The Chief's Streak

It sure feels good to wake up this morning and see that W4! The Utah Jazz pulled out a win against the Bucks and that leaves us with a healthy streak going into the weekend. My strategy today will be a little more aggressive…as it has to be with these tough matchups Streak has given us. I will be going with two picks today in hopes of going into NFL Sunday with a W6.

My first pick will be the TCU Horned Frogs vs. the Baylor Bears of Waco, TX. The Bears have had a magical season so far as they are (8-0) and ranked #12 in the nation. This game has them favored at (-2.5) and anyone who has watched College Football a few times knows these underdog home teams typically sneak in and “steal” one. To be honest, Baylor has limped to their last few victories against sub-par opponents like West Virginia and Texas Tech. TCU upset #15 Texas a couple weeks ago and I like their scoring ability to hold down Baylor today.

Later on in the brisk…cold…Carolina, Saturday morning will be our next selection. It hurts me to go with this…as we have a couple Appalachian State alums on The Sports Chief, but I am going with South Carolina at home versus the Mountaineers of Boone, NC. The Gamecocks are favored at (-6) and play a difficult SEC schedule. App. State lost a tough one against Georgia Southern last week and even though I believe they will bring their all into Williams-Brice Stadium…I don’t think it will be enough. Analyzing this game is tough, as it is obvious SC plays “better” opponents than App. one thing that stands out to me is the fact that South Carolina defeated #3 Georgia in Athens. I know it’s terrible and totally un-professional to analyze wins in certain weeks but, that game stood out for sure. The Chief will be going with South Carolina today based on “talent”. Good luck folks!