Weekly Football Consensus Picks
By WT Staff
NFL
The biggest percentage of bettors for a consensus pick against the spread this week is 70.15% for taking the Cincinnati Bengals over the New York Jets and giving 6.5. Both teams have only one victory but the Bengals are a stronger team but have not played well this season. Only three other games have consensus percentages over 60%. These games are Kansas City +1 over Oakland (64.52%), Chicago +5 over Philadelphia (63.38%), and Indianapolis -3 over Jacksonville (63.77%). In terms of Over/Under the consensus picks Over games over 70% over are Tampa Bay vs. Detroit (45), Arizona vs. Washington (36), San Francisco vs. N.Y. Giants (39), Tennessee vs. Houston (39), Dallas vs. Minnesota (42), and Indianapolis vs. Jacksonville (45). There are no Under games with consensus picks over 70%.NCAAF
Against the spread the highest consensus percentages are Purdue -7 over Iowa (75%), Cincinnati -9 over Pittsburg (86.21%), Oklahoma -30 over Iowa State (79.17%), Texas -24.5 over Baylor (79.17%), Tennessee over Alabama -straight up - (73.33%), Air Force -3 over Wyoming (70.97%), Arkansas -4.5 over Mississippi (82.14%), Nevada over Utah State (82.61%), Middle Tennessee -2 over Arkansas State (80%), Troy -21.5 over North Texas (77.27%) Florida State -4.5 over Miami (75%), East Carolina -6 over North Carolina State (70%), Kansas -3 over Colorado (75.76%), Boise State -9.5 over Louisiana Tech (72.22%), and New Mexico State -9 over Idaho. There is a 100% consensus pick for 14 Over games and 6 Under games. The Over games are Wyoming vs. Air Force (44), Indiana vs. Penn State (53), Georgia Tech vs. Army (44), Ball State vs. Western Michigan (71), Rice vs. Memphis (45), Nevada vs. Utah State (45), Michigan State vs. Ohio State (55), Mississippi State vs. West Virginia (57) Tulsa vs. Central Florida (75), Fresno State vs. San Jose State (58), Toledo vs. Ohio (64), Louisiana Tech vs. Boise State (54) Kansas State vs. Oklahoma State (62), and Michigan vs. Illinois (50). The 100% consensus pick Under games are Wake Forrest vs. Navy (60), Nebraska vs. Texas A&M (61), USC vs. Notre Dame (45), Troy vs. North Texas (67), Florida Atlantic vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (60), Arizona vs. Stanford (56), and New Mexico State vs. Idaho (57)