Diehard Picks: Week 7

Alabama gets two midweek showcases this week. No. 16 Jacksonville State (4-2) hosts FIU tonight on ESPNU (7 PM CT) as a 3-point home favorite. The Gamecocks have won four of five since the NDSU loss in Week 0, but last week's one-point escape at Kennesaw State was a reminder that CUSA road games are not free. UAB (3-3) hosts East Carolina on ESPN Thursday night (6:30 PM CT) for homecoming at Protective Stadium. The Blazers are 4.5-point underdogs, but the pick here is UAB outright at home.

Four Diehard G6 Top 25 matchups headline the Saturday board. No. 14 Georgia State (4-1) visits No. 2 James Madison (6-0), the only unbeaten G6 team, on Saturday morning (11 AM CT). JMU is an 11.5-point home favorite. No. 7 FAU (4-1) travels to No. 18 Army (3-2) at the same time — Army is a 2.5-point home favorite, but FAU gets the upset pick here. No. 13 UNLV (4-2) goes to No. 20 Air Force (4-1) in a Mountain West toss-up (2:30 PM CT) — UNLV is favored by just 1.5. And No. 15 Troy (3-2) visits No. 24 Louisiana (4-2) on ESPN+ (4 PM CT). Louisiana is a 4.5-point home favorite. Troy gets the upset pick — the Trojans jumped seven spots in the Diehard G6 Top 25 after a 55-34 rout of Southern Miss and Goose Crowder's four-touchdown day. South Alabama (4-2) is on a bye.

Five upset picks this week: UAB over East Carolina, Troy over Louisiana, FAU over Army, Coastal Carolina over App State and Old Dominion over Georgia Southern.

Last week: SU 23-9 | ATS 16-14-2

Season: SU 168-44 (.792) | ATS 110-94-3 (.531)

Alabama Schools

FIU (3-2, CUSA) at Jacksonville State (4-2, CUSA, DG6 No. 16)

Pick: Jax State 24, FIU 17 — Jax State covers

East Carolina (3-2, American) at UAB (3-3, American)

Pick: UAB 20, East Carolina 17 — UAB covers and wins outright

Troy (3-2, Sun Belt, DG6 No. 15) at Louisiana (4-2, Sun Belt, DG6 No. 24)

Pick: Troy 29, Louisiana 27 — Troy covers and wins outright

South Alabama (4-2, Sun Belt, DG6 No. 17) — BYE

G6 vs. G6

Delaware (2-3, CUSA) at Middle Tennessee (2-3, CUSA)

Pick: Delaware 32, Middle Tennessee 23 — Delaware covers

Kennesaw State (1-4, CUSA) at Missouri State (1-4, CUSA)

Pick: Kennesaw State 26, Missouri State 21 — Kennesaw State covers

Western Kentucky (2-4, CUSA) at Sam Houston (1-4, CUSA)

Pick: WKU 24, Sam Houston 13 — WKU covers

Georgia Southern (2-4, Sun Belt) at Old Dominion (2-4, Sun Belt)

Pick: Old Dominion 17, Georgia Southern 14 — Old Dominion covers and wins outright

Colorado State (2-3, Pac-12) at Texas State (2-3, Pac-12)

Pick: Texas State 45, Colorado State 30 — Texas State covers

Memphis (5-1, American, DG6 No. 4) at Tulane (2-3, American)

Pick: Memphis 34, Tulane 24 — Memphis covers

App State (3-2, Sun Belt, DG6 No. 22) at Coastal Carolina (2-4, Sun Belt)

Pick: Coastal Carolina 23, App State 21 — Coastal Carolina covers and wins outright

Georgia State (4-1, Sun Belt, DG6 No. 14) at James Madison (6-0, Sun Belt, DG6 No. 2)

Pick: JMU 31, Georgia State 17 — JMU covers

FAU (4-1, American, DG6 No. 7) at Army (3-2, American, DG6 No. 18)

Pick: FAU 31, Army 24 — FAU covers and wins outright

Western Michigan (4-2, MAC, DG6 No. 9) at Central Michigan (3-3, MAC)

Pick: WMU 31, Central Michigan 23 — WMU covers

UNLV (4-2, MW, DG6 No. 13) at Air Force (4-1, MW, DG6 No. 20)

Pick: UNLV 27, Air Force 21 — UNLV covers

Toledo (4-2, MAC, DG6 No. 19) at Eastern Michigan (4-3, MAC)

Pick: Toledo 30, Eastern Michigan 23 — Toledo covers

Ball State (1-5, MAC) at Bowling Green (2-4, MAC)

Pick: Bowling Green 31, Ball State 20 — Bowling Green covers

Charlotte (0-6, American) at Temple (2-4, American)

Pick: Temple 30, Charlotte 20 — Charlotte covers

UMass (4-2, MAC) at Buffalo (3-3, MAC)

Pick: Buffalo 24, UMass 20 — Buffalo covers

Northern Illinois (0-5, MW) at Wyoming (3-3, MW)

Pick: Wyoming 29, Northern Illinois 20 — Wyoming covers

Akron (1-5, MAC) at Miami (OH) (3-3, MAC)

Pick: Miami (OH) 33, Akron 19 — Miami (OH) covers

Tulsa (3-3, American) at Rice (1-5, American)

Pick: Tulsa 31, Rice 24 — Tulsa covers

Washington State (1-5, Pac-12) at Oregon State (4-2, Pac-12, DG6 No. 8)

Pick: Oregon State 40, Washington State 20 — Oregon State covers

Kent State (2-4, MAC) at South Florida (4-2, American, DG6 No. 21)

Pick: USF 31, Kent State 21 — Kent State covers

Arkansas State (2-4, Sun Belt) at Southern Miss (1-4, Sun Belt)

Pick: Arkansas State 37, Southern Miss 27 — Arkansas State covers

Nevada (2-3, MW) at North Dakota State (5-1, MW, DG6 No. 6)

Pick: NDSU 34, Nevada 16 — NDSU covers

Navy (2-3, American) at UTSA (5-1, American, DG6 No. 5)

Pick: UTSA 28, Navy 20 — UTSA covers

Louisiana Tech (3-2, Sun Belt, DG6 No. 23) at UL Monroe (0-5, Sun Belt)

Pick: Louisiana Tech 45, UL Monroe 28 — Louisiana Tech covers

San Jose State (3-3, MW) at UTEP (1-5, MW)

Pick: San Jose State 27, UTEP 17 — San Jose State covers

Ohio (4-2, MAC, DG6 No. 25) at Sacramento State (1-5, MAC)

Pick: Ohio 45, Sacramento State 17 — Ohio covers

Fresno State (4-2, Pac-12, DG6 No. 10) at San Diego State (2-4, Pac-12)

Pick: Fresno State 36, San Diego State 21 — Fresno State covers

New Mexico (4-1, MW, DG6 No. 3) at Hawaii (1-5, MW)

Pick: New Mexico 34, Hawaii 17 — New Mexico covers