The cnotes college football 2020-2021 season news,trends, picks !

[CNOTES]

COMPLETED PICKS


Past Completed Picks


DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD


10/15/2020 1-1-0 50.00% -50 Detail
10/14/2020 1-1-0 50.00% -50 Detail
10/10/2020 14-19-1 42.65% -3450 Detail
10/09/2020 1-1-0 50.00% -50 Detail
10/08/2020 1-1-0 50.00% -50 Detail
10/03/2020 30-23-1 56.48% +2350 Detail
10/02/2020 2-0-0 100.00% +1000 Detail
09/26/2020 19-25-2 43.48% -4250 Detail
09/25/2020 2-0-0 100.00% +1000 Detail
09/19/2020 9-21-0 30.00% -7050 Detail
09/12/2020 17-9-0 65.38% +3550 Detail
09/10/2020 1-1-0 50.00% -50 Detail
09/07/2020 0-2-0 0.00% -1100 Detail
09/05/2020 4-2-0 66.67% +900 Detail


TOTALS....102-106-4......49.03%...-73.00

 

[CNOTES]

Friday’s 6-pack
NFL leaders in receiving yardage:
421— Allen Robinson, Chi
403— Stefon Diggs, Buff
403— DK Metcalf, Sea
401— Amari Cooper, Dal
397— DeAndre Hopkins, Ariz
387— Terry McLaurin, Wash


Americans who have died from COVID-19: 217,497
PLEASE wear a mask when you go out.


Quote of the Day
“Having length is an advantage and I’ve always been pretty long, but I felt like there was room to … I think what I want to do is at least know that I have it if I need it. I’m not going to try to do it all the time, I’m not trying to get my ball speed into the 190s every time I hit a driver, but at least I know that if I need to do it, I can do it.”
Golfer Rory McIlroy


Friday’s quiz
Which starting QB in the NFL played his college football at Boston College?


Thursday’s quiz
Seattle Mariners are the only major league team is the only one that has never played in a World Series.


Wednesday’s quiz
Six major league teams have never won a World Series.




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Friday’s Den: Clearing out a cluttered mind……..


13) How would you like to be a fly on the wall at Nick Saban’s house Saturday night, when he is in quarantine while Alabama plays Georgia in the week’s biggest college football game?


Saban and the Alabama AD both tested positive for COVID, so he is stuck at home for a while, and the rules say coaches in the booth cannot communicate with outside places while the game is going on. Hopefully, Mrs Saban takes the dog for a long walk and gives Nick some space.


Part of me says there is no way Saban isn’t texting some student manager and having the kid deliver messages to Steve Sarkisian.


Semi-related side note: Alabama’s basketball coach Nate Oats said Thursday that he had COVID back in July.


12) News Item of the Day: Utah Jazz hired Sergi Olivia away from the 76ers’ front office, to join their coaching staff. Olivia had been the Vice President of Strategy for the Sixers.


This isn’t really big news, but that is a tremendous job title; Vice President of Strategy


I’ve been retired from my job for almost six years now, but I’ve worked in basketball analytics in both college/high school basketball— I’d love to be someone’s Vice President of Strategy. It just sounds so freakin’ important.


11) A new casino that is rumored to have an excellent sportsbook will open in downtown Las Vegas October 28; the Circa will be a 2-story casino with a 3-story sportsbook. It appears as if the top level of the sports ook is a very large swimming pool in front of huge TV screens. They’re billing it as the biggest sportsbook in Las Vegas history.


10) Jets dump RB Le’Veon Bell and the Chiefs jump in and sign him; problem is, Bell hasn’t been a productive player for quite a while. He’s out of excuses now; he better produce in that offense, or his career is history.


9) In September, $748.5M, that’s million with an M, was wagered on sports in New Jersey.


8) Houston Rockets let GM Daryl Morey resign Thursday, rather than fire him- guys don’t quit jobs like that unless they’re jumping to another lucrative gig.


Morey is an MIT graduate, an analytics guy who sparked a rift between the NBA and Chinese government when he tweeted support for anti-government protesters in Hong Kong about this time last year. That cost the NBA a boatload of money in China, and money talks, so Morey walks.


7) Indiana Pacers have never won an NBA title, but four of their head coaches have, three of them after they left Indiana, one before he got there:
— Jack Ramsay, Portland
— Larry Brown, Detroit
— Rick Carlisle, Dallas
— Frank Vogel, Lakers


6) White Sox are interviewing 76-year old Tony Larussa for their open managing job; he last managed in the majors with St Louis, in 2011. He started as a manager with the White Sox way back in 1979.


5) Just when I thought ESPN couldn’t be more annoying, they’re starting to show football games from Newman HS in Louisiana, because Peyton Manning’s nephew is the QB there- the kid is in 10th grade, let him be a kid. He doesn’t need his games shown on national TV.


4) Arkansas State 59, Georgia State 52:
— Said this yesterday; ESPN needs to show more Sun Belt football.
— Arkansas State plays two QB’s; in their last two games, they’re a combined 61-97 for 968 yards and 14 TD’s throwing the ball.
— Total yardage in this game: 609-583, ASU


3) Astros 4, Rays 3 (Tampa Bay leads 3-2)
— Carlos Correa hit a walk-off homer, series is 3-2 Tampa Bay.
— First five pitchers Houston used in this game are rookies.


2) Braves 10, Dodgers 2 (Atlanta leads 3-1):
— Atlanta broke open a 1-1 tie with six runs in 6th inning.
— Bryse Wilson allowed one hit, one run in six outstanding innings.
— Marcell Ozuna homered twice for the Braves.


1) Before I go, let me settle an argument; Michael Jordan isn’t the best basketball player ever, and neither is Lebron James, though they’re both in the top five.


Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the best basketball player ever; after his freshman season at UCLA, when the Bruins’ freshman team beat the UCLA varsity by 20, the NCAA outlawed the dunk, a ban that lasted for ten years. (Freshman weren’t allowed on the varsity back then)


When Kareem was a rookie in the NBA with Milwaukee, the Bucks went 56-26 and lost in the Eastern Conference final- it was their 2nd year of existence- they won the NBA title the next year. Kareem may not have a big personality or be the face of a shoe company, but he was the most dominant basketball player ever.

 

[CNOTES]

Friday, Oct. 16


SMU at TULANE (ESPN, 6:00 p.m.)


SMU has won outright last five meetings, covering four of those.
Ponies 8-1 vs. spread in first five games of season since LY.
Though Wave 5-0 as home dog since 2018.


Tech Edge: Slight to SMU, based on series trends.




BYU at HOUSTON (ESPN, 9:30 p.m.)


UH finally on the board in 2020 with win over Tulane.
Though BYU is 4-0 SU and 3-1 vs. line, it was 0-5 as visiting chalk LY before winning 2020 opener at Navy.


Tech Edge: Slight to Houston, based on extended trends.




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107SMU -108 TULANE
TULANE is 11-33 ATS (-25.3 Units) versus excellent offensive teams - averaging >=450 yards/game since 1992.


109BYU -110 HOUSTON
HOUSTON is 15-4 ATS (10.6 Units) against teams who force 1 or less turnovers/game on the season since 1992.




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Friday October 16


SMU @ Tulane


Game 107-108
October 16, 2020 @ 6:00 pm


Dunkel Rating:
SMU
91.796
Tulane
80.192
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
SMU
by 11 1/2
66
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
SMU
by 6 1/2
68
Dunkel Pick:
SMU
(-6 1/2); Under


Brigham Young @ Houston


Game 109-110
October 16, 2020 @ 9:30 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Brigham Young
95.331
Houston
94.192
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Brigham Young
by 1
74
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Brigham Young
by 4 1/2
61 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Houston
(+4 1/2); Over




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Friday, October 16


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SMU (4 - 0) at TULANE (2 - 2) - 10/16/2020, 6:00 PM


Top Trends for this game.
SMU is 31-51 ATS (-25.1 Units) off a win against a conference rival since 1992.
TULANE is 99-132 ATS (-46.2 Units) as an underdog since 1992.


Head-to-Head Series History
SMU is 2-0 against the spread versus TULANE over the last 3 seasons
SMU is 2-0 straight up against TULANE over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons


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BYU (4 - 0) at HOUSTON (1 - 0) - 10/16/2020, 9:30 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.


Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.


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Friday, October 16


Southern Methodist @ Tulane


Southern Methodist
Southern Methodist is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Tulane
Southern Methodist is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Tulane


Tulane
Tulane is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Tulane is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games at home




Brigham Young @ Houston


Brigham Young
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Brigham Young's last 6 games on the road
Brigham Young is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games


Houston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games at home
Houston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games




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Friday’s games


SMU (4-0) @ Tulane (2-2)
— SMU scored 42 ppg in winning its three games vs I-A opponents.
— Mustangs have 7 starters back on offense, 6 starters back on defense.
— SMU has 92 returning starts on the offensive line.
— Mustangs’ senior QB has started 33 games.
— SMU is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games as a road favorite.


— Tulane split its first four games; they blew a 24-0 lead in one of their losses.
— Green Wave’s last three games went over the total.
— Tulane had a +5 turnover ratio LW, still lost 49-31 in Houston.
— Tulane has 5 starters back on offense, 7 starters back on defense.
— Green Wave has 70 returning starts on the offensive line.
— Tulane’s senior QB has started 13 games.
— Green Wave covered its last five games as a home underdog.


— SMU won five in row, eight of last nine series games, with three of last four wins by 4 or fewer points.
— Underdogs covered five of last six series games.
— SMU won three of last four visits here, last two by 27-23/35-31 scores.


BYU (4-0) @ Houston (1-0)
— BYU won its first four games, scoring an average of 43.8 ppg.
— BYU has 8 starters back on offense, 7 starters back on defense.
— BYU has 110 returning starts on the offensive line.
— BYU’s junior QB has started 20 games.
— Under Sitake, BYU is 4-7 ATS as a road favorite.


— Houston beat Tulane 49-31 in its opener LW, despite its minus-5 turnover ratio.
— Houston has 10 starters back on offense, 9 starters back on defense.
— Houston has 71 returning starts on the offensive line.
— Houston’s junior QB has started 10 games.
— Houston is 1-3 ATS in last four games as a home underdog.


— BYU won last two series games, 33-25/47-46; Houston covered both games, which were back in 2013-14.

 

[CNOTES]

SMU vs. Tulane Week 7 Odds, Preview
Jonathan Willis


SMU has picked up right where it left off last year. Sonny Dykes led the Mustangs to their first 10-win season since the program received the death penalty, and they have built off that success with a 4-0 start and a top 20 ranking in both polls coming into Friday night’s game with the Tulane Green Wave.


A win over Tulane this week would set up an enormous AAC battle with No. 8 Cincinnati next Saturday.


BETTING RESOURCES


Week 7 Matchup: AAC
Venue: Yulman Stadium
Location: New Orleans, LA
Date: Friday, October 16, 2020
Time: 6:00 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN


Line Movements


Spread: SMU -6.5
Money-Line: SMU -215, Tulane +185
Total: 64.5


QB Shane Buechele and SMU will look to improve to 5-0 on Friday when they visit Tulane for a conference game. (AP)


HOW TO HANDICAP SMU-Tulane


The Green Wave are looking for their first conference win of the season. Tulane lost at home to Navy as a six-point favorite back on September 19, and they were blasted by Houston last Thursday. Their two wins came against South Alabama and Southern Miss, but they are just 1-3 ATS as their only cover came in the 66-24 demolition of Southern Miss.


Tulane has yet to play an under game this year. The first game for the Green Wave ended up as a push, but their three most recent games have all gone over the total by at least a touchdown. There were a combined 170 points in Tulane’s last two games, leading to oddsmakers raising the total on Friday night.


A narrow 31-24 win over Texas State as a 24.5-point favorite in Week 1 led to some discounting SMU. However, the Mustangs roared back to smash North Texas and Stephen F. Austin in consecutive weeks, covering the spread with wins of 30 and 43 points.


SMU knocked off defending AAC champions Memphis in its first AAC game two weeks ago, squeaking out a 30-27 victory as a short favorite to move to 3-1 ATS on the year.


SMU is known for its high-octane offense, so the total has been set in the 70s for three of the Mustangs’ previous four games. However, the under has cashed in three of those four games, as SMU’s wins against Texas State, Stephen F. Austin, and Memphis saw a combined score between 55 and 57 points.


BETTING ANALYSIS – Mustangs


Straight Up - SU, Against the Spread - ATS, Over-Under (O/U)


Overall: 4-0 SU, 3-1 ATS, 1-3 O/U


Shane Buechele led SMU’s renaissance last season, and he is the best quarterback in the AAC. Buechele has been fantastic this year, completing 68.6 percent of his passes for 9.5 YPA with ten touchdowns and two interceptions. He has shown some mobility too, carrying the ball 11 times for 84 yards and a touchdown.


The Mustangs had one of the best wide receivers in the nation in Reggie Roberson Jr. Roberson averaged 15.4 YPC in 2018, 18.7 YPC in 2019, and he posted 21.5 YPC this season thanks to a monster game against Memphis on October 3.

Unfortunately, he suffered a season-ending knee injury, so sophomore Rashee Rice and JUCO transfer Danny Gray will look to replace that production.


Tight end Kylen Grayson was a Preseason First Team All-AAC pick, so he should be more involved going forward as well.


Freshman Ulysses Bentley IV has been a home run hitter when he carries the ball, averaging 8.4 YPC thanks to huge games against North Texas and Stephen F. Austin. He was the back-up to T.J. McDaniel coming into the season, but Bentley will carry the load going forward after McDaniel suffered a season-ending injury against Memphis.


This offense is ranked 18th in offensive SP+, but the defense is once again a subpar unit coming in at 78th in defensive SP+. SMU is conceding 5.7 yards per play, and they haven’t been able to get to the quarterback as much as they would like with 11 sacks this season.


UCLA grad transfer Brandon Stephens is one of the national leaders in passes defensed though, with seven break-ups on the season.


BETTING ANALYSIS - Green Wave


Overall: 2-2 SU, 1-3 ATS, 3-1 O/U


It wasn’t going to be easy to replace Justin McMillan in HC Willie Fritz’s system, and Tulane has struggled to find the same production out of a quarterback.


Keon Howard started the season under center for the Green Wave, but he was benched after completing just 42.1 percent of his passes for 5.2 YPA.


Freshman Michael Pratt replaced the senior in Tulane’s victory over Southern Miss, and he has been a little better, but he is only completing 45.5 percent of his passes for 6.4 YPA.


However, Pratt isn’t as mobile of a quarterback as Howard. Pratt has been sacked six times and is averaging 1.5 YPC, while Howard is averaging 4.4 YPC.


While Fritz will tell you that he doesn’t run the option, he does like to run the ball more than any other program that doesn’t run the option, running the ball on 62.3 percent of plays so far in 2020.


Along those lines, Tulane uses a stable of running backs. Four different players have at least 25 carries this season, led by Cameron Carroll and Tyjae Spears. Those four backs have combined to average 6.1 YPC on the year, but Spears suffered a season-ending knee injury so Amare Jones and Stephon Huderson will see more action.


The Green Wave don’t throw the ball much, so the only player with at least 100 receiving yards is sophomore Jha’Quan Jackson. No one on Tulane has more than eight receptions, making it impossible for defenses to key on just one guy.


Tulane is ranked 82nd in defensive SP+ coming into Friday’s game. The Green Wave have done a solid job stopping the run, allowing just 3.0 YPC, but the pass defense has been a mess. Opponents are averaging 9.0 YPA against this secondary through four games.


Preseason First Team All-AAC DE/LB Patrick Johnson has been a force with five sacks on the year, and DE Cameron Sample has played well alongside him.


HISTORICALLY SPEAKING


HEAD-TO-HEAD


The all-time record between these two teams is 13-13. SMU has never been ahead in this series, but the Mustangs have won five straight and can take the lead over the Green Wave for the first time ever in 2020. The last seven games in this series have seen at least 50 points scored.


LAST SEASON


SMU capitalized on Tulane mistakes to beat the Green Wave 37-20 in last year’s season finale. The Green Wave had two fumbles, a missed field goal, and turned the ball over on downs four times to lose by 17 points despite outgaining the Mustangs 465-377.


Tulane ran the ball 53 times for 223 yards and two touchdowns on this defense, while Justin McMillan completed 22 of 37 passes for 242 yards. Buechele didn’t put up gaudy numbers, completing just 15 of 27 passes for 180 yards with three touchdowns and an interception, but it was enough to get the victory.


NOTABLE BETTING TRENDS


-- SMU is just 1-5 ATS in its last six road games


-- The under has cashed in four straight games when Tulane has been a home underdog


-- The road team is 11-3 ATS in the last 14 games between these two programs

 

[CNOTES]

BYU vs. Houston Week 7 Odds, Preview
Joe Nelson


After Sun Belt games Wednesday and Thursday in college football this week, Friday night offers a matchup with more national relevance as BYU visits Houston in a big non-conference game in a year where there won’t actually be many non-conference games.


Houston won its long-awaited opener last Thursday night while independent BYU is 4-0 and climbing the national rankings. Here is a look at a big Friday night non-conference game between two undefeated national long shots.


BETTING RESOURCES


Week 7 Matchup: Non-Conference
Venue: TDECU Stadium
Location: Houston, TX
Date: Friday, October 16, 2020
Time: 9:30 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN


Line Movements


Spread: BYU -4.5
Money-Line: BYU -200, Houston +175
Total: 62.5


The BYU defense has looked very impressive this season, holding opponents to 11 points per game this season. (AP)


HOW TO HANDICAP BYU-Houston


BYU has outscored its opposition 175-44 this season but it has not been a formidable path. BYU will now be on the road for the first time since the Labor Day blowout win at Navy to start the season.


BYU is 3-1 ATS with the only miss last week’s 27-20 win over UTSA as a nearly five-touchdown favorite. BYU was just 2-5 ATS on the road last season, losing S/U in four of those games.


Houston had a 5-0 turnover deficit in a sloppy opening effort last week after a series of cancellations in September. Houston still won and covered however, coming back from an early 24-7 deficit to win by 18 vs. Tulane with a dominant production edge.


Last year in Dana Holgorsen’s first season back at Houston they surprisingly went 1-4 S/U & ATS at home with a combined total of 173 points allowed in four FBS home games.


NATIONAL IMPLICATIONS?


BYU has only one other road game on the schedule this season with a November trip to Boise State. The BYU Cougars are a serious threat to finish undefeated as that is likely the only game that they could possibly be an underdog in.


If the current schedule holds and BYU finished 10-0, they likely wouldn’t have the weight to be considered for a national playoff spot but undefeated teams are already scare in 2020 as it isn’t completely out of the question.


Houston will have several difficult AAC games coming up and three of the four biggest games will be on the road. A win here would certainly catapult the Houston Cougars to the forefront of the conference and into the national rankings next week.


The AAC has several quality teams this season including two top 17 squads in the current rankings as the national opportunity for a team running the table in the American is likely better than in a standard schedule season.


BETTING ANALYSIS – BYU


Overall: 4-0 SU, 3-1 ATS, 1-3 O/U


The numbers are very impressive for BYU with 859 rushing yards in four games, averaging 5.0 yards per rush with sophomore Tyler Allgeier leading the way.


Junior quarterback Zach Wilson has already thrown for 1,241 yards with eight touchdowns, averaging a whooping 12.3 yards per attempt as big plays have been common. Wilson is completing passes at an over 81 percent rate so far this season and his 208.6 QB Rating ranks third nationally.

BYU is fifth nationally in allowing just 251 yards per game and that average was significantly stronger before allowing 359 yards last week to UTSA. Two touchdowns against BYU and significant yardage did come in the fourth quarter which BYU entered leading 21-6, but the Cougars did have their worst showing of the season last week.


BYU is still allowing only 2.5 yards per rush this season with a veteran linebacker corps that has been impressive.


Kalani Sitake took over for Bronco Mendenhall starting in the 2016 season. BYU was 9-4 that season and then reversed that record for a rare losing season in Provo in 2017.


The past two seasons BYU has finished 7-6 as Sitake is 31-25 S/U and 29-27 ATS in his career. BYU is 11-13 S/U on the road under Sitake but 15-9 ATS, including 10-2 ATS as a road underdog, but just 6-6 S/U and 5-7 ATS as a road favorite.


BETTING ANALYSIS - Houston


Overall: 1-0 SU, 1-0 ATS, 1-0 O/U


In his first season at Houston Dana Holgorsen fell well short of expectations finishing 4-8 despite a significant buzz after what felt like a coup getting him to leave the Big XII for the AAC. A tough schedule, needing to change quarterbacks with D’Eriq King opting to transfer, and the normal challenges of a transition season added up.


Houston was a successful rushing team last season posting more than 2,200 yards on 4.8 yards per carry. Surprisingly in the opener the ground game was somewhat bottled up, posting 157 yards but on 43 carries, though with four rushing touchdowns.


Clayton Tune took over last season at quarterback with mixed results and his 2020 opener offered the same. He threw for 319 yards and hit several big plays but had three turnovers, two of which led to defensive touchdowns in the first six minutes of the game.


As expected, Marquez Stevenson was the team’s top receiver last week with a strong 2020 debut and his 97-yard kickoff return touchdown will be an impressive addition to his NFL draft reel. Tune was sacked four times as the offensive line is likely a work in progress after losing its leader Josh Jones to the NFL last spring.


Knowing that 14 of the 31 points allowed to Tulane were directly off turnovers, the 2020 debut of the Houston defense looks impressive. Houston held Tulane to only 211 yards and 1.6 yards per rush. Tulane did feature an inexperienced quarterback that struggled however as the jury may still be out given that Houston allowed 34 points per game last season.


HISTORICALLY SPEAKING


HEAD-TO-HEAD


These programs have met twice with similar results in a pair of meetings in 2013 and 2014. BYU won at Houston the first year 47-46 and at home the second year 33-25, falling short of a double-digit favorite spread in both instances.


NOTABLE BETTING TRENDS


-- BYU is 6-6 S/U and 5-7 ATS as a road favorite under Sitake including 1-5 ATS since the start of last season.


-- BYU is 31-38 ATS as a road favorite since 1997 and just 3-8 ATS in the past 11 games as a favorite in any venue since the start of last season.


-- Houston is just 11-39 S/U and 22-28 ATS as a home underdog since 1993, including going 0-4 S/U and 1-3 ATS last season.


-- Holgorsen went just 3-13 S/U and 5-9-2 ATS as a home underdog at West Virginia.


-- Houston is on a 21-8 ATS run as an underdog since 2013, but most of that success was in road games.

 

[CNOTES]

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16


GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS


SMU at TULN 06:00 PM

SMU -6.5


O 65.5

 

[CNOTES]

BYU at HOU 09:30 PM


HOU +3.0


U 61.5

 

[CNOTES]

COMPLETED PICKS


Past Completed Picks


DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD


10/16/2020 1-3-0 25.00% -1150 Detail
10/15/2020 1-1-0 50.00% -50 Detail
10/14/2020 1-1-0 50.00% -50 Detail
10/10/2020 14-19-1 42.65% -3450 Detail
10/09/2020 1-1-0 50.00% -50 Detail
10/08/2020 1-1-0 50.00% -50 Detail
10/03/2020 30-23-1 56.48% +2350 Detail
10/02/2020 2-0-0 100.00% +1000 Detail
09/26/2020 19-25-2 43.48% -4250 Detail
09/25/2020 2-0-0 100.00% +1000 Detail
09/19/2020 9-21-0 30.00% -7050 Detail
09/12/2020 17-9-0 65.38% +3550 Detail
09/10/2020 1-1-0 50.00% -50 Detail
09/07/2020 0-2-0 0.00% -1100 Detail
09/05/2020 4-2-0 66.67% +900 Detail


TOTALS....103-109-4......48.58%...-84.50

 

[CNOTES]

Saturday’s 6-pack
— Astros 7, Rays 4— Houston forces a Game 7.
— Dodgers 7, Braves 3— Seager homered twice for LA.
— BYU 43, Houston 26— BYU improves to 5-0.
— SMU 37, Tulane 34 OT— Mustangs stay unbeaten.
— In the Dodger game, Will Smith hit a homer off of Will Smith.
— Clippers named Tyronn Lue their new head coach.


Americans who have died from COVID-19: 217,987
PLEASE wear a mask when you go out.


Quote of the Day
“It’s not a very good number — and a lot of it’s not all defensively. It’s points on the board and we’ve got to do a good job of that, and how you do that is make them kick more field goals, got to do a better job in field-position-type things. As you see, the scoring is up in the league, but it still makes me sick.”
Jets defensive coordinator Gregg Williams, pointing a finger at the Jets’ offense


Saturday’s quiz
How many black keys are found on a traditional piano?


Friday’s quiz
Atlanta QB Matt Ryan played his college football at Boston College.


Thursday’s quiz
Seattle Mariners are the only major league team is the only one that has never played in a World Series.




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Saturday’s Den:


Looking at the successful but very unusual coaching career of Larry Brown
Larry Brown needs to write a book; he’s had a fascinating career, changing jobs a lot, which is a huge understatement. Coach Brown is 80 now; his mom lived to 106. Here is a brief outline of his coaching stops, most of which were very successful.


1972-74) Carolina Cougars, ABA— Went 104-64 in two years; some of his players were Joe Caldwell, Ed Manning (Danny’s father), Billy Cunningham.


1974-79) Denver Nuggets, ABA/NBA— Went 125-43 with Denver in the ABA, 126-91 in the NBA; he had David Thompson, Dan Issel, Paul Silas, Mack Calvin.


1979-81) UCLA Bruins— Went 42-17 in two seasons, lost the 1980 national title game 59-54 to Louisville. But the NCAA vacated these wins because they used two ineligible players during these two seasons.


1981-83) New Jersey Nets— Went 91-67 in two years, then left. He did this more than once.


1983-88) Kansas Jayhawks— Went 135-44 in five years, won the 1988 national title behind star Danny Manning (his dad Ed played for Brown’s Carolina Cougars).


Just as soon as he won the national title, Brown bolted back to pro ball……..


1988-92) San Antonio Spurs— Went 153-131 over 3.5 years, was canned during the 4th year. The next year, San Antonio replaced him with Jerry Tarkanian.


1992-93) Los Angeles Clippers— At one point during his career, I suggested that he might change jobs during a TV timeout; we’d come back and he’d be coaching the other team. It didn’t seem impossible.


He went 64-53 in 1.5 seasons; I mean, the guy won all the time, but never stayed anywhere.


1993-97) Indiana Pacers— Went 190-138 in four seasons, then 22-16 in playoff games, losing twice in Eastern Conference finals.


1997-2003) Philadelphia 76ers— Six years had to feel like an eternity, but he was coaching Allen Iverson. Sixers went 255-205 under Brown, 28-30 in playoff games, losing the 2001 Finals.


2003-05) Detroit Pistons— Won the NBA title the first year, lost in Finals the second, then just like that, he was gone.


2005-06) New York Knicks— Went 23-59 in one very forgettable season.


2008-11) Charlotte Bobcats— Went back to his Carolina basketball roots, went 88-104, made the playoffs the 2nd year, left 28 games (9-19) into the third year.


2012-16) SMU Mustangs— Went 85-39 at SMU, got them to the NCAA’s and to an NIT Final Four, but just like UCLA, he also ran afoul of the NCAA, and left unexpectedly.


— Brown was a good point guard; he was the MVP of the first-ever ABA All-Star Game
— Brown won a national title in the NBA and in college ball, the only guy to do that.
— Brown played for Dean Smith in college at North Carolina, was a very good point guard; his story is unique in basketball- he and his family must be great at packing.

 

[CNOTES]

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17


GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS


KU at WVU 12:00 PM
WVU -21.0
U 50.0
+500 +500


USF at TEM 12:00 PM
TEM -14.0
U 52.5
+500 +500


LIB at SYR 12:00 PM
SYR +3.0
O 53.0
+500 +500


PITT at MIA 12:00 PM
PITT +13.5
U 46.5
+500 +500


NAVY at ECU 12:00 PM
ECU +3.0
O 55.0
+500 +500


AUB at SOCAR 12:00 PM
SOCAR +2.5
O 53.0
+500 +500


UK at TENN 12:00 PM
TENN -6.5
U 44.5
+500 +500


CLEM at GT 12:00 PM
GT +27.0
U 64.5
+500 +500


TXST at USA 12:00 PM
TXST +4.5
O 57.0
+500 +500


WKU at UAB 01:30 PM
UAB -12.0
U 44.0
+500 +500


ARMY at UTSA 01:30 PM
UTSA +9.0
O 48.0
+500 +500


LOU at ND 02:30 PM
ND -16.5
U 61.5
+500 +500


UCF at MEM 03:30 PM
UCF -3.0
U 75.5
+500 +500


MISS at ARK 03:30 PM
ARK +1.5
U 76.5
+500 +500


EKY at TROY 03:30 PM
TROY -30.5
U 60.0
+500 +500


DUKE at NCST 03:30 PM
DUKE +4.0
O 58.5
+500 +500


UVA at WAKE 04:00 PM
UVA -2.5
U 57.5
+500 +500


MASS at GASO 04:00 PM
GASO -31.0
U 62.5
+500 +500


UNT at MTU 05:00 PM
MTU -6.0
U 73.0
+500 +500


MRSH at LT 06:00 PM
MRSH -13.5
O 49.0
+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

EVENING UNDER THE LIGHTS:

UNC at FSU 07:30 PM
UNC -13.5
U 65.5
+500 +500


UGA at ALA 08:00 PM
ALA -6.0
O 57.0
+500 +500


BC at VT 08:00 PM
VT -13.0
U 62.0
+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

COMPLETED PICKS


Past Completed Picks


DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD


10/17/2020 17-27-2 39.13% -6350 Detail
10/16/2020 1-3-0 25.00% -1150 Detail
10/15/2020 1-1-0 50.00% -50 Detail
10/14/2020 1-1-0 50.00% -50 Detail
10/10/2020 14-19-1 42.65% -3450 Detail
10/09/2020 1-1-0 50.00% -50 Detail
10/08/2020 1-1-0 50.00% -50 Detail
10/03/2020 30-23-1 56.48% +2350 Detail
10/02/2020 2-0-0 100.00% +1000 Detail
09/26/2020 19-25-2 43.48% -4250 Detail
09/25/2020 2-0-0 100.00% +1000 Detail
09/19/2020 9-21-0 30.00% -7050 Detail
09/12/2020 17-9-0 65.38% +3550 Detail
09/10/2020 1-1-0 50.00% -50 Detail
09/07/2020 0-2-0 0.00% -1100 Detail
09/05/2020 4-2-0 66.67% +900 Detail


TOTALS....120-136-6......46.87%...-148.00

 

[Udog]

College Football Odds Week 8: Opening lines
Patrick Everson

Justin Fields and Ohio State finally get the 2020 season off the ground Saturday against Nebraska. The Buckeyes opened as 24.5-point home favorites at FanDuel and are already up to -27.5.

College football odds for Week 8 are on the betting board and already getting action, with the Big Ten finally joining the 2020 party. No. 5 Ohio State kicks off with a home game against Nebraska, while in the SEC, Alabama is a hefty favorite at Tennessee.

FanDuel Sportsbook provided insights on college football Week 8 opening lines, early line movement, sharp money and public betting for this week's matchups.

College football Week 8 odds

These are the current College football Week 8 odds for the premier games on the schedule, as of October 20.

Illinois at (14) Wisconsin odds
Opening line
Wisconsin -23.5, Over/Under 51.5
Why the line moved
This line made a big jump at FanDuel on Monday, opening at Wisconsin -23.5 in the morning and dropping to -19.5 by the evening. The early betting splits bear out that move, with 81 percent of tickets/89 percent of money on Illinois.


(3) Notre Dame at Pittsburgh odds
Opening line
Pittsburgh +9.5, Over/Under 50.5
Why the line moved
The Fighting Irish jumped to -11.5 by Monday afternoon, then receded to -10.5 at FanDuel. Early ticket count is almost 3/1 and early money almost 4/1 on Notre Dame. The total dropped from 50.5 to 47.5, thanks to 53 percent of tickets and 79 percent of money flowing to the Under.


(2) Alabama at Tennessee Odds
Opening line
Tennessee +19.5, Over/Under 64.5
Why the line moved
At FanDuel, the initial move on this game was to 'Bama -18.5, but there was a quick correction, and the Crimson Tide were up to -21.5 by mid-Monday afternoon. That's because almost everything is on Alabama through Monday night, at 97 percent of point-spread tickets and 99 percent of spread money. The total dropped from 64.5 to 61.5, then crept back to 62.5, with tickets and money still more than 9/1 on the Over.


(22) NC State at (13) North Carolina odds
Opening line
North Carolina -14.5, Over/Under 65.5
Why the line moved
North Carolina opened beyond a two-touchdown chalk and is already up to -16.5 at FanDuel, geting 62 percent of early bets. But point-spread money is two-way, with a lean toward the Tar Heels at 52 percent. The total is down to 63.5 from 65.5, despite almost all the bets/money on the Over through Monday night.


Syracuse vs (1) Clemson Odds
Opening line
Clemson -44.5, Over/Under 59.5
Why the line moved
When you're favored by 44.5, there probably aren't a lot of early bettors laying the number, so it's no surprise this line hasn't moved through Monday night at FanDuel. That said, in what's likely very limited betting, there is two-way play here, with Clemson taking 60 percent of bets and 55 percent of money. The total went from 59.5 to 61.5, with tickets and money running 9/1 on the Over.


(7) Penn State at Indiana odds
Opening line
Indiana +7.5, Over/Under 57.5
Why the line moved
The Nittany Lions dipped to -6.5 Sunday at FanDuel, but this game is all Penn State early, with tickets and money both running more than 9/1 on the favorite.


Nebraska at (5) Ohio State odds
Opening line
Ohio State -24.5, Over/Under 64.5
Why the line moved
Justin Fields and Ohio State open the 2020 campaign at home, and bettors are already on the Buckeyes, who are up to -27.5 Monday night at FanDuel. The Buckeyes are attracting 75 percent of bets/84 percent of money on the spread.


(10) Cincinnati at (16) Southern Methodist odds
Opening line
SMU +1.5, Over/Under 56.5
Why the line moved
It's a battle of unbeatens in the American Athletic Conference, and this line has already jumped the fence. Cincinnati (3-0) opened -1.5, but by mid-Monday morning, SMU (5-0) was at -2.5. Through Monday night, the Bearcats are taking 73 percent of bets, but the Mustangs are drawing 57 percent of money on the spread. The total went from 56.5 to 57.5 and back to 56.5 on some interesting splits: 83 percent of bets are on the Over, but a whopping 92 percent of cash is on the Under.


(18) Iowa State at (6) Oklahoma State odds
Opening line
Oklahoma State -3.5, Over/Under 54.5
Why the line moved
Through Monday night, this line remains at Cowboys -3.5 at FanDuel, where 51 percent of early bets are on Oklahoma State, but 64 percent of dollars are on the Cyclones.


(17) Michigan at (21) Minnesota odds
Opening line
Minnesota +1.5, Over/Under 55.5
Why the line moved
Michigan is already up to -3.5 at FanDuel, though the book didn't have a breakdown of betting splits on Monday night.

 

[Udog]

Tech Trends - Week 8
Bruce Marshall

Week 8 of the College Football season kicks off on Thursday, October 22 and we've identified betting trends and angles for key matchups between FBS and FCS matchups.

We also have "Tech Edge" leans on the side or total for each game too.

Thursday, Oct. 22

ARKANSAS STATE at APP STATE (ESPN, 7:30 p.m.)

App 0-3 vs. line TY, all as favorite. Now on 2-7 skid as chalk.
Red Wolves 4-2 as dog since 2019 (2-0 TY).

Tech Edge: Arkansas State, based on recent trends.


Friday, Oct. 23

TULSA at SOUTH FLORIDA (ESPN, 7:30 p.m.)

Tulsa on 6-2 spread run since late 2019.
In USF’s last five games vs. FCS foes prior to last week vs. Temple, it has not been closer than 21 points (1-4 vs. line).
Bulls now 2-9 vs. spread last 11 vs. FCS foes at Raymond James Stadium.

Tech Edge: Tulsa, based on team trends.


UL-LAFAYETTE at UAB (CBSSN, 8:00 p.m.)

Cajuns have cooled vs. line, just 1-3 in 2020 after Coastal Carolina loss, now 1-6 last seven against spread since late 2019.
All after 16-4-2 spread surge previous for Napier.
ULL however is 7-2-1 last ten as dog for Napier.
UAB no covers last three at home after 14-3-1 spread uptick as host.

Tech Edge: Slight to ULL, if dog, based on team trends.


ILLINOIS at WISCONSIN (BTN, 8:00 p.m.)

Home team has covered last four in series including big Illini upset in 2019.
Illini was 6-1 as Big Ten dog in 2019, and Badgers 2-6 as Big Ten home chalk since 2018.

Tech Edge: Slight to Illinois, based on recent trends.


Saturday, Oct. 24

GEORGIA TECH at BOSTON COLLEGE (ACC, 4:00 p.m.)

GT 2-3 vs. line in 2020 and 5-11-1 overall vs. points since Collins arrived LY.
Jackets 2-2 as dog this season.
BC 3-2 vs. line for Hafley but has continued pattern from Addazio years, as dog is 4-1 in Eagles games TY.
Dog team 15-4-1 last 20 reg-season Eagles games.
BC also 1-6 last seven as chalk.

Tech Edge: Slight to GT, based on team trends.


FLORIDA STATE at LOUISVILLE (FSN, 12:00 p.m.)

FSU has covered last two but still just 15-26-2 vs. spread since 2017, 4-10 against points last 14 away from Tallahassee that span.
Cards 3-1 last four vs. line in series though FSU did cover in 2019.
Satterfield only 2-2-1 vs. line TY but 22-9-1 vs. line at App & ‘Ville since late 2017.

Tech Edge: ‘Ville, based on team trends.


NOTRE DAME at PITTSBURGH (ABC, 3:30 p.m.)

Irish 11-7 vs. spread since 2019 (1-3 TY) but only 2-3-1 last six as visiting chalk.
Before Miami last week (with a spread result depending upon when game was bet), Narduzzi 8-3 last 11 as dog, 5-2 last seven as home dog.
Panthers 4-1-1 vs. points in series since 2010 (last meeting 2018).

Tech Edge: Pitt, based on team trends.


ALABAMA at TENNESSEE (CBS, 3:30 p.m.)

Last Vols SU win in series was 2006, the final year of Mike Shula era at Bama.
Saban has covered 9 of 13 meetings since and 6-3 last nine vs. spread as SEC visitor.
UT did cover last five as dog in 2019 but dropped first 2020 in role against Georgia.

Tech Edge: Bama, based on series trends.


N.C. STATE at NORTH CAROLINA (ESPN, 12:00 p.m.)

UNC has covered last three in series.
Heels on 6-1 SU, 5-2 spread run since late 2019. Heels 6-2-1 vs. line last 9 at Chapel Hill.
NCS has started quick at 4-1 SU and vs. line in 2020 including 3-0 as dog after 0-5 as dog for Doeren last season.

Tech Edge: UNC, based on extended trends.


VIRGINIA TECH at WAKE FOREST (FSN, 3:30 p.m.)

Wake has covered last two as home dog but was 0-5 in role in 2018 for Clawson.
Deacs 8-2 vs. spread last 10 at Winston-Salem, Hokies no covers last four away from Blacksburg (0-2 this season).
Home team has covered last six VPI reg season games.

Tech Edge: Wake Forest, based on team trends.


SYRACUSE at CLEMSON (ACC, 12:00 p.m.)

’Cuse just 2-5 vs. line last seven on road. Though has covered 4 of last 6 vs. Dabo.
Orange 1-4 last 5 as DD dog.
Clemson has covered last two big in 2020 and now 8-1 vs. line last nine as Death Valley ACC chalk.

Tech Edge: Clemson, based on team trends.


GEORGIA SOUTHERN at COASTAL CAROLINA (ESPNU, 12:00 p.m.)

Coastal now on 5-game SU win streak after ULL triumph.
Chants 10-5 last 15 vs. spread after win over Cajuns.
Eagles 7-11 vs. spread last 18 since late 2018.

Tech Edge: Coastal, based on recent trends.


VIRGINIA at MIAMI-FLA (ACC, 8:00 p.m.)

Cavs 9-4 as dog since 2018, 7-3 last ten as dog away from Charlottesville.
Miami won and covered this meeting in 2019 after UVa had won and covered previous two.
Prior to Pitt last week, Diaz had covered 4 of last 5 as host after covered just 4 of previous 10 at Hard Rock.

Tech Edge: Slight to Virginia, based on team trends.


TULANE at UCF (ESPN2, 2:00 p.m.)

Tulane 12-7 vs. line since late 2018 after cover vs. SMU.
UCF on 4-10 spread downturn since early 2019, failed to cover last year vs. Wave.
Knights 1-4 last five vs. spread as host.

Tech Edge: Slight to Tulane, based on team trends.


HOUSTON at NAVY (CBSSN, 3:30 p.m.)

Navy a bit erratic this season, but is 7-2 vs. points last nine at Annapolis.
Niumatalolo also 2-1 as dog in 2020 and 8-5-1 last 14 in role.

Tech Edge: Slight to Navy, based on team trends.


PENN STATE at INDIANA (FS1, 3:30 p.m.)

Hoosiers have covered last two meetings, though James Franklin 4-1 vs. spread on Big Ten road in 2019.
IU 6-3 vs. spread last nine at Bloomington though has covered only 1 of last 5 openers.

Tech Edge: Slight to Indiana, based on team trends.


RUTGERS at MICHIGAN STATE (BTN, 12:00 p.m.)

Schiano Rutgers debut (for second time). Also Tucker MSU debut.
Scarlet Knights covered only 1 of 5 away last season though road team has covered last three meetings.
MSU closed Dantonio era with 3-12 spread mark last 15 reg season games and just 1-9 as East Lansing chalk past two seasons.
Tucker was 1-2 as chalk at Colorado in 2019.

Tech Edge: Slight to Rutgers, based on recent trends.


NEBRASKA at OHIO STATE (FOX, 12:00 p.m.)

OSU has won SU the last four vs. Nebraska and 3-1 vs. line in those games, with the cover wins all by 41 or more.
Buckeyes have won SU last five meetings (4-1 vs. line) since 2012, only Husker SU series win since entering Big Ten came in first year of membership 2011.
Frost 1-4 vs. spread away last season, and 1-3 as dog.
Buckeyes 6-2 vs. spread last 8 at big horseshoe (5-2 LY for Day).

Tech Edge: OSU, based on team and series trends.


IOWA at PURDUE (BTN, 3:30 p.m.)

Note that road team has covered last nine meetings since 2011, last ten since 2008!
Hawkeyes 7-2-1 vs. spread last ten on Big Ten road (though just 2-2 LY).
Brohm closed fast in 2019 with covers last 4 and 7 of last 8, and 6-1 last 7 as Ross-Ade dog.

Tech Edge: Iowa, based on extended series road trends.


BAYLOR at TEXAS (ESPN, 3:30 p.m.)

Tom Herman 1-2 vs. line vs. Baylor with Horns, and Texas on 4-7 spread downturn last 11 since late 2019.
Horns 1-4 last five vs. Big 12 at Austin.
Baylor was 9-1 vs. line last ten as a dog in the Matt Rhule era.

Tech Edge: Baylor, based on team trends.


CINCINNATI at SMU (ESPN2, 9:00 p.m.)

Fickell 7-4 last 11 as dog with Bearcats, and 5-2 last seven away from Nippert LY.
Dykes 4-1 vs. spread last five at Dallas.
Teams last met in 2018.

Tech Edge: Slight to Cincy, based on team trends.


IOWA STATE at OKLAHOMA STATE (FOX, 3:30 p.m.)

Matt Campbell 19-9-1 as dog with ISU (1-0 in role TY).
Road dog has won outright last three in series and visitor has covered five in a row.
Gundy however on 13-4 spread run since late 2018.

Tech Edge: ISU, based on series road trends.


OKLAHOMA at TCU (ABC, 12:00 p.m.)

OU has won SU last six meetings and has covered 4 of last 5 vs. TCU.
Though Sooners just 3-10-1 vs. spread last 14 overall since early 2019.
Patterson has covered first two as dog in 2020 though had dropped 15 of 22 vs. spread entering 2020 (2-1 thus far 2020).

Tech Edge: Slight to TCU, based on team trends.


AUBURN at OLE MISS (SEC, 12:00 p.m.)

Kiffin 2-2 vs. line with Rebs, his teams now 12-6 vs. spread since LY including with FAU.
Rebs on 10-5-1 spread uptick since 2019.
But road team has covered last six meetings.

Tech Edge: Slight to Ole Miss, based on recent trends.


WEST VIRGINIA at TEXAS TECH (ESPN2, 5:30 p.m.)

WVU had won five in a row SU vs. TT prior to last season.
But Red Raiders have lost last six Big 12 games outright since.
Tech on 1-5 spread skid since late 2019.
Mounties have covered 5 of last 8 since late 2019 for Neal Brown.

Tech Edge: WVU, based on team and extended series trends.


TEMPLE at MEMPHIS (ESPN+, 12:00 p.m.)

Temple 2-5 vs. line away from home under Rod Carey, though even after win over UCF last week, Tigers on 1-5 spread downturn since late 2019.
Memphis also no covers four of last five at Liberty Bowl.

Tech Edge: Slight to Temple, based on team trends.


KANSAS at KANSAS STATE (FS1, 12:00 p.m.)

Les Miles 1-6 vs. spread last seven since late 2019 (0-3 in 2020), also 7-17 overall vs. spread since 2016 with LSU.
Klieman now 12-5 vs. spread with KSU since LY, and Cats have won last 11 SU in series, 8-3 vs. points in those games.

Tech Edge: Kansas State, based on team and series trends.


SOUTH CAROLINA at LSU (ESPN, 7:00 p.m.)

Muschamp only 2-4 as dog in 2019, but 2-0-1 in role TY (3-0-1 overall vs. line) and was 10-3 as dog in 2017-18.
Orgeron only 2-4 vs. spread last six as SEC host.

Tech Edge: SC, based on team trends.


ULM at SOUTH ALABAMA (ESPN+, 7:00 p.m.)

ULM on 5-17 spread skid since late 2018.
Though Warhawks have beaten USA last two meetings outright.
Jags on 8-3 spread uptick since early 2019.

Tech Edge: USA, based on recent trends.


MARYLAND at NORTHWESTERN (BTN, 7:30 p.m.)

Cats 0-6-3 vs. spread last nine at Evanston, and 0-8-1 as chalk since late 2018.
Though Terps just 1-6 last seven as visiting dog (1-2 for Locksley LY).
Maryland 6-1 vs. line last seven openers.

Tech Edge: Maryland, based on team trends.


TEXAS STATE at BYU (ESPN, 10:15 p.m.)

Cougs 2-1 as Provo chalk in 2020 though just 3-6 previous nine in role.
Texas State playing fifth straight on road and 2-0 getting 20 or more.

Tech Edge: Slight to Texas State, based on team trends.


NEW MEXICO at COLORADO STATE (FS2, 9:00 p.m.)

Gonzales UNM debut, Addazio CSU debut.
Addazio just 1-5 last six as chalk at BC.
Rams have won last ten SU in series and 8-2 vs. spread in those games.
Lobos closed the Davie era just 4-15 last 19 vs. spread.

Tech Edge: CSU, based on series trends.


UTAH STATE at BOISE STATE (FS1, 7:00 p.m.)

Boise has won last four meetings and covered last three vs. Utags.
USU just 2-4 last six as dog.
Broncos covered 5 of last 6 as host LY after struggling vs. line previously on blue carpet.

Tech Edge: Boise, based on series and recent trends.


FLORIDA ATLANTIC at MARSHALL (FSN, 2:30 p.m.)

Taggart 0-1 vs. line with Owls, now 8-14-1 since 2018 at FSU & FAU.
Herd has opened 4-0 SU and vs. line in 2020, and Doc has covered last three in series.

Tech Edge: Marshall, based on recent and series trends.


HAWAII at FRESNO STATE (Spectrum, 7:30 p.m.)

Graham UH debut, DeBoer Fresno debut.
Hawaii just 4-7 last 11 vs. line on mainland in Rolovich era, 8-13-1 last 22 as dog.
FS 4-0-1 vs. line last five meetings, though Bulldogs dropped off last season, just 3-8-1 vs. number as Tedford era closed.

Tech Edge: Slight to Fresno, based on series trends.


UNLV at SAN DIEGO STATE (CBSSN, 10:30 p.m.)

Arroyo UNLV debut, Hoke SDSU debut (for second time!).
Rebs were 17-10 as road dog in the Sanchez era and have covered last two vs. Aztecs.
SDSU closed Rocky Long era just 4-10 its last 14 vs. spread as MW host.

Tech Edge: UNLV, based on recent series and team trends.


AIR FORCE at SAN JOSE STATE (FS1, 10:30 p.m.)

AFA has already played once this season and thumped Navy, now Falcs have covered 7 of last 9 on board since mid 2019.
SJSU covered last 4 and 6 of last 8 as dog in 2019, now on 11-6-1 spread run since early 2018, and has covered 7 of last 9 as MW host.

Tech Edge: Slight to SJSU, based on recent trends.


WYOMING at NEVADA (CBSSN, 7:00 p.m.)

Bohl has won and covered last three vs. Wolf Pack since 2015, including LY.
Wyoming 6-3 vs. spread last nine away from Laramie.

Tech Edge: Wyoming, based on team and series trends.


SOUTHERN MISS at LIBERTY (ESPN+, 12:00 p.m.)

Liberty is 11-5 vs. line in the Hugh Freeze era since LY.
USM on 1-6 spread downturn since late 2019, just 2-5 last seven as dog.

Tech Edge: Liberty, based on recent trends.


MICHIGAN at MINNESOTA (ABC, 7:30 p.m.)

Little Brown Jug!
Gophers on 9-4-2 spread uptick since late 2018.
Harbaugh 3-5 as road chalk past two years, Fleck 7-2-1 last 10 as dog.
First meeting since 2017.

Tech Edge: Minnesota, based on team trends.


GEORGIA STATE at TROY (ESPNU, 4:00 p.m.)

After Ark St loss, GSU 2-5-1 vs. line away from home since LY, 2-9-3 away since 2018.
Troy just 6-10 vs. line for Chip Lindsey since 2019.
GSU won big LY 52-33 though Troy won previous three (2-1 vs. line in those).

Tech Edge: Slight to GSU, based on team trends.


UTEP at CHARLOTTE (ESPN+, 12:00 p.m.)

Improved UTEP 3-2 SU and vs. line in 2020 (that’s an improvement for Miners), though Charlotte has covered first three in 2020.
49ers covered 4 of their last 5 as host in 2019.

Tech Edge: Slight to Charlotte, based on team trends.


MIDDLE TENNESSEE at RICE (ESPN+, 3:30 p.m.)

2020 debut for Rice.
Bloomgren better than expected 5-4 as home dog past two years.
MTSU had covered three in a row before North Texas fiasco.
Revenge for Blue Raiders after 31-28 home loss (as -14) in 2019.

Tech Edge: Slight to MTSU, based on team trends.


LOUISIANA TECH at UTSA (ESPNU, 8:00 p.m.)

If dog, note Roadrunners 3-1 in role TY, now 8-2 last ten as dog.
If La Tech a dog, note Skip Holtz 20-9-1 in role since arriving at Ruston in 2014.
Skip had covered three straight vs. UTSA prior to last season.

Tech Edge: Underdog, based on team trends.


KENTUCKY at MISSOURI (SEC, 4:00 p.m.)

UK has won last five meetings, covering four of those.

Tech Edge: UK, based on series trends.

 

[Udog]

305ARKANSAS ST -306 APPALACHIAN ST
APPALACHIAN ST is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) vs. good offenses (>=5.9 YPP) over the last 2 seasons.

307TULSA -308 S FLORIDA
S FLORIDA is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) in home games against conference opponents in the last 3 seasons.

309LA LAFAYETTE -310 UAB
LA LAFAYETTE is 39-18 ATS (19.2 Units) in road games vs. good passing teams with a completion pct. of 58% or better. since 1992.

311GEORGIA TECH -312 BOSTON COLLEGE
GEORGIA TECH is 16-31 ATS (-18.1 Units) after 2 straight overs since 1992.

313FLORIDA ST -314 LOUISVILLE
LOUISVILLE is 3-15 ATS (-13.5 Units) in home games vs. awful passing defenses - allowing a comp. pct. of 62% or worse since 1992.

317NOTRE DAME -318 PITTSBURGH
NOTRE DAME is 6-0 ATS (6 Units) vs. excellent punt return teams, more than 12 yards per return in the last 3 seasons.

319ALABAMA -320 TENNESSEE
TENNESSEE is 13-28 ATS (-17.8 Units) in home games vs. good teams - outscoring opponents by 10+ PPG on the season since 1992.

321NC STATE -322 N CAROLINA
NC STATE is 0-7 ATS (-7.7 Units) vs good passing QB's (>8 PYA) over the last 2 seasons.

323VIRGINIA TECH -324 WAKE FOREST
VIRGINIA TECH is 0-7 ATS (-7.7 Units) in road games after 2 consecutive game where they committed no turnovers since 1992.

325SYRACUSE -326 CLEMSON
SYRACUSE is 11-27 ATS (-18.7 Units) in road games after 2 consecutive game where they committed 1 or less turnovers since 1992.

327GA SOUTHERN -328 COASTAL CAROLINA
COASTAL CAROLINA is 1-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) in home games vs. good passing teams with a completion pct. of 58% or better. since 1992.

329VIRGINIA -330 MIAMI
VIRGINIA is 7-21 ATS (-16.1 Units) vs. poor passing defenses - allowing 250 or more passing yards/game since 1992.

331TULANE -332 UCF
TULANE is 5-20 ATS (-17 Units) in road games versus excellent offensive teams - averaging >=450 yards/game since 1992.

335HOUSTON -336 NAVY
HOUSTON is 0-8 ATS (-8.8 Units) in road games vs. excellent punt coverage teams, allowing <= 7.5 yards per return since 1992.

337PENN ST -338 INDIANA
PENN ST is 14-4 ATS (9.6 Units) in road games when the total is 56.5-63 since 1992.

339RUTGERS -340 MICHIGAN ST
MICHIGAN ST is 2-12 ATS (-11.2 Units) in home games in the last 3 seasons.

341NEBRASKA -342 OHIO ST
OHIO ST is 131-99 ATS (22.1 Units) against conference opponents since 1992.

343IOWA -344 PURDUE
IOWA is 20-8 ATS (11.2 Units) as a road fav. of <=7 since 1992.

345BAYLOR -346 TEXAS
TEXAS are 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) in home games when the total is 56.5-63 in the last 3 seasons.

347CINCINNATI -348 SMU
CINCINNATI is 17-4 ATS (12.6 Units) in road games after allowing 17 points or less in 2 straight games since 1992.

349IOWA ST -350 OKLAHOMA ST
IOWA ST is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) after allowing 125 or less rushing yards in 2 straight games in the last 3 seasons.

351OKLAHOMA -352 TCU
TCU is 17-6 ATS (10.4 Units) in home games after a bye week since 1992.

355W VIRGINIA -356 TEXAS TECH
TEXAS TECH is 43-20 ATS (21 Units) in home games after an ATS loss since 1992.

357TEMPLE -358 MEMPHIS
TEMPLE is 29-14 ATS (13.6 Units) off home conference win since 1992.

359KANSAS -360 KANSAS ST
KANSAS are 41-68 ATS (-33.8 Units) vs. mistake prone teams - 60+ penalty yards per game since 1992.

361S CAROLINA -362 LSU
LSU is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) vs. good passing teams with a completion pct. of 58% or better. over the last 2 seasons.

363LA MONROE -364 S ALABAMA
LA MONROE is 1-12 ATS (-12.2 Units) after playing their last game on the road in the last 3 seasons.

365MARYLAND -366 NORTHWESTERN
NORTHWESTERN is 3-12 ATS (-10.2 Units) as a home fav. of 10.5-14 since 1992.

367TEXAS ST -368 BYU
BYU is 0-8 ATS (-8.8 Units) vs. poor passing defenses - allowing a comp. pct. of 58% or worse over the last 2 seasons.

371UTAH ST -372 BOISE ST
BOISE ST is 116-82 ATS (25.8 Units) after the first month of the season since 1992.

375HAWAII -376 FRESNO ST
HAWAII is 5-15 ATS (-11.5 Units) as a road dog of 3.5-7 since 1992.

381WYOMING -382 NEVADA
NEVADA is 31-17 ATS (12.3 Units) when the total is 49.5-56 since 1992.

383SOUTHERN MISS -384 LIBERTY
SOUTHERN MISS are 18-32 ATS (-17.2 Units) vs. excellent ball control teams, 32 or more possession minutes/game since 1992.

387ILLINOIS -388 WISCONSIN
WISCONSIN is 43-26 ATS (14.4 Units) in home games in the second half of the season since 1992.

389GEORGIA ST -390 TROY
TROY is 37-15 ATS (20.5 Units) after a game with a turnover margin of -2 or worse since 1992.

391UTEP -392 CHARLOTTE
UTEP is 13-30 ATS (-20 Units) in road games off a road loss since 1992.

393MIDDLE TENN ST -394 RICE
RICE is 66-36 ATS (26.4 Units) in home games against conference opponents since 1992.

395LOUISIANA TECH -396 UTSA
LOUISIANA TECH is 6-0 ATS (6 Units) in road games after an ATS loss in the last 3 seasons.

403KENTUCKY -404 MISSOURI
Eli Drinkwitz is 8-1 ATS (6.9 Units) vs. good passing teams with a completion pct. of 58% or better. (Coach of MISSOURI)

403KENTUCKY -404 MISSOURI
KENTUCKY is 8-1 ATS (6.9 Units) after a game where they committed 1 or less turnovers over the last 2 seasons.

 

[Udog]

NCAAF
Dunkel

Week 8

Thursday, October 22

Arkansas St @ Appalachian St

Game 305-306
October 22, 2020 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Arkansas St
74.640
Appalachian St
93.254
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Appalachian St
by 18 1/2
55
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Appalachian St
by 11
64 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Appalachian St
(-11); Under


Friday, October 23

Jacksonville St @ FIU

Game 397-398
October 23, 2020 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Jacksonville St
60.468
FIU
63.805
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
FIU
by 3 1/2
61
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
FIU
by 10 1/2
59 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Jacksonville St
(+10 1/2); Over

SE Missouri St @ Southern Illinois

Game 000-000
October 23, 2020 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
SE Missouri St
60.105
Southern Illinois
74.700
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Southern Illinois
by 14 1/2
46
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Southern Illinois
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Southern Illinois
N/A

Tulsa @ South Florida

Game 307-308
October 23, 2020 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tulsa
92.499
South Florida
65.803
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tulsa
by 26 1/2
59
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tulsa
by 10
51
Dunkel Pick:
Tulsa
(-10); Over

Illinois @ Wisconsin

Game 387-388
October 23, 2020 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Illinois
83.586
Wisconsin
108.879
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Wisconsin
by 25 1/2
55
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Wisconsin
by 20
51
Dunkel Pick:
Wisconsin
(-20); Over

LA-Lafayette @ UAB

Game 309-310
October 23, 2020 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA-Lafayette
82.716
UAB
89.419
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
UAB
by 6 1/2
53
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
UAB
by 2
50
Dunkel Pick:
UAB
(-2); Over


Saturday, October 24

Syracuse @ Clemson

Game 325-326
October 24, 2020 @ 12:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Syracuse
73.738
Clemson
124.494
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Clemson
by 50 1/2
66
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Clemson
by 45 1/2
61
Dunkel Pick:
Clemson
(-45 1/2); Over

Mercer @ Army

Game 399-400
October 24, 2020 @ 12:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Mercer
46.706
Army
82.544
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Army
by 34
44
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Army
by 31
51 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Army
(-31); Under

Rutgers @ Michigan State

Game 339-340
October 24, 2020 @ 12:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Rutgers
70.381
Michigan State
89.011
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Michigan State
by 18 1/2
43
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Michigan State
by 13
45 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Michigan State
(-13); Under

Georgia Southern @ Coastal Carolina

Game 327-328
October 24, 2020 @ 12:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Georgia Southern
79.735
Coastal Carolina
83.786
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Coastal Carolina
by 4
64
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Coastal Carolina
by 6 1/2
55
Dunkel Pick:
Georgia Southern
(+6 1/2); Over

Temple @ Memphis

Game 357-358
October 24, 2020 @ 12:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Temple
82.430
Memphis
87.811
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Memphis
by 5 1/2
76
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Memphis
by 13 1/2
70 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Temple
(+13 1/2); Over

NC State @ North Carolina

Game 321-322
October 24, 2020 @ 12:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NC State
82.329
North Carolina
102.415
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
North Carolina
by 20
67
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
North Carolina
by 16
63
Dunkel Pick:
North Carolina
(-16); Over

Florida State @ Louisville

Game 313-314
October 24, 2020 @ 12:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Florida State
79.222
Louisville
86.886
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Louisville
by 7 1/2
49
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Louisville
by 5
60
Dunkel Pick:
Louisville
(-5); Under

Oklahoma @ TCU

Game 351-352
October 24, 2020 @ 12:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Oklahoma
96.525
TCU
93.934
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oklahoma
by 2 1/2
77
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Oklahoma
by 7
62
Dunkel Pick:
TCU
(+7); Over

Kansas @ Kansas State

Game 359-360
October 24, 2020 @ 12:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Kansas
69.604
Kansas State
98.501
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Kansas State
by 29
47
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Kansas State
by 19 1/2
50 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Kansas State
(-19 1/2); Under

Nebraska @ Ohio State

Game 341-342
October 24, 2020 @ 12:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Nebraska
90.638
Ohio State
125.243
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Ohio State
by 34 1/2
69
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Ohio State
by 26
65
Dunkel Pick:
Ohio State
(-26); Over

Auburn @ Mississippi

Game 353-354
October 24, 2020 @ 12:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Auburn
98.222
Mississippi
89.812
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Auburn
by 8 1/2
74
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Auburn
by 3
68 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Auburn
(-3); Over

UTEP @ Charlotte

Game 391-392
October 24, 2020 @ 12:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
UTEP
69.373
Charlotte
79.825
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Charlotte
by 10 1/2
55
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Charlotte
by 14 1/2
51
Dunkel Pick:
UTEP
(+14 1/2); Over

Southern Miss @ Liberty

Game 383-384
October 24, 2020 @ 1:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Southern Miss
67.913
Liberty
83.395
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Liberty
by 15 1/2
54
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Liberty
by 10
63
Dunkel Pick:
Liberty
(-10); Under

Abilene Christian @ Stephen F Austin

Game 000-000
October 24, 2020 @ 1:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Abilene Christian
54.161
Stephen F Austin
50.621
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Abilene Christian
by 3 1/2
47
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Abilene Christian
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Abilene Christian
N/A

Tulane @ Central Florida

Game 331-332
October 24, 2020 @ 2:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tulane
75.292
Central Florida
97.864
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Central Florida
by 22 1/2
78
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Central Florida
by 20
72 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Central Florida
(-20); Over

Florida Atlantic @ Marshall

Game 373-374
October 24, 2020 @ 2:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Florida Atlantic
82.693
Marshall
101.528
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Marshall
by 19
47
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Marshall
by 16
50 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Marshall
(-16); Under

Central Arkansas @ Eastern Kentucky

Game 000-000
October 24, 2020 @ 3:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Central Arkansas
66.018
Eastern Kentucky
62.766
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Central Arkansas
by 3 1/2
58
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Central Arkansas
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Central Arkansas
N/A

Notre Dame @ Pittsburgh

Game 317-318
October 24, 2020 @ 3:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Notre Dame
101.374
Pittsburgh
83.516
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Notre Dame
by 18
52
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Notre Dame
by 10 1/2
48
Dunkel Pick:
Notre Dame
(-10 12); Over

Houston @ Navy

Game 335-336
October 24, 2020 @ 3:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Houston
87.020
Navy
78.994
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston
by 8
52
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
by 14
57
Dunkel Pick:
Navy
(+14); Under

Iowa State @ Oklahoma State

Game 349-350
October 24, 2020 @ 3:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Iowa State
100.152
Oklahoma State
95.684
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Iowa State
by 4 1/2
44
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Oklahoma State
by 3 1/2
54
Dunkel Pick:
Iowa State
(+3 1/2); Under

Penn State @ Indiana

Game 337-338
October 24, 2020 @ 3:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Penn State
101.728
Indiana
97.682
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Penn State
by 4
60
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Penn State
by 6 1/2
57 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Indiana
(+6 1/2); Over

Virginia Tech @ Wake Forest

Game 323-324
October 24, 2020 @ 3:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Virginia Tech
100.968
Wake Forest
83.152
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Virginia Tech
by 18
68
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Virginia Tech
by 9
70
Dunkel Pick:
Virginia Tech
(-9); Under

Middle Tennessee St @ Rice

Game 393-394
October 24, 2020 @ 3:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Middle Tennessee
65.273
Rice
65.349
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Middle Tennessee
Even
42
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Rice
by 3
50 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Middle Tennessee
(+3); Under

Iowa @ Purdue

Game 343-344
October 24, 2020 @ 3:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Iowa
95.689
Purdue
94.785
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Iowa
by 1
65
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Iowa
by 3 1/2
51 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Purdue
(+3 1/2); Over

Baylor @ Texas

Game 345-346
October 24, 2020 @ 3:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Baylor
100.144
Texas
95.463
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Baylor
by 4 1/2
81
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Texas
by 9 1/2
61 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Baylor
(+9 1/2); Over

Alabama @ Tennessee

Game 319-320
October 24, 2020 @ 3:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Alabama
118.962
Tennessee
90.115
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Alabama
by 29
49
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Alabama
by 19 1/2
62 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Alabama
(-19 1/2); Under

Kentucky @ Missouri

Game 403-404
October 24, 2020 @ 4:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Kentucky
98.368
Missouri
99.335
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Missouri
by 1
59
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Kentucky
by 6
49 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Missouri
(+6); Over

Georgia State @ Troy

Game 389-390
October 24, 2020 @ 4:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Georgia State
76.597
Troy
76.069
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Georgia State
by 1
59
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Troy
by 2 1/2
70 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Georgia State
(+2 1/2); Under

Georgia Tech @ Boston College

Game 311-312
October 24, 2020 @ 4:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Georgia Tech
75.053
Boston College
84.206
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston College
by 9
52
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston College
by 3 1/2
56 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Boston College
(-3 1/2); Under

Chattanooga @ Western Kentucky

Game 401-402
October 24, 2020 @ 4:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chattanooga
54.426
Western Kentucky
72.490
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Western Kentucky
by 18
49
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Western Kentucky
by 14
53 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Western Kentucky
(-14); Under

West Virginia @ Texas Tech

Game 355-356
October 24, 2020 @ 5:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
West Virginia
89.561
Texas Tech
89.512
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Texas Tech
Even
49
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
West Virginia
by 3
57
Dunkel Pick:
Texas Tech
(+3); Under

Wyoming @ Nevada

Game 381-382
October 24, 2020 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Wyoming
79.533
Nevada
78.518
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Wyoming
by 1
52
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Wyoming
by 4 1/2
48 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Nevada
(+4 1/2); Over

LA-Monroe @ South Alabama

Game 363-364
October 24, 2020 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA-Monroe
48.616
South Alabama
72.561
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
South Alabama
by 24
51
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
South Alabama
by 14 1/2
54 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
South Alabama
(-14 1/2); Under

Utah State @ Boise State

Game 371-372
October 24, 2020 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Utah State
77.444
Boise State
90.535
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boise State
by 13
51
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boise State
by 16 1/2
58 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Utah State
(+16 1/2); Under

South Carolina @ LSU

Game 361-362
October 24, 2020 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
South Carolina
99.003
LSU
103.251
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LSU
by 4
72
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LSU
by 7
59 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
South Carolina
(+7); Over

Hawaii @ Fresno State

Game 375-376
October 24, 2020 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Hawaii
82.245
Fresno State
72.505
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Hawaii
by 10
67
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Fresno State
by 4
64 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Hawaii
(+4); Over

Maryland @ Northwestern

Game 365-366
October 24, 2020 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Maryland
81.208
Northwestern
82.560
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Northwestern
by 1 1/2
58
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Northwestern
by 11
51 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Maryland
(+11); Over

Michigan @ Minnesota

Game 385-386
October 24, 2020 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Michigan
101.872
Minnesota
107.275
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 5 1/2
53
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Michigan
by 3
55
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(+3); Under

Louisiana Tech @ TX-San Antonio

Game 395-396
October 24, 2020 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Louisiana Tech
77.922
TX-San Antonio
71.783
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Louisiana Tech
by 6
56
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Louisiana Tech
by 1 1/2
54
Dunkel Pick:
Louisiana Tech
(-1 1/2); Over

Virginia @ Miami-FL

Game 329-330
October 24, 2020 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Virginia
81.407
Miami-FL
96.183
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Miami-FL
by 15
55
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Miami-FL
by 11
58 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Miami-FL
(-11); Under

New Mexico @ Colorado State

Game 369-370
October 24, 2020 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New Mexico
65.191
Colorado State
79.594
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Colorado State
by 14 1/2
68
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Colorado State
by 17 1/2
60 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
New Mexico
(+17 1/2); Over

Texas State @ Brigham Young

Game 367-368
October 24, 2020 @ 10:15 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Texas State
65.747
Brigham Young
102.503
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Brigham Young
by 37
54
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Brigham Young
by 29 1/2
59 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Brigham Young
(-29 1/2); Under

Cincinnati @ SMU

Game 347-348
October 24, 2020 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cincinnati
89.914
SMU
95.695
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
SMU
by 6
45
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
SMU
by 2
57
Dunkel Pick:
SMU
(-2); Under

Air Force @ San Jose St

Game 379-380
October 24, 2020 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Air Force
85.920
San Jose St
82.290
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Air Force
by 3 1/2
64
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Air Force
by 7
60
Dunkel Pick:
San Jose St
(+7); Over

UNLV @ San Diego St

Game 377-378
October 24, 2020 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
UNLV
74.332
San Diego St
85.952
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Diego St
by 11 1/2
36
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Diego St
by 14
49 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
UNLV
(+14); Under

 

[Udog]

NCAAF
Long Sheet

Thursday, October 22

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ARKANSAS ST (3 - 2) at APPALACHIAN ST (2 - 1) - 10/22/2020, 7:30 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
APPALACHIAN ST is 1-0 against the spread versus ARKANSAS ST over the last 3 seasons
APPALACHIAN ST is 1-0 straight up against ARKANSAS ST over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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Friday, October 23

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TULSA (1 - 1) at S FLORIDA (1 - 4) - 10/23/2020, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
S FLORIDA is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) in home games against conference opponents over the last 3 seasons.
S FLORIDA is 20-35 ATS (-18.5 Units) in home games after playing a conference game since 1992.

Head-to-Head Series History
TULSA is 1-0 against the spread versus S FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
S FLORIDA is 1-0 straight up against TULSA over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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LA LAFAYETTE (3 - 1) at UAB (4 - 1) - 10/23/2020, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
UAB is 14-4 ATS (+9.6 Units) after playing a conference game over the last 3 seasons.
UAB is 19-8 ATS (+10.2 Units) in games played on turf over the last 3 seasons.
UAB is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) in October games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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ILLINOIS (0 - 0) at WISCONSIN (0 - 0) - 10/23/2020, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ILLINOIS is 140-178 ATS (-55.8 Units) in all games since 1992.
ILLINOIS is 140-178 ATS (-55.8 Units) in all lined games since 1992.
ILLINOIS is 95-137 ATS (-55.7 Units) in games played on turf since 1992.

Head-to-Head Series History
WISCONSIN is 1-1 against the spread versus ILLINOIS over the last 3 seasons
WISCONSIN is 1-1 straight up against ILLINOIS over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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Saturday, October 24

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GEORGIA TECH (2 - 3) at BOSTON COLLEGE (3 - 2) - 10/24/2020, 4:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
GEORGIA TECH is 6-16 ATS (-11.6 Units) when playing on a Saturday over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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FLORIDA ST (2 - 3) at LOUISVILLE (1 - 4) - 10/24/2020, 12:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOUISVILLE is 32-51 ATS (-24.1 Units) in home games in games played on turf since 1992.
LOUISVILLE is 13-26 ATS (-15.6 Units) in home games off a loss against a conference rival since 1992.
LOUISVILLE is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) after 2 or more consecutive straight up losses over the last 3 seasons.
LOUISVILLE is 19-34 ATS (-18.4 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1992.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOUISVILLE is 1-1 against the spread versus FLORIDA ST over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA ST is 2-0 straight up against LOUISVILLE over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NOTRE DAME (4 - 0) at PITTSBURGH (3 - 3) - 10/24/2020, 3:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NOTRE DAME is 30-11 ATS (+17.9 Units) in road games in October games since 1992.
NOTRE DAME is 33-14 ATS (+17.6 Units) in road games in weeks 5 through 9 since 1992.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 1-0 against the spread versus NOTRE DAME over the last 3 seasons
NOTRE DAME is 1-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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ALABAMA (4 - 0) at TENNESSEE (2 - 2) - 10/24/2020, 3:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ALABAMA is 59-39 ATS (+16.1 Units) in road games after 2 or more consecutive straight up wins since 1992.
TENNESSEE is 25-43 ATS (-22.3 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1992.
TENNESSEE is 21-37 ATS (-19.7 Units) in home games in weeks 5 through 9 since 1992.

Head-to-Head Series History
TENNESSEE is 1-1 against the spread versus ALABAMA over the last 3 seasons
ALABAMA is 2-0 straight up against TENNESSEE over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NC STATE (4 - 1) at N CAROLINA (3 - 1) - 10/24/2020, 12:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
N CAROLINA is 2-0 against the spread versus NC STATE over the last 3 seasons
N CAROLINA is 1-1 straight up against NC STATE over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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VIRGINIA TECH (3 - 1) at WAKE FOREST (2 - 2) - 10/24/2020, 3:30 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
VIRGINIA TECH is 1-0 against the spread versus WAKE FOREST over the last 3 seasons
VIRGINIA TECH is 1-0 straight up against WAKE FOREST over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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SYRACUSE (1 - 4) at CLEMSON (5 - 0) - 10/24/2020, 12:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CLEMSON is 17-5 ATS (+11.5 Units) against conference opponents over the last 3 seasons.
CLEMSON is 15-6 ATS (+8.4 Units) after playing a conference game over the last 3 seasons.
CLEMSON is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) in October games over the last 3 seasons.
CLEMSON is 15-6 ATS (+8.4 Units) off a win against a conference rival over the last 3 seasons.
CLEMSON is 12-4 ATS (+7.6 Units) after 2 or more consecutive straight up wins over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEMSON is 1-1 against the spread versus SYRACUSE over the last 3 seasons
CLEMSON is 2-0 straight up against SYRACUSE over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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GA SOUTHERN (3 - 1) at COASTAL CAROLINA (4 - 0) - 10/24/2020, 12:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
COASTAL CAROLINA is 1-1 against the spread versus GA SOUTHERN over the last 3 seasons
GA SOUTHERN is 2-0 straight up against COASTAL CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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VIRGINIA (1 - 3) at MIAMI (4 - 1) - 10/24/2020, 8:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MIAMI is 1-1 against the spread versus VIRGINIA over the last 3 seasons
MIAMI is 1-1 straight up against VIRGINIA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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TULANE (2 - 3) at UCF (2 - 2) - 10/24/2020, 2:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TULANE is 100-132 ATS (-45.2 Units) as an underdog since 1992.
UCF is 2-9 ATS (-7.9 Units) against conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TULANE is 1-0 against the spread versus UCF over the last 3 seasons
UCF is 1-0 straight up against TULANE over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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HOUSTON (1 - 1) at NAVY (3 - 2) - 10/24/2020, 3:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NAVY is 13-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NAVY is 13-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
NAVY is 103-63 ATS (+33.7 Units) as an underdog since 1992.
NAVY is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) against conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
NAVY is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) when playing on a Saturday over the last 2 seasons.
NAVY is 118-77 ATS (+33.3 Units) when playing with 6 or less days rest since 1992.
NAVY is 71-46 ATS (+20.4 Units) in games played on turf since 1992.

Head-to-Head Series History
NAVY is 1-1 against the spread versus HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
NAVY is 1-1 straight up against HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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PENN ST (0 - 0) at INDIANA (0 - 0) - 10/24/2020, 3:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
INDIANA is 26-45 ATS (-23.5 Units) as an underdog of 3.5 to 10 points since 1992.
INDIANA is 85-114 ATS (-40.4 Units) as an underdog since 1992.

Head-to-Head Series History
INDIANA is 2-0 against the spread versus PENN ST over the last 3 seasons
PENN ST is 2-0 straight up against INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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RUTGERS (0 - 0) at MICHIGAN ST (0 - 0) - 10/24/2020, 12:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MICHIGAN ST is 8-18 ATS (-11.8 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
MICHIGAN ST is 8-18 ATS (-11.8 Units) in all lined games over the last 3 seasons.
MICHIGAN ST is 1-11 ATS (-11.1 Units) as a home favorite of 10.5 to 14 points since 1992.
MICHIGAN ST is 2-12 ATS (-11.2 Units) in home games over the last 3 seasons.
MICHIGAN ST is 2-12 ATS (-11.2 Units) in home lined games over the last 3 seasons.
MICHIGAN ST is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) in home games against conference opponents over the last 3 seasons.
MICHIGAN ST is 2-10 ATS (-9.0 Units) in home games when playing on a Saturday over the last 3 seasons.
MICHIGAN ST is 5-14 ATS (-10.4 Units) in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MICHIGAN ST is 1-1 against the spread versus RUTGERS over the last 3 seasons
MICHIGAN ST is 2-0 straight up against RUTGERS over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NEBRASKA (0 - 0) at OHIO ST (0 - 0) - 10/24/2020, 12:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEBRASKA is 2-9 ATS (-7.9 Units) when playing on a Saturday over the last 2 seasons.
OHIO ST is 199-152 ATS (+31.8 Units) in all games since 1992.
OHIO ST is 199-152 ATS (+31.8 Units) in all lined games since 1992.
OHIO ST is 168-132 ATS (+22.8 Units) as a favorite since 1992.
OHIO ST is 131-99 ATS (+22.1 Units) against conference opponents since 1992.
OHIO ST is 180-137 ATS (+29.3 Units) when playing on a Saturday since 1992.

Head-to-Head Series History
OHIO ST is 1-1 against the spread versus NEBRASKA over the last 3 seasons
OHIO ST is 2-0 straight up against NEBRASKA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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IOWA (0 - 0) at PURDUE (0 - 0) - 10/24/2020, 3:30 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
PURDUE is 1-0 against the spread versus IOWA over the last 3 seasons
PURDUE is 1-1 straight up against IOWA over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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BAYLOR (1 - 1) at TEXAS (2 - 2) - 10/24/2020, 3:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TEXAS is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) in a home game where the total is between 56.5 and 63 over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BAYLOR is 2-0 against the spread versus TEXAS over the last 3 seasons
TEXAS is 1-1 straight up against BAYLOR over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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CINCINNATI (3 - 0) at SMU (5 - 0) - 10/24/2020, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SMU is 31-52 ATS (-26.2 Units) off a win against a conference rival since 1992.

Head-to-Head Series History
SMU is 1-0 against the spread versus CINCINNATI over the last 3 seasons
CINCINNATI is 1-0 straight up against SMU over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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IOWA ST (3 - 1) at OKLAHOMA ST (3 - 0) - 10/24/2020, 3:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OKLAHOMA ST is 97-70 ATS (+20.0 Units) as a favorite since 1992.
OKLAHOMA ST is 59-39 ATS (+16.1 Units) after 2 or more consecutive straight up wins since 1992.
IOWA ST is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) in October games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
OKLAHOMA ST is 1-1 against the spread versus IOWA ST over the last 3 seasons
OKLAHOMA ST is 1-1 straight up against IOWA ST over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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OKLAHOMA (2 - 2) at TCU (1 - 2) - 10/24/2020, 12:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TCU is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) in home games when playing with 2 weeks or more of rest since 1992.
TCU is 17-6 ATS (+10.4 Units) in home games after a bye week since 1992.

Head-to-Head Series History
TCU is 1-1 against the spread versus OKLAHOMA over the last 3 seasons
OKLAHOMA is 2-0 straight up against TCU over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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AUBURN (2 - 2) at OLE MISS (1 - 3) - 10/24/2020, 12:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
OLE MISS is 1-1 against the spread versus AUBURN over the last 3 seasons
AUBURN is 2-0 straight up against OLE MISS over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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W VIRGINIA (3 - 1) at TEXAS TECH (1 - 3) - 10/24/2020, 5:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TEXAS TECH is 90-60 ATS (+24.0 Units) in home games since 1992.
TEXAS TECH is 90-60 ATS (+24.0 Units) in home lined games since 1992.
TEXAS TECH is 87-58 ATS (+23.2 Units) in home games when playing on a Saturday since 1992.
TEXAS TECH is 133-98 ATS (+25.2 Units) in games played on turf since 1992.

Head-to-Head Series History
TEXAS TECH is 1-1 against the spread versus W VIRGINIA over the last 3 seasons
TEXAS TECH is 1-1 straight up against W VIRGINIA over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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TEMPLE (1 - 1) at MEMPHIS (2 - 1) - 10/24/2020, 12:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MEMPHIS is 28-13 ATS (+13.7 Units) as a favorite of 10.5 to 21 points since 1992.
TEMPLE is 112-82 ATS (+21.8 Units) against conference opponents since 1992.
TEMPLE is 65-43 ATS (+17.7 Units) in October games since 1992.
TEMPLE is 73-47 ATS (+21.3 Units) in weeks 5 through 9 since 1992.

Head-to-Head Series History
TEMPLE is 1-0 against the spread versus MEMPHIS over the last 3 seasons
TEMPLE is 1-0 straight up against MEMPHIS over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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KANSAS (0 - 4) at KANSAS ST (3 - 1) - 10/24/2020, 12:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS is 137-176 ATS (-56.6 Units) in all games since 1992.
KANSAS is 137-176 ATS (-56.6 Units) in all lined games since 1992.
KANSAS is 88-124 ATS (-48.4 Units) as an underdog since 1992.
KANSAS is 53-85 ATS (-40.5 Units) in road games since 1992.
KANSAS is 53-85 ATS (-40.5 Units) in road lined games since 1992.
KANSAS is 98-130 ATS (-45.0 Units) against conference opponents since 1992.
KANSAS is 127-167 ATS (-56.7 Units) when playing on a Saturday since 1992.
KANSAS is 45-74 ATS (-36.4 Units) in road games when playing with 6 or less days rest since 1992.
KANSAS is 90-124 ATS (-46.4 Units) after playing a conference game since 1992.
KANSAS is 63-92 ATS (-38.2 Units) off a loss against a conference rival since 1992.
KANSAS is 21-37 ATS (-19.7 Units) in road games after 2 or more consecutive straight up losses since 1992.
KANSAS is 61-90 ATS (-38.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1992.
KANSAS ST is 181-143 ATS (+23.7 Units) in all games since 1992.
KANSAS ST is 181-143 ATS (+23.7 Units) in all lined games since 1992.
KANSAS ST is 98-70 ATS (+21.0 Units) in home games since 1992.
KANSAS ST is 98-70 ATS (+21.0 Units) in home lined games since 1992.
KANSAS ST is 15-6 ATS (+8.4 Units) against conference opponents over the last 3 seasons.
KANSAS ST is 12-4 ATS (+7.6 Units) when playing on a Saturday over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS ST is 14-5 ATS (+8.5 Units) after playing a conference game over the last 3 seasons.
KANSAS ST is 98-70 ATS (+21.0 Units) in home games in games played on turf since 1992.
KANSAS ST is 71-43 ATS (+23.7 Units) in October games since 1992.
KANSAS ST is 76-47 ATS (+24.3 Units) in weeks 5 through 9 since 1992.

Head-to-Head Series History
KANSAS ST is 1-1 against the spread versus KANSAS over the last 3 seasons
KANSAS ST is 2-0 straight up against KANSAS over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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S CAROLINA (2 - 2) at LSU (1 - 2) - 10/24/2020, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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LA MONROE (0 - 5) at S ALABAMA (2 - 2) - 10/24/2020, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LA MONROE is 9-20 ATS (-13.0 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
LA MONROE is 9-20 ATS (-13.0 Units) in all lined games over the last 3 seasons.
LA MONROE is 4-12 ATS (-9.2 Units) when playing on a Saturday over the last 2 seasons.
LA MONROE is 7-19 ATS (-13.9 Units) when playing with 2 weeks or more of rest since 1992.
LA MONROE is 8-19 ATS (-12.9 Units) after a bye week since 1992.
LA MONROE is 47-28 ATS (+16.2 Units) in road games against conference opponents since 1992.

Head-to-Head Series History
S ALABAMA is 1-1 against the spread versus LA MONROE over the last 3 seasons
LA MONROE is 2-0 straight up against S ALABAMA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MARYLAND (0 - 0) at NORTHWESTERN (0 - 0) - 10/24/2020, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NORTHWESTERN is 3-12 ATS (-10.2 Units) as a home favorite of 10.5 to 14 points since 1992.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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TEXAS ST (1 - 5) at BYU (5 - 0) - 10/24/2020, 10:15 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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NEW MEXICO (0 - 0) at COLORADO ST (0 - 0) - 10/24/2020, 9:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO ST is 2-0 against the spread versus NEW MEXICO over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO ST is 2-0 straight up against NEW MEXICO over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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UTAH ST (0 - 0) at BOISE ST (0 - 0) - 10/24/2020, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOISE ST is 154-113 ATS (+29.7 Units) in all games since 1992.
BOISE ST is 154-113 ATS (+29.7 Units) in all lined games since 1992.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOISE ST is 2-0 against the spread versus UTAH ST over the last 3 seasons
BOISE ST is 2-0 straight up against UTAH ST over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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FLA ATLANTIC (1 - 0) at MARSHALL (4 - 0) - 10/24/2020, 2:30 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MARSHALL is 2-0 against the spread versus FLA ATLANTIC over the last 3 seasons
MARSHALL is 2-0 straight up against FLA ATLANTIC over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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HAWAII (0 - 0) at FRESNO ST (0 - 0) - 10/24/2020, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
HAWAII is 5-15 ATS (-11.5 Units) as a road underdog of 3.5 to 7 points since 1992.

Head-to-Head Series History
FRESNO ST is 2-0 against the spread versus HAWAII over the last 3 seasons
FRESNO ST is 2-0 straight up against HAWAII over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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UNLV (0 - 0) at SAN DIEGO ST (0 - 0) - 10/24/2020, 10:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
UNLV is 97-134 ATS (-50.4 Units) when playing on a Saturday since 1992.

Head-to-Head Series History
UNLV is 2-0 against the spread versus SAN DIEGO ST over the last 3 seasons
SAN DIEGO ST is 1-1 straight up against UNLV over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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AIR FORCE (1 - 0) at SAN JOSE ST (0 - 0) - 10/24/2020, 10:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
AIR FORCE is 24-10 ATS (+13.0 Units) in road games when playing with 2 weeks or more of rest since 1992.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE ST is 1-0 against the spread versus AIR FORCE over the last 3 seasons
AIR FORCE is 1-0 straight up against SAN JOSE ST over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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WYOMING (0 - 0) at NEVADA (0 - 0) - 10/24/2020, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
WYOMING is 1-0 against the spread versus NEVADA over the last 3 seasons
WYOMING is 1-0 straight up against NEVADA over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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SOUTHERN MISS (1 - 3) at LIBERTY (4 - 0) - 10/24/2020, 1:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LIBERTY is 27-13 ATS (+12.7 Units) in all games since 1992.
LIBERTY is 27-13 ATS (+12.7 Units) in all lined games since 1992.
LIBERTY is 26-13 ATS (+11.7 Units) when playing on a Saturday since 1992.
LIBERTY is 22-10 ATS (+11.0 Units) in non-conference games since 1992.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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MICHIGAN (0 - 0) at MINNESOTA (0 - 0) - 10/24/2020, 7:30 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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GEORGIA ST (1 - 2) at TROY (3 - 1) - 10/24/2020, 4:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
GEORGIA ST is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) in road games in games played on turf over the last 3 seasons.
GEORGIA ST is 12-3 ATS (+8.7 Units) in road games in October games since 1992.
GEORGIA ST is 21-9 ATS (+11.1 Units) in weeks 5 through 9 since 1992.

Head-to-Head Series History
GEORGIA ST is 1-0 against the spread versus TROY over the last 3 seasons
TROY is 1-1 straight up against GEORGIA ST over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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UTEP (3 - 2) at CHARLOTTE (1 - 2) - 10/24/2020, 12:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
UTEP is 139-175 ATS (-53.5 Units) in all games since 1992.
UTEP is 139-175 ATS (-53.5 Units) in all lined games since 1992.
UTEP is 98-129 ATS (-43.9 Units) in games played on turf since 1992.
UTEP is 42-68 ATS (-32.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1992.

Head-to-Head Series History
UTEP is 1-0 against the spread versus CHARLOTTE over the last 3 seasons
CHARLOTTE is 1-0 straight up against UTEP over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MIDDLE TENN ST (1 - 5) at RICE (0 - 0) - 10/24/2020, 3:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
RICE is 81-57 ATS (+18.3 Units) in home games since 1992.
RICE is 81-57 ATS (+18.3 Units) in home lined games since 1992.
RICE is 66-36 ATS (+26.4 Units) in home games against conference opponents since 1992.
RICE is 81-57 ATS (+18.3 Units) in home games in games played on turf since 1992.

Head-to-Head Series History
RICE is 1-0 against the spread versus MIDDLE TENN ST over the last 3 seasons
RICE is 1-0 straight up against MIDDLE TENN ST over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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LOUISIANA TECH (3 - 2) at UTSA (3 - 3) - 10/24/2020, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOUISIANA TECH is 23-9 ATS (+13.1 Units) in road games off a loss against a conference rival since 1992.
UTSA is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) in home games when playing with 6 or less days rest over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
UTSA is 1-1 against the spread versus LOUISIANA TECH over the last 3 seasons
LOUISIANA TECH is 2-0 straight up against UTSA over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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KENTUCKY (2 - 2) at MISSOURI (1 - 2) - 10/24/2020, 4:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
KENTUCKY is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) in games played on turf over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
KENTUCKY is 2-0 against the spread versus MISSOURI over the last 3 seasons
KENTUCKY is 2-0 straight up against MISSOURI over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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[Udog]

NCAAF

Week 8

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Trend Report
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Thursday, October 22

Arkansas State @ Appalachian State
Arkansas State
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Arkansas State's last 7 games on the road
Arkansas State is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Appalachian State
Appalachian State is 19-1 SU in its last 20 games at home
Appalachian State is 21-2 SU in its last 23 games


Friday, October 23

Tulsa @ South Florida
Tulsa
Tulsa is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tulsa's last 5 games
South Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of South Florida's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of South Florida's last 9 games

Louisiana-Lafayette @ Alabama-Birmingham
Louisiana-Lafayette
Louisiana-Lafayette is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Louisiana-Lafayette is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games
Alabama-Birmingham
Alabama-Birmingham is 22-1 SU in its last 23 games at home
Alabama-Birmingham is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Louisiana-Lafayette


Saturday, October 24

Nebraska @ Ohio State
Nebraska
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Nebraska's last 6 games when playing Ohio State
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Nebraska's last 12 games on the road
Ohio State
Ohio State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Nebraska
Ohio State is 23-1 SU in its last 24 games at home

Southern Miss @ Liberty
Southern Miss
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Southern Miss's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Southern Miss's last 10 games
Liberty
Liberty is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Liberty is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Mercer @ Army
Mercer
Mercer is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Mercer is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Army
Army is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Army's last 7 games

Florida Atlantic @ Marshall
Florida Atlantic
Florida Atlantic is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Florida Atlantic is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Marshall
Marshall is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Florida Atlantic
Marshall is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

Texas El Paso @ Charlotte
Texas El Paso
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas El Paso's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas El Paso's last 6 games on the road
Charlotte
Charlotte is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Charlotte's last 8 games

Louisiana Tech @ Texas-San Antonio
Louisiana Tech
Louisiana Tech is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Texas-San Antonio
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Louisiana Tech's last 5 games on the road
Texas-San Antonio
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas-San Antonio's last 5 games
Texas-San Antonio is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games

Middle Tennessee @ Rice
Middle Tennessee
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Middle Tennessee's last 13 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Middle Tennessee's last 9 games
Rice
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Rice's last 5 games at home
Rice is 6-12-1 ATS in its last 19 games at home

Houston @ Navy
Houston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing Navy
Navy
Navy is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home
Navy is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games

Georgia State @ Troy
Georgia State
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Georgia State's last 5 games
Georgia State is 8-11-4 ATS in its last 23 games
Troy
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Troy's last 6 games
Troy is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

Auburn @ Mississippi
Auburn
Auburn is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Mississippi
Auburn is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Mississippi
Mississippi
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Mississippi's last 5 games when playing at home against Auburn
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Mississippi's last 6 games

Alabama @ Tennessee
Alabama
Alabama is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Tennessee
Alabama is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Tennessee
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tennessee's last 5 games when playing at home against Alabama
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tennessee's last 5 games at home

Missouri @ Florida
Missouri
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Missouri's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Missouri's last 5 games when playing Florida
Florida
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 5 games
Florida is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home

Georgia @ Kentucky
Georgia
Georgia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Kentucky
Georgia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Kentucky
Kentucky
Kentucky is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games at home
Kentucky is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

South Carolina @ Louisiana State
South Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 4 of South Carolina's last 6 games when playing Louisiana State
South Carolina is 12-6 ATS in its last 18 games on the road
Louisiana State
Louisiana State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing South Carolina
Louisiana State is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games at home

Baylor @ Texas
Baylor
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baylor's last 5 games when playing Texas
Baylor is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 5 games when playing Baylor
Texas is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Baylor

West Virginia @ Texas Tech
West Virginia
West Virginia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Texas Tech
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of West Virginia's last 5 games on the road
Texas Tech
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas Tech's last 6 games when playing West Virginia
Texas Tech is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home

Iowa State @ Oklahoma State
Iowa State
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Iowa State's last 5 games when playing Oklahoma State
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Iowa State's last 17 games on the road
Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Iowa State
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oklahoma State's last 7 games

Kansas @ Kansas State
Kansas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Kansas's last 8 games on the road
Kansas State
Kansas State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Kansas
Kansas State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Kansas

Syracuse @ Clemson
Syracuse
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Syracuse's last 8 games when playing Clemson
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Syracuse's last 9 games
Clemson
Clemson is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Clemson is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Oklahoma @ Texas Christian
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Texas Christian
Oklahoma is 20-5 SU in its last 25 games
Texas Christian
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Texas Christian's last 11 games when playing Oklahoma
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas Christian's last 7 games at home

Virginia @ Miami-FL
Virginia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Virginia's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Virginia's last 6 games when playing Miami-FL
Miami-FL
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami-FL's last 6 games when playing Virginia
Miami-FL is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Virginia

North Carolina State @ North Carolina
North Carolina State
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of North Carolina State's last 7 games when playing North Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 5 of North Carolina State's last 6 games on the road
North Carolina
North Carolina is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of North Carolina's last 7 games when playing North Carolina State

Notre Dame @ Pittsburgh
Notre Dame
Notre Dame is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Notre Dame is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Notre Dame
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing Notre Dame

Michigan @ Minnesota
Michigan
Michigan is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Michigan is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games
Minnesota is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

Florida State @ Louisville
Florida State
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida State's last 6 games when playing Louisville
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida State's last 5 games on the road
Louisville
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Louisville's last 6 games when playing Florida State
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Louisville's last 10 games

Penn State @ Indiana
Penn State
Penn State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Indiana
Penn State is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Indiana's last 8 games at home
Indiana is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Penn State

Cincinnati @ Southern Methodist
Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Cincinnati's last 9 games
Cincinnati is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games
Southern Methodist
Southern Methodist is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Southern Methodist is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Tulane @ Central Florida
Tulane
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tulane's last 5 games
Tulane is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Central Florida
Central Florida
Central Florida is 21-2 SU in its last 23 games at home
Central Florida is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Tulane

Temple @ Memphis
Temple
Temple is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Memphis
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Temple's last 5 games
Memphis
Memphis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Memphis is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games

Miami-OH @ Central Michigan
Miami-OH
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Miami-OH's last 7 games
Miami-OH is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Central Michigan
Central Michigan
Central Michigan is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Central Michigan is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

Louisiana-Monroe @ South Alabama
Louisiana-Monroe
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Louisiana-Monroe's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Louisiana-Monroe's last 6 games on the road
South Alabama
South Alabama is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
South Alabama is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

Georgia Southern @ Coastal Carolina
Georgia Southern
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Georgia Southern's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Georgia Southern's last 5 games on the road
Coastal Carolina
Coastal Carolina is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Coastal Carolina is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

Georgia Tech @ Boston College
Georgia Tech
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Georgia Tech's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Georgia Tech's last 11 games on the road
Boston College
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Boston College's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Boston College's last 10 games at home

Virginia Tech @ Wake Forest
Virginia Tech
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Virginia Tech's last 6 games
Virginia Tech is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Wake Forest
Wake Forest
Wake Forest is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Wake Forest is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games at home

Texas State @ Brigham Young
Texas State
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas State's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Texas State's last 8 games
Brigham Young
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Brigham Young's last 5 games at home
Brigham Young is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games


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[CNOTES]

Thursday’s 6-pack
Odds for this week’s PGA stop, the ZoZo Championship:
+1100— Rahm
+1275— Schauffele, Thomas
+1450— McIlroy
+1625— Morkiawa
+2400— Hatton
+2700— Reed


Americans who have died from COVID-19: 221,150
PLEASE wear a mask when you go out.


Quote of the Day
“Freshmen come in thinking, ‘If I can score, I can play.’ They quickly find out if they can defend, they’ll play.”
Steve Fisher


Thursday’s quiz
There are two guys in the Pro Football Hall of Fame who also won a gold medal in the Olympics; one is Bob Hayes, who is the other?
Hint: He played before the Super Bowl era


Wednesday’s quiz
In The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy was from Kansas.


Tuesday’s quiz
Tampa Bay Rays lost to the Phillies in their other World Series appearance, in 2008.




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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud……..


13) Rays 6, Dodgers 4 (series 1-1)
— Blake Snell didn’t allow a hit until 5th inning; bullpen got the last 16 outs.
— Brandon Lowe snapped out of a slump, homered twice for the Rays.
— Joey Wendle knocked in three runs for Tampa Bay.
— Game 3 is Friday night in Arlington.


12) Dodger OF Cody Bellinger hit 47 homers last year, seems headed to becoming a big star, but he’s got a ways to go before he catches up with his dad, at least in one category.


Clay Bellinger played in 193 big league games over parts of four seasons with Bronx and the Angels; he hit 12 career homers, struck out 82 times, bur he also won THREE World Series rings, two in New York, a third one with the Angels. Cody is trying for his first one this year.


Today, I’m looking at how NFL teams do on drives that start 75+ yards from the goal line; can.a team’s offense carry the team, if need be? Lot of strong teams have really good special teams and defenses, so the offense’s job is a somewhat simpler, but which offenses drive the field the best?


11) Top teams in points/possession on drives that start 75+ yards from goal line:
— Raiders 3.37 points/possession
— Steelers 3.16
— Chiefs 2.95
— Dolphins 2.62
— Rams 2.58


10) Worst teams in points/possession on drives that start 75+ yards from goal line:
— Jets 0.48 points/possession
— Washington 0.69
— Broncos 0.86
— Bears 1.24
— Cleveland 1.43


If a team gives up a defensive TD/safety, it goes against them in this category.


9) Obviously, teams that have better field position are more likely to win. These teams have started the lowest %age of their drives 75 yards from the goal line:
47.5% (29 of 61)— Ravens
50%— Colts
51.0%— Steelers
57.8%— Buccaneers
60.8%— Titans


All teams with winning records.


8) These teams have started the highest %age of their drives 75 yards from the goal line:
85.7% (48 of 56)— Jets
82.5%— Vikings
81.5%— Chargers
79.4%— Cowboys
78.3%— Patriots


Interesting that New England has started 36 of 46 drives 75+ yards from the goal line.


7) Since 1986, NFL teams that started the season 0-6 won an average of 3.0 games the rest of the season.


6) Clemson is a 46-point favorite over Syracuse Saturday; there is one sportsbook in America offering a money line on this game. Risk $1,000 on Clemson, win a dollar, One dollar.


5) Dallas Cowboys are 3-10 in their last 13 playoff games, losing their last eight road playoff games- their last road playoff win was 1993, in San Francisco.


4) Jets have been outscored 114-29 in the second half of games this year.


3) Only one person has won an Olympic Gold Medal and also played on a Super Bowl champ; Bob Hayes, who was a very fast receiver for the Cowboys, from 1965-74. He won a gold medal in the 100 meters sprint at the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo.


2) Memphis Tigers’ WR Damonte Coxie has opted out of this season, and is headed to prepare for the NFL Draft; he caught 16 balls for 175 yards in two games this year, then sat out the UCF game Saturday, and now he’s bolted the team for greener pa$ture$.


Last two years, Coxie caught a combined 148 passes for 2,450 yards and 16 TD’s.


1) 3-3 Miami Dolphins are changing QB’s after their bye week; rookie Tua Tagovailoa will get his first NFL start against the Rams next week, replacing veteran Ryan Fitzpatrick, who had been playing really well.

 

[CNOTES]

Arkansas State vs. Appalachian State Odds
Jonathan Willis


The Appalachian State Mountaineers will finally play their first Sun Belt game on Thursday night.


Conference games for the school against Louisiana and Georgia Southern were both postponed, so the Mountaineers haven’t played an FBS opponent in over a month heading into this clash with the Arkansas State Red Wolves.


BETTING RESOURCES


Week 8 Matchup: Sun Belt
Venue: Kidd Brewer Stadium
Location: Boone, North Carolina
Date: Thursday, October 22, 2020
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN


Line Movements


Spread: Appalachian State -13.5
Money-Line: App State -455, Arkansas State +340
Total: 66.5


App State has been known to lay plenty of points and that will remain the same on Thursday when Arkansas State pays a visti. (AP)


The Red Wolves picked up their first conference win of the season last Thursday against Georgia State. Arkansas State survived a shootout, winning 59-52, and head coach Blake Anderson made the decision to fire defensive coordinator David Duggan and defensive pass-game coordinator Ed Pinkham in the wake of the result.


High-scoring games have become the norm for Arkansas State, and the over has cashed in each of the last four games.


The Red Wolves have largely outperformed expectations too with a 4-1 ATS mark, highlighted by an upset win over Kansas State as a 15.5-point underdog back in Week 2.


This will be the first time the Mountaineers have taken the field in the month of October. Appalachian State had a little bit of a scare the last time we saw them play, as this team trailed FCS Campbell 13-7 late in the second quarter as a 33.5-point favorite. However, the Mountaineers turned it on in the second half and nearly covered the spread in a 52-21 victory.


Appalachian State has yet to cover a game this season. The Mountaineers lost outright to Marshall as a six-point favorite the last time they played an FBS opponent, and they struggled against Charlotte as more than a two-touchdown favorite in their opener.


Betting Analysis – Red Wolves


Overall: 3-2 SU, 4-1 ATS, 4-1 O/U


It was clear that Anderson needed to shake things up on defense after the Red Wolves were gashed by the Panthers last Thursday. Arkansas State currently ranks 120th in defensive SP+, and this unit is the worst of any team that has played multiple games. The Red Wolves are allowing 43.0 PPG and 501.5 YPG with the secondary conceding a stunning 9.2 YPA.


Anderson promoted safeties coach Nick Paremski to interim defensive coordinator over the weekend. Paremski has experience calling plays as he was the defensive coordinator at West Texas A&M for three years before coming to Jonesboro.

This offense has had to put up big numbers to win games, and Arkansas State has been great on this side of the ball. The Red Wolves rank 24th in offensive SP+, as both Logan Bonner and Layne Hatcher are moving the ball effectively through the air.


Neither quarterback is much of a scrambler, but they have combined to complete 63.6 percent of their passes for 1,834 yards with 21 touchdowns and four interceptions in five games. They shredded Georgia State last week as Arkansas State threw eight touchdown passes against the Panthers.


That production has made this passing game one of the best in college football. Jonathan Adams Jr., Dahu Green, and Brandon Bowling are all having great seasons as the leading receivers, but the run game has struggled to get the job done.


Arkansas State is averaging just 3.0 YPC, and the Red Wolves had 39 carries for just 58 yards last week.


Betting Analysis - Mountaineers


Overall: 2-1 SU, 2-1 ATS, 1-2 O/U


COVID-19 upended Appalachian State’s schedule, and it led to the Mountaineers postponing two games over the last month. It continues to be a major problem for this program too, as there are currently seven skill position players listed as questionable to play in this game due to the virus.


That hasn’t been easy for first-year head coach Shawn Clark since he is looking to lead Appalachian State to at least a share of the Sun Belt title for the fifth straight season.


The Mountaineers do have one of the most experienced quarterbacks in the country in Zac Thomas. Thomas has never been a world beater at the position, but he is a steady hand that won’t lose you the game.


This is his third year as Appalachian State’s starter, and he was named Preseason First Team All-Sun Belt prior to the start of the year. However, he hasn’t looked great through three games, completing just 62.3 percent of his passes for 603 yards with two touchdowns and two picks. Additionally, he hasn’t been the run threat we have seen in the past either with just 45 rushing yards.


Appalachian State has been able to run the ball well this season. Daetrich Harrington is averaging 5.1 YPC as the team’s leading rusher, and the three backs behind him are all averaging well over 6.0 YPC. Marcus Williams Jr. is averaging 8.4 YPC, but he is one of the players that is questionable to play on Thursday.


Thomas Hennigan has been responsible for nearly half of Appalachian State’s receiving numbers, catching 13 passes for 275 yards. He might see even more targets against Arkansas State as fellow senior starters Malik Williams and Jalen Virgil are both 'questionable' for Thursday. The Mountaineers’ top three tight ends are questionable due to COVID-19 too, so we might see a number of new faces.


Defense has been a hallmark for Appalachian State over the years, and this side of the ball has been solid through three games. The Mountaineers have one of the best pass defenses in the country, allowing just 5.5 YPA, and they are currently in the top 15 nationally in both scoring defense and total defense.


However, they haven’t faced an offense with a passing game like Arkansas State. Neither Marshall nor Campbell can move the ball well through the air, so this will be the secondary’s first real challenge.


Head-to-Head


This will be just the fourth meeting between these two programs.


Interestingly enough, the home team has yet to win a game in this series, as Appalachian State won in Jonesboro in 2014 and 2018, while Arkansas State won in Boone in 2015.


Last Meeting


Appalachian State dismantled Arkansas State 35-9 the last time these teams met. The Mountaineers’ defense rose to the occasion in a big way, picking off Justice Hansen three times in the victory.


The Red Wolves could only muster 3.2 YPC and 4.9 YPA on the evening, as this offense was no match for App State’s defense.


The Mountaineers were happy to just grind the Red Wolves down on offense. Appalachian State ran the ball 38 times for 246 yards and three touchdowns, and this team will certainly try to establish the run on Thursday. A lot has changed in Boone over the last two seasons, but the Mountaineers will still run the ball as much as possible.


Notable Betting Trends


-- Appalachian State has failed to cover four straight times as a favorite


-- The over has cashed in each of Arkansas State’s last four games


-- Arkansas State is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games