Scout.com: 2009 CFN ACC Expert Picks, Schedules & More

2009 CFN ACC Expert Picks, Schedules & More

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Posted Nov 15, 2009

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ACC 2009 Game of the Week, Player of the Week, Roundup & Standings

2009 ACC ... Week 11

		Fiu	Rich	Matt	Michael	Clucko	PICK
12:00	Duke at Miami -19.5	MI	MI*	MI*	MI*	DU	MI*
12:00	Maryland at FSU -18.5	FS	FS	FS	FS	FS	FS
12:00	NC at BC -3.5	BC	NC	NC	BC*	NC	NC
3:30	NC St at VT -21	VT	VT	VT	VT	VT	VT
3:30	Virginia at Clem -20.5	CL	CL	CL*	CL	VA	CL
	Straight Up	54-28	58-24	58-24	56-26	40-42	57-25
	ATS	28-39-2	35-32-2	35-32-2	28-39-1	36-31-2	32-35-2

Atlantic
	Conf.		Overall
Clemson	5	2	7	3
Boston Coll	4	2	7	3
Florida St	3	4	5	5
W. Forest	2	5	4	7
NC State	1	5	4	6
Maryland	1	5	2	8
Coastal
	Conf.		Overall
Ga Tech	7	1	10	1
Va Tech	4	2	7	3
Miami	4	3	7	3
UNC	3	3	7	3
Duke	3	3	5	5
Virginia	2	4	3	7
Players of the Week 11/14 C.J. Spiller, RB Clem 11/7 C.J. Spiller, RB Clem 10/31 Jon Dwyer, RB GT 10/24 C.J. Spiller, RB Clem 10/17 Montel Harris, RB BC 10/10 Thad Lewis, QB Duke 10/3 Riley Skinner, QB WF 9/26 Russell Wilson, QB NC St 9/19 Jacory Harris, QB Miami 9/13 Derrick Morgan, DE GT 9/5 Jacory Harris, QB Miami Games of the Week 11/14 UNC 33, Miami 24 11/7 GT 30, WF 27 OT 10/31 Miami 28, WF 27 10/24 Clem 40, Miami 37 OT 10/17 GT 28, VT 23 10/10 GT 49, FSU 44 10/3 Miami 21, OU 20 9/26 BC 27, WF 24 OT 9/19 VT 16, Neb. 15 9/13 GT 30, Clemson 27 9/5 Miami 38, FSU 34 Scoreboard Boston College 14 at Virginia 10 - BC still alive for Atlantic with win over UVA - Virginia gets no O in loss to BC CFN Prediction: Boston College 27-10 Line: BC -4 Clemson 43 at NC State 23 - Clemson & Spiller keep on rolling in win - NC State D struggles again in loss to Tigers CFN Prediction: Clemson 35-21 Line: Clemson -7 Georgia Tech 49 at Duke 10 - Georgia Tech wins Atlantic with win over Duke - Duke's O goes flat in loss to Yellow Jackets CFN Prediction: Georgia Tech 38-23 Line: Georgia Tech -12 Florida State 41 at Wake Forest 28 - Florida State stays alive for bowl with win - Wake Forest gets knocked out of bowl picture CFN Prediction: Wake Forest 37-30 Line: Wake Forest -5 Virginia Tech 36 at Maryland 9 - Virginia Tech gets record day out of Taylor - Maryland's Robinson runs well in loss to VT CFN Prediction: Virginia Tech 34-13 Line: Virginia Tech -17.5 at North Carolina 33 Miami 24 - North Carolina picks off Miami for key win - Miami's Harris struggles in loss to Tar Heels CFN Prediction: Miami 23-16 Line: Miami -3.5

GAME OF THE WEEK

at North Carolina 33 … Miami 24
Kendric Burney intercepted three passes with his third leading to a wild and crazy score. After picking off his third, he tried to lateral it to Melvin Williams, but it was ruled a fumble going forward, and Williams weaved his way for a 44-yard touchdown and a 30-17 lead midway through the fourth. Miami QB Jacory Harris threw four interceptions on the day with Burney returning one 77 yards for a score, while the Tar Heels were helped by four Casey Barth field goals and a Greg Little 29-yard touchdown catch. Miami outgained the Tar Heels 435 yards to 329, and got short touchdown runs from Damien Berry and Graig Cooper, but the turnovers were too much to overcome.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Clemson RB C.J. Spiller ran 18 times for 97 yards and a score, he caught three passes for 48 yards and a score, threw a 17-yard touchdown pass, and returned a kickoff for 13 yards in the win over NC State..

CONFERENCE ROUNDUP

Boston College … Boston College 14 ... at Virginia 10 ... It’s time to start putting Luke Keuchly into All-America status. The freshman made 13 tackles, a sack, three tackles for loss and broke up two passes in the Eagle win. The offense sputtered too much, especially on third downs, but Montel Harris had another great day running the ball and Dave Shinskie came up big when he had to. BC is still in the hunt for the ACC title, but it needs a ton of help. Virginia has to get really good, really fast to beat Clemson, while the Eagles have to beat both North Carolina and Maryland.

Clemson … Clemson 43 ... at NC State 23 ... Is anyone playing with more confidence than the Tigers right now? C.J. Spiller is closing out his career by taking his game to another level, Kyle Parker is throwing extremely well and is coming up with the big throws needed to take advantage of everyone watching Spiller, and the ground game is doing its job. The Pack ran for 254 yards against the Wolfpack, and now it’s one game against Virginia to get a shot at Georgia Tech for the ACC title. The defense could stand to be tighter, but it’s along for the ride while the offense keeps rolling (scoring 40 points or more in each of the last four games).

Duke … Georgia Tech 49 ... at Duke 10 ... The offense picked the wrong time to stop working. Either Thaddeus Lewis throws well or the attack doesn’t work with no ground game to speak of. It wasn’t all the O’s fault in the blowout loss to the Yellow Jackets; the defense couldn’t come up with a play over the final three quarters, either. With two losses in a row, it’s going to take a win over Miami or Wake Forest to get bowl eligible, but to do that, Lewis has to get into a groove and the defense has to go back to being stingy against big pass plays.

Florida State … Florida State 41 ... at Wake Forest 28 ... Just when it seemed like the season was totally lost, E.J. Manuel stepped in and had a nice game in the key win over the Demon Deacons. There’s still work to do, needing a win against Maryland to get bowl eligible before dealing with Florida, but for a program with so many problems, this was an emotional victory that showed the resiliency under Bobby Bowden. The defense is still soft, but the offense made up for it with a great day from the O line paving the way for Jermaine Thomas to take the pressure off of Manuel.

Georgia Tech… Georgia Tech 49 ... at Duke 10 ... Paul Johnson has proved that the system works. Whatever happens in the ACC Championship, the bowl or against Georgia, by getting his team to the ACC title and by going 9-1, he has shown that his brand of offense can win at the big time level. It takes a little while to get warmed up, but when it does, look out. The defense was shaky early on, but it held tough over the second half while the offense came up with big play both through the air and on the ground. Now it’s gravy time, and even though this season has been a success, it can be soured if there aren’t a few more wins.

Maryland … Virginia Tech 36 ... at Maryland 9 ... At least the Terps are trying to find a spark. Sophomore Jamarr Robinson is still working on his passing, he only completed 17-of-43 passes in the last two games, but he ran for 129 yards against the vaunted Hokie defense. The last two games are all about seeing if he’s the main man for 2010. He needs the time to improve his passing against Florida State and Boston College in an attempt to be the leader of an offense that has to figure out how to score after sputtering in a five-game losing streak.

Miami … at North Carolina 33 ... Miami 24 ... For all the good things Jacory Harris has done this year, the 16 interceptions have been a killer. Miami didn’t necessarily outplay UNC, but there were several chances to take control of the game and they all went kaput on picks. A few weeks ago, Miami was in the national title discussion, and then it was in the ACC title hunt and the mix for a BCS spot, and now the hope is to simply get a decent bowl bid after losing two of the last four games. Even with the loss, if the Canes beat Duke and South Florida, they have a shot at a strong ten-win season.

North Carolina … at North Carolina 33 ... Miami 24 ... The Tar Heels didn’t move the ball all that well, and didn’t go on too many long drives, but the defense came up big with four interceptions and the offense took advantage of every opportunity. This should’ve been a blowout, but too many scoring chances finished with field goals instead of touchdowns and the game was close late. Even so, now the Tar Heels have moved up in the ACC pecking order with road trips to Boston College and NC State still to go. On a three-game winning streak, a ten win season is still possible if the defense can continue to carry the offense.

NC State … Clemson 43 ... at NC State 23 ... The defense isn’t getting any better. The offense isn’t built to keep up in firefights, but after a nice start to the year, everyone is getting fat on a Wolfpack D that isn’t forcing mistakes and is struggling to keep offenses out of the end zone allowing 40 points or more in four of the last five games. That’s not a plus with Virginia Tech coming up, and now that bowl hopes are gone, State played Murray State and Gardner-Webb to start the year, it’s time to open it up and see if the chance is there to bomb away on the Hokies and North Carolina.

Virginia … Boston College 14 ... at Virginia 10 ... The offense simply doesn’t score. The D did its job of bending but rarely breaking, but despite 41 Jameel Sewell passes and a nice day from Rashawn Jackson, the attack couldn’t get into the end zone. 118th in the nation in total offense it’s not like the numbers are going to get better against Clemson and Virginia tech to close out an ugly year. However, there’s still a chance to play the spoiler role, potentially ruining the Tigers’ ACC chances with a win in Death Valley next week.

Virginia Tech … Virginia Tech 36 ... at Maryland 9 ... Virginia Tech is out of the ACC title hunt with Georgia Tech earning the division title, but there’s still a lot to play for. By beating NC State and Virginia, the Hokies can close with a four-game winning stream and keep hope of a ten-win season alive. Tyrod Taylor came up with a fantastic day throwing the ball, while Ryan Williams kept the ground game working with yet another big game. Off the radar now, and with the pressure off, Tech could be hitting its stride … even if it’s a little late.

Wake Forest… Florida State 41 ... at Wake Forest 28 ... And there goes the season. The Demon Deacons appeared to be in command halfway through the season with a 4-2 record, and then the wheels fell off as the team couldn’t come up with a close win and then collapsed against Florida State in a game the team needed to stay alive for a bowl. On a five-game losing streak, now it’s all about pride with two weeks off before facing a Duke team possibly needing the win for a bowl game. The big plays in key moments always seemed to happen for the opponents.

Saturday, November 21
North Carolina at Boston College
Virginia at Clemson
Duke at Miami
Maryland at Florida State
NC State at Virginia Tech

Saturday, November 28
Boston College at Maryland
Clemson at South Carolina
Wake Forest at Duke
Florida State at Florida
Georgia at Georgia Tech
Miami at South Florida
North Carolina at NC State
Virginia Tech at Virginia

Saturday, December 5
Dr Pepper ACC Championship Game, Tampa, Fla., ABC