Gary “The Gut” Goombah – Week 11, 2026
“The Gut” is really hot lately. Last week wasn’t a big winner, but it also wasn’t a big loser. It was what we call a “push”.
Week 10 Recap
Gary’s NCAA Selections
LOCK OF THE WEEK: Iowa Hawkeyes (+2.5) over Northwestern Wildcats – Final Score: Iowa won 24-10. Result: WON!
GAME OF THE WEEK: Notre Dame Fighting Irish (-7.5) over Miami Hurricanes – Final Score: After being up by 14 points at halftime, Notre Dame defeated Miami by just seven points, thus… a non-cover. Dang, the hook got us. The crazy thing was the last play of the game almost turned into a late late LATE cover, as ND’s defense almost took in a fumble for a scoop-n-score. But it was not to be, as he was tackled inside the ten yard line. Result: Lost
BYU Cougars (+5.5) over Utah Utes – Final Score: Utah won by eight points, 28-20. Result: Lost
LSU Tigers (-5.5) over Alabama Crimson Tide – Final Score: Alabama dominated LSU, winning by 18 points, 31-13. Result: Lost
Arizona State Sun Devils (-3) over Colorado Buffaloes – Final Score: Arizona State won by ten points, 20-10. Result: WON!
West Virginia Mountaineers (+16.5) over Texas Tech Red Raiders – Final Score: Texas Tech won S/U 53-48. However, they didn’t cover the large spread. Result: WON!
Gary’s Lucky NFL Selections
Cincinnati Bengals (-3) over Atlanta Falcons – Final Score: The Bengals won by 17 points, 34-17. Result: WON!
Arizona Cardinals (+8.5) over Seattle Seahawks – Final Score: The Seahawks won by 14 points, 17-3. Result: Lost
Week 10 Results: 4-4 (50%) Overall; (3-3 NCAA, including 1-0 on “Lock of the Week”; 1-1 NFL)
Season Results: 50-44-3 (53.2%) Overall; (34-31-1 NCAA, including 2-0 on “Lock of the Week”, 16-13-2 NFL, including 0-1 “Lock of the Week”)
Gary “The Gut” Goombah’s Week 11 Selections
NCAA Selections (All selections are ATS. All point spreads are from Friday’s Chicago Sun-Times)
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (+14) over Clemson Tigers
USC Trojans (+8.5) over Indiana Hoosiers
Oregon Ducks (-10.5) over Michigan Wolverines
West Virginia Mountaineers (-3) over Kansas Jayhawks
Arizona Wildcats (+2.5) over Utah Utes
Iowa Hawkeyes (-17.5) over Purdue Boilermakers
Gary’s Lucky NFL Selections
Los Angeles Rams (-9.5) over Arizona Cardinals
Kansas City Chiefs (-3.5) over Atlanta Falcons
Cincinnati Bengals (-3.5) over Pittsburgh Steelers
As of press time, we don’t even know if some of these games will be played, what with the FAA’s flight groundings. However, it sounds like planes will be up in the air soon. But don’t forget that it not only affects the teams that need to fly to their opponent’s cities, it also affects the game officials and referees. Therefore, it sounds like it might be a wild, wild weekend with possibly several tired teams and weird game time situations. Think…. this ref’s eyes are half closed from his late night flight, no wonder he was blind to that pass interference. So think it through and gamble wisely, my friends.
“Whether rich or poor, thou shalt gamble more” – Gary “The Gut” Goombah’s mantra
