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[WingsFan]

lol So I checked damn 41.5 ? Easy money or what?

[WM Wolverine]

always the under with Iowa

[froot loops]

Recruiting for Hawaii has got to be expensive.

Iowa may be ass, but they are a team that looks like ass when they are a 10 win team.

[THE_WIZARD_]

Hawaii used to have some competitive teams under June Jones.

[froot loops]

There have been times where they are decent, they even made one of the big bowls, but for the most part they don't have money. It's the reason June Jones left Hawaii and a big reason he didn't come back this winter after the Todd Grantham debacle.

[iam416]

Off to a good start on the season which invariably means a regression to the mean. So, here's your weekly fade material.


Duke (+10') at Northwestern. I realize Duke is terrible. I do. But, I also think nFw is overvalued on the strength of their win against UNL. Duke might be terrible, but are they really any worse than the Huskerz? I still think Ryan Hilinski is garbage. And, in general, I think nFw is garbage. So, I'll take the points all day here. I think this is a toss-up. For the fuck of it I'll say nFw pulls out a utterly gross 16-13 win.

Arkansas State (+44') at Ohio State. This is a hard game for me to pick b/c I think the number is pretty spot on. While I have way more trust in Ohio State's defense than I did last week at this time, I'm still in a wait and see mode and still expect, at a minimums, so hiccups. Arkansas State is not good. They haven't been good in awhile. They're way better than Grambling, but then again, so is Lakewood St. Edward. So, whatever. I think Ohio State has a little bit of lag from last week and gives up a few too many points to cover. I'll say Ohio State wins 55-17.

Ohio University (+24') at Pennsylvania State. Penn State still has a struggling running game and Sean Clifford is still banged up. I like Penn State's defense, but I don't have any faith in their offense. This isn't a particularly good Ohio team, but I think it's good enough to keep things within reason. And I wouldn't be surprised to Drew Allar play meaningful minutes given Clifford's knee. So, I'll say Penn State wins 38-17.

Wisconsin (-17') vs Washington State. This is ordinarily a game Wisconsin would sort of fuck around with and end up needed a drive in the 4th quarter to seal it. HOWEVER, Graham Mertz has started off on fire...and we know that a hot Mertz means a really hard to deal with Badger team. They have their standard bevy of backs that grind you to dust, but with Mertz completing passes they're a dangerous team. Especially against a shitty P12 team that barely beat Idaho. I'll say Badgers roll 45-17.

Maryland (-26') at Charolotte. I haven't a clue how to cap this. Maryland fucked me last week. But, Charlotte may be worse than Hawaii. I'm going to keep my fingers cross that Maryland actually scores more than William & Mary did in their route of Charlotte and say the Turtle covers against an awful, awful team. Terps, 55-20.

Iowa State (+3') at Iowa. This line has come down from 5' probably because bettors are unsure if Iowa can score 6. They've proven they can do two safeties, so the 3' makes sense. I'm not getting to far into disgusting shitfest. The Cy-Hawk can go fuck itself. I think Matt Campbell is good enough to keep it close against the Genius of Ferentz. In fact, I'll say ISU pulls the upset, 13-9.

Virginia (+4) at Illinois. I still like where Illinois is going, but last week was a big disappointment. Indiana is god-awful. I think Virginia is better than Indiana so I'll take the points. Another shitty, shitty game. I'll say Illinois pulls it off, 27-24, but I could just as easily see the Hoos wins. Whatever. Total garbage game.

Michigan State (-34') vs Akron. Sparty nearly covered against the the much better Western team last week. It's also dicey taking Sparty and a big number, but I do think Akron stinks and I do think Sparty has enough offense to cover. I'll say 55-13.

Michigan (-51') vs Hawai'i. Talked about ad nauseum already. I'll say 62-7.

Georgia Southern (+23') at Nebraska. Does anyone really think UNL can win any game by more than 3 scores? Georgia Southern ain't great, but they ain't THAT bad. Or so I think. Frosty wins 38-17 again.

Others: Western Illinois at Minnesota, Indiana State at Purdue, Idaho at Indiana, Wagner at Rutgers.

Wildcards

Houston (+2') at Texas Tech. I still think Houston is best of the AAC and Tech lost their starting QB. And that 2' number is a sucker number for Tech bettors.
Missouri (+7') at Kansas State. I'll take a bad SEC team and that number all day against K-State.
Southern California (-7') at Stanford. I think Lincoln has this team scoring. That should be enough to win by three scores against a really not good Stanford team.

[Hannibal]

I also think nFw is overvalued on the strength of their win against UNL

Time might prove you right, but nFw has followed a pretty clear pattern under Fitzgerald -- they suck horribly when they are largely underclassmen, they prosper when they are mature. In that Nebraska game, I heard a lot of familiar names being called. I don't know if that will translate to 7+ wins for the 'Cats, but history is on their side.

Especially against a shitty P12 team that barely beat Idaho. I'll say Badgers roll 45-17.

The West Coast is kryptonite for the B1G for some reason. I'll take the points in that one. Prove me wrong, Wisky!

Maryland (-26') at Charolotte. I haven't a clue how to cap this. Maryland fucked me last week. But, Charlotte may be worse than Hawaii. I'm going to keep my fingers cross that Maryland actually scores more than William & Mary did in their route of Charlotte and say the Turtle covers against an awful, awful team. Terps, 55-20.

Wow. That seems like easy money to me. Maryland can paste a really really bad team (they proved it last year). That's only five more points than their Buffalo win.

[THE_WIZARD_]

Missouri (+7') at Kansas State. I'll take a bad SEC team and that number all day against K-State.

Also factor in the Adrian Martinez factor...

[iam416]

Lucid point, THE_WIZARD

[THE_WIZARD_]

Cogent affirmation Twatwaffle...

[crashcourse]

both of youze
STFU

[THE_WIZARD_]

no

[Hannibal]

Is Tanner Morgan the first senior citizen to play college football? Dude has been around forever.

[Hannibal]

Looks like your call on the Fighting Hillinskis was a good one.

[Hannibal]

Maryland was the Lock of the Week.