Pigskin Pickin Machine

The machine starts the lottery ball popping without an Ohio State game with the Buckeyes on bye with Texas Tech (4-4 2-4) hosting 12th ranked Missouri (7-1 3-1).
Tech looks to be hoping for a 6-6 record and a minor (very minor) bowl bid and pins their hopes on season ending wins over Weber State and Houston with the Raiders playing Missouri and Oklahoma in the next two weeks.
If there is an upset,it comes this week against the Tigers as I see then having little chance in Norman next week.
Tech pulls upsets in Lubbock against superior teams,so don't rule out an upset today,but it isn't likely.

Our game of the week is in the Mountain West as 3rd ranked TCU (9-0 5-0) travels to Salt Lake City and 5th ranked Utah (8-0 5-0).
The winner keeps their BCS title game hopes alive and likely adds the Mountain West crown as well.
The game has produced BCS bids for the winner in each of the last two seasons and will likely do so again.
In addition,this is the last time the pair will play with Utah going to the Pac 10 (or 12) next season.
I like TCU's defense a little better,but Utah does have the home field.
Looks like a good one...

Our Picks
Missouri over Texas Tech 41-21
TCU over Utah 17-14

The pros feature the Browns (2-5) and Colt McCoy starting again at QB against visiting New England (6-1).I know Browns fans are enthused with the win in New Orleans and the Patriot defense looks vulnerable and the bye week will be helpful in planning.
However,can the Browns use gimmick plays every week to overcome a weak passing game?
New England has had trouble against the pass and the Browns will have to likely throw some to win.

Seattle (4-3) hosts the Giants (5-2) after a awful game against Oakland for the Hawks.
Seattle always is better at home and has a history of dropping the Giants at Qwest Field,but the Seahawks have a first time starter in Charlie Whitehurst and a banged up and weakening offensive line against a team with a huge pass rush.
I don't like this matchup for the inconsistent Seahawks.

The game of the week goes to the battle for first place in the NFC South with 5-2 teams Tampa Bay and Atlanta hooking it up in Atlanta.
Raheem Morris and his comments on being the best team in the NFC aside,I see Tampa as a paper tiger as they have lost to the only two teams on the schedule with winning records and seem to specialize in close wins over bad teams.
Look for a huge day for Matt Ryan and if you have Falcon receivers on your fantasy team,get them in the lineup!

Our picks
Patriots over Browns 24-13
Giants over Seahawks 26-14
Falcons over Buccaneers 30-14