We’re starting a new weekly editors pick ‘em pool for all of the Big XII action each week. First a little business regarding the pool: All games are picked against the spread taken earlier in the week and noted in the table. A pick for an underdog is strictly to cover the point spread unless you see a pick also tagged with “(win)” which indicates the underdog outright winning the game. If an underdog covers, but fails to win the game, a “win” pick will get credit for being correct for the week and the season, but will be counted as a loss in the “Underdog Win Projections” category.
Week 1 is always a challenge as every team looks good in the weight room and in practice. Also, many teams are playing schools that no one knows anything about. This week, there are only two unanimous picks; Colorado over CSU by more than 2.5 points and Iowa State over Kent State by more than 3.5 points. The Buffs pick is obvious, we’re all homers and are hoping for a good start to the season. Iowa State doesn’t look to be any good this year, but Kent State should be even worse, so the Cyclones get the pick to win one for the new coach. The rest of the picks are a mixed bag, but there is obviously some hesitation to laying a bunch of points (Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, and Texas A&M) in the first game of the season. Teams tend to make mistakes in the first game and it’s harder to blow a team out while you’re getting your legs under you. The only real surprise I see is two underdog “win” predictions for Oklahoma State at Georgia. I hope that they’re right as I like to see the Big XII do well against the other major conferences, but I’m not as confident as Nick and Skye. Anyway, feel free to comment on the picks or to post your own in the comments section.

Booty Gampp Marc Nick Ryno Skye Dr E BK
Colorado (-2.5) – Colorado State (neutral site) Colorado Colorado Colorado Colorado Colorado Colorado Colorado Colorado
@Iowa State (-3.5) – Kent State Iowa State Iowa State Iowa State Iowa State Iowa State Iowa State Iowa State Iowa State
@Kansas (-7.5) – Central Michigan Kansas Kansas Kansas Central Michigan Kansas Central Michigan (win) Central Michigan Central Michigan
Kansas State (+13.5) – @Auburn Auburn Auburn Kansas State Kansas State Auburn Auburn Auburn Kansas State
Missouri (-5) – Illinois (neutral site) Illinois Missouri Missouri Missouri Missouri Missouri Illinois Missouri
@Nebraska (-21) – Nevada Nebraska Nevada Nevada Nevada Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska
Baylor (+20.5) – @TCU TCU TCU Baylor Baylor TCU Baylor Baylor TCU
@Oklahoma (-40.5) – North Texas North Texas North Texas Oklahoma North Texas North Texas North Texas North Texas Oklahoma
Oklahoma State (+6.5) – @Georgia Georgia Georgia Oklahoma State Oklahoma State (win) Georgia Oklahoma State (win) Georgia Georgia
@Texas (-39) – Arkansas State Texas Arkansas State Texas Texas Arkansas State Arkansas State Arkansas State Texas
@Texas A&M (-27) – Montana State Texas A&M Texas A&M Montana State Texas A&M Texas A&M Texas A&M Montana State Texas A&M
Texas Tech (-9) – SMU SMU Texas Tech Texas Tech Texas Tech Texas Tech SMU Texas Tech Texas Tech
Last Week 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000)
Season 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000)
Underdog Win Projections 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000)

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