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Rock Chalk Pick'em: Texas Tech, East Carolina, BYU underdog winners

Our pickers are bunched up after week 1. Can anyone separate from the pack this week?

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The first week of college action had enough upsets to prevent anyone having a particularly good week. This week, we gain another contestant and look at a lackluster slate of games.

As a reminder, we will pick 15 games each week, including every Big 12 game. The rest will be filled out by interesting matchups, with a focus on close games and/or potential Big 12 expansion candidates (in that order).

Game Time TV Away Team Home Team Spread (Home) misterbrain mikeville David
11:00 AM FS1 Central Michigan 22 Oklahoma State -20.5 Oklahoma State Oklahoma State Oklahoma State
11:00 AM ESPNU North Carolina State East Carolina +5.0 East Carolina North Carolina North Carolina State
11:00 AM ESPN Penn State Pittsburgh -5.0 Pittsburgh Penn State Pittsburgh
11:00 AM BTN Cincinnati Purdue +6.5 Cincinnati Cincinnati Cincinnati
1:00 PM Youngstown State West Virginia None West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia
2:30 PM CBSSN Connecticut Navy -3.5 Navy Navy Navy
2:30 PM FS1 SMU 23 Baylor -31.5 Baylor Baylor Baylor
6:00 PM Louisiana Monroe 14 Oklahoma -45.5 Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma
6:00 PM LHN UTEP 11 Texas -28.5 Texas Texas Texas
6:00 PM ESPN Arkansas 15 TCU -7.5 Arkansas TCU Arkansas
6:00 PM ESPN2 South Carolina Mississippi State -6.0 Mississippi State Mississippi State Mississippi State
6:30 PM BTN Iowa State 16 Iowa -15.0 Iowa Iowa Iowa
6:30 PM FOX BYU Utah -3.0 BYU Utah BYU
7:00 PM ABC Virginia Tech 17 Tennessee -11.5 Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee
9:00 PM FS1 Texas Tech Arizona State -2.5 Texas Tech Arizona State Texas Tech
Last Week 10-5 9-6 10-5
Season Total 10-5 (67%) 9-6 (60%) 10-5 (67%)

Away Team Home Team Grad Fizzle DrCrushALot Winmore dnoll5 jakebogen95
Central Michigan 22 Oklahoma State Oklahoma State Oklahoma State Oklahoma State Oklahoma State OK State Oklahoma State
North Carolina State East Carolina East Carolina North Carolina State East Carolina North Car. St. East Carolina East Carolina
Penn State Pittsburgh Penn State Pittsburgh Penn State Pitt Pitt Pittsburgh
Cincinnati Purdue Cincy Cincinnati Cincinnati Cincinnati Cincinnati Cincinnati
Youngstown State West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia West V. West Virginia West Virginia
Connecticut Navy Navy Navy Navy Navy Navy Navy
SMU 23 Baylor Baylor Baylor Baylor Baylor SMU Baylor
Louisiana Monroe 14 Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma
UTEP 11 Texas Texas Texas Texas Texas Texas Texas
Arkansas 15 TCU TCU TCU TCU TCU TCU TCU
South Carolina Mississippi State MSU MSU South Carolina Miss St. MSU Mississippi State
Iowa State 16 Iowa Iowa Iowa Iowa Iowa Iowa Iowa
BYU Utah BYU BYU BYU BYU BYU Utah
Virginia Tech 17 Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Virginia Tech Tennessee Tennessee
Texas Tech Arizona State Texas Tech Arizona State Arizona State Texas Tech Texas Tech
Last Week 0-0 9-6 10-5 9-6 10-5
Season Total 10-5 (67%) 9-6 (60%) 10-5 (67%) 9-6 (60%) 10-5 (67%)

Yes, dnoll5 forgot to pick the last game (Google Sheets is weird sometimes and may be to blame), but I'll fill it in once he gets back to me.

So who has the best set of picks? What pick here is absolutely insane? Make sure to let us know below.