Two good games go Friday night and three of the teams playing are from the ranks of the midmajors. UTEP takes on Houston in an interesting Conference USA game. The Cougars are facing some sizeable point spreads as Case Keenum passes his way into the record book. I watched the tapes of their opener, as well as UTEP's so I could know what to expect on Friday night. And Marshall takes on West Virginia. The film of Marshall's opener against Ohio State provided some real clues as to how this one will play out. One of these games is an excellent, rated play, a Midmajor Moneymaker that will bankroll you for the weekend

Last Saturday I opened up the college season with a huge win in my top game, as Oklahoma State (-17) routed Washington State 65-17, a game that proved my conviction that the talent mismatch was so strong that the Cowboys could virtually name the score. I've got another play ready for Saturday. I won't promise you this one will cover the line by 31 points, but I can tell you it grades out as strong as last week's, it has the same kind of mismatches as last week, especially when measured against the spread, and it will get the money! The same as last week!

My time of year is here and that's football season. But I haven't lost sight that baseball still has an exciting finish to the regular season ahead, in addition to the drama that is the playoffs and World Series. I've been picking winners all year in baseball and I sure don't intend to stop now! When I was coaching, I always emphasized the pursuit of excellence and hard work to my players, my assistant coaches and especially to myself. That's why when I hear other handicappers say they simply can't keep up with the task of handicapping both football and baseball simultaneously, I have to roll my eyes in disbelief. When you love sports, love picking winners and love making money, picking two sports is no more difficult than walking and chewing gum at the same time