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Folks, Zack has been sizzling in 2014. He is the #1 documented NFL handicapper at over 70% on the season. In college basketball he is off to a 14-2-1 start and in college football he is a smidge under 60% on the season. Be sure to take a look at all my daily, weekend, and in-season packages under today’s picks.

For Saturday’s college football free play I’ll focus on Notre Dame vs USC. The line on this game is seven points in favor of USC. As bad as Notre Dame has looked it was only a month ago that they were considered a possible playoff team. That was even with a narrow defeat to Florida State.

Mark this game a month ago and the spread would have been closer to 3.5. There have been no injuries of major concern to Notre Dame and USC is a team that no one quite really knows where to rank them.

I think this matchup is more even on paper than people and the oddsmakers think. Notre Dame and Brian Kelly will be able to score against USC and I think their defense will finally be up for the challenge.

This line should be more in the 3.5 to 4 range and will be decided in the fourth quarter. Take Notre Dame plus the touchdown and enjoy Saturday’s games. For premium plays I have a three game board for college football Saturday and a five game Sunday board in the NFL.