PPP
4% Memphis
4% Colorado
INSIDER SPORTS REPORT
4* Colorado -10
4* N.Y. Yankees -145
3* Seattle Mariners -115
Kelso
15 Units La Angels (-1½ Runs, -115) over Royals
Partly cloudy. Winds blowing in from right field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game-time temperature: Near 75.
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Mississippi at Memphis
Pick: Mississippi -17
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Ole Miss is getting an awful lot of attention this season after winning nine games last year and returning a very complete team. The defense did lose several key players and the unit may not be quite as strong as last season when just 19 points per game were allowed through a tough schedule but the Rebel offense should be excellent. Veteran QB Jean Snead has plenty of help returning and Houston Nutt has proven to be a very bright offensive coach. This is a serious rivalry game and one of the largest spreads in series history but it is warranted even with the Rebels on the road. Mississippi does not have a meaningful game for two weeks after this game so there will be no lack of focus or intensity. Memphis lost badly in its bowl game last season and it may be an omen for a bit of a fall after a fairly successful run that has cycled up and down. In eight years Coach Tommy West has led the Tigers to five bowl games but he has also had two seasons of three or fewer wins. Memphis had a very shaky QB situation last year due to injuries and a couple of key players are banged up already this year. Memphis should feature a respectable running game but it may be tough to showcase that ability in this match-up. The offensive line is very fresh and should be overpowered by the size and speed for the Rebels up front. Memphis has been a sneaky home underdog but this may be one of the few games that Ole Miss has value, even as a double-digit road favorite, as the public may not realize how good this team can be just yet.
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CLEVELAND INDIANS
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Mariners/Athletics Over
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CHICAGO WHITE SOX
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MEMPHIS
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MEMPHIS
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4* Reds +1.70
JACK JONES
20* No Brainer on Ole Miss -17.5
Take the Ole Miss Rebels behind 16 returning starters and the strong arm of quarterback Jevan Snead. Snead helped the Rebels to a 9-4 record last season (9-3 ATS) with an offense that posted 32 points and over 400 yards of total offense per game. They'll face a Memphis team in their home opener that is going through a major overhaul, particularly to their offense, which loses 7 offensive starters from a year ago, including 4 starters from the offensive line. Ole Miss finished out last season in a flurry, winning their final 3 games by an average score of 41-16. The Rebels are poised for another impressive season and it all starts with big win over a Memphis team that should not be able to keep up with them offensively, nor stop them defensively.
15* Colorado -10.5
This match up looks very similar to last year's meeting between these two teams, a game the Buffaloes won by a final score of 38-17. Colorado State simply looked awful on defense last season, especially on the road where they allowed nearly 37 points per game on 425 yards of total offense on average. The Rams return just 5 starters from that defense last season and will again have problems keeping their opponents out of the endzone. Colorado returns 9 starters to their offensive unit, which should improve on their numbers last season (20 ppg ). The Buffaloes are particularly strong on defense, but they did have the best defensive numbers against the pass in the Big 12 a year ago, and their unit is stronger overall than Colorado State's.
15* Philadelphia Phillies -1.5
Take the Phillies on the run line with Cole Hamels finally pitching like he was expected to. Hamels hasn't allowed a run in two straight starts and his ERA over his last 3 starts is just 1.64. The Astros counter Hamels with Bud Norris, a guy with just 6 starts under his belt this year. Norris has been knocked around in nearly all of his starts, but his last three have been especially bad, earning him 3 straight losses while posting a 13.11 ERA and 2.40 WHIP over that stretch. The Phillies dropped the first two games of this series, but they are clearly the better hitting team in this match up with a much better starter on the mound.
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CFB
4* Colorado OVER 51
2* Colorado -10.5
2* Memphis +17.5
MLB
5* Seattle -106 **POD
Charlie
Ole Miss/Memphis Over 54', Ole Miss-17' & Colorado St/ Colorado over 51'(500* triple play).
Colorado -10' (30*)
Florida -140 (20*)
Twins -125 (20*)
Seattle -120 (10*)
Detroit -115 (10*) free play
Jim Feist
5* Memphis
Ben Burns
MLB Total of the Month
San Diego Padres/LA Dodgers Under
Adam Myers
3 Units Florida Marlins -120
4 Units Mississippi-17.5
3 Units Colorado st +10.5
Doc's Sports
3-Unit Play Take Milwaukee Brewers -115 over San Francisco Giants
3-Unit Play Take #Texas Rangers EV over Baltimore Orioles
3-Unit Play Take Boston Red Sox -130 over Chicago White Sox
Chris Jordan
100♦ COLORADO - What is normally played in Denver, and will actually resume playing there next season, is being played in Boulder. Bad news for the Rams. One day after Texas A&M throttled New Mexico, it’ll be another Big 12 blowout of a Mountain West Conference foe. The Buffaloes are going to be dangerous on offense this season, with 10 starters back to the shotgun, no-huddle, spread attack.
And lest we forget, Dan Hawkins is at the helm of Colorado, and he came over from Boise, where there’s nothing less than offense. He’s got a big, strong offensive line with a slew of talent and experience. He’s also loaded at certain skill positions, so this won’t bode well for a defense that has just five starters back and ranked 96th in the nation overall last year.
The Buffs have a much improved rushing offense, and will do just that in this game – ramming it down the Rams’ throat from start to finish. But if I know Hawkins, he’ll throw some aerial display in there somewhere. Nevertheless, coming fast forward at a defense that lost its #2 and #3 tacklers from the linebacking crew is going to help me out with this play.
Add to all of that the fact I have the edge in the trenches and will be bringing a defensive front at a quarterback that is making his first road start in enemy territory … ugh, it’s not going to be pretty.
Lay the home chalk
North Coast Sports Line
Big 12 Play of the week
Colorado