FCS Playoff Thread

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Goodbye to Romance College Football
Back in September early October I was playing some FCS and had a pulse on a handful of teams. I haven't followed any scores at all for probably 6 weeks now. Not sure I get motivated to dig back in. I'm sure some of you will be on it?

Lines are early from 5dimes

11/26
12:00 pm		308907
308908		Elon
Furman
46½
-5½
11/26
02:00 pm		308909
308910		Davidson
Richmond
57
24
11/26
02:00 pm		308911
308912		St. Francis (PA)
Delaware
46½
9
11/26
02:00 pm		308913
308914		Fordham
New Hampshire
75½
pk
11/26
04:00 pm		308915
308916		North Dakota
Weber State
57½
13
11/26
05:00 pm		308917
308918		Gardner Webb
Eastern Kentucky
66½
3
11/26
07:00 pm		308919
308920		Idaho
SE Louisiana
3
61½
11/26
10:00 pm		308921
308922		SE Missouri St
Montana
57
10


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2022 NCAA Division I Football Championship Automatic Qualifiers​


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yearswinslosses
CONFERENCETEAM2022 RECORDprevious Playoff appearancesLAST Playoff APPEARANCE
ASUN/WACEastern Ky.7-42116192014
Big SkySacramento St.11-02022021
Big SouthGardner-Webb6-5000First
ColonialWilliam & Mary10-1107102015
Missouri ValleySouth Dakota St.10-11112112021
NortheastSaint Francis (PA)9-21012016
Ohio ValleySoutheast Mo. St.9-23132019
PatriotHoly Cross11-05152021
PioneerDavidson8-32022021
SouthernSamford10-15252017
SouthlandSoutheastern La.8-34342021


2022 NCAA Division I Football Championship At-Large Selections (13)​


TeamCONFERENCE2022 RECORDprevious Playoff appearancesLAST Playoff APPEARANCE
yearswinslosses
DelawareColonial7-41724162020
ElonColonial8-33032018
FordhamPatriot9-25352015
FurmanSouthern9-21819172019
IdahoBig Sky7-4116111995
MontanaBig Sky7-42534232021
Montana St.Big Sky10-11112102021
New HampshireColonial8-31614162017
North DakotaMVFC7-43132020
North Dakota St.MVFC9-2124132021
RichmondColonial8-31115102016
UIWSouthland10-12122021
Weber St.Big Sky9-29792020
 
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Earlier this season I listened to FCS Nation Podcast. They don't talk betting, but they do talk about predicting scores and margins. I found it very insightful and I was able to make some educated guesses looking at schedules and learning about the teams from it. FCS Nation - I recommend that. There are some others, FCS Football Talk was ok. Bet the FCS I may've listened to once. There was one, it was a total joke, waste of time it was part of the BLEV podcats, two former Rhode Island players did it, awful.
 

2022 FCS STANDINGS
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Updated 11/22/22​


ASUN
School Conference Overall
W L W L PF PA HOME AWAY STREAK
Jacksonville St. 5 0 9 2 398 252 3-1 4-1 Won 3
Eastern Ky. 3 2 7 4 393 370 5-1 2-3 Won 1
Austin Peay 3 2 7 4 347 250 4-1 3-3 Lost 1
Central Ark. 3 2 5 6 353 351 2-3 3-3 Lost 1
Kennesaw St. 1 4 5 6 302 385 4-2 1-4 Lost 2
North Ala. 0 5 1 10 314 457 1-3 0-6 Lost 9
Big Sky
School Conference Overall
W L W L PF PA HOME AWAY STREAK
Sacramento St. 8 0 11 0 457 240 5-0 6-0 Won 11
Montana St. 8 0 10 1 495 302 6-0 4-0 Won 8
Weber St. 6 2 9 2 394 201 5-1 4-1 Won 2
Idaho 6 2 7 4 389 260 4-1 3-3 Won 1
UC Davis 5 3 6 5 395 239 4-1 2-4 Lost 1
Montana 4 4 7 4 410 204 5-1 2-3 Lost 1
Portland St. 3 5 4 7 282 407 3-2 1-5 Lost 2
Eastern Wash. 2 6 3 8 271 466 2-3 1-5 Won 1
Northern Ariz. 2 6 3 8 245 322 1-4 2-4 Lost 3
Northern Colo. 2 6 3 8 229 412 2-3 1-5 Lost 1
Cal Poly 1 7 2 9 241 467 2-3 0-6 Won 1
Idaho St. 1 7 1 10 151 402 1-4 0-6 Lost 4
Big South
School Conference Overall
W L W L PF PA HOME AWAY STREAK
Gardner-Webb 5 0 6 5 352 282 3-1 3-4 Won 4
N.C. A&T 4 1 7 4 315 291 6-0 1-3 Lost 1
Campbell 2 3 5 6 341 311 4-1 1-5 Won 1
Bryant 2 3 4 7 366 331 2-2 2-5 Won 1
Charleston So. 2 3 2 8 207 327 1-3 1-5 Lost 1
Robert Morris 0 5 0 11 109 377 0-5 0-6 Lost 11
CAA
School Conference Overall
W L W L PF PA HOME AWAY STREAK
William & Mary 7 1 10 1 374 224 4-1 6-0 Won 7
New Hampshire 7 1 8 3 315 292 4-1 4-2 Won 2
Richmond 6 2 8 3 329 223 4-1 4-2 Lost 1
Elon 6 2 8 3 303 219 5-0 3-3 Won 3
Rhode Island 5 3 7 4 337 293 4-1 3-3 Won 1
Delaware 4 4 7 4 304 178 5-1 2-3 Lost 2
Villanova 4 4 6 5 289 313 4-1 2-4 Won 1
Towson 4 4 6 5 235 306 3-2 3-3 Won 4
Monmouth 3 5 5 6 400 377 3-3 2-3 Won 1
UAlbany 2 6 3 8 326 375 3-2 0-6 Lost 1
Maine 2 6 2 9 256 347 1-4 1-5 Lost 5
Hampton 1 7 4 7 220 298 2-4 2-3 Lost 5
Stony Brook 1 7 2 9 166 355 2-3 0-6 Lost 2
Ivy League (not a playoff participant)
School Conference Overall
W L W L PF PA HOME AWAY STREAK
Yale 6 1 8 2 305 195 5-0 3-2 Won 4
Princeton 5 2 8 2 278 135 4-1 4-1 Lost 2
Penn 5 2 8 2 266 197 4-1 4-1 Won 1
Harvard 4 3 6 4 269 236 1-4 5-0 Lost 1
Columbia 3 4 6 4 265 208 2-3 4-1 Won 3
Cornell 2 5 5 5 216 283 2-3 3-2 Lost 1
Dartmouth 2 5 3 7 201 205 2-3 1-4 Won 1
Brown 1 6 3 7 231 351 2-3 1-4 Lost 3
MEAC
School Conference Overall
W L W L PF PA HOME AWAY STREAK
N.C. Central 4 1 9 2 422 224 4-0 4-2 Won 4
Howard 4 1 5 6 311 279 2-1 2-4 Won 2
Delaware St. 2 3 5 6 212 254 3-4 2-2 Lost 2
Morgan St. 2 3 4 7 250 308 3-2 1-5 Lost 1
Norfolk St. 2 3 2 9 189 444 0-5 2-4 Won 1
South Carolina St. 1 4 3 8 246 338 2-3 1-5 Lost 4
MVFC
School Conference Overall
W L W L PF PA HOME AWAY STREAK
South Dakota St. 8 0 10 1 345 171 6-0 4-1 Won 10
North Dakota St. 7 1 9 2 383 191 5-1 4-1 Won 4
North Dakota 5 3 7 4 333 332 4-1 3-3 Lost 1
Youngstown St. 5 3 7 4 314 279 5-1 2-3 Won 1
UNI 5 3 6 5 363 283 3-3 3-2 Won 1
Illinois St. 4 4 6 5 190 224 4-2 2-3 Won 1
Southern Ill. 4 4 5 6 311 294 2-3 3-3 Lost 4
Missouri St. 3 5 5 6 301 300 3-2 2-4 Won 2
South Dakota 2 6 3 8 179 321 3-2 0-6 Lost 2
Indiana St. 1 7 2 9 176 360 1-5 1-4 Lost 1
Western Ill. 0 8 0 11 150 426 0-5 0-6 Lost 11
NEC
School Conference Overall
W L W L PF PA HOME AWAY STREAK
Saint Francis (PA) 7 0 9 2 414 202 3-0 6-2 Won 9
Merrimack 6 1 8 3 306 251 4-2 4-1 Lost 1
LIU 4 3 4 7 266 417 2-3 2-4 Won 4
Sacred Heart 3 4 5 6 271 287 3-2 2-4 Lost 1
Duquesne 3 4 4 7 270 303 3-2 1-5 Won 1
Stonehill 2 5 4 5 275 207 3-2 1-3 Lost 2
Central Conn. St. 2 5 2 9 191 323 1-4 1-5 Won 1
Wagner 1 6 1 10 151 463 1-3 0-7 Lost 4
OVC
School Conference Overall
W L W L PF PA HOME AWAY STREAK
Southeast Mo. St. 5 0 9 2 403 237 4-1 5-1 Won 3
UT Martin 5 0 7 4 382 331 4-1 3-3 Won 2
Tennessee Tech 2 3 4 7 266 356 2-3 2-4 Lost 1
Tennessee St. 2 3 4 7 201 272 2-3 2-3 Won 1
Lindenwood 1 3 7 3 395 322 4-1 3-2 Won 1
Eastern Ill. 1 4 2 9 245 343 1-4 1-5 Lost 6
Murray St. 1 4 2 9 167 405 2-3 0-6 Lost 1
Patriot
School Conference Overall
W L W L PF PA HOME AWAY STREAK
Colgate 0 1 1 4 86 153 0-2 1-2 Lost 3
Holy Cross 6 0 11 0 430 219 5-0 6-0 Won 11
Fordham 5 1 9 2 552 382 5-0 4-2 Won 3
Lafayette 3 3 4 7 139 239 2-4 2-3 Won 1
Bucknell 2 4 3 8 141 312 1-4 2-4 Won 2
Lehigh 2 4 2 9 189 325 1-4 1-5 Lost 1
Georgetown 1 5 2 9 249 401 0-6 2-3 Lost 3
Pioneer
School Conference Overall
W L W L PF PA HOME AWAY STREAK
St. Thomas (MN) 8 0 10 1 358 189 6-0 4-1 Won 10
Davidson 6 2 8 3 383 251 6-0 2-3 Won 1
Dayton 6 2 8 3 313 247 5-0 3-3 Lost 1
Butler 5 3 7 4 300 244 5-1 2-3 Lost 2
San Diego 4 3 5 5 279 210 3-1 2-4 Won 2
Valparaiso 4 4 5 6 264 296 2-3 3-3 Lost 1
Marist 4 4 4 7 236 327 1-5 3-2 Lost 2
Drake 3 5 3 8 194 309 1-4 2-4 Won 3
Stetson 2 5 4 6 279 285 4-3 0-3 Won 1
Morehead St. 1 7 2 9 253 406 2-3 0-6 Lost 6
Presbyterian 0 8 1 10 173 469 1-4 0-6 Lost 9
SoCon
School Conference Overall
W L W L PF PA HOME AWAY STREAK
Samford 8 0 10 1 369 262 5-0 5-1 Won 9
Furman 7 1 9 2 361 216 4-1 5-1 Won 6
Mercer 5 3 7 4 420 243 4-1 3-3 Lost 2
Chattanooga 5 3 7 4 320 227 4-1 3-3 Lost 2
Western Caro. 4 4 6 5 351 351 4-1 2-4 Won 3
The Citadel 3 5 4 7 206 276 2-3 2-4 Won 2
Wofford 3 5 3 8 220 350 3-2 0-6 Lost 1
ETSU 1 7 3 8 323 336 1-4 2-4 Lost 5
VMI 0 8 1 10 177 399 1-5 0-5 Lost 9
Southland
School Conference Overall
W L W L PF PA HOME AWAY STREAK
UIW 5 1 10 1 582 210 5-0 5-1 Won 7
Southeastern La. 5 1 8 3 372 248 4-1 4-2 Won 5
Northwestern St. 4 2 4 7 237 417 2-2 2-4 Lost 2
Tex. A&M-Commerce 3 3 5 6 304 219 3-3 2-3 Lost 4
Nicholls 3 3 3 8 203 388 2-3 1-5 Lost 1
McNeese 2 4 4 7 249 340 3-3 1-4 Won 3
Houston Christian 1 5 2 9 198 405 0-5 2-4 Lost 7
Lamar University 1 5 1 10 232 415 1-4 0-6 Lost 3
SWAC
School Conference Overall
W L W L PF PA HOME AWAY STREAK
East
Jackson St. 8 0 11 0 413 111 4-0 3-0 Won 11
Florida A&M 7 1 9 2 281 246 5-0 3-1 Won 9
Alabama St. 4 3 6 4 193 203 2-3 2-1 Lost 1
Alabama A&M 4 4 4 7 225 353 3-1 1-4 Won 1
Bethune-Cookman 2 6 2 9 259 434 1-2 1-5 Lost 4
Mississippi Val. 2 6 2 9 159 334 2-3 0-6 Won 1
West
Prairie View 5 3 6 5 328 292 2-3 3-2 Lost 1
Southern U. 4 3 6 4 322 201 5-0 1-3 Won 1
Texas Southern 4 4 5 6 281 285 2-2 2-4 Lost 1
Alcorn 4 4 5 6 228 274 2-3 3-3 Lost 1
Grambling 2 5 3 7 232 329 2-1 0-5 Lost 1
Ark.-Pine Bluff 0 7 2 8 243 381 2-3 0-5 Lost 8
WAC
School Conference Overall
W L W L PF PA HOME AWAY STREAK
Abilene Christian 4 2 7 4 310 246 4-1 3-3 Lost 1
SFA 4 2 6 5 377 340 3-2 3-1 Won 1
Sam Houston 3 2 5 4 165 187 1-3 3-1 Lost 2
Utah Tech 3 3 4 7 312 386 3-2 1-5 Lost 1
Southern Utah 2 4 5 6 331 307 3-2 2-4 Won 2
Tarleton St. 1 4 6 5 341 306 4-2 2-3 Won 1
 

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Phil Steele FCS Power Ratings 2022
Our FCS Power Ratings
are updated by Wednesday
​
Updated 11/22/22​



TEAMStartCurrentTEAMStartCurrent
Abilene Christian99104Montana126123
Alabama A&M8986Montana St118124
Alabama St8190Morehead St7268
Albany9598Morgan St8886
Alcorn St8387Murray St9886
Ark Pine Bluff6868NC Central84101
Austin Peay95107New Hampshire97107
Bethune-Cookman8679Nicholls St11586
Brown8382Norfolk St8477
Bryant10199North Alabama9084
Bucknell7079North Carolina A&T8895
Butler6683North Dakota 110114
Cal Poly9687North Dakota St135124
Campbell9198Northern Arizona104100
Central Arkansas97106Northern Colorado8185
Central Conn St8784Northern Iowa119117
Charleston Southern8291Northwestern St9388
Chattanooga107106Penn8495
Colgate9186Portland St10793
Columbia8693Prairie View A&M8087
Cornell7586Presbytrian5484
Dartmouth11092Princeton98100
Davidson8985Rhode Island106109
Dayton8483Richmond115113
Delaware103106Robert Morris7974
Delaware St8779Sacramento St120125
Drake7981Sacred Heart9082
Duquesne9485Sam Houston St10897
East Tenn St10997Samford98115
Eastern Illinois8787San Diego8384
Eastern Kentucky114106SE Louisiana105107
Eastern Washington11296SE Missouri St109112
Elon120112SF Austin127102
Florida A&M10498South Carolina St9880
Fordham97107South Dakota111102
Furman109119South Dakota St119125
Gardner-Webb99107Southern7989
Georgetown8077Southern Illinois113110
Grambling St7981Southern Utah80101
Hampton9592St Francis Pa93108
Harvard102100St Thomas9394
Holy Cross112110Stetson6572
Houston Baptist7872Stonehill6576
Howard8196Stony Brook11090
Idaho99117Tarleton St9596
Idaho St8686Tennessee St9890
Illinois St105102Tennessee Tech9393
Incarnate Word117126Texas A&M Commerce7186
Indiana St9394Texas Southern8490
Jackson St94107The Citadel8891
Jacksonville St108119Towson92101
Kennesaw St11397UC Davis107124
Lafayette8485UT Martin100100
Lamar7980Utah Tech9198
Lehigh8983Valparaiso7074
Lindenwood7089Villanova10998
Long Island7583VMI9885
Maine107100Wagner6863
Marist7670Weber St116118
McNeese St10188Western Carolina101101
Mercer113115Western Illinois8185
Merrimack College8488William & Mary117118
Miss Valley St8880Wofford9395
Missouri St119109Yale106106
Monmouth10293Youngstown St112110

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How come Jackson State isn't in the playoffs?

I always enjoy watching the FCS playoffs and was really looking forward to seeing if Jackson State was for real and if Deion could win a title with them.
 
TahoeLegend said:
How come Jackson State isn't in the playoffs?

I always enjoy watching the FCS playoffs and was really looking forward to seeing if Jackson State was for real and if Deion could win a title with them.
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I don't know the history of SWAC or HBCU schools and the playoff. They aren't eligible or something? I read Sanders say he wasn't interested in the playoff, but he may've just said that to not make it a distraction knowing they wouldn't go anyway. Not sure the history. There is some controversy that Florida A&M was not included.
 
s--k said:
I don't know the history of SWAC or HBCU schools and the playoff. They aren't eligible or something? I read Sanders say he wasn't interested in the playoff, but he may've just said that to not make it a distraction knowing they wouldn't go anyway. Not sure the history. There is some controversy that Florida A&M was not included.
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I notice in the information you posted above it lists the Ivy League with a disclaimer they do not participate in the playoffs, but no such disclaimer is listed for the SWAC

Wish they were in. That would add a lot of interest
 
TahoeLegend said:
I notice in the information you posted above it lists the Ivy League with a disclaimer they do not participate in the playoffs, but no such disclaimer is listed for the SWAC

Wish they were in. That would add a lot of interest
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I know zero about the SWAC really. Ivy League is perfectly content doing everything their own way and only their way.
 
SWAC plays in the Celebration Bowl instead of the playoffs. Unfortunate, but they make good money off it.
Best writer for FCS imo is Sam Herder from herosports.com
 
Don't recall the 1, 3 and 4 seeds having such potentially huge matchups starting out

Sac St on the other hand gets a team flying cross country
 
I started going down some ATS results and logs last night but fell asleep. I'm listening to FCS Nation now, they just did it yesterday. For some reason I'm drawn to things I don't know much about.

I had given thought to Elon and the pts. It looks to me like the Furman O is pretty up and down, they've scored 40+ in 3 of their last 5, but have scored 27 or less in 6 of their last 9. Elon has been a good dog pulling upsets vs Delaware (+3 TO), Richmond (were outgained) and William & Mary (+3 TO), overall 3-1 ATS vs FCS as a dog Elon is with turnovers playing a large role in those games. Elon is 6-5 ATS, Furman is 7-3 ATS, although depending on a close number, they could also be counted as 6-4 ATS. One of the FCS nation host enthusiastically liked Furman. The other host liked a close low scoring game leaning Furman.

Davidson is a shotgun triple option team. They played a very week conference schedule plus two unlined lower division teams, so they are only 4-5 ATS. The only time all year they were dogged was week 1 vs Jacksonville State (+26.5 lost 17-35, outgained by 26y). They are just 3-5 ATS as a favorite vs some pretty weak teams. Davidson was just upset two weeks ago at San Diego, they trailed 7-24 HT and lsot 14-31 (-4.5). Richmond has experience going against option type teams in the So Con, although the Davidson version is unique. Richmond is 6-5 ATS. Two of those wins were as dogs, so just 4-5 ATS as a favorite and they are a huge favorite this week. Richmond when favored by 16 pts or more this year they are 2-1 ATS (St Fran 31-21 -18, Lehigh 30-6 -16, Hampton 41-10 -20). Richmond lost their season finale vs a strong William & Mary team, trailed 13-17 HT and lost 26-37 (-1.5). The one host doesn't respect Davidson at all, the other host thinks Richmond also takes care of business vs them.

St Francis may be viewed as weak, although they are 9-2 ATS! They have played some poor competition, but one thing they have done is put the hammer down on those bad teams for the most part, on average in their 9 favorite roles they laid 14.38 pts and went 7-2 ATS in those, then went 2-0 ATS as a dog including just a 10 pt loss week to vs Richmond. Delaware is a lower scoring team and just 4-7 ATS. Delaware has lost their last two to end the season and have lost 3 of their last 4 straight up and 6 of their last 7 ATS! Lost to Richmond by 8 as a 4pt fav and lost to Elon by 20 as a 3pt fav! Looks like they have trouble protecting their QB. The FCS Nation hosts are split on this game. One host likes Delaware to dominate, the other host thinks St Francis will keep it close.

I didn't get through all the ATS data on Fordham and New Hampshire. The thing that jumps out is the yardage and points Fordham scores, it is amazing really. One host likes New Hampshire as battle tested and playoff ready. The other host thinks the UNH run game can be the difference and to eventually get the win.

I didn't run down the other games at all. The one host doesn't think much of the North Dakota offense and likes Weber State to have a convincing victory. The other host didn't make a pick.

Eastern Kentucky has played in a lot of close games. One host has been high on EKU all season and he likes them and is not a believer in Gardner Webb. The other host shows some respect for GW, but thinks that EKU has too much.

Idaho flies 2400 miles for their game at Southeast Louisiana. One host isn't sure what to expect, but likes Idaho. They think that the Idaho head coach should be getting a lot more attention for coach of the year awards then he is receiving. The other host likes Idaho as well.

Montana just go smoked after hosting gameday by Montana State which nearly knocked them out of the playoffs. Thinks Montana bounces back to win, the other host didn't pick, but he seemed to show some respect to SEMO.
 
Thinking maybe the Davidson - Richmond Under? Assuming Davidson is going to grind clock and have high play count drives that may or may not end in pts.
 
12/03
12:00 pm		308931
308932		New Hampshire
Holy Cross
59½
9
12/03
02:00 pm		308933
308934		Furman
Incarnate Word
63½
4
12/03
03:00 pm		308935
308936		Delaware
South Dakota State
45½
-14½
12/03
03:00 pm		308937
308938		Weber State
Montana State
65½
1
12/03
05:00 pm		308939
308940		Richmond
Sacramento St
56½
14
12/03
02:00 pm		308941
308942		Gardner Webb
William & Mary
61½
7
12/03
03:00 pm		308943
308944		SE Louisiana
Samford
12/03
03:30 pm		308945
308946		Montana
North Dakota State
50½
-6½


These lines change obviously.

I went 3-3 last week. Only one real sensible winner I came up with was the Davidson-Richmond Under. The other 5 games were little more than guesses or taking some perceived value on lines.

I do know that this is not the typical North Dakota State team, ie they are vulnerable. Holy Cross is strong team, but 9 seems awfully high vs UNH. Would expect the Word to win.
 
s--k said:
12/03
12:00 pm		308931
308932		New Hampshire
Holy Cross
59½
9
12/03
02:00 pm		308933
308934		Furman
Incarnate Word
63½
4
12/03
03:00 pm		308935
308936		Delaware
South Dakota State
45½
-14½
12/03
03:00 pm		308937
308938		Weber State
Montana State
65½
1
12/03
05:00 pm		308939
308940		Richmond
Sacramento St
56½
14
12/03
02:00 pm		308941
308942		Gardner Webb
William & Mary
61½
7
12/03
03:00 pm		308943
308944		SE Louisiana
Samford
12/03
03:30 pm		308945
308946		Montana
North Dakota State
50½
-6½


These lines change obviously.

I went 3-3 last week. Only one real sensible winner I came up with was the Davidson-Richmond Under. The other 5 games were little more than guesses or taking some perceived value on lines.

I do know that this is not the typical North Dakota State team, ie they are vulnerable. Holy Cross is strong team, but 9 seems awfully high vs UNH. Would expect the Word to win.
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Holy Cross looks to be +9, is that a mistake? They’re 11-0 and 9 pt. dogs?

The way you mentioned it, it seemed you thought 9 was too many for Holy Cross to be laying, getting 9 would be awesome right? That has to be a typo by them.
 
s--k said:
Holy Cross is -9. Did you see like Vegas Insider list them at +9?
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I’m going by what you posted. There’s just a 9 next to HC. There is a - in front of any home team who is favored (NDSU -6.5 for example). That’s why I figured it’s a typo (on their part).
 
jedi ninja said:
I’m going by what you posted. There’s just a 9 next to HC. There is a - in front of any home team who is favored. That’s why I figured it’s a typo.
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oh, I see. I don't know why some of those have a - and some don't. But the bottom number aligns with the home team, so Holy Cross is a 9 pt favorite whether they have a - in front or not. Just like Incarnate Word is a 4 pt favorite.

These are lines from 5dimes as shown on maddux sports and can also be seen on BMR. Once the other online books post their numbers the lines move quite a bit, they did last week.
 
s--k said:
oh, I see. I don't know why some of those have a - and some don't. But the bottom number aligns with the home team, so Holy Cross is a 9 pt favorite whether they have a - in front or not. Just like Incarnate Word is a 4 pt favorite.

These are lines from 5dimes as shown on maddux sports and can also be seen on BMR. Once the other online books post their numbers the lines move quite a bit, they did last week.
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Which would normally make sense (the home team is favored in most of these games), but the lines you posted only have a few - in the lines, the others are all looking like to home team is the dog. Maybe just a weird formatting issue when pasting?
 
Maddux didn't put the - in front of all the numbers for some reason

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As expected, those early lines have moved A LOT!

12/03
12:00 pm		308931
308932		New Hampshire
Holy Cross
57½u15
-7½-16
56u15
-6½-15
56
7
56
7
56
7
12/03
02:00 pm		308933
308934		Furman
Incarnate Word
65u15
-9½-16
66u15
-9½-12
65
-9½
66o15
-9-17
65
-9½
12/03
03:00 pm		308935
308936		Delaware
South Dakota State
47u15
-19½-16
46½u15
-19½-05
46½
-19½
46½
-19½-07
46½
-19½
12/03
03:00 pm		308937
308938		Weber State
Montana State
63½u15
-5½-16
62½u15
-6½-16
63
-6½
63
-6½-15
63½
-6½
12/03
05:00 pm		308939
308940		Richmond
Sacramento St
54u15
-17-15
53u15
-15½-15
53½
17
52o15
-16½
53½
17
12/03
02:00 pm		308941
308942		Gardner Webb
William & Mary
61½u15
-10-16
59½o18
-10-14
61
10
60½
10
61½
10
12/03
03:00 pm		308943
308944		SE Louisiana
Samford
64½u15
-6-16
64½u15
-6½-15
64½
-7+ev
65o15
7
64½
7
12/03
03:30 pm		308945
308946		Montana
North Dakota State
51½u15
-8½-16
51½u15
-9½-12
51½
9
51½
9
51½
9
 
Not shocking that the big moves were to favorites, didn't even have lines til yesterday

I really only like Montana as a dog to win but then that's asking them to do it in the dome

Haven't remotely looked at weather today, lots of these FCS teams are in bad weather locations which makes them a ton better
 
The Word went from 4 to 9/9.5! Jackrabbits jumped up 5 pts. Montana St up 5.5 pts. All the favorites went up except for Holy Cross.

Samford was unlined before due to QB status. Not sure if that was announced, I suspect he is playing based off the line. People like Samford with him.

North Dakota State is not the same team this year they normally are. That seems like a lot of pts for them to lay. They are still good, just not the kind of dominating good that their name implies.

Last week there were 2 upsets out of 8 games. Dogs went 4-3 ATS with one pick'em spread.

Anybody like anything?
 
Can't remember a year where all chalk won the games straight up in that round

These are some seriously great matchups now, top 8 seeds all made the quarters!

Yesterday had some high scoring games, only one defense stood out really, SDSU

Think the only one next weekend that could be an upset is Samford but again, the dome. Zero reason for me to be against Sac St now that they had their close game.
 
I love FCS playoff games, but don't keep up too closely during the regular season. I found it interesting though that Samford played Georgia between the hedges and didn't get blown out

13-0 after first Quarter. 30-0 at half and one Georgia TD was with 45 seconds left. Georgia scored only 3 the second half. I'm sure Georgia didn't come out breathing fire, but that's still a pretty impressive showing for Stamford
 
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I love FCS playoff games, but don't keep up too closely during the regular season. I found it interesting though that Samford played Georgia between the hedges and didn't get blown out

13-0 after first Quarter. 30-0 at half and one Georgia TD was with 45 seconds left. Georgia scored only 3 the second half. I'm sure Georgia didn't come out breathing fire, but that's still a pretty impressive showing for Stamford
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I just am not really interested in playing a lesser version of NDSU than we normally see at such a high number when the opponent is a quality one. Probably wait til late to bet these. Seems the way for me since I can't get openers
 
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I just am not really interested in playing a lesser version of NDSU than we normally see at such a high number when the opponent is a quality one. Probably wait til late to bet these. Seems the way for me since I can't get openers
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How about teasing Samford to 33? I know nothing about them.
 
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Yeah #6 overall seed getting that seems ludicrous. I like Samford and over in that one, probably only game I play side and total
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I played a teaser with Montana St/Incarnate Word and teaser with Mont St-WM under/N Dakota St-Samford under

All just guesses to make TV watching more interesting

Leaning Navy tomorrow. What are you thinking about that one?
 
TahoeLegend said:
I played a teaser with Montana St/Incarnate Word and teaser with Mont St-WM under/N Dakota St-Samford under

All just guesses to make TV watching more interesting

Leaning Navy tomorrow. What are you thinking about that one?
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Lean Navy and could only play over with that number but not sure I play it

Great day to finally go full on Sat hoops, it's a full day of work without anything else
 
great game last nite .....

a few links - 1st 2 as an alternative from Sagarin or Massey for PR numbers - Bill C and that Rob Bowron


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UIC +9, and Montana St +5.5 are the lines at Bovada.
Think I’ll be on UIC +9, and the ML.

That offense is ridiculous.
 
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UIC +9, and Montana St +5.5 are the lines at Bovada.
Think I’ll be on UIC +9, and the ML.

That offense is ridiculous.
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I worry about the Word D ... but everyone knows this is not the ND State of old so I definitely could see the upset as well.

I put a SD State to win the title bet in last week. They were only +155 so the favorite actually, but I think they are the most balanced team in all facets except for maybe FG kicking
 
Took Bobcats +5.5 and smaller ML

Saw cracks last weekend in the Jackrabbits defense that I previously hadn't

Rather take UIW/NDSU over, hard for me to take UIW after the thriller last week but can easily see both scoring in bunches here
 
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