Saturday 9/5/20 Free Plays / Trends / Betting Info / Etc

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Cleveland Indians
Cleveland is 14-5 ATS in its last 19 games
Cleveland is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games
Cleveland is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Cleveland is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games at home
Cleveland is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Milwaukee
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cleveland's last 9 games when playing at home against Milwaukee


Milwaukee Brewers
Milwaukee is 4-11 ATS in its last 15 games
Milwaukee is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 7 games
Milwaukee is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Milwaukee is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Milwaukee is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Cleveland
Milwaukee is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 9 games when playing on the road against Cleveland

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Minnesota Twins
Minnesota is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Minnesota is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Minnesota's last 20 games at home
Minnesota is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
Minnesota is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Detroit
Minnesota is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Detroit
Minnesota is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing at home against Detroit


Detroit Tigers
Detroit is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games
Detroit is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games
Detroit is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
Detroit is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games on the road
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Detroit is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Detroit is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Detroit is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing on the road against Minnesota

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New York Mets
NY Mets is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
NY Mets is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets's last 5 games
NY Mets is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
NY Mets is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Philadelphia
NY Mets is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Mets's last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
NY Mets is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
NY Mets is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets's last 7 games when playing at home against Philadelphia


Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Philadelphia is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Philadelphia is 6-12 SU in its last 18 games on the road
Philadelphia is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing NY Mets
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing NY Mets
Philadelphia is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Mets

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Boston Red Sox
Boston is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Boston is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games at home
Boston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Boston's last 13 games when playing Toronto
Boston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Toronto
Boston is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games when playing at home against Toronto
Boston is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Boston is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games


Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Toronto is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games
Toronto is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Toronto is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Toronto's last 13 games when playing Boston
Toronto is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Boston
Toronto is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games when playing on the road against Boston

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Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Baltimore is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games
Baltimore is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Baltimore is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
Baltimore is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games at home
Baltimore is 4-16 ATS in its last 20 games when playing NY Yankees
Baltimore is 1-19 SU in its last 20 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
Baltimore is 3-16 ATS in its last 19 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
Baltimore is 1-18 SU in its last 19 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing at home against NY Yankees


New York Yankees
NY Yankees is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
NY Yankees is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 6 games
NY Yankees is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
NY Yankees is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games on the road
NY Yankees is 16-4 ATS in its last 20 games when playing Baltimore
NY Yankees is 19-1 SU in its last 20 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing Baltimore
NY Yankees is 16-3 ATS in its last 19 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
NY Yankees is 18-1 SU in its last 19 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing on the road against Baltimore

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St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
St. Louis is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
St. Louis is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games at home
St. Louis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games at home
St. Louis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 6 of St. Louis's last 9 games when playing Chi Cubs
St. Louis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of St. Louis's last 15 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs


Chicago Cubs
Chi Cubs is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Chi Cubs is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games
Chi Cubs is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Chi Cubs is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games on the road
Chi Cubs is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 9 games when playing St. Louis
Chi Cubs is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Chi Cubs's last 15 games when playing on the road against St. Louis

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Los Angeles Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
LA Dodgers is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games at home
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 7 games at home
LA Dodgers is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Colorado
LA Dodgers is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing Colorado
LA Dodgers is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games when playing at home against Colorado
LA Dodgers is 16-1 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against Colorado


Colorado Rockies
Colorado is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Colorado is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games
Colorado is 12-4 ATS in its last 16 games on the road
Colorado is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado's last 8 games on the road
Colorado is 2-9 ATS in its last 11 games when playing LA Dodgers
Colorado is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games when playing LA Dodgers
Colorado is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
Colorado is 1-16 SU in its last 17 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers

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Seattle Mariners
Seattle is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Seattle is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
Seattle is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Seattle is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games at home
Seattle is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Texas
Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Texas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing Texas
Seattle is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Texas
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Texas
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Seattle's last 9 games when playing at home against Texas


Texas Rangers
Texas is 5-13 ATS in its last 18 games
Texas is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 6 games
Texas is 4-11 ATS in its last 15 games on the road
Texas is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Texas's last 10 games on the road
Texas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Seattle
Texas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games when playing Seattle
Texas is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Texas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Texas's last 9 games when playing on the road against Seattle

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San Francisco Giants
San Francisco is 11-4 ATS in its last 15 games
San Francisco is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games
San Francisco is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games at home
San Francisco is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 11 of San Francisco's last 16 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 6 games at home
San Francisco is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Arizona
San Francisco is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Francisco's last 7 games when playing Arizona
San Francisco is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Arizona
San Francisco is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona


Arizona Diamondbacks
Arizona is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Arizona is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games
Arizona is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Arizona is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Arizona's last 8 games on the road
Arizona is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing San Francisco
Arizona is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona's last 7 games when playing San Francisco
Arizona is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
Arizona is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing on the road against San Francisco

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Houston Astros
Houston is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Houston's last 8 games at home
Houston is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing LA Angels
Houston is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Houston's last 8 games when playing LA Angels
Houston is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against LA Angels
Houston is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games when playing at home against LA Angels
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Houston's last 8 games


Los Angeles Angels
LA Angels is 5-12 ATS in its last 17 games
LA Angels is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games
The total has gone OVER in 15 of LA Angels's last 23 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Angels's last 6 games
LA Angels is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
LA Angels is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games on the road
LA Angels is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Houston
LA Angels is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 7 of LA Angels's last 8 games when playing Houston
LA Angels is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Houston
LA Angels is 3-14 SU in its last 17 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels's last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston

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TODAY'S NBA PICKS RAPTORS VS. CELTICS & CLIPPERS VS. NUGGETS

Boston tries to go up 3-0 on Toronto while the Clippers and Nuggets begin their Western Conference semifinals series down in the NBA playoffs bubble Thursday night. How are we playing these games with our free NBA playoff picks?

RAPTORS -1/216 VS. CELTICS, 6:30 PM ET, TNT
Boston leads this series two games to none after taking Game 2 Tuesday 102-99. The Celtics trailed by 12 points late in the third quarter Tuesday, then used a 29-9 run to take control and held on from there for the outright victory as dogs of 1.5 points.

Boston only shot 42 percent from the floor on the night but held Toronto to just 40 percent shooting. The Celtics also hit 23/25 from the free-throw line and made several big 3-pointers, most by G Marcus Smart, during their fourth-quarter rally. Meanwhile, the Raptors made just 11/40 from 3-point land.

With Tuesday's victory, Boston is now 6-0 SU, 5-1 ATS in these playoffs.

With Tuesday's loss, Toronto is now 4-2 SU, 3-3 ATS in these playoffs.

Also, the Celtics are now 5-1 both SU and ATS this season against the Raptors, even though Toronto
finished five games ahead of Boston in the final regular-season standings.

On the injury front, the Celtics are still playing without F Gordon Hayward, although they haven't seemed to miss him too much so far.

Free NBA Playoff Pick: We're 0-2 ATS picking this series, taking Toronto both games. The Raptors basically got blown out in Game 1, but they coulda/shoulda won Game 2. Boston seems to have Toronto's number this season, but we still expect this series to go at least six games. We also expect the Raptors to shoot the ball at least a little better than they have through the first two games of this series. We'll stick with the Raptors for Game 3.




CLIPPERS -8.5/223 VS. NUGGETS 9 PM ET, TNT
Los Angeles dispatched of Dallas in six games in their first-round series, finishing it with a 111-97 victory Sunday. So the Clippers are working on three days off, which sounds about perfect.

Meanwhile, Denver rallied from down three games to one against Utah to take that series 4-3, advancing with an 80-78 Game 7 victory Tuesday.

Los Angeles finished 3.5 games ahead of Denver in the final regular-season standings, 49-23 to 46-27. The Clippers also took the season series from the Nuggets two games to one, going 2-1 ATS in the process. Denver won the first meeting back in January 114-104 as a one-point favorite at home, but LA won the next two by scores of 132-103 and 124-111, covering those games as a favorite of seven and six points.

The Clippers shot 51 percent from the floor in those three meetings combined, the Nuggets 48 percent.

This game's line opened with Los Angeles favored by 7.5 points, then got bumped to -8.5 in the early betting action. Also, the total on this game opened at 226, then got bet down to 223.

Free NBA Playoff Pick: The Clippers are the better team here and should win both this game and this series. LA also beat Denver twice during the regular season by more than 8.5 points, and its four wins in the series against Dallas came by 8, 8, 43, and 14 points. We'll give the points here with Los Angeles.

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BYU at Navy 9/7/20 - NCAA

The opening weekend of the 2020 College Football season will conclude with an intriguing matchup between the BYU Cougars and the Navy Midshipmen. The independent Cougars lost several marquee games on their schedule due to COVID-19 and have the talent to run through their increasingly less difficult modified slate of games. Junior QB Zach Wilson returns to lead the offense, after throwing for 2,382 and 11 touchdowns a season ago.

Head coach Kalani Sitake returns his entire offensive line and senior TE Matt Bushman will be counted on to be the top receiving threat. The BYU defense ranked 78th in the nation in rushing defense and allowed 167.5 yards per game in 2019.

The Navy Midshipmen are coming off a successful 2019 campaign that saw them win 11 games, including a 20-17 Liberty Bowl victory against Kansas State. The Midshipmen run the triple option for 14th year head coach Ken Niumatalolo and averaged 37.2 points per contest. Navy will have to replace QB Malcolm Perry, who led his team to a national best 360.5 yards rushing per game in 2019.

Junior FB Jamale Carothers will be counted on to pick up the slack offensively, after rushing for 734 yards and 14 touchdowns. The Navy defense returns six starters from a defense that limited opponents to 22.3 points per game last year.

Recent Betting Trends

Cougars are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games.
Midshipmen are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 home games.
Under is 7-2 in Cougars last 9 games in September.
Under is 15-7-1 in Cougars last 23 road games.
Under is 5-2 in Midshipmen last 7 home games.

Free NCAAF Pick: BYU Cougars +1

These two squads expect to have winning seasons and this will be a good early measuring stick. BYU has the advantage of having extra time to prepare for Navy’s triple-option attack. Look for BYU to pull away in the second half for a ten-point victory. Final Score Prediction, BYU Cougars win and cover ATS 31-21.

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Stephen F. Austin at UTEP 9/5/20 - College Football

On Saturday September 5th, the Stephen F Austin Lumberjacks visit the UTEP Miners at the Sun Bowl to open the college football regular season for both. Stephen F Austin was 3-9 overall last season and 3-6 in the Southland Conference. The season started poorly for the Lumberjacks as they lost each of their first four games before defeating Lamar in Week 5. Head coach Colby Carthel returns for his second year at the helm along with Matt Storm the offensive coordinator and Scott Power the defensive coordinator.

Trae Self returns as the starting quarterback for SFA. Last season Self threw for 2,550 yards, 12 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. Top running back Da’Leon Ward returns after rushing for 471 yards and one touchdown in 2019. The top wide receivers returning for Stephen F. Austin is Xavier Gipson who caught 52 passes for 934 yards and seven touchdowns in 2019.

The UTEP Miners suffered through a poor season in 2019 going 1-11 overall and 0-8 in the Conference-USA. The offense scored just 235 points and finished 116th in total offense. Gavin Hardison, a transfer, will start at quarterback but could be pressed by JUOO transfer Isaiah Bravo. Jacob Cowing is the Miners deep threat at wideout, while Justin Garrett caught the most passes a season ago with 40 and returns. Quardraiz Wadley returns as the leading rushing from last season with 627 yards and seven TDs.

The defense gave up over 200 yards per game on the ground last season. Praise Amaewhule is the leading tackler returning from last season on the defensive line, while transfer Jadrian Taylor adds pass rushing abilities at one end and Derick Simpson anchors the inside. The linebackers will be led by Jayson VanHook who had 52 tackles last season and transfer Tyrice Knight will help. The secondary lost three players who were the three leading tacklers on defense a season ago, but the two starting cornerbacks return.

Recent Betting Trends

Stephen F Austin is 1-4 ATS in its last 5
The OVER has cashed in 4 of the Lumberjacks last 5
UTEP is 1-5 ATS in its last 6
The OVER has cashed in 4 of the Miners last 5

Free NCAAF Pick: Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks

The UTEP Miners are coming off a horrendous season in which they just won one game and were 0-8 in conference play. The Miners allowed 30 points or more in 10 games last season and lost their three top tacklers on defense. Stephen F Austin’s season was not anything to brag about but has a solid returning offense that should move the ball up and down the field against the porous UTEP defense. Final Score Prediction, Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks win and cover ATS 24-23.

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Arkansas State at Memphis 9/5/20 – College Football

Blake Anderson is coming into another season to lead the Red Wolves. He has been the headman of the Red Wolves since 2014 and is guaranteed to be at the top spot until 2023. He has ended up getting the Sun Belt title twice and has managed to lead the Red Wolves to 6 different bowl appearances.

With the Red Wolves they are returning Layne Hatcher on the year as the starting quarterback. Hatcher has thrown a total of 2946 yards and has ended up getting 27 touchdowns, but has been picked off only 10 times. Marcell Murray is the leading running back who is coming back and he was the leader last year for the Red Wolves as well. Murray ended up with 170 carries, but only getting 820 yards with 6 touchdowns.

Memphis is a team that has some question marks as a couple of running backs have talked about opting out. However, the Tigers are a team that has quite a bit of depth and that could really help Memphis in getting some good games here and potentially get some good wins on the year.

Brady White is the projected starting quarterback for the Tigers. White has thrown a total of 4014 yards with 33 touchdowns, but only ended up with 11 picks. Kenneth Gainwell is the running back who is rumored to opt out on the year, but he is also the running back that led the Tigers last year. Gainwell ended up carrying the ball 231 times for 1459 yards and 13 touchdowns.

Free NCAAF Pick: Arkansas State Red Wolves +19

The Tigers are a good team, but they have quite a few question marks. One of the biggest question marks is who is going to be the starting running back if Gainwell opts out on the year. If he opts out this game will be quite a bit closer and that will be what the pick is based off of is Gainwell not coming back in the game, but even then the Tigers win the game, but not as big as they should. Final Score Prediction, Memphis Tigers win but do not cover ATS 31-21.

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Houston Baptist at North Texas 9/5/20 - College Football

The Houston Baptist Huskies visit Apogee Stadium in Denton, Texas on Saturday to play the North Texas Mean Green. Houston Baptist finished 5-7 last season and was 2-6 in Southland Conference action, where they finished next-to-last in the conference standings. Head coach Vic Shealy returns for the Huskies as does quarterback Bailey Zappe, who is back for a final season. The Huskies will play just three non-conference games this fall before moving the rest of their schedule to the spring.

Last season, Zappe threw for 3,811 yards and 35 touchdowns, and led the FCS with 35 TD passes, completions with 357, attempts with 560, while finishing second in yards. Ben Ratzlaff returns as Zappe’s favorite target after catching 87 receptions a season ago for 1,139 yards with 12 TDs. Jerreth Sterns also returns and last season caught 105 passes for 833 yards with nine TDs. Eight starters on defense return with the linebackers corps the heart and soul of that side of the line of scrimmage.

The North Texas offense disappointed in 2019 as the Mean Green finished 4-8 overall and 3-5 in the Conference-USA. Head coach Seth Littrell returns to lead a passing oriented attack that averaged 283 yards per game through the air in 2019. Jason Bean and Austin Aune will be the top two candidates to start on Saturday at quarterback. Tre Siggers led the running game last season with 853 yards and six touchdowns and returns as does DeAndre Torrey who rushed for 380 yards and two TDs.

Jaylon Darden returns as the top receiver who last season caught 76 passes with 12 for touchdowns, while Greg White and Jason Pirtle have size at tight end. The defense has a new coordinator in Clint Bowen from Kansas. Linebackers Tyreke Davis and KD Davis, who combined for 168 tackles last season, return but the line must replace its top pass rusher and the secondary lost its top three tacklers and has plenty of holes to fill.

Recent Betting Trends

Houston Baptist is 4-1 ATS in its last 5
The UNDER has cashed in 3 of the Huskies last 5
North Texas is 1-7 ATS in its last 8
The UNDER has cashed in 4 of the Mean Green’s last 6 played during Week 1

Free NCAAF Pick: North Texas Mean Green

North Texas will use its bigger offensive line and talented running backs to establish a running game against the FCS Houston Baptist Huskies and wear down the front four and linebackers as well as open passing lanes to attack downfield. On defense, the Mean Green linebacker duo of KD Davis and Tyreke Davis will prevent Houston Baptist from moving the ball on offense. Final Score Prediction, North Texas Mean Green win and cover ATS 37-7.