THE RED SHEET
OCTOBER 19, 2024 VOLUME 56 - NUMBER 8
Texas A&M 52 - MISSISSIPPI STATE 17 - (4:15 EDT) -- Line opened at TexasA&M minus 15, and is now minus 15½.
Sure, the Bulldogs of MississippiSt have the revenge factor on their side in this game, but unless their
opponent has the firepower to take full advantage of the situation, something that the Bulldogs just don't
possess, ranking 78th in total offense, it won't matter. And just as important as not being able to move
the ball, there is the lack of strength on defense, with MissSt owning the 124th spot in total "D". Note
that MSt foes here (14th-ranked Missouri) covered its last RG by 28½ pts. Ags currently on 5-0 run.
RATING: TEXAS A&M 89
Iowa 34 - MICHIGAN STATE 10 - (7:30) -- Line opened at Iowa minus 6, and is still minus 6. As we stated earlier in the
week, the Hawkeyes have always fielded a power defense, consistently holding foes to season lows,
not only in scoring, but in yardage, where they are constantly finishing among the elite stop units in
the land, ranking 9th in '20, 16th in '21, 2nd in '22, & 7th in '23. HC Ferentz need change nothing, &
won't for this. By the way, he just coached his 200th game with Iowa (2nd only to Woody Hayes in Big
Ten history). Spartans are once again fading, with a 92-36 pt deficit in their last games. Hawkeyes!
RATING: IOWA 89
Duke 34 - FLORIDA STATE 14 - (7:00 Friday) -- Line opened at Duke minus 3, and is still minus 3. The Seminoles of
Florida St have placed themselves among a group head coaches who ruled over a team of players
who've suffered a near total collapse of their capabilities, in record speed. Sems have come from a
preseason Top Ten position, to a squad with but one win over the first half of the season (5 pts), with a
single cover (2 pts), while ranking 125th, 127th, 133rd, & 83rd in total, scoring, rushing, & passing
"O". Duke is no prize but at least is safe at home (26-13 ATS), & on 18-6-1 spread run. Lay the FG.
RATING: DUKE 88
Smu 52 - STANFORD 24 - (8:00) -- Line opened at SMU minus 15, and is now minus 15½. A pair of teams which are
headed in the opposite directions. The Stanford Card had been a patsy, before hiring Jim Harbaugh
in '07, with the result being double digit wins with 4-of-5 bowl victories, until the decline began in '19,
with 4-8, 3-9, 3-9,& 3-9 campaigns totalling an ATS mark of an atrocious 14-36, with embarrassing
wipeout losses commonplace. But things seem to have improved with hiring of HC Taylor, & LY's 5-6
SU record (3-9 ATS). But it's it's back to normal with 120-28 pt deficit last 3 weeks. Self destroying.
RATING: SMU 88
TULANE 49 - Rice 13 - (3:30) -- Line opened at Tulane minus 22, and is now minus 22½. As we've noted earlier in the
week, the Green Wave of Tulane is a team which receives little notice, no matter its accomplishments,
which has seen them posting 12-2 & 11-3 SU records in '22 & '23, including their stellar 11-2 spread
record in '22, with that heartstopping 46-45 win over Southern Cal in the Cotton Bowl. Loss of brilliant
QB Pratt seemed to gut Greenies, with this year's 1-2 start, but they've turned it around, with 3 straight
wins, by combined 157-63 pt edge, covering their last 2 games by 31 & 32 pts. Owls on 1-5 ATS run.
RATING: TULANE 88
BUFFALO BILLS 33 - Tennessee 16 - (1:00) -- Line opened at Buffalo minus 8½, & is still minus 8½. Of course, we live
close to the site where the Bills live & prosper, so have to take most of the talk with a bit of salt, but one
would be surprised as to the amount of times that the locals wrote off the Bills, when the truth of the
matter is that "one game does not a season make", with no team in the NFC outscoring the 4-2 Bills,
certainly not these Titans, who've managed just one win all season, with their 1-4 mark their worst start
since '05. That's 19 years, folks. Bills are an ultimate streak squad, with this one making it 2 straight.
RATING: BUFFALO BILLS 88
NEAR CHOICES (Rated 87): Indiana, Colorado, Wisconsin, Navy - NFL: Kansas City, Detroit, Philadelphia
LARGE LINE MOVES: Auburn (+7 to +4½); Notre Dame (-8½ to -11); TCU (+7 to +4½); Michigan (-1 to -3); UCLA
(+6½ to +4½); E Carolina (+17 to +15); Indiana (-5 to -6½); North Texas (+11½ to +10); UNLV (+6 to +7½); W Michigan
(+½ to -1); Fla Intl (-6 to -7); Purdue (+28½ to +27½); Temple (-1½ to -2½); Virginia (+22½ to +21½); Fla Atlantic (+4 to
+3); Ga Southern (+10½ to +9½); Arizona (-3 to -4); Charlotte (+18 to +17); No Illinois (-1½ to -2½); Kentucky (+1½ to
+½); NFL: Denver (+½ to -2½); Carolina (+9½ to +7½); Cincinnati (-4½ to -6); Jacksonville (-4½ to -5½); Houston (+3½
to +2½); LA Rams (-5½ to -6½); Tampa Bay (+4½ to +3½); San Fran (-½ to -1½); KEY INJURIES: Central Michigan
QB Emanuel (Und) Probable; QB Labas (arm) Out; Cincinnati WR Smith (hamstring) Out; Connecticut WR Bell (Und)
Probable; QB McDonald (foot) Out; Florida Atlantic QB Fancher (toe) ??; Hawaii WR Crowdus (Und) ??; Mass RB
Paradis (Und) ??; No Texas RB Harris (Und) ??; WR Ward (Und) ??; Oregon WR Kasper (foot) Out; SMU WR Brinson
(knee) Out; So Florida QB Brown (foot) ??; UAB QB Zeno (shoulder) ??; RB Jacobs (foot) Out; UCLA WR Flores (Und)
Probable; Utah QB Rising (leg) Out; Virginia WR Harrison (hamstring) ?? - NFL : Atlanta RB McClellan (knee) ??;
Baltimore RB Ali (concussion) ??; Buffalo RB Cook (foot) ??; Carolina RB Brooks (knee) Out; Cincinnati QB Browning
(ribs) Out; Cleveland RB Ford (hamstring) ??; Denver RB Estime (ankle) Out; WR Reynolds (hand) Out; Green Bay
WR Reed (ankle) ??; WR Wicks (shoulder) ??; Houston WR Woods (foot) ??; Indianapolis QB Richardson (oblique)
??; RB Taylor (ankle) ??; Jacksonville RB Etienne (hamstring) ??; LA Chargers RB Edwards (ankle) Out; NY Giants
QB Lock (hip) ??; RB Singletary (groin) ??; New England RB Stevenson (calf) ??; New Orleans RB Miller (hamstring)
??; Pitt RB Patterson (ankle) ??; QB Wilson (calf) ??; Tampa Bay RB Edmonds (knee) Out; RB White (foot) ??;.....