon really that good? I am going with yes. Oregon covers with both running backs making a grand show of it.

Western Kentucky at Kentucky (-24.5) I can’t honestly believe that Kentucky is 24.5 points better than Western Kentucky, not after they fought and scratched their Wildcat way to a win against Louisville. And I don’t believe the hype that this team is as good as the Andre Woodson teams. Take Western Kentucky to show up and keep it closer than expected.

Mississippi (-20.5) at Tulane - Here is where I went crazy. Did the odds makers watch the game last week? Is Tulane worse than Jacksonville State? You would have a hard time convincing me of that, especially since Tulane gets Mississippi to come to their place. This smells of a trap but I think the Green Wave and the points is the safe choice here.