Gary “The Gut” Goombah – Week 9, 2026
Week 8 Recap
BIG WINNER!!!!!! Gary put up an amazing weekend, going 7-1 over two days, with a perfect 5-0 record on college Saturday, followed up with a 2-1 NFL Sunday. Here’s the recap:
LOCK OF THE WEEK: Boise St. Broncos (-12.5) over Washington St. Cougars – Boise indeed dominated Wazzu, winning by 21 points, 31-10. Result: WON!
Oklahoma Sooners (-5.5) over Mississippi St. Bulldogs – Final Score: Oklahoma covered by winning by eight points, 23-15. Result: WON!
LSU Tigers (-7) over Auburn Tigers – Final Score: LSU won 38-17. Result: WON!
Virginia Tech Hokies (+2.5) over Clemson Tigers – Final Score: Virginia Tech won by four points, 20-16. Result: WON!
Arizona Wildcats (-10) over Iowa St. Cyclones – Final Score: Arizona slugged ISU 39-3. Result: WON!
Gary’s Lucky NFL Selections
Detroit Lions (-3.5) over Green Bay Packers – Final Score: Green Bay won ATS, but not S/U. Detroit won by only three points, 20-17. The hook got us Gary! Result: Lost
Los Angeles Rams (-4.5) over Las Vegas Raiders – Final Score: The Rams won by 14 points, 35-21. Result: WON!
Indianapolis Colts (+6.5) over Minnesota Vikings – Final Score: The Vikings won 16-10. Thus, the Colts “held on” by losing by only six points! The hook helped us Gary! Result: WON!
Week 8 Results: 7-1 (87.5%) Overall; (5-0 NCAA, including 1-0 on “Lock of the Week”; 2-1 NFL)
Season Results: 39-36-3 (52%) Overall; (26-24-1 NCAA, including 1-0 on “Lock of the Week”, 13-12-2 NFL, including 0-1 “Lock of the Week”)
Gary “The Gut” Goombah’s Week 9 Selections
NCAA Selections (All selections are ATS. All point spreads are from Friday’s Chicago Sun-Times)
Army Black Knights (+6) over Memphis Tigers
Iowa Hawkeyes (-3.5) over Wisconsin Badgers
BYU Cougars (-16.5) over Arizona St. Sun Devils
Minnesota Golden Gophers (+20.5) over Indiana Hoosiers
TCU Horned Frogs (-5.5) over Kansas Jayhawks
Georgia Bulldogs (-12.5) over Florida Gators
Stanford Cardinal (+22.5) over Louisville Cardinals
USC Trojans (+6.5) over Ohio State Buckeyes
Nebraska Cornhuskers (-7.5) over Washington Huskies
Gary’s Lucky NFL Selections
Buffalo Bills (-3) over Baltimore Ravens
Los Angeles Rams (-6.5) over Los Angeles Chargers
Last week was so amazing for Gary. He was almost perfect, save for the Packers spoiling his perfect bid. And did you see it??? The Lions could have walked in to the end zone but decided to take a knee and kick the game winning FG as time expired. Oh well, right? That’s gambling for you. Gotta leave it behind ya. Now we move on to November.
“Whether rich or poor, thou shalt gamble more” – Gary “The Gut” Goombah’s mantra
