Pigskin Pickin' Machine

The PPM has plenty to pick from today with good games in both college football and the pros for tomorrow.

We start with Ohio State (2-0) visiting Miami (0-1) in the latest battle of embattled teams.
Ohio State did not look great against Toledo last week and Miami has most of their missing players back.
Ohio State will have keep the running game going,use the time of possession in their favor and hope Miami's Jacory Harris makes a few mistakes in order to win this one.

Texas Tech (1-0) travels to New Mexico to play the 0-2 Lobos.
I don't see this one as being close,Arkansas beat New Mexico by 49 points last week,this might be a little closer-but not much.

Bowling Green (2-0) hosts Wyoming (2-0) in a game that looks to be the first test for both teams.
Both earned two wins over undistinguished opposition.
The game features the return of former Falcon head coach Gregg Brandon to BG as he is now the offensive coordinator for Wyoming.

The game of the week is an easy one as top ranked Oklahoma travels to Tallahassee and the waiting Florida State Seminoles.
Oklahoma seems to be back,but Florida State looks to have one of the better defenses in the country.
The Sooners have won very few big games on the road recently,but FSU looks to have issues running ball despite having James Wilder Jr in their backfield.


The NFL features the Browns traveling to Indianapolis against the Peytonless Colts.
Last weeks loss to the Bengals was a game that they should have won and the Browns have a tendency to win a game or two that you think they are overmatched in.
Can the Browns establish Peyton Hillis this week?
That is one of the two big questions to answer.The other is can the right tackle rotation of Oneil Cousins and Artis Hicks block Robert Mathis or Dwight Freeney?
The Colts looked rough without Manning and Kerry Collins is still new to the team.
This could be close....

Seattle heads for Steeltown and the angry Steelers,who laid an egg in their opener against Baltimore.
The Steelers look to have every edge in this one and I do not see Tavaris Jackson having the key to solving the Steelers,but if he does and Seattle wins this game-it is a long season ahead for Pittsburgh.
Seattle must put plenty of heat on Ben Rothlisberger and hope for the best,laying back against Pittsburgh defeats teams before the game starts....

The game of the week has the Bears coming off their surprisingly easy win over Atlanta flying to New Orleans against the Saints.
The Saints loss to the Packers was one of the best games that I have seen in a while and New Orleans is not going to have trouble moving the ball against many teams.
The Saints are going to take advantage of the passing game and win what could be another exciting game....

Bonus pick
Floyd Mayweather over Victor Ortiz in tonight's WBC Welterweight title by late round stoppage

Picks
Miami over Ohio State 24-14
Texas Tech over New Mexico 38-16
Wyoming over Bowling Green 17-10
Browns over Colts 17-14
Steelers over Seahawks 31-13
Saints over Bears 35-21