Week 7 Picks!

Another strangely consistent week last week...

Last Week: The last three weeks have seen results of 31-18-1, 31-19, and a small drop to 28-20-1.  Again, if consistency was rewarded in Vegas, you know who to consult.

As the preseason projections get phased out of the "+" equations and this year's data takes on more significance (we're up to 70% this year, 30% projection), some interesting quirks in the data begin to appear.  For instance, take the craziness that are this week's Big 12 picks.  Either the numbers are getting cocky, or they know something Vegas does not.  They disagree with Vegas by 5.9 points in the OU-Texas game, 12.6 in Tech-NU, 11.6 in KU-CU, and 9.0 in MU-OSU.  And they have Colorado and Mizzou winning outright.  Interesting.

As always...Big 12 picks here...everything after the jump.

All games after the jump.

• Unless I've done the math wrong, it's looking like four (five: missed Washington initially) (six: missed Utah too...good lord) "LOCKS" this week after only two last week.  Remember, the criteria for "LOCK" status is a disagreement of more than 13 points between my projections and the spread.
  
• Two years ago, Arizona State won 10 games.  Last year, Washington lost 12.  This year, Washington is favored by almost a touchdown at Arizona State...and I have them covering.  College football is fun.  Reading comprehension is a good thing.  Washington's actually a 6.5-point DOG.
  
• I have no idea why Houston and West Virginia are only projected to win their games over seemingly vastly inferior opponents by 7 or less.  None.
• And yes, Middle Tennessee is almost projected to beat Mississippi State by double digits.  The numbers love MTSU for some reason.

Like I said, either the numbers are brilliant, or they're just getting cocky here.  Some very interesting picks, to say the least.