Gold Sheet LTS
Packers -1.5
Rams +3.5
ATS Winners
6* Washington Redskins -7
5* Philadelphia Eagles -3
4* St. Louis Rams +3
5* Wake Forest / Syracuse Over 48
4* Syracuse
4* Bowling Green +7
Northcoast
3* Miami
3* G Bay
3* Tenn
3* S Fran
KELSO
100 UNITS MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS -31
50 UNITS WASHINGTON REDSKINS -7
25 UNITS PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES -135
15 UNITS DETROIT TIGERS -165
10 UNITS LA ANGELS -160
Ben Burns
10* North Texas +14.5
I'm playing on NORTH TEXAS. Both teams have some issues and both are likely to make a few mistakes in their opening game. Each team has some matchup advantages. While the Golden Panthers do have the advantage of playing at home, I believe this is simply a case of the favorite laying too many points.
This is a big game for the Mean Green. They've got a lot of new excitement about this year's team but they also haven't forgotten that the Golden Panthers embarrassed them, at North Texas, last year. What better way to start this season than by getting some payback.
Note that last year's line was -4.5 and that the line for the 2009 meeting, here at Florida International, was only -3. (FIU won that game by a touchdown.) In fact, all six meetings between these teams have had lines of less than a touchdown.
Even with last year's cover at North Texas, the Golden Panthers are still just 5-7-1 ATS as favorites the past few seasons. During that time, they're only 3-7 ATS in lined home games. They're also 0-1 ATS as favorites in the -10.5 to -21 range.
Meanwhile, North Texas checks in at 3-1 ATS the last four times it was an underdog in the +10.5 to +21 range and 7-5 ATS its last dozen road lined games.
As of this writing, the O/U line is 53.5 or 54. Therefore, its worth mentioning that FIU is just 2-4 ATS (1-5 SU) the last six times it played a home game with an O/U line in the 52.5 to 56 range. That includes an 0-2 ATS mark the past few seasons. On the other hand, North Texas is a perfect 6-0 ATS the last six times it played a road game with an O/U line in the 52.5 to 56 range, going 9-2 ATS its last 11 in that situation. I'm grabbing all the points I can get.
Gold Medal Club
5* Wake Forest +6
Wayne Root
Pinnacle - 49ers
King Creole
3* Lions / Bills Over 39
Mike Davis
9* Florida Int -14
Larry Ness
Las Vegas Insider - Syracuse -6
ATS Football Financial Club
Houston / Minnesota Over
Baltimore / Atlanta Under
Matt Fargo
Bowling Green