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What about Maryland would possibly make you think it’s about to do something positive? It might, and the 43-3 loss to Northwestern might have simply been an ugly opening performance, but until the program shows it can be good at college football, the Minnesota -19 is a freaking gift.
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I keep wanting to make East Carolina better, and it’s in direct conflict by my unwavering inability to think Tulsa really is just that good. The world seems to agree with the line dropping from Tulsa -19 to -17, which is about right.
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Wyoming is going to show its defense is better than it was in the opener against Nevada. It’s not giving the Hawaii guys enough credit for their toughness, but it’s going to be around 80 in Honolulu at gametime, and around 25 in Laramie. It’s in Laramie, and it’s Hawaii -1. If the Rainbow Warriors can win this, it’s time to really believe they’re a major Mountain West player.
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Don’t be thrown by Clemson not having Trevor Lawrence against Boston College. If you liked the Tigers before the news, stick with them. It’s not like the running game and D don’t work, and DJ Uiagalelei is just that good. BC was a bit of a gift at -32, and now it’s all over the board. Like the Eagles at -28, stay away at -24.
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Which Kentucky is going to show up? It always has the ability to get the knuckleball working, but Georgia has had two weeks to sit and groove on the loss to Alabama. The 17 seems like a lot, through, after the line opened up at Dawgs -13. Georgia could win easily and still not cover.
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If you learned anything about Cincinnati with the win over SMU, it’s never underestimate what this program’s style can do to the high-powered teams. The 6.5 isn’t asking for a whole lot, but at some point, one of the dangerous offensive teams on the slate will do what the Bearcats can’t with the passing game. Like Cincinnati, but if you’re into the Tigers, the +200 on the money line is enticing.
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How much do you think the rivalry side of Michigan vs. Michigan State will matter? If you like the Wolverines – and you should – the line moving around as much as it has matters. The 23 isn’t asking for the world, but it’s going to go up by gametime when the Michigan investment crowd kicks in.
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West Virginia vs. Kansas State is about as much of a toss-up as it gets. At home, the Mountaineers are now giving up 5 after going down to 3 before bumping back up. All that did was bump up the +170 on the K-State money line.
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If this matters to you in either way, I went back-and-forth just like a Cameo song on Coastal Carolina at Georgia State. The injury concern with Grayson McCall changed up the line, but CCU’s Fred Payton can play. I like the idea that the Chanticleers are more than just the quarterback, but Georgia State can ball. Lukewarm like Coastal Carolina, love the over on the 55.5.
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Has Kansas shown you anything so far? Iowa State is favored by 28, but it could be 20, 30, 35, whatever. Kansas will play down to the line.
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Florida Atlantic is going to be good. I think it’s going to be good. I’m guessing it’s going to end up being good. I don’t really know if it’s going to be good, but this might be one of those teams that all of a sudden finds its footing and starts to roll. I’ll give away 4 to UTSA to find out.
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Tulane hasn’t figured it out yet. It’s got the talent and coaching in place to be better, but until it is, Tulane – flaky D and all – at home -3.5 isn’t bad. The world thinks so – it was originally a Pick.
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Illinois is better than it looked against Wisconsin. Purdue isn’t as good as it looked against Iowa. The Boilermakers should win, but watch out for the Illini to at least be far stronger and far more productive offensively no that they’re not dealing with the Badgers. The 7.5 Illinois is getting is too high, and the +240 on the money line isn’t bad.
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I started the year thinking Syracuse was way undervalued, but I’m better now. LOVED the Orange last week getting a bazillion points against Clemson, but now like Wake Forest even though the 10.5 is not up to 14 on the road.
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As I’m typing this, I haven’t seen the latest point total for UCF vs. Houston. I know it was around 82, and it’s … 82.5. Look, it’s going to go over 82.5. I want to believe it, because I want to believe these two teams can and will put on a while show. But a man is nothing without his principles, so …
Never, ever, ever, ever, ever, EVER take the over on anything over 75, much less 82.5. There’s no wrong answer on the ATS winner – UCF -2.5 is basically telling you to go with the winner.
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This could be a totally wrong read, but Southern Miss -1.5 against Rice might be the easiest call of the week. The Owls couldn’t handle the Middle Tennessee offense last week, and the USM coaching change might actually provide a bit of a boost.
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Over, over, over on the Troy-Arkansas State 69.5. The Red Wolves don’t appear to be too interested in the whole defense thing, and the two teams have the offenses to push each side into the 40s. The world is hammering the Trojans, but that’s a plus – now you’re getting ASU -3 instead of 6.
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Can the Irish keep their focus on Georgia Tech when all of the attention is on next week’s game against Clemson? Will Trevor Lawrence play, and can Notre Dame make its statement as a top four team and a true playoff contender? Can Notr … oh. Oh yeah. Irish -20 is just fine.
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If Rutgers can pull this off against Indiana, and if it’s able to at least keep it closer than 11.5, I’ll buy in. Until then … nope. It got lost in the win over Michigan State, but the Rutgers offense didn’t work. IU’s offense will roll like it was supposed to against Penn State.
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It seems like Louisiana Tech should be a better team than +13.5 at home against UAB, but it’s really not. The offense isn’t working, the team just lost to UTSA and struggled against UTEP, and … Louisiana Tech at home getting 13.5. Fine – and value-wise, the +425 on the money line is interesting.
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TCU going to Baylor is one of the week’s under-the-radar interesting games. Neither one is playing for the Big 12 title, but this is one of those mid-section games that will go a long way to determining the final pecking order. Baylor would be fine here straight up, and now it’s getting 3 – people are jumping on the Horned Frogs to boost that up.
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You are out of your mind if you think you have a handle on the Tiger vs. Tiger showdown. Here’s the guess – Auburn’s defense has had a week and some film to work on TJ Finley. As a home underdog, the AU version of the Tigers is the smarter play, but no beef at all if you want to go the other way.
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I don’t quite believe that Northwestern is anywhere near as good as the 43-3 win over Maryland, but I sort of do. I don’t quite believe that Iowa is quite as mediocre as it was against Purdue, but I sort of do. I’m buying into Iowa -2.5 at home against the Wildcats because that’s what we’re all supposed to do, but that’s a total guess.
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Let’s just say it – the Oklahoma State-Texas winner is in the Big 12 Championship. Oklahoma State hasn’t really beaten anyone yet, and Texas is WAY overdue to finally wake up and realize it’s supposed to be good this year. I’m not willing to go against Oklahoma State -3.5 to find out if the Longhorns are going to show up.
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Go ahead and freak out about the Ole Miss defense, but the Vanderbilt offense hasn’t done much of anything against an FBS team since getting whacked 66-38 against LSU in September of last year. The line is Ole Miss -18 – that’s fine. Take the chance that the Commodores can’t score on anyone, including the Rebels.
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Appalachian State is a 31-point favorite on the road against ULM. That’s WAY too much, even if ULM is the worst team in college football. The Warhawks have been bad all year, but they haven’t been totally miserable in all their home games. They should come up with a few late scores to cover, but ASU 44-7 wouldn’t be crazy. To go wishy-washy, there’s no hard lean, but ULM at home with all those points is the smarter play.
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Virginia Tech has been so flaky for a whole slew of reasons, and Louisville is playing enough defense to pull off the home win and keep it well under the 68 point total, but the Hokies are better. The 3.5 isn’t a big enough price to not like the more talented team.
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