RAS
Western Michigan
Georgia Tech
Washington
BIG AL
Non Conference GOY - Temple
Larry Ness
10* Legend - Ohio U
Dr. Bob
Bowling Green (-9½) 2-Stars at -10 or less.
Ohio (-3) 2-Stars at -3 or less (at -125 odds or better).
Florida State (+3½) 4-Stars at +3 or more, 3-Stars as dog of less than 3.
Strong Opinions
Cincinnati (-33½) Strong Opinion at -35 or less.
Temple (+7) Strong Opinion at +7 or more.
Georgia Tech (-14½) Strong Opinion at -16 or less.
Wisconsin-Northern Illinois OVER (64) Strong Opinion over 67 or less.
UCLA (+4) Strong Opinion at +3 or more.
Illinois (-1) Strong Opinion at -2 or less, 2-Star Best Bet at +1 or more.
Arkansas (-22½) Strong Opinion at -24 or less, 2-Star Best Bet at -21 or less.
DOUBLE DRAGON
HYDRA
OKLAHOMA -3
TOP
STANFORD -9.5
MICHIGAN STATE +5
SYRACUSE +17
REGULAR
COLORADO STATE +7.5
WISCONSIN -17
NAVY +17
ILLINOIS -2
David Malinsky
4* Pittsburgh / Iowa Over 50.5
This looks like an out-dated line, one that reflects the past Pittsburgh program rather than the current realities of the Panthers under Todd Graham, and also one that contains more of a reference to those strong Iowa defenses of the past, rather then a current edition that could go down as one of Kirk Ferentz’s weakest. So it is easy to get in play here.
While the Pittsburgh offensive execution will be a work in progress as the Panthers switch to the Graham schemes, we can already see that the pace is there – the first two games have averaged 160 offensive snaps, Contrast that with 2010, when the highest snap count all season was just 138. Look for that pace to get even quicker as they offense gets more comfortable, and while the passing game jells it is not bad to have ray Graham on board, the nation’s leading rusher with 322 yards. But while the focus on the new offense has made the headlines, it is the defensive transition that has been even more awkward. They allowed 45 points, 47 first downs and 774 yards at home vs. the likes of Buffalo and Maine, and are clearly not comfortable in their new 3-4 looks, especially with true FR Ejuan Price having to start at LB to replace the injured Dan Mason (Mason will be out again this week).
Iowa can exploit that defense, with James Vandenberg stepping up well at QB, throwing for 426 yards and four TD’s without an INT so far, and NFL-bound Marvin McNutt has already caught 10 passes for 201 yards. But the problems for the Hawkeyes come on the other side of the ball. A DL that had three players drafted by the NFL is in a major rebuilding mode, which showed in struggles to stop a mediocre Iowa State offense as the game went on last week, including the Cyclones getting TD’s on all three of their O.T. possessions.
We are not going to get many shut-down drives here, with both defenses vulnerable, and we will also have a game pace that is going to provide a lot of opportunities.
Spylock
3* Auburn +3
3* Michigan State +5
3* Ohio State +2.5
GOLD SHEET LTS
SOLID GOLD - CENTRAL FLORIDA -6
1' UNITS OLE MISS / VANDERBILT UNDER47
1 UNIT MICHIGAN STATE +5
1 UNIT TENNESSEE / FLORIDA OVER 50
1 UNIT NEVADA -6
1 UNIT NAVY +17
1 UNIT MIAMI FLORIDA -2.5
Bryan Leonard
Wake Forest
Fantasy Sports Gametime
Play Texas (-200) over Seattle (Top Play of the Day)
Seattle has lost 76 of the last 102 games as an underdog of +150 or higher and they have also lost 59 of the last 90 games when the total posted is between 7 and 8.5 runs. Seattle has lost 35 of the last 50 games when playing on a Saturday and they have also lost 69 of the last 105 games vs. division opponents.
Play Washington (-230) over Florida (Bonus)
Play Atlanta (-175) over New York Mets (Bonus)
Freddy Wills
4* Wyoming +10 -120 & 1'* Wyoming +290
This game featured the 10th and 11th ranked offenses with Wyoming being 10th with 540 yards per game. Wyoming defense coming off a solid effort holding Texas State's pistol offense to 189 yards. It's impressive because Texas Tech gave up 331 to them the week before including 256 rushing. The main story here is Offensive Coordinator Gregg Brandon who was the head coach at Bowling Green from 2003-2008. Wyoming has a real talent in dual threat QB Brett Smith who has shown the ability to pass and run and I think that could give Bowling Green big problems. Wyoming has also had more experience with challenging games. Last year they played Texas, Boise, TCU, Airforce, Utah, BYU and San Diego State. They have played well vs. the MAC in the past on the road and actually won At Toledo last year and at Ohio two teams Bowling Green lost to on the road so we know Wyoming can win this game.
There are huge question marks on Bowling Green's team despite the hot start because their offensive line gave up 34 sacks a year ago and only rushed for 62.8 yards per game ranked 120th. On the flip side this defense that really never improved gave up 33.6 ppg and 432 ypg a year ago. They lack size and have absolutely no pass rush that would rattle Wyoming's dual threat QB and true freshmen. Their secondary is young and they have committed a lot of penalties in the early going. Both defenses have shown an ability to show up in the second half, but Wyoming's offense has been much better scoring 21 points in 2H while Bowling Green has averaged 12.5 as it seems teams catch on and the OL does not wear down defenses so far. Wyoming is 9-1 ATS in their last 10 as a road dog and 9-3 ATS in their last 12 overall road games while Bowling Green is 8-21 ATS in their last 29 home games and 6-15 ATS in their last 21 overall as a favorite.
Payne Sports
4 Units Clemson -3
Auburn has been outgained in both games but have managed to pull a magic trick and are 2-0 yet again showing signs of last year’s magic. Clemson’s both games have started out slow in the first half but in the second half have played like monsters. Dabo remembers last year blow up in Jordan Hare and I expect a inspired performance from the Clemson Tigers and Boyd to manage the game and Clemson to pull off a major win for this program with Dabo taking them in the right direction.
Al DeMarco
15 Dime Oklahoma State -13.5
RAS
Penn St. -6.5
Georgia Tech -14
Western Michigan -7
Washington +17.5
Eastern Michigan/Michigan Under 63
Arizona St./Illinois Under 59
Stanford/Arizona Over 54.5
UTEP/New Mexico St. Under 49.5
Marshall/Ohio Over 47.5
Syracuse/USC Over 47
Hawaii/UNLV Over 58.5
Maddux Sports
20 Units Florida State +3.5
10 Units Pittsburgh +3.5
10 Units Bowling Green -9.5
10 Units Central Michigan +7.5
10 Units Georgia Tech -14
10 Units UCLA +3.5
10 Units Navy +18.5