Oklahoma Memo’s latest College Football Pick ’Em with Bedlam Buds goes heavy on playoff implications, rivalry energy and a little chaos. Jeremy leans hard into style-point season — expecting bluebloods to run it up — while Ryan is a little more skeptical on some of the big numbers and spots a couple of upset and cover specials.
We start with Oklahoma–Alabama and Oklahoma State–Kansas State before rolling through Friday night matchups, top-25 Saturday games and even the 112th Grey Cup. Here’s exactly who picked what.
Game-by-game picks
Oklahoma at Alabama (-6.5)
Ryan: Alabama to win; Oklahoma +6.5 to cover
Jeremy: Alabama to win and cover
Kansas State (-19.5) at Oklahoma State
Ryan: Kansas State to win; Oklahoma State +19.5 to cover
Jeremy: Kansas State to win; thinks OSU might cover but is “having a hard time” predicting it
Friday games
Clemson at Louisville (-2.5)
Ryan: Clemson to win (upset)
Jeremy: Louisville to win and cover
Minnesota at Oregon (-25.5)
Ryan: Oregon to win; unsure on the cover
Jeremy: Oregon to win and cover
Saturday – major national slate
UCLA at Ohio State
Ryan: Ohio State to win and cover
Jeremy: Ohio State to win and cover (“blow ’em out”)
Wisconsin at Indiana (-28.5)
Ryan: Indiana to win and cover (agrees with Jeremy’s take)
Jeremy: Indiana to win big and cover
South Carolina at Texas A&M (-19.5)
Ryan: Texas A&M to win and cover
Jeremy: Texas A&M to win and cover
Notre Dame (-12.5) at Pittsburgh
Ryan: Notre Dame to win and cover
Jeremy: Notre Dame to win but not cover
Michigan (-11.5) vs Northwestern at Wrigley Field
Ryan: Michigan to win; Northwestern +11.5 to cover
Jeremy: Michigan to win; Northwestern to cover
Navy at South Florida (-9.5)
Ryan: South Florida to win and cover
Jeremy: Navy to win outright (upset)
Arizona at Cincinnati (-6.5)
Ryan: Cincinnati to win and cover
Jeremy: Cincinnati to win and cover
UCF at Texas Tech (-23 / -23.5)
Ryan: Texas Tech to win; expects a big win (effectively: to cover)
Jeremy: Texas Tech to win and cover
Georgia Tech (-16.5) at Boston College
Ryan: Georgia Tech to win; unsure on the cover
Jeremy: Georgia Tech to win and cover
Iowa at USC
Ryan: Iowa to win a close one (upset)
Jeremy: Iowa to win a close one (upset), something like 21–20
For this batch you teed up several lines together:
Virginia (-5.5) vs Duke
Tennessee (-39.5) vs New Mexico State
Ole Miss (-13.5) vs Florida
Utah (-7.5) vs Baylor
BYU (-3.5) vs TCU
Picks:
Ryan:
New Mexico State +39.5 to cover vs Tennessee
No specific calls voiced on the others in this stretch
Jeremy:
Says he doesn’t see any upsets here – “all the favorites win”
Thinks Tennessee might get a big lead then empty the bench, so may not love the giant spread, but still has Tennessee, Ole Miss, Utah, BYU and Virginia all to win
Marquee SEC showdown
Texas at Georgia (-6.5)
Ryan: Georgia to win and cover “going away”
Jeremy: Georgia to win and cover
CFL – 112th Grey Cup
Montreal Alouettes vs Saskatchewan Roughriders (in Winnipeg)
Ryan: Rooting for Montreal, but picking Saskatchewan to win (better QB, Trevor Harris)
Jeremy: Saskatchewan to win