2017-18 NCAA FB SEASON STATS: (162-137-7) +19.15 UNITS (54%)
TOP PLAYS YTD: (109-89-4) 55%
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2017-18 NCAA FB BOWL SEASON: (25-22) +1.90 UNITS
DEC 16: (4-1) +2.95 UNITS
AUTONATION CURE BOWL: (0-1)
(TP) OVER 53 GEORGIA STATE PANTHERS @ WESTERN KENTUCKY HILLTOPPERS (L / 27-17)
LAS VEGAS BOWL: (2-0)
(TP) OVER 61 BOISE STATE BRONCOS @ OREGON DUCKS (W / 38-28)
(TP) BOISE STATE BRONCOS (+7.5) (W / 38-28)
GILDAN NEW MEXICO BOWL: (1-0)
MARSHALL THUNDERING HERD (+4) (W / 31-28)
RAYCOM MEDIA CAMELLIA BOWL: (1-0)
OVER 62.5 MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE BLUE RAIDERS @ ARKANSAS STATE RED WOLVES (W / 35-30)
DEC 20: (0-1) -1.05 UNITS
DXL FRISCO BOWL: (0-1) -1.05 UNITS
(TP) OVER 71 LOUISIANA TECH BULLDOGS @ SMU MUSTANGS (L / 51-10)****
DEC 21: (0-2) -2.10 UNITS
BAD BOY MOWERS GASPARILLA BOWL: (0-2) -2.10 UNITS
(TP) FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL PANTHERS (+7) (L / 3-28)
(TP) OVER 57 TEMPLE OWLS @ FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL PANTHERS (L / 28-3)
DEC 22: (0-0) +0.00 UNITS
No NCAA FB games today.
DEC 23: (3-1) +1.95 UNITS
(TP) OVER 65.5 TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS @ SOUTH FLORIDA BULLS (W / 38-34)
(TP) APPALACHIAN STATE MOUNTAINEERS (+7) (W / 34-0)
SAN DIEGO STATE AZTECS (-6.5) (L / 35-42)
SOUTH FLORIDA BULLS (-2.5) (W / 38-34)
DEC 24: (0-0) +0.00 UNITS
No NCAA FB games today.
DEC 25: (0-0) +0.00 UNITS
No NCAA FB games today.
DEC 26: (2-4) -2.20 UNITS
(TP) OVER 56 UTAH UTES @ WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS (L / 30-14)
(TP) NORTHERN ILLINOIS HUSKIES (+5.5) (L / 14-36)
(TP) OVER 47.5 DUKE BLUE DEVILS @ NORTHERN ILLINOIS HUSKIES (W / 36-14)
WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS (+6.5) (L / 14-30)
UCLA BRUINS (+6.5) (L / 17-35)
UNDER 59 UCLA BRUINS @ KANSAS STATE WILDCATS (W / 35-17)
DEC 27: (3-3) -0.15 UNITS
(TP) MISSOURI TIGERS (-2.5) (L / 16-33)
(TP) OVER 45 BOSTON COLLEGE EAGLES @ IOWA HAWKEYES (W / 27-20)
(TP) IOWA HAWKEYES (-2.5) (W / 27-20)
PURDUE BOILERMAKERS (+3) (W / 38-35)
OVER 60.5 MISSOURI TIGERS @ TEXAS LONGHORNS (L / 33-16)
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI GOLDEN EAGLES (+15) (L / 13-42)
DEC 28: (5-1) +3.95 UNITS
(TP) OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS (-5.5) (W / 30-21)
(TP) OVER 47 MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS @ WASHINGTON STATE COUGARS (W / 42-17)
(TP) OVER 61 VIRGINIA TECH HOKIES @ OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS (L / 30-21)
(TP) OVER 48.5 STANFORD CARDINAL @ TCU HORNED FROGS (W / 39-37)
STANFORD CARDINAL (+3) (W / 37-39)
MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS (-1.5) (W / 42-17)
DEC 29: (0-5) -5.25 UNITS
(TP) OVER 64 USC TROJANS @ OHIO STATE BUCKEYES (L / 24-7)
(TP) USC TROJANS (+9) (L / 7-24)
(TP) ASU SUN DEVILS (+7.5) (L / 31-52)
NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS (-8.5) (L / 24-23)
UTAH STATE AGGIES (-4.5) (L / 20-26)
DEC 30: (4-2) +1.90 UNITS
(TP) IOWA STATE CYCLONES (+3.5) (W / 21-20)
(TP) PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS (-3) (W / 35-28)
(TP) OVER 54 WASHINGTON HUSKIES @ PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS (W / 35-28)
(TP) MIAMI HURRICANES (+6.5) (L / 24-34)
OVER 45 WISCONSIN BADGERS @ MIAMI HURRICANES (W / 34-24)
OVER 63.5 LOUISVILLE CARDINALS @ MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS (L / 31-27)
DEC 31: (0-0) +0.00 UNITS
No NCAA FB games today.
JAN 1: (2-2) -0.10 UNITS
(TP) GEORGIA BULLDOGS (-3) (W / 54-48 3OT)
(TP) OVER 61 GEORGIA BULLDOGS @ OKLAHOMA SOONERS (W / 54-48)
(TP) CLEMSON TIGERS (+3.5) (L / 6-24)
(TP) OVER 47 ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE @ CLEMSON TIGERS (L / 24-6)
JAN 8: (2-0) +2.00 UNITS
(TP) GEORGIA BULLDOGS (+4) (W / 23-26 OT)
(TP) OVER 45.5 GEORGIA BULLDOGS @ ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE (W / 26-23)
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2017 REGULAR SEASON NCAA FB FINAL STATS:
CIRCLE MEMBERS: (137-116-7) +17.25 UNITS (1-UNIT SCALE)
TOP PLAY MEMBERS: (91-76-4) +86.25 UNITS (5-UNIT SCALE)
WEEK #14: (4-4-1) -0.20 UNITS
FRI DEC 1: (2-0) +2.00 UNITS
(TP) STANFORD CARDINAL (+4) (W / 28-31)
(TP) OVER 58.5 STANFORD CARDINAL @ USC TROJANS (W / 31-28)
SAT DEC 2: (2-4-1) -2.20 UNITS
(TP) OVER 48 GEORGIA BULLDOGS @ AUBURN TIGERS (L / 28-7)
(TP) GEORGIA BULLDOGS (+1) (W / 28-7)
(TP) OVER 50 OHIO STATE BUCKEYES @ WISCONSIN BADGERS (L / 27-21)
(TP) OVER 63.5 TCU HORNED FROGS @ OKLAHOMA SOONERS (L / 41-17)****
(TP) WISCONSIN BADGERS (+6) (P / 21-27)****
FRESNO STATE BULLDOGS (+10) (W / 14-17)
UMASS MINUTEMEN (-1.5) (L / 45-63)
WEEK #13: (11-14) -3.70 UNITS
TUE NOV 21: (0-5) -5.25 UNITS
(TP) AKRON ZIPS (-14) (L / 24-14)***
(TP) EASTERN MICHIGAN EAGLES (-13) (L / 34-31)
(TP) OVER 55 MIAMI (OH) REDHAWKS @ BALL STATE CARDINALS (L / 28-7)
OVER 47.5 KENT STATE GOLDEN FLASHES @ AKRON ZIPS (L / 24-14)
(TP) BALL STATE CARDINALS (+18) (L / 7-28)
THU NOV 23: (1-1) -0.05 UNITS
(TP) MISSISSIPPI REBELS (+14) (W / 31-28)
(TP) OVER 64.5 MISSISSIPPI REBELS @ MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS (L / 31-28)***
FRI NOV 24: (3-4) -1.20 UNITS
(TP) NEW MEXICO LOBOS (+22) (L / 10-35)****
(TP) SOUTH FLORIDA BULLS (+10) (W / 42-49)
(TP) MISSOURI TIGERS (-9) (L / 48-45)***
(TP) UCLA BRUINS (-7) (L / 30-27)
(TP) OVER 47 NEW MEXICO LOBOS @ SAN DIEGO STATE AZTECS (L / 35-10)****
OVER 49.5 IOWA HAWKEYES @ NEBRASKA HUSKERS (W / 56-14)
VIRGINIA TECH HOKIES (-6.5) (W / 10-0)
SAT NOV 25: (7-4) +2.80 UNITS
(TP) MICHIGAN WOLVERINES (+13) (W / 20-31)
(TP) NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS (+16) (W / 21-33)
(TP) OVER 49.5 OHIO STATE BUCKEYES @ MICHIGAN WOLVERINES (W / 31-20)
(TP) OVER 58 PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS @ MARYLAND TERRAPINS (W / 66-3)
(TP) ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE (-5) (L / 14-26)
(TP) BOISE STATE BRONCOS (-6.5) (L / 17-28)
(TP) OVER 43 WISCONSIN BADGERS @ MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS (L / 31-0)
OVER 47 ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE @ AUBURN TIGERS (L / 26-14)
LOUISVILLE CARDINALS (-8.5) (W / 44-17)
PURDUE BOILERMAKERS (-2.5) (W / 31-24)
ARIZONA STATE SUN DEVILS (+2) (W / 42-30)
WEEK #12: (20-11) +8.45 UNITS
TUE NOV 14: (3-1) +1.95 UNITS
(TP) UNDER 53 OHIO BOBCATS @ AKRON ZIPS (L / 37-34)
(TP) AKRON ZIPS (+11.5) (W / 37-34)
(TP) OVER 45.5 CENTRAL MICHIGAN CHIPPEWAS @ KENT STATE GOLDEN FLASHES (W / 42-23)
CENTRAL MICHIGAN CHIPPEWAS (-17.5) (W / 42-23)
WED NOV 15: (4-1) +2.95 UNITS
(TP) OVER 49.5 WESTERN MICHIGAN BRONCOS @ NORTHERN ILLINOIS HUSKIES (W / 35-31)
(TP) WESTERN MICHIGAN BRONCOS (+7.5) (W / 31-35)
(TP) BOWLING GREEN STATE FALCONS (+17.5) (L / 37-66)
OVER 64 TOLEDO ROCKETS @ BOWLING GREEN STATE FALCONS (W / 66-37)
EASTERN MICHIGAN EAGLES (+2.5) (W / 27-24)
THU NOV 16: (1-1) -0.05 UNITS
(TP) SOUTH FLORIDA BULLS (-23.5) (L / 27-20)
OVER 55.5 BUFFALO BULLS @ BALL STATE CARDINALS (W / 40-24)
FRI NOV 17: (3-1) +1.95 UNITS
(TP) OVER 57 MIDDLE TENNESSEE ST BLUE RAIDERS @ WESTERN KENTUCKY HILLTOPPERS (W / 41-38 3OT)
(TP) OVER 56 UNLV RUNNIN REBELS @ NEW MEXICO LOBOS (W / 38-35)
(TP) UNLV RUNNIN REBELS (+2.5) (W / 38-35)
MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE BLUE RAIDERS (-1.5) (L / 38-41 30T)***
SAT NOV 18: (9-7) +1.65 UNITS
(AM EMAIL) (7-4) +2.80 UNITS
(TP) OVER 40.5 MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS @ NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS (L / 39-0)****
(TP) OVER 40.5 MICHIGAN WOLVERINES @ WISCONSIN BADGERS (L / 24-10)
(TP) IOWA HAWKEYES (-7) (L / 15-24)
PITTSBURGH PANTHERS (+16) (W / 14-20)
MARYLAND TERRAPINS (+16) (W / 7-17)
(TP) NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS (-7) (W / 39-0)
(TP) WISCONSIN BADGERS (-7) (W / 24-10)
(TP) MEMPHIS TIGERS (-12.5) (W / 66-45)
OREGON STATE BEAVERS (+7.5) (L / 24-40)
ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI (+41) (W / 14-52)
OVER 53 ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI @ OHIO STATE BUCKEYES (W / 52-14)
(PM EMAIL) (2-3) -1.15 UNITS
(TP) OVER 68.5 TEXAS A&M AGGIES @ MISSISSIPPI REBELS (L / 31-24)***
(TP) CAL GOLDEN BEARS (+14) (W / 14-17)
(TP) AIR FORCE FALCONS (+17.5) (L / 19-44)
WASHINGTON HUSKIES (-17.5) (L / 33-30)
OVER 46.5 UTAH UTES @ WASHINGTON HUSKIES (W / 33-30)
WEEK #11: (12-11-2) +0.45 UNITS
TUE NOV 7: (2-2) -0.10 UNITS
(TP) BOWLING GREEN STATE FALCONS (+8) (L / 28-38)***
(TP) OVER 59.5 BOWLING GREEN FALCONS @ BUFFALO BULLS (W / 38-28)
(TP) AKRON ZIPS (+9.5) (L / 14-24)***
UNDER 55 AKRON ZIPS @ MIAMI OHIO REDHAWKS (W / 24-14)
WED NOV 8: (3-1) +1.95 UNITS
(TP) TOLEDO ROCKETS (-3) (L / 10-38)
(TP) WESTERN MICHIGAN BRONCOS (-20) (W / 48-20)
(TP) OVER 45.5 KENT STATE GOLDEN FLASHES @ WESTERN MICHIGAN BRONCOS (W / 48-20)
CENTRAL MICHIGAN CHIPPEWAS (+2) (W / 42-30)
THU NOV 9: (2-1) +0.95 UNITS
(TP) BALL STATE CARDINALS (+29.5) (L / 17-63)
(TP) OVER 52 NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS @ PITTSBURGH PANTHERS (W / 34-31)
NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS (+9.5) (W / 34-31)
FRI NOV 10: (4-0) +4.00 UNITS
(TP) STANFORD CARDINAL (+6.5) (W / 30-22)
(TP) TEMPLE OWLS (-2.5) (W / 35-24)
(TP) OVER 47 WASHINGTON HUSKIES @ STANFORD CARDINAL (W / 30-22)
OVER 49 BYU COUGARS @ UNLV RUNNIN REBELS (W / 31-21)
SAT NOV 11: (1-7-2) -6.35 UNITS
(TP) IOWA HAWKEYES (+12) (L / 14-38)
(TP) MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS (+17) (L / 3-48)
(TP) TCU HORNED FROGS (+6.5) (L / 20-38)
(TP) IOWA STATE CYCLONES (+7) (P / 42-49)
(TP) ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS (+17.5) (L / 10-33)
(TP) OVER 64.5 USC TROJANS @ COLORADO BUFFALOES (L / 38-24)****
OVER 55 MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS @ OHIO STATE BUCKEYES (L / 48-3)****
NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH (-3.5) (L / 8-41)
MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS (-2.5) (W / 54-21)
FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES (+17) (P / 14-31)****
WEEK #10: (11-7-1) +3.65 UNITS
WED NOV 1: (1-1) -0.05 UNITS
(TP) OVER 48 CMU CHIPPEWAS @ WMU BRONCOS (W / 35-28)
(TP) WESTERN MICHIGAN BRONCOS (-3.5) (L / 28-35)***
THU NOV 2: (3-0) +3.00 UNITS
(TP) TEMPLE OWLS (+7) (W / 34-26)
(TP) OVER 51 NAVY MIDSHIPMEN @ TEMPLE OWLS (W / 34-26)
IDAHO VANDALS (+19.5) (W / 21-24)
FRI NOV 3: (1-3) -2.15 UNITS
(TP) OVER 79.5 MEMPHIS TIGERS @ TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE (L / 41-14)
(TP) TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE (+15) (L / 14-41)
(TP) UCLA BRUINS (+7) (L / 17-48)
OVER 55.5 UCLA BRUINS @ UTAH UTES (W / 48-17)
SAT NOV 4: (6-3-1) +2.85 UNITS
(TP) UMASS MINUTEMEN (+33) (W / 23-34)
(TP) NEVADA WOLFPACK (+20.5) (L / 14-41)
(TP) MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS (+15.5) (L / 10-33)
(TP) IOWA HAWKEYES (+20) (W / 55-24)
(TP) OVER 63.5 KANSAS STATE WILDCATS @ TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS (W / 42-35 OT)
(TP) OVER 56.5 UMASS MINUTEMEN @ MISSISSIPPI STATE REBELS (W / 34-23)
SYRACUSE ORANGE (+7) (W / 24-27)
OVER 54 NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS @ NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS (W / 31-24 OT)
CLEMSON TIGERS (-7) (P / 38-31)
OVER 45 SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS @ GEORGIA BULLDOGS (L / 24-10)
WEEK #9: (7-7-1) -0.35 UNITS
THU OCT 26: (2-1) +0.95 UNITS
(TP) EASTERN MICHIGAN EAGLES (+7.5) (W / 27-30 OT)
(TP) OREGON STATE BEAVERS (+21) (W / 14-15)
OVER 59 STANFORD CARDINAL @ OREGON STATE BEAVERS (L / 15-14)
FRI OCT 27: (2-2) -0.10 UNITS
(TP) OVER 76 TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE @ SMU MUSTANGS (L / 38-34)***
(TP) BOSTON COLLEGE EAGLES (+7) (W/ 35-3)
TULANE GREEN WAVE (+12.5) (L / 26-56)
TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE (+10) (W / 34-38)
SAT OCT 28: (3-4-1) -1.20 UNITS
(TP) MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS (+7) (P / 10-17)
(TP) UCLA BRUINS (+17.5) (L / 23-44)
(TP) PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS (+7) (W / 38-39)
(TP) AIR FORCE FALCONS (+10) (W / 45-28)
(TP) MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS (-2.5) (L / 31-39 3OT)***
IOWA STATE CYCLONES (+7) (W / 14-7)
OVER 56.5 TEXAS LONGHORNS @ BAYLOR BEARS (L / 38-7)
VIRGINIA CAVALIERS (+2.5) (L / 14-31)
WEEK #8: (10-7) +2.65 UNITS
THU OCT 19: (3-1) +1.95 UNITS
(TP) LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE RAGIN CAJUNS (+12.5) (L / 3-47)
UNDER 66.5 LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE @ ARKANSAS STATE (W / 47-3)
(TP) OVER 61.5 MEMPHIS TIGERS @ HOUSTON COUGARS (W / 42-38)
(TP) MEMPHIS TIGERS (+2.5) (W / 42-38)
FRI OCT 20: (2-3) -1.15 UNITS
OVER 49 MARSHALL THUNDERING HERD @ MTSU BLUE RAIDERS (L / 38-10)****
OVER 66 AIR FORCE FALCONS @ NEVADA WOLF PACK (W / 45-42)
COLORADO STATE RAMS (-8) (L / 27-24)****
(TP) NEVADA WOLF PACK (+7) (W / 42-45)
(TP) WESTERN KENTUCKY HILLTOPPERS (-7) (L / 35-31)***
SAT OCT 21: (5-3) +1.85 UNITS
(TP) KANSAS JAYHAWKS (+39) (L / 0-43)
(TP) MICHIGAN WOLVERINES (+10) (L / 13-42)
(TP) SYRACUSE ORANGE (+17.5) (W / 19-27)
(TP) LOUISVILLE CARDINALS (+6.5) (W / 31-28)
(TP) ARIZONA STATE SUN DEVILS (+11) (W / 30-10)
NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH (-3.5) (W / 49-14)
OVER 47 PURDUE BOILERMAKERS @ RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS (L / 14-12)
TEMPLE OWLS (+7) (W / 28-31 OT)
WEEK #7: (9-5-1) +3.75 UNITS
SAT OCT 14: (6-2-1) +3.90 UNITS
(TP) MICHIGAN WOLVERINES (-7) (P / 27-20 OT)***
(TP) MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS (-4) (L / 30-27)****
(TP) GEORGIA TECH YELLOW JACKETS (+6.5) (W / 24-25)
(TP) ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS (+34.5) (W / 9-41)
LSU TIGERS (+7.5) (W / 27-23)
(TP) WISCONSIN BADGERS (-17) (L / 17-9)
VIRGINIA CAVALIERS (-3.5) (W / 20-14)
TCU HORNED FROGS (-6.5) (W / 26-6)
OVER 49 NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS @ MAYLAND TERRAPINS (W / 37-21)
FRI OCT 13: (2-2) -0.10 UNITS
(TP) WASHINGTON STATE COUGARS (-16) (L / 3-37)
(TP) SYRACUSE ORANGE (+24) (W / 27-24)
(TP) OVER 55 WASHINGTON STATE COUGARS @ CAL GOLDEN BEARS (L / 37-3)
UNDER 58 CLEMSON TIGERS @ SYRACUSE ORANGE (W / 27-24)
THU OCT 12: (1-1) -0.05 UNITS
(TP) OVER 54 TEXAS STATE BOBCATS @ LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE RAGIN CAJUNS (L / 24-7)
(TP) LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE RAGIN CAJUNS (-13.5) (W / 24-7)
WEEK #6: (5-7) -2.35 UNITS
SAT OCT 7: (3-4) -1.20 UNITS
(TP) MARYLAND TERRAPINS (+31) (L / 14-62)
(TP) IOWA STATE CYCLONES (+32) (W / 38-31)
(TP) ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI (+16.5) (L / 16-45)
OVER 46.5 MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS @ PURDUE BOILERMAKERS (W / 31-17)
OVER 51 PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS @ NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS (L / 31-7)
OVER 60 MARYLAND TERRAPINS @ OHIO STATE BUCKEYES (W / 62-14)
OVER 64 PITTSBURGH PANTHERS @ SYRACUSE ORANGE (L / 27-24)
FRI OCT 6: (1-2) -1.10 UNITS
(TP) BYU COUGARS (+7) (L / 7-24)
(TP) OVER 47 BOISE STATE BRONCOS @ BYU COUGARS (L / 24-7)
MEMPHIS TIGERS (-15) (W / 70-31)
THU OCT 5: (1-1) -0.05 UNITS
(TP) LOUISVILLE CARDINALS (-3) (L / 25-39)
(TP) UNDER 66 LOUISVILLE CARDINALS @ NORTH CAROLINA STATE WOLFPACK (W / 39-25)
WEEK #5: (7-9) -2.45 UNITS
SAT SEP 30: (5-6) -1.30 UNITS
(AM EMAIL) (4-4) -0.20 UNITS
(TP) NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS (+9.5) (L / 7-33)
(TP) MARYLAND TERRAPINS (+13.5) (W / 31-24)
(TP) MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS (-4) (W / 17-10)
(TP) TEMPLE OWLS (+13.5) (W / 13-20)
TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS (+8.5) (L / 0-41)
CENTRAL MICHIGAN CHIPPEWAS (+10.5) (L / 8-28)
RICE OWLS (+20.5) (L / 10-42)
SYRACUSE ORANGE (+14) (W / 25-33)
(PM EMAIL) (1-2) -1.10 UNITS
(TP) CAL GOLDEN BEARS (+17) (L / 24-45)***
COLORADO BUFFALOES (+7.5) (W / 23-27)
OVER 62.5 SAN JOSE STATE SPARTANS @ UNLV RUNNIN REBELS (L / 41-13)
FRI SEP 29: (1-2) -1.10 UNITS
(TP) DUKE BLUE DEVILS (+6) (L / 6-31)
(TP) WASHINGTON STATE COUGARS (+5) (W / 30-27)
OVER 47.5 NEBRASKA HUSKERS @ ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI (L / 28-6)
THU SEP 28: (1-1) -0.05 UNITS
(TP) IOWA STATE CYCLONES (+4.5) AND (L / 7-17)
(TP) UNDER 62.5 TEXAS LONGHORNS @ IOWA STATE CYCLONES (W / 17-7)
Wish we were still able to get this one at +6 or so where it opened, but have to give the edge to the home team Cyclones with both teams coming into this one fresh off about 12 days of rest. Texas took a tough 27-24 OT loss at USC in their last game nearly two weeks ago, while Iowa State steamrolled at Akron, 41-14, in their last contest. ISU is now 3-0 ATS this season, with their lone ML loss coming in a 47-44 OT thriller against in-state rival Iowa in their 2nd game this season. Iowa State has been on the losing end in this series recently, holding a 1-3 ML mark in the L4 meetings between the two schools since 2013. They are 3-1 ATS in those games though, with 2-of-the-L3 Texas wins being decided by 3 points or less. The last 2 meetings played at Iowa State was a 24-0 Cyclones win in 2015 and a 31-30 Longhorns win in 2013. The home team is 4-1 ATS in the L5 meetings and just don't see Iowa State failing to come through in this spot. Texas does hold a 5-1 ML record in Ames in the 6 career meetings there for the two schools, but their troubles already this season have been highly publicized. Texas does also hold a 16-5 ML record in their 21 Big 12 openers, while Iowa State is 5-16 ML in their 21 contests. Iowa State has a nice QB/WR combo in Park and Lazard that should be able to put up big numbers with ease against this Longhorns secondary. The Under has cashed for a 4-0 mark in the L4 games on the road for Texas and at a 5-0 mark in their L5 games following a loss. This number seems a tad too high here. Go with the IOWA STATE CYCLONES and the UNDER in tonight's Big 12 showdown....
WEEK #4: (9-7) +1.65 UNITS
SAT SEP 23: (6-4) +1.80 UNITS
(AM EMAIL) (5-3) +1.85 UNITS
(TP) NC STATE WOLFPACK (+12.5) (W / 27-21)
(TP) CAL GOLDEN BEARS (+17) (W / 20-30)
(TP) OVER 60 DUKE BLUE DEVILS @ NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS (L / 27-17)
(TP) OVER 70.5 TCU HORNED FROGS @ OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS (W / 44-31)
(TP) TEXAS A&M AGGIES (-2.5) (W / 50-43 OT)
NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS (+1.5) (L / 17-27)
UNLV RUNNIN REBELS (+40) (W / 21-54)
OVER 56 KENT STATE GOLDEN FLASHES @ LOUISVILLE CARDINALS (L / 42-3)
(PM EMAIL) (1-1) -0.05 UNITS
(TP) MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS (+3.5) (L / 18-38)
(TP) SAN DIEGO STATE AZTECS (-2.5) (W / 28-24)
FRI SEP 22: (2-2) -0.10 UNITS
(TP) ARIZONA WILDCATS (+3.5) (L / 24-30)
OVER 60 UTAH UTES @ ARIZONA WILDCATS (L / 30-24)
(TP) VIRGINIA CAVALIERS (+13) (W / 42-23)
OVER 50 VIRGINIA CAVALIERS @ BOISE STATE BRONCOS (W / 42-23)
THU SEP 21: (1-1) -0.05 UNITS
(TP) SOUTH FLORIDA BULLS (-17.5) (W / 43-7)
OVER 62 TEMPLE OWLS @ SOUTH FLORIDA BULLS (L / 43-7)
WEEK #3: (9-8) +0.60 UNITS
SAT SEP 16: (5-5) -0.25 UNITS
(AM EMAIL) (4-4) -0.20 UNITS
(TP) AIR FORCE FALCONS (+23.5) (W / 13-29)
This one should be closer than expected once again as until Michigan can prove that they can pull off the money on such a high spread this season as although they are 2-0 ML, they have only mustered a 1-1 ATS record in those games and beat a lowly Cincinnati squad by a mere 22 points last week, failing to cover the spread for them, but hitting the top play of the day for us. Air Force presents an equally similar challenge to them as they have played one game this season, a monster 62-0 blowout win over VMI. The Falcons come in with a nice set of trends in their favor, posting a perfect 7-0 ATS mark in their L7 games following a blowout win of 20 or more in their previous game. They have also posted a perfect 5-0 ATS record in their L5 against non-conference foes, while also compiling a 7-1 ATS run over their L8 games played in September. Air Force hasn't played since the 2nd, so they also will be coming in off a lengthy bye that should have given them a decent opportunity to find a weakness or two to keep this one within a spread of more than 3 TD. Air Force does also come into this one with a dismal 0-11 ML in their L11 on the road against ranked opponents, while Michigan has dominated their L5 non-conference games by an average margin of victory of 30+ points. Just see this one being a little closer to the last time these two schools met up back in 2012, when the Wolverines escaped with a 31-25 win. Go with the AIR FORCE FALCONS to cover this massive spread.....
(TP) OVER 48.5 TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS @ FLORIDA GATORS AND (L / 26-20)****
(TP) TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS (+5.5) (L / 20-26)****
This one should be a good matchup when all is said and done as it usually is when these two conference rivals square off. Florida had dominated the series with 11 straight wins prior to last seasons 38-28 loss at Tennessee last season. However, both of the prior two meetings in 2015 (28-27) and 2014 (10-9) were decided by 1 point each. Florida is dealing with the devastation of Hurricane Irma surrounding them in nearby Gainesville, while the team is also still dealing with the loss of several players due to their preseason suspension. Tennessee's offense has found its premier gear in recent games, as they have scored an even 42 points in each of their first 2 games this season, and the Volunteers have now scored 34 points or more in each of their previous 7 contests. In fact, the Vols have hit for 42 points or higher in 4 of those games. Out of the L7 meetings between the two schools since 2010, 6 of those battles have hit for the Over, with the schools averaging a combined 55 points in those games. The Over is also 4-1 in the L5 meetings played in Florida, while Tennessee is also 8-1 for the Over in their L9 against the SEC. They are also 6-1 for the Over in their L7 following a win. Take the TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS and the OVER in today's SEC showdown.....
(TP) CENTRAL MICHIGAN CHIPPEWAS (+10) (L / 17-41)
Not sure what is up with this line as the Chippewas should most likely be favored it appears. Syracuse comes in off a 30-23 loss against Middle Tennessee State last week, while the Chippewas put up 45 in a road win at Kentucky. The Chippewas are rolling into this one on an impressive 8-1 ATS run over their L9 games on the road, while the Orange are coming into today with an 0-4 ATS record in their L4 at home. Syracuse took a hard fought home win in their last meeting, 30-27, back in 2015 and now own a perfect 3-0 ML and 2-1 ATS record in the 3 meetings between the two schools. Go with the CENTRAL MICHIGAN CHIPPEWAS....
OVER 58 BAYLOR BEARS @ DUKE BLUE DEVILS (L / 34-20)
What the heck has happened to the Baylor Bears and what has suddenly become of the Duke Blue Devils? It's like we are living in some sort of College Football bizarre world suddenly, especially when Duke comes into today's meeting with a -14.5 advantage on the spread. Duke is favored largely because they have been completely explosive through their first two games, dominating both Northwestern and NCCU by a combined score of 101-24. Obviously the Dukies have played to the over in each of their first two games and have now posted a 4-0 record for the over in each of their L4 games dating back to last season. The Bears have now lost 8 consecutive games since last season, while also posting a 2-7 ATS record in their last 9 contests. Duke is 4-1 ML and 5-0 ATS in their L5 on their home turf. Stick with the OVER in today's shoot-out.....
(TP) PURDUE BOILERMAKERS (+7.5) (-120) (W / 35-3)
Purdue has been a pleasant surprise for us through the first two weeks of the season, picking 2 straight ATS wins to kick off their 2017-18 campaign. Getting a TD just seems like too much against this Missouri squad that was beat down by South Carolina last week, 31-13, while Purdue blew the doors off Ohio, 44-21, last Friday night. That came on short rest after they played Louisville tough in Week 1, losing 35-28 and making it competitive all the way down to the final whistle and taking a 4-point lead into the half. Purdue has been money when playing on the road lately, closing out last season with 4 straight ATS covers on the road in their L4 away from home. Although the Boilermakers are 1-8 ML in their L9 on the road, they are a dominating 8-1 ATS in those game dating back to the 2015-16 school year. Purdue holds a 2-12 ML and 10-3-1 ATS record in their L14 away from home dating back to the 2014-15 season. Missouri is 1-1 ML and 0-2 ATS as a home favorite this season and they have struggled to pick up the cash in that situation recently, going 2-4 ATS in their L4 when laying the points on their home turf. Run with the PURDUE BOILERMAKERS here....
(TP) VIRGINIA TECH HOKIES (-22.5) (W / 64-17)
We bit on the Pirates of East Carolina last week as the huge underdogs and they responded by getting blown out by 36 in a 56-20 loss at West Virginia. That was the way life has become for the Pirates, as they have now stumbled to two straight losses on the ML and ATS to open the season, while being outscored 90-34 in those defeats. East Carolina started the season with a fairly grim outlook anyway, as dating to last season they are now 0-6 ML and ATS in their L6 overall and they are now 1-11 ML and ATS in their L12 overall. East Carolina has been equally as disappointing for their backers at home recently, dropping 3 straight there, all coming by 20+ points. Virginia Tech has had a good start to their season, outscoring their opponents 58-24 through the first two games and come in fresh off a 27-0 shutout over Delaware last time out. That was their first ATS loss in any of their L6 contests, although they were favored by 41 points, which is pretty hefty number to beat. The Hokies have been money when playing on the road in recent seasons, posting a 7-1 ML mark over their L8 on the road, however, they are a mediocre 4-4 ATS in those games. When the team has a losing home record, the story is a little different though, as Virginia Tech is a paltry 1-7 ATS in those such games. The home team is 5-1 ATS in the L6 meetings between the two schools, while VA Tech is also a dismal 1-4 ATS in their L5 matchups played in East Carolina. Virginia Tech did pull off a 54-17 win in their September meeting last season, although that one was played on the Virginia Tech campus. East Carolina has been outscored 56-3 combined in the two first halves they have played so far and their defense currently ranks 128th out of 129 FBS teams, allowing nearly 620 yards per game on the defensive side of the ball. Take VIRGINIA TECH as the monster favorite.....
OVER 63.5 OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS @ PITTSBURGH PANTHERS (W / 59-21)
This one should feature a ton of points, but for some reason the total has dropped about 5 points since it opened. But Pittsburgh and Oklahoma State played to a 45-38 thriller last season and Pittsburgh has now scored 76 and 56 points in 2-of-their-L3 games played at home. The Panthers have scored 36 or more in 6-of-their-L7 played in Pittsburgh, while averaging 45 PPG in those games. Oklahoma State is a scoring machine, hitting for 44 points last week on the road at South Alabama and the Cowboys have now put up 43 points or more in 3 of their L5 on the road dating back to last season. The Over is 5-0 in the Panthers L5 games following a ML loss the week before, and Pitt comes into today having posted a 6-1 mark for the Over in their L7 at home. The Panther are actually 8-3 for the Over in their L11 on their own campus and 11-5-1 for the Over in their L17 contests there. Take the OVER in this early air attack....
(PM EMAIL) (1-1) -0.05 UNITS
(TP) SAN DIEGO STATE AZTECS (+9.5) (W / 20-17)
(TP) OVER 68.5 MISSISSIPPI REBELS @ CAL GOLDEN BEARS (L / 27-16)
FRI SEP 15: (3-2) +0.90 UNITS
(TP) ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI (+17) AND (L / 23-47)
OVER 55.5 ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI @ SOUTH FLORIDA BULLS (W / 47-23)
Just seems like a few too many points for this one as although this South Florida team is making a name for themselves the past few seasons, Illinois has started their season in respectable fashion with back-to-back wins over Western Kentucky (20-7) and Ball State (24-21) to open their season. South Florida has looked impressive in their first two games themselves, whipping San Jose State in the opening week, 42-22, before beating Stony Brook in Week 2, 31-17 and are coming in off a bye-week last week due to the Hurricane. However, they have dropped both of those games against the spread as -21 and -35 point favorites respectively, and against a Big Ten team like this, don't expect them to win this one by more than two TD at most. The Bulls are currently 0-4 ATS in their L4 non-conference games and the last time they played a Big Ten team was not a good result as the Bulls were rolled by the Terrapins, 35-17 at Maryland back in 2015. South Florida has now dropped 6 straight games on the ML against Big Ten teams, so this should be a good test of their legitimacy here tonight. We do see the Bulls coming away with the win here tonight, but the Fighting Illini should keep this one within this massive spread. The Bulls started with 31 points in their first home game this season and you have to go all the way back to the 2015 season for the last time they haven't scored 31 points or more in a home game and they have had only two times in that span when they have allowed less than 20. They have hit for the Over at an 8-2 clip in their L10 on their home turf. Illinois is 7-3 ML in their L10 non-conference games overall and 9-4 ML in their L13 against opposing conferences since the 2014-15 school year. Take the ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI and the OVER in this one....
(TP) MASSACHUSETTS MINUTEMEN (+15) (W / 21-29)
We might be reading this one wrong, but this again just seems like too many points for a Temple team that has lost a lot of talent from last year's squad and stumbled in a 16-13 win over Villanova last week. UMASS has struggled to get their season going in any way as well this season, posting an 0-3 ML and ATS marl through their first 3 games and they have now dropped 6 straight games overall dating back to last season. The Minutemen have now posted a dismal 1-11 ML record in their L12 contests and they are a mere 2-13 ML in their L15 overall. This Minutemen team had a lot of success on the road last season, as although they were 0-6 ML, they were 4-2 ATS in those games. UMASS has taken the L in 7 consecutive on the road on the ML as well, while putting together a paltry 2-13 ML record in their L15 on the road. These two teams last met in 2015 and UMASS almost pulled off the shocker as a +13.5 underdog in a 25-23 loss. Temple has dropped 2 straight ATS to kick off the season and this Owls team has struggled to cash for their backers lately, going 1-2 ML and 0-3 ATS dating back to last season's bowl game. That is completely the opposite from last season as the Owls reeled off 12 straight ATS wins from Week 2 to the final week. Since their opening week loss at home to Army last week, Temple has now responded with a 7-0 ML and 6-1 ATS mark over their L7 on their home turf. The Owls are also now 9-1 ML and 8-2 ATS in their L10 at home since 2015. In fact, Temple has now posted a 12-2 ML and 11-3 ATS record in their L14 at home and the Owls are now 13-4 ATS in their L17 on their own campus dating back to 2014. This team was money as a double-digit favorite last season, as prior to losing to Wake Forest in the bowl game outright as a -10.5 favorite, this Owls squad posted 7 straight ATS wins when laying -10 points or more and not counting the game against Wake, the Owls are now 9-1 ATS in their L10 as a double-digit favorite. Still though, not convinced this is that same squad as expected and this one could end up being a lot closer than thought. Based on the way Temple performed against Stony Brook last week, might even have to consider UMASS as a small chance on the ML for a huge payday. After all, since the break in regular season to the bowl game last year, Temple has been outscored 96-58 and only beaten an FCS school. Either way, we'll take a chance on UMASS as the double-digit underdog here.....
(TP) OVER 58.5 ARIZONA WILDCATS @ UTEP MINERS AND (W / 63-16)
(TP) UTEP MINERS (+23.5) (L / 16-63)
This one should light up the scoreboard early and often and this total seems to be set about a TD too low in reality. Arizona rolled to kick off the season, putting 62 points on the board against NAU, but lost in a tough, hard-fought 16-13 loss against Houston last week, UTEP is looking to get their offense going in any way, hitting for a total of 21 points overall through their first two games, while allowing Oklahoma (56) and Rice (31) to put up a combined 87 points against them. Both of these teams will be playing with banged up QB's for this one, which might explain the low total, but UTEP is missing a key member of their offensive line so most likely will face a challenge getting their running game off the ground. Should mean more passing and more points. Once again, this just seems like too many points for the home underdog, especially against an Arizona team that has really struggled to get anything going on the road in the last couple of seasons. The Wildcats are now 0-7 ATS in their L7 on the road overall, while also posting a 1-8 ATS record in their L9 on the road against a team with a losing record at home. Add to that, this Arizona team is now 1-9 ATS in their L10 games immediately following a ML loss. So whatever Rich Rodriguez does to get his squad ready on the road or after a loss, it doesn't equate to success for his backers. UTEP however hasn't been much better in their current situation either as they come into tonight's showdown having posted a pathetic 2-9 ATS record in games following a double-digit loss at home and are winless (0-5 ATS) during the month of September over the last couple of seasons. Arizona hasn't won a game away from Tucson since beating Colorado, 38-31, back in October of 2015 and of their 5 road wins since September of 2013, only one has come by more than 24 points. Since September of 2013, the Wildcats are 3-5 ATS in their L8 games when playing as a double-digit favorite overall, although all of those games were played at home and the 3 wins came against 2 schools, Northern Arizona and UNLV. Go with the UTEP MINERS and the OVER in El Paso....
THU SEP 14: (1-1) -0.05 UNITS
OVER 56.5 NEW MEXICO LOBOS @ BOISE STATE BRONCOS AND (L / 28-14)
NEW MEXICO LOBOS (+14.5) (W / 28-14)
At first glance this line seems a little fishy, with what appears to be a clear mismatch on paper, but ends up usually being much closer when they play on the field. For starters, the last time these two faced off against each other in Boise, New Mexico actually came away with a 31-24 win as a +31 point underdog back in 2015. This match-up does have the possibility for blowout, as the pattern in recent meetings has seen, Boise State win by 28 last year on the road, New Mexico's huge underdog win in 2015, an 11-point Boise State win, a 28-point BSU win and then a 3-point BSU win. The Broncos are coming in off a tough 3-point OT loss at Washington State last week, while the Lobos dealt with some heartbreak of their own in a 30-28 loss against in-state rival New Mexico State. The Lobos come into tonight with a 5-1 ATS mark in the L6 meetings between the two schools, while the road team has also posted a 5-2 ATS mark in the L7 meetings between them. New Mexico is 0-4 ATS in their L4 games played during the month of September, while Boise State is currently skidding at home with a dismal 1-9 ATS mark in their L10 on the blue turf and are 1-6 ATS in their L7 games immediately following a game in which they allowed 40+ points. The Broncos put 44 points on the board in their road loss last week, while New Mexico has hit for 30 points or more in each of their first two games. Boise State has hit the 45 point mark in 3-of-the-L4 meetings against the Lobos, hitting for 45 points in 2-of-the-L3 meetings played on their home turf. Take the NEW MEXICO LOBOS and the OVER on the blue turf....
WEEK #2: (10-8-1) +1.60 UNITS
SAT SEP 9: (9-5) +3.75 UNITS
(AM EMAIL) (6-2) +3.90 UNITS
(TP) CINCINNATI BEARCATS (+34) (W / 14-36)
(TP) EAST CAROLINA PIRATES (+25) (L / 20-56)
(TP) PITTSBURGH PANTHERS (+21) (W / 14-33)
(TP) OVER 62 LOUISVILLE CARDINALS @ NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS (W / 47-35)
(TP) OVER 55 NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS @ DUKE BLUE DEVILS (W / 41-17)
WISCONSIN BADGERS (-33) (L / 31-14)
IOWA HAWKEYES (-2.5) (W / 44-41)
HOWARD BISON (+35) (W / 31-38)
(PM EMAIL) (3-3) -0.15 UNITS
(TP) STANFORD CARDINAL (+6.5) (L / 24-42)
(TP) MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS (+3) (W / 48-14)
(TP) OHIO STATE BUCKEYES (-7) (L / 16-31)
GEORGIA BULLDOGS (+4.5) (W / 20-19)
NEVADA WOLFPACK (+11) (L / 24-37)***
(TP) UNLV RUNNIN REBELS (+6) (W / 44-16)
FRI SEP 8: (1-2) -1.10 UNITS
(TP) PURDUE BOILERMAKERS (-2.5) (W / 44-21)
This line seems a bit out of whack for the home team Boilermakers, who kicked off their 2017 school year with an impressive TD loss against a vaunted Louisville squad as a +25.5 underdog. They actually went into the half with a 4-point lead and although Ohio is coming in off a 59-0 blowout win over Hampton, have to give a momentum edge to Purdue in their home opener tonight. For starters, Purdue currently rides a 13-0 ML winning streak in home openers into today's meeting, with only one of those openers being decided by less than 9 points and 9 of those games being decided by 20+ points or more. They have also dominated Ohio University in the career meetings between the two schools, winning all 7 previous meetings, although they haven't squared off since way back in 1988. Purdue has also posted a 19-1 ML record in their L20 openers at Ross-Ade Stadium, while they have also posted a dominating 41-12-1 ML record in their prior 54 games against teams that currently make up the MAC. Add to that, Purdue's head coach (Brohm) also holds a perfect 4-0 ML record against the conference as well. Ohio has been money on the road in recent seasons, holding a 5-2 ML and 6-1 ATS record in their L7 away from home and they have been equally as money when playing as the road underdog with a 3-1 ML and 4-0 ATS record in their L4 in that situation. In fact, they are 5-1 ATS in their L6 when playing as the road underdog dating back to the 2015-16 season. Purdue on the other hand was favored in exactly two games last season, both at home, and although they posted a 1-1 record vs the spread in those games, their two wins were by 10 and 21 points and their ATS loss was when they won by 21 and failed to cover a -21.5 spread! You have to go all the way back to November of 2010 for the last time Purdue lost at home as a favorite as the Boilermakers are now 13-0 ML and 9-4 ATS in the L13 games they have been laying the points as the favorite at home. Roll with the PURDUE BOILERMAKERS on their home field tonight.....
(TP) OVER 68 OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS @ SOUTH ALABAMA JAGUARS AND (L / 44-7)
SOUTH ALABAMA JAGUARS (+28) (L / 7-44)
This one should have a lot of action going on as Oklahoma State picked up right where it left off last season and showed against a middling Tulsa squad that they are a legitimate dark horse for this 2017-18 season. Oklahoma State rolled to a 59-24 home victory against Tulsa about 10 days ago, notching their record to 9-1 ML in their L10 games dating back to last season. They have hit for 37 points or more in 8 of those 10 games, South Alabama should give up the points here as well tonight, although as they proved last week against Mississippi they could muster at least 21 points against pretty much everybody. The Over is also 5-0 ATS in the Cowboys L5 against a team with a losing record and 6-0 in their L6 against the Sun Belt conference. Not too mention, the Over has hit at a 4-0 clip in each of the L4 Jaguars games, while South Alabama also holds a 4-0-1 mark for the Over in their L5 games at home against a winning team. Oklahoma State is completely loaded on offense and comes in having posted a 15-1 ML record against the Sun Belt in their history. Doesn't look like much of a chance for South Alabama to pull off the upset here tonight, especially considering the Jaguars allowed 429 yards in the air last week. Take the SOUTH ALABAMA JAGUARS and the OVER in tonight's blowout.....
THU SEP 7: (0-1-1) -1.05 UNITS
(TP) IDAHO STATE BENGALS (+30) AND (L / 13-51)
(TP) UNDER 64 IDAHO STATE BENGALS @ UTAH STATE AGGIES (P / 51-13)
Talk about a snoozer out there going up against the start of the NFL season, but we actually can see quite a bit of value in the Bengals as over a 4-TD underdog here. Idaho State is actually coming in off a win over Western Oregon, 37-6, in their opener (whatever that means) while Utah State got absolutely nothing going all night long in their 59-10 blowout at the hands of Wisconsin. Idaho State was actually down 6-0 in that game and 6-3 at the half, before blowing out Western Oregon in the 2nd half. Again, whatever that means though. These two schools have met up 6 times against each other since the 1998-99 school year and although Utah State owns a 5-1 ML record in those games, Idaho State has covered the only two spreads offered over their L5 match-ups, while the L5 meetings with the Aggies have also been decided by final margins of 20, 21, 5, 1 and 3 points, respectively. We have to admit, we expected big things for this USU offense this season, not crazy things, but they displayed a complete lack of efficiency in last week's blunder in Madison, in a game this school would have played much more competitively in recent seasons. They had nothing going instead. Utah State is 0-6 ATS in their L6 games following a loss. 30+ points just seems like way too much of a task for this one here tonight. Utah State hasn't scored more than 41 points in any of the L6 meetings with Idaho State and we don't see them putting up those kind of points tonight here either. Go with the IDAHO STATE BENGALS and the UNDER in this meeting....
WEEK #1(B): (12-9) +2.55 UNITS
MON SEP 4: (1-0) +1.00 UNITS
(TP) GEORGIA TECH YELLOW JACKETS (+3.5) (W / 41-42 2OT)
SUN SEP 3: (1-1) -0.05 UNITS
(TP) WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS (+5) (L / 24-31)
(TP) TEXAS A&M AGGIES (+5.5) (W / 44-45)
SAT SEP 2: (5-3) +1.85 UNITS
(TP) NEVADA WOLF PACK (+24) (W / 20-31)
(TP) MICHIGAN WOLVERINES (-5) (W / 33-17)
(TP) CAL GOLDEN BEARS (+12.5) (W / 35-30)
(TP) TEMPLE OWLS (+18) (L / 16-49)
(TP) MARYLAND TERRAPINS (+19) (W / 51-41)
AKRON ZIPS (+31) (L / 0-52)
WYOMING COWBOYS (+12.5) (L / 3-24)
HOWARD BISON (+45) (W / 43-40)
FRI SEP 1: (3-3) -0.15 UNITS
(TP) UTAH STATE AGGIES (+27.5) AND (L / 10-59)
(TP) OVER 51.5 UTAH STATE AGGIES @ WISCONSIN BADGERS (W / 59-10)
We have made a ton of money over the years picking certain spots betting both on Utah State as a massive underdog and against Wisconsin as a huge favorite. Today seems like a good day to do it once again as a near 4-TD spread just seems like a tad too much here. This one should still be a semi-blowout, but Utah State should have enough on the offensive side of the ball to keep this one somewhat close. They return their starting QB, top RB and top WR from last season, although time will tell if that is a good thing, as they ended last season in a dismal 1-8 ML and ATS mark over their L9 games and finished with their worst overall season since 2008. The Aggies also come into today's affair with a 3-14 ATS mark over their L17 overall, but they did play Wisconsin close in their most recent meeting about 5 years ago, losing 16-14. Wisconsin is now 17-3 ML at home in their L3 school years, while they also hold a staggering 37-0 ML record in their L37 at home against non-conference opponents. Hornibrook is taking over full-time starting QB duties for the Badgers, after trading snaps last season, but yet to see how much offense he can produce, as he tossed for less than 1200 yards and had 9 TD. He does have his top WR returning as well as a senior TE. This one could be fun to watch. Take the UTAH STATE AGGIES and the OVER in Madison tonight.....
(TP) RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS (+27.5) AND (W / 14-30)
(TP) OVER 52.5 WASHINGTON HUSKIES @ RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS (L / 30-14)
This is another game that shouldn't really be close, but with Washington travelling across the country to play at Rutgers and the Scarlet Knights now having the services of 5th-year senior transfer from Louisville, Bolin, this one might just stay a little closer than anticipated. Washington will absolutely come out and score here tonight as their offense is looking stacked for the 2017-18 season, returning two backs with a combined 2000 yards last season and a QB (Browning) that tied the Pac-12 record with 43 TD last season and finished 6th for the Heisman. They scored a school record 585 points during their 12-2 run last season that saw them finish with a loss against Alabama in the Bowl Championship playoff. Rutgers on the other hand finished their season by being outscored 119-13 over their last 3 games, including being shut out by a combined 88-0 in two of them. Washington smoked Rutgers when they met last season, 48-13. Washington has played to the Over at a 5-0-1 clip in their L6 games on the road (not counting bowl games) and they should be able to score at ease against this Rutgers team once again. The spread has moved about 4 points towards Rutgers with a lot of late movement. Have to ride with that this time. Go with the RUTGERS and the OVER at home....
(TP) CENTRAL CONNECTICUT BLUE DEVILS (+48.5) (W / 7-50)
Not sure how this spread is near 50-points, but after not pulling the trigger on the +43 Austin Peay yesterday, have to take a hard look at the Blue Devils to cover this monster. Syracuse is going to score a lot of points this season and most likely tonight, as evidenced by their season-finale a year ago, losing 76-61 to Pittsburgh. Central Connecticut is no Pittsburgh, but can you really give up 50 points on a defense that just a year ago allowed a total of 210 points over their L4 games overall. Prior to that 61-point explosion against the Panthers, they hadn't scored more than 33 points in any other game last season and besides that game, the Orange haven't even put 48 points up in a single game since way back in September 2013. They have won and covered in 2 straight home openers against way lesser opponents, including a 47-0 win over Rhode Island two years ago. Central Connecticut is returning 16 starters, with 8 returning on both sides of the ball, and this team is picked to finish 4th in their conference. So they shouldn't be a near 50-point underdog here. Take a chance on the CENTRAL CONNECTICUT BLUE DEVILS as a massive dog to take a bite out of the Orange.....
(TP) COLORADO STATE RAMS (+3.5) (L / 3-17)
The two in-state rivals are squaring off in Denver for this one, but the Rams should have a little bit of an edge as an underdog here, especially as they have already beaten Oregon State in blowout fashion, 58-27, last Saturday. Colorado does own this series overall, having posted a 64-22-2 ML record against CSU, although and have posted wins in 2-of-the-L3 meetings, one of those victories was by a mere 3 points. Colorado was a great story last season but they have had a change in guard as instead of the school's all-time passing leader Liufau under center, the Buffaloes are rolling with Montez, a sophomore. He will have a hefty core of last season's starters to help him on offense though, but the Buffaloes problem might lie in their defense which has lost 2/3 of last year's starters. Everyone was all enamored with the Buffaloes run last season, nobody paid much attention to a Rams offense that scored 46 points or more in each of their L5 games, and have now scored 42 points or more in 6-of-their-L7 games overall. Add to that, they have topped 500 yards in each of their L5 as well. Colorado on the other hand, finished their season with 18 points over their L2. Expect this one to stay close. Go with the COLORADO STATE RAMS as the small underdog.....
THU AUG 31: (2-2) -0.10 UNITS
(TP) BUFFALO BULLS (+24) (W / 7-17)
This should be an intriguing match-up despite the lack of big names roaming the sidelines. Everyone is eager to see how PJ Fleck manages this Golden Gopher squad after a dominating run at Western Michigan in which he finished last season with a 13-1 mark, also culminating in a trip to the Cotton Bowl. He has brought with him an up-tempo, no-huddle offense, but that is a bit misleading as he still intends to run the ball much like at Western Michigan, where they averaged about 45 RPG compared to only 27 passes per game. The Gophers are led by an impressive duo of backs (Smith / Brooks) who combined to produce nearly 2000 yards on the ground last season to go along with 21 TD. That might bode well for the Gophers here tonight as they square off against a Buffalo squad that returns 7 starters on the defensive side from a squad that allowed a school-record average of 253+ YPG on the ground last season. However, this defense does seem to be ready to go this season and might be able to force the Gophers into the air more than they were hoping. More than 3 TD just seems like too much here, especially when you consider the Gophers are one of the youngest teams in the country in 2017. Roll with the BUFFALO BULLS in Minnesota tonight....
(TP) OVER 56 OHIO STATE BUCKEYES @ INDIANA HOOSIERS AND (W / 49-21)
(TP) INDIANA HOOSIERS (+21) (L / 21-49)
This one may seem like it has blowout material on first glance, but not so fast we say. Indiana has a history of keeping this match-up close, with each of the L3 meetings being decided by 3 TD or less (21, 7 and 15 points respectively) and 5-of-the-L6 meetings being decided by less than today's spread. In fact, the L3 meetings played on Indiana's home turf have been much closer than that, as although Ohio State has won all 3 of those meetings, they have come by a combined 10 points in the L2 meetings there and 29 in the L3 held in Indiana. These teams have also played to a 4-0-1 mark for the Over in the L5 meetings held on the IU campus. Indiana is expected to have one of their best defenses in years (but is that saying much?) and returns plenty of starters on both sides of the ball and should have enough video to review from OSU's 31-0 blowout loss in last seasons Bowl playoff game against Clemson. The Hoosiers offense should be able to put some points on the board as well, as they return a talented senior QB (Lagow) who threw for over 3,000 yards last season. Urban Meyer is 15-0 in his career in season openers and 61-6 ML in his 6 years coaching in the Big Ten, but his Buckeye team struggled against the spread last season, going 2-7 ATS in their L9 games overall and 2-6 ATS in their L8 games against the Big Ten. Take the INDIANA HOOSIERS and the OVER in this showdown.....
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL PANTHERS (+17.5) (L / 17-61)
Butch Davis is back in the coaching ranks after a 6-year hiatus and could have this Panthers team prepared and ready to play against in-state rival UCF, after getting thrashed last season 53-14 and allowing the Golden Knights to hang 501 yards of offense on the board against them. The Panthers return 15 starters overall, including the schools all-time leading rusher (Gardner) and a senior QB (McGough), although the offensive front line last season provided no support to the tune of 30 sacks and McGough also tossed 11 INT. But Davis has always been a defensive-minded coach and should have had a lot to work with there, as the Panthers return 9 starters on the defensive side of the ball, including their top 2 tacklers from last season. On the other side, UCF returns a sophomore QB (Milton) to lead the way, after a modest season last year as a frosh, in which he threw for less than 2000 yards and ended with 10 TD and 7 INT. The defense only returns 4 starters from a team that went from a winless season in 2015, to a bowl game in 2016. UCF has won 8-of-9 home openers heading into this one, although their one loss in that span came against FIU two years ago in a 15-14 loss. Both teams come into this season off disappointing finishes last season as FIU went 1-4 ML in their L5 games (3-0-1 ATS L4) and the Golden Knights dropped their final 3 games of the year, including their bowl appearance. Three of the L5 meetings between these two schools have been decided by 13 points or less. Just not seeing this big of a mismatch here and expecting this one to stay well within 2 TD all game. Take the FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL PANTHERS in today's opening meeting......
WEEK #1(A): (1-2) -1.05 UNITS
SAT AUG 26: (1-2) -1.05 UNITS
(TP) RICE OWLS (+30.5) (L / 7-62)
(TP) SAN JOSE STATE SPARTANS (+22) (W / 22-42)
UMASS MINUTEMEN (-2.5) (L / 35-38)
TOP PLAYS YTD: (109-89-4) 55%
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2017-18 NCAA FB BOWL SEASON: (25-22) +1.90 UNITS
DEC 16: (4-1) +2.95 UNITS
AUTONATION CURE BOWL: (0-1)
(TP) OVER 53 GEORGIA STATE PANTHERS @ WESTERN KENTUCKY HILLTOPPERS (L / 27-17)
LAS VEGAS BOWL: (2-0)
(TP) OVER 61 BOISE STATE BRONCOS @ OREGON DUCKS (W / 38-28)
(TP) BOISE STATE BRONCOS (+7.5) (W / 38-28)
GILDAN NEW MEXICO BOWL: (1-0)
MARSHALL THUNDERING HERD (+4) (W / 31-28)
RAYCOM MEDIA CAMELLIA BOWL: (1-0)
OVER 62.5 MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE BLUE RAIDERS @ ARKANSAS STATE RED WOLVES (W / 35-30)
DEC 20: (0-1) -1.05 UNITS
DXL FRISCO BOWL: (0-1) -1.05 UNITS
(TP) OVER 71 LOUISIANA TECH BULLDOGS @ SMU MUSTANGS (L / 51-10)****
DEC 21: (0-2) -2.10 UNITS
BAD BOY MOWERS GASPARILLA BOWL: (0-2) -2.10 UNITS
(TP) FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL PANTHERS (+7) (L / 3-28)
(TP) OVER 57 TEMPLE OWLS @ FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL PANTHERS (L / 28-3)
DEC 22: (0-0) +0.00 UNITS
No NCAA FB games today.
DEC 23: (3-1) +1.95 UNITS
(TP) OVER 65.5 TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS @ SOUTH FLORIDA BULLS (W / 38-34)
(TP) APPALACHIAN STATE MOUNTAINEERS (+7) (W / 34-0)
SAN DIEGO STATE AZTECS (-6.5) (L / 35-42)
SOUTH FLORIDA BULLS (-2.5) (W / 38-34)
DEC 24: (0-0) +0.00 UNITS
No NCAA FB games today.
DEC 25: (0-0) +0.00 UNITS
No NCAA FB games today.
DEC 26: (2-4) -2.20 UNITS
(TP) OVER 56 UTAH UTES @ WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS (L / 30-14)
(TP) NORTHERN ILLINOIS HUSKIES (+5.5) (L / 14-36)
(TP) OVER 47.5 DUKE BLUE DEVILS @ NORTHERN ILLINOIS HUSKIES (W / 36-14)
WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS (+6.5) (L / 14-30)
UCLA BRUINS (+6.5) (L / 17-35)
UNDER 59 UCLA BRUINS @ KANSAS STATE WILDCATS (W / 35-17)
DEC 27: (3-3) -0.15 UNITS
(TP) MISSOURI TIGERS (-2.5) (L / 16-33)
(TP) OVER 45 BOSTON COLLEGE EAGLES @ IOWA HAWKEYES (W / 27-20)
(TP) IOWA HAWKEYES (-2.5) (W / 27-20)
PURDUE BOILERMAKERS (+3) (W / 38-35)
OVER 60.5 MISSOURI TIGERS @ TEXAS LONGHORNS (L / 33-16)
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI GOLDEN EAGLES (+15) (L / 13-42)
DEC 28: (5-1) +3.95 UNITS
(TP) OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS (-5.5) (W / 30-21)
(TP) OVER 47 MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS @ WASHINGTON STATE COUGARS (W / 42-17)
(TP) OVER 61 VIRGINIA TECH HOKIES @ OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS (L / 30-21)
(TP) OVER 48.5 STANFORD CARDINAL @ TCU HORNED FROGS (W / 39-37)
STANFORD CARDINAL (+3) (W / 37-39)
MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS (-1.5) (W / 42-17)
DEC 29: (0-5) -5.25 UNITS
(TP) OVER 64 USC TROJANS @ OHIO STATE BUCKEYES (L / 24-7)
(TP) USC TROJANS (+9) (L / 7-24)
(TP) ASU SUN DEVILS (+7.5) (L / 31-52)
NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS (-8.5) (L / 24-23)
UTAH STATE AGGIES (-4.5) (L / 20-26)
DEC 30: (4-2) +1.90 UNITS
(TP) IOWA STATE CYCLONES (+3.5) (W / 21-20)
(TP) PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS (-3) (W / 35-28)
(TP) OVER 54 WASHINGTON HUSKIES @ PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS (W / 35-28)
(TP) MIAMI HURRICANES (+6.5) (L / 24-34)
OVER 45 WISCONSIN BADGERS @ MIAMI HURRICANES (W / 34-24)
OVER 63.5 LOUISVILLE CARDINALS @ MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS (L / 31-27)
DEC 31: (0-0) +0.00 UNITS
No NCAA FB games today.
JAN 1: (2-2) -0.10 UNITS
(TP) GEORGIA BULLDOGS (-3) (W / 54-48 3OT)
(TP) OVER 61 GEORGIA BULLDOGS @ OKLAHOMA SOONERS (W / 54-48)
(TP) CLEMSON TIGERS (+3.5) (L / 6-24)
(TP) OVER 47 ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE @ CLEMSON TIGERS (L / 24-6)
JAN 8: (2-0) +2.00 UNITS
(TP) GEORGIA BULLDOGS (+4) (W / 23-26 OT)
(TP) OVER 45.5 GEORGIA BULLDOGS @ ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE (W / 26-23)
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2017 REGULAR SEASON NCAA FB FINAL STATS:
CIRCLE MEMBERS: (137-116-7) +17.25 UNITS (1-UNIT SCALE)
TOP PLAY MEMBERS: (91-76-4) +86.25 UNITS (5-UNIT SCALE)
WEEK #14: (4-4-1) -0.20 UNITS
FRI DEC 1: (2-0) +2.00 UNITS
(TP) STANFORD CARDINAL (+4) (W / 28-31)
(TP) OVER 58.5 STANFORD CARDINAL @ USC TROJANS (W / 31-28)
SAT DEC 2: (2-4-1) -2.20 UNITS
(TP) OVER 48 GEORGIA BULLDOGS @ AUBURN TIGERS (L / 28-7)
(TP) GEORGIA BULLDOGS (+1) (W / 28-7)
(TP) OVER 50 OHIO STATE BUCKEYES @ WISCONSIN BADGERS (L / 27-21)
(TP) OVER 63.5 TCU HORNED FROGS @ OKLAHOMA SOONERS (L / 41-17)****
(TP) WISCONSIN BADGERS (+6) (P / 21-27)****
FRESNO STATE BULLDOGS (+10) (W / 14-17)
UMASS MINUTEMEN (-1.5) (L / 45-63)
WEEK #13: (11-14) -3.70 UNITS
TUE NOV 21: (0-5) -5.25 UNITS
(TP) AKRON ZIPS (-14) (L / 24-14)***
(TP) EASTERN MICHIGAN EAGLES (-13) (L / 34-31)
(TP) OVER 55 MIAMI (OH) REDHAWKS @ BALL STATE CARDINALS (L / 28-7)
OVER 47.5 KENT STATE GOLDEN FLASHES @ AKRON ZIPS (L / 24-14)
(TP) BALL STATE CARDINALS (+18) (L / 7-28)
THU NOV 23: (1-1) -0.05 UNITS
(TP) MISSISSIPPI REBELS (+14) (W / 31-28)
(TP) OVER 64.5 MISSISSIPPI REBELS @ MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS (L / 31-28)***
FRI NOV 24: (3-4) -1.20 UNITS
(TP) NEW MEXICO LOBOS (+22) (L / 10-35)****
(TP) SOUTH FLORIDA BULLS (+10) (W / 42-49)
(TP) MISSOURI TIGERS (-9) (L / 48-45)***
(TP) UCLA BRUINS (-7) (L / 30-27)
(TP) OVER 47 NEW MEXICO LOBOS @ SAN DIEGO STATE AZTECS (L / 35-10)****
OVER 49.5 IOWA HAWKEYES @ NEBRASKA HUSKERS (W / 56-14)
VIRGINIA TECH HOKIES (-6.5) (W / 10-0)
SAT NOV 25: (7-4) +2.80 UNITS
(TP) MICHIGAN WOLVERINES (+13) (W / 20-31)
(TP) NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS (+16) (W / 21-33)
(TP) OVER 49.5 OHIO STATE BUCKEYES @ MICHIGAN WOLVERINES (W / 31-20)
(TP) OVER 58 PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS @ MARYLAND TERRAPINS (W / 66-3)
(TP) ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE (-5) (L / 14-26)
(TP) BOISE STATE BRONCOS (-6.5) (L / 17-28)
(TP) OVER 43 WISCONSIN BADGERS @ MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS (L / 31-0)
OVER 47 ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE @ AUBURN TIGERS (L / 26-14)
LOUISVILLE CARDINALS (-8.5) (W / 44-17)
PURDUE BOILERMAKERS (-2.5) (W / 31-24)
ARIZONA STATE SUN DEVILS (+2) (W / 42-30)
WEEK #12: (20-11) +8.45 UNITS
TUE NOV 14: (3-1) +1.95 UNITS
(TP) UNDER 53 OHIO BOBCATS @ AKRON ZIPS (L / 37-34)
(TP) AKRON ZIPS (+11.5) (W / 37-34)
(TP) OVER 45.5 CENTRAL MICHIGAN CHIPPEWAS @ KENT STATE GOLDEN FLASHES (W / 42-23)
CENTRAL MICHIGAN CHIPPEWAS (-17.5) (W / 42-23)
WED NOV 15: (4-1) +2.95 UNITS
(TP) OVER 49.5 WESTERN MICHIGAN BRONCOS @ NORTHERN ILLINOIS HUSKIES (W / 35-31)
(TP) WESTERN MICHIGAN BRONCOS (+7.5) (W / 31-35)
(TP) BOWLING GREEN STATE FALCONS (+17.5) (L / 37-66)
OVER 64 TOLEDO ROCKETS @ BOWLING GREEN STATE FALCONS (W / 66-37)
EASTERN MICHIGAN EAGLES (+2.5) (W / 27-24)
THU NOV 16: (1-1) -0.05 UNITS
(TP) SOUTH FLORIDA BULLS (-23.5) (L / 27-20)
OVER 55.5 BUFFALO BULLS @ BALL STATE CARDINALS (W / 40-24)
FRI NOV 17: (3-1) +1.95 UNITS
(TP) OVER 57 MIDDLE TENNESSEE ST BLUE RAIDERS @ WESTERN KENTUCKY HILLTOPPERS (W / 41-38 3OT)
(TP) OVER 56 UNLV RUNNIN REBELS @ NEW MEXICO LOBOS (W / 38-35)
(TP) UNLV RUNNIN REBELS (+2.5) (W / 38-35)
MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE BLUE RAIDERS (-1.5) (L / 38-41 30T)***
SAT NOV 18: (9-7) +1.65 UNITS
(AM EMAIL) (7-4) +2.80 UNITS
(TP) OVER 40.5 MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS @ NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS (L / 39-0)****
(TP) OVER 40.5 MICHIGAN WOLVERINES @ WISCONSIN BADGERS (L / 24-10)
(TP) IOWA HAWKEYES (-7) (L / 15-24)
PITTSBURGH PANTHERS (+16) (W / 14-20)
MARYLAND TERRAPINS (+16) (W / 7-17)
(TP) NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS (-7) (W / 39-0)
(TP) WISCONSIN BADGERS (-7) (W / 24-10)
(TP) MEMPHIS TIGERS (-12.5) (W / 66-45)
OREGON STATE BEAVERS (+7.5) (L / 24-40)
ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI (+41) (W / 14-52)
OVER 53 ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI @ OHIO STATE BUCKEYES (W / 52-14)
(PM EMAIL) (2-3) -1.15 UNITS
(TP) OVER 68.5 TEXAS A&M AGGIES @ MISSISSIPPI REBELS (L / 31-24)***
(TP) CAL GOLDEN BEARS (+14) (W / 14-17)
(TP) AIR FORCE FALCONS (+17.5) (L / 19-44)
WASHINGTON HUSKIES (-17.5) (L / 33-30)
OVER 46.5 UTAH UTES @ WASHINGTON HUSKIES (W / 33-30)
WEEK #11: (12-11-2) +0.45 UNITS
TUE NOV 7: (2-2) -0.10 UNITS
(TP) BOWLING GREEN STATE FALCONS (+8) (L / 28-38)***
(TP) OVER 59.5 BOWLING GREEN FALCONS @ BUFFALO BULLS (W / 38-28)
(TP) AKRON ZIPS (+9.5) (L / 14-24)***
UNDER 55 AKRON ZIPS @ MIAMI OHIO REDHAWKS (W / 24-14)
WED NOV 8: (3-1) +1.95 UNITS
(TP) TOLEDO ROCKETS (-3) (L / 10-38)
(TP) WESTERN MICHIGAN BRONCOS (-20) (W / 48-20)
(TP) OVER 45.5 KENT STATE GOLDEN FLASHES @ WESTERN MICHIGAN BRONCOS (W / 48-20)
CENTRAL MICHIGAN CHIPPEWAS (+2) (W / 42-30)
THU NOV 9: (2-1) +0.95 UNITS
(TP) BALL STATE CARDINALS (+29.5) (L / 17-63)
(TP) OVER 52 NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS @ PITTSBURGH PANTHERS (W / 34-31)
NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS (+9.5) (W / 34-31)
FRI NOV 10: (4-0) +4.00 UNITS
(TP) STANFORD CARDINAL (+6.5) (W / 30-22)
(TP) TEMPLE OWLS (-2.5) (W / 35-24)
(TP) OVER 47 WASHINGTON HUSKIES @ STANFORD CARDINAL (W / 30-22)
OVER 49 BYU COUGARS @ UNLV RUNNIN REBELS (W / 31-21)
SAT NOV 11: (1-7-2) -6.35 UNITS
(TP) IOWA HAWKEYES (+12) (L / 14-38)
(TP) MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS (+17) (L / 3-48)
(TP) TCU HORNED FROGS (+6.5) (L / 20-38)
(TP) IOWA STATE CYCLONES (+7) (P / 42-49)
(TP) ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS (+17.5) (L / 10-33)
(TP) OVER 64.5 USC TROJANS @ COLORADO BUFFALOES (L / 38-24)****
OVER 55 MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS @ OHIO STATE BUCKEYES (L / 48-3)****
NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH (-3.5) (L / 8-41)
MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS (-2.5) (W / 54-21)
FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES (+17) (P / 14-31)****
WEEK #10: (11-7-1) +3.65 UNITS
WED NOV 1: (1-1) -0.05 UNITS
(TP) OVER 48 CMU CHIPPEWAS @ WMU BRONCOS (W / 35-28)
(TP) WESTERN MICHIGAN BRONCOS (-3.5) (L / 28-35)***
THU NOV 2: (3-0) +3.00 UNITS
(TP) TEMPLE OWLS (+7) (W / 34-26)
(TP) OVER 51 NAVY MIDSHIPMEN @ TEMPLE OWLS (W / 34-26)
IDAHO VANDALS (+19.5) (W / 21-24)
FRI NOV 3: (1-3) -2.15 UNITS
(TP) OVER 79.5 MEMPHIS TIGERS @ TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE (L / 41-14)
(TP) TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE (+15) (L / 14-41)
(TP) UCLA BRUINS (+7) (L / 17-48)
OVER 55.5 UCLA BRUINS @ UTAH UTES (W / 48-17)
SAT NOV 4: (6-3-1) +2.85 UNITS
(TP) UMASS MINUTEMEN (+33) (W / 23-34)
(TP) NEVADA WOLFPACK (+20.5) (L / 14-41)
(TP) MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS (+15.5) (L / 10-33)
(TP) IOWA HAWKEYES (+20) (W / 55-24)
(TP) OVER 63.5 KANSAS STATE WILDCATS @ TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS (W / 42-35 OT)
(TP) OVER 56.5 UMASS MINUTEMEN @ MISSISSIPPI STATE REBELS (W / 34-23)
SYRACUSE ORANGE (+7) (W / 24-27)
OVER 54 NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS @ NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS (W / 31-24 OT)
CLEMSON TIGERS (-7) (P / 38-31)
OVER 45 SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS @ GEORGIA BULLDOGS (L / 24-10)
WEEK #9: (7-7-1) -0.35 UNITS
THU OCT 26: (2-1) +0.95 UNITS
(TP) EASTERN MICHIGAN EAGLES (+7.5) (W / 27-30 OT)
(TP) OREGON STATE BEAVERS (+21) (W / 14-15)
OVER 59 STANFORD CARDINAL @ OREGON STATE BEAVERS (L / 15-14)
FRI OCT 27: (2-2) -0.10 UNITS
(TP) OVER 76 TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE @ SMU MUSTANGS (L / 38-34)***
(TP) BOSTON COLLEGE EAGLES (+7) (W/ 35-3)
TULANE GREEN WAVE (+12.5) (L / 26-56)
TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE (+10) (W / 34-38)
SAT OCT 28: (3-4-1) -1.20 UNITS
(TP) MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS (+7) (P / 10-17)
(TP) UCLA BRUINS (+17.5) (L / 23-44)
(TP) PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS (+7) (W / 38-39)
(TP) AIR FORCE FALCONS (+10) (W / 45-28)
(TP) MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS (-2.5) (L / 31-39 3OT)***
IOWA STATE CYCLONES (+7) (W / 14-7)
OVER 56.5 TEXAS LONGHORNS @ BAYLOR BEARS (L / 38-7)
VIRGINIA CAVALIERS (+2.5) (L / 14-31)
WEEK #8: (10-7) +2.65 UNITS
THU OCT 19: (3-1) +1.95 UNITS
(TP) LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE RAGIN CAJUNS (+12.5) (L / 3-47)
UNDER 66.5 LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE @ ARKANSAS STATE (W / 47-3)
(TP) OVER 61.5 MEMPHIS TIGERS @ HOUSTON COUGARS (W / 42-38)
(TP) MEMPHIS TIGERS (+2.5) (W / 42-38)
FRI OCT 20: (2-3) -1.15 UNITS
OVER 49 MARSHALL THUNDERING HERD @ MTSU BLUE RAIDERS (L / 38-10)****
OVER 66 AIR FORCE FALCONS @ NEVADA WOLF PACK (W / 45-42)
COLORADO STATE RAMS (-8) (L / 27-24)****
(TP) NEVADA WOLF PACK (+7) (W / 42-45)
(TP) WESTERN KENTUCKY HILLTOPPERS (-7) (L / 35-31)***
SAT OCT 21: (5-3) +1.85 UNITS
(TP) KANSAS JAYHAWKS (+39) (L / 0-43)
(TP) MICHIGAN WOLVERINES (+10) (L / 13-42)
(TP) SYRACUSE ORANGE (+17.5) (W / 19-27)
(TP) LOUISVILLE CARDINALS (+6.5) (W / 31-28)
(TP) ARIZONA STATE SUN DEVILS (+11) (W / 30-10)
NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH (-3.5) (W / 49-14)
OVER 47 PURDUE BOILERMAKERS @ RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS (L / 14-12)
TEMPLE OWLS (+7) (W / 28-31 OT)
WEEK #7: (9-5-1) +3.75 UNITS
SAT OCT 14: (6-2-1) +3.90 UNITS
(TP) MICHIGAN WOLVERINES (-7) (P / 27-20 OT)***
(TP) MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS (-4) (L / 30-27)****
(TP) GEORGIA TECH YELLOW JACKETS (+6.5) (W / 24-25)
(TP) ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS (+34.5) (W / 9-41)
LSU TIGERS (+7.5) (W / 27-23)
(TP) WISCONSIN BADGERS (-17) (L / 17-9)
VIRGINIA CAVALIERS (-3.5) (W / 20-14)
TCU HORNED FROGS (-6.5) (W / 26-6)
OVER 49 NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS @ MAYLAND TERRAPINS (W / 37-21)
FRI OCT 13: (2-2) -0.10 UNITS
(TP) WASHINGTON STATE COUGARS (-16) (L / 3-37)
(TP) SYRACUSE ORANGE (+24) (W / 27-24)
(TP) OVER 55 WASHINGTON STATE COUGARS @ CAL GOLDEN BEARS (L / 37-3)
UNDER 58 CLEMSON TIGERS @ SYRACUSE ORANGE (W / 27-24)
THU OCT 12: (1-1) -0.05 UNITS
(TP) OVER 54 TEXAS STATE BOBCATS @ LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE RAGIN CAJUNS (L / 24-7)
(TP) LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE RAGIN CAJUNS (-13.5) (W / 24-7)
WEEK #6: (5-7) -2.35 UNITS
SAT OCT 7: (3-4) -1.20 UNITS
(TP) MARYLAND TERRAPINS (+31) (L / 14-62)
(TP) IOWA STATE CYCLONES (+32) (W / 38-31)
(TP) ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI (+16.5) (L / 16-45)
OVER 46.5 MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS @ PURDUE BOILERMAKERS (W / 31-17)
OVER 51 PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS @ NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS (L / 31-7)
OVER 60 MARYLAND TERRAPINS @ OHIO STATE BUCKEYES (W / 62-14)
OVER 64 PITTSBURGH PANTHERS @ SYRACUSE ORANGE (L / 27-24)
FRI OCT 6: (1-2) -1.10 UNITS
(TP) BYU COUGARS (+7) (L / 7-24)
(TP) OVER 47 BOISE STATE BRONCOS @ BYU COUGARS (L / 24-7)
MEMPHIS TIGERS (-15) (W / 70-31)
THU OCT 5: (1-1) -0.05 UNITS
(TP) LOUISVILLE CARDINALS (-3) (L / 25-39)
(TP) UNDER 66 LOUISVILLE CARDINALS @ NORTH CAROLINA STATE WOLFPACK (W / 39-25)
WEEK #5: (7-9) -2.45 UNITS
SAT SEP 30: (5-6) -1.30 UNITS
(AM EMAIL) (4-4) -0.20 UNITS
(TP) NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS (+9.5) (L / 7-33)
(TP) MARYLAND TERRAPINS (+13.5) (W / 31-24)
(TP) MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS (-4) (W / 17-10)
(TP) TEMPLE OWLS (+13.5) (W / 13-20)
TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS (+8.5) (L / 0-41)
CENTRAL MICHIGAN CHIPPEWAS (+10.5) (L / 8-28)
RICE OWLS (+20.5) (L / 10-42)
SYRACUSE ORANGE (+14) (W / 25-33)
(PM EMAIL) (1-2) -1.10 UNITS
(TP) CAL GOLDEN BEARS (+17) (L / 24-45)***
COLORADO BUFFALOES (+7.5) (W / 23-27)
OVER 62.5 SAN JOSE STATE SPARTANS @ UNLV RUNNIN REBELS (L / 41-13)
FRI SEP 29: (1-2) -1.10 UNITS
(TP) DUKE BLUE DEVILS (+6) (L / 6-31)
(TP) WASHINGTON STATE COUGARS (+5) (W / 30-27)
OVER 47.5 NEBRASKA HUSKERS @ ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI (L / 28-6)
THU SEP 28: (1-1) -0.05 UNITS
(TP) IOWA STATE CYCLONES (+4.5) AND (L / 7-17)
(TP) UNDER 62.5 TEXAS LONGHORNS @ IOWA STATE CYCLONES (W / 17-7)
Wish we were still able to get this one at +6 or so where it opened, but have to give the edge to the home team Cyclones with both teams coming into this one fresh off about 12 days of rest. Texas took a tough 27-24 OT loss at USC in their last game nearly two weeks ago, while Iowa State steamrolled at Akron, 41-14, in their last contest. ISU is now 3-0 ATS this season, with their lone ML loss coming in a 47-44 OT thriller against in-state rival Iowa in their 2nd game this season. Iowa State has been on the losing end in this series recently, holding a 1-3 ML mark in the L4 meetings between the two schools since 2013. They are 3-1 ATS in those games though, with 2-of-the-L3 Texas wins being decided by 3 points or less. The last 2 meetings played at Iowa State was a 24-0 Cyclones win in 2015 and a 31-30 Longhorns win in 2013. The home team is 4-1 ATS in the L5 meetings and just don't see Iowa State failing to come through in this spot. Texas does hold a 5-1 ML record in Ames in the 6 career meetings there for the two schools, but their troubles already this season have been highly publicized. Texas does also hold a 16-5 ML record in their 21 Big 12 openers, while Iowa State is 5-16 ML in their 21 contests. Iowa State has a nice QB/WR combo in Park and Lazard that should be able to put up big numbers with ease against this Longhorns secondary. The Under has cashed for a 4-0 mark in the L4 games on the road for Texas and at a 5-0 mark in their L5 games following a loss. This number seems a tad too high here. Go with the IOWA STATE CYCLONES and the UNDER in tonight's Big 12 showdown....
WEEK #4: (9-7) +1.65 UNITS
SAT SEP 23: (6-4) +1.80 UNITS
(AM EMAIL) (5-3) +1.85 UNITS
(TP) NC STATE WOLFPACK (+12.5) (W / 27-21)
(TP) CAL GOLDEN BEARS (+17) (W / 20-30)
(TP) OVER 60 DUKE BLUE DEVILS @ NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS (L / 27-17)
(TP) OVER 70.5 TCU HORNED FROGS @ OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS (W / 44-31)
(TP) TEXAS A&M AGGIES (-2.5) (W / 50-43 OT)
NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS (+1.5) (L / 17-27)
UNLV RUNNIN REBELS (+40) (W / 21-54)
OVER 56 KENT STATE GOLDEN FLASHES @ LOUISVILLE CARDINALS (L / 42-3)
(PM EMAIL) (1-1) -0.05 UNITS
(TP) MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS (+3.5) (L / 18-38)
(TP) SAN DIEGO STATE AZTECS (-2.5) (W / 28-24)
FRI SEP 22: (2-2) -0.10 UNITS
(TP) ARIZONA WILDCATS (+3.5) (L / 24-30)
OVER 60 UTAH UTES @ ARIZONA WILDCATS (L / 30-24)
(TP) VIRGINIA CAVALIERS (+13) (W / 42-23)
OVER 50 VIRGINIA CAVALIERS @ BOISE STATE BRONCOS (W / 42-23)
THU SEP 21: (1-1) -0.05 UNITS
(TP) SOUTH FLORIDA BULLS (-17.5) (W / 43-7)
OVER 62 TEMPLE OWLS @ SOUTH FLORIDA BULLS (L / 43-7)
WEEK #3: (9-8) +0.60 UNITS
SAT SEP 16: (5-5) -0.25 UNITS
(AM EMAIL) (4-4) -0.20 UNITS
(TP) AIR FORCE FALCONS (+23.5) (W / 13-29)
This one should be closer than expected once again as until Michigan can prove that they can pull off the money on such a high spread this season as although they are 2-0 ML, they have only mustered a 1-1 ATS record in those games and beat a lowly Cincinnati squad by a mere 22 points last week, failing to cover the spread for them, but hitting the top play of the day for us. Air Force presents an equally similar challenge to them as they have played one game this season, a monster 62-0 blowout win over VMI. The Falcons come in with a nice set of trends in their favor, posting a perfect 7-0 ATS mark in their L7 games following a blowout win of 20 or more in their previous game. They have also posted a perfect 5-0 ATS record in their L5 against non-conference foes, while also compiling a 7-1 ATS run over their L8 games played in September. Air Force hasn't played since the 2nd, so they also will be coming in off a lengthy bye that should have given them a decent opportunity to find a weakness or two to keep this one within a spread of more than 3 TD. Air Force does also come into this one with a dismal 0-11 ML in their L11 on the road against ranked opponents, while Michigan has dominated their L5 non-conference games by an average margin of victory of 30+ points. Just see this one being a little closer to the last time these two schools met up back in 2012, when the Wolverines escaped with a 31-25 win. Go with the AIR FORCE FALCONS to cover this massive spread.....
(TP) OVER 48.5 TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS @ FLORIDA GATORS AND (L / 26-20)****
(TP) TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS (+5.5) (L / 20-26)****
This one should be a good matchup when all is said and done as it usually is when these two conference rivals square off. Florida had dominated the series with 11 straight wins prior to last seasons 38-28 loss at Tennessee last season. However, both of the prior two meetings in 2015 (28-27) and 2014 (10-9) were decided by 1 point each. Florida is dealing with the devastation of Hurricane Irma surrounding them in nearby Gainesville, while the team is also still dealing with the loss of several players due to their preseason suspension. Tennessee's offense has found its premier gear in recent games, as they have scored an even 42 points in each of their first 2 games this season, and the Volunteers have now scored 34 points or more in each of their previous 7 contests. In fact, the Vols have hit for 42 points or higher in 4 of those games. Out of the L7 meetings between the two schools since 2010, 6 of those battles have hit for the Over, with the schools averaging a combined 55 points in those games. The Over is also 4-1 in the L5 meetings played in Florida, while Tennessee is also 8-1 for the Over in their L9 against the SEC. They are also 6-1 for the Over in their L7 following a win. Take the TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS and the OVER in today's SEC showdown.....
(TP) CENTRAL MICHIGAN CHIPPEWAS (+10) (L / 17-41)
Not sure what is up with this line as the Chippewas should most likely be favored it appears. Syracuse comes in off a 30-23 loss against Middle Tennessee State last week, while the Chippewas put up 45 in a road win at Kentucky. The Chippewas are rolling into this one on an impressive 8-1 ATS run over their L9 games on the road, while the Orange are coming into today with an 0-4 ATS record in their L4 at home. Syracuse took a hard fought home win in their last meeting, 30-27, back in 2015 and now own a perfect 3-0 ML and 2-1 ATS record in the 3 meetings between the two schools. Go with the CENTRAL MICHIGAN CHIPPEWAS....
OVER 58 BAYLOR BEARS @ DUKE BLUE DEVILS (L / 34-20)
What the heck has happened to the Baylor Bears and what has suddenly become of the Duke Blue Devils? It's like we are living in some sort of College Football bizarre world suddenly, especially when Duke comes into today's meeting with a -14.5 advantage on the spread. Duke is favored largely because they have been completely explosive through their first two games, dominating both Northwestern and NCCU by a combined score of 101-24. Obviously the Dukies have played to the over in each of their first two games and have now posted a 4-0 record for the over in each of their L4 games dating back to last season. The Bears have now lost 8 consecutive games since last season, while also posting a 2-7 ATS record in their last 9 contests. Duke is 4-1 ML and 5-0 ATS in their L5 on their home turf. Stick with the OVER in today's shoot-out.....
(TP) PURDUE BOILERMAKERS (+7.5) (-120) (W / 35-3)
Purdue has been a pleasant surprise for us through the first two weeks of the season, picking 2 straight ATS wins to kick off their 2017-18 campaign. Getting a TD just seems like too much against this Missouri squad that was beat down by South Carolina last week, 31-13, while Purdue blew the doors off Ohio, 44-21, last Friday night. That came on short rest after they played Louisville tough in Week 1, losing 35-28 and making it competitive all the way down to the final whistle and taking a 4-point lead into the half. Purdue has been money when playing on the road lately, closing out last season with 4 straight ATS covers on the road in their L4 away from home. Although the Boilermakers are 1-8 ML in their L9 on the road, they are a dominating 8-1 ATS in those game dating back to the 2015-16 school year. Purdue holds a 2-12 ML and 10-3-1 ATS record in their L14 away from home dating back to the 2014-15 season. Missouri is 1-1 ML and 0-2 ATS as a home favorite this season and they have struggled to pick up the cash in that situation recently, going 2-4 ATS in their L4 when laying the points on their home turf. Run with the PURDUE BOILERMAKERS here....
(TP) VIRGINIA TECH HOKIES (-22.5) (W / 64-17)
We bit on the Pirates of East Carolina last week as the huge underdogs and they responded by getting blown out by 36 in a 56-20 loss at West Virginia. That was the way life has become for the Pirates, as they have now stumbled to two straight losses on the ML and ATS to open the season, while being outscored 90-34 in those defeats. East Carolina started the season with a fairly grim outlook anyway, as dating to last season they are now 0-6 ML and ATS in their L6 overall and they are now 1-11 ML and ATS in their L12 overall. East Carolina has been equally as disappointing for their backers at home recently, dropping 3 straight there, all coming by 20+ points. Virginia Tech has had a good start to their season, outscoring their opponents 58-24 through the first two games and come in fresh off a 27-0 shutout over Delaware last time out. That was their first ATS loss in any of their L6 contests, although they were favored by 41 points, which is pretty hefty number to beat. The Hokies have been money when playing on the road in recent seasons, posting a 7-1 ML mark over their L8 on the road, however, they are a mediocre 4-4 ATS in those games. When the team has a losing home record, the story is a little different though, as Virginia Tech is a paltry 1-7 ATS in those such games. The home team is 5-1 ATS in the L6 meetings between the two schools, while VA Tech is also a dismal 1-4 ATS in their L5 matchups played in East Carolina. Virginia Tech did pull off a 54-17 win in their September meeting last season, although that one was played on the Virginia Tech campus. East Carolina has been outscored 56-3 combined in the two first halves they have played so far and their defense currently ranks 128th out of 129 FBS teams, allowing nearly 620 yards per game on the defensive side of the ball. Take VIRGINIA TECH as the monster favorite.....
OVER 63.5 OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS @ PITTSBURGH PANTHERS (W / 59-21)
This one should feature a ton of points, but for some reason the total has dropped about 5 points since it opened. But Pittsburgh and Oklahoma State played to a 45-38 thriller last season and Pittsburgh has now scored 76 and 56 points in 2-of-their-L3 games played at home. The Panthers have scored 36 or more in 6-of-their-L7 played in Pittsburgh, while averaging 45 PPG in those games. Oklahoma State is a scoring machine, hitting for 44 points last week on the road at South Alabama and the Cowboys have now put up 43 points or more in 3 of their L5 on the road dating back to last season. The Over is 5-0 in the Panthers L5 games following a ML loss the week before, and Pitt comes into today having posted a 6-1 mark for the Over in their L7 at home. The Panther are actually 8-3 for the Over in their L11 on their own campus and 11-5-1 for the Over in their L17 contests there. Take the OVER in this early air attack....
(PM EMAIL) (1-1) -0.05 UNITS
(TP) SAN DIEGO STATE AZTECS (+9.5) (W / 20-17)
(TP) OVER 68.5 MISSISSIPPI REBELS @ CAL GOLDEN BEARS (L / 27-16)
FRI SEP 15: (3-2) +0.90 UNITS
(TP) ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI (+17) AND (L / 23-47)
OVER 55.5 ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI @ SOUTH FLORIDA BULLS (W / 47-23)
Just seems like a few too many points for this one as although this South Florida team is making a name for themselves the past few seasons, Illinois has started their season in respectable fashion with back-to-back wins over Western Kentucky (20-7) and Ball State (24-21) to open their season. South Florida has looked impressive in their first two games themselves, whipping San Jose State in the opening week, 42-22, before beating Stony Brook in Week 2, 31-17 and are coming in off a bye-week last week due to the Hurricane. However, they have dropped both of those games against the spread as -21 and -35 point favorites respectively, and against a Big Ten team like this, don't expect them to win this one by more than two TD at most. The Bulls are currently 0-4 ATS in their L4 non-conference games and the last time they played a Big Ten team was not a good result as the Bulls were rolled by the Terrapins, 35-17 at Maryland back in 2015. South Florida has now dropped 6 straight games on the ML against Big Ten teams, so this should be a good test of their legitimacy here tonight. We do see the Bulls coming away with the win here tonight, but the Fighting Illini should keep this one within this massive spread. The Bulls started with 31 points in their first home game this season and you have to go all the way back to the 2015 season for the last time they haven't scored 31 points or more in a home game and they have had only two times in that span when they have allowed less than 20. They have hit for the Over at an 8-2 clip in their L10 on their home turf. Illinois is 7-3 ML in their L10 non-conference games overall and 9-4 ML in their L13 against opposing conferences since the 2014-15 school year. Take the ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI and the OVER in this one....
(TP) MASSACHUSETTS MINUTEMEN (+15) (W / 21-29)
We might be reading this one wrong, but this again just seems like too many points for a Temple team that has lost a lot of talent from last year's squad and stumbled in a 16-13 win over Villanova last week. UMASS has struggled to get their season going in any way as well this season, posting an 0-3 ML and ATS marl through their first 3 games and they have now dropped 6 straight games overall dating back to last season. The Minutemen have now posted a dismal 1-11 ML record in their L12 contests and they are a mere 2-13 ML in their L15 overall. This Minutemen team had a lot of success on the road last season, as although they were 0-6 ML, they were 4-2 ATS in those games. UMASS has taken the L in 7 consecutive on the road on the ML as well, while putting together a paltry 2-13 ML record in their L15 on the road. These two teams last met in 2015 and UMASS almost pulled off the shocker as a +13.5 underdog in a 25-23 loss. Temple has dropped 2 straight ATS to kick off the season and this Owls team has struggled to cash for their backers lately, going 1-2 ML and 0-3 ATS dating back to last season's bowl game. That is completely the opposite from last season as the Owls reeled off 12 straight ATS wins from Week 2 to the final week. Since their opening week loss at home to Army last week, Temple has now responded with a 7-0 ML and 6-1 ATS mark over their L7 on their home turf. The Owls are also now 9-1 ML and 8-2 ATS in their L10 at home since 2015. In fact, Temple has now posted a 12-2 ML and 11-3 ATS record in their L14 at home and the Owls are now 13-4 ATS in their L17 on their own campus dating back to 2014. This team was money as a double-digit favorite last season, as prior to losing to Wake Forest in the bowl game outright as a -10.5 favorite, this Owls squad posted 7 straight ATS wins when laying -10 points or more and not counting the game against Wake, the Owls are now 9-1 ATS in their L10 as a double-digit favorite. Still though, not convinced this is that same squad as expected and this one could end up being a lot closer than thought. Based on the way Temple performed against Stony Brook last week, might even have to consider UMASS as a small chance on the ML for a huge payday. After all, since the break in regular season to the bowl game last year, Temple has been outscored 96-58 and only beaten an FCS school. Either way, we'll take a chance on UMASS as the double-digit underdog here.....
(TP) OVER 58.5 ARIZONA WILDCATS @ UTEP MINERS AND (W / 63-16)
(TP) UTEP MINERS (+23.5) (L / 16-63)
This one should light up the scoreboard early and often and this total seems to be set about a TD too low in reality. Arizona rolled to kick off the season, putting 62 points on the board against NAU, but lost in a tough, hard-fought 16-13 loss against Houston last week, UTEP is looking to get their offense going in any way, hitting for a total of 21 points overall through their first two games, while allowing Oklahoma (56) and Rice (31) to put up a combined 87 points against them. Both of these teams will be playing with banged up QB's for this one, which might explain the low total, but UTEP is missing a key member of their offensive line so most likely will face a challenge getting their running game off the ground. Should mean more passing and more points. Once again, this just seems like too many points for the home underdog, especially against an Arizona team that has really struggled to get anything going on the road in the last couple of seasons. The Wildcats are now 0-7 ATS in their L7 on the road overall, while also posting a 1-8 ATS record in their L9 on the road against a team with a losing record at home. Add to that, this Arizona team is now 1-9 ATS in their L10 games immediately following a ML loss. So whatever Rich Rodriguez does to get his squad ready on the road or after a loss, it doesn't equate to success for his backers. UTEP however hasn't been much better in their current situation either as they come into tonight's showdown having posted a pathetic 2-9 ATS record in games following a double-digit loss at home and are winless (0-5 ATS) during the month of September over the last couple of seasons. Arizona hasn't won a game away from Tucson since beating Colorado, 38-31, back in October of 2015 and of their 5 road wins since September of 2013, only one has come by more than 24 points. Since September of 2013, the Wildcats are 3-5 ATS in their L8 games when playing as a double-digit favorite overall, although all of those games were played at home and the 3 wins came against 2 schools, Northern Arizona and UNLV. Go with the UTEP MINERS and the OVER in El Paso....
THU SEP 14: (1-1) -0.05 UNITS
OVER 56.5 NEW MEXICO LOBOS @ BOISE STATE BRONCOS AND (L / 28-14)
NEW MEXICO LOBOS (+14.5) (W / 28-14)
At first glance this line seems a little fishy, with what appears to be a clear mismatch on paper, but ends up usually being much closer when they play on the field. For starters, the last time these two faced off against each other in Boise, New Mexico actually came away with a 31-24 win as a +31 point underdog back in 2015. This match-up does have the possibility for blowout, as the pattern in recent meetings has seen, Boise State win by 28 last year on the road, New Mexico's huge underdog win in 2015, an 11-point Boise State win, a 28-point BSU win and then a 3-point BSU win. The Broncos are coming in off a tough 3-point OT loss at Washington State last week, while the Lobos dealt with some heartbreak of their own in a 30-28 loss against in-state rival New Mexico State. The Lobos come into tonight with a 5-1 ATS mark in the L6 meetings between the two schools, while the road team has also posted a 5-2 ATS mark in the L7 meetings between them. New Mexico is 0-4 ATS in their L4 games played during the month of September, while Boise State is currently skidding at home with a dismal 1-9 ATS mark in their L10 on the blue turf and are 1-6 ATS in their L7 games immediately following a game in which they allowed 40+ points. The Broncos put 44 points on the board in their road loss last week, while New Mexico has hit for 30 points or more in each of their first two games. Boise State has hit the 45 point mark in 3-of-the-L4 meetings against the Lobos, hitting for 45 points in 2-of-the-L3 meetings played on their home turf. Take the NEW MEXICO LOBOS and the OVER on the blue turf....
WEEK #2: (10-8-1) +1.60 UNITS
SAT SEP 9: (9-5) +3.75 UNITS
(AM EMAIL) (6-2) +3.90 UNITS
(TP) CINCINNATI BEARCATS (+34) (W / 14-36)
(TP) EAST CAROLINA PIRATES (+25) (L / 20-56)
(TP) PITTSBURGH PANTHERS (+21) (W / 14-33)
(TP) OVER 62 LOUISVILLE CARDINALS @ NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS (W / 47-35)
(TP) OVER 55 NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS @ DUKE BLUE DEVILS (W / 41-17)
WISCONSIN BADGERS (-33) (L / 31-14)
IOWA HAWKEYES (-2.5) (W / 44-41)
HOWARD BISON (+35) (W / 31-38)
(PM EMAIL) (3-3) -0.15 UNITS
(TP) STANFORD CARDINAL (+6.5) (L / 24-42)
(TP) MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS (+3) (W / 48-14)
(TP) OHIO STATE BUCKEYES (-7) (L / 16-31)
GEORGIA BULLDOGS (+4.5) (W / 20-19)
NEVADA WOLFPACK (+11) (L / 24-37)***
(TP) UNLV RUNNIN REBELS (+6) (W / 44-16)
FRI SEP 8: (1-2) -1.10 UNITS
(TP) PURDUE BOILERMAKERS (-2.5) (W / 44-21)
This line seems a bit out of whack for the home team Boilermakers, who kicked off their 2017 school year with an impressive TD loss against a vaunted Louisville squad as a +25.5 underdog. They actually went into the half with a 4-point lead and although Ohio is coming in off a 59-0 blowout win over Hampton, have to give a momentum edge to Purdue in their home opener tonight. For starters, Purdue currently rides a 13-0 ML winning streak in home openers into today's meeting, with only one of those openers being decided by less than 9 points and 9 of those games being decided by 20+ points or more. They have also dominated Ohio University in the career meetings between the two schools, winning all 7 previous meetings, although they haven't squared off since way back in 1988. Purdue has also posted a 19-1 ML record in their L20 openers at Ross-Ade Stadium, while they have also posted a dominating 41-12-1 ML record in their prior 54 games against teams that currently make up the MAC. Add to that, Purdue's head coach (Brohm) also holds a perfect 4-0 ML record against the conference as well. Ohio has been money on the road in recent seasons, holding a 5-2 ML and 6-1 ATS record in their L7 away from home and they have been equally as money when playing as the road underdog with a 3-1 ML and 4-0 ATS record in their L4 in that situation. In fact, they are 5-1 ATS in their L6 when playing as the road underdog dating back to the 2015-16 season. Purdue on the other hand was favored in exactly two games last season, both at home, and although they posted a 1-1 record vs the spread in those games, their two wins were by 10 and 21 points and their ATS loss was when they won by 21 and failed to cover a -21.5 spread! You have to go all the way back to November of 2010 for the last time Purdue lost at home as a favorite as the Boilermakers are now 13-0 ML and 9-4 ATS in the L13 games they have been laying the points as the favorite at home. Roll with the PURDUE BOILERMAKERS on their home field tonight.....
(TP) OVER 68 OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS @ SOUTH ALABAMA JAGUARS AND (L / 44-7)
SOUTH ALABAMA JAGUARS (+28) (L / 7-44)
This one should have a lot of action going on as Oklahoma State picked up right where it left off last season and showed against a middling Tulsa squad that they are a legitimate dark horse for this 2017-18 season. Oklahoma State rolled to a 59-24 home victory against Tulsa about 10 days ago, notching their record to 9-1 ML in their L10 games dating back to last season. They have hit for 37 points or more in 8 of those 10 games, South Alabama should give up the points here as well tonight, although as they proved last week against Mississippi they could muster at least 21 points against pretty much everybody. The Over is also 5-0 ATS in the Cowboys L5 against a team with a losing record and 6-0 in their L6 against the Sun Belt conference. Not too mention, the Over has hit at a 4-0 clip in each of the L4 Jaguars games, while South Alabama also holds a 4-0-1 mark for the Over in their L5 games at home against a winning team. Oklahoma State is completely loaded on offense and comes in having posted a 15-1 ML record against the Sun Belt in their history. Doesn't look like much of a chance for South Alabama to pull off the upset here tonight, especially considering the Jaguars allowed 429 yards in the air last week. Take the SOUTH ALABAMA JAGUARS and the OVER in tonight's blowout.....
THU SEP 7: (0-1-1) -1.05 UNITS
(TP) IDAHO STATE BENGALS (+30) AND (L / 13-51)
(TP) UNDER 64 IDAHO STATE BENGALS @ UTAH STATE AGGIES (P / 51-13)
Talk about a snoozer out there going up against the start of the NFL season, but we actually can see quite a bit of value in the Bengals as over a 4-TD underdog here. Idaho State is actually coming in off a win over Western Oregon, 37-6, in their opener (whatever that means) while Utah State got absolutely nothing going all night long in their 59-10 blowout at the hands of Wisconsin. Idaho State was actually down 6-0 in that game and 6-3 at the half, before blowing out Western Oregon in the 2nd half. Again, whatever that means though. These two schools have met up 6 times against each other since the 1998-99 school year and although Utah State owns a 5-1 ML record in those games, Idaho State has covered the only two spreads offered over their L5 match-ups, while the L5 meetings with the Aggies have also been decided by final margins of 20, 21, 5, 1 and 3 points, respectively. We have to admit, we expected big things for this USU offense this season, not crazy things, but they displayed a complete lack of efficiency in last week's blunder in Madison, in a game this school would have played much more competitively in recent seasons. They had nothing going instead. Utah State is 0-6 ATS in their L6 games following a loss. 30+ points just seems like way too much of a task for this one here tonight. Utah State hasn't scored more than 41 points in any of the L6 meetings with Idaho State and we don't see them putting up those kind of points tonight here either. Go with the IDAHO STATE BENGALS and the UNDER in this meeting....
WEEK #1(B): (12-9) +2.55 UNITS
MON SEP 4: (1-0) +1.00 UNITS
(TP) GEORGIA TECH YELLOW JACKETS (+3.5) (W / 41-42 2OT)
SUN SEP 3: (1-1) -0.05 UNITS
(TP) WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS (+5) (L / 24-31)
(TP) TEXAS A&M AGGIES (+5.5) (W / 44-45)
SAT SEP 2: (5-3) +1.85 UNITS
(TP) NEVADA WOLF PACK (+24) (W / 20-31)
(TP) MICHIGAN WOLVERINES (-5) (W / 33-17)
(TP) CAL GOLDEN BEARS (+12.5) (W / 35-30)
(TP) TEMPLE OWLS (+18) (L / 16-49)
(TP) MARYLAND TERRAPINS (+19) (W / 51-41)
AKRON ZIPS (+31) (L / 0-52)
WYOMING COWBOYS (+12.5) (L / 3-24)
HOWARD BISON (+45) (W / 43-40)
FRI SEP 1: (3-3) -0.15 UNITS
(TP) UTAH STATE AGGIES (+27.5) AND (L / 10-59)
(TP) OVER 51.5 UTAH STATE AGGIES @ WISCONSIN BADGERS (W / 59-10)
We have made a ton of money over the years picking certain spots betting both on Utah State as a massive underdog and against Wisconsin as a huge favorite. Today seems like a good day to do it once again as a near 4-TD spread just seems like a tad too much here. This one should still be a semi-blowout, but Utah State should have enough on the offensive side of the ball to keep this one somewhat close. They return their starting QB, top RB and top WR from last season, although time will tell if that is a good thing, as they ended last season in a dismal 1-8 ML and ATS mark over their L9 games and finished with their worst overall season since 2008. The Aggies also come into today's affair with a 3-14 ATS mark over their L17 overall, but they did play Wisconsin close in their most recent meeting about 5 years ago, losing 16-14. Wisconsin is now 17-3 ML at home in their L3 school years, while they also hold a staggering 37-0 ML record in their L37 at home against non-conference opponents. Hornibrook is taking over full-time starting QB duties for the Badgers, after trading snaps last season, but yet to see how much offense he can produce, as he tossed for less than 1200 yards and had 9 TD. He does have his top WR returning as well as a senior TE. This one could be fun to watch. Take the UTAH STATE AGGIES and the OVER in Madison tonight.....
(TP) RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS (+27.5) AND (W / 14-30)
(TP) OVER 52.5 WASHINGTON HUSKIES @ RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS (L / 30-14)
This is another game that shouldn't really be close, but with Washington travelling across the country to play at Rutgers and the Scarlet Knights now having the services of 5th-year senior transfer from Louisville, Bolin, this one might just stay a little closer than anticipated. Washington will absolutely come out and score here tonight as their offense is looking stacked for the 2017-18 season, returning two backs with a combined 2000 yards last season and a QB (Browning) that tied the Pac-12 record with 43 TD last season and finished 6th for the Heisman. They scored a school record 585 points during their 12-2 run last season that saw them finish with a loss against Alabama in the Bowl Championship playoff. Rutgers on the other hand finished their season by being outscored 119-13 over their last 3 games, including being shut out by a combined 88-0 in two of them. Washington smoked Rutgers when they met last season, 48-13. Washington has played to the Over at a 5-0-1 clip in their L6 games on the road (not counting bowl games) and they should be able to score at ease against this Rutgers team once again. The spread has moved about 4 points towards Rutgers with a lot of late movement. Have to ride with that this time. Go with the RUTGERS and the OVER at home....
(TP) CENTRAL CONNECTICUT BLUE DEVILS (+48.5) (W / 7-50)
Not sure how this spread is near 50-points, but after not pulling the trigger on the +43 Austin Peay yesterday, have to take a hard look at the Blue Devils to cover this monster. Syracuse is going to score a lot of points this season and most likely tonight, as evidenced by their season-finale a year ago, losing 76-61 to Pittsburgh. Central Connecticut is no Pittsburgh, but can you really give up 50 points on a defense that just a year ago allowed a total of 210 points over their L4 games overall. Prior to that 61-point explosion against the Panthers, they hadn't scored more than 33 points in any other game last season and besides that game, the Orange haven't even put 48 points up in a single game since way back in September 2013. They have won and covered in 2 straight home openers against way lesser opponents, including a 47-0 win over Rhode Island two years ago. Central Connecticut is returning 16 starters, with 8 returning on both sides of the ball, and this team is picked to finish 4th in their conference. So they shouldn't be a near 50-point underdog here. Take a chance on the CENTRAL CONNECTICUT BLUE DEVILS as a massive dog to take a bite out of the Orange.....
(TP) COLORADO STATE RAMS (+3.5) (L / 3-17)
The two in-state rivals are squaring off in Denver for this one, but the Rams should have a little bit of an edge as an underdog here, especially as they have already beaten Oregon State in blowout fashion, 58-27, last Saturday. Colorado does own this series overall, having posted a 64-22-2 ML record against CSU, although and have posted wins in 2-of-the-L3 meetings, one of those victories was by a mere 3 points. Colorado was a great story last season but they have had a change in guard as instead of the school's all-time passing leader Liufau under center, the Buffaloes are rolling with Montez, a sophomore. He will have a hefty core of last season's starters to help him on offense though, but the Buffaloes problem might lie in their defense which has lost 2/3 of last year's starters. Everyone was all enamored with the Buffaloes run last season, nobody paid much attention to a Rams offense that scored 46 points or more in each of their L5 games, and have now scored 42 points or more in 6-of-their-L7 games overall. Add to that, they have topped 500 yards in each of their L5 as well. Colorado on the other hand, finished their season with 18 points over their L2. Expect this one to stay close. Go with the COLORADO STATE RAMS as the small underdog.....
THU AUG 31: (2-2) -0.10 UNITS
(TP) BUFFALO BULLS (+24) (W / 7-17)
This should be an intriguing match-up despite the lack of big names roaming the sidelines. Everyone is eager to see how PJ Fleck manages this Golden Gopher squad after a dominating run at Western Michigan in which he finished last season with a 13-1 mark, also culminating in a trip to the Cotton Bowl. He has brought with him an up-tempo, no-huddle offense, but that is a bit misleading as he still intends to run the ball much like at Western Michigan, where they averaged about 45 RPG compared to only 27 passes per game. The Gophers are led by an impressive duo of backs (Smith / Brooks) who combined to produce nearly 2000 yards on the ground last season to go along with 21 TD. That might bode well for the Gophers here tonight as they square off against a Buffalo squad that returns 7 starters on the defensive side from a squad that allowed a school-record average of 253+ YPG on the ground last season. However, this defense does seem to be ready to go this season and might be able to force the Gophers into the air more than they were hoping. More than 3 TD just seems like too much here, especially when you consider the Gophers are one of the youngest teams in the country in 2017. Roll with the BUFFALO BULLS in Minnesota tonight....
(TP) OVER 56 OHIO STATE BUCKEYES @ INDIANA HOOSIERS AND (W / 49-21)
(TP) INDIANA HOOSIERS (+21) (L / 21-49)
This one may seem like it has blowout material on first glance, but not so fast we say. Indiana has a history of keeping this match-up close, with each of the L3 meetings being decided by 3 TD or less (21, 7 and 15 points respectively) and 5-of-the-L6 meetings being decided by less than today's spread. In fact, the L3 meetings played on Indiana's home turf have been much closer than that, as although Ohio State has won all 3 of those meetings, they have come by a combined 10 points in the L2 meetings there and 29 in the L3 held in Indiana. These teams have also played to a 4-0-1 mark for the Over in the L5 meetings held on the IU campus. Indiana is expected to have one of their best defenses in years (but is that saying much?) and returns plenty of starters on both sides of the ball and should have enough video to review from OSU's 31-0 blowout loss in last seasons Bowl playoff game against Clemson. The Hoosiers offense should be able to put some points on the board as well, as they return a talented senior QB (Lagow) who threw for over 3,000 yards last season. Urban Meyer is 15-0 in his career in season openers and 61-6 ML in his 6 years coaching in the Big Ten, but his Buckeye team struggled against the spread last season, going 2-7 ATS in their L9 games overall and 2-6 ATS in their L8 games against the Big Ten. Take the INDIANA HOOSIERS and the OVER in this showdown.....
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL PANTHERS (+17.5) (L / 17-61)
Butch Davis is back in the coaching ranks after a 6-year hiatus and could have this Panthers team prepared and ready to play against in-state rival UCF, after getting thrashed last season 53-14 and allowing the Golden Knights to hang 501 yards of offense on the board against them. The Panthers return 15 starters overall, including the schools all-time leading rusher (Gardner) and a senior QB (McGough), although the offensive front line last season provided no support to the tune of 30 sacks and McGough also tossed 11 INT. But Davis has always been a defensive-minded coach and should have had a lot to work with there, as the Panthers return 9 starters on the defensive side of the ball, including their top 2 tacklers from last season. On the other side, UCF returns a sophomore QB (Milton) to lead the way, after a modest season last year as a frosh, in which he threw for less than 2000 yards and ended with 10 TD and 7 INT. The defense only returns 4 starters from a team that went from a winless season in 2015, to a bowl game in 2016. UCF has won 8-of-9 home openers heading into this one, although their one loss in that span came against FIU two years ago in a 15-14 loss. Both teams come into this season off disappointing finishes last season as FIU went 1-4 ML in their L5 games (3-0-1 ATS L4) and the Golden Knights dropped their final 3 games of the year, including their bowl appearance. Three of the L5 meetings between these two schools have been decided by 13 points or less. Just not seeing this big of a mismatch here and expecting this one to stay well within 2 TD all game. Take the FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL PANTHERS in today's opening meeting......
WEEK #1(A): (1-2) -1.05 UNITS
SAT AUG 26: (1-2) -1.05 UNITS
(TP) RICE OWLS (+30.5) (L / 7-62)
(TP) SAN JOSE STATE SPARTANS (+22) (W / 22-42)
UMASS MINUTEMEN (-2.5) (L / 35-38)