10* BEST BET!

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The Irish have scored over 30 points in 8 of their last 10 games and have a 10-1 record. Alabama is undefeated but have allowed 36 points in their last game to Florida who passed for over 400 yards. The Irish have a very balanced attack and besides their last loss to Clemson have scored over 30 points in their 6 previous games. Alabama looks great but against a team like Notre Dame who allowed 17 points or less in 5 of their games have to be careful. This might be a little much to ask in a Bowl Game for Alabama to cover since the Irish are 6-1 ATS against teams with winning records and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 neutral site games. The Tide are 2-6 ATS in their last 6 January games which are Bowl Games.

Take Notre dame

Colorado could play only 5 games because of Covid problems that a lot of teams faced and got a late start to the season. But they won 4 of their 5 games going 4-1 ATS as well. They beat some tough teams along the way while their defense held 2 of their last 3 opponents below 14 points. Texas won 3 of their last 4 games but lost their last at home being held to 20 points. They finished 1-5-1 ATS in their last 6 games and allowed 8 of their last 10 opponents to score at least 27 points. Their goal was to win the Big 12 and that didn't happen so this game might not men as much. The spread I don't understand being as large as it is and if motivation is a factor ten Colorado has won that part. Texas finished 3-3 and their last win was against a Kansas St team just wanting to go home.

Take Colorado

UL had only 1 loss during the regular season and that was to undefeated Coastal Carolina in a close 30-27 game. After that loss they finished the season with 6 straight wins with the defense holding 5of the last 6 opponents to 20 points or less while the offense scored at least 27 points in 4 of their last 6 including a 70 point outburst in their 2nd to last game and finishing the season with a win over an excellent App St team on the road. UTSA depends heavily on the run and UL has the defense to stop them as they held teams to just 3.4 yards a carry. UTSA won their last 3 games after a 3 game losing streak but beat very easy opponents in those games while losing 4 games for the season against much better teams and losing by at least 7 in each loss scoring over 24 points in just 1 of them. They have Covid problems and could be without their head coach. They depend on just 1 back for most of their offense and a team like UL has the defense to keep him in check. The combination of the UL offense and defense could lead to a blowout with this game being over by the 1st half.

Take UL Lafayette

Marshall lost their last 2 games scoring a total of 13 points in both games with QB Wells going 8 for 24 with 5 picks. Buffalo lost their last game breaking an 8 game winning streak but had scored over 40 points in 7 of their 8 wins. They gave up 35 1st half points in their last game and just couldn't catch up to a good Ball St team finally losing 35-28. Don.t expect that against Marshall. Buffalo knows how to win games proving it all year and is playing a Marshall team that has lost their way at the end of the year.

Take Buffalo

Memphis is known for their offense and weak defense. They have gone 0-5 ATS in their last 5 bowl games, 0-4 ATS in their last 4 neutral site games and 1-6 ATS in their last 7 as the favorite. They average 31 points a game but scored 30 just once in their last 3 and their defense allows 30 a game and they allowed over 30 in 4 of their last 6 games. The Owls are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 Bowl games, 6-0 ATS in their last 6 neutral site games and 7-1 ATS in their last 8 against teams with winning records. This is the largest spread as a dog since they were a 7 point dog in their last game which they won out right against Houston who is another team that can score points. They are on a roll as they won 4 of their last 5 games to get this Bowl game and this is a big spread for them to work with.

Take Florida Atlantic

Arizona is 1-6 ATS in their last 7 after an ATS win and they have lost 2 of their last 3 games. Last week they crushed rival Arizona and a letdown in today's game is not out of the question considering they have played just 3 games and lost the first 2 before last week. Oregon St also has a losing record as they are 2-4 but are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 after an ATS loss and 4-0 ATS against a team with a losing record. Their last 3 losses were by 6 points or less while the offense scored at least 28 points in 5 of their 6 games.

Take Oregon State

Cinci is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games and 5-1 ATS against teams with winning records. The Bearcats are 8-0 and scored over 36 points in 6 of their 8 games while the defense has held 7 of 8 opponents to 20 points or less. The best team Tulsa has played so far was Oklahoma St and they lost that game 16-7. Cinci just might be the best team and this uis the Championship game.

Take Cincinnati

Missouri is 5-4 with a balanced offense that average over 400 yards a game. All 5 wins came in their last 7 games as they scored over 40 points in 3 of the 5 wins while the defense stepped up and held 3 opponents to 10 points or less. Their last 2 losses were to Fla and Ga the 2 top teams in the SEC. Miss St is 2-7 getting 6 losses in their last 7 games winning their only game against Vandy who hasn't won a game all year. They average just over 335 yards a game but can't run the ball averaging 23 yards a game while scoring just 17 a game. Their defense has allowed over 40 points in 3 of their last 6 games and 97 points total in their last 2. They allow over 250 yards passing which ranks them 98th while the offense has been hels to 300 yards or less in 2 of their last 3.

Take Missouri

Air Force scored at least 40 points in 7 of their last 10 games and lead the nation in rushing getting over 330 yards a game. If any team knows Army, it's the Air force who play them every year. Army is 4th in rushing averaging 380 yards a game but their offense has had problems as they scored less than 16 points in 3 of their last 6 games. Their defense allowed 27 points and then 38 points in 2 of their last 3 games. while Air Force has a very consistent defense that allowed 22 points or less in 8 of their last 10 games including 17 or less in 4 of their last 5.

Take Air Force

NW comes in at 6-1 with their 1 loss to MSU 2 weeks ago. That was the only game their great defense allowed over 20 points. In 4 of their wins they held opponents to 13 or less points and 5 of their 6 wins were by 7 points or more. They are 5-1-0 ATS in their last 6 games and to get as many points as they are getting this game is hard to pass on. Ohio St has an offense that sores points and have scored at least 38 points in all 5 of their wins but their defense has been a little shaky allowing 35 points or more in 2 of their last 3 games going 1-2 ATS in their last 3. As this is a Championship Game, giving a team that will be fired up all those points will make it hard on Ohio St to cover the spread.

Take Northwestern St

We know that Oklahoma can score points but what has really made them dangerous id their defense tat has improved the last month or so. They are now ranked 17th in the country defensively going 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games as well as their last 6 conference games and their last 6 as a favorite. They have held 4 of their last 5 opponents to 14 points or less and won each game by double digits. Iowa St has won 4 in a row and are playing great football. They are vulnerable to the pass so if Oklahoma's ground game can continue to produce they shouls be able to score against the Iowa St defense.

Take Oklahoma

The Badgers are 2-2 and seem to be getting worse as the season moves on. They lost their last 2 games scoring a total of 13 points total in both games. They are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games against teams with winning home records and 2-5 ATS against any team with a winning record. Iowa is 5-2 and has won 5 straight since losing their first 2 games. They held all 5 of those opponents to 21 points or less and won 4 games by double digits while scoring at lest 35 points in 4 of the 5. It doesn't seem to be anything that could change the way these teams have been playing so Iowa's defense and powerful running game should control this game and keep the Badgers in check. Iowa is 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall.

Take Iowa

Akron is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 as a road dog, 2-6 ATS in their last 8 road games, 5-16 ATS i their last 21 as a dog and 6-20 ATS in their last 26 games overall. They are 1-4 beating BGSU who haven't won a game and allowed at least38 points in 3 of their 4 losses. Buffalo scored 70 points in their win last week and are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 as a home favorite and are 6-1 ATS in both as the favorite and last7 overall. They scored over 40 points in each game they played and won each by at least 25 points. These stats should continue against one of the worst teams in the MAC.

Take Buffalo

Ga Tech is 7-16 ATS in their last 23 overall and 2-9 ATS against teams with winning records. They broke a 3 game winning streak with a win over Duke last week but needed 377 rushing yards to make their offense click. NC St has won 3 straight games and outgained all 3 opponents in yards. In all 3 losses they were the underdog and 2 were road games. Their defense is good enough to shut down the Tech running game and playing at home is a big advantage for them. Their offense has scored 30 or more points in 5 of their last 6 wins.

Take North Carolina State

Indiana is 7-0 ATS in their last 7 games as a road dog, 6-0 ATS in their last 6 conference games and 4-0 ATS after a bye week and their last 4 on the road. They won 4 of their 5 wins by double digits and their only loss was to Ohio St which is no shame as at 1 point were down 28-7 but came back to lose 42-35. The Badgers lost last week being held to 7 points by Northwestern and their 2 wins were against Michigan and Illinois which is nothing to brag about. Indiana's defense should be able to keep this game close even though the Hoosier starting QB is out. They are more than a one dimensional team and they need this game if they want to play in the Big 10 Championship game.

Take Indiana

After winning 3 of their first 4 games West Va. has gone 2-2 with both losses on the road. They are 5-11 ATS in their last 16 games on grass and 3-12-1 ATS in their last 16 December games. All 3 of their losses were on the road and in 3 of their last 4 road games have been held to 20 points or less. Iowa St. is 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games and conference games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 as the favorite. They have scored over 30 points in 6 of their 7 wins and at least 38 points in 3 of their last 4 wins. They are a great team at home and should have a big day again today.

Take Iowa St 

After a 3 game winning streak which saw Texas beat W. Va, Oklahoma St and Baylor they lost last week in a close 23-20 game to Iowa St. Their defense has started to kick in and has allowed 23 points or less in 3 of their last 4 games. QB Ehlinger continues to play well and has thrown for over 2100 yards and 23 TD's. He has thrown 7 TD's and 1 pick over his last 4 games and Kansas St is ranked 100th against the pass. Kansas St has dropped 4 straight and allowed over 30 points in 3 of the losses while their last win was against doormat Kansas. Look for Texas to put up a lot of points and if their defense continues to play well this game could be a blowout fast.

Take Texas

With Louisiana already securing a playoff spot this game doesn't have the type of atmosphere as in the past. App St is still in a fight for a better bowl spot and beating a ranked team would really help. App St. has dominated this series and is 5-0 at home while the Cajuns are just 1-5 ATS against teams with winning records. The home team here has more at stake and would really like to grab a win tonight. 

Take Appalachian State

Kansas just might be the worst teams of all the Power 5 schools as they are 0-7 allowing over 48 points a game.

They are 1-10 ATS in their last 11 games overall and 3-14 ATS in their last 17 after a bye week.

TCU has won 2 of their last 3 and also have some big wins over Texas and Texas Tech. \

Their last 2 losses were against Oklahoma and West Virginia on the road but have scored over 30 points i their last 3 wins. This should be an easy game for TCU considering Kansas has allowed over 36 points in 5 of their last 6vgames.

Take TCU

This will be Clemson's 1st game in 3 weeks and they will be a little rusty playing a physicl team like Pittsburgh.

Clemson is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 conference games and 2-6 ATS in their last 8 as a favorite.

Pittsburgh is 16-7-3 ATS in their last 26 games against teams with winning home records and 9-3 ATS in their last 12 November games.

Pittsburgh is 5th in the country allowing lees than 90 yards a game on the ground and 13th in total yards allowed.

Pittsburgh broke their 4 game losing streak with2 wins scoring over 40 points in each.

Clemson got their 1st loss as they faced their toughest foe so far, losing to the Irish 47-40 in OT.

They are 0-3 ATS in their last 3 games and have allowed more points in their last 3 games than their season average, Bottom line is they are not playing good football and against this Pittsburgh team this price is too high.

Take Pittsburgh

The Red Wolves are 4-1  ATS in their last 5 at home and 5-1 in their last 6 after a loss. They are 20-8 ATS against teams with losing road records.

The Jags are 13-1 ATS in their last 5 on the road and 0-3-1 ATS in their last 4 overall.

The Red Wolves are 6th in the nation passing for over 360 yards a game and 19th in total yards getting almost 500 yards a game. 

The Jaguars have lost 4 straight and haven't scored more than 17 points in any of them with 3 being on the road.

The Red Wolves got over 650 yards total in last week's game and didn't get less than 368 yards in their last 10 overall including 489 yards in 5 of them.

This is not a game the Jaguars can keep up with an offense like the Red Wolves have.

Take Arkansas State

Tech is 2-2 in their last4 games and 2 of their last 4 losses were against Oklahoma and TCU who both have winning records. They won last week beating Baylor 24-23 while the Cowboys have lost 2 of their last 3 games. The Cowboys are 0-3 ATS in their last 3 games while being held to 24points or less in all 3. Tech has won 2 of their last 3 meetings while the Cowboys last 2 wins against Tech were by 7 points or less. The Cowboy defense has allowed 41 points in 2 of teir lst 3 games while their last 2 wins were by 5 points total. Look for a close hard fought game with the point spread being a little too uch for the Cowboys to handle.

Take Texas Tech

Vandy has just no wins and 7 losses. They were held to 21 points or less in six of them.

They are 3-9 in their last 12 on field turf and 6-13 after scoring less than 20 points in their previous game. 

They have allowed at least 38 points in 5 of their last 6 games and been held to 21 points or less in 6 of their 7 losses.

Missouri is 8-3 ATS in their last 11 at home and 5-2 as the home favorite. 

Missouri have 2 of their 3 losses o Alabama and Florida.

They are 3-1 ATS in their last 4 games. they have also won 3 of their last 4 meetings with Vandy.

Take Missouri

Kentucky is 9-21 ATS in their last 30 November games and 3-12 AT after a game of getting less than 100 yards rushing.

Florida is 41 ATS in both their last 5 home games and their last 5 as a home favorite.

They average over 44 points a game and are the best passing team in the country.

They scored at least 38 points in every game so far and their 1 loss was 41-38 to Texas A&M.

Their last 4 wins were by double digits and scored over 40 points in all 4 games and 3 of their  of their last 4 wins were by 20 or more points.

Take Florida

The Cowboys areb1-2 with both losses on the road. because of Covid related problems they haven't played a game since November 5th while UNLV hasn't played since November 14th. UNLV is looking for it's first win and it wont be easy against the Cowboy defense. The UNLV defense has to tighten up to stay in the game but Wyoming allowed over 30 points in both of their losses and have lost their last 6 on the road. With this in mind UNLV can cause problems if they can get a passing game going so they can get some ground yardage and keep Wyoming off balance to stay close and maybe pull out a home win. This is a lot of points to ask of the Cowboys especially on the road.

Take UNLV

Since losing their first 2 games Iowa has really shown what they are capable of on offense and defense. They have won 3 straight scoring at least 35 points in each win and their defense has won all 3 games by 19 points or more. Nebraska's defense allows over 200 yards passing and rushing and Iowa's defense should be able to shut down an offense that has lost 4 of their last 5 games scoring 24 points or less in all 4 losses. This should be a one sided game with Iowa in control of both side of the bll and not giving Nebraska anything with a defense that allowed just 7 points to 2 of their last 3 opponents.

Take Iowa

Texas had an extra week to prepare for this game because last week their game was cancelled. this is a huge game for them as Iowa St leads the conference with Texas just 1 game behind. They have won 3 in a row with their last loss to Oklahoma in OT. QB Ehlinger will be playing his last game at Austin and will be really pumped for a win. Iowa St has played great so far losing just 1 game but this will be a real test for them. They barely beat West VA last week and had to win the week before in OT. They have to be on their toes as Ehlinger can not only pass but is their leading rusher. This game is a big home game for Texas and I expect a big performance for a team that needs the win to grab ahold of top dog in the conference as Iowa St has a game lead over them.

Take Texas

Both teams are 6-0 but Ga Southern can't seem to do anything but run like Army. They have not thrown for over 100 yards in 5 of their last 6 games while scoring 24 points or less in 3 of their last 4 games. Army doesn't pass much better but are at home which should make the difference in this game as they are 5-0 at home and are 4-1 ATS there. They also have a better defense that has held 4 of their last 6 opponents to 24 points or less while winning 4 of their 5 home games by double digits.

Take Army 

Both teams are 1-6 in conference play and both teams are on losing streaks. Syracuse has lost 5 straight while Louisville has lost 2 in a row. Syracuse has covered the spread in 2 of their last 3 as a dog when they were a 14 point dog or more. Louisville just lost their #1 back who opted out the rest of the season but can still put points on the board. This seems a bit too much to ask of a team that is 2-6 overall and the Orange are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 after a loss while Louisville is 2-7 ATS in their last 9 November games and 6-14 ATS in their last 21 conference games. 

Take Syracuse

BG has an 0-2 record and has lost their last 5 games and 7 of 8 overall. They scored 10 points or less in 4 of their last 6 games and have allowed 6 of their last 7 opponents to score at least 38 points with 5 of them scoring 44 points or more. The Bulls have won 5 straight and 8 of their last 9 games overall and last week in what many considered would be a close game won 42-10 and the week before scored 49 points in a road win. They are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games as the favorite and this week are playing one of the worst teams in the country. The Falcons are 0-5 ATS in both their last 5 November games and in their last 5 conference games. The Bulls have scored over 40 points in 5 of their last 7 games and BG is the last team in College Football to reverse that trend.

Take Buffalo

Louisville has lost 5 of their last 6 games which included all 3 of their road games so far. They gave up over 40 points in 3 of those losses including last week as they were beaten at home by Va. Tech 42-35 with the game not being as close as the final. They were down by double digits for most of the game and scored a garbage TD to get as close as they did in the last minute of the game. They give up 30 points and 400 yards a game split almost evenly on the ground and in the air. They are 4-10-1 in their last 15 games on the road and 7-17-1 in their last 25 as the road dog. Virginia broke a 4 game losing streak with an upset win over NC last week as they scored a 44-41 win at home. They lost 3 of their last 4 games on the road while 4 TO's sealed their fate in their only home loss but scored just under 40 points in both of their home wins. Today they are at home playing a team that has 1 win in 2 months..

Take Virginia

WF is riding a 4 game winning streak and is 5-1 ATS in their 6 games so far. They scored at least 38 points in 4 of their 6 games and in their 2 losses only Clemson made it a clear win with their other loss being 45-42 at NC St. Their offense has produced a balanced attack that got at least 385 total yards in 4 of their last 5 games. The Tarheels have gone 2-2 since opening the season with a 3 game winning streak. While NC averages over 500 yards and 40 points a game, Wake isn't that far behind with over 400 yards and 37 points a game. WF is 3-1 in conference play while the defense has held 3 of their last 4 opponents to 16 points or less. This is a big game for both teams as the 3 leading teams in the conference are all ranked in the Top 10. This game should be much closer than the spread leads you to believe.

Take Wake Forest

Miami is 6-1 with their only loss a 42-17 beating by Clemson. They opened the season with 3 straight wins before losing to Clemson and have rebounded with another 3 game winning streak with and scored at least 30 points in 5 of their wins. Tech lost 2 of their last 3 games while allowing opponents to score at least 31 points in 4 of their last 6 games as their defense gives up over 200 yards a game on the ground and in the air and over 31 points a game. Tech is 6-13 in their last 19 games as a favorite.

Take Miami

Ohio is 0-6 ATS in their last 6games as the home favorite and last week in their 1st game were beaten 30-27 as they were outgained by 164 yards in the loss. They passed for just 235 yards and their total yardage was just 345. Akron also lost their 1st game as they fell apart in the 2nd half being outscored 28-0. Both teams need a win and this huge spread is too much for an Ohio team that hasn't shown anything so far.

Take Akron

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 West Virginia is 4-2 and leads the Big 12 in defense and is 2nd in offense. Last week they beat a very good Kansas St team 37-10 while 1 of their 2 losses was at Oklahoma St who are ranked 14th in the country. Texas has scored a bunch of points but their defense has allowed over 50 points in 2 games and allow 33 points a game on average. They give up over 400 yards a game while West Virginia allows 255 yards and just 19 points a game. I can't see Texas holding West Virginia form scoring and will have to get a bunch of points against the best defense in the Big 12 while also stopping the 2nd best offense. This game is a good spot for an upset so I'm taking the points.

Take West Virginia

Iowa dropped their first 2 games as they blew 1st half leads in both games. With that in mind they need this game big time. In their loss against Purdue, they blew a 4th quarter lead letting Purdue score the last 10 points of the game and last week had a 20-7 lead and allowed Northwestern to score the last 14 points of the game. Turnovers killed them as the Wildcats turned 2 picks into the final 14 points scoring their last TD in the final minute. Iowa's defense did their job holding both Purdue and Northwestern below their season average in yards and outgaining both teams. The Spartans won against bitter rival Michigan last week but in their 1st game were beaten by lowly Rutgers gaining just 50 yards rushing and allowing 5 sacks. This is a good spot for Iowa to turn their season around and a good letdown spot for the Spartans. 

Take Iowa

Miami comes in with a 5-1 record and 4-1 in conference games. All 4 of those wins were against teams with losing records with no team better than 2-4. They won their last 2 games and their last game was a 19-14 squeaker against Virginia and they were a 13.5 point favorite with both wins at home. In 2 of their last 3 games they were held under 350 total yards in each game while their passing game was held to under 350 yards in all 6 games. The Wolfpack are at home where they are 2-0 and they are 4-2 overall. They went on a 3 game winning streak scoring at least 30 points a game before falling to the Tarheels last week on the road. They are 4-2 ATS in their 6 games while Miami is 1-2 ATS in their last 3. 

Take North Carolina St

After their opening game OT loss 37-34 to Nevada they came back strong and shut down Hawaii last week 31-7 as they rushed for 281 yards and held Hawaii's big passing game to just 110 yards. CSU lost their 1st game 38-17 to Fresno St as they gave up almost 350 passing yards while they were held to 223 yards in the air and 149 on the ground. They aren't sure which QB they will use as they have 1 that is a running QB and 1 who is just a pivot passer. It will be tough either way as Wyoming had 5 sacks and a pick against Hawaii as well as a fumble recovery. Wyoming brings a tough defense and a strong running game while going 5-1 ATS in their last 5 road games and 6-1 ATS against teams with losing records.

Take Wyoming

Utah St is 0-2 giving up 38 points to SD St and 42 points to Boise St. IN both losses they were held to less than 225 yards total in both games and just 20 points. They gave up over 450 yards of offense in both losses. SD got 570 yards of offense with over 400 on the ground while Boise St had a more balanced game getting 279 yards in the air and another 171 on the ground. This week they face one of the best QB's in the conference as Nevada's Strong threw for almost 800 yards in his first 2 games. Utah's weakness is their offensive line as they rushed for just over 100 yards in both losses and passed for just over 200 yards combined in both losses. They are just 9-19 ATS against teams with winning records and 7-19 ATS in their last 26 games as a dog. Nevada is 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games overall and 9-4 ATS in their last 13 against teams with losing records.

Take Nevada

The Eagles gave up at least 35 points in 5 of their last 7 games in 2019 along with a ton of yards. Even though 10 starters are returning their offense must find a way to produce with a first year starting quarterback and a questionable running game that lost 3 backs from last year. They basically have to put together a brand new offense. They were 7th in the MAC allowing over 30 points a game in 2019. Kent State brings back QB Crum who threw for over 2600 yards and 20 TD's. He also led the team with over 700 rushing yards and that could cause problems for a defense like the Eagles have. Kent States last 3 losses of 2019 were by 7 points or less while Eastern Michigan gave up at least 34 points in each of their last 4 losses of 2019. Kent State is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games and 5-0 ATS in their last 5 overall.

Take Kent State

Texas comes in with a 3-2 record and have allowed over 30 points in both losses including a 53-45 loss to rival Oklahoma. They allowed over 200 rushing yards in both losses and were outgained in total yards in both losses. The Cowboys are 4-0 and their defense should get the bulk of the credit as they are ranked 8th in the nation allowing just 12 points a game. They held west Virginia to 13 points and they average 32 a game while Tulsa and Iowa St who average at least 28 points a games were held to 20 points combined. They have to keep pressure on Ehlinger because he can run as well as pass. The Texas defense which isn't as good as Oklahoma St must do the same thing as the Cowboys have a QB that can pass and also is a running threat. Another loss would really hurt the Longhorns and the Cowboys know that. The Cowboys have won 5 of their last 7 meetings and is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 meetings. the Cowboys are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games.

Take Oklahoma State

  The Eagles had running problems in their first 5 games as they were held below 100 yards in each but broke out strong last week with 264 against Georgia Tech. They still won 3 of those first 5 games and last week got their 4th win with a huge 48-27 win over Tech. Their QB Jurkovec has been really good completing over 62% of his passes throwing 12 TD's. If their running game continues this week, they could hang in with the Tigers who are hurting with 2 key defensive players hurting and might not play. In 1 of their 2 losses they gave a very good Tarheel team a scare as they lost by just 4 points as a 15 point dog. With their banged up defensive front they allowed Syracuse 150 rushing yards and Syracuse was within 6 points midway through the 3rd quarter before Clemson finally put them away. The Eagle defense has held 5 of their 6 opponents to 30 points or less and with starting QB Lawrence out this week, the Eagles could hang close if Clemson isn't careful. The Eagles are 21-6-1 ATS in their last 29 conference games, 18-7-1 ATS in their last 26 as a dog and 19-7 ATS in their last 26 as a road dog. Clemson is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall.

Take Boston College

Memphis comes in with a 3-1 record and one of the better offenses in the nation averaging 548 yards a game and ranked 5th in the country. The best defense they played and the only team not allowing at least 400 yards of offense a game was last week against Temple. They won that game but needed 31 2nd half points after being held to 10 in the 1st half. Their other 2 wins were against 2 teams that give up over 480 yards a game. But the worst defense in the nation is Memphis who allows 567 yards and 33 points a game. Cincinnati is 4-0 and their offense gets over 400 yards and over 37 points a game but their strength is their defense that allows 302 yards and 12.5 points a game, good for 10th in the country. In their last 3 games, their opponents were held to 13 points or less and under 300 total yards. Three of their 4 wins were by at least 20 points while Memphis is 5-12 ATS in their last 17 road games against teams with winning home records and 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games as a road dog. The Bearcats are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 overall and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 against teams with winning records.

Take Cincinnati 

 The Jaguars are 3-2 having won their last 2 games but now they have to start playing the better teams and need to pick up their game. They are 2-0 in conference but the teams they beat are  combined 1-5 in conference and 1-12 overall and sit at the bottom of their division. Their last win was against ULM who is 0-6 averaging just over 300 yards a game while scoring 13.5 points a game. Their other win was against Texas St who isn't much better averaging 359 yards a game and is 1-6 overall and 1-2 in conference. Defensively both teams allow over 35 points and at least 425 yards a game and haven't had to face a rushing offense like the Eagles who are ranked 2nd in the Sun Belt and 13th nationally in yards per carry as well. The Eagles are 3-2 with both losses against teams that were ranked in the Top 25 at the time, Their last loss was to 20th ranked Coastal Carolina and the only game where their running game was held below 192 yards. They have run for at least 284 yards in 3 of their 5 games and over 300 in 2 of them. Jaguar QB Trotter misses 1 game because of injury and hasn't been 100% in any of the games he has played. They have talented receivers but need a healthy QB to get them the ball. The Eagles running game also has a QB that can run as Werts has gained over 300 rushing yards and 2 TD's on 60 carries. Unless the Jags can slow down the Eagle running game, their offense will be watching the game from the bench as the Eagles chew up the clock. The Jags are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 vs a team with a winning record and 4-10 in their last 14 games vs teams with winning home records. The Eagles are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 following an ATS loss.

Take Georgia Southern                                                      

After losing their opening game, the Hokies have stormed back winning 3 straight over me good teams. They beat TCU, Oklahoma and Texas Tech scoring over 30 points in each win. Last week they held Texas Tech to 13 points while getting over 500 yards of offense with over 200 yards on the ground and over 300 in the air. They got over 400 yards of offense in their 2 previous games with a balanced attack that got over 200 yards passing and running against TCU and over 280 yards in the air against Oklahoma. The Cowboys have also won 3 straight but they have beaten some light weight teams like Tulsa and Kansas in 2 of their last 3 wins. Last week against a very poor Kansas team the got over 500 yards compared to getting under 300 yards in their 2 previous wins and against Tulsa were held below 150 yards passing and rushing while soring just 7 points in a 16-7 loss. The Cowboys have a question mark at the QB position  and they haven't played a game since their win over Kansas October 3rd so they could be a little rusty in this game. Their passing game is a big question mark as they haven't thrown for more than 250 yards in 9 of their last 10 games. The Cyclones are 20-7-1 ATS in their last 28 games as a dog and 19-6-1 ATS in their last 26 October games.

Take Iowa State

FAU has played just 1 game and face one of the hottest teams in college football when they go on the road and visit Marshall who is ranked 6th defensively allowing only 272 yards a game and ranked 3rd allowing 69 yards a game making them one of the best defensive teams in the nation. Combine that with allowing less than 10 points a game and playing this game at home really has FAU at a huge disadvantage. In their only game they got just 315 total yards including under 100 yards in the air. Meanwhile Marshall has outscored their 4 opponents 149-38 covering the spread in all 4 wins and not allowing a team more than 17 points. They have beaten FAU in 6 of their 7 meetings and covered the spread in 4 of their last 5. Marshall is 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games as a favorite and 14-5-2 ATS in their last 21 home games vs teams with winning road record. Marshall is playing some of their best football in years so this will be quite a hill for FAU to climb.

Take Marshall

For Nebraska it will be all up to returning QB Martinez to try and crack the Ohio State defense. Their offensive line was a problem last year allowing 28 sacks and their receivers have to pick up their game if Martinez has any success this season. Their defense gave up a ton of points averaging 28 a game and in their last 6 losses of the season allowed at least 7 points in 1 game and at least 31 in 5 others. The Buckeyes won 48-7 in last year's game and with Heisman hopeful QB Justin Fields who last season led them to a 47 point scoring average has another great offense to work with. They slammed the Huskers last season for 580 yards while scoring in 8 of their first drives. They lost a few starters defensively but have plenty of talent to get the job done. QB Fields completed over 67% of his passes and has one of the top receiving corps in college football. If Nebraska doesn't protect their QB and get a running game moving this game could be a repeat of last year's matchup. The Huskers are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 games and conference games while also going 1-4 ATS in their last 5 on the road. The Buckeyes are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 at home and 9-3 in their last 12 as a favorite.

Take Ohio State

Kansas comes in with an 0-4 record in which they allowed at least 38 points in each loss which ranks them 10th worse in the country allowing points. They also give up over 475 yards and over 36 points a game. Their offense has been held to 23 points or less in their last 8 games which were all losses. On offense they have to depend on a running game that has produced at times and if they fall behind early then they will have to pass and that is something they would rather not have to do as their running game is the ir only way to keep opponents offenses on the sideline. They will have to rely on just one RB as their backfield took a hit when Williams opted out of the rest of the season. Since their 4 point loss in their opening game the Wildcats have won 3 straight games and beat Oklahoma, Texas tech and TCU all who are pretty good teams. They won outright as a 28 point dog against the Sooners and covered the spread in 9 of their last 12 games and are 20-8-1 in their last 29 games after a bye week. The Jayhawks are 19-40-1 ATS in their last 60 road games and besides being 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games they are also 3-14 ATS following a bye week. These are teams going in the opposite directions as the Wildcats have won 5 of their last 7 games while allowing just 346 yards of offense a game.

Take Kansas State 

ULL is 3-1 losing their 1st game last week to Coastal Carolina as a 9 point favorite. Their defense allowed over 200 yards passing and rushing while their last 2 wins were by 5 points total. Their defense has allowed over 400 yards in their last 2 games and over 500 in the previous game. UAB is 4-1 with their 1 loss on the road in Miami. They have a balanced offense that passes for over 200 yards and rushes for 186 yards a game. In their last 2 losses they were held to under100 yards on the ground. They are 3-0 at home winning by at least 8 points in each game. ULL has allowed over 200 yards passing and rushing in 2 of their last 3 games and UAB is very tough at home and their balanced attack will cause breakdowns in the ULL defense. This is a very tough road game for the Cajuns and they need a defense that may not be up for the challenge.

Take UAB

Appalachian St with their running game ranks 5th in the country averaging over 269 yards a game should be able to control the ball which keeps the potent Arkansas passing game on the bench as spectators. Appalachian St is 2-1 when their big running game was held to under 100 yards by a vey good MAC Undefeated Marshall team. Their last game was a win over Campbell 52-21 as they gained over 530 total yards with over 400 on the ground which are both season highs. In their other win they scored 35 points and rushed for over 300 yards. This is the lowest spread they've been asked to cover except against Marshall. They seem to be able to pass when they need to as in the 2 prior games they passed for over 200 yards in both. The Red Wolves are 3-1 and they generate their offense in the air ranked 3rd in the nation averaging 384 yards a game while their running game was held below 60 yards in 2 of their last 3 games. Their defense allows over 480 yards a game which is 12th worse in the country and over 300 is allowed on the ground and last week allowed 269 in their 7 point win over GSU. They are 5-11 ATS in their last 16 games vs teams with winning records and 2-6 ATS in their last 8 vs teams with winning home records. The Mountaineers are 4-1 ATS at home vs teams with a winning record.

Take Appalachian State

UNC comes in looking for their 4th consecutive win. Their offense had an exceptional day last week getting over 650 yards of total offense with 399 yards from their ground game. They beat Virginia Tech 56-45 and held about a 20 point lead which started in the 1st quarter as they jumped out to a 21-0 lead. By the the middle of the 3rd quarter they had a 42-17 lead and were preparing to coast for the rest of the game but Tech scored 21 unanswered points and what had been a 25 point lead was down to 5 points. Their defense which had been allowing 350 yards of offense and 24 points a game, gave up almost 599 yards of offense to Tech with 260 on the ground and 235 through the air. They struggled the week before just beating Boston College 26-22 as their offense struggled for points being held to 12 in the final 3 quarters of the game as their passing game was held to 225 yards. This is the 3rd time in 4 weeks that the Seminoles will be facing a top 15 team as they are 1-3 with their 1 win coming at home. Their biggest let down has been a defense that was supposed to have one of the best defensive lines in the country but hasn't gotten the job done. Changing QB's has helped their offense as they scored 67 points in their last 7 quarters and just 23 points in their previous 9. Their offensive line has allowed the running game to stand out and they need that to open their passing game. The Tarheels rank 5th defensively in the ACC but were gouged for 45 points and almost 500 yards of offense last week. They will be without some key defensive players who are injured and they need to shut down the Seminoles passing game that did well in their game against the Irish with over 250 yards and were down by just 8 with a little over a minute left in the 1st half against them. This might be a little too much to ask of the Tarheels who might be in for a closer game than expected.

Take Florida State 

After losing their game against possibly the best team in the country, The Aggies got their 2nd win and are now 2-1. It was a huge victory since it was against the 4th ranked Gators and they had to cone back twice. Once with almost 10 minutes gone in the 3rd quarter down 2817 and again when they scored the last 10 points in the game to erase a 38-31 Gator lead with just over 6 minutes to play. They finished up with 543 total yards and it was the 3rd time in the 3 games they increased their yardage output. They got 372 yards in their opening win against Vanderbilt and then in the loss to Alabama got 450 yards. In the Bulldog's 1st game they put up over 600 yards of offense in their opening win over LSU and went downhill from there losing their next 2 games. They rushed for just 9 yards in their 1st game, 87 yards against Arkansas in a 21-14 loss and then just 20 yards last week in their 24-2 loss to Kentucky. QB Costello threw 3 picks against Arkansas and then 4 more against Kentucky. The Aggies are hoping that their QB Mond can keep it going. He has thrown for 845 yards with 7 TD's with 1 pick while in his last 2 games threw 3 TD's in each for over 650 yards and 1 pick. They have to not forget about a Bulldog defense that even though they lost the game, they held Kentucky to 157 total yards of offense. The Aggies are 16-7-1 ATS in their last 24 games as a favorite, 5-0 ATS in their last 5 road games against teams with losing home records and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 as a road favorite. The Bulldogs 3-7 ATS in their last 10 conference games, 2-7 ATS in their last 9 as a dog and 0-5 ATS in their last 5 against teams with winning records.

Take Texas A&M  

After 4 straight losses, Duke finally got a win last week with a 38-24 win over Syracuse after losing their first 2 games allowing 38 points in each loss while the Wolfpack won their last 2 in a row after a loss to Virginia Tech when they fell behind 31-10 at the half which put them out of reach. Duke was able to take pressure off their QB by running for 363 yards and getting over 600 yards in total offense. They had better success passing as they threw for at least 271 yards in 4 of their 5 games but were held to 20 points or less in their first 3 losses. The Wolpack do a good job stopping the run allowing 159 yards a game which ranks them 45th and with 12 sacks are tied for 11th nationally. Offensively the average almost 35 points a game which is 25th nationally and generate over 400 yards a game. NC State should benefit from Duke's defense allowing over 160 yards rushing and are 3rd worse in TO margin at -2.20. They are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games as a dog and 3-7 ATS in their last 10 after a win. The Wolfpack lost their last 6 games in 2019 but have since won 3 of 4 and also covered the spread in all 3 wins.

Take North Carolina State 

Louisville comes in having lost their last 3 games and in 2 of them allowed at least 46 points and in the other loss scored 23 which has them scoring 7 points or less in their last 2 games. The luck of the Irish has them playing their 4th straight game in their home stadium where they won their first 3 by an average of more than 27 points. Last week a 35 point 1st half helped them coast to a 42-26 win over what many consider a tough Seminole team. They outscored their last 2 opponents 94-26 and in 2 of the games held their opponents to 13 points or less. Louisville is heading in the opposite direction losing their last 3 games while allowing at least 46 points in 2 of the 3 losses and losing both of their road games. Last week they were up 21-14 in the 1st half before losing 46-27 allowing 32 points in the 2nd half with 20 in the 4th quarter. They lost a tough game 23-20 to Boston College with their 1 win coming over fcs Western Kentucky. They seem to be able to pick up yards between the 20 yard lines but just can't get into the end zone. The Irish are ranked 8th in the country allowing 13 points a game and are in the Top 20 in total defense allowing 323 total yards. RB Williams is ranked 7th in the nation and 3rd in the ACC averaging 120 yards a game. Louisville allow over 34 points a game which is 4th worst in the ACC and in the bottom 15 in the country. Louisville is 9-21 ATS in their last 20 on turf and 1-8-1 in their last 10 as a dog. The Irish are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 overall and 8-3 ATS in their last 11 at home while going 17-8 ATS in their last 25 October games.

Take Notre Dame

Kansas has not started out the season well. They are 0-3 after getting trashed by the Sooners 47-7 last week and the week before were crushed by Baylor 47-17. They have 1 of the worst offense in college football right now as they average under 300 yards in total offense ranking them 24th in the country and scoring 14.7 points a game which has them ranked 26th. Last week the Sooners held them to 193 total yards which was their lowest total in their last 10 games. Over their last 10 games they are 1-9 and 1-6ATS in their last 7 games. One f their main concerns has been at starting a QB. They have used 3 already in 3 games. They are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 conference games and 19-39-1 ATS in their last 59 road games. West Virginia is 3-1 after recovering for last weeks loss to the Sooners 27-13 a 56 yard fumble returned for a TD and a 66 yard TD run led to 20 2nd quarter points for the Sooners that West Virginia was unable to recover from even though the held the Sooners to 7 points in the other 3 quarters. They scored 56 points in their opener to FCS Eastern KY and beat Baylor in OT last week as their defense has remained constant and is ranked 8th in the country. They give up less than 250 yards a game and hold opponents below 20 points scoring. They are 4-1-2 in their last 7 games as a favorite and 3-0-1 ATS in their last 4 as the home favorite.

Take West Virginia

Auburn bounced back from a 27-6 loss to powerful Georgia with a 30-28 win over Arkansas. They are 2-1 and play the Gamecocks who also bounced back after losing their first 2 games to Tennessee and Florida when they trashed Vandy 41-7. After being held to under 120 yards on the ground in their first 2 games they exploded for 289 last week who allow over 200 yards in the air and on the ground while giving up 33 points a game. South Carolina has an edge there as they have allowed less than 100 yards on the ground and Auburn allows 150 and they both allow close to 250 yards in the air but the Tigers allow 22 points a game and the Gamecocks allow over 25. The Gamecocks gave up over 30 points in each loss while Auburn didn't allow more than 28 points and held their 1st opponent Ky. to just 13 points. They scored at least 29 points in both of their wins and last week let their ground game loose for 259 yards and they passed for 187 and was their season high in total yards and rushing yards. The Tigers are 11-4 ATS in their last 15 games and 9-4 ATS in their last 13 as a road favorite as well as 11-5 ATS in their last 16 overall. The Gamecocks are 1-4 ATS against a team with a winning record and 1-3-1 ATS as both a home dog and a dog overall. They are also 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 at home.

Take Auburn

 Two 3-0 tams who are ranked in the Top 10 meet for 1 of the better games being played on Saturday when Miami faces Clemson. Miami has had the tougher schedule so far beating Louisville and Florida St while scoring at least 47 points in each. Clemson is 3-0 but has played much weaker teams as they have been at least a 28 point favorite in each game and not covering the spread in all 3. They allowed Virginia over 400 yards on offense and 23 points. The Hurricanes held 2 of their 3 opponents to 14 points or less and average under 20 points allowed per game. Last week against FSU the ran for 200 yards and passed for over 300 while in their 1st game rushed for over 375 yards while covering the spread in all 3 of their games. This will be the toughest game for either team so far but 2 TD's is asking a lot of Clemson against a Miami team playing a Clemson team far different than those Championship teams we've seen the past few years.

Take Miami                                          

  Other than post season games this is the biggest game that Texas might play all season. It is 1 of the biggest rivalries in college football. Both teams average over 500 yards a game but Texas leads the nation in points scored. They run for over 190 yards a game and pass for over 300. Texas is 2-1 while the Sooners are 1-2 losing their last 2 games. Their only win was against a weak Missouri St team who they beat 48-0 and were a 47 point favorite. They lost their last 2 games allowing at least 37 points in each including a 38-35 loss to Kansas St as a 28 point favorite. Their running game which has always been a major part of their offense has been held to 123 yards a game and their QB is fresh out of high school and as a rookie playing in this game is a tough ask of him. Their running game will be tested again as Texas allows just 126 yards a game which means the Sooners must be successful in the air. QB Ehlinger is a seasoned veteran who will face the Sooners for the 5th time and he has already thrown 14 TD passes and just 2 picks. With their running game doing their job it opens up the Texas passing game which could cause all kinds of problems for the Sooners. In a game like this I would rather have the seasoned veteran taking the snaps in Ehlinger.

Take Texas                                        

The Gators are ranked 4th in the country winning both of their games by at least 14 points. They are ranked 12th in offense averaging 495 yards a game and scoring 45 points which is 5th in college football. They scored at least 38 points in both wins while getting over 640 yards in their win over Ole Miss who they beat 51-35. The score is a lot closer than the game as Florida maintained over a 20 point lead throughout with Ole Miss scoring a meaningless TD wit under a minute left in the game. The Gators broke the game open against the Gamecocks opening up a 24 point lead with under 5 minutes left in the 3rd quarter while not allowing the Gamecocks to score more than 7 points in any quarter. The Aggies are 1-1 as they squeaked by 0-2 Vandy 17-12 and then getting hammered by Alabama 52-24 last week. QB Trask for the Gators has already passed for 684 yards and 10 TD.s with 1 pick in his first 2 games showing how strong their QB has the potential to be this season. This could be a huge problem for the Aggies who were burned for 435 passing yards and 4TD tosses by Alabama last week. They score 21 points a game and they will have to do better to defeat the Gators who average 45 points a game.

Take Florida

Tulane who is 2-1 will play Houston who has had 5 games canceled due to Covid concerns and hasn't played yet. Tulane has done well on both sides of the ball and are 3rd in defense and 4th offensively gaining almost 450 yards a game. Their last win was a 66-24 beating of So. Miss as they rushed for 430 yards. They lead the AAC with 882 rushing yards getting 14 TD's on the ground. Houston lost their starting QB King who transferred and is playing with Miami but they can also run the ball. Tulane won 3 of their last 4 games while 3 of their last 4 losses were by 14 points total. Houston lost 5 of their last 7 games and this will be quite a test for a team playing their 1st game of the season. Tulane is 14-3 ATS in their last 17 games on turf and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 October games. Houston is 3-8 ATS in their last 11 against teams with winning records, 1-4 ATS in their last 5 as the favorite and 0-5 ATS after a bye week. This might be too much to ask of Houston considering they haven't taken a snap all year.

Take Tulane

Arkansas was hammered by Georgia 37-10 scoring just 3 points in the last 3 quarters of the game. The Bulldogs were able to get over 260 yards passing and over 120 yards running. Arkansas was held to under 300 yards of offense including just 77 on the ground. Even though LSU beat Miss St, the Bulldogs were able to score 27 points in the 2nd half and they passed for over 600 yards and 5 TD's which lead the country. Arkansas has lost 10 straight games and if they can't run their passing game is in trouble as the Bulldog defense got 7 sacks last week. Arkansas is 4-10 ATS in their last 14 games and 3-8 ATS in their last 11 as a dog. The Bulldogs are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 as a home favorite and 11-4 ATS in their last 15 home games. If Arkansas can't put a rush on to stop the pass, then this game could get out of hand quickly. 

Take Mississippi State

USF has lost 5 of their last 6 games including a 52-0 blowout by Notre Dame in their last game. They are also 2-4 ATS in those 6 games and scored 17 points or less in 5 of them. It won't get much better as the Bearcats are ranked 14th defensively in the country and have a balanced offense that gains over 250 yards in the air and over 170 on the ground. They have won 8 of their last 9 and shut down a very good Army running game to just 69 yards. The strength of USF is their running game but if Cincinnati can shut them down they really don't have a passing game as of yet and they could be in for a long afternoon with their defense spending a lot of time on the field where they will wear down eventually. 

Take Cincinnati

For the past few years it was the Gator defense that anchored the team. They lost a bunch of key defenders an from last season and it showed s they gave up over 600 yards of offense to Ole Miss. Almost 450 yards coming through the air and 170 on the ground. They won that game 51-35. The Gators were able to gain over 600 yards on offense themselves and as a result won the shootout. Only LSU was able to put those kinds of points on the board when they beat Florida 42-28 last season. Besides them the Gamecocks scored the 2nd mot points in a 38-27 Gator win. The Gamecocks were beaten by a very good Tennessee team but were able to put up 27 points in a  close 31-27 game. It was the only the 2nd time in their last 9 gams they put up that many points. They are 8-2-1 ATS in their last 11 games as a road dog and in their last 10 meetings each team won 5 games and Florida went 0-1-1 ATS in the 2 games they were double digit favorites. The Spread seems high in this toughly fought series so I'll grab the points.

Take South Carolina

Baylor lost their last 2 road games while their last 2 wins were against a soft Kansas team. Those were 2 f the 3 games they scored more than 31 points in their last 8. It won't be easier as West Virginia has played tough defense being ranked in the top 10 in the country. They allow 135 yards in the air which is 5th best and have 5 sacks and 15 tackles for losses to boot. They were hurt in their loss last week allowing a 66 yard run and fell behind early 20-7 but toughened up defensively and holding the Cowboys to just 7 2nd half points. The Bears were helped by 2 long kick returns for TD's in their win but had just over 350 yards of total offense with 149 through the air. West Virginia's passing game put up close to 300 yards in their 2 games but need to improve a running game that hasn't had a lot of success. QB Doege has thrown for over 500 yards completing 63% of his passing with 5 TD's. They are 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 conference games and West Virginia is 4-0 in their last 4 meetings at home.

Take West Virginia

Last week was a huge win for Miami as the beat up Louisville 47-34 following a 31-14 win over UAB in their 1st game. In both game their offense gained almost 500 yards and they had success running and passing in both games. Louisville was a ranked team and the outcome was never in doubt as Miami led for start to finish. The Seminole lost a game they were 16 point favorites to a toothless Georgia Tech team who held the Seminoles to just 309 yards. They have been disappointing offensively for 2 years and has had to rely on their defense to keep them in games. QB Blackmon is in his 4th year and has never played as well as expected and you could almost blame him as the offensive leader as the problem but the coaching has been just as bad constantly changing but never improving. Miami's transfer QB D'Eriq king seems to have solved an on again off again QB problem and the great thing about him is he can run and pass. With a strong defensive line, Miami should be able to shut down the running which means Blackmon better have a good passing game which has been absent most of the time.

Take Miami

The Cowboys barely beat Tulsa 16-7 last week and this is a team known for offense not defense. West Virginia in their opening 56-7 win over FCS opponent Eastern KY was more like a tune up for today's big game. QB Doege was pretty sharp passing for 228 yards and 3 TD's. When it was over WV had amassed over 600 yards of offense with 295 in the air. Offensively for the Cowboys they weren't satisfied at the QB position using 3 QB's last week and breaking in 4 new starters on the front line. Running the ball is what both teams do and the one that establishes the run controls the game. Given the 2 weeks extra time to prepare for this game gives WV an advantage especially time to focus on what's needed to be done. The Cowboys need to figure out what happened last game while WV needs to continue their play. WV is 4-1 ATS in their last 4 on the road and 7-1 ATS in their last 8 September games. The Cowboys are 1-3-1 in their last 5 as the favorite.

Take West Virginia

Army outscored their first 2 opponents 79-7 and as usual had a strong running game that amasses 779 yards in the wins. Although their defense gave up less than 44 yards, the competition was weak. The Bearcats didn't have any trouble with FCS Austin Peay in a 55-20 win but they did allow 140 yards on the ground which is where they have to play well today. The key to this game is Army running and controlling the clock. The Bearcats can't score when their offense is on the bench. The Pressure is on Cincinnati to shut down the Army running game and that is no easy task. as army has a tendency to wear down defense. I like their chances against a Cinci team that really hasn't been tested. Army is 5-2 ATS in their last 7 and 7-3 ATS in their last 10 vs teams with winning home records. Overall they are 15-5-1 ATS in their last 21 September games.

Take Army

Kansas St dropped their 1st game and what we saw was an offense that is inexperienced and the Sooners have a brand new offense as well. Oklahoma came away with a win over an FCS opponent with over 600 yards of offense. That offense will be tested this week against Kansas who struggled on offense but held their opponent tp under 350 yards of offense. Kansas QB Thompson is very capable as he threw for 259 yards and 2 TD's. He is also a runner and last season threw for over 2300 yards and ran for another 400. He scored 11 TD's on the ground and was picked off just 5 times all year. If they can get a revamped defense playing well, they could be trouble for anyone. The Sooners are hurting on their defensive line and have a small secondary that can help Thompson's receivers and keep a passing game open for him without a Sooner rush. This game could be a lot closer than the numbers say. Kansas State is 6-1 ATS in their last 7 conference games and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 as a road dog while overall they are 16-5 ATS in their last 21.

Take Kansas State

Syracuse played 1 of the best teams in the ACC and by the end of the 3rd quarter were down just 10-6 but NC scored 21 4th quarter points to win 31-6. The Orange QB DeVito doesn't make a lot of mistakes and hasn't been picked off in over 200 straight passes but has had trouble finding his targets because of a porous offensive line. They need to step up their running game to open that up for him. Pittsburgh opened with a 55-3 win over FCS Austin Peay but that's not real competition. They have a decent running game and QB Pickett was 14for 20 and threw for 277 yards. Syracuse forced 3 TO's against NC and with this being a big rivalry game expect them to give Pittsburgh more trouble than they think. It's a big spread and Syracuse could hang around like last week for awhile.

Take Syracuse

Navy has been in the top 5 in NCAFF consistently since 2016. Their biggest concern was ex QB Perry who was their lading rusher in their triple option last year, He rushed for over 2,000 yards and threw for another 1000. In their 1st game QB Morris was held to just 2 of 4 passing for 16 yards and ran just 7 times for 2 yards. Their total offense for the day was 119 yards as they were crushed by BYU 55-3. Their defense allowed over 300 yards in the air as BYU got close to 600 yards of offense. Tulane's defense is 1 of the best in the AAC and held last week's opponent to 83 rushing yards and had 5 sacks to boot. Their offense came back strong scoring 14 points in the 4th to salvage a 27-24 win over a pretty tough So. Alabama team. Tulane's balanced offense produced almost 200 yards in the air and over 200 on the ground. With their rushing defense they should be able to stop Navy rushing pretty good an their offense will do the rest.

Take Tulane 

                                      REASON FOR 8* PLAY

The last time these teams met was in 2013 with S. Alabama winning 41-39. Alabama won their 1st game last week with an impressive 32-21 win over Southern Miss and in 2019 scored at least 27 points in 4 of their last 5 games. Tulane has a good team but lost 5 of their last 6 games last season as they allowed those 5 teams to score at least 29 in the losses. This is an in state rivalry and S. Alabama is playing in their brand new stadium so they would love to start off with a win there. 

Take South Alabama

                                           REASONS FOR 9* PLAY 

Tech was just 3-9 last season and ranked last in scoring and total offense in the ACC last year. They were a triple option one dimensional team that scored a total of 7 points in 2 of their last 3 regular season games. They are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games and 3-12 ATS in their last 15 overall. They are also unsure who will be their starting QB so their offense won't show much improvement. Florida St has a very good defense which under performed last season and will be returning QB Blackmon who passed for over 2,339 yards last season with 17 passing TD's. They overhauled their coaching staff and with the talent they have had their coaching wsn't getting the job done. Expect a new Seminole team to emerge this season.

Take Florida State

                                               REASONS FOR 8* PLAY

The Red Wolves visit Kansas St having lost to Memphis 37-24 in their 1st game. In that game they allowed over 500 yards to Memphis. They are 4-9 ATS in their last 13 non-conference games. The Wild cats are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games and 9-4 ATS in their last 13 at home. They also have QB Thompson who can run and pass. last year he threw for over 1200 yards and ran for over 400 totaling 12 TD passes and 11 TD runs. The Wildcats are looking to have a big season after opening 2019 with 4 straight wins including a 48-41 win over Oklahoma.

Take Kansas State

                                              REASONS FOR 7* PLAY

Syracuse visits NC in the opening game for both teams. Leading the Syracuse offense will be QB DeVito who had an excellent season in 2019 with 2,360 passing and 19 TD passes but was a victim 44 sacks where in 7 games was sacked at least 3 times. He didn't make many mistakes as he had just 5 picks in 337 attempts. If they can protect him then Syracuse could have a pretty decent passing game. NC finished 2019 with a 6-6 record and an offense that shined over an inconsistent defense that allowed opponents to score over 30 points in 4 of their 6 losses. This is a weird year with the pandemic and both teams will find out how this plays a role. NC are slow starters going 4-9-1 in their last 14 September games while Syracuse is 7-3-1 in their last 11 September games.

Take Syracuse

                                                    LSU VS CLEMSON

LSU has been destroying everyone all year so ride their train and GRAB YOUR CASH! They had wins over Alabama, Auburn and Georgia. NOBODY has their firepower on both sides of the ball so sit back and enjoy the WIN!

                                         WISCONSIN VS OREGON

The Badgers come in with a 10-3 record and all 3 losses were in their last 7 games. They lost to Ohio State twice and once to Illinois. Their strength offensively is their running game as they avreage 240 yards a game. In their last 10 games they outrushed their opponent 9 times and in 8 of the games ran for no less than 173 yards. They are ranked in the Top 20 in rushing and also average 34 points a game. They are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games as the favorite in a neutral site location and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 January games. Oregon is 11-2 finishing out the season winning 9 of their last 10 games. Their 1 loss was to ASU by 3 points on the road and they ended the year with a huge 37-15 win over Utah. They are a very good passing team, averaging over 265 yards a game but what make them so dangerous, is they also average over 183 yards on the ground. They are 23-9 ATS in their last 32 games on grass and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games after a win.

Take Oregon

                                             TEXAS VS UTAH

Texas comes in with a 7-5 record with 5 of their wins at home. They lost 4 of their games in their last 7 of the year finishing out 3-4 in their last 7 games. Their offense fell off scoring 27 points or less in 5 of their last 7 games. They are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games after a win and 2-7 ATS in their last 9 games after a 20 point win. They were able to score at least 30 points when they were at least a 9.5 point favorite. Utah is 11-2 and 9-4 ATS in those 13 games.. They won 8 of their last 10 games losing only to USC and Oregon on the road. They are 8-1 ATS in their last 9 games and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 against the Big 12. They are 10-4 ATS in their last 14 bowl games and 8-1 ATS in their last 9 games as the favorite. They average 34 points and 34 points a game and topped that in 6 of their last 8 wins.

Take Utah

                                        KANSAS STATE VS NAVY

Kansas State comes in with an 8-4 record and finished up the year 2-2. They haven't played well during Bowl Season as they are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 bowl games and 1-5 ATS as an underdog in their last 6 bowl games and have been held to 30 points or less in 6 of their last 9 games. Navy is 10-2 and 9-3 ATS in those games. They lead the country rushing as they average 363 yards a game and score over 38 points while averaging a total of 460 yards a game. They won 8 of their last 10 games losing to Notre Dame and Memphis on the road. They are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games and 12-3-1 ATS in their last 16 overall. They are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 bowl games and 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games on field turf. They are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games as the favorite and with their running game they could be on the field all day as Kansas State have averaged under 400 yards a game in 7 of their last 10.

Take Navy

                                                   KENTUCKY VS VIRGINIA TECH

Kentucky comes in with a 7-5 record and have won 3 straight and 5 of 7 overall. They are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games and their offense has scored at least 38 points in 4 of their last 5 games. They are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 non conference games and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games on grass. They are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 following a win. Tech is 8-4 with 6 wins coming at home. They had their 3 game winning streak broken when they lost their last game of the season. Kentucky's defense has played well allowing 21 points in their last 7 games. Tech is 3-9 ATS in their last 12 games as the favorite and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games against the SEC.

Take Kentucky

                                             OKLAHOMA VS LSU

The Sooners finished up with a 12-1 record and relied mainly on their offense to win games. They scored 30 points in 9 of their last 10 games but after a run of scoring over 40 points in 5 of 6 games, they could score no more than 34 points in their last 4 games of the year and went 1-5 ATS in their lst 6 games. They are 4-11 ATS in their last 15 neutral site games and 1-5 ats in their last 6 games against teams with a winning record. The Tigers have been a monster going undefeated and scored at least 42 points in 7 of their last 10 games while going 5-1 ATS in their last 6 neutral site games. They are also 9-3-1 ATS in their last 12 December games as well as 7-2 ATS against teams with winning records.

Take LSU

                                                  NOTRE DAME VS IOWA STATE

The Irish finished up at 10-2 winning 5 straight and 8nof their last 10. They scored over 38 points in their last 4 games and over 30 in 8 of their last 10 and lost to just Georgia and Michigan. Iowa State finished up at 7-5 but 3 of their losses were in their last 5 games as their defense allowed at least 24 points in 6 of their last 8 games. The Irish are 4-0 ATS in both the last 4 games as the favorite and their last 4 non conference games. They are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games after a win and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 overall. Iowa State are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 neutral site games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 non conference games. They are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 December games and 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 overall.

Take Notre Dame

                                                 NORTH CAROLINAVS TEMPLE

 The Tarheels finished up with a 6-6vrecord going 2-2 in their last 4 games. They are 4-0nATS in their last 4 games as at least double digit favorites and are 0-5 ATS when the spread was 4 points or less either way.They are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 neutral site games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games against teams with winning records. Temple is 8-4 winning 6 games over their last 8 overall. Their last 3 losses were to Cinci, UCF and SMU all of whom have a 19-5 total record and  are all bowl bound. Their defense has held their last 4 opponents below 21 points and 6 of their last 9 overall. They are 20-6 ATS in their last 26 games on field turf and 35-16 ATS in their last 51 games overall

Take Temple

                                              PITTSBURGH @ ECU

Pittsburgh comes in with a 7-5 record and have lost their last 2 games of the year scoring just 19 points total in their last 2 games and 20 points or less in 6 of their last 9 games. They are 1-4 ATS in their lst 5 neutral games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 bowl games. EMU is 6-6 but have won 2 of 3 games and scored at least 27 points in 7 of their last 10 games while they are 5-0-1 ATS in their last 6 games as the dog and 14-4 ATS in their last 18 following an ATS loss. They are 17-5 ATS in their last 22 non conference game and 21-7 ATS in their last 28 games overall. They lost their last 3 games by 8 points or less.

Take Eastern Michigan

                                                         SMU VS FAU

The Mustangs come in with a 10-2 record and both losses away from home. Both losses were in their last 4 games as they allowed at least 35 points in each loss and allowed at least 35 points in 6 of their last 9 games. They are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games as their defense allows 284 yards in the air and over 153 yards on the ground. FAU finished up at 10-3 losing their first 2 games of the year to powerful Ohio State and UCF. They won their last 6 games of the year and were 5-1 ATS in those games and 7-3 ATS in their last 10 overall and 7-3 ATS in their last 10 December games. This is a neutral site game and the Owls are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 neutral site games and 4-0 ATS against teams with a winning record. Their defense allows less than 400 yards and 22 points a game.

Take FAU