Pittsburgh looks pretty good. Up-tempo attack can put up a lot of points. Lots of reasons to dislike Cincy defense, especially seeing them gashed by Towson rush attack, and their QB who i’m low on will have a much tougher test this week
Pittsburgh looks pretty good. Up-tempo attack can put up a lot of points. Lots of reasons to dislike Cincy defense, especially seeing them gashed by Towson rush attack, and their QB who i’m low on will have a much tougher test this week
They're in my thread but these are what I have so far for dogs. Nothing crazy.
Syracuse ML +125 .5* Bet365
Michigan St ML +290 .5* ESPNBet
Illinois ML +165 .5* Bet365
SDSU ML +185 .5* Bet365
Quit with the props unless you're just here to antagonize me. They aren't relevant here.Cuse appears very popular. I like them also but kinda been debating if I prefer side or couple props cause i do think it a last possession kind of game. If I can find a way I think I can have my money by half and not care what happens I’ll def jump on that! Lol. Of course I’ll kick myself if miss prop and cuse pulls it out, I do feel like a certain thing be a must for cuse fo win, but could easily cash if they come up short also.
Chattanooga may have a chance vs Georgia State. Spread 8.5 from Sargin and 19.5 from Massey which seems way high.
Chattanooga was blown out vs Tennessee last week, Vols got up 45-0 just 22 minutes into the game! UTC didn’t cross midfield until after halftime. UTC suffered a similar fate in 2019 at the Vols. While they have not always fared well vs P5 FBS teams (outscored 91-10 combined vs Bama and Illinois ’23 and ’22) – I think the 2021 game vs Kentucky is evidence that the coaching staff does not treat FBS games as pure throwaway games (only lost 23-28 as 32.5 pt dogs and UTC led 16-14 in the 4Q).
The score vs UT is what it is, but this isn’t a bad team though. UTC advanced to the second round of the playoffs last year and were among the favorites to win their league again this season. I would think that they are going to match up better vs Georgia State who looks to be in rebuild mode on both sides of the ball and a new coaching staff. UTC has an underrated QB, two very good FCS WRs and an OL that brings back 3. The new guys are a VT transfer who sat out last year. He started 7 and was Fr AA in 2022 at VT. The other new starter is a Dll transfer RS JR who is getting his first Dl playing time this year. This offense has averaged 26-29 ppg the last 3 years and by most accounts this is to be their best unit and one of the best in the SoCon. The D here is usually very good. 3 straight years of 30+ sacks, have been slipping in the ppg from upper teens allowed to low/mid-20s last year. Huge loss at DE, the 2x SoCon DOY is gone, but they do have 6 of their top 8 back to the DL including Marlon Taylor – FCS Central’s pick for the #1 DT in the FCS. Should be good shape at LB and their pass eff D was #1 last year, maybe taking a step back this year, but still good. HC, OC, DC all 6th year.
How good is Georgia State? Looks like they didn’t play bad looking quickly vs GT in week 1. Their two recent FCS games I think show that the kind of talent at Georgia State typically has isn’t necessarily a whole lot better than FCS teams Vs Rhode Island last year (won 42-35 as 17.5 pt fav – URI had +96 total yard edge) and a few years back in 2019 vs Furman (won 48-42 as 7.5 pt fav – only a 40y edge for GaState).
I would think this is a game that UTC wants to compete well in to get that 69-3 UT game behind them. That is a really bad look, but this team went 8-5 last year and that was with their QB getting knocked out for the year and missing the last 3 (1-2 in those). Last week’s loss at UT might bump this line a little higher than it should be and recent history suggests UTC won’t win it given the blowouts in 3 of their last 4 vs FBS, but those were P5 SEC and B1G opponents. And Georgia State hasn’t handled their FCS opponents all that great their last two and is retooling everything.
Jon Sumrall as a home dog? Gimme some baby!Why not Tulane? Worth a crack. Agree with JRock…like some of those
Nice!Added this 2, 3, & 4-teamer RR. Gonna see how the early games play out....might add SHSU to the other 3 later games. For now though:
Tulane +285
Arkansas +290
Michigan +220
SHSU +1030
Risked $22 ($2.00 per parlay) to Win $2,215.76
BOLTA!
Last one...2, 3, & 4-teamer RR played at FD:
Temple +450
FIU +140
Illinois +146
SHSU +1060
Risked $22 ($2 per parlay) to Win $1,881.02
BOLTA!
This one sums up my day in a nutshell...I was smellin' an upset in this trend...either Cal or SHSU but I chose the loser. It's the Ole 50-50-90 rule again biting me in the arse....I had a 50% chance of being right and a 50% chance of being wrong but 90% of the time whatever I choose is wrong. .... anyway, I did manage a measly $9.81 returned on a 2-teamer from post #23 but overall another losing day. YTD: -$202.69.S. Houston St. @ UCF: Gus Malzahn is 1-2 SU and 1-2 ATS in home games in which his team is coming off a victory of greater than 50pts. See pic 1. The only one he won SU & ATS was the Auburn home game vs. Bama in 2019.....I don't have to explain to anyone what that meant in terms of motivation for his Auburn team that day. Furthermore, home favs that have won 4 out of their last 10 vs. teams that have won 4 out of their last ten, coming off a victory of >50pts, and vs. and opponent coming off a victory of 15-25pts are 4-2 SU and 4-2 ATS. This trend is active on UCF and Auburn today and these favs have lost before! Actually twice so it is possible! See pic 2. Let's assume for a second that either UCF or Auburn loses their game today at home. Which one do you choose? I am not betting against Hugh Freeze and his numbers back up my POV. His teams are 3-0 SU & 2-1 ATS coming off of victories of >40pts. Therefore, if one of these dogs hit, I'm thinking the ingredients might be there for S. Houston St. to build it's road winning streak. Currently S. Houston St. has +1030 odds @ FD. This has to be worth putting some lunch money on! Pick: S. Houston St. +1030
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