I have identified several conditions that when they are met, The Ranker’s picks are significantly more accurate.

After a necessary hiatus for re-training, The Ranker is ready to make picks again.  Here are today’s picks that The Ranker has most confidence in:

• Michigan +1 (@ Northwestern)
• Vermont -24.5 (vs Maine)
• Massachusetts +2.5 (vs Richmond)
• Air Force +13.5 (@San Diego State)

Also, there are certain teams whose games The Ranker picks especially well (at least 70% correctly).  Four of those teams play tonight.  The teams for which The Ranker is particularly tuned in are in bold:

• USC -12 (vs Washington State)