Saturday 10/2/21 Free Plays / Trends / Betting Info / Etc

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Jeff Alexander

Oct 02 '21, 3:30 PM in 8h
NCAA-F | Oregon vs Stanford
Play on: Stanford +8 -110 at Mirage

1* NCAAF - Oregon/Stanford FREE PICK on Stanford +8
Saturday's Free NCAAF Pick is on the Stanford Cardinal as a 8-point home dog against the Oregon Ducks. I think this is too good a price to pass up with Stanford at home. This is a huge rivalry between these two teams and I always look to grab the points in these games, especially when the dog is at home and getting more than a touchdown. I'm not going to sit here and say that the Ducks aren't a good team, but I do wonder if there's not a little overreaction with this team from that big win at Ohio State. I just don't know if the Buckeyes are as good as people thought. I certainly wasn't impressed with the fact that Oregon played around with Arizona at home last week. The Ducks went on to win the game comfortably 41-19, but were only leading 24-19 going into the 4th quarter. Stanford laid that egg in their opener against K-State, but have really been impressive since. They went on the road and covered in wins over USC and Vanderbilt and gave a really good UCLA team all they could handle last week. They were tied with the Bruins in the 4th quarter and trailed just 24-28 before UCLA put the icing on the cake late in the 4th quarter. With all the upsets that we have seen in college football already, it would not surprise me at all if the Cardinal won this game outright. Bet Stanford +8!

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John Martin

Oct 02 '21, 3:30 PM in 8h
NCAA-F | Ohio State vs Rutgers
Play on: Rutgers +15 -110 at Caesars

1 Unit FREE PLAY on Rutgers +15
Greg Schiano will have the Rutgers Scarlet Knights ready to face his former team on Saturday. The Scarlet Knights have been one of the most improved teams in all of college football this season. They are 3-1 SU & 4-0 ATS with their only loss coming to Michigan by 7 points as 20.5-point road dogs. They even outgained the Wolverines by 77 yards in defeat. They can hang with Ohio State, which was upset by Oregon at home and only beat Minnesota by 14 on the road. The Buckeyes are 1-6 ATS in their last seven games against a team with a winning record. The Scarlet Knights are 6-1 ATS in their last seven home games against a team with a winning record. Give me Rutgers.

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Brandon Lee

Oct 02 '21, 3:30 PM in 8h
NCAA-F | Texas Tech vs West Virginia
Play on: Texas Tech +7½ -110 at William Hill

FREE PICK - Texas Tech Red Raiders +7.5
RATING: 30*
ROT#: 195
This is what I like to call situational handicapping. No one is going to want anything to do with backing Texas Tech in this game. Last week there were a lot of people who liked the Red Raiders and the points at Texas and they didn't even sniff a cover. Texas was up 42-14 at the half and went on to win the game 70-35. If that wasn't bad enough, Texas Tech lost their starting quarterback, Tyler Shough in that loss to the Longhorns and he is out until at least November.
Not only does no one want to bet on Texas Tech, but West Virginia is a team people are starting to take notice of. The Mountaineers followed up a 27-21 win over No. 15 Virginia Tech with a near upset on the road against No. 4 Oklahoma. West Virginia took the Sooners to the wire, losing 13-16 on a last second field goal, easily covering as a 17.5-point dog.
There's no doubt in my mind that these results have resulted in an inflated line here and I'm willing to go down swinging with the 7.5-points in this matchup.
Couple things to touch on. First, I don't think the injury to Shough is a huge deal. Junior quarterback Henry Colombi started 4 games last year for Tech and really played well in relief last week against Texas. He completed 17 of 23 for 324 yards and 3 scores.
I know there's some legit concerns with that Red Raiders defense, but this is not a great West Virginia offense. The Mountaineers haven't scored more than 27 points in a game this season. They are one of the worst FBS teams running the ball, averaging just 90 yards/game and 3.3 yards/carry and the passing attack isn't a whole lot better.
I also feel like this is the ideal spot to fade West Virginia. This figured to be a letdown spot for the Mountaineers regardless of how last week's game went with Oklahoma. I think it's even more so given how that game played out where they have to be sitting at home all week wondering how they didn't pull off the upset.
West Virginia had the ball 1st & 10 at the Oklahoma 31 with just over 6 minutes to play and were tied 13-13. They end up with 4 & 32 from their own 47 and have to punt. Oklahoma gets the ball and goes 80 yards to kick the game winning field goal as time expires. Give me Texas Tech +7.5!

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Dave Price

Oct 02 '21, 7:00 PM in 11h
NCAA-F | Marshall vs Middle Tennessee State
Play on: OVER 66 -107

Dave's Saturday Free Play:
1* on Marshall/Middle Tennessee OVER 66
The Key: The Marshall Thundering Herd play at one of the fastest paces in the country. Their offense is putting up 40.3 points and 552.0 yards per game this season. They are averaging 75 plays per game. The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders are coming off a 39-42 loss to Charlotte in a game that saw 81 combined points, so they won't mind getting up and down the field with the Thundering Herd in this one. Marshall is 17-4 OVER in its last 21 games after gaining 525 YPG or more in 3 straight games. Take the OVER.

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Hunter Price

Oct 02 '21, 7:30 PM in 12h
Soccer | DC United vs Orlando City SC
Play on: DC United +220 at Mirage

1* Free Pick on DC United +220

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Alex Smart

Oct 02 '21, 7:30 PM in 12h
NCAA-F | Indiana vs Penn State
Play on: Indiana +13 -110 at Mirage

In my humble opinion the Penn State Litany Lions are the best team in the Big 10, but despite a disappointing start from Indiana this season, are being asked to cover to many points here according to my projections. Last season Indiana went 6-1 SU and 7-0 ATS against Big Ten opponents in 2020 and now have lost respect from many of the pundits . Now with a opportu nity for instant redemption Im betting we see them play this game in big time desperation mode which will see them leave everything on the field. INDIANA is 6-0 ATS in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
PENN ST is 8-20 ATS L/28 in home games after covering the spread in 3 out of their last 4 games.
Play on Indiana to cover

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Black Widow

Oct 02 '21, 9:10 PM in 13h
MLB | Angels vs Mariners
Play on: Angels +161 at SC Consensus

1* Free Wiseguy Play on Angels +161

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Bryan Leonard

Event: (199) Michigan at (200) Wisconsin
Sport/League: CFB (See all free college-football picks)
Date/Time: October 2, 2021 12PM EDT
Play: Michigan 0.0 (-110)
199 Michigan at Wisconsin
Even in a loss last week we learned a lot about this Wisconsin team. They have no quality signal caller. The game was closer than the final score, but this Wisky offense was offensive. We've successfully backed the Wolverines more than once this season, and can't see how the Badgers are going to move the football consistently. In a pick 'em situation we will back the Wolverines.
PLAY MICHIGAN

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Jimmy Adams

Event: (179) Arkansas at (180) Georgia
Sport/League: CFB

Date/Time: October 2, 2021 12PM EDT
Play: Arkansas +18.0 (-105)
The betting markets still haven’t caught up to how good this Arkansas team is. The Razorbacks pulled off the SU victory over Texas A&M this past weekend, winning 20-10 behind some stellar defensive play. Keep an eye on the status of quarterback KJ Jefferson, as his dual threat capabilities make this offense run. Don’t forget that this is a team that also beat Texas 40-21 back in week 2. Georgia has a great defense, but asking them to win by this margin is too much. The underdog is 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings. Take Arkansas.

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Marco D'Angelo

Event: (121) Pittsburgh at (122) Georgia Tech
Sport/League: CFB

Date/Time: October 2, 2021 12PM EDT
Play: Pittsburgh -3.5 (-105)

Does Georgia Tech have a 3rd big game in a row in them this week? Does the close loss to Clemson really look as good as it did at the time now that Clemson lost to NC St last week. This Pitt offense has been unstoppable thus far scoring 41 or more points in all 4 games. Granted two of them were against U Mass and New Hampshire but QB Kenny Pickett is a 5th year senior who has been lighting up every defense he’s faced passing for over 300 yards in all 4 games. Georgia Tech hasn’t faced a offense this good yet. Yes I know they faced Clemson and NC but Clemson is struggling right now and N. Carolina continually shot themselves in the foot as Georgia Tech benefitted from being +3 in TO’s. A lot of teams struggle with the Georgia Tech running game but Pitt faces them every year and in the L3 years Georgia Tech has yet to top 20 points as Pitt has held them to 19,10 and 20 points last year all 3 were wins and Covers by Pitt.
TAKE PITT 34-23

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Dave Cokin

Event: (121) Pittsburgh at (122) Georgia Tech
Sport/League: CFB (See all free college-football picks)
Date/Time: October 2, 2021 12PM EDT
Play: Georgia Tech +3.5 (-115)
I'm buying on Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets are off a phenomenal performance against North Carolina and I expect another strong effort here. What was most impressive about the win over UNC was the defensive dominance. Eight QB sacks, 13 tackles for loss against a very high powered attack. They face another one here as Pitt can move the ball, but this Tech outfit is playing with extreme confidence now. The win over the Tar Heels was actually even more lopsided than the final score indicated. I haven't even mentioned the Tech offense yet, but I should as Jeff Sims is now healthy and he was spectacular against UNC. Sims finished the day with the 4th highest QB rating on the entire board and he figures to have more success against a Pittsburgh defense that hasn't been great so far. The Panthers running game did very little against Tennessee and Western Michigan, and it sure looks as though QB Kenny Pickett is going to have to put together a great game for Pitt to win here. There's always the chance the hosts could bounce off what was close to a perfect game. But I'm of the opinion this is a team that's getting better each week and I like Georgia Tech to win this game. Getting more than a FG with the Yellow Jackets is a take for me.

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Ralph Michaels

Event: (121) Pittsburgh at (122) Georgia Tech
Sport/League: CFB (See all free college-football picks)
Date/Time: October 2, 2021 12PM EDT
Play: Georgia Tech +3.0 (-110)
Ga Tech +3
One of 3 plays that just missed being selections.

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Ralph Michaels

Event: (185) Texas at (186) TCU
Sport/League: CFB (See all free college-football picks)
Date/Time: October 2, 2021 12PM EDT
Play: Texas -4.0 (-110)
Texas -4 TCU
One of 3 plays that just missed being selections.

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Carmine Bianco

Event: (201249) Juventus at (201250) Torino
Sport/League: ISAL (See all free italy-serie-a picks)
Date/Time: October 2, 2021 12PM EDT
Play: Juventus -122
Italy Serie A - Juventus at Torino
Quick Synopsis: It's the Turin derby on Saturday and one that has been dominated by Juventus over the past few years with 9 wins and 2 draws their last 11 league meeting. Juventus come off a big midweek Champions League defeat of Chelsea and will likely field a similar line up with injuries to Dybala and Morata making them unavailable again but the move of Chiesa to center forward worked admirably last time out. Torino have done well to start the season 2-2-2 but their injury list continues to grow adding to their disadvantage here. Our expectancy number and ML price is -171 giving us value here on this low number.
The play is Juventus -122

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The Prez

Event: (151) Nevada at (152) Boise State
Sport/League: CFB (See all free college-football picks)
Date/Time: October 2, 2021 3PM EDT
Play: Nevada +6.5 (-110)
151 Nevada Wolf Pack at Boise State Broncos -6, 56
Boise State failed to score in the second half of their loss to Oklahoma State two Saturdays ago. The offensive failures resulted in a rare defeat on the Smurf Turf. Nevada's loss to Big 12 Kansas State in the Little Apple was due to the Wolf Pack being outscored 21-0 in the fourth quarter. The inability of the Packs' defensive front to contain the Wildcats running game was the primary factor in the loss. .

Give credit where it is due. The Broncos picked up the pieces from the failure to hold serve at home against the Cowboys and held the high-flying and uptempo offensive of Utah State to a mere field goal in last Saturday's 27-3 victory in Logan.
Nevada's defensive won't be tested this Saturday like they were by Kansas State. The Boise State ground game has recorded a mere 2.5 yards per carrying so far this season. The Wolf Pack's future NFL quarterback Carson Strong led the offense to an upset over California in the program's season opener and has a handful of offensive playmakers that will be too much for Boise to keep pace with on Saturday. The result is a Nevada win and Boise's second straight loss on the sacred Blue Turf.