CFN Staff Picks - Week One (MAC to WAC)

Picks and predictions for every game ... MAC through WAC, Week 1

Here are the picks from the CFN writers along with Clucko the Chicken. Put down two feed dishes, one representing one team and one representing another and whichever dish the chicken goes to first is the team that's going to win. You'll do just as well. (Really, the pick is a coin flip. Don't laugh; Clucko won the 2000 Bowl Pool among 24 entrants.) You can get to the Expert Picks in the above dropdown under Predictions.

This year's we're also adding the picks from WhatIfSports.com. WIS runs a computer simulation of every game 100 times and then comes up with its winner.

Fiu is Pete Fiutak, Rich is Richard Cirminiello, John is John Harris, and Zemek is Matthew Zemek
* means team will win, but won't cover   

Week 1 ACC-Ind Picks

MAC Thursday, August 30

7:00 PM Buffalo at Rutgers -32.5
Fiu - RU       Rich - RU     John -  RU     Zemek -   RU
MB – RU*       WIS - RU     Clucko - RU    PICK - RU

7:00 PM Miami Univ. at Ball State -6   
Fiu - MU     Rich - BSU    John - MU      Zemek -  BSU
MB - BSU     WIS - BSU     Clucko - MU   PICK - BSU

8:00 PM  Kent State at Iowa State -3.5   
Fiu - ISU       Rich -  ISU    John - ISU      Zemek - ISU
MB - ISU       WIS - ISU     Clucko - KSU    PICK - ISU

MAC Friday, August 31

7:30 PM  Navy -21 at Temple
Fiu - Navy   Rich - Navy   John - Navy  Zemek – Navy
MB – Navy*    WIS - Navy     Clucko - Navy    PICK - Navy

MAC Saturday, September 1

3:30 PM Western Michigan at West Virginia -24   
Fiu - WVU      Rich -  WVU*    John - WVU       Zemek - WVU
MB -  WVU      WIS - WVU      Clucko - WMU   PICK - WVU

3:30 PM Iowa -11.5 at Northern Illinois
Fiu - Iowa     Rich - Iowa     John -  Iowa  Zemek - Iowa*
MB - Iowa       WIS - Iowa   Clucko - NIU    PICK - Iowa

6:00 PM Eastern Michigan at Pitt -20
Fiu - Pitt      Rich - Pitt     John -  Pitt     Zemek -   Pitt*
MB – Pitt       WIS - Pitt      Clucko - EMU   PICK - Pitt

7:00 PM Gardner-Webb at Ohio
Fiu - Ohio       Rich - Ohio     John - Ohio      Zemek - Ohio 
MB - Ohio       WIS - Ohio     Clucko - Ohio   PICK - Ohio

7:00 PM Army at Akron -5
Fiu - Akron       Rich -  Akron    John - Akron      Zemek - Army 
MB - Akron       WIS - Akron     Clucko - Akron    PICK - Akron

7:00 PM Central Michigan at Kansas -7.5
Fiu – CMU       Rich – KU*     John -  KU*     Zemek -   KU
MB -  KU      WIS - CMU      Clucko - KU    PICK – KU*

7:00 PM Purdue -7 at Toledo
Fiu - PU       Rich – PU*      John - PU      Zemek -   PU
MB – PU*       WIS - PU     Clucko - UT   PICK - PU

8:00 PM Bowling Green at Minnesota -16.5
Fiu – UM*      Rich – UM*     John -  UM*     Zemek -   UM*
MB -  UM*       WIS - UM      Clucko - BG    PICK – UM*

Mountain West Thursday, August 30

8:00 PM UNLV -7.5 at Utah State
Fiu - UNLV       Rich - UNLV     John -  UNLV*     Zemek -  UNLV*
MB -  UNLV      WIS - UNLV      Clucko - USU   PICK - UNLV

10:00 PM Utah at Oregon State -7
Fiu - OSU      Rich - OSU     John - OSU    Zemek -   OSU
MB -  OSU      WIS - OSU     Clucko - Utah   PICK - OSU

Mountain West Saturday, September 1

12:00 PM Colorado State at Colorado -3
Fiu - CU      Rich -  CU    John - CU      Zemek -   CSU
MB - CU       WIS - CU     Clucko - CSU   PICK - CU

2:00 PM South Carolina State at Air Force
Fiu - AF      Rich - AF     John - AF      Zemek - AF  
MB - AF       WIS - AF      Clucko - AF   PICK - AF

2:00 PM Virginia -4.5 at Wyoming
Fiu - UW      Rich - UVA     John – UVA*      Zemek -   UW
MB -  UVA      WIS - UW     Clucko - UW    PICK - UW

5:30 PM Arizona at BYU -6
Fiu - Az       Rich - BYU     John - Az      Zemek - BYU
MB -  AZ      WIS - BYU     Clucko - BYU   PICK - BYU

6:00 PM Baylor at TCU -21
Fiu – TCU     Rich – TCU*     John -  TCU*     Zemek -  TCU*
MB -  TCU*      WIS - TCU    Clucko - BU   PICK – TCU*

10:00 PM New Mexico -3 at UTEP
Fiu - UNM      Rich - UNM     John - UNM      Zemek -   UNM
MB - UNM       WIS – UNM*      Clucko - UTEP    PICK - UNM

Pac 10 Thursday, August 30

10:00 PM Utah at Oregon State -7
Fiu - OSU      Rich - OSU     John - OSU    Zemek -   OSU
MB -  OSU      WIS - OSU     Clucko - Utah   PICK - OSU

Pac 10 Friday, August 31

8:00 PM Washington -3 at Syracuse
Fiu - SU      Rich – UW     John - SU     Zemek -  UW
MB – UW       WIS – UW*     Clucko - UW   PICK - UW

Pac 10 Saturday, September 1

3:30 PM Washington State at Wisconsin -14
Fiu - UW      Rich - UW     John - UW     Zemek -   UW
MB – UW*     WIS – UW*    Clucko - WSU  PICK - UW

3:30 PM UCLA -16.5 at Stanford
Fiu - UCLA      Rich - UCLA     John - UCLA    Zemek -  UCLA
MB - UCLA       WIS - UCLA    Clucko - UCLA   PICK - UCLA

3:30 PM Houston at Oregon -14.5
Fiu - UO      Rich – UO*      John – UO*      Zemek -   UO*
MB - UO       WIS - UO     Clucko - UH    PICK - UO

5:30 PM Arizona at BYU -6
Fiu - Az       Rich - BYU     John - Az      Zemek - BYU
MB -  AZ      WIS - BYU     Clucko - BYU   PICK - BYU

8:00 PM Tennessee at California -5.5
Fiu - Cal      Rich - Cal     John - Cal      Zemek - Cal*
MB - Cal       WIS - Cal     Clucko - Ten    PICK - Cal

10:00 PM San Jose State at Arizona State -14.5
Fiu – ASU*     Rich -  ASU*    John - ASU      Zemek - ASU
MB -  ASU      WIS - ASU      Clucko - SJ   PICK – ASU*

10:15 PM Idaho at USC -45
Fiu – USC*      Rich - USC     John -  USC     Zemek - USC*
MB -  USC*      WIS – USC*     Clucko - USC   PICK – USC*

SEC Thursday, August 30

8:00 PM LSU -17 at Mississippi State
Fiu - LSU     Rich - LSU     John - LSU     Zemek - LSU
MB -  LSU*      WIS - LSU      Clucko - MSU    PICK - LSU

SEC Saturday, September 1

6:00 Eastern Kentucky at Kentucky
Fiu - UK      Rich - UK     John - UK      Zemek - UK  
MB - UK        WIS - UK    Clucko - UK    PICK - UK

3:30 PM Mississippi -2.5 at Memphis
Fiu – Ole Miss   Rich – Ole Miss  John – Ole Miss  Zemek - MU  
MB -  Ole Miss  WIS – Ole Miss*  Clucko - MU    PICK – Ole Miss

6:00 PM Western Kentucky at Florida
Fiu - UF     Rich - UF      John - UF      Zemek - UF
MB - UF     WIS - UF      Clucko - UF   PICK - UF

6:45 PM Oklahoma State at Georgia -6.5
Fiu - OSU       Rich – GA     John - OSU   Zemek - GA
MB – GA*       WIS – GA*     Clucko - OSU   PICK – GA*

7:00 UL Lafayette at South Carolina -29
Fiu – USC      Rich - USC     John – USC*      Zemek - USC*
MB -  USC*      WIS - USC     Clucko - USC   PICK - USC

7:00 PM Troy at Arkansas -24
Fiu – Ark*       Rich - Ark     John - Ark      Zemek – Ark*
MB -  Ark*       WIS - Ark     Clucko - Troy   PICK – Ark*

7:00 PM Richmond at Vanderbilt
Fiu - VU     Rich - VU     John - VU      Zemek - VU 
MB - VU        WIS - VU      Clucko - VU   PICK – VU

7:07 Western Carolina at Alabama
Fiu - Bama      Rich - Bama     John - Bama    Zemek - Bama 
MB - Bama       WIS - Bama     Clucko - Bama   PICK - Bama

7:45 PM Kansas State at Auburn  -13.5
Fiu – Aub*      Rich - Aub     John – Aub*  Zemek - Aub*
MB -  Aub*      WIS - Aub     Clucko - KSU    PICK – Aub*

8:00 PM Tennessee at California -5.5
Fiu - Cal      Rich - Cal     John - Cal      Zemek - Cal*
MB - Cal       WIS - Cal     Clucko - Ten    PICK - Cal

Sun Belt Thursday, August 30

7:00 PM Tulsa -5 at UL Monroe
Fiu - TU    Rich - TU     John -  TU     Zemek -   TU
MB – TU      WIS - TU      Clucko - ULM    PICK - TU

Sun Belt Saturday, September 1

12:00 PM FIU at Penn State -38
Fiu - PSU     Rich - PSU     John - PSU      Zemek - PSU*
MB – PSU*       WIS – PSU*      Clucko - PSU   PICK - PSU

4:00 PM Middle Tennessee at Florida Atlantic -2.5
Fiu - MT       Rich - MT     John - FAU     Zemek -   MT
MB -  MT      WIS - MT     Clucko – FAU    PICK - MT

7:00 UL Lafayette at South Carolina -29
Fiu – USC      Rich - USC     John – USC*      Zemek - USC*
MB -  USC*      WIS - USC     Clucko - USC   PICK – USC

7:00 PM Arkansas State at Texas -39
Fiu - UT       Rich - UT     John - UT       Zemek -   UT
MB - UT       WIS – UT*    Clucko - UT    PICK - UT

7:00 PM North Texas at Oklahoma -41
Fiu – OU    Rich – OU     John - OU      Zemek -   OU*
MB -  OU*      WIS - OU      Clucko - UNT   PICK - OU

7:00 PM Troy at Arkansas -24
Fiu – Ark*       Rich - Ark     John - Ark      Zemek – Ark*
MB -  Ark*       WIS - Ark     Clucko - Troy   PICK – Ark*

WAC Thursday, August 30

8:00 PM SE Louisiana at New Mexico State
Fiu - NMSU     Rich - NMSU     John - NMSU      Zemek - NMSU 
MB - NMSU        WIS -      Clucko - NMSU    PICK - NMSU

8:00 PM UNLV -7.5 at Utah State
Fiu - UNLV       Rich - UNLV     John -  UNLV*     Zemek -  UNLV*
MB -  UNLV      WIS - UNLV      Clucko - USU   PICK - UNLV

9:05 PM Weber State at Boise State
Fiu - BSU      Rich - BSU     John - BSU      Zemek - BSU  
MB - BSU      WIS - BSU     Clucko - BSU    PICK - BSU

WAC Saturday, September 1

3:30 PM Nevada at Nebraska -19.5    
Fiu – Neb*       Rich - Neb     John - Neb       Zemek -   Neb
MB - Neb       WIS - Neb      Clucko - Neb   PICK - Neb

7:00 PM Central Arkansas at Louisiana Tech
Fiu - LT      Rich - LT     John - LT      Zemek -  LT
MB - LT      WIS - LT     Clucko - LT    PICK - LT

10:00 PM San Jose State at Arizona State -14.5
Fiu – ASU*     Rich -  ASU*    John - ASU      Zemek - ASU
MB -  ASU      WIS - ASU      Clucko - SJ   PICK – ASU*

10:05 PM Sacramento State at Fresno State
Fiu - FSU      Rich - FSU     John - FSU      Zemek - FSU  
MB - FSU        WIS - FSU     Clucko - FSU    PICK - FSU

10:15 PM Idaho at USC -45
Fiu – USC*      Rich - USC     John -  USC     Zemek - USC*
MB -  USC*      WIS – USC*     Clucko - USC   PICK – USC*

WAC Sunday, September 2

12:05 AM Northern Colorado at Hawaii
Fiu - UH      Rich - UH   John - UH      Zemek - UH 
MB - UH        WIS - UH      Clucko - UH    PICK - UH

Week 1 ACC-Ind Picks