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Each week during the 2016 college football season, I will offer my picks and best bets for the biggest games, and I will highlight a handful of other key matchups.Last year, my selections went 104-33 (76 percent) picking the straight-up (SU) winners during the regular season and 74-61-2 (55 percent) against the spread (ATS).Last week was a solid week, going 5-3 SU and 6-2 (75 percent) ATS.?Here are my selections on this weeks big games, including Florida State vs. Louisville.Note: All times Eastern on Saturday, September 17. Lines courtesy of Westgate SuperBook as of Wednesday morning.No. 2 Florida State Seminoles (-2.5) at No. 10 Louisville CardinalsNoon, ABCThis will be the toughest road test of the year for Florida State. Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson has accounted for 13 touchdowns in just two games, but the Cardinals first two opponents, Charlotte and Syracuse, rank among the weakest on defense in the FBS. Nike Zoom Saldi . -- Los Angeles Lakers guard Jordan Farmar will be out for roughly four weeks after tearing his left hamstring. Nike Zoom Italia . The native of Mont-Tremblant, Que., captured a World Cup downhill event Saturday, his second this year and fifth career victory on the circuit. http://www.nikezoomscontate.it/ . At a news conference Tuesday where it was thought that the fiery Schallibaum may be shown the door after a dismal finish to the Major League Soccer season, team president Joey Saputo said no decision has been made on whether the Swiss Volcano will be back in 2014. Nike Zoom Scontate Italia . Houston won 3-0 to advance to face New York in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Last in the game, Di Vaio and Romero got into a shoving match with several Houston players. Romero appeared to elbow and kick Houston defender Kofi Sarkodie. Nike Zoom Scontate . -- Aaron Murray threw for 408 yards and three touchdowns, ran for another score, and led No. Inspiring burns survivor Turia Pitt has finished her debut Hawaiian Ironman triathlon.The 29-year-old Australian completed the 3.8km swim, 180km cycle and 42.2km marathon run event in 14 hours 37 minutes 30 seconds, finishing after dark on Sunday (AEDT) at the town of Kailua-Kona.It is five years and 200 operations since Pitt suffered burns to 65 per cent of her body in a WA bushfire.Pitt was competing in an ultramarathon when the fire nearly killed her.Severe injuries to her hands mean Pitt has custom-made gear and brake levers on her bike.The burns have left Pitt unable tto regulate her body temperature.ddddddddddddo she wore special race clothing to cope with the severe heat and humidity that are features of the Hawaiian Ironman.This is Pitts second Ironman-distance triathlon finish, following the Ironman Australia race in May at Port Macquarie.Hawaii featured a record 2300 starters this year.German Jan Frodeno won the mens professional race in eight hours six minutes, while age groupers had 17 hours to finish. ' ' '