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LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL COLLEGE CHALLENGE

LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

October 1, 2011 - 1:01 am

Joe D'Amico

Aasiwins.com handicapper

Last week: 2-5

Season: 9-12

Picks:

Stanford -20½

Texas -9½

Michigan State +3½

Washington +7½

Georgia -6½

South Carolina -9½

Virginia Tech -6½

Chuck Edel

SportsXRadio.com handicapper

Last week: 4-3

Season: 15-6

Picks:

Illinois -7½

Iowa State +9½

Michigan State +3½

Utah -7½

Louisiana Tech -3½

South Carolina -9½

Middle Tenn. -22½

Adam Hill

Review-Journal Sports staff

Last week: 5-2

Season: 12-9

Picks:

Syracuse -2½

Virginia -16½

Michigan State +3½

New Mexico St. -2½

Fresno State -3½

Fla. International -2½

La.-Lafayette -9½

Bruce Marshall

Goldsheet.com executive editor

Last week: 2-5

Season: 12-9

Picks:

Navy -2½

Marshall +10½

Arizona +13½

Washington +7½

Arizona State -17½

Louisiana Tech -3½

Troy -16½

Paul Stone

VegasSportsAuthority.com

Last week: 6-1

Season: 12-9

Picks:

Navy -2½

Boston College +2½

Georgia Tech -9½

Colorado -2½

Northern Illinois -8½

Texas -9½

Virginia Tech -6½

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