The King Maker
1.5 Units Temple +7
1-Units Georgia Tech +7
Indiancowboy Comp
Akron +4.5
I think it's been a long time since Syracuse has been favored in a ball game, period. It actually amuses me that they are actually giving up points to a team. Note that roughly 60% of the public still favors Syracuse coming into this game, these 2 teams have not played each other at all in recent memory, in fact, I don't know if they have ever locked horns in their football history, Syracuse comes off a 20 point loss on the road at Northwestern which of course, they failed to cover, Akron comes off a 21 point loss on the road at Wisconsin. Note, that this Akron team is sound, they have a great QB in Chris Jacquemain who threw for 2 touchdowns and 0 picks at Wisconsin, a top 15 team in the nation, and actually completed more than 60% of his passes while Andrew Robinson did not throw a TD and threw a pick against Northwestern. In fact, he barely passed for over a 100 yards. Syracuse actually returns more players with 7 on offense (similar to Akron) but 6 on defense while Akron only returns 4. Of course, this is no good if your returning starters are not that good - lol. Having said this, despite the total going under since opening, I simply can't all see all that much defense here as both teams should have some success scoring. But, in the end, don't be surprised to see Akron win this baby Outright.
Steven Budin-CEO
SATURDAY'S PICK
25 DIME
KANSAS
Trace Adams
2000* - Ole Miss Rebels, 500*s - Boston College, Temple, & Kansas
I used Wake Forest as a Thursday night 1500♦ Lead Pipe Lock on August 28th, as Wake went into Baylor, and blasted the Bears for me.I will go-against the Demon Deacons in this spot, as I believe they are laying a few points too many against an Ole Miss squad that looked very solid in their opening win at home against Memphis 41-24 last Saturday. The Rebels have a home game against Samford on-deck, while Wake's next game on the 20th comes at Florida State.Houston Nutt knows how to get his troups up when installed as the underdog, as he did go 7-1 against the spread his last 8 dog tries at Arkansas. These schools did meet in 2006 at Oxford, and Wake Forest ripped the Rebels 27-3 as the small road favorite.Looks to me like there is a slight revenge factor working in our favor for this one as well!Wake Forest has been a terrible home favorite in non-conference games, as Jim Grobe's team is 0-9-1 against the math their last 10 in that role! Those are kinds of numbers I like to see when I have the visiting non-conference dog baby.Ole Miss QB Jevon Snead and the new "Wild Rebel" formation looks like it will be able to keep pace scoring-wise with Riley Skinner, and his Demon Deacon mates.
Take the points in this 1st Ever 2000♦ Lock-Zilla Dog of the Year.
2000♦ - Ole Miss Rebels (3:30 pm)
Paul Johnson's debut at Georgia Tech was a success, as the Yellow Jackets dismantled Jacksonville State as expected. The sledding ain't gonna be as easy in Chestnut Hill today, as BC does have a rugged defense that will be able to stop the Jackets for most of the afternoon.Boston College handed Georgia Tech their first loss of the season last year, 24-10 in Atlanta, and they are 4-1 against the spread the last 5 times these schools have met.Both schools are working with new QB's, but with this being the home opener for the Eagles, and their defense pitching a shutout last week against Kent, I have a feeling BC's stop unit will be able to force a few Tech turnovers in the high-risk option offense that Coach Johnson likes to employ.
Lay the points with Boston College in their home opener today!
500♦ - Boston College Eagles (12 pm)
I like the underdog Owls at home against the Huskies today.
Temple did me a solid with a 500♦ opening night winner at Army, 35-7, and things are sure looking up for Al Golden's team, as they are on an 8-4-1 spread run their last 13 games. Better still is their 10-4 spread mark when catching points in their own yard.Connecticut was a 30-point favorite last year at home against Temple, and the Owls made the Huskies sweat for the full 60-minutes in a 22-17 loss. That cover made it 4 straight Give-a-Hoot covers in this series since 2001! UConn is not usaully installed as road favorites, and they do have a monster revenge game at home with Virginia on-deck.
Take any points they are giving as Temple is there today.
500♦ - Temple Owls (12 pm)
Rock-Chalk Jayhawk was not able to cover in their home opener against Florida International last week, as they won 40-10, but were laying over 35-points.The spread is a little lower tonight, and Kansas definitely is on guard after Louisiana Tech's home upset win over Miss State last weekend.
The Bulldogs were able to force 5 turnovers in their 22-14 upset win last week, but on the road I doubt they will be as fortunate. Remember, the Jayhawks are 15-3 against the spread their last 18 lined games, and 12-2 their last 14 as a home favorite.Lay away!
500♦ - Kansas Jayhawks (7 pm)
Iron Horse
10* Ariz St
Beat Your Bookie
100-Milk.
50- Tampa Bay
100- BYU
50- Cinn.
50-S.Fla.
STEVE ZUKIEL
GUARANTEED 60 UNIT COLLEGE FB WINNER
FLORIDA OVER THE MIAMI
These two teams have not met since 2004 but they would still be considered fierce rivals. I can tell you this, the Gators have been waiting for a chance to face off against the Canes once again because the school still has revenge on their minds. Florida is on a six game series losing streak against Miami, Florida and this is a perfect opportunity for them to extract some revenge. Miami returns just eight starters from last year's squad while the Gators are considered one of the best teams in the country once again. This game will be over quickly.
Sixth Sense Sports
2% AUBURN –17.5
2% FLORIDA – 23
2% PENN STATE – 15.5
2% WAKE FOREST –7.5
2% RICE +3 Owls
Charlies Sports
500* Michigan -14
30* San Jose St +27
20* Michigan St -21
20* Wisconsin -20½
10* Ohio +34
10* Auburn -17½
BEN BURNS
ROYALS
Cleveland Indians vs. Kansas City Royals Game
I'm playing on KC. The Indians grabbed yesterday's series opener but the Royals should be able to square things up today. Gil Meche gets the call and he's been solid all season. He pitched very well last time out (2 runs in 7 innings) but didn't get any run support. Still, he's got a strong 3.54 ERA his last three outings and has averaged nearly eight innings per start. He should be some run support here. For starters, Zach Jackson has a 6.17 ERA as a starter. Additionally, he's a southpaw and KC has actually hit very well vs. left-handers. In fact, the Royals enter today's game batting a respectable .274 vs. southpaws while averaging five runs per game. That's pretty good when compared to their 3.7 runs per game vs. right-handers. Not surprisingly, the Royals have been very profitable against left-handers for the year. In fact, they're 28-20 (+15.1) against them on the season. These pitchers faced other at Cleveland a couple of weeks ago. Meche outpitched Jackson but the Indians rallied to win after he left the game. Look for Meche to outpitch Jackson again today, only this time look for his team to hang on to the lead, snapping the Indians' extended road winning streak. *AL GOW
Teddy Covers
20* California
Big AL
Temple Owls plus the points over Connecticut.
New Mexico Lobos over Texas A&M.
Minnesota Golden Gophers plus the points over Bowling Green, as we will fade the Falcons off last week's upset win, and look for Minnesota to avenge its 32-31 home loss to BGSU last season.
Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Dodgers 'under' the total
how about a ben burns college football play or two??????????
how about a ben burns college football play or two??????????
If I find it you will get it 😉
Sports Kingz
Akron +5
Bowling Green -5
Auburn -18
Alabama -29
Utah -22
Temple +7
Oklahoma -21
Texas Tech -10