CFN Staff Picks - Week Eight (ACC-CUSA)

Picks and predictions for every game ... ACC through CUSA, Week 8

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 | Week 6 | Week 7

Week 8 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, October 20
12:00 PM	Army at Georgia Tech -25.5 Fiu – GT  Rich – GT  John – GT  Zemek -GT* MB – GT*    WIS – GT  Clucko - GT    PICK – GT
12:00 PM	Central Michigan at Clemson -17 Fiu – CL  Rich –CL*  John – CL  Zemek -CL MB –  CL   WIS – CL*   Clucko - CM    PICK – CL
1:00 PM	Wake Forest -3 at Navy Fiu – WF   Rich – WF John – WF  Zemek -NV MB – WF    WIS –  WF   Clucko - NV    PICK – WF
3:30 PM	Miami at Florida State -6 Fiu – FS  Rich –FS  John – FS*  Zemek -FS* MB – MI    WIS – FS    Clucko - FS     PICK – FS
4:30 PM	NC State at East Carolina -5.5 Fiu – EC   Rich –EC*  John – EC*  Zemek -EC MB –  EC*   WIS – EC   Clucko – EC     PICK – EC
8:00 PM	Virginia at Maryland -4.5 Fiu – MD  Rich – MD John – MD  Zemek -MD MB –  VA   WIS – VA   Clucko - MD    PICK – MD

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

Saturday, October 20
12:30 PM	Oklahoma -29.5 at Iowa State Fiu – OU   Rich –OU  John – OU  Zemek -OU MB – OU   WIS – OU*  Clucko - OU    PICK – OU
12:30 PM	Texas -24.5 at Baylor Fiu – UT  Rich –UT*  John – UT  Zemek -UT MB – UT    WIS – UT*   Clucko - UT    PICK – UT
2:05 PM	Texas A&M at Nebraska -2 Fiu – AM  Rich – AM John – AM  Zemek -NE MB –  NE   WIS – NE   Clucko - AM    PICK – AM
3:30 PM	Texas Tech at Missouri -3.5 Fiu – MU   Rich – MU John – MU*  Zemek -MU MB – MU*    WIS – TT   Clucko - MU    PICK – MU
5:30 PM	Kansas -4 at Colorado Fiu – KU  Rich – KU John – CU  Zemek -UC MB –  KU*   WIS – KU   Clucko - KU    PICK – KU
7:05 PM	Kansas State at Oklahoma State -3 Fiu – KS   Rich –OS  John – OS  Zemek -KS MB –  KS   WIS – KS   Clucko - OS     PICK – KS

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

Thursday, October 18
7:30 PM	South Florida -2.5 at Rutgers Fiu – RU  Rich –SF  John – SF  Zemek -RU MB –  RU   WIS – SF   Clucko - RU    PICK – RU

Friday, October 19
8:00 PM	Louisville -3.5 at Connecticut Fiu – UL  Rich – UL John – UL  Zemek -UL MB – UL    WIS – UL   Clucko - CT    PICK – UL

Saturday, October 20
12:00 PM	Cincinnati -10 at Pittsburgh Fiu – UC  Rich – UC  John – UC  Zemek - UC MB – UC    WIS – UC   Clucko - PT    PICK – UC
3:30 PM	Mississippi State at West Virginia -24 Fiu – WV  Rich – WV*  John – WV*  Zemek -WV* MB – WV*    WIS – WV    Clucko - MS    PICK – WV*
4:00 PM	Buffalo at Syracuse -4.5 Fiu – UB  Rich –SU  John – SU  Zemek -SU MB – SU    WIS – SU    Clucko - SU    PICK – SU

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

Friday, October 19
7:00 PM	Northwestern -10 at Eastern Michigan Fiu – NW*  Rich – NW John – NW  Zemek - NW* MB –  NW   WIS – NW*    Clucko - EM    PICK – NW*

Saturday, October 20
12:00 PM	Penn State -7.5 at Indiana Fiu – PS  Rich – PS*  John – PS*  Zemek -PS* MB – PS    WIS – PS   Clucko - PS    PICK – PS
12:00 PM	North Dakota State at Minnesota Fiu – ND   Rich – ND John – MN  Zemek -MN MB –  ND   WIS – MN   Clucko - ND    PICK – ND
12:00 PM	Northern Illinois at Wisconsin -23.5 Fiu – UW  Rich – UW John – UW  Zemek -UW MB – UW*    WIS – UW*   Clucko - NI    PICK – UW
12:00 PM	Iowa at Purdue -6.5 Fiu – PU   Rich – PU John – PU*  Zemek -PU* MB –  PU   WIS – PU    Clucko - IA    PICK – PU
3:30 PM	Michigan State at Ohio State -17 Fiu – OS  Rich – OS* John – OS*  Zemek -OS* MB – OS    WIS – OS   Clucko - MS    PICK – OS*
8:00 PM	Michigan -3 at Illinois Fiu – UI  Rich – UI  John – UM  Zemek -UM MB –  UM   WIS – UM   Clucko - UI    PICK – UM

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

Saturday, October 20
3:00 PM	Memphis at Rice -2.5 Fiu – RU   Rich – RU John – RU  Zemek -MU MB –  RU   WIS – MU   Clucko - RU    PICK – RU
4:00 PM	Tulsa at UCF -3 Fiu – UT  Rich – CF John – CF  Zemek -UT MB –  UT   WIS – UT   Clucko - UT    PICK – UT
4:30 PM	NC State at East Carolina -5.5 Fiu – EC   Rich –EC*  John – EC*  Zemek -EC MB –  EC*   WIS – EC   Clucko – EC     PICK – EC
7:00 PM	Houston -13.5 at UAB Fiu – UH*  Rich – UH* John – UH  Zemek -UH* MB – UH    WIS – UH   Clucko - AB    PICK – UH*
8:00 PM	Tulane at SMU -6 Fiu – SM  Rich – SM John – SM  Zemek -SM MB – SM*    WIS – SM   Clucko - TU    PICK – SM

Sunday, October 21
8:00 PM	Southern Miss -4 at Marshall Fiu – SM  Rich – SM John – SM  Zemek -SM MB –  SM   WIS – SM*   Clucko - MU    PICK – SM

Independents
Army | Navy | Notre Dame

Saturday, October 20
12:00 PM	Army at Georgia Tech -25.5 Fiu – GT  Rich – GT  John – GT  Zemek -GT* MB – GT*    WIS – GT  Clucko - GT    PICK – GT
1:00 PM	Wake Forest -3 at Navy Fiu – WF   Rich – WF John – WF  Zemek -NV MB – WF    WIS –  WF   Clucko - NV    PICK – WF
3:30 PM	USC -18 at Notre Dame Fiu – SC*  Rich – SC John – SC*  Zemek -SC* MB – SC*    WIS – SC*   Clucko - SC    PICK – SC*

Week 8 MAC-WAC Picks