CFN Staff Picks - Week Five (ACC-CUSA)

Picks and predictions for every game ... ACC through Conference USA, Week 5

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 we're also adding the picks from WhatIfSports.com. WIS runs a computer simulation of every game 101 times to come up with its winner and predicted spread. Interested in running your own college football program, from recruiting and gameplanning to scheduling and living up to the expectations of the fans and administration? WhatIfSports.com’s Gridiron Dynasty lets you do all this and more.
 

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   

Past Picks: Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4

Week 5 MAC-WAC Picks

ACC
Atlantic Boston Coll | Clemson | Florida St | Maryland | NC State | Wake Forest
Coastal Duke | Georgia Tech | Miami | No Carolina | Virginia | Virginia Tech

Saturday, September 29
12:00 PM	North Carolina at Virginia Tech -17.5 Fiu – VT       Rich – VT*    John – VT*    Zemek -VT  MB –  VT     WIS – VT*      Clucko - VT     PICK - VT
12:00 PM	Duke at Miami -24 Fiu – MI      Rich –  MI    John – MI    Zemek -MI  MB –  MI    WIS - MI     Clucko - MI     PICK - MI
1:00 PM	Massachusetts at Boston College Fiu – BC       Rich –  BC    John – BC    Zemek -BC  MB – BC      WIS - BC       Clucko - BC   PICK - BC
3:30 PM	Maryland at Rutgers -15 Fiu – RU       Rich – RU     John – RU   Zemek - RU  MB –  RU*     WIS - RU      Clucko - MD    PICK - RU
3:30 PM	Clemson -3 at Georgia Tech Fiu – GT       Rich – CL     John – CL    Zemek -GT  MB –  CL     WIS - CL      Clucko - GT     PICK - CL
3:30 PM	Louisville -8.5 at NC State Fiu – UL       Rich – UL     John – UL    Zemek -UL  MB – UL*      WIS - UL      Clucko - NC    PICK - UL
5:00 PM	Alabama at Florida State -2 Fiu – AL       Rich – FS     John – AL    Zemek -AL  MB – FS      WIS - FS      Clucko - AL     PICK - AL
7:00 PM	Pittsburgh at Virginia -7 Fiu – VA       Rich – VA     John – VA    Zemek -VA  MB – VA*      WIS - PT      Clucko - PT      PICK - VA

Big 12
North Colorado | Iowa St | Kansas | Kansas State | Missouri | Nebraska
South Baylor | Oklahoma | Oklahoma State | Texas | Texas A&M | Texas Tech

Saturday, September 29
12:30 PM	Baylor at Texas A&M -16.5 Fiu – AM       Rich – AM     John – AM*    Zemek -AM*  MB –  AM*     WIS - AM      Clucko - BU      PICK – AM*
1:30 PM	Oklahoma -22.5 at Colorado Fiu – OU       Rich – OU     John –  OU*   Zemek -OU  MB –  OU     WIS - OU      Clucko - OU     PICK - OU
2:05 PM	Iowa State at Nebraska -21.5 Fiu – NE       Rich – NE     John – NE*    Zemek -NE  MB –  NE     WIS -NE       Clucko - IS     PICK - NE
3:30 PM	Kansas State at Texas -15.5 Fiu – TX       Rich – TX*     John – TX*    Zemek -TX  MB – TX*      WIS - TX      Clucko - TX     PICK - TX
7:00 PM	Northwestern State at Texas Tech Fiu – TT       Rich – TT     John – TT    Zemek -TT  MB –  TT    WIS - TT      Clucko - TT     PICK - TT
7:05 PM	Sam Houston State at Oklahoma State Fiu – OS        Rich –  OS    John – OS    Zemek - OS  MB –  OS     WIS - OS      Clucko - OS     PICK - OS

Big East 
Cincinnati | Connecticut | Louisville | Pittsburgh | Rutgers
South Florida | Syracuse | West Virginia
 

Friday, September 28
8:00 PM	West Virginia -7 at South Florida Fiu – WV       Rich – SF    John – WV   Zemek -WV  MB –  WV    WIS - WV       Clucko - SF     PICK - WV

Saturday, September 29
12:00 PM	Akron at Connecticut -13 Fiu – CT    Rich – CT*   John – CT    Zemek -CT  MB – CT*     WIS - CT      Clucko - AK     PICK - CT
3:00 PM	Syracuse -2 at Miami Univ. Fiu – SU       Rich – SU     John – MU    Zemek -SU  MB –  SU     WIS - SU      Clucko - MU      PICK - SU
3:30 PM	Louisville -8.5 at NC State Fiu – UL       Rich – UL     John – UL    Zemek -UL  MB – UL*      WIS - UL      Clucko - NC    PICK - UL
3:30 PM	Maryland at Rutgers -15 Fiu – RU       Rich – RU     John – RU   Zemek - RU  MB –  RU*     WIS - RU      Clucko - MD     PICK - RU
7:00 PM	Pitt at Virginia -7 Fiu – VA       Rich – VA     John – VA    Zemek -VA  MB – VA*      WIS - PT      Clucko - PT     PICK - VA
10:00 PM	Cincinnati -14  at San Diego State Fiu – UC       Rich – UC*     John – UC*    Zemek -UC  MB –  UC*     WIS - UC      Clucko - SD     PICK – UC*

Big Ten
Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Michigan | Michigan State | Minnesota
Northwestern | Ohio State | Penn State | Purdue | Wisconsin
 

Saturday, September 29
12:00 PM	Penn State -3 at Illinois Fiu – PS       Rich –  IL    John – PS    Zemek -PS  MB –   PS    WIS - PS      Clucko - IL      PICK - PS
12:00 PM	Michigan -17 at Northwestern Fiu – MI       Rich –  MI    John – MI    Zemek -MI  MB –  MI     WIS – MI*      Clucko - MI     PICK - MI
12:00 PM	Notre Dame at Purdue -21.5 Fiu – PU       Rich – PU     John – PU*    Zemek -PU*  MB –  PU*     WIS - PU      Clucko - ND     PICK – PU*
12:05 PM	Indiana at Iowa -11 Fiu – IA*       Rich – IA     John – IA*    Zemek -IA  MB –  IA*     WIS - IA      Clucko -IU      PICK – IA*
3:30 PM	Michigan State at Wisconsin -7 Fiu – MS       Rich – WI     John – WI    Zemek -WI*  MB –  WI*     WIS - WI       Clucko - WI     PICK - WI
8:00 PM	Ohio State -23 at Minnesota Fiu – OS      Rich – OS*     John – OS    Zemek -OS  MB –  OS    WIS - OS      Clucko - OS     PICK - OS

Conference USA
East  UAB | UCF | East Carolina | Marshall | Memphis | Southern Miss
West  Houston | Rice | SMU | Tulane | Tulsa | UTEP
 

Thursday, September 27
7:00 PM	Memphis at Arkansas State -4 Fiu – AS       Rich – AS     John – AS    Zemek -AS  MB – AS*      WIS - AS     Clucko - MU     PICK - AS
7:30 PM	Southern Miss at Boise State -10 Fiu – BS      Rich – BS*     John – BS*    Zemek -BS  MB – BS*    WIS - BS       Clucko - SM     PICK – BS*

Saturday, September 29
12:00 PM	LSU -40 at Tulane Fiu – LS       Rich – LS     John – LS    Zemek -LS  MB – LS*      WIS - LS     Clucko - LS     PICK - LS
4:30 PM	UTEP at SMU -1.5 Fiu – UT       Rich – SM     John – UT    Zemek -SM  MB –  SM     WIS - UT      Clucko - UT    PICK - UT
6:00 PM	UL Lafayette at UCF -21.5 Fiu – CF*      Rich – CF*    John – CF*    Zemek -CF  MB – CF*     WIS - CF      Clucko - CF     PICK – CF*
7:00 PM	UAB at Tulsa -19 Fiu – TU     Rich –  TU    John – TU    Zemek -TU  MB – TU    WIS - TU      Clucko - TU     PICK - TU
7:00 PM	East Carolina at Houston -10 Fiu – UH     Rich –  UH*    John – UH    Zemek -UH  MB – UH    WIS - UH      Clucko - EC     PICK - UH

Independents
Army | Navy | Notre Dame

Saturday, September 29
12:00 PM	Temple at Army -6 Fiu – TU      Rich – AR     John – AR    Zemek - AR  MB –  TU     WIS - AR      Clucko - TU     PICK - AR
12:00 PM	Notre Dame at Purdue -21.5 Fiu – PU       Rich – PU     John – PU*    Zemek -PU*  MB –  PU*     WIS - PU      Clucko - ND     PICK – PU*
1:00 PM	Air Force at Navy -3 Fiu – AF       Rich –  NV    John – AF    Zemek -AF  MB –  NV     WIS - AF      Clucko - AF     PICK - AF

Week 5 MAC-WAC Picks