Brandon Lang
Saturday's Selections ...
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All about this Saturday.
I love the first Saturday of College football. Just absolutely love it.
Last year, the first Saturday I delivered a 9-point dog that won outright in East Carolina. Value in the dogs.
Well, I am ready to do it again today. Another solid play.
Winning July. Winning August. 7 straight winning weeks. I've won every single week since the all star break.
That is how dialed in I am right now, and how much I feel dialed in with this Saturday card.
Time to go have a big day and take a big step in locking up winning week # 8 in a row.
15 DIMER - OHIO UNIVERSITY - Note: if this line is bet down to 3, buy the 1/2 and make sure you get +3 1/2.
This is a live dog at home tonight.
Frank Solich has put together in my opinion his best team since he came to Ohio U, and as the year progresses you will not get the kind of value you are getting tonight.
Ohio 6-0 ATS outside the MAC the last 2 years, including going into Ohio State last year as a 33-point underdog and covering easily losing 26-14.
They actually led for most of the first half in that game with great play from their defense, which returns most of the defensive line and the best group of linebackers in the MAC.
This is also an Ohio team that has covered 8 of their last 12 at home.
The Huskies have to break in a new QB, new running back as last years stud Brown is playing on Sunday now, and this is just a very tough spot for Uconn to open the season.
The next 2 weeks they have both North Carolina and Baylor, so it wouldn't suprise me if they took this Ohio team a bit lightly, which would be a huge mistake.
This is a very experienced Ohio team that was far better than their 4-8 record from a season ago, and I think the wrong team is favored here tonight.
I am rolling with Ohio at home in what I feel is the last time you will get this kind of value with this team the rest of the year.
Ohio goes to 7-0 ATS versus non-conference opponents the last 2 years, and don't be suprised if they win the game outright.
Ohio plus the points is the play.
OHIO UNIVERSITY - 7pm
5 DIMER - ILLINOIS - Payback for Ron Zook and Illinois today.
First and foremost, I've always felt this line should have been -7 so the linemove up doesn't scare me at all.
Secondly, people are going to find out just how good this team is after today and you won't get this kind of value with them the rest of the year as well.
Missouri returns a total of 9 starters from last years team that fell hard at the end of the year losing their last 2 games and failing to cover their bowl game versus Northwestern.
Now they have a new QB they have to break in versus a defense that led the Big Ten in sacks last year, and my gut tells me this is blowout city.
The last 2 games have been shootouts with Illinois coming back in the 2nd half of both games only to fall a little bit short.
Well, no comeback here today, as Juice Williams and this explosive Illni offense absolute shred a Missouri defense that returns 4 starters from a group that gave up 126 points their last 3 games to close out last year.
Love Illinois in this spot today.
ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI - 3:30 pm
FREE SELECTION - VIRGINIA TECH-ALABAMA UNDER