580 Sports Talk’s Football Picks, Presented by Prairie Band Sportsbook – Weekend of Nov. 16-17, 2024
The football season is upon us, and we’re bringing back the Prairie Band Sportsbook 580 Sports Talk football picks contest! Each week, Dan, Brendan, and Spencer will pick two NFL games and two college football games against the spread, and also make a fifth ‘wild card’ pick that could be a spread, total, or player prop from the college or professional slate of games. They’ll also designate one pick each week as their ‘Lock of the Week’. We’ll track their records throughout the season and crown a champion.
Last week was a decent week for the group at large. Dan and Spencer both went 3-2, with only the last-second field goal in the BYU-Utah game keeping Dan from a 4-1 week. Brendan went 2-3 and suffered the worst beat of the season, with the Utah State-Washington State game only going over the total on a garbage time TD with 0:24 left in the game.
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(All lines from Prairie Band Sportsbook and were current as of Friday when the article was posted.)
Dan Lucero
CFB: Houston +1 at Arizona
CFB: Washington State -10.5 at New Mexico
NFL: Browns PK at Saints
NFL: Falcons at Broncos -2
*LOCK OF THE WEEK*
“The Broncos offense isn’t spectacular, but Bo Nix has had success when he’s had time to throw and a clean pocket. Good news for him – Atlanta’s pass rush is virtually non-existent. I still don’t know if the Broncos are ‘good’, per se, but they’re good enough to win this game and cover this spread at home.” — DL
WC: Kansas team total OVER 27.5 points at BYU
Last week: 3-2, Lock of the Week (Texas Tech +4) does not hit
Season record: 26-26-1 (CFB: 10-12; NFL: 9-10-1; WC: 7-4; Lock of the Week: 7-3-1)
Brendan Dzwierzynski
CFB: Hawai’i -2.5 at Utah State
CFB: Tennessee +10 at Georgia
NFL: Ravens at Steelers +3.5
*LOCK OF THE WEEK*
“I would have taken a home dog +3.5 in a rivalry game anyway. But then I heard Ben Solak of ESPN say on The Mina Kimes Show this week that the underdog covers 80% of the time in the Ravens-Steelers rivalry, and who am I to doubt history?” — BD
NFL: Bengals at Chargers -1.5
WC: Ohio State at Northwestern UNDER 44 points
Last week: 2-3, Lock of the Week (Lions -3.5) does not hit
Season record: 23-29-1 (CFB: 11-10-1; NFL: 7-13; WC: 5-6; Lock of the Week 4-7)
Spencer Dupuis
CFB: Coastal Carolina at Marshall -9.5
*LOCK OF THE WEEK*
“[Given the game’s proximity to the anniversary of the plane crash that claimed the lives of the Marshall football team and coaching staff in 1970, the Thundering Herd] always find a way to have amazing games when they remember the 75. ” — SD
CFB: Arizona State at Kansas State -7.5
NFL: Raiders at Dolphins -7.5
NFL: Seahawks at 49ers -6.5
WC: Avery Johnson (KSU) OVER 49.5 rushing yards
Last week: 3-2, Lock of the Week (PIT-WAS over 45 points) hits
Season record: 25-28 (CFB: 9-13; NFL: 11-9; WC: 5-6; Lock of the Week 5-6)