Saturday 10-27-18 Free Plays / Trends / Betting Info / Etc

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College Football's Top ATS Teams (based on cover %):

1. Washington St. 7-0 ATS
t2. Florida 6-1 ATS
t2. Fresno St. 6-1 ATS
t2. Georgia Southern 6-1 ATS
t2. Iowa 6-1 ATS
t2. UAB 6-1 ATS
t2. Utah St. 6-1 ATS
t2. Texas A&M 6-1 ATS
t2. Virginia 6-1 ATS
10. App. St. 5-1 ATS

College Football's Worst ATS Teams (based on cover %):

t130. Navy 1-6 ATS
t130. Louisville 1-6 ATS
t130. Wake Forest 1-6 ATS
t130. Florida Atlantic 1-6 ATS
127. Connecticut 1-5-1 ATS
t121. 5 teams tied at 2-6 ATS (Washington, UL-Monroe, UMass, New Mexico St., Wyoming)

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College football trends for Week 8:

— Washington State is 15-5 in last 20 games as a road underdog.

— Home side covered 7 of last 10 Wisconsin-Northwestern games.

— Pitt is 8-15-1 vs spread in its last 24 home games.

— Kansas covered once in its last six games as a home underdog.

— New Mexico covered only two of last nine conference games.

— North Carolina covered six of its last eight games vs Virginia.

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MR. UFC VEGAS

Event: (24209) A. Soukhamthath at (24210) J. Martinez
Sport/League: MMA
Date/Time: October 27, 2018 10PM EDT
Play: A. Soukhamthath -193

Andre Soukhamthath vs Jonathan Martinez



Andre Soukhamthath (12-6) faces Jonathan Martinez (9-1) who's a short notice fill in for Gavin Tucker.
Martinez will be competing at a weight class above normal due to short notice and no time for cutting weight.
When first breaking down this fight, the biggest difference that sticks out is the competition level each has faced. Not only has Martinez been out for over a year due to an injury, but prior to that his 2 most recent wins came over opponents carrying an 0-4 and 0-1 record. Not impressive. He's faced a few other below average competition in low level MMA organizations and pulled out some wins to pad his record. When Martinez got the call to fight Andre, he was working at a company that refurbishes chairs.
Looking at Andre Soukhamthath, I believe he's more well rrounded then Martinez. Currently he's 1-3 in the UFC but faced much higher competition, losing his first 2 UFC fights to good opponents in close split decision loses, then Andre finished a tough Luke Sanders (12-2) and then lost to a rising star in Sean O'Malley (10-0) by decision.
If Andre can work his combinations from the outside and pressure the much more inexperienced Martinez, I believe he will out work and out strike Martinez standing. Also with Andre a few inches taller with a few inch reach advantage mixed with Martinez used to smaller opponents, I see Andre getting the win.


Free Bet: Andre Soukhamthath (-195)

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Preview: Southern Mississippi at Charlotte
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, October 27, 2018
Where: Jerry Richardson Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina



Overall Team Offense

The Charlotte 49ers are ranked 103 on offense, averaging 356.9 yards per game. The 49ers are averaging 142.6 yards rushing and 214.3 yards passing so far this season.
The Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles are ranked 46 on offense, averaging 428.8 yards per game. The Golden Eagles are averaging 118.5 yards rushing and 310.3 yards passing so far this season.

Home and Away

The Charlotte 49ers are 3-1 at home this season, 2-2 against conference opponents and 7095-7095 against non-conference opponents.
At home the 49ers are averaging 27.8 scoring, and holding teams to 23.5 points scored on defense.
The Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles are 0-2 while on the road this season, 2-1 against conference opponents and 7095-7095 against non-conference opponents.
On the road, the Golden Eagles are averaging 10.0 scoring, and holding teams to 27.0 points scored on defense.

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Preview: Oregon State at Colorado


Two weeks ago, Colorado was undefeated, ranked 18th nationally, and in control of its quest to win the Pac 12 South Division for the second time in three seasons. Two double-digit road losses later, the Buffaloes are looking to get back on the winning track, starting with Saturday afternoon’s homecoming game against struggling Oregon State.


Colorado has lost at USC (31-20) and No. 13 Washington (27-13) the past two Saturdays and finds itself a half-game back of South co-leaders Utah and USC at 2-2 in conference play. The Buffaloes averaged 37.8 points in their 5-0 start but have hit back-to-back season lows in points and total yards (265 and 263) in the losses to the Trojans and Huskies. “It’s kind of like being backed into a corner,” Colorado quarterback Steven Montez said at Tuesday’s weekly news conference. “The only way you are getting out of there is come out swinging. That’s what we plan on doing Saturday.” Oregon State, meanwhile, has dropped five straight since opening 1-1, including a 0-4 Pac-12 start to extend its conference losing streak to 13 games.

TV: 3 p.m. ET, Pac-12 Network. LINE: Colorado -24


ABOUT OREGON STATE (1-6, 0-4 Pac-12): The Beavers lost more than a home game in Saturday’s 49-7 loss to California as starting quarterback Conor Blount took a hit to the helmet on a targeting infraction late in the second quarter and suffered a concussion. Third-string quarterback Jack Colletto finished up for Blount, who is in the concussion protocol this week, and the junior-college transfer could be called upon to make his first FBS start. Senior quarterback Jake Luton started the first two games of the season for the Beavers but has been sidelined since suffering a high-ankle sprain Sept. 15 against Nevada and his status remains iffy for Saturday.

ABOUT COLORADO (5-2, 2-2): The Buffaloes are dealing with some key injury issues of their own as sophomore wide receiver Laviska Shenault didn’t make the trip to Seattle after suffering a toe injury in the second half of the loss to USC. Shenault, who remains the FBS leader in receptions (10.0) and receiving yards (130.0) per game, was limited in practice early in the week and his status is still considered “day-to-day,” according to head coach Mike MacIntyre. Meanwhile, top cornerback Delrick Abrams Jr., will return Saturday after missing the Washington game with a calf injury while wide receiver Jay MacIntyre (concussion) and kicker James Stefano (hip) are considered questionable and starting cornerback Chris Miller is out for the remainder of the season with a hand injury.


EXTRA POINTS

1. Colorado has won three straight and three of the five meetings vs. Oregon State since joining the Pac-12 in 2011.

2. The Beavers have lost their last 17 Pac-12 road games since a 2014 win at Colorado.

3. Oregon State freshman RB Jermar Jefferson, the Pac-12’s leading rusher (128.4 yards per game), missed the start of the Cal game with a “mild” hamstring injury but entered the contest in the second quarter and finished with a season-low 34 yards on two carries. Head coach Jonathan Smith was “optimistic” early in the week that Jefferson would be able to play and handle a larger workload Saturday.


PREDICTION: Colorado 45, Oregon State 17