Yahoo - Spread Options: Dr. Saturday's Week 8 picks against the spread (Dr. Saturday)

[Jenni Carlson]

A 4-6 week made us 33-31-6. Let's keep this train above .500. Auburn at Arkansas (OVER 51), Noon ET: The Razorbacks are six-point favorites in this game. Anyone want to pick that game? We certainly don't. It's why we're going with the over. Each team's defense has been exploited at times and Auburn has scored 30 or more in the last two weeks. Yes, those games were against San Jose State and Kentucky, but we're looking for progress here. Houston (-22) at UCF, Noon ET: Just a shade over three touchdowns for this game? What are we missing here? Houston has been one of the nation's most impressive teams and has a prolific offense. Meanwhile, UCF is a dumpster fire and is giving up nearly 392 yards per game on defense despite not playing a team anywhere close to the caliber of Houston's. The free beer for UCF fans continues another week. Boston College at Louisville (-8), 12:30 p.m. ET: This game has one of the lowest over/unders of the week at 37. It's a testament to the defenses ... OK, and Boston College's offense. BC is 0-4 in the ACC this year and has been outscored 60-24 in those four games. Yes. 60-24. Six points a game. Louisville has given up 17 offensive TDs all season. This may not be a fun game to watch. Tennessee at Alabama (-15), 3:30 p.m. ET: The Tide should roll in this game. Yes this is a pun and now we hate ourselves. Alabama quarterback Jacob Coker is improving with every game, something that can't necessarily be said for Tennessee quarterback Josh Dobbs. The erratic Tennessee passing game will have to be accurate for the Vols to have a chance. Otherwise, well, Texas A&M quarterback Kyle Allen can explain what could go wrong. Texas Tech (+14) at Oklahoma, 3:30 p.m. ET: Are the Sooners headed for a valley after the high of beating Kansas State last week? After beating West Virginia at home, the Sooners looked incompetent against Texas. We're going for a bit of a letdown here, though we like Oklahoma to win outright. Oh, if you haven't heard already, Oklahoma QB Baker Mayfield used to play at Texas Tech. Missouri at Vanderbilt (UNDER 37), 3:30 p.m. ET: This line was as low as 34 at the open. How so? Because both of these offense are just pitiful. And both defenses may be underrated. Would we be surprised to see something resembling the 0-0 in regulation slugfest between Wake Forest and Virginia Tech last year? Not at all. Missouri wins. But it's going to be uglier than the BC-UL game. UConn at Cincinnati (-12.5), 4:30 p.m. ET: Cincy's optimism is gone. Last week's loss to BYU was the third of the season for the Bearcats, who have also fallen to Temple and Memphis. UConn should be no obstacle. The Cincinnati offense is head and shoulders above UConn's, and while the Huskies could get a stop or two, it won't be enough to keep up. [ Check out Dr. Saturday on Tumblr for things you won’t see on the blog ] Florida State (-6.5) at Georgia Tech, 7 p.m. ET: The Yellow Jackets have fallen off a cliff. After a 2-0 start and a top-15 ranking, Georgia Tech has lost five straight games. Its offense has scored the second-most points in ACC play (to Florida State) but the defense has given up the most points in the conference. Here's where we sound the warning on FSU, however. The Seminoles have been incredibly turnover fortunate so far by not throwing an interception or having a fumble. Turnover luck can normalize quickly. Texas A&M (+6) at Ole Miss, 7 p.m. ET: The Rebels are getting the benefit of the homefield advantage here. Does anyone thing A&M is six points worse? Ole Miss' running game is a few notches below Alabama's; we're not confident the Rebels can exploit what Alabama did. Texas A&M may not win, but the Aggies keep it close in what could be a rainy night in Oxford. Utah (+3.5) at USC, 7:30 p.m. ET: It's not often you see a top-three team as a road underdog to an unranked team. That's the weirdness that's the Pac-12 South this year. USC has the talent to win this game, but as the Trojans are the more talented team, Utah has been the far more efficient one. We're going with efficiency here, though the upset wouldn't be too crazy. NOT-LOCKS OF THE WEEK

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