5dimes is the only show in town for this type of action..they currently have NDSU -21.5. Opened at NDSU -25.
A few points:
1) +21.5 is the largest that UM has been an underdog since I have been watching pt spreads (1999 ish).
2) NDSU is #1 in FCS, Montana is #4.
3) UM comes in 2-1. The opening loss @ Wyoming was a tough one to take...most people, including myself, think that UM should have won that game and let it slip away. QB Johnson played a few series vs Central Washington and sat the rest of the game out with concussion-like symptoms.....he played last week in the home win over South Dakota in a defensive struggle. Very conservative offensive gameplan in that one. Griz O-line is extremely young.
4) NDSU has been impressive....the opening win @ Iowa State showed just how good their offensive line play can be, and that the coaching is very comparable to last season. That performance made me do a 180....I was of the opinion that NDSU was going to slip this season, and they still may, but not very far. Nearly all of their guys are battle tested, the only question mark was the QB.
Bottom line:
This game is all about the trenches. Montana has the defensive front 7 to hang in this ball game for the 1st quarter and a half. UM will be forced to put up points with regularity in order to have a real shot at winning this game, and realistically will need a 14 pt lead midway through the third quarter to have a chance to win. NDSU is clearly the superior squad here; expect the Griz to be dog tired in the second half....they must control the clock.
However, covering 21.5 pts with a ball-control type of an offense like NDSU employs is a daunting task. It will take turnovers to get that done, and I expect SR QB Johnson for the Griz to take care of the ball today with ZERO help from his running game.
Pick: UM +21.5 Both sides play conservative football all day long, and 21.5 is a boatload to cover when the action is slow. The Griz pass rush makes a few big plays and pressures NDSU early on in the game, but in the end it is business as usual, and the Bison are convincing 31-14.
5dimes is the only show in town for this type of action..they currently have NDSU -21.5. Opened at NDSU -25.
A few points:
1) +21.5 is the largest that UM has been an underdog since I have been watching pt spreads (1999 ish).
2) NDSU is #1 in FCS, Montana is #4.
3) UM comes in 2-1. The opening loss @ Wyoming was a tough one to take...most people, including myself, think that UM should have won that game and let it slip away. QB Johnson played a few series vs Central Washington and sat the rest of the game out with concussion-like symptoms.....he played last week in the home win over South Dakota in a defensive struggle. Very conservative offensive gameplan in that one. Griz O-line is extremely young.
4) NDSU has been impressive....the opening win @ Iowa State showed just how good their offensive line play can be, and that the coaching is very comparable to last season. That performance made me do a 180....I was of the opinion that NDSU was going to slip this season, and they still may, but not very far. Nearly all of their guys are battle tested, the only question mark was the QB.
Bottom line:
This game is all about the trenches. Montana has the defensive front 7 to hang in this ball game for the 1st quarter and a half. UM will be forced to put up points with regularity in order to have a real shot at winning this game, and realistically will need a 14 pt lead midway through the third quarter to have a chance to win. NDSU is clearly the superior squad here; expect the Griz to be dog tired in the second half....they must control the clock.
However, covering 21.5 pts with a ball-control type of an offense like NDSU employs is a daunting task. It will take turnovers to get that done, and I expect SR QB Johnson for the Griz to take care of the ball today with ZERO help from his running game.
Pick: UM +21.5 Both sides play conservative football all day long, and 21.5 is a boatload to cover when the action is slow. The Griz pass rush makes a few big plays and pressures NDSU early on in the game, but in the end it is business as usual, and the Bison are convincing 31-14.
5dimes is the only show in town for this type of action..they currently have NDSU -21.5. Opened at NDSU -25.
A few points:
1) +21.5 is the largest that UM has been an underdog since I have been watching pt spreads (1999 ish).
2) NDSU is #1 in FCS, Montana is #4.
3) UM comes in 2-1. The opening loss @ Wyoming was a tough one to take...most people, including myself, think that UM should have won that game and let it slip away. QB Johnson played a few series vs Central Washington and sat the rest of the game out with concussion-like symptoms.....he played last week in the home win over South Dakota in a defensive struggle. Very conservative offensive gameplan in that one. Griz O-line is extremely young.
4) NDSU has been impressive....the opening win @ Iowa State showed just how good their offensive line play can be, and that the coaching is very comparable to last season. That performance made me do a 180....I was of the opinion that NDSU was going to slip this season, and they still may, but not very far. Nearly all of their guys are battle tested, the only question mark was the QB.
Bottom line:
This game is all about the trenches. Montana has the defensive front 7 to hang in this ball game for the 1st quarter and a half. UM will be forced to put up points with regularity in order to have a real shot at winning this game, and realistically will need a 14 pt lead midway through the third quarter to have a chance to win. NDSU is clearly the superior squad here; expect the Griz to be dog tired in the second half....they must control the clock.
However, covering 21.5 pts with a ball-control type of an offense like NDSU employs is a daunting task. It will take turnovers to get that done, and I expect SR QB Johnson for the Griz to take care of the ball today with ZERO help from his running game.
Pick: UM +21.5 Both sides play conservative football all day long, and 21.5 is a boatload to cover when the action is slow. The Griz pass rush makes a few big plays and pressures NDSU early on in the game, but in the end it is business as usual, and the Bison are convincing 31-14.
5dimes is the only show in town for this type of action..they currently have NDSU -21.5. Opened at NDSU -25.
A few points:
1) +21.5 is the largest that UM has been an underdog since I have been watching pt spreads (1999 ish).
2) NDSU is #1 in FCS, Montana is #4.
3) UM comes in 2-1. The opening loss @ Wyoming was a tough one to take...most people, including myself, think that UM should have won that game and let it slip away. QB Johnson played a few series vs Central Washington and sat the rest of the game out with concussion-like symptoms.....he played last week in the home win over South Dakota in a defensive struggle. Very conservative offensive gameplan in that one. Griz O-line is extremely young.
4) NDSU has been impressive....the opening win @ Iowa State showed just how good their offensive line play can be, and that the coaching is very comparable to last season. That performance made me do a 180....I was of the opinion that NDSU was going to slip this season, and they still may, but not very far. Nearly all of their guys are battle tested, the only question mark was the QB.
Bottom line:
This game is all about the trenches. Montana has the defensive front 7 to hang in this ball game for the 1st quarter and a half. UM will be forced to put up points with regularity in order to have a real shot at winning this game, and realistically will need a 14 pt lead midway through the third quarter to have a chance to win. NDSU is clearly the superior squad here; expect the Griz to be dog tired in the second half....they must control the clock.
However, covering 21.5 pts with a ball-control type of an offense like NDSU employs is a daunting task. It will take turnovers to get that done, and I expect SR QB Johnson for the Griz to take care of the ball today with ZERO help from his running game.
Pick: UM +21.5 Both sides play conservative football all day long, and 21.5 is a boatload to cover when the action is slow. The Griz pass rush makes a few big plays and pressures NDSU early on in the game, but in the end it is business as usual, and the Bison are convincing 31-14.
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