Gary “The Gut” Goombah – Week 5, 2025
Week 4 Recap
NCAA Selections (all odds from Chicago Sun-Times)
Kent State Golden Flashes (+45.5) over Florida State Seminoles – Final Score: Florida St. won by 56 points, 66-10. Result: Lost
Oklahoma Sooners (-6.5) over Auburn Tigers – Final Score: Oklahoma won by seven points, 24-17. Result: WON!
SMU Mustangs (+7.5) over TCU Horned Frogs – Final Score: TCU won by 11 points, 35-24. Result: Lost
Air Force Falcons (+10.5) over Boise St. Broncos – Final Score: Boise St. won by 12 points, 49-37. Result: Lost
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (-25.5) over Purdue Boilermakers – Final Score: Notre Dame walloped Purdue by 26 points, 56-30. Result: WON!
Indiana Hoosiers (-6.5) over Illinois Fightin’ Illini – Final Score: Indiana destroyed Illinois, as predicted by GTG, 63-10. Result: WON!
South Alabama Jaguars (-14.5) over Coastal Carolina Chanticleers – Final Score: South Alabama lost at home by 18 points, 38-20. Result: Lost
NFL “Lucky Seven” Selections (all odds from Chicago Sun-Times)
New England Patriots (+1.5) over Pittsburgh Steelers – Final Score: Pittsburgh won by seven points, 21-14. Result: Lost
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (-6.5) over New York Jets – Final Score: Tampa Bay pulled out a tight victory by two points, 29-27. Result: Lost
Seattle Seahawks (-7.5) over New Orleans Saints – Final Score: Seattle dominated, 44-13. Result: WON!
Los Angeles Chargers (-2.5) over Denver Broncos – Final Score: The Chargers eeked out a win, 23-20. Result: WON!
San Francisco 49ers (-2.5) over Arizona Cardinals – Final Score: The 49ers also squeezed out a victory, 16-15. Result: Lost
Kansas City Chiefs (-5.5) over New York Giants – Final Score: Kansas City 22-9. Result: Won!
Tennessee Titans (+4.5) over Indianapolis Colts – Final Score: Indianapolis won big, 41-20. Result: Lost
Week 4 Results: 6-8 (42.9%) Overall; (3-4 NCAA, 3-4 NFL)
Season Results: 23-23 (50%) Overall; (11-16 NCAA, 12-7 NFL)
Gary’s Week 5 Selections
NCAA Selections (all odds from Saturday’s Chicago Sun-Times)
Gary is going with nine big games this week, featuring the big teams. No more Sun Belt action which has been underwhelming thus far in ’25. Two huge games highlight the weekend, both on Saturday night. “The Gut” is going against most of the “experts” out there. Let’s see how he does.
Co-Game of the Week: Oregon Ducks (+3.5) over Penn St. Nittany Lions
Co-Game of the Week: Georgia Bulldogs (-2.5) over Alabama Crimson Tide
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (-4.5) over Arkansas Razorbacks
USC Trojans (-6.5) over Illinois Fighting Illini
Cincinnati Bearcats (+4.5) over Kansas Jayhawks
Tennessee Volunteers (-7.5) over Mississippi St. Bulldogs
Ohio St. Buckeyes (-8.5) over Washington Huskies
Kentucky Wildcats (+5.5) over South Carolina Gamecocks
Texas A&M Aggies (-6.5) over Auburn Tigers
NFL “Lucky Seven” Selections (all odds from Saturday’s Chicago Sun-Times)
Game of the Week: Baltimore Ravens (-2.5) over Kansas City Chiefs
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (+3.5) over Philadelphia Eagles
San Francisco 49ers (-3.5) over Jacksonville Jaguars
Detroit Lions (-9.5) over Cleveland Browns
Buffalo Bills (-15.5) over New Orleans Saints – The Bills are the best, while the Saints are the worst team in the NFL.
Chicago Bears (+1.5) over Las Vegas Raiders
Los Angeles Chargers (-6.5) over New York Giants
Last week was so mediocre, a caveman could do it. I mean, we expect more. Why are we even reading this column? Let’s go Gary! Let’s get back on the winning track!
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