Dominic Fazzini
10 Dime - Utah State (plus points vs. BYU)
The Aggies are not intimidated by playing at BYU. They play the Cougars nearly every year, so traveling to Provo is not going to awe anyone on the Utah State sideline.
Plus, the Aggies already have covered in road losses this year at Utah (35-17) and Texas A&M (38-30), so they have shown they can hang with the big boys away from home.
BYU won 34-14 at Utah State last year, but failed to cover as a 29-point favorite. The Cougars have won 25 of the last 28 meetings between the teams, but the Aggies have gone 4-2-1 against the spread in the last seven, playing as a big underdog each time.
Utah State has a balanced offensive attack, and BYU has allowed 77 points over its last two games, so the Aggies should be able to put up enough points tonight to keep the game relatively close.
Utah State is 11-4 ATS as a road underdog, and 5-1 against Mountain West teams. The Cougars are 1-6 ATS as a favorite of at least 20 points. Take the Aggies to cover the spread in tonight's contest
Bob Balfe
Pirates +105 over Reds
McCutchen/Lehr
Squares Wanted
4 stacks
Pittsburgh at Louisville
Pittsburgh -6.5
Louisville verse Pittsburgh will be another classic Big East match up on the Friday of October. Of Coarse this match can not compare to these two facing off on the hardwood but this game could make an interest match up tonight. The Big East is up for grab this season; this conference is lacking a dominate team that is favor to take home the Big East crown. The Louisville Cardinals do not have any signature wins this season, matter of fact they only have 1 win in total this season and it came against Indiana State. Louisville has never been a football school, basketball will always control the hearts of Cardinals fans. The Cardinals have had a hard time stopping the running, giving up a 133 yards a game. The Pitt Panthers have been a rushing team for the last 3 season. Pitt's running back Dion Lewis has rushed for 7 touchdowns so far this season. Dion Lewis is running behind a line that block for former conference player of the year Lesean McCoy (running back for the Philadelphia Eagles) . Pitt has over 9 running touchdowns this season and will look to add to that total against Louisville tissue paper defensive line. The Cardinals have major issues stopping running backs but the biggest problem are on the offensive end. The Cardinals are 84th in the nation in points scored compare to Pitt that stands at 19th in the nation. Look for the Pitt Panthers to cruise to a victory behind their strong O-line.
Seabass
50* Louisville
Right Angle Sports
1 Unit BYU Under 65
Blade.
What happened to Dr. Bob, havent seen him in a couple of weeks?
Matt Fargo
5* Louisville + 7
Cajun Sports
3* Louisville Cardinals + 6.5
Lenny Del Genio
20* Big East Game of the Month
Louisville Cardinals + 6.5
Northcoast
Marquee
Louisville
BEN BURNS
9* Friday Main Event
I'm taking the points with LOUISVILLE. I successfully played against the Panthers at NC State last week. For awhile it looked like I might lose that one, as Pittsburgh had a lead. However, in the end, the Panthers defense couldn't get a stop and the Wolfpack rallied for a 7-point victory. Those are the type of losses that can be tough to bounce back from, particularly when playing the second of back to back road games and playing on a short week. The Cardinals are also coming off a loss. In fact, they've lost two in a row. However, those losses both came on the road. They lost (but covered) by only four at Kentucky before losing by 16 vs. an angry Utah team last time out - a situation where they were the ones playing the second of back to back road games. Naturally, this is a very big game for both teams. With it being at home, playing with 'revenge' from an embarrassing loss, and due to the fact that the Cards have a losing record, I feel that they'll be the team playing with a little more sense of urgency. Note that Louisville is 5-3 ATS the last eight times it was a home underdog in the +3.5 to +7 range. The Panthers have long had a tendency to struggle against teams with a losing record. In fact, they're just 15-30 ATS their last 45 against teams which were below .500. Not surprisingly, they're just 5-12 ATS the last 17 times that they were laying points. Prior to last year, the Cardinals had long dominated the Panthers. I expect a highly motivated effort and look for them to earn at leas the cover. *9 Friday Main Event
Teddy Covers
Utah St.
Black Widow
6* Widow Wiseguy Mountain West GAME OF THE MONTH on Utah State +24.5
Utah State is much improved this season under new head coach Gary Anderson. With 16 starters back, Anderson is making the most of his experience as the Aggies have been competitive in every game they've played. They have already faced a pair of really good opponents, losing at Utah by 18 points in their opener and nearly beating Texas A&M on the road in a 30-38 loss in their second game. They got a confidence builder last week with a 53-34 win over Southern Utah, amassing over 600 yards of total offense. The Aggies are scoring 33.3 points per game, and averaging 489.0 yards of total offense per contest. Utah State is averaging 222 rushing yards per game and 5.4 yards per carry. This team is no pushover like this inflated line would indicate. BYU is 0-7 ATS (-7.7 Units) vs. mistake prone teams - 60+ penalty yards per game over the last 3 seasons. BYU is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) after having won 2 out of their last 3 games over the last 3 seasons. The Cougars are overrated after their fast start, and that was shown when they lost 28-54 at home to Florida State a couple weeks back. They better be on upset alert Friday. Take Utah State and the points.
Tim Trushel
Reg: Yankees Under
Power Play Of The Day
Utah State +24