College Football Betting News and Notes Friday, November 10th, 2017

TEMPLE (4 - 5) at CINCINNATI (3 - 6) - 11/10/2017, 7:00 PM

Top Trends for this game.
TEMPLE is 16-7 ATS (+8.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TEMPLE is 16-7 ATS (+8.3 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
TEMPLE is 12-2 ATS (+9.8 Units) against conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
TEMPLE is 11-2 ATS (+8.8 Units) after playing a conference game over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 2-9 ATS (-7.9 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 2-9 ATS (-7.9 Units) in home lined games over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) when playing with 6 or less days rest over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 2-9 ATS (-7.9 Units) in home games in games played on turf over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TEMPLE is 2-0 against the spread versus CINCINNATI over the last 3 seasons
TEMPLE is 2-0 straight up against CINCINNATI over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

WASHINGTON (8 - 1) at STANFORD (6 - 3) - 11/10/2017, 10:30 PM

There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
STANFORD is 1-1 against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
STANFORD is 1-1 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

BYU (2 - 8 ) at UNLV (4 - 5) - 11/10/2017, 10:30 PM

Top Trends for this game.
BYU is 2-8 ATS (-6.8 Units) in all games this season.
BYU is 2-8 ATS (-6.8 Units) in all lined games this season.
BYU is 2-8 ATS (-6.8 Units) in non-conference games this season.
BYU is 16-6 ATS (+9.4 Units) in a road game where the total is between 49.5 and 52 since 1992.
UNLV is 25-43 ATS (-22.3 Units) as a favorite since 1992.
UNLV is 57-82 ATS (-33.2 Units) after playing a conference game since 1992.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

TEMPLE @ CINCINNATI
Temple is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Temple is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Cincinnati's last 12 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Cincinnati's last 16 games

WASHINGTON @ STANFORD
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games on the road
Washington is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Stanford's last 5 games
Stanford is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

BRIGHAM YOUNG @ NEVADA-LAS VEGAS
Brigham Young is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Nevada-Las Vegas
Brigham Young is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Nevada-Las Vegas
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Nevada-Las Vegas's last 7 games when playing Brigham Young
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Nevada-Las Vegas's last 6 games

College Football Week 11

Temple beat Cincinnati 34-13/34-26 last two years- they outgained Bearcats 474-186 in LY’s meeting. Owls upset Navy last week; they’re 4-5, need two more wins to go bowling. Temple covered four of last five games, including last two road games, at ECU/Army. Cincy snapped a 5-game skid with upset win at Tulane LW: Bearcats’ last two games were decided by total of four points- they’re 1-2 vs spread at home. Under is 5-2 in last seven Temple games, 3-0 in Cincinnati’s last three. AAC home underdogs are 8-6 vs spread.

Washington scored 82 points in winning its last two games since their only loss, 13-7 at ASU in their last road game. Huskies are 2-7 in last nine games with Stanford, losing last four visits to The Farm- three of those four losses were by 17+ points. Washington is 3-1 on road, with all three wins by 16+ points. Stanford is 4-0 at home, with all four wins by 10+ – they struggled on road last two weeks, nipping Oregon State 15-14, losing at Washington State. Five of Huskies’ last six games stayed under total. Pac-12 home underdogs are 13-5 vs spread this season.

This is worst BYU team in almost 50 years; they’re 1-8 SU vs I-A teams, 1-4 vs spread on road, but they have covered last two games overall. Cougars scored 17 or less points in four of last five games. UNLV won its last two games, is 4-5, needs two more wins to go to a bowl (Las Vegas Bowl???); Rebels are 2-1 vs spread as a favorite this season. Five of last six UNLV games stayed under the total, as have four of last five BYU games. Mountain West home favorites are 2-5 vs spread outside the conference.

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Washington faces Stanford
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Washington looks for a Friday night win at Stanford to stay in CFP contention.

The Washington Huskies aren't getting a lot of respect. In the AP Top 25 Poll released on Sunday, Washington was ranked ninth, making it the lowest-ranked one-loss Power 5 team. However, it is frankly difficult to argue that they deserve to be ranked higher. They were No. 5 in the country until October 15th, when they malfunctioned on offense in a 13-7 loss at Arizona State. Aside from that slip-up, the Huskies have been dominant against Pac-12 competition, beating Colorado, Oregon State, Cal, UCLA and Oregon by an average margin of victory of 29.8 points. They also have the benefit (from a playoff selection standpoint) of having their biggest games ahead of them on a remaining slate that includes Utah, Washington State and, possibly, a conference championship game against USC. Also on the docket is Stanford, which the Huskies will visit this Friday night. If it had taken place a week earlier, the Cardinal would've been Washington's first ranked opponent of the year. But unfortunately for UW, Stanford lost 24-21 at Washington State this past weekend to drop from No. 18 to out of the AP Poll. Stanford is still a dangerous team that could give Washington troubles. Since 1992, road favorites allowing 2.75 or less yards per carry on the season are 13-37 ATS after gaining 5.5 yards per carry in two straight games (UW). But over the last five seasons, home underdogs of 3.5 to 10 points are 12-32 ATS after going under the total by 42 or more total points in their last five games (STAN).

Despite leading his team to a surprising Playoff appearance as a sophomore, Washington QB Jake Browning entered the season with considerably less hype than other Pac-12 signal-callers like Sam Darnold, Josh Rosen and even Luke Falk. And while he's thrown at least 100 fewer passers than all three, resulting in lower yardage and touchdown totals, he leads the conference in passer rating (154.9) and yards per attempt (8.2). Considering how big of a name he was in the college football world last year, though, it is surprising how much of a backseat he has taken at times in this offense. In the three-touchdown win against UCLA two weeks ago, for example, he completed 8 of 11 passes for 98 yards and an interception; the running backs did most of the work. He is yet to throw for 300 yards in a game this season. Instead, the offense has centered around RB Myles Gaskin, who has returned to 2016 form after getting quite a bit of rest in the Huskies' early-season games against weaker foes. He has 292 rushing yards in the two games since Washington's defeat at Arizona State. The backfield is deep in Seattle, as RBs Lavon Coleman and Salvon Ahmed are both first-rate second options. After playing second fiddle to John Ross last year, WR Dante Pettis is easily the main option at receiver. He has seven touchdown receptions, with no one else on the team having more than two. A punt return touchdown against Oregon made Pettis the all-time leader in that category, and he also had a 47-yard touchdown catch.

This paragraph could be entirely about RB Bryce Love, as the Stanford offense relies upon him completely to succeed. Through seven games this season, he had easily the most impressive resume in all of college football. He had at least 147 rushing yards in each of those games, and 11 total touchdowns. In a remarkable two-week stretch in wins over UCLA and Arizona State, he rushed for a combined 564 yards. And while he rushed for 147 against Oregon the next week, he sustained an injury that kept him out against Oregon State 12 days later. His absence was felt—strongly: Stanford managed only 222 yards of total offense and needed a late touchdown to pull off a comeback win at Oregon State, a team that is now 1-7. No other team has scored less than 32 points against the Beavers this season. Love was back against Washington State last week, but he didn't fully look like himself, running for 69 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries. The Cardinal almost beat a good Wazzu team nonetheless, but they'll need a better Love to take down the Huskies. They can't really rely on QB Keller Chryst, who, despite his experience, has ceded some time to backup K.J. Costello at points this year. Costello got the start against Washington State and was pretty dismal, completing 9 of 20 passes for 105 yards and an interception. WRs JJ Arcega-Whiteside and Trenton Irwin each have over 300 yards receiving, and Arcega-Whiteside has five receiving TDs.

Pac-12 Report - Week 11
By Joe Williams
VegasInsider.com

Washington at Stanford

The Huskies look to keep their flickering playoff hopes alive with a trip to 'The Farm' on Friday night. Washington thumped Oregon by a 38-3 score last weekend, winning and covering for the second straight game after their stunning 13-7 loss at Arizona State back on Oct. 14. The Huskies are an impressive 7-1 ATS in the past eight conference games while going 5-0 ATS in their past five against teams with a winning overall mark. For Stanford, head coach David Shaw hasn't had many losing streaks, and he has his Cardinal prepared after a loss the week before. The Cardinal are 12-3 ATS in their past 15 following a straight-up loss, but they're just 2-5 ATS in their past seven at home, 1-3-1 ATS in the past five overall and 2-6-1 ATS in the past nine against teams with a winning overall mark. Washington is 4-1 ATS in the past five meetings, but the home team is 5-1 ATS in the past six meetings. The under has hit in nine of the past 13 in this series, while going 8-1-1 in Washington's past 10 conference games and 5-0 in Stanford's past five in the league.

NCAAF Betting Preview: Washington at Stanford
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Washington Huskies at Stanford Cardinal (+6, 44.5)

Eighth-ranked Washington knows it must win out to have a chance at reaching the four-team College Football Playoff as it enters Friday's Pac-12 road contest at Stanford. The Huskies are ranked ninth in the CFP rankings and lead the Pac-12 North Division by a half-game over Washington State and Stanford.

Washington features the nation's top-ranked defense (240.9 yards per game) and stands sixth in rushing defense (91.1) as it attempts to slow down Cardinal star Bryce Love. The junior has rushed for 1,456 yards -- second nationally behind San Diego State's Rashaad Penny (1,602) -- and has recorded 11 runs of 50 or more yards this season. "He's just one of those guys that's really fast, strong, keeps his legs going at all times," Huskies coach Chris Petersen said of Love. "He's hard to tackle. He bounces off, runs through hard tackles, really powerful. Obviously, he's got really good vision." Stanford's special teams unit will have their collective eyes on Huskies senior punt returner Dante Pettis, who has four return touchdowns this season and an NCAA-record nine during his career.

LINE HISTORY: Washington opened as eight-point road favorites but as of Thursday night that spread was down to six points. The total hit betting boards at 47 and was bet down to 44.5 heading into game day.

INJURY REPORT:

Washington - WR Quinten Pounds (Out For Season, Knee), TE Hunter Bryant (Out Indefinitely, Leg), OL Trey Adams (Out For Season, Knee), DB Jordan Miller (Out For Season, Ankle), WR Chico McClatcher (Out For Season, Ankle), DB Byron Murphy (Late Nov, Foot), TE David Ajamu (Out For Season, Leg).

Stanford - RB Bryce Love (Probable, Ankle), LB Curtis Robinson (Probable, Undisclosed), T Walker Little (Probable, Undisclosed), CB Alijah Holder (Out For Season, Knee), CB Terrence Alexander (Out Indefinitely, Forearm), LB Sean Barton (Out For Season, Knee).

ABOUT WASHINGTON (8-1 SU, 6-3 ATS, 3-6 O/U): Junior running back Myles Gaskin (918 yards, 10 touchdowns) has topped 100 yards in four of the past six games and is on pace to top 1,300 rushing yards for the third straight season. Junior quarterback Jake Browning is tied for the school record of 75 touchdown passes (Keith Price, 2010-13), with 16 of them coming this season against just five interceptions. Junior inside linebacker Ben Burr-Kirven has registered a team-leading 59 tackles while senior Keishawn Bierria matched the school record of eight career fumble recoveries.

ABOUT STANFORD (6-3 SU, 3-5-1 ATS, 3-6 O/U): Love was held to a season-low 69 yards last Saturday in a loss to Washington State but still managed a 52-yard scoring run to keep his streak alive of having at least one 50-yard gain in each game this season. Redshirt freshman quarterback K.J. Costello is making his second career start and he struggled in the snowy conditions in Pullman, Wash., by going 9-for-20 passing for 105 yards and one interception. The Cardinal allow an average of 21.3 points per game but the defense features two standouts in junior strong safety Justin Reid (tied for second nationally with five interceptions) and senior defensive tackle Harrison Phillips (team-best figures of 68 tackles and five sacks).

TRENDS:

* Huskies are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 conference games.
* Cardinal are 12-3 ATS in their last 15 games following a straight up loss.
* Under is 8-1-1 in Huskies last 10 conference games.
* Under is 5-0 in Cardinal last 5 conference games.
* Home team is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 meetings.

CONSENSUS: The road favorites from Washington are picking up 59 percent of the action on the spread and Over is getting 61 percent of the totals wagers.

Washington at Stanford
By Brian Edwards
VegasInsider.com

Stanford (6-3 straight up, 3-5-1 against the spread) will be in revenge mode Friday night in Palo Alto, where it will take on Washington at 10:30 p.m. Eastern on Fox Sports 1. Both teams are vying for the Pac-12 North division title, with the Huskies holding a half-game lead over both the Cardinal and Washington State.

Washington (8-1 SU, 6-3 ATS) is 5-1 in league play, while Stanford and the Cougars both own identical 5-2 conference records. Chris Petersen’s team will face Washington St. in the Apple Cup at home in both team’s regular-season finale in two weeks.

As of late Thursday afternoon, most betting shops had Washington installed as a six-point favorite with a total of 45. Bettors could take Stanford on the money line for a +200 return (risk $100 to win $200).

UW is 3-1 SU and 2-2 ATS in four road assignments this year. Since taking their only only loss 13-7 at Arizona St. as 17.5-point road ‘chalk,’ the Huskies have won back-to-back home games both SU and ATS vs. UCLA (44-23) and Oregon (38-3). They smashed the Ducks last week as 17.5-point favorites.

Oregon drew first blood with a 30-yard field goal midway through the first quarter, only to see UW score 38 unanswered points. Jake Browning threw for 204 yards and two touchdowns, while Myles Gaskin rushed for 123 yards and one TD on 17 attempts. True freshman running back Salvon Ahmed turned six carries into 84 rushing yards and one TD.

Dante Pettis had a 64-yard punt return for a TD and also grabbed four receptions for 87 yards and one TD. Aaron Fuller contributed four catches for 76 yards, while reserve senior RB Lavon Coleman had a 31-yard TD grab.

For the season, Browning has completed 67.8 percent of his throws for 1,907 yards with a 16/5 touchdown-to-interception ratio. The junior signal caller has also rushed for five TDs to bring his career total to 10. However, Browning hasn’t been sharp in the last three games. He has just two TD passes compared to a pair of interceptions during this span. In addition, Browning threw for only 139 yards in the loss at ASU and just 98 yards vs. UCLA.

Gaskin is now Washington’s third all-time leading rusher behind only Napoleon Kaufman and Chris Polk. The junior RB has produced 918 rushing yards and 10 TDs this year with a 6.2 yards-per-carry average. Gaskin also has 12 catches for 114 yards and two TDs. Coleman (4.8 YPC) has rushed for 325 yards and four TDs, in addition to making eight receptions for 122 yards and two TDs. Ahmed has 298 rushing yards and three TDs while averaging 6.1 YPC.

Pettis is UW’s leading receiver, snaring 49 balls for 571 yards and seven TDs. He is the nation’s leader in all punt-return stats, netting 412 yards on 19 of them with four TDs. That’s good for an incredible 21.7 yards per punt return average.

Washington is ranked No. 1 in the nation in total defense, giving up merely 242.1 yards per game. The Huskies are second in the country in scoring defense (11.1 PPG), sixth at defending the run and third versus the pass. Thanks to Pettis’s spectacular special-teams production, they are 14th in the nation in scoring offense (38.6 PPG) despite having mostly mediocre numbers in other offensive categories.

The UW stop unit is led by junior linebacker Ben Burr-Kirven, who has recorded a team-high 59 tackles to go with two forced fumbles, two tackles for loss, one sack and two passes broken up. Taylor Rapp, a sophomore safety, has 40 tackles, two sacks, 1.5 TFL’s and one forced fumble.

Washington lost starting junior CB Jordan Miller to a season-ending ankle injury in mid-October. Miller had 23 tackles, two interceptions, one forced fumble and a team-high five PBU before going down in the Huskies’ seventh game. Also, starting junior WR Chico McClatcher sustained a season-ending ankle injury in late September. He had 10 catches for 128 yards before getting hurt in a Week 4 win at Colorado by a 37-10 count.

Petersen’s team has three others starters that are done for the year in CB Byron Murphy, OT Trey Adams and WR Quinten Pounds. Adams was a second-team All-American last year, but he suffered a bad knee injury in mid-October. Pounds had 10 receptions for 133 yards and one TD before going down last month.

Stanford is undefeated in three home games with a 2-1 spread record. As a home underdog during David Shaw’s seven-year tenure, the Cardinal has compiled a 2-0 record both SU and ATS. This is Stanford’s first home underdog situation since beating Oregon 26-20 as a 10.5-point puppy in 2013.

Going back even further, Stanford has posted a 7-0 spread record with six outright wins as a home ‘dog since its 2007 regular-season finale, a 20-13 win over California as a 14-point puppy.

Stanford saw its five-game winning streak snapped last Saturday when it dropped a 24-21 decision at Washington St. as a 1.5-point road ‘chalk.’ The Cardinal drew first blood on a 52-yard TD run by star RB Bryce Love early in the second quarter, but the Cougars would score 17 unanswered points before a 22-yard TD run by redshirt freshman QB K.J. Costello trimmed the deficit to 17-14 midway through the third.

Then with 2:52 left in the third, Bobby Okereke intercepted Luke Falk and returned it 52 yards for a TD to give Stanford a 21-17 advantage. The lead wouldn’t hold up, though, as Falk found Jamire Calvin for an 11-yard scoring strike with 6:56 remaining. The Cougars held on to preserve the victory.

Washington State actually enjoyed a 430-198 edge in total offense. Love, who sat out a 15-14 come-from-behind win at Oregon State the previous week due to an ankle sprain, wasn’t himself other than the aforementioned TD run. He finished with just 69 rushing yards on 16 attempts, meaning he netted only 19 yards on 15 carries if we left out the 52-yard dash to paydirt.

Costello, who will get the starting nod vs. UW, completed only 9-of-20 passes at WSU for merely 105 yards, and he threw one interception without a TD pass. For the season, Costello has connected on 53-of-87 throws (60.9%) for 622 yards with a 4/1 TD-INT ratio. He adds a scrambling dimension as well, evidenced by 58 rushing yards and three TDs on just eight attempts.

Costello and Keller Chryst have been in and out of the lineup at QB. Chryst has connected on only 53.8 percent of his passes for 937 yards with an 8/4 TD-INT ratio. He has one rushing TD, but his negative five total for rushing yards shows that he isn’t nearly a threat with his legs compared to Costello.

Love was a leading Heisman Trophy candidate before getting injured in late October. The loss and his so-so numbers last week probably eliminated him from that conversation. Nevertheless, Love has been nothing short of sensational in replacing Christian McCaffrey, the school’s third all-time leading rusher despite leaving for the NFL after three seasons. Love has run for 1,456 yards and 12 TDs with an eye-popping 9.6 YPC average. Cameron Scarlett has rushed for 291 yards and six TDs while averaging 4.9 YPC.

J.J. Arcega-Whiteside has 25 receptions for 386 yards and five TDs, while Trenton Irwin has 28 catches for 308 yards and one TD. Kaden Smith, a redshirt freshman TE who was a five-star recruit out of the Dallas area, has 13 catches for 226 yards and one TD.

Stanford will be without three contributors on defense, although it hasn’t had two of those players (CB Terrence Alexander and LB Sean Barton) since September. More recently, CB Alijah Holder was sidelined by a season-ending knee injury. Holder had recorded 26 tackles, two TFL’s, one interception with a 32-yard return, three PBU and three forced fumbles.

Stanford had won three in a row and seven of the last eight in this rivalry, but Washington absolutely demolished the Cardinal by a 44-6 count as a 3.5-point home favorite last season. The 50 combined points went ‘over’ the 46.5-point total on Coleman’s 25-yard TD run with 1:38 remaining in the final stanza.

Browning was the catalyst, hitting on 15-of-21 pass attempts for 210 yards and three TDs without an interception. Gaskin rushed for 100 yards and two TDs on 18 carries, while Coleman added 74 rushing yards and one TD on 11 attempts. Pettis contributed four receptions for 60 yards.

The ‘under’ is 6-3 overall for Stanford after cashing in each of its last five games. The Cardinal has seen the ‘under’ go 2-1 in its home outings. Stanford’s games have averaged combined scores of 55.0 PPG.

The ‘under’ is 6-3 overall for the Huskies, 4-0 in their road contests and 5-1 in their last six games (regardless of the venue). UW’s games have averaged combined scores of 49.7 PPG.

The ‘under’ has cashed at a 9-4 clip in the last 13 head-to-head meetings between these long-time conference adversaries.

B.E.’s Bonus Nuggets

There are two other games on Friday’s slate: Temple (-2.5) at Cincinnati and BYU at UNLV (-4). After failing to cover the number in their first eight games, the Cougars have picked up their first two ATS winners in back-to-back fashion.

Oklahoma State star WR James Washington is listed as ‘questionable’ at Iowa State. Washington has a team-best 52 catches for 1,133 yards and nine TDs. The Cowboys were favored by 6.5 as of Thursday afternoon. The Cyclones own a 6-2 spread record in eight games as home underdogs since Matt Campbell took over prior to the 2016 campaign.

Since 2012, Michigan State owns an 8-2 spread record in its last 10 games as a road underdog. The Spartans are catching 17 at Ohio State. They won outright in their last visit to The ‘Shoe in ’15 even though Connor Cook was sidelined with an injury. Looking for a Coach of the Year candidate? Mark Dantonio has to be on your radar after returning only eight of 22 starters following last year’s stunning 3-9 debacle.

The ‘over’ has hit in six straight games for both Ohio St. and Maryland.

TCU owns a 13-3 spread record as a road underdog since 2009. The Horned Frogs were catching 6.5 at Oklahoma as of Thursday.

Florida State was a 17-point underdog at Clemson on Wednesday. This is the Seminoles’ richest spot as underdogs since a 37-10 loss at Florida as 25-point underdogs in Tim Tebow’s final game at The Swamp in 2009. In the words of retired ESPN broadcaster Chris Berman, “we remember…..because we were there!”

The ‘under’ has cashed in four straight games for Purdue to improve to 7-2 overall. The Boilermakers are at Northwestern as 4.5-point underdogs Saturday. The total was 48.5 as of Thursday afternoon.

The ‘under’ is 8-1 overall for New Mexico, which has lost four in a row while going 1-3 ATS. The Lobos are in College Station to face Texas A&M as 18-point underdogs. The total was 51.5 as of Thursday. Seven of UNM’s last eight games have had 50 combined points or fewer. The ‘under’ had hit in five in a row for the Aggies, but their 42-27 home loss to Auburn last week saw the ‘over’ emerge north of 52.

Wake Forest sophomore starting safety and leading tackler Jessie Bates has been downgraded to ‘out’ for Saturday’s game at Syracuse. Without Bates last week, the Demon Deacons gave up 710 yards of total offense at Notre Dame. The Orange has seen the ‘under’ hit in five consecutive games to improve to 8-1 overall. Dino Babers’s squad is in the midst of a 6-0-1 ATS tear in its last seven outings. The ‘Cuse was favored by one as of Thursday afternoon.

UCLA is mired in a 1-6 ATS slump with only two outright victories – both at home vs. Colorado and Oregon – in this seven-game stretch. Even worse, star WR Darren Andrews was lost to a season-ending knee injury in last Friday’s 48-17 loss at Utah. Andrews, a second-team All Pac-12 selection in 2016, finished his senior campaign with 60 receptions for 773 yards and 10 TDs. The Bruins’ second-best WR, Jordan Lasley, is ‘questionable’ for Saturday’s home game vs. Arizona St. due to a potential suspension. Lasley has 32 catches for 543 yards and three TDs. On the bright side for UCLA, star QB Josh Rosen is ‘probable’ against the Sun Devils. The Bruins have lost 16 of their 25 games to leave Jim Mora Jr. on a boiling hot seat.

Memphis has won 14 in a row in non-Saturday games. Unfortunately for the Tigers, they are at home on Saturday in their last two games. Mike Norvell’s squad has played four of its last five games on Thursday or Friday, including last week’s 41-14 victory at Tulsa. Memphis is off this week before closing with SMU and East Carolina at the Liberty Bowl.

Costal Carolina starting QB Tyler Keane is ‘out’ for Saturday’s home game vs. Troy due to a thumb injury. Keane has thrown for 1,440 yards with an 11/5 TD-INT ratio.

The visitor has won outright in six straight Iowa-Wisconsin meetings. The Hawkeyes are 6-0 ATS in their last six games as double-digit underdogs going back to the 2012 regular-season finale when they lost 13-7 vs. Nebraska as 16-point ‘dogs. Wisconsin is a 12-point home favorite versus Kirk Ferentz’s 6-3 squad Saturday at Camp Randall on ABC at 3:30 p.m. Eastern.

Three key Rutgers starters are listed as ‘questionable’ at Penn State WR/special-teams ace Janarion Grant, LB Deonte Roberts and DE Kemoko Turay compose this important trio. RU owns a 6-1 spread record in its last seven games and has lost by more than 21 just once this season. In bounce-back mode after losing in East Lansing, PSU was installed as a 31-point home ‘chalk’ as of Thursday afternoon.