Joe Duffy has free winning college football picks for this weekend’s action. Thursday, it is NFL and college football totals. Friday college football total. Saturday, ABC Total of the Year among six college football, three of them Wise Guys. More coming, but lock in now at OffshoreInsiders.com    

Stanford at Colorado

• Numbers suggest closer than records indicate 
• When comparing yards per play to what opponents normally allow get
• Stanford -.4 on offense to Colorado -.1
• Stanford -.2 defense, Colorado -.5
• K.J. Costello is back for Stanford
  • Substantially better with him at QB
  • Was most efficient QB in Pac-12 last year
• Stanford won 3-of-4, while Colorado lost five straight 

The pick: Stanford -3.5

Louisville at Miami

•  Hassan Hall, the Cardinals leading kick returner and back up running back is questionable 
• Cards one more win to be bowl eligible 
• Cards HC Scott Satterfield 19-5 SU in final month of season at App State
• Cards off bye week, while Miami could have letdown off road wins at Pittsburgh and Florida State
• Fading home favorites off consecutive wins as road underdog is 31-18 (Louisville)
• Louisville averages 218.1 rushing yards per game, but the Hurricanes have allowed just three teams to rush for over 100 yards this season
  • 4.9 yards per rush to teams that normally allow 4.3
• Miami’s defense holds teams to .8 yards per play below normal average 

Pick: Louisville +6.5

Wake Forest at Va Tech

• VA Tech QB Hendon Hooker missed one-point loss to Notre Dame, questionable 
• Tech honoring long-time DC Bud Foster who is retiring 
• WF QB Jamie Newman leads conference at 337.7 yards of total offense
• WF R Sage Surratt league-high 9 TDs and averages 118.5 ypg
• Wake over 400 yards in offense 10 straight games, going back to last year
• Despite averaging 320 passing yards per game, Wake under 5-1 last six
• Only Wake’s third road game
• AF of two or more playing just third or fewer road game in game 9 or later are 98-77-2 for 56 percent

The pick: Wake Forest -2.5

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