Last week the VIC-20 super-computer was 7-0 straight up and even had a winning record as a spread beater at 4-3. Overall, the VIC stands at 15-5 straight up and 8-10 versus the spread. At $1000 per game, I guess I'm down $2500 right now. Ouch.
Week #6 on deck:
Texas 34 @ Colorado 24
Vegas has Texas -14 / Well, the Buffs are certainly prepared -- they did beat OU at home last year.
Texas A&M 28 @ OSU 32
Vegas has OSU -24.5 / I don't see this as a four-point game but 24.5 is a lot to cover for a team that 39 points plus to BCS teams at home last year.
Oklahoma 38 @ Baylor 21
Vegas has OU -27 / The big spreads make me nervous, but I'm pretty sure it won't be as close as the VIC-20 predicts.
Texas Tech 32 @ Kansas State 36
Vegas has Tech -7.5 / This is a tough sell, but Mizzou was the only team that went into Manhattan last year and pushed the Cats around. Too bad Tech is sort of like MU.
Mizzou 39 @ Nebraska 25
Vegas has MU -10.5 / It's hard for me to imagine MU scoring less than 40.
Kansas 33 @ Iowa State 17
Vegas has KU -13 / I'd be pretty happy with this result.
Okay, since the VIC-20 went out on a limb for KSU and paid dearly, this would be the only entity in the galaxy that didn't go 6-0 straight up for Big 12 games over the weekend. The VIC gets to live with a 5-1 record over the weekend and can bite into a nice tasty 1-5 record playing against Vegas. Nice.
Overall, the VIC is 20-6 straight up and 9-15 vs the spread. The anti-system may pan out.