Well guys last Saturday was an interesting day as i went 2-3 -$585 7-10 on the season -$3,001. Had MTSU not beaten WKU in Triple OT i would be eating government cheese in a van next to the river. I have 5 plays to be exact and they are:
1. Arizona -8 for $1,100
The line movement dictated this play as the line dropped anywhere from 4-5 points depending on where you bet. 1st Pac-12 game for both teams as Cal started 2-0 and Arizona has started 3-0. The thing that has impressed me about Cal is the defense looks lightyears better under new DC Art Kaufman. Arizona has looked good for stretches and awful for strecthes this season
It seems to me Rich-Rod has been tinkering around with the offense trying to establish an identity as AZ may have the best receiving corps in College Football. IMO they need to get back to grounding and pounding and work off play action which would benefit Anu Solomon greatly. Arizona better figure out who they are because after today the next time we see them will be vs Oregon who may be looking for some revenge pie after LY's loss in Tucson. Both teams will score on offense but in the end i like Arizona to win a 45-24 type of game
2. Kansas -3.5 for $550
All the reports i've read this week say this game today is a make or break game for Charlie Weis at Kansas. CBS Sports reported if the Jayhawks lose today Weis will likely be out as HC. So probably there are a lot of Jayhawk fans rooting for Central Michigan today
Both squads were blown out last week as CMU got destroyed vs Syracuse and Kansas got thwacked by Duke. I don't think Kansas players will be trying to "win one for the gipper" today . I thought before the year C.Michigan would win 1 of their 3 games vs Power 5 conference teams and they did vs Purdue. Not the sexiest game to bet obviously but i like Kansas to win by a TD
3. Syracuse -2 for $550
These 2 met LY as ACC members with Cuse winning 20-3. Cuse is 2-0 on the season after destroying Central Michigan. Maryland is coming off a tough loss at the buzzer to West Virginia in a game that was 1 of the best of the week last week. I'm high on Cuse this year i picked them to finish 3rd in their division this year. Both teams have look-ahead games next week as Syracuse plays Notre Dame and Maryland plays Indiana. Now before everyone laughs about Maryland-Indiana remember that's Maryland's 1st Big 10 game and its a measuring stick game for both schools
I like Cuse's ability to mix the run and the pass and i like that this game is in the Carrier Dome and not in College Park. I like Cuse to win this game by 6-7 points
4. Rice -6.5 for $440
Rice is happy about a few things heading into today's game. They are 0-2 after losses to 2 top 10 teams in Notre Dame and Texas A&M. Plus they don't have to play on A&M's grass which was an outright disaster last week. They are back on Turf at home after starting 0-2. ODU is 2-1 off a win vs Eastern Michigan which suprised no one but i was stunned that the final score was 17-3. ODU is a team throughout their short history that they can put 17-20 points on you in a quarter but they looked bad last week against an EMU team that allowed a ton of points to Morgan State and Florida
Some people aren't aware that ODU may have 1 eye towards 6 days from now when they take on MTSU in the program's 1st C-USA home game which will be on national tv. Rice doesn't want nor IMO can they afford to go to 0-3. Rice has their back against the wall and i like them to win by DD
5. 2 team 6 point teaser Nebraska -2 Virginia Tech -1.5 for $110
Remember a time years ago when Miami-Nebraska mattered in college football? When these 2 faced each other last in 2002 in the Rose Bowl back when Miami was in the Big East and Nebraska was in the Big 12
In watching the Canes play Louisville a few weeks back it seemed to me like Miami has little to no talent. As for Nebraska you know my thoughts on Pelini. You may ask why this game in a teaser and its 2 reasons. 1 being i don't trust Bo Pelini. The second is Nebraska's kicker broke his collarbone in a motorcycle wreck on Thursday. By Playing this game in a teaser i take them down to -2 and don't have to worry about pelini's shenanigans
As for Va.Tech they aren't as good as 2 weeks ago when they beat Ohio State nor were they as bad last week in the loss to ECU. Georgia Tech has struggled to be 3-0 coming back down big at Tulane and probably they should've lost to Georgia Southern last week. These games are always tight low scoring games and by taking this number down all i need is a Field goal win. And these games usually come down to the last or next to last play
I liked Iowa and Tulane but the number moved against me so no play. BOL guys
your thoughts are welcome