Every season there's a team or two (or sometimes even three) that just becomes an unbeatable machine, at least when it comes to covering the spread. They're a team that, for whatever reason, never gets the proper amount of credit from the market. It could be that they play in a smaller conference that doesn't receive enough attention.
It might be that they're a Power Four school, but they aren't the right Power Four school. The brand isn't strong enough. It could also be that we're all too stupid to realize how wrong we are about this team despite all evidence to the contrary.
When this team emerges, I declare them a Wagon, with a capital 'W'. They become the team that could float you through the rest of the season despite your losses elsewhere. I am not ready to declare anybody a Wagon this week, but I feel compelled to let you know there are three teams that have most definitely grabbed my attention.
Now, to be clear, being a Wagon isn't just about covering the spread. There are other factors that go into it, but they're hard to explain. Honestly, the only way I can describe how you know a Wagon is a Wagon is the same way former US Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart described his threshold for pornography in the 1964 case of Jacobellis v.
I know a Wagon when I see one, and right now James Madison, New Mexico and UCLA are all displaying strong Wagon auras. None are included in this week's picks, but The Six Pack and The Tom Fornelli Wagon Committee are keeping an eye on all three. No. 5 Ohio State at No. 14 Iowa: I got burned by the Hawkeyes last week.
Maybe you think Michigan was the biggest victim of Iowa's game-winning touchdown on the final play last week, but I believe it was far worse for me. That touchdown killed my Iowa Team Total Under 16.5 Lock of the Week. I was one Michigan first down away from the win and a 4-2 week.
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