MARSHALL at NC STATE
Doeren has been a pretty good bully the past two seasons, with a 7-2 mark as DD chalk. Pack now 13-5 last 18 as chalk overall. Herd slipped to 4-8 spread mark LY.
MARSHALL at NC STATE
Doeren has been a pretty good bully the past two seasons, with a 7-2 mark as DD chalk. Pack now 13-5 last 18 as chalk overall. Herd slipped to 4-8 spread mark LY.
TOLEDO at NEVADA
Jay Norvell home debut! If getting double digits, note Wolf Pack 10-3 vs. number its last 13 in that role. Aside from 3-0 mark in 2015 in Campbell’s LY, Rockets 3-6 as visiting chalk since 2012. Rockets also covered just 2 of last 9 in 2016.
ULM at FLORIDA STATE
With Jimbo off of a SU loss, note 4-1 spread mark last five in role. But Jimbo only 5-5 laying DD the past two seasons. Matt Viator now 6-3 as DD dog for ULM after cover in opener.
SOUTH CAROLINA at MISSOURI
Muschamp 2-4 vs. line as visitor LY, Cocks just 5-10 in role dating to 2014. Barry Odom covered 4 of 6 at Columbia in Mizzou debut LY (compared to 0-5 on road).
NORTH TEXAS at SMU
SMU has won and covered the last two years since the UNT 43-6 rout in 2014 that ended June Jones’ Mustang era. Littrell 3-2 as road dog in Mean Geen debut LY, though dropped last three vs. line as visitor after covering first three. Chad Morris 5-1 as chalk with SMU since 2015.
AUBURN at CLEMSON
Malzahn has dropped last six vs. line LY and is 2-5 as visiting dog the past three seasons. Auburn now on 12-26 spread downturn (though 7-6 LY). Malzahn 4-8 last 12 as dog. Dabo only 15-13-1 vs. line since 2015 but has covered last eight vs. BCS-level non-ACC foes.
GEORGIA at NOTRE DAME
Brian Kelly just 3-5 last eight vs. spread at South Bend. Also 2-5 vs. spread last seven in second game of season. Though Kirby Smart only 6-7 vs. spread in Dawg debut LY
MISSISSIPPI STATE at LA TECH
La Tech 9-3 last 12 as dog for Skip Holtz, while Dan Mullen just 4-8 last 12 as chalk.
OKLAHOMA at OHIO STATE
Sooners only 4-4 in rare road dog role since 2011, including a beating absorbed at home as short dog LY vs. Buckeyes. Though OU 11-4 vs. spread last 15 as visitor (all Stoops). Urban Meyer just 5-9 as Big Horseshoe chalk past two seasons.
MEMPHIS at UCF
Memphis on 3-8 spread tumble since early LY. Mike Norvell 1-3 as dog in 2016, and Tigers 2-6 vs. spread last 8 away from Liberty Bowl. UCF now 4-1 vs. line as home chalk since LY.
STANFORD at SOUTHERN CAL
Tree has won and covered last three meetings and is 7-2 SU last 9, 11-3 last 14 vs. line against SC. David Shaw 8-2-1 as dog with Tree. Stanford 14-2-1 vs. spread last 17 away from Farm.
UNLV at IDAHO
Rebs 13-6 as road dog the past four seasons, turning around what were some bad numbers. Though Sanchez just 5-13 vs. line last 18 on board. Vandals covered last eight in 2016.
MINNESOTA at OREGON STATE
Fleck now 0-1 vs. line with Gophers, though he did enter season on 27-14 spread uptick. Minn just 2-6 vs. line last 8 in reg. season vs. non-Big Ten. Beavs 4-1 as home dog for Andersen LY.
SAN DIEGO STATE at ARIZONA STATE
Todd Graham still 7-2 vs. line last 9 at Tempe even after non-cover vs. NMSU. Rocky Long just 2-6 vs. number last 8 as non-MW visitor.
UTAH at BYU
Utes entered this season 12-4 vs. spread as visitor since 2014. Utes have now beaten BYU SU last six meetings dating to 2010. Cougs only 7-10 as home chalk since 2014.
HOUSTON at ARIZONA
Now the Cougs’ opener. UH was just 1-7-1 vs. line last nine a year ago, though UA was only 2-10 vs. spread in an injury-plagued fiasco of 2016. Rich-Rod spread numbers have never been spectacular at Arizona though he was 5-1 as Tucson dog prior to last season.
BOISE STATE at WASHINGTON STATE
Harsin only 1-1 in rare dog role since 2014, though he is 11-6 vs. spread as visitor that span. Visiting team is 19-6 vs. spread in last 25 Boise non-bowl games. Leach only 6-7 vs. line LY though Cougs 11-7 as Pullman chalk since 2013.
OHIO U is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) in road games in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons. PURDUE is 1-10 ATS (-10.0 Units) in home games when playing with 6 or less days rest over the last 3 seasons.
OKLAHOMA ST is 83-55 ATS (+22.5 Units) as a favorite since 1992. S ALABAMA is 2-10 ATS (-9.0 Units) in games played on turf over the last 2 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 75-103 ATS (-38.3 Units) in games played on a grass field since 1992.