Actually from what I have heard so far around town is that Austin Chatman will be the starting point guard this season. I'm not really to high on him though but I do think that most plays will run through Gibbs. I personally am a big fan of Gibbs as he does all the little things right. Also there is an incoming freshman pg from Ohio who looks like he could be a good penetrator which would really help this team.
Actually from what I have heard so far around town is that Austin Chatman will be the starting point guard this season. I'm not really to high on him though but I do think that most plays will run through Gibbs. I personally am a big fan of Gibbs as he does all the little things right. Also there is an incoming freshman pg from Ohio who looks like he could be a good penetrator which would really help this team.
-Who the hell wants to lay DD's with South Florida after that abortion of a performance at home on Thursday? Ball State has covered each of its first three games and just won an absolute thriller in Bloomington on Saturday night. But this is exactly the type of soft defense against whom Daniels succeeds. USF team speed is way, way too much for the slow-footed Cardinals. This is a play the moment it drops to -10.
-Tough play to make, but there's a lot to like about Central Michigan catching 17 points at Iowa. CMU played poorly two weeks ago against Sparty but went "back to basics" in practice last week and catches a much more favorable matchup in Iowa City. Ferentz has Minnesota on-deck in a big rivalry game revenge spot from last year's major upset.
-Back to the well yet again with Penn State? I'm 4-0 playing PSU games and still see a lot of value in backing the nation's most beleaguered team. Temple QB Coyer is billed as a dual-threat but is a well below average passer. The Owls lost their only two viable receiving options to the draft (Streater and Rodriguez) and have become one-dimensional. This plays right into the hands of the PSU defense, led by the conference's best front seven. McGloin is prospering in O'Brien's offense.
-Rutgers is flying way too far below the radar. Schiano left a team loaded with premium talent from Florida, California, and everywhere in between. Nova looks better each week and the Scarlet Knights are one of three Big East teams (USF, Louisville) that can compete with SEC speed. Does Wilson play? If not, the Hogs should be underdogs.
-Marshall is in a brutal spot coming off of a heart-breaking loss to Ohio in a game it probably should have won if not for one too many costly turnovers. Now, they travel all the way down to Texas, where the program has never won a game. Rice has tons of issues in the secondary, but I'm not convinced they shouldn't be favored.
-Speaking of speed differential, TCU is going to run Virginia off the field. The Cavs are painfully slow on defense and the personnel losses from last year are now manifesting themselves on a weekly basis. This line has moved considerably from the opener (-13.5), but TCU is still a viable play at the current number.
-Who the hell wants to lay DD's with South Florida after that abortion of a performance at home on Thursday? Ball State has covered each of its first three games and just won an absolute thriller in Bloomington on Saturday night. But this is exactly the type of soft defense against whom Daniels succeeds. USF team speed is way, way too much for the slow-footed Cardinals. This is a play the moment it drops to -10.
-Tough play to make, but there's a lot to like about Central Michigan catching 17 points at Iowa. CMU played poorly two weeks ago against Sparty but went "back to basics" in practice last week and catches a much more favorable matchup in Iowa City. Ferentz has Minnesota on-deck in a big rivalry game revenge spot from last year's major upset.
-Back to the well yet again with Penn State? I'm 4-0 playing PSU games and still see a lot of value in backing the nation's most beleaguered team. Temple QB Coyer is billed as a dual-threat but is a well below average passer. The Owls lost their only two viable receiving options to the draft (Streater and Rodriguez) and have become one-dimensional. This plays right into the hands of the PSU defense, led by the conference's best front seven. McGloin is prospering in O'Brien's offense.
-Rutgers is flying way too far below the radar. Schiano left a team loaded with premium talent from Florida, California, and everywhere in between. Nova looks better each week and the Scarlet Knights are one of three Big East teams (USF, Louisville) that can compete with SEC speed. Does Wilson play? If not, the Hogs should be underdogs.
-Marshall is in a brutal spot coming off of a heart-breaking loss to Ohio in a game it probably should have won if not for one too many costly turnovers. Now, they travel all the way down to Texas, where the program has never won a game. Rice has tons of issues in the secondary, but I'm not convinced they shouldn't be favored.
-Speaking of speed differential, TCU is going to run Virginia off the field. The Cavs are painfully slow on defense and the personnel losses from last year are now manifesting themselves on a weekly basis. This line has moved considerably from the opener (-13.5), but TCU is still a viable play at the current number.
GT's offense is humming right now and now encounters a Miami defense riddled with key injuries and dominated by freshmen and sophomores all throughout the two-deep. I expect Telemaque to play but the loss of Denzel Perryman is something they could not afford. Many of these guys will be seeing the triple-option for the first time and the Jackets have dropped three straight to (more experienced/better) Hurricane teams, so the motivation should certainly be there for GT.
Speaking of motivation, there's no bigger letdown spot on the entire card than Western Kentucky. Taggart ruffled some feathers early last week when he said that "Many (WKU) students wear Kentucky gear because they couldn't get into UK." He recanted on those statements immediately and then delivered an upset win over big brother, the most significant win in program history. USM is way, way down but the talent levels here are relatively close.
GT's offense is humming right now and now encounters a Miami defense riddled with key injuries and dominated by freshmen and sophomores all throughout the two-deep. I expect Telemaque to play but the loss of Denzel Perryman is something they could not afford. Many of these guys will be seeing the triple-option for the first time and the Jackets have dropped three straight to (more experienced/better) Hurricane teams, so the motivation should certainly be there for GT.
Speaking of motivation, there's no bigger letdown spot on the entire card than Western Kentucky. Taggart ruffled some feathers early last week when he said that "Many (WKU) students wear Kentucky gear because they couldn't get into UK." He recanted on those statements immediately and then delivered an upset win over big brother, the most significant win in program history. USM is way, way down but the talent levels here are relatively close.
OU is the only top 10 team no one is talking about. KSU hammered a young and terrible Miami squad then struggled with North Texas. This will be the Sooners coming out party and its a night game in Norman against a ranked opponent. Forget about it. Sooners by at least 3TDs.
OU is the only top 10 team no one is talking about. KSU hammered a young and terrible Miami squad then struggled with North Texas. This will be the Sooners coming out party and its a night game in Norman against a ranked opponent. Forget about it. Sooners by at least 3TDs.
The opening line for NV at Hawaii was -10, down to - 9.5, now as Hawaii lost a defensive lineman starter for the year. Hawaii always play them tough here. Added side note is Nick R. Is NV offensive coordinator hired by Chris Ault to blend some run and shoot with his Pistol Offense. Nick may be coming with a chip on his shoulder for being passed over by Chow here. Article did say that Norm and Ault go way back as coaching friends so there may not be a run em up mentality for this.
Your scenario for BYU is very accurate. I think the short week will either help or hurt them. Teased Boise to .5 with Carolina to 8, -120.
The opening line for NV at Hawaii was -10, down to - 9.5, now as Hawaii lost a defensive lineman starter for the year. Hawaii always play them tough here. Added side note is Nick R. Is NV offensive coordinator hired by Chris Ault to blend some run and shoot with his Pistol Offense. Nick may be coming with a chip on his shoulder for being passed over by Chow here. Article did say that Norm and Ault go way back as coaching friends so there may not be a run em up mentality for this.
Your scenario for BYU is very accurate. I think the short week will either help or hurt them. Teased Boise to .5 with Carolina to 8, -120.
gl JFen both picks last week were good for me but the dumbass replacement refs for nfl keep killing me so i stickin to college. i like the arizona st play the best and may be layin some on kansas st. lookin forward to who else you feel good with GL
gl JFen both picks last week were good for me but the dumbass replacement refs for nfl keep killing me so i stickin to college. i like the arizona st play the best and may be layin some on kansas st. lookin forward to who else you feel good with GL
Penn State still undervalued just like we talked about a few weeks back....and for Pitt - it is highly unlikely we see Tino Sunersi play like that again, and the same can be said for Logan Thomas, but if Tino can take pressure off Graham and Shell they should destroy some Big East teams in the running game. But again, highly unlikely with Tino. Never seen back to back performances that are promising.
With you on Georgia Tech. Revenge. Miami injuries. Giving up a lot of running yards to Kansas State and Bethune. You've got it covered.
You may have posted somewhere else, or just been too busy, but do you have any futures for CBB you've locked in, like a lot or looked at? Pittsburgh +6500 is insane to me, you've got Stanford, G'Town, Cinci all with better odds which is wrong.
Penn State still undervalued just like we talked about a few weeks back....and for Pitt - it is highly unlikely we see Tino Sunersi play like that again, and the same can be said for Logan Thomas, but if Tino can take pressure off Graham and Shell they should destroy some Big East teams in the running game. But again, highly unlikely with Tino. Never seen back to back performances that are promising.
With you on Georgia Tech. Revenge. Miami injuries. Giving up a lot of running yards to Kansas State and Bethune. You've got it covered.
You may have posted somewhere else, or just been too busy, but do you have any futures for CBB you've locked in, like a lot or looked at? Pittsburgh +6500 is insane to me, you've got Stanford, G'Town, Cinci all with better odds which is wrong.
Penn State still undervalued just like we talked about a few weeks back....and for Pitt - it is highly unlikely we see Tino Sunersi play like that again, and the same can be said for Logan Thomas, but if Tino can take pressure off Graham and Shell they should destroy some Big East teams in the running game. But again, highly unlikely with Tino. Never seen back to back performances that are promising.
With you on Georgia Tech. Revenge. Miami injuries. Giving up a lot of running yards to Kansas State and Bethune. You've got it covered.
You may have posted somewhere else, or just been too busy, but do you have any futures for CBB you've locked in, like a lot or looked at? Pittsburgh +6500 is insane to me, you've got Stanford, G'Town, Cinci all with better odds which is wrong.
Just looked now. Absolutely agree on Pitt. Others that jumped out for me were Wisconsin (+8000), SDSU (+8000), Missouri (+4500), and Kansas (+2000).
Penn State still undervalued just like we talked about a few weeks back....and for Pitt - it is highly unlikely we see Tino Sunersi play like that again, and the same can be said for Logan Thomas, but if Tino can take pressure off Graham and Shell they should destroy some Big East teams in the running game. But again, highly unlikely with Tino. Never seen back to back performances that are promising.
With you on Georgia Tech. Revenge. Miami injuries. Giving up a lot of running yards to Kansas State and Bethune. You've got it covered.
You may have posted somewhere else, or just been too busy, but do you have any futures for CBB you've locked in, like a lot or looked at? Pittsburgh +6500 is insane to me, you've got Stanford, G'Town, Cinci all with better odds which is wrong.
Just looked now. Absolutely agree on Pitt. Others that jumped out for me were Wisconsin (+8000), SDSU (+8000), Missouri (+4500), and Kansas (+2000).
gl JFen both picks last week were good for me but the dumbass replacement refs for nfl keep killing me so i stickin to college. i like the arizona st play the best and may be layin some on kansas st. lookin forward to who else you feel good with GL
I'd be careful with AZ State at anything more than a TD. The opening line (-3) was off but Utah is a physical team that will be tough to blow out. Really only playing it because of the spot and the manner in which Utah beat BYU late Saturday night.
KState could win this game. They could also lose by four touchdowns. OU's troubles on the offensive line compounded by Snyder's penchant for coming up large in the biggest games are reasons enough for me to take a shot with the Wildcats.
gl JFen both picks last week were good for me but the dumbass replacement refs for nfl keep killing me so i stickin to college. i like the arizona st play the best and may be layin some on kansas st. lookin forward to who else you feel good with GL
I'd be careful with AZ State at anything more than a TD. The opening line (-3) was off but Utah is a physical team that will be tough to blow out. Really only playing it because of the spot and the manner in which Utah beat BYU late Saturday night.
KState could win this game. They could also lose by four touchdowns. OU's troubles on the offensive line compounded by Snyder's penchant for coming up large in the biggest games are reasons enough for me to take a shot with the Wildcats.
I can't even remember the last time I laid double-digit road chalk. Maybe December or January of last year's CBB season? If this line goes down further, so be it, but -10 was my target number.
I can't even remember the last time I laid double-digit road chalk. Maybe December or January of last year's CBB season? If this line goes down further, so be it, but -10 was my target number.
jfen, i watched the entire sfla game last week and bj daniels refuses to stand in the pocket, he immediately runs out of it and couldnt hit the side of a barn trying to throw on the run.
jfen, i watched the entire sfla game last week and bj daniels refuses to stand in the pocket, he immediately runs out of it and couldnt hit the side of a barn trying to throw on the run.
Current Card BYU +7.5 @ Boise State (1 unit) Virginia @ TCU -17 (1 unit) Kansas State +17 @ Oklahoma (1 unit) Utah @ Arizona State -3 (1 unit) South Florida -10 @ Ball State (1 unit) Bowling Green +22 @ Virginia Tech (1 unit) Fresno State @ Tulsa -5.5 (1 unit) GA Tech -7/Southern Miss +11 -120 (1 unit)
Current Card BYU +7.5 @ Boise State (1 unit) Virginia @ TCU -17 (1 unit) Kansas State +17 @ Oklahoma (1 unit) Utah @ Arizona State -3 (1 unit) South Florida -10 @ Ball State (1 unit) Bowling Green +22 @ Virginia Tech (1 unit) Fresno State @ Tulsa -5.5 (1 unit) GA Tech -7/Southern Miss +11 -120 (1 unit)
jfen, i watched the entire sfla game last week and B.J daniels refuses to stand in the pocket, he immediately runs out of it and couldnt hit the side of a barn trying to throw on the run.
Not gonna disagree. He played poorly, as he always does on national TV. But this Ball State defense is a radical departure from what he faced last week. Rutgers is fast, physical, and aggressive. Ball State is none of those things and has one of the 10 worst secondaries in the country.
jfen, i watched the entire sfla game last week and B.J daniels refuses to stand in the pocket, he immediately runs out of it and couldnt hit the side of a barn trying to throw on the run.
Not gonna disagree. He played poorly, as he always does on national TV. But this Ball State defense is a radical departure from what he faced last week. Rutgers is fast, physical, and aggressive. Ball State is none of those things and has one of the 10 worst secondaries in the country.
I'd like some thoughts on South Florida if you get a chance. I'm actually (fairly) strongly considering Ball St in that one.
For me, it really comes down to the matchups. Daniels sucked as usual in the Thursday night ESPN game but traditionally plays really well against bad defenses. That describes Ball State as the Cardinals are probably the slowest D I've seen all season and have one of the worst secondaries in the country. All that Florida speed could cause quite a problem. It's also a nice spot for USF to bounce back after the atrocious showing against Rutgers. Lone concern is having Florida State on-deck.
I'd like some thoughts on South Florida if you get a chance. I'm actually (fairly) strongly considering Ball St in that one.
For me, it really comes down to the matchups. Daniels sucked as usual in the Thursday night ESPN game but traditionally plays really well against bad defenses. That describes Ball State as the Cardinals are probably the slowest D I've seen all season and have one of the worst secondaries in the country. All that Florida speed could cause quite a problem. It's also a nice spot for USF to bounce back after the atrocious showing against Rutgers. Lone concern is having Florida State on-deck.
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