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SATURDAY COLLEGE FOOTBALL SELECTIONS
2-Unit Play. Take #314 Marshall (+5) over N.C. State (7 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 22)
1-Unit Play. Take 'Over' 57.0 N.C. State at Marshall (7 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 22)
I smell an upset here. I don't think that N.C. State is that good. They have one great player in quarterback Ryan Finley. But the rest of this team is pretty young. And they are making that long trek up to Huntington for a night game against a Thundering Herd team that absolutely had this game circled on their schedule. Marshall led N.C. State 20-10 on the road last year. That was a much better Wolfpack team. Now Marshall, with 18 starters back, gets a chance at some revenge. N.C. State has also had to deal with issues regarding the hurricane and flooding over the past two weeks. And now they have to go on the road. It is a tough spot for a young team and I think that Marshall's revenge motivation, experience and home field edge all make them a very active underdog in this one.
5-Unit Play. Take #317 Michigan State (-4.5) over Indiana (7:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 22)
It's early in the season. But this already seems like a game that the Spartans absolutely have to have. They have not played well in either of their first two games. But Mark Dantonio has had two weeks to prep for this one. They are coming off a loss and now open conference play on the road against a 3-0 team. I think Dantonio is going to give his guys the whip. This is a team with 19 starters back from a 10-win campaign last year. And that included a win over a better Indiana team. Michigan State lost the last time they were here during that disastrous 2016 campaign. But beyond that they have dominated the Hoosiers, winning eight of nine and going 7-2 ATS in those games. And not many of them have been close. Michigan State's win margins have been by 25, 13, 52, 4, 14, 39, 26 and 8 points. As you can see, they've won six of the last nine meetings via blowout and that's what I see here. Indiana is 3-0 but they have beaten a bunch of schlubs (FIU, Virginia and Ball State). The Hoosiers are just 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games overall and last year they were completely outclassed against the top teams in the conference. Peyton Ramsey looks pretty solid. But he hasn't faced a defense like this Spartans unit. And I also think that Michigan State is going to be able to ram the ball down the throat of the nation's No. 94 rush defense. I think a motivated Spartans team is going to lay the wood.
2-Unit Play. Take #320 Maryland (-1.5) over Minnesota (Noon, Saturday, Sept. 22)
You would have to think that if Maryland were good enough to beat Texas at home they would be good enough to take out Minnesota here as well. I know that the Gophers will ?just keep rowing? behind P.J. Fleck. But losing running back Rodney Smith was a crippling blow to an already limited offense. And now they are down their starting quarterback as well and forced to go with a freshman making his first career road start. Not good. Maryland went on the road and beat Minnesota last year and I think that they can deal out a similar beating in this one.
1-Unit Play. Take #341 East Carolina (+22) over South Florida (8 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 22)
I know it doesn't seem it but this is actually a rebuilding season for the Bulls. They lost a host of talent and experience from last year's team and Charlie Strong is settling in with his systems. USF has been less than impressive so far, failing to cover against Elon, then getting a garbage win over Georgia Tech in a game they were outgained by nearly 200 yards, and then flopping in just a six-point win over lowly Illinois last week. East Carolina has had some issues. But they blew out North Carolina and they have outgained each of their opponents by over 100 yards. I think they can score enough to keep this one interesting and in just one of the last five meetings in this series, dating back to 2006, has USF beaten East Carolina by more than three touchdowns. The points should hold up.
2-Unit Play. Take #353 Arizona (-6.5) over Oregon State (4 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 22)
Arizona's losses to BYU and Houston don't look so bad now. Arizona is a team that I was kind of high on as a Pac-12 sleeper coming into the season. Like Arizona State, this program has had underutilized talent the last few seasons. And with a new coach and some new life I thought they might show some improvement. It hasn't exactly worked out that way to this point. But I think they are better than the Beavers, who are 1-13 in their last 14 games. This team is generally noncompetitive and are coming off a loss to a weak Nevada team.
6-Unit Play. Take #362 Michigan (-17) over Nebraska (Noon, Saturday, Sept. 22)
I think that Scott Frost is going to be fine in Nebraska. Eventually. But right now this team is a mess. He absolutely does not have the players he needs to run his systems. And this is going to be an ugly, ugly season. The Huskers are 0-2 with home losses to Colorado and Troy. It is not going to get any better in Ann Arbor and Michigan is absolutely not the opponent for a team to find its footing against. The Wolverines have one of the best defenses in college football and they should absolutely smother a Nebraska offense that doesn't know what its doing. Nebraska wants to play fast. Well, that's just going to play into Michigan's hands. A lot of people wrote off the Wolverines after their close loss at Notre Dame in the opener. Not me. I still think that this team has a realistic shot of winning the Big Ten this year. And after ringing up 45+ points the last two weeks the offense looks like it is starting to find its football. It's not as if Nebraska is immune to blowouts. They've lost eight of their last nine games. And last year featured blowouts by 21 (Wisconsin), 42 (Ohio State) and 42 (Iowa) - at HOME. They were 27-point underdogs at Penn State late in the season and were down 42-10 at halftime. And you can make the argument that last November's Nebraska team was much better than this year's raw group. Michigan absolutely will not call off the dogs and I think this game is going to be a bloodbath.
1-Unit Play. Take #377 UNLV (+7.5) over Arkansas State (7 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 22)
UNLV is the better team from the better conference. I get it that Arkansas State can put some points on the board. But barely beating Tulsa doesn't exactly impress me. UNLV was only outgained by 96 yards in a game at USC this year and they have cobbled together some momentum after back-to-back wins. This is Tony Sanchez's best team yet and he has the Rebels more than competitive. UNLV has gone 6-3 ATS in their last nine games and they are 4-1 ATS in their last five road games, all as an underdog. I think they have a chance to win this game outright so I will take the points here.
1-Unit Play. Take #380 Texas (+3) over TCU (4:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 22)
I'll take a shot with the home underdog here. Each of these teams come into this game with opposite momentum. TCU is disappointed after a 12-point loss to Ohio State at home last week. Texas has to be feeling good after a 23-point dismantling of USC last week. Now the Longhorns get to stay home and host another Top 25 team looking for another upset. It's a good role for them. The Longhorns have lost four straight times to TCU. I feel like they are due for some revenge here and I think they will get it with the outright win.
1-Unit Play. Take #383 Louisiana Tech (+21) over LSU (7 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 22)
I think this game means more to one of these teams than the other. LSU is in a massive letdown spot after they fluked out their way to a road win at Auburn. They also have a bigger game on deck next week against Ole Miss. In the meantime they could underperform in this spot against a Bulldogs team that will max out against the bigger in-state school. Remember: this is the same LSU team that lost to Troy at home last year and only beat SE Louisiana 31-0 earlier this year.
2-Unit Play. Take #387 South Carolina (-2) over Vanderbilt (4 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 22)
Notre Dame, by virtue of their high public profile, takes everyone's best shot. That's a big game for every team that plays the Irish. The corollary to that is that teams are susceptible to letdowns the week after they face the Irish. Vanderbilt went on the road and almost knocked off Notre Dame in South Bend last week, losing 22-17. They have to be disappointed about that. Now they face a very tough South Carolina team that has had two weeks to prepare for this one. USC has been licking its wounds after getting pounded by Georgia. But I think that this group has enough talent and experience to pick itself up off the mat and earn a hard-fought road win here. South Carolina hasn't lost to Vanderbilt in a decade. These games are always close. But South Carolina always finds a way to get that W. I think they will again here.
2-Unit Play. Take #392 Utah State (-10.5) over Air Force (10 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 22)
This is a revenge game for the Aggies, who lost by just three points on the road last year. Utah State has actually lost three in a row in this series and I think they are due to deal out a beating. This team nearly took down Michigan State on the road in its opener. Then they waxed New Mexico State and Tennessee Tech the last two weeks. Air Force had to sit on a loss at Florida Atlantic for two weeks. They were thoroughly outplayed in that game and that final score (and backdoor cover) was garbage, with Air Force scoring on a blocked punt with 50 seconds to play. They won't be so fortunate against Utah State here.
1-Unit Play. TEASER: Take #346 Toledo (-3.5) over Nevada (Noon) AND Take #392 Utah State (-10.5) over Air Force (10 p.m.)
1-Unit Play. Take 'Over' 75.5 Texas Tech at Oklahoma State (7 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 22)
1-Unit Play. Take 'Over' 64.5 Georgia at Missouri (Noon, Saturday, Sept. 22)
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ZACK CIMINI
florida -3.5
ohio +7.5
washington -18
south florida over 68.5
stanford -2.5
notre dame -7.5Comment
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BRENT MUSBERGER
maryland -2
stanford -2Comment
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VIPER
iowa state over
marshall over
miami ohio underComment
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ADAM THOMPSON
north texas -12.5
georgia -14,
minnesota +2.5
kansas state +17Comment
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BARRETT SALLEE
syracuse -27.5
clemson -16,5
pittsburgh -3.5Comment
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JOSH NAGEL
uconn +29
washington -17.5
kansas state +16
wisconsin -3Comment
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STEPHEN OH
minnesota +3
nebraska -17Comment
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Dwayne Bryant
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NCAA Football(Bob Balfe)
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Rotation #319-320
Maryland -2.5 over Minnesota
The Maryland program is in dark days right now on how they handled the overheating incident which lead to a player dying this preseason. I think the school is doing the right thing but taking blame and the suspended coach and trainers will never return to this program. On the football field Maryland has the edge. This is a team with a more established running game as all of their weapons at that position return from last year. Minnesota starts a freshman walk on who is starting in his first game and lost their top two running backs for the season. This is a team that relied on those guys more than most teams. Simply put this offense has little experience and the Terps should get the home win. Take Maryland.
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