ATVS - Geaux Show Pick'em 2010 Week 3

Another week of Pick'em is ready to go. I continue to remain impressed that the majority of the pickers remain over .500, but I'm most surprised at how some of our best commenters and some of the staff are stuck in the basement. Here's your top 10*, more charts and this weeks picks and some important notes after the break.

Last week's Picks summary

PodKATT's Pick	Picks For		Matchup	Picks For		Home Spread	PodKATT's Pick	PodKATT's Points
	20 pick(s)	34%	vs 24 - 31	66%	38 pick(s)	-1.5
	35 pick(s)	61%	vs 17 - 14	39%	22 pick(s)	+2.5
	40 pick(s)	69%	vs 17 - 47	31%	18 pick(s)	-9.5		1
	33 pick(s)	57%	vs 6 - 17	43%	25 pick(s)	-2.5
	10 pick(s)	17%	vs 7 - 31	83%	48 pick(s)	-34.5
	9 pick(s)	16%	vs 16 - 48	84%	49 pick(s)	-18.5		1
	52 pick(s)	90%	vs 27 - 3	10%	6 pick(s)	+10.5		1
	35 pick(s)	60%	vs 24 - 36	40%	23 pick(s)	-10.5		1
	31 pick(s)	53%	vs 28 - 24	47%	27 pick(s)	-4.5		1
	38 pick(s)	66%	vs 27 - 13	34%	20 pick(s)	+21.5
	38 pick(s)	66%	vs 48 - 13	34%	20 pick(s)	+13.5		1
	18 pick(s)	31%	vs 3 - 24	69%	40 pick(s)	-10.5		1
	21 pick(s)	36%	vs 14 - 38	64%	37 pick(s)	-16.5		1
	11 pick(s)	19%	vs 28 - 63	81%	47 pick(s)	-24.5		1

Few surprises this week. Who knew the Cajuns could cover, let alone win a game against one of the better Sun Belt teams? News Alert: FSU is not "back." Arky let the most of us down, mostly due to their nearly non-existant 1st half. It speaks worlds that Ole Miss didn't cover Tulane. Looks like michigan will have to wait till next week for their season to come crashing down around them.

This Week's games and my picks

Date	Away Team	Pick	Point Value	Pick	Home Team	Home Spread	Selection
Sat 09/18 03:30pm	Arizona St. (2-0)		1		(11)Wisconsin (2-0)	-14.5 Matchup
Sat 09/18 12:00pm	(12)Arkansas (2-0)		1		Georgia (1-1)	-2.5 Matchup
Sat 09/18 03:30pm	Brigham Young (1-1)		1		Florida St. (1-1)	-9.5 Matchup
Sat 09/18 07:00pm	Clemson (2-0)		1		(16)Auburn (2-0)	-6.5 Matchup
Sat 09/18 01:30pm	East Caro. (2-0)		1		Virginia Tech (0-2)	-17.5 Matchup
Sat 09/18 03:30pm	(10)Florida (2-0)		1		Tennessee (1-1)	+17.5 Matchup
Sat 09/18 12:00pm	Georgia Tech (1-1)		1		North Carolina (0-1)	N/A Matchup
Sat 09/18 10:30pm	(23)Houston (2-0)		1		UCLA (0-2)	+3.5 Matchup
Sat 09/18 10:30pm	(9)Iowa (2-0)		1		(24)Arizona (2-0)	+2.5 Matchup
Sat 09/18 07:00pm	Mississippi St. (1-1)		1		(15)LSU (2-0)	-7.5 Matchup
Sat 09/18 07:00pm	Navy (1-1)		1		Louisiana Tech (1-1)	+4.5 Matchup
Sat 09/18 03:30pm	(8)Nebraska (2-0)		1		Washington (1-1)	+3.5 Matchup
Sat 09/18 08:00pm	(6)Texas (2-0)		1		Texas Tech (2-0)	+3.5 Matchup
Sat 09/18 12:20pm	Vanderbilt (0-2)		1		Mississippi (1-1)	-12.5 Matchup

A few important notes about this weeks games. For Houston-UCLA, Case Keenum may still be out for a concussion injury from last week. His backup was fine against UTEP, and UCLA seems to be having another bad year, but be careful. And their is not yet a spread for GT-UNC as they haven't yet decided who to hold out this week (remember that they had a bye in week 2).

Lots of great mid-rage non-conf games this week. ECU-VT isn't on there as an insult, the pirates have a high-scoring O that I think could turn this one into a shootout. Tenn showed they can hang with anyone for a half, and 17 is too high a spread in my opinion. I'd have thought the Arky-UGA spread would be bigger, but we'll know soon enough what Mallett can do against an SEC defense. And I'm really only picking them because I like Caldwell, but this is Vandy's best chance for an SEC win this season, I think they will make a fight of it and possibly win.

No Thursday games on the docket this week, so take your time and keep an eye out for news about the spreads in question. Remember that even if you've submitted picks, you can still change them up until noon on Saturday.