FOOTBALL PICKS - SHORT AND SWEET

Sorry, but I have hockey tonight and tomorrow, and much of my energy needs to be focused on that.

Here are the picks, starting with this week's college games.

Last week: 7-7
Season: 75-25

(Home team in CAPS)

MICHIGAN over Purdue
NORTHWESTERN over Minnesota
Illinois over IOWA
Wisconsin over PENN STATE
Indiana over MICHIGAN STATE
OHIO STATE over Kent State
Tennessee over MISSISSIPPI STATE
Louisiana State over KENTUCKY
Texas A&M over TEXAS TECH
OKLAHOMA over Missouri
ARKANSAS over Auburn
Colorado over KANSAS STATE

From there, we move on to the week in the NFL. More chances to be wrong, I say.

Last week: 12-2
Season: 52-24

(Again, home team in CAPS)

Cincinnati over KANSAS CITY
JACKSONVILLE over Houston
CLEVELAND over Miami
CHICAGO over Minnesota
Philadelphia over N.Y. JETS
BALTIMORE over St. Louis
Tennessee over TAMPA BAY
GREEN BAY over Washington
ARIZONA over Carolina
New England over DALLAS
SAN DIEGO over Oakland
SEATTLE over New Orleans
N.Y. Giants over ATLANTA