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You want the veteran Illinois team or the Wisconsin team full of new offensive parts? You know exactly what’s going to happen – the Badgers are going to run, they’re going to pound away, the defense is going to be great, and Graham Mertz will be a name you’ll care about. The line went from 20, to 19 to 20.5. You’re fine with Bucky at any of that.
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Louisiana people are swearing up and down that the team is about to show up large against UAB. Ehhhhhhh, not sold, but the line started at UAB -3 to Ragin’ Cajuns -2.5. The Blazers have been air-tight with the lines playing well, but you’ve been warned.
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You’re not going to watch Tulsa vs. USF, but you should – it’ll be entertaining. The Bulls seem like they’re about to turn a corner under new head man Jeff Scott, but Tulsa might just be that good – it beat UCF and pushed Oklahoma State. The 11.5, though are too many points to give away to a USF team that should keep this close at home.
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I’ve only repeated this patented-but-altered line a million times this week. If you’re telling me I’m walking into the stadium up 46.5-0 …
Of course Clemson should and will blowout Syracuse. Of course it can win 75-0 if it really wants to. I don’t care. I’m right now winning by almost seven touchdowns.
With all that theoretical hoo-ha said, the point total is 62?! Clemson could have that in the first half.
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Okay, hotshot. You wanted to play college football season, now go out there and be good at college football. Nebraska, you’re supposed to be Nebraska. You’re supposed to be a powerhouse. Go act like it against Ohio State. (Oh, by the way, liked the Buckeyes at 23.5, hate them at -27. If you have a strong feeling either way, go with it.)
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Will North Carolina be extra jacked for NC State after last week’s clunker against Florida State. Yeah, and NC State not having starting QB Devin Leary is an ish, too. Like NC State +15.5 anyway in what might be a surprising shootout.
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Until proven otherwise, pick against Kansas pick against Kansas pick against Kansas pick against Kansas pick against Kansas pick against … what’s the spread? Does it matter? Not really. Pick against Kansas pick against Kansas pick against … who’s is playing? Does it matter? Not really. Pick against Kansas pick against Kansas pick against Kansas … Kansas State -20? Yeah, whatever. Pick against Kansas …
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Coastal Carolina is the real deal. However, ask Appalachian State over the years what Georgia Southern can do when it’s got the knuckleball working. Be a little afraid of the Eagle option attack taking over – it’s working a whole lot better than it did last year – but again, Coastal Carolina is for real. Giving away 5.5 shouldn’t matter.
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Just how desperate is Auburn going to be? Will it finally figure out how to get the ball to its NFL wide receivers? Against this Ole Miss defense, yeah – and given away three isn’t asking a lot. Let’s put it this way. If Bo Nix can’t be a 60-minute man and put together a full game this week …
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This can go either way for Oklahoma. Either it pivots from the win over Texas and becomes the Oklahoma we all know and love, or this team just doesn’t have that it factor like it has so far in the Lincoln Riley era. Or Gary Patterson and his coaching staff pitch a gem at home. It’ll cost you 6.5 points to find out – and it’ll be worth it.
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Temple, Memphis, over over over over over over over over … what’s the point total? It doesn’t matter. Over over over over over over. This Memphis defense would give up 500 yards to your mom and ten friends. The 13.5 Memphis is giving away is a bit too rich for my blood, and okay, the 70 is too high. I’ll take my chances. Over over over over over …
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Permit me to nerd out for a moment – I’m looking forward to UTEP vs. Charlotte. UTEP winning this year is like seeing a kid get a B- after bombing math tests for the better part of a decade. Charlotte should be better than it has been, but the 16 it’s giving away is WAY too generous.
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YOU deal with this Florida State vs. Louisville thing, because I sure as heck fire have no interest in figuring it out. I don’t believe for a second that FSU has turned some sort of a corner, and I don’t believe Louisville is going to suddenly rising up out of this funk. I loved FSU +9, hate it now that it’s +4 – my name is Fiu, and this is between allyou.
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America, the world just handed you Michigan State -11 vs. Rutgers after starting out at 14. This whole Big Ten thing is just starting, and if we’ve learned anything so far this year, anything can happen – what’s up, Arkansas? But if Rutgers all of a sudden becomes anything other than totally miserable at college football, that’s not your fault.
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Ehhhhhhhhh, Liberty -13.5 against Southern Miss? Liberty is good, Southern Miss is bad, but that’s still a big, big spread after starting out at Flames -11. The Golden Eagles are fun-bad – they’ll put up enough yards and points late to make you worry if you’re a Liberty type.
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Does it really matter that the total is 72? UCF could put that up by itself against Tulane if it starts finishing off more drives. These two are going to be in a blast of a back-and-forth firefight, but the line is right on the money at UCF -21. (We did the preview when it was at 19.5.)
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Bad Analysis/Investment Advice time. I just kinda sorta think Tennessee is flaky enough to be annoying against Alabama with a few late points. The world will jump on the Tide and boost the line up past the 22 it’s currently at, but …
After last week’s total clunker against Kentucky, watch out for the Vols to at least not get obliterated.
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Is Marshall really 16 points stronger than a Florida Atlantic team that will eventually turn it on once it gets its sea legs? Eventually, FAU will be good this year, but the Herd already are.
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If you’ve been reading any and all of our 2020 advice stuff, love Pitt, love Pitt, loved it last week when it covered against Miami. Notre Dame only giving away 9.5 as it tries to get past last week’s uggo against Louisville? Hate Pitt, hate Pitt …
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It’s totally unprofessional, but rooting for Oklahoma State. If Iowa State wins, I’m going to have to make the correct argument that at least four Sun Belt teams will deserve to be ranked ahead of everyone in the Big 12, and I’m tired. This should be way too close to have any interest in playing around with the Cowboys -3.
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There’s a big part of me that thinks we’re going to be talking about Michael Penix, Stevie Scott, and the Indiana offense next week at this time. There’s a bigger part of me that thinks it’s Indiana, and Penn State is only giving away six.
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Sort of like the Pitt love and the anti-Duke stance of this year, all in on Virginia Tech being awesome. However, Wake Forest is sneaky-better-than-you-think. At home getting 10.5, the Demon Deacons aren’t just a good play, they’re a fantastic money line value call at +320.
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What we don’t know – does Rice have the running game and is the team in shape to hit the ground running? What we do know – Middle Tennessee isn’t very good. The line of Rice -4 is about right … don’t even mess with this.
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Yeah, Navy has been a disappointment, and it’s not showing off the firepower or consistency it was supposed to, but the world is HAMMERING Houston way too hard. It started out at -11, not it’s Cougars -15 on the road against a team that can control the clock and the game if everything is working. See if you can get the line to go up just a smidge more before jumping on Navy.
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You know your supposedly elite football program has a problem when the fight song controversy is far more interesting than the team. Texas is far better than Baylor, but what has this Longhorn team showed you this year to prove that it’s double-digits better than anyone in the Big 12 other than Kansas?
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The world is IN LOVE with Purdue. I’m being hollered at by smart people that the Boilermakers getting 3.5 at home against Iowa is a stone cold lock. No Rondale Moore – at least for this game – no head coach, and Iowa is better. I’ll buy Purdue as being just that good when it actually happens.
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