TRYKA'S TASTIES

With the first 2-0 weekend of the season, the Stain Train is back on track at 4-4. All aboard for this weeks picks:

Wake Forest +17 vs Clemson: Wake Forest rolls into this contest a perfect 5-0, but have played some suspect competition along the way including Liberty, Duke and yes – even Syracuse. Clemson boasts beating BC and Florida State although, with each passing week, those wins look less and less impressive. There is no doubt Clemson is the more talented team here. But, Wake has won two of the last three meetings and they have a pretty solid D which should keep the game low scoring. That should be enough to keep the Demon Deacons within 17 points of a conference foe at home.

San Francisco -3.5 vs Oakland: True to my word, I am not getting off the anti-Oakland bandwagon until they cover a game. Oakland came close last week, but was able to blow an early 21-3 lead at home and ultimately lose the game. San Francisco has shown marked improvement over last year’s team, with a home beating to Philly not-withstanding. At any rate, SF is only favored at home by a just over a field goal which is essentially saying that Oakland and SF are equal teams. I don’t buy that for a minute. Oakland stinks, period. There is no way they are going to win this one on the road. Look for San Fran to win the battle of the Bay Area.