COLLEGE FOOTBALL: WEEK THREE FRIDAY NIGHT PREDICTIONS

Last Week:

Straight-up                          24 - 5     82.7%

Against the Spread             12 - 17    41.3%

Not a bad week for the straight picks, but not so great against the spread. Of course, that’s only significant if you’re betting, which currently I am not. A couple of good Friday night games on tap, highlighted by Washington State traveling to Houston where the home team will be looking for a big upset over a Power Five contender.

Friday

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(20) Washington State (2 - 0) (-8.5) 38 @ Houston (1 - 1) 28: Houston’s early season schedule was an ambitious bid to bring some increased credibility to the Group of Five teams and conferences. Their first attempt was at Oklahoma and were clearly outclassed, although the Cougars played valiantly in defeat. Washington State has put up 117 points against weak competition, but their strength doesn’t bode well for Houston.

Kansas (1 - 1) 17 @ Boston College (2 - 0) (-21.0) 40: New head coach Les Miles has quite a job to rebuild Kansas, and it won’t get much easier in Boston. Last week’s loss to Coastal Carolina illustrates how far Les has to go.

Hear my recent interview with legendary sports agent Leigh Steinberg, where we discussed his agency, concussions, franchise relocation and philanthropy at http://thechtonsports.com/cold-hard-truth-sports-radio-show-1242017/

Also listen to our conversation with author and sports journalist Mike Carey, as we discussed his latest book "Bad News" about Marvin Barnes and reminisced about Mike's coverage of the Boston Celtics during their glory years with Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, Danny Ainge and Robert Parish. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/golongmedia/2017/02/08/the-cold-hard-truth-on-sports-radio-show

Don't forget to check out my new book, "Offsetting Penalties - A PK Frazier Novel" at  Amazon.com .  Check out www.thechtonsports.com for our podcasts and live broadcast on Tuesday's at 9:00 pm EST. I can also be reached via email at kevin@pkfrazier.com.