Balls In Your Court Week 9 CFB Picks

After a somewhat down and short week 8, week 9 plunges back with some fantastic Big Ten matchups in Ohio State v Penn State and Michigan v Michigan State. We also see some none Power 5 notable matchups in SMU v Houston and Virginia v BYU. This is a loaded week with a ton of picks so let’s not waste any more time and get right into it.

Jon’s 2021 Record: 73-41 (0.640), Locks 10-5

Zach’s 2021 Record: 74-40 (0.649), Locks 8-5

Saturday, October 30, 2021:

Michigan @ Michigan State – Michigan -4

Jon’s Pick: Michigan 31-17

Zach’s Pick: Michigan 23-20

Iowa @ Wisconsin – Wisconsin -3.5

Jon’s Pick: Iowa 13-10

Zach’s Pick: Wisconsin 20-14

Texas @ Baylor – Baylor -2.5

Jon’s Pick: Baylor 34-31

Zach’s Pick: Texas 31-23

Washington State @ Arizona State – Arizona State -16

Jon’s Pick: Arizona State 31-21

Zach’s Pick: Arizona State 27-21

TCU @ Kansas State – Kansas State -3.5

Jon’s Pick: TCU 33-31

Zach’s Pick: Kansas State 28-24

Texas Tech @ Oklahoma – Oklahoma -19.5

Jon’s Pick: Oklahoma 35-21

Zach’s Pick: Oklahoma 63-24

Georgia @ Florida – Georgia -14

Jon’s Pick: Georgia 35-10

Zach’s Pick: Georgia 23-7

Ole Miss @ Auburn – Auburn -3

Jon’s Pick: Auburn 31-30

Zach’s Pick: Ole Miss 31-20

SMU @ Houston – Houston -1

Jon’s Pick: SMU 48-42🔒

Zach’s Pick: SMU 42-28🔒

Louisville @ NC State – NC State -6.5

Jon’s Pick: NC State 28-23

Zach’s Pick: Louisville 28-17

Penn State @ Ohio State – Ohio State -19

Jon’s Pick: Ohio State 38-14

Zach’s Pick: Ohio State 35-13

North Carolina @ Notre Dame – ND -3

Jon’s Pick: ND 31-27

Zach’s Pick: North Carolina 37-31

UCLA @ Utah – Utah -6.5

Jon’s Pick: Utah 34-27🔒

Zach’s Pick: UCLA 31-24

Virginia @ BYU – BYU -2

Jon’s Pick: BYU 37-31

Zach’s Pick: Virginia 34-27🔒

Fresno State @ San Diego State – Fresno State -2

Jon’s Pick: SDSU 27-24

Zach’s Pick: Fresno State 23-17

*Locks of the Week

Jon’s Locks: SMU (@Houston), Utah (v UCLA)

Zach’s Locks: SMH (@Houston), Virginia (@UCLA)