2017 Six-Pick Week 6

This week will mark the halfway point of the season. After last week's party where we all got entirely too hype, here comes hangover week in the mausoleum at BC. Blech. At least it's an evening kickoff.
Shout out this week to TKP'er "Stephen Vikel", who managed to pick all eight games wrong against the spread. Odds of doing that at random are 1-in-256, and we've now had it in back-to-back weeks after RocketHokie13 accomplished it last week.

Remember, you make your picks at CBSSports.com (LINKY HERE).

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7

Duke at UVA (-2)
Factoid #1: Duke University was founded by a mysterious individual, who used the money gained from industrial espionage to found a school named after himself.
Factoid #2: After bludgeoning Boise State on the smurf turf, UVA is actually favored in a football game! Against a P5 team, even!
PICK: Not sure what to make of UVA at this point, but Duke is being unfairly downgraded after the Miami loss. They win here.

WVU at TCU (-12)

Factoid #1: As of this writing, VT has had the Black Diamond Trophy for the last 4749 days.
Factoid #2: TCU hosts College GameDay this week. All campuses that hosted it this year have lost.
PICK: TCU is getting a lot of credit for the OK State win, but I think WVU covers here.

LSU at Florida (-3)
Factoid #1: While VT was losing to Clemson, LSU was losing to Troy. Yes, Sun Belt Troy, who snapped LSU's 49 game non-conference home winning streak. Troy's Twitter account torched LSU afterward.
Factoid #2: Florida's three wins this season have come by a combined 21 points.

PICK: LSU's not very good, and I knew they'd regret the Orgeron hire. Florida's offense has turned the corner, and they cover.

Miami (-3) at Florida State
Factoid #1: In an effort to harken back to the days when they were both great and cheating, Miami has started rewarding defenders for creating turnovers with jewelry.
Factoid #2: Florida State finally broke through with their first win of the season last week, a 26-19 blowout over Wake Forest.
PICK: Miami seems to be finally putting it together under Richt. I have no idea why this line's so close. Miami in a rout.

Air Force at Navy (-8)
Factoid #1: As big as the Army-Navy game is annually, and as good as Navy has been the last several years, Air Force actually has won the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy most often. Pictured: the inaugural game.
Factoid #2: Ken Niumatalolo is now the longest-tenured football coach in Navy history. Doesn't feel like it's been that long.
PICK: Air Force's defense is not good at all this year, and they're probably not going bowling. Navy in a blowout.

Michigan State at Michigan (-10)
Factoid #1: It's getting hard to find anything new to say about Michigan State. It feels like they've been in the pick'em every week.
Factoid #2: It's getting hard to find anything new to say about Michigan. It feels like they've been in the pick'em every week.
PICK: This line feels about right, but I feel like a 14-point win is possible too, so I'll go with Michigan.

Washington State (-2)at Oregon
Factoid #1: Washington State knocked off #5 USC last week, vaulting them up to #11. USC responded by knocking off Wazzu's fans.
Factoid #2: Duck Tales' revival continues to garner solid reviews, much like Willie Taggart's revival of the Oregon Ducks.
PICK: Strong chance of a letdown after a huge win last week for Wazzu. I'll take Oregon.

Stanford (-5) at Utah
Factoid #1: Stanford RB Bryce Love ran for 301 yards last week. On just 25 carries. He's on pace to catch Barry Sanders' single-season record.
Factoid #2: Utah's 4-0 so far this year. Yeah, I hadn't noticed either.
PICK: Utah is the better team when healthy, but with QB Tyler Huntley out they'll struggle. Stanford wins & covers.

DRINK OF THE WEEK:

Buffalo Trace was one of those things I discovered when looking for a house bourbon. It was always inexpensive and easily available. It was cheap enough that I didn't feel bad mixing it with Coke, but tasty enough to enjoy neat.
That was like 5 years ago. Now it sells out faster than the distillery can keep up with it. I've had to downgrade to Jim Beam as my house whiskey, and that makes me sad.

Remember, we're making our picks on CBSSports.com (LINKY HERE), though feel free to let everybody know what the correct answers will be in the comments.