Saturday 9/11/21 Free Plays / Trends / Betting Info / Etc

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Black Widow

Sep 11 '21, 7:15 PM in 12h
MLB | Reds vs Cardinals
Play on: Cardinals +115 at SC Consensus

1* Free Wiseguy Play on Cardinals +115

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Sean Murphy

Sep 11 '21, 7:30 PM in 12h
NCAA-F | Georgia State vs North Carolina
Play on: OVER 66 -110

Saturday CFB Free play. My selection is on the 'over' between Georgia State and North Carolina at 7:30 pm et on Saturday.
Georgia State didn't live up to the hype in its season-opener as it got absolutely smashed by Army, 43-10. Meanwhile, North Carolina looked like a shell of last year's team in a low-scoring loss on the road against Virginia Tech. I expect both teams to bounce back in some sense as they match up this week in Chapel Hill. The Panthers were completely thrown for a loop after giving up two early touchdown scores against Army. They were never able to gain any sort of traction offensively and ultimately scored just one touchdown in the game. Here, I look for them to use this game as a rest of sorts as they look to put all of their offensive talent to good use in a contest where they'll likely once again be playing from behind for much of the night. That's because North Carolina is in line for a monster bounce-back performance offensively. Nothing worked against an emotionally-charged Hokies squad last Friday night. I expect to see the polar opposite play out on Saturday as Tar Heels QB Sam Howell gets in sync with his talented, but new-look receiving corps. Keep in mind, Georgia State is replacing a number of key starters from last year's stout defense. The Panthers allowed touchdowns in all four quarters against Army's triple-option offense last week. While in theory there's nowhere to go but up on Saturday, they're running into a buzz-saw in a Tar Heels offense coming off a disappointing loss. Something along the lines of 49-24 serves our purposes just fine. Take the over.

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Hunter Price

Sep 11 '21, 10:30 PM in 15h
NCAA-F | Stanford vs USC
Play on: OVER 53 -110

1* Free Pick on Stanford vs USC over 53 -110

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Chris Jordan

My free play for Saturday is the Purdue Boilermakers laying a big number to the Connecticut Huskies, who are in disarray, and will need a couple of weeks to readjust to life without Randy Edsall.

Bad enough he couldn't get them fired up for their season opener in Week 0, when they were trounced 45-0 at Fresno State, but last week the team couldn't do a thing to respond at home against Holy Cross, losing 38-28.

Now here come the Boilermakers, who just knocked off Oregon State, 30-21, to start the season, and this one could come to an end very quickly. My first intuition was to play this one in the first half, but the most life we may see from the Huskies over these first few weeks could be in the first quarter. If they come to play under new leadership, it might last one quarter.

I don't trust the Huskies to last four.

I certainly trust Purdue's offense, which left some points behind against the Beavers, and surely won't make the same mistakes this week against a team like UConn. The rushing game will run roughshod through the Huskies' defense, and could control the clock with a ground-and-pound approach before turning the game vertical.

The defense did plenty of good things against a Power 5 opponent, and will only improve against a team that currently ranks 121st in the nation on offense.

Bad time to lose a coach. I'll lay the road chalk with a much better team.

4* PURDUE

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Jay McNeil

We all saw the Georgia Bulldogs defense leave their imprint all over last Saturday's defensive slugfest with Clemson, as the Bulldogs were able to record 7 sacks in the game which ended up a 10-3 win for UGA in a game that did not come close to landing over the total.

I have a feeling if the Dawgs were able to keep Clemson out of the end zone they should also be able to also contain the Blazers who are known as a "defense first" type of a team.

The Blazers shut out Jacksonville State to open their season, 31-0 in a game that held Under the total. That marked the 3rd straight game dating back to last season that UAB has played Under the total and it also puts them on a 6-3 Under run now for their last 9 games since last season.

The Bulldogs are still dealing with some injured players on the offensive side of the football, so while quarterback JT Daniels may well be the "real deal", right now the skill position players are still a little green for Georgia.

This one holds Under.

2* UAB-GEORGIA UNDER

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Gus Augustine

I'm laying the points with the Arizona State Sun Devils on Saturday, and I don't care how big this line climbs.

I am not sure UNLV football coach Marcus Arroyo understands the nuances of coaching one of the worst teams in America the past several decades. The Rebels are not a winning program, and it never will be if coaches continue to bring their "I've won here" mentalities with them.

Legendary John Robinson, he did okay. FCS-legend Bobby Hauck did his best. Even high school coaching legend Tony Sanchez, he built a culture.

But Arroyo, and all of his arrogance, as the Rebels flailing and looking like they're headed for another disappointing season.

FCS contender Eastern Washington waltzed into Allegiant Stadium on Thursday, pushed the Rebels around until Arroyo swallowed his pride and made a quarterback switch, withheld UNLV's furious rally, and prevailed in overtime.

Arroyo started Justin Rogers, who clearly wasn't ready to quarterback the Rebels. If Arroyo wouldn't have done his part to spite the local media with an "I'll show you" mentality, after the local press projected Doug Brumfield the starter, the outcome may have been different.

Media 1, Arroyo 0.

It's safe to assume the Rebels have their starter in Brumfield, problem is the tape reveals to ASU exactly what the differences were when Brumfield took over.

And I got news for you, if Eastern Washington coach Aaron Best can out-coach Arroyo, you better believe someone like Herm Edwards is going to eat his lunch.

Breaking down UNLV film will be far too easy for Edwards, who will have his Devils prepared defensively, the same way they came out and thumped Southern Utah, which hails from the same conference Eastern Washington does.

UNLV's offensive line was bad, and its defense looked awful.

Stopping the Sun Devils will be a chore, in particular the rushing game. Chip Trayanum, Rachaad White and Daniyel Ngata averaged 5.7 yards per rush. The Rebels don't have the personnel or depth to keep up with fresh sets of legs.

I expect the Sun Devils to win this one going away.

5* ARIZONA STATE

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Bam Bam Sports Services

Ball State +22.5

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Dave Cokin

Wisconsin -25.5
Ball State +22.5

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Underdog Sportsline

Buffalo +13.5

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Ross Benjamin

UAB +24.5

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Mike Wynn

Free Pick: Hawaii/Oregon St Over 65 Points

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Jim Feist

Jim Feist's Comp Pick, SATURDAY September 11, 2021
9/11 07:15 PM PT / 10:15 PM ET

CF (383) UTAH VS (384) BYU

Take: (384) BYU

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Razor Sharp

YOUR RAZOR SHARP FREE PICK FOR SATURDAY: UNLV +34 over Arizona St

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Totals4U

Early Saturday's Free Selection: Rutgers/Syracuse under 52

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Roz Wins

ROZ Selections SATURDAY, September 11, 2021

FREE CFB
367. Liberty -4 (4 PT / 7 ET)