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Volume 9 Issue 12 September 30-October 4th, 2021 © 2021 BP Sports, LLC NFL Best Bets 4-0 Last Week, CFB 0-4-1 CFB Week 5 Best Bets on Pg 3, NFL Week 3 on Pg 8 2021 Combined Nationwide Football Newsletter Contest (Regular Season Only) We are happy to provide you with the records, standings and plays used from the Power Sweep (3H, 4H & Underdog), Gold Sheet (Key Releases), Power Plays (4.5H), Sports Reporter (Best & Super Bets), Winning Points (Best Bets & Preferred), Playbook (3-5H’s), Pointwise (Ratings 1-4) and Powers’ Picks (1-4H’s) College NFL College/NFL Combined Newsletter W L T % Net Newsletter W L T % Net Newsletter W L T % Net Playbook 8 3 1 72.73% 5 Playbook 9 0 0 100.00% 9 Playbook 17 3 1 85.00% 14 Power Plays 6 3 0 66.67% 3 Winning Points 9 3 0 75.00% 6 Power Plays 8 4 0 66.67% 4 Winning Points 13 11 0 54.17% 2 Gold Sheet 7 3 0 70.00% 4 Winning Points 22 14 0 61.11% 8 Pointwise 11 12 1 47.83% -1 Powers’ Picks 7 3 1 70.00% 4 Powers’ Picks 16 13 2 55.17% 3 Powers’ Picks 9 10 1 47.37% -1 Power Plays 2 1 0 66.67% 1 Pointwise 16 16 1 50.00% 0 Sports Reporter 5 7 1 41.67% -2 Pointwise 5 4 0 55.56% 1 Gold Sheet 14 15 0 48.28% -1 Gold Sheet 7 12 0 36.84% -5 Sports Reporter 2 4 0 33.33% -2 Sports Reporter 7 11 1 38.89% -4 Power Sweep 5 10 1 33.33% -5 Power Sweep 1 5 0 16.67% -4 Power Sweep 6 15 1 28.57% -9 Combined 64 68 5 48.48% -4 Combined 42 23 1 64.62% 19 Combined 106 91 6 53.81% 15 Week 4 News and Notes! For those of you that are new, in this section we’ll recap what happened last week specifically, the misleading finals, the key injuries, the bad beats and the line moves. We’ll include most of these recaps here, therefore you don’t have to waste time reading about them in my game-by-game write-ups for the upcoming week. Without further adieu, here’s a run down of what happened last week in the world of CFB. Week 4 Trends Favorites-Dogs Straight Up 52-15 ATS 27-40 Home-Away Straight Up 47-18 ATS 29-36 Totals (O/U) Over-Under 32-34-1 Season To-Date Favorites-Dogs Straight Up 250-61 ATS 145-159-7 Home-Away Straight Up 218-82 ATS 149-144-7 Totals (O/U) Over-Under 145-163-3 Largest Favorites to Cover: Ohio St (-48) vs Akron, 59-7 Miami, FL (-46) vs Coastal Carolina, 69-0 Alabama (-45) vs Southern Miss, 63-14 Georgia (-36) vs Vanderbilt, 62-0 Coastal Carolina (-36) vs Massachusetts, 53-3 Biggest Money line Upsets: Bowling Green +3495 won 14-10 at Minnesota (+30.5) UL-Monroe +1150 won 29-16 vs Troy (+23.5) Georgia Tech +450 won 45-22 vs North Carolina (+14.5) Oregon St +330 won 45-27 at USC (+10) NC State +320 won 27-21 in OT vs Clemson (+10.5) ATS Notables Pittsburgh was +41 ATS points vs New Hampshire in a 77-7 win (-29) Georgia Tech was +37.5 ATS points vs North Carolina in a 45-22 win (+14.5) The Texas Tech/Texas game went OVER the total by 42.5 points! The Boise St/Utah St game went UNDER the total by 39.5 points! Bowling Green is 4-0 ATS this year with an average cover margin of 17.5 ppg! Rice is 0-4 ATS this year failing to cover the spread by 21.5 ppg! The OVER is 4-0 in Pitt games going OVER by an average of 19.6 ppg! The UNDER is 4-0 in Texas A&M games going UNDER by an average of 20.3 ppg! Misleading Finals Notre Dame beat Wisconsin 41-13. The most misleading game of the week. Wis- consin had a 315-248 yard edge but were -4 in TO’s. Wisconsin led 13-10 early in the 4Q. ND got a 96-yard kick return TD and also got a pair of long “Pick 6’s” as they outscored Wisconsin 31-0 in the final 14 minutes. Baylor upset Iowa St 31-29. However, Iowa St had 27-15 first down and 479-282 yard edges including 216-123 on the ground. The Cyclones couldn’t finish drives. Outside of their two touchdown marches, they managed nine points on five trips to or inside the Baylor 30. Baylor also got a 98-yard kick return TD. Michigan St beat Nebraska 23-20 in OT. However, Nebraska had 26-12 first down and 442-254 yard edges including 194-71 on the ground. MSU returned a punt 62 yards for a tying touchdown with 3:47 left in regulation. Michigan beat Rutgers 20-13. However, Rutgers had 21-15 first down and 352-275 yard edges including 196-112 on the ground. Rutgers missed a FG and were stopped on downs 3 times in Michigan territory. Buffalo beat Old Dominion 35-34. However, ODU had 27-17 first down and 433- 297 yard edges but were -2 in TO’s. Buffalo blocked a FG and returned it for a TD and also got a 67-yard fumble return TD that keyed a 35-7 halftime lead. ODU dominated the second half but their PAT was missed after scoring a TD with :19 left! Washington beat Cal 31-24 in OT. However, Cal had a 457-326 yard edge but were -2 in TO’s including a fumble at the goal line in OT that ended the game. Oregon beat Arizona 41-19. However, Arizona had 31-17 first down and 435-393 yard edges but were -5 in TO’s. Oregon only led 24-19 entering the 4Q but the Ducks got a 68-yard interception return TD. East Carolina beat Charleston Southern 31-29. However, Charleston Southern had 34-14 first down and 536-388 yard edges. Charleston missed 3 FG’s and ECU got a 23-yard interception return TD. Bad Beats Appalachian St (-7) beat Marshall 31-30. App St had dominant 39-20 first down and 566-397 yard edges including 283-127 on the ground. Marshall was +2 in TO’s (scored 10 points off them) and got a 97-yard kick return TD. App St RB Nate Noel made Dnews when he slid down instead of scoring late (would have given App St the cover). Marshall was trying to let App St score so they could get the ball back. UNDER 57 bettors in the Georgia St/Auburn game saw Auburn score a TD on 4th-down with :45 left and then the Tigers got a “Pick 6” with :31 left to put the game OVER. Georgia St was the better team for most of the game and Auburn was fortunate to win. It was also a misleading final in that Auburn got a blocked punt TD. Injuries/Personnel News Army QB Christian Anderson (shoulder) is ? vs Ball St. BYU QB Jarren Hall (Ribs) is probable vs Utah St. UCF QB Dillon Gabriel (shoulder) is out indefinitely. UCF RB Isaiah Bowser (knee) is ? vs Navy this week. Clemson DT Bryan Breese (knee) is out for the season. Clemson RB Will Shipley (knee) is out indefinitely. Louisiana Tech QB Austin Kendall (medical) is ? vs NC State. Last year’s starter Luke Anthony (ankle) is still out indefinitely. Louisville WR Braden Smith (knee) is out for the season. Miami QB D’Eriq King (shoulder) is ? vs Virginia. Nevada WR Elijah Cooks (foot) is out for the season. New Mexico has concerns at WR as six of them were game-time scratches (Covid quarantine) vs UTEP last week. Notre Dame QB Jack Coan (ankle) is ? vs Cincinnati. Ohio St QB CJ Stroud (shoulder) is ? vs Rutgers. Oregon DE Kayvon Thibodeaux (ankle) has been upgraded to probable vs Stanford. Texas Tech QB Tyler Shough (collarbone) is out indefinitely. ULM QB Rhett Rodriguez (lung) is doubtful vs Coastal Carolina. Georgia Southern fired coach Chad Lunsford on Sunday after the Eagles got off to 1-3 start. Lunsford was 28-21 since taking over at Georgia Southern during the 2017 season. Cornerbacks coach Kevin Whitley will serve as the interim head coach. Recapping Week 4 Best Bets Our college best bets were an abysmal failure last week at 0-4-1 and most of them not close. Some of you may have won the Indiana/WKU OVER as the line dropped. We still count it as a push. The NFL best bets went a perfect 4-0 to save the weekend. Bowling Green pulled off the biggest up- set of the season so far as the Falcons beat Minnesota 14-10 as 30.5-point un- derdogs. Bowling Green was as high as 40/1 on the money-line at the South Point Casino in Las Vegas. The upset was ac- tually the largest in college football since the 2017 season. PowerS’ pickS $15

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Volume 9 Issue 12 September 30-October 4th, 2021 © 2021 BP Sports, LLC

NFL Best Bets 4-0 Last Week, CFB 0-4-1CFB Week 5 Best Bets on Pg 3, NFL Week 3 on Pg 8

2021 Combined Nationwide Football Newsletter Contest (Regular Season Only)We are happy to provide you with the records, standings and plays used from the Power Sweep (3H, 4H & Underdog), Gold Sheet (Key Releases), Power Plays (4.5H), Sports Reporter (Best & Super Bets), Winning Points (Best Bets & Preferred), Playbook (3-5H’s), Pointwise (Ratings 1-4) and Powers’ Picks (1-4H’s)College NFL College/NFL Combined Newsletter W L T % Net Newsletter W L T % Net Newsletter W L T % NetPlaybook 8 3 1 72.73% 5 Playbook 9 0 0 100.00% 9 Playbook 17 3 1 85.00% 14Power Plays 6 3 0 66.67% 3 Winning Points 9 3 0 75.00% 6 Power Plays 8 4 0 66.67% 4Winning Points 13 11 0 54.17% 2 Gold Sheet 7 3 0 70.00% 4 Winning Points 22 14 0 61.11% 8Pointwise 11 12 1 47.83% -1 Powers’ Picks 7 3 1 70.00% 4 Powers’ Picks 16 13 2 55.17% 3Powers’ Picks 9 10 1 47.37% -1 Power Plays 2 1 0 66.67% 1 Pointwise 16 16 1 50.00% 0Sports Reporter 5 7 1 41.67% -2 Pointwise 5 4 0 55.56% 1 Gold Sheet 14 15 0 48.28% -1Gold Sheet 7 12 0 36.84% -5 Sports Reporter 2 4 0 33.33% -2 Sports Reporter 7 11 1 38.89% -4Power Sweep 5 10 1 33.33% -5 Power Sweep 1 5 0 16.67% -4 Power Sweep 6 15 1 28.57% -9Combined 64 68 5 48.48% -4 Combined 42 23 1 64.62% 19 Combined 106 91 6 53.81% 15

Week 4 News and Notes!For those of you that are new, in this section we’ll recap what happened last week specifically, the misleading finals, the key injuries, the bad beats and the line moves. We’ll include most of these recaps here, therefore you don’t have to waste time reading about them in my game-by-game write-ups for the upcoming week. Without further adieu, here’s a run down of what happened last week in the world of CFB. Week 4 Trends Favorites-DogsStraight Up 52-15ATS 27-40 Home-AwayStraight Up 47-18ATS 29-36 Totals (O/U)Over-Under 32-34-1 Season To-Date Favorites-DogsStraight Up 250-61ATS 145-159-7 Home-AwayStraight Up 218-82ATS 149-144-7 Totals (O/U)Over-Under 145-163-3Largest Favorites to Cover:Ohio St (-48) vs Akron, 59-7Miami, FL (-46) vs Coastal Carolina, 69-0Alabama (-45) vs Southern Miss, 63-14Georgia (-36) vs Vanderbilt, 62-0Coastal Carolina (-36) vs Massachusetts, 53-3Biggest Money line Upsets:Bowling Green +3495 won 14-10 at Minnesota (+30.5)UL-Monroe +1150 won 29-16 vs Troy (+23.5)Georgia Tech +450 won 45-22 vs North Carolina (+14.5)Oregon St +330 won 45-27 at USC (+10)NC State +320 won 27-21 in OT vs Clemson (+10.5)

ATS NotablesPittsburgh was +41 ATS points vs New Hampshire in a 77-7 win (-29)Georgia Tech was +37.5 ATS points vs North Carolina in a 45-22 win (+14.5)The Texas Tech/Texas game went OVER the total by 42.5 points!The Boise St/Utah St game went UNDER the total by 39.5 points!Bowling Green is 4-0 ATS this year with an average cover margin of 17.5 ppg!Rice is 0-4 ATS this year failing to cover the spread by 21.5 ppg!The OVER is 4-0 in Pitt games going OVER by an average of 19.6 ppg!The UNDER is 4-0 in Texas A&M games going UNDER by an average of 20.3 ppg!

Misleading FinalsNotre Dame beat Wisconsin 41-13. The most misleading game of the week. Wis-consin had a 315-248 yard edge but were -4 in TO’s. Wisconsin led 13-10 early in the 4Q. ND got a 96-yard kick return TD and also got a pair of long “Pick 6’s” as they outscored Wisconsin 31-0 in the final 14 minutes.Baylor upset Iowa St 31-29. However, Iowa St had 27-15 first down and 479-282 yard edges including 216-123 on the ground. The Cyclones couldn’t finish drives. Outside of their two touchdown marches, they managed nine points on five trips to or inside the Baylor 30. Baylor also got a 98-yard kick return TD.

Michigan St beat Nebraska 23-20 in OT. However, Nebraska had 26-12 first down and 442-254 yard edges including 194-71 on the ground. MSU returned a punt 62 yards for a tying touchdown with 3:47 left in regulation.Michigan beat Rutgers 20-13. However, Rutgers had 21-15 first down and 352-275 yard edges including 196-112 on the ground. Rutgers missed a FG and were stopped on downs 3 times in Michigan territory.Buffalo beat Old Dominion 35-34. However, ODU had 27-17 first down and 433-297 yard edges but were -2 in TO’s. Buffalo blocked a FG and returned it for a TD and also got a 67-yard fumble return TD that keyed a 35-7 halftime lead. ODU dominated the second half but their PAT was missed after scoring a TD with :19 left!Washington beat Cal 31-24 in OT. However, Cal had a 457-326 yard edge but were -2 in TO’s including a fumble at the goal line in OT that ended the game.Oregon beat Arizona 41-19. However, Arizona had 31-17 first down and 435-393 yard edges but were -5 in TO’s. Oregon only led 24-19 entering the 4Q but the Ducks got a 68-yard interception return TD.East Carolina beat Charleston Southern 31-29. However, Charleston Southern had 34-14 first down and 536-388 yard edges. Charleston missed 3 FG’s and ECU got a 23-yard interception return TD.

Bad BeatsAppalachian St (-7) beat Marshall 31-30. App St had dominant 39-20 first down and 566-397 yard edges including 283-127 on the ground. Marshall was +2 in TO’s (scored 10 points off them) and got a 97-yard kick return TD. App St RB Nate Noel made Dnews when he slid down instead of scoring late (would have given App St the cover). Marshall was trying to let App St score so they could get the ball back.UNDER 57 bettors in the Georgia St/Auburn game saw Auburn score a TD on 4th-down with :45 left and then the Tigers got a “Pick 6” with :31 left to put the game OVER. Georgia St was the better team for most of the game and Auburn was fortunate to win. It was also a misleading final in that Auburn got a blocked punt TD.

Injuries/Personnel NewsArmy QB Christian Anderson (shoulder) is ? vs Ball St.BYU QB Jarren Hall (Ribs) is probable vs Utah St.UCF QB Dillon Gabriel (shoulder) is out indefinitely. UCF RB Isaiah Bowser (knee) is ? vs Navy this week.Clemson DT Bryan Breese (knee) is out for the season. Clemson RB Will Shipley (knee) is out indefinitely.Louisiana Tech QB Austin Kendall (medical) is ? vs NC State. Last year’s starter Luke Anthony (ankle) is still out indefinitely.Louisville WR Braden Smith (knee) is out for the season.Miami QB D’Eriq King (shoulder) is ? vs Virginia.Nevada WR Elijah Cooks (foot) is out for the season.New Mexico has concerns at WR as six of them were game-time scratches (Covid quarantine) vs UTEP last week.Notre Dame QB Jack Coan (ankle) is ? vs Cincinnati.Ohio St QB CJ Stroud (shoulder) is ? vs Rutgers.Oregon DE Kayvon Thibodeaux (ankle) has been upgraded to probable vs Stanford.Texas Tech QB Tyler Shough (collarbone) is out indefinitely.ULM QB Rhett Rodriguez (lung) is doubtful vs Coastal Carolina.Georgia Southern fired coach Chad Lunsford on Sunday after the Eagles got off to 1-3 start. Lunsford was 28-21 since taking over at Georgia Southern during the 2017 season. Cornerbacks coach Kevin Whitley will serve as the interim head coach.

Recapping Week 4 Best BetsOur college best bets were an abysmal failure last week at 0-4-1 and most of them not close. Some of you may have won the Indiana/WKU OVER as the line dropped. We still count it as a push. The NFL best bets went a perfect 4-0 to save the weekend.

Bowling Green pulled off the biggest up-set of the season so far as the Falcons beat Minnesota 14-10 as 30.5-point un-derdogs. Bowling Green was as high as 40/1 on the money-line at the South Point Casino in Las Vegas. The upset was ac-tually the largest in college football since the 2017 season.

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Thursday, September 30th Line BP All Times Eastern

101 JACKSONVILLE 45.5 45 8:20 p.m. NFL Network

102 CINCINNATI -7.5 -7

CFB and NFL Schedules with Vegas and Brad Powers Lines Week 5 Sept 30th-Oct 4thSaturday, October 2nd Line BP All Times Eastern

175 SOUTH FLORIDA 68 64 4:00 p.m. ESPNU

176 SMU -20.5 -18177 BAYLOR 47.5 50 7:00 p.m. ESPN2

178 OKLAHOMA ST -3.5 -6179 ARKANSAS 48.5 51 12:00 p.m. ESPN

180 GEORGIA -18.5 -17181 OHIO -9.5 -8 3:30 p.m. ESPN3

182 AKRON 55 54183 TENNESSEE 65 65 12:00 p.m. SEC Network

184 MISSOURI -3 -5

Saturday, October 2nd Line BP All Times Eastern

107 IOWA -3.5 -6 8:00 p.m. FS1

108 MARYLAND 48 48109 BYU -8.5 -12 9:00 p.m. CBSSN

110 UTAH ST 61.5 58

111 SYRACUSE 51 52 3:30 p.m. ACC Network

112 FLORIDA ST -4.5 -6113 DUKE 72 75 12:00 p.m. ESPN2

114 NORTH CAROLINA -20 -19

117 BOSTON COLLEGE 46 47 7:30 p.m. ACC Network

118 CLEMSON -15 -17119 MINNESOTA 47.5 -1 12:00 p.m. Big Ten

120 PURDUE -2.5 45121 PITTSBURGH -3.5 -1 12:00 p.m. ACC Network

122 GEORGIA TECH 58.5 61123 LOUISIANA TECH 54.5 55 6:00 p.m. ESPN+

124 NC STATE -20.5 -21125 APPALACHIAN ST -10 -10 2:00 p.m. ESPN+

126 GEORGIA ST 55.5 54127 TROY 42.5 41 3:30 p.m. SEC Network

128 SOUTH CAROLINA -7 -7129 ARMY -7.5 -6 5:00 p.m. ESPN+

130 BALL ST 47.5 48131 INDIANA 53.5 54 7:30 p.m. ABC

132 PENN ST -12.5 -14133 MEMPHIS -11 -13 12:00 p.m. ESPNU

134 TEMPLE 60 61135 KANSAS 57.5 51 7:00 p.m. FS1

136 IOWA ST -34 -31

139 CHARLOTTE 55 54 12:00 p.m. Big Ten

140 ILLINOIS -11 -12

185 TEXAS -5 -4 12:00 p.m. ABC

186 TCU 65 66 187 FLORIDA -8.5 -11 6:00 p.m. ESPN

188 KENTUCKY 55 51189 OKLAHOMA -10.5 -14 3:30 p.m. FOX

190 KANSAS ST 52.5 52

193 CONNECTICUT 51.5 51 7:30 p.m. ESPNU

194 VANDERBILT -14.5 -17

115 TULANE -4 -6 3:30 p.m. ESPN+

116 EAST CAROLINA 64.5 64

137 TOLEDO -27 -28 12:00 p.m.

138 MASSACHUSETTS 56.5 56

Friday, October 1st Line BP All Times Eastern

105 HOUSTON 54.5 56 7:30 p.m. ESPN

106 TULSA -4.5 -4

141 LOUISVILLE 61.5 60 12:30 p.m. ESPN3

142 WAKE FOREST -6.5 -8143 WESTERN MICHIGAN -6.5 -6 12:00 p.m. CBSSN

144 BUFFALO 59 54

147 UL-MONROE 57 54 2:30 p.m. ESPN+

148 COASTAL CAROLINA -34.5 -34

145 OHIO ST -15 -14 3:30 p.m. Big Ten

146 RUTGERS 58.5 56

149 EASTERN MICHIGAN 60 -1 2:30 p.m. ESPN+

150 NORTHERN ILLINOIS -2.5 61151 NEVADA 59 57 3:30 p.m. FS1

152 BOISE ST -6.5 -5

155 USC -7.5 -9 2:00 p.m. Pac-12

156 COLORADO 51 51

153 AIR FORCE -10.5 -10 6:30 p.m. FS2

154 NEW MEXICO 45.5 42

157 CINCINNATI -2 -1 2:30 p.m. NBC

158 NOTRE DAME 50.5 51159 NEW MEXICO ST 52 50 10:30 p.m.

160 SAN JOSE ST -27.5 -24

191 FIU 51.5 53 3:30 p.m.

192 FLORIDA ATLANTIC -10.5 -13

161 WASHINGTON 56 55 9:00 p.m. Pac-12

162 OREGON ST -2.5 -1163 WASHINGTON ST 52 54 5:30 p.m. Pac-12

164 CALIFORNIA -7.5 -8165 OREGON -8 -10 3:30 p.m. ABC

166 STANFORD 57.5 58167 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 56 -1 3:30 p.m. ESPN+

168 MIAMI, OH -1 55169 BOWLING GREEN 56 52 3:30 p.m. ESPN+

170 KENT ST -16.5 -18171 OLE MISS 80 76 3:30 p.m. CBS

172 ALABAMA -14.5 -14

Sunday, October 3rd Line BP All Times Eastern

251 WASHINGTON -1.5 47 1:00 p.m. FOX

252 ATLANTA 47.5 -1253 DETROIT 42 40 1:00 p.m. FOX

254 CHICAGO -2.5 -2255 TENNESSEE -7 -7 1:00 p.m. CBS

256 N.Y. JETS 44 41257 CLEVELAND -2 50 1:00 p.m. CBS

258 MINNESOTA 51.5 -2259 INDIANAPOLIS 42.5 40 1:00 p.m. CBS

260 MIAMI -2 -2261 CAROLINA 50.5 50 1:00 p.m. FOX

262 DALLAS -4.5 -2263 N.Y. GIANTS 42 40 1:00 p.m. FOX

264 NEW ORLEANS -7.5 -6 265 KANSAS CITY -7 -7 1:00 p.m. CBS

266 PHILADELPHIA 54.5 53267 HOUSTON 47 46 1:00 p.m. CBS

268 BUFFALO -16 -16269 ARIZONA 55 58 4:05 p.m. FOX

270 L.A. RAMS -4.5 -4271 SEATTLE 52 -1 4:05 p.m. FOX

272 SAN FRANCISCO -3 51273 BALTIMORE 45 -1 4:25 p.m. CBS

274 DENVER -1 41275 PITTSBURGH 45.5 46 4:25 p.m. CBS

276 GREEN BAY -6.5 -6

279 LAS VEGAS 52.5 54 8:15 p.m. ESPN

280 L.A. CHARGERS -3.5 -6

Monday, October 4th Line BP All Times Eastern

277 TAMPA BAY -7 -8 8:20 p.m. NBC

278 NEW ENGLAND 49 48

103 VIRGINIA 62.5 61 7:30 p.m. ESPN

104 MIAMI, FL -5.5 -7

195 TEXAS TECH 56 58 3:30 p.m. ESPN2

196 WEST VIRGINIA -7 -10197 AUBURN 55.5 56 9:00 p.m. ESPN

198 LSU -3.5 -4199 MICHIGAN 43.5 41 12:00 p.m. FOX

200 WISCONSIN -2 -1201 MISSISSIPPI ST 46 48 7:00 p.m. SEC Network

202 TEXAS A&M -7 -8203 ARKANSAS ST 65.5 -1 4:00 p.m. ESPN+

204 GEORGIA SOUTHERN -1.5 63

207 SOUTHERN MISS 44.5 51 6:30 p.m. ESPN3

208 RICE -2.5 -3

205 UNLV 56.5 58 6:00 p.m. ESPN+

206 UTSA -21 -20

173 UCF -16.5 -15 3:30 p.m. CBSSN

174 NAVY 53.5 55

209 UL-LAFAYETTE -12.5 -16 7:00 p.m.

210 SOUTH ALABAMA 53 52211 LIBERTY 49.5 51 7:00 p.m. CBSSN

212 UAB -2 -3213 MARSHALL -10 -9 7:00 p.m.

214 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 66 65215 NORTHWESTERN 51 49 7:30 p.m. Big Ten

216 NEBRASKA -11.5 -11217 WKU 64 61 7:30 p.m. FS1

218 MICHIGAN ST -10.5 -15

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Games in Rotation Order HOME TEAM IN CAPSThursday, September 30thMIAMI, FL 34 Virginia 27. Will Miami QB D’Eriq King play? That is the number one question in this game. We bet Miami -3 on the openers thinking he had at least a 50/50 shot of playing after sitting out last week’s game. If he does play, this line will see Miami favored by at least a TD, if not more. If King doesn’t play, we think the two young Miami QB’s will be just fine vs a Virginia defense that is allowing 586 ypg in their two ACC games so far. Miami got a school-record 739 yards last week (albeit against very weak competition).Friday, October 1stTULSA 30 Houston 26. We think Tulsa is better than their 1-3 record indicates as they are +1.4 in yards per play margin which is a simple wise guys stat and are +95 ypg this season despite playing games vs Oklahoma St and Ohio St already. On the other side, Houston’s defense has been great allowing just 245 ypg so far this season and the Cougars have won 3 straight. We don’t see much value in this one.Iowa 27 MARYLAND 21. To win consistently on the road, you need to bring your defense, a ground game and limit your turnovers. Iowa checks all those boxes and it’s a big reason why the Hawkeyes are 19-5-1 ATS as an away favorite the last 8-plus years. Yes, their offense leaves a lot to be desired but their defense has allowed just 85 rush ypg and they’ve played a tougher schedule than Maryland. We bet Iowa -3 on the openers and still like it.2H Byu 35 UTAH ST 23. We like to compare lines this time of year. Last week, Boise St was at Utah St laying 9.5 points. We feel BYU is a better team than Boise so we were a little surprised when we saw BYU open as 8-point favorites here. Yes, the Cougars are on a short week, but they’re coming off their “flat spot” game last week vs USF and will be more focused for this one. Remember, as good as Utah St has looked this season, they were fortunate to get wins over Washington St and Air Force. We also bet OVER 50.5 on the openers as we feel the oddsmakers missed this one completely on the open. Jarren Hall should be back at QB for BYU.Saturday, October 2ndFLORIDA ST 29 Syracuse 23. FSU has not opened with four straight losses since 1974, two years before the late coaching legend Bobby Bowden arrived. However, we haven’t seen quit from them yet as they trailed Louisville 31-7 last week in the 2Q and lost 31-23. Meanwhile, Syracuse is 3-1 and pulled off the upset over Liberty last week. The Orange are +1.9 in yards per play margin this year (No. 25 in the country). Our numbers lean FSU here but can you trust them laying points?NORTH CAROLINA 47 Duke 28. The Tar Heels have been high variance so far this season getting upset in the opener to VT, crushing Georgia St and Virginia and then last week losing by 22 to GT as 2-TD favorites. We expect them to rebound here. However, don’t look past this Duke offense averaging 545 ypg this year. We lean with the OVER even with total 70.5.Tulane 35 EAST CAROLINA 29 We think this ECU team is overrated. The Pirates are -98 ypg and are No. 110 in the country in yards per play margin. They were extremely fortunate to beat Marshall and then last week, had a misleading 3-point win over an average FCS team in Charleston Southern (see page 1). Now they face a Tulane team that desperately needs a win at 1-3. Tulane is just -29 ypg despite playing Oklahoma, Ole Miss and one of the better Group of 5 teams (UAB). CLEMSON 32 Boston College 15. We apologize for taking Clemson on these pages last week in their outright loss to NC State in OT. We just didn’t think they Tigers could be so bad on the offensive side of the ball but it turns out...they are. On top of it, they lost RB Will Shipley and DT Bryan Breese. We’ve now downgraded Clemson more than any team in the country. However, our numbers still think they are the play here against a BC team that is 4-0 but against a weak schedule. We bet Clemson on the openers but we aren’t as confident as last week for obvious reasons.Minnesota 23 PURDUE 22. We like Minnesota to bounce back here after suffer-ing the biggest upset loss in CFB in four years last week (lost 14-10 as 30.5-point favorites to BG). We will say after watching the tape, their wasn’t anything fluky as the Gophers only managed 59 yards passing! They’re taking on a Purdue team that is also struggling to get points the last two weeks as the Boilers have been banged up. Maybe the best play here is the UNDER which is 4-0 in Purdue games going UNDER by an average of 18.75 ppg.Pittsburgh 31 GEORGIA TECH 30. Pitt has been Jekyll and Hyde all throughout the Pat Narduzzi era. This year has been no different as two weeks ago, they lost outright to Western Michigan as 2-TD favorites. However, last week was good Pitt as they crushed New Hampshire 77-7. Meanwhile, Georgia Tech is off their big upset win over North Carolina as 14.5-point underdogs. Jeff Sims replaced Yates at QB for GT and was 10 of 13 for 112 yards and a TD while also rushing for 128 yards and 3 TD’s. We lean GT and like the OVER here which is a perfect 4-0 in Pitt games going OVER by an average of 19.6 ppg.NC STATE 38 Louisiana Tech 17. The question here is if LT QB Austin Kendall can go or not. Last week we got some insider information on Saturday that Kendall would be out and VIP customers cashed with North Texas and the UNDER in the game. Meanwhile, we suffered a bad loser on these pages fading NC State in their upset win over Clemson. “The curse is broken, N.C. State fans, finally,” Doeren chuckled. “I’ve been here nine years and seen a lot of crazy stuff. And people have talked about it and didn’t believe it. But I’ve got to tell you: I think it was real, and it’s not there anymore.” We think this would be a good spot to fade NC State but not if QB Kendall is a no-go for the Bulldogs.

Appalachian St 32 GEORGIA ST 22. Appalachian St has a couple days extra days of prep after beating Marshall last Thursday. It was a misleading game stats wise and had a very interesting finish with point-spread drama (see page 1). Speaking of misleading finals...Georgia St was on the verge on arguably their biggest win in school history last week. All they had to do was stop Auburn on a 4th&9 with under a minute left. The Tigers got a TD on the play and then Auburn tacked on a “Pick 6” as Georgia St fell 34-24 (see bad beats on page 1). We don’t see much value here.SOUTH CAROLINA 24 Troy 17. How does Troy respond after one of the most embarrassing losses in school history last week? The Trojans were 23.5-point fa-vorites but lost to UL-Monroe. Is head coach Chip Lindsey on the hot seat yet? He inherited a team that was 31-8 the 3 years prior to his arrival and Lindsey is just 12-15 here. Meanwhile, the Gamecocks come in off back-to-back SEC losses. If they have any hope of getting to a bowl, they need a win here. We bet UNDER 47.5 on the openers and a sharp betting group took the number down even further yesterday.Army 27 BALL ST 21. Ball St has been a mess this year. The Cardinals are 0-4 ATS failing to cover by 15.25 ppg. They are -1.98 in yards per play margin (No. 120 in the country) and the offense hasn’t topped 13 points in 3 straight games. It’s tough seeing them have success offensively here vs an Army defense allowing just 278 ypg. We’d like Army here if not for QB Christian Anderson getting dinged up in last week’s game. Anderson ran for 236 yards in that one.PENN ST 34 Indiana 20. We pushed on these pages last week with the OVER in the Indiana/WKU game. We gave it out at 64 but if you bet it later in the week, you won. However, we always count our bets on the numbers we give it out at and that was a rare time where the number went against us. Still, we didn’t come away im-pressed with Indiana and haven’t in any of their games this year. They’re taking on a Penn St team that should be out for revenge for losing to the Hoosiers on the final play last year in a controversial finish. We bet Penn St -10 on the open and still like them up to -14. The Nittany Lions are +2.17 in ypp margin (No. 21 in the country) while Indiana is -0.41 (No. 105). Memphis 37 TEMPLE 24. A week after a very fortunate win over Mississippi St, the Football gods were against the Tigers last week as they blew a 21-0 lead to UTSA. They’re taking on a Temple team that got a win over a bad FCS team in Wagner. Note Mathis did return at QB for the Owls and was 22 of 32 for 292 yards with Jose Baron catching eight for 130. We didn’t see much value in this one but note Temple is +1.35 in ypp this year (No. 35).IOWA ST 41 Kansas 10. Statistically, Iowa St has lived up to their lofty preseason rankings. They are +194 ypg (No. 11) and are +2.19 in ypp margin (No. 20). The problem is they have not one, but two misleading losses already including last week as TD favorites to Baylor (see page 1 for details). Kansas is now 0-3-1 ATS on the season after losing by 19 to Duke last week. We’re not sure we want to lay this many points with Iowa St but they did cover a big number like this vs UNLV a couple weeks ago. We like UNDER more than anything.Toledo 42 MASSACHUSETTS 14. After a shocking loss to Colorado St as 2-TD favorites, Toledo got back on track last week with a win and cover at Ball St. Mean-while, the same can’t be said for UMass. After showing signs of life on offense vs Boston College and Eastern Michigan, the Minutemen were humbled last week in a 50-point loss to Coastal Carolina. We bet UNDER 62.5 on the open but there has been some clear value lost.ILLINOIS 33 Charlotte 21. Illinois head coach Bret Bielema has arguably cost the Fighting Illini wins in each of the last two weeks. Last week’s decision to punt on fourth-and-2 from the Boilermakers’ 34-yard line in the 4Q drew questions...“I’m trying to win a game, not lose a game and I know that sounds silly because we just lost it,” Bielema said after making a similar decision for the second straight week and losing both. “But it’s the decision I’d make 100 times over to go for it —ball on the 5, the defense has been playing that way the whole way. I’d do it 100 times over.” That doesn’t bode well for the future of Illinois football. However, for this week’s game we expect Illinois to have success vs a Charlotte defense allowing 234 rush ypg and 6.0 yards per carry. WAKE FOREST 34 Louisville 26. The Demon Deacons have been impressive in their 4-0 start especially the last two weeks with easy wins and covers over Florida St and Virginia. Before the season, head coach Dave Clawson said it was his deepest team yet and don’t look now but Wake should be favorites in their next 4 games and could be 8-0 heading into October. Louisville is off back-to-back upset wins over UCF and Florida St. However, the Cardinals lost WR Braden Smith and LB Monty Montgomery to injury. We lean Wake here especially if you can find a “-6.5”. Western Michigan 30 BUFFALO 24. After getting run over in the opener to Mich-igan, this Western Michigan rush defense has been great with 3 straight games al-lowing 75 yards or less. They’ve notched three easy wins and covers in a row head-ing into this one. They’re taking on a Buffalo team off a misleading 1-point win over Old Dominion last week (see page 1). We like the UNDER here.Ohio St 35 RUTGERS 21. Rutgers is a perfect 4-0 ATS this season with an average cover of 16.6 ppg. After starting the season 3-0 straight up, we wondered how’d they fare at Michigan last week. There were doubters in the market with Michi-gan bet up to 20-point favorites and they looked correct as Michigan led 20-3 at halftime. However, Rutgers dominated the second half and could’ve won the game outright. They’ll be confident here vs an Ohio St team that could be playing with a backup QB here as make sure you check on CJ Stroud’s status later in week. COASTAL CAROLINA 44 UL-Monroe 10. ULM got a huge outright upset win last week as 23.5-point underdogs vs Troy. That’s now two straight wins for ULM after losing 12 straight. Maybe this Terry Bowden hire wasn’t so bad. The problem is they lost their starting QB Rhett Rodriguez to a possible serious injury. They’re taking on a Coastal team that just steam-rolled Massachusetts. The Chanticleers are +3.59 yards per play this year (No. 2 in the country) while ULM is -3.00 (No. 129). That’s why we can’t take the dog here but we do lean UNDER.Eastern Michigan 31 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 30. Our numbers say the wrong team is favored here. We gave out EMU to VIP customers last week and they steam-rolled Texas St 59-21. It was by far their best performance of the season. Mean-while, NIU beat FCS Maine 41-14. The Huskies are improved this season but we felt they had misleading performances vs Georgia Tech (-128 yards in the win) and Wyoming gave up a ton of points late to them. We think EMU has the better coach.

THE POWERS’ PACK3H MICHIGAN ST (-10.5) over Wku3H Old Dominion/UTEP OVER 48.5

2H Oklahoma (-10.5) over KANSAS ST2H BYU (-8.5) over UTAH ST

2H Air Force/NEW MEXICO UNDER 45.5

4H = BEST 3H = BETTER 2H = GOOD1H = FAIR

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BOISE ST 31 Nevada 26. Nevada comes in off the bye but the Wolf Pack are a little banged up as starting WR Elijah Cooks is out for the year. Prior to the bye, Nevada was 2-0 and possibly on the way to 3-0 but Kansas St outscored them 21-0 in the 4Q. On the other side, we haven’t been that impressed with Boise St. They’ve been outgained in 3 of their 4 games and were +5 in TO’s vs UTEP in a misleading blowout. We lean with Nevada here and bet UNDER 60.5 on the open.2H UNDER 45.5 Air Force 26 NEW MEXICO 16. Obviously, the Lobos let us down big time on these pages last week. They flipped to a 2.5-point favorite and led 13-3 at halftime before blowing it. It was announced at kickoff that their entire WR room was out due to COVID (the betting market didn’t know it, otherwise UTEP would’ve taken money). As of press-time we’re not sure if they’ll be back for this week’s game. What we are sure of is the New Mexico rush defense allowing just 76 ypg. They’ll get tested here but DC Rocky Long is as good as it gets when it comes to defending the option. How much success though can the Lobos have offensively vs a AF defense allowing just 18 ppg? We love the UNDER. Usc 30 COLORADO 21. Tough playing on either team at this point. USC has already fired their coach and lost two games outright as double-digit favorites. Last week they lost their first game in the Coliseum to Oregon St since 1960 as their de-fense was torched for 322 rushing yards. Meanwhile, Colorado’s offense has scored a grand total of 20 points combined in their last 3 games. The Buffs are averaging 85 passing yards per game. That’s right 85 passing yards per game! Slight lean on SC here but how much can you trust them.Cincinnati 26 NOTRE DAME 25. We were all set in wanting to bet Cincinnati in this game. The Bearcats come in off a bye and this is arguably the biggest regular season game for them in school history. Meanwhile, Notre Dame had one of the more misleading wins of the entire college football season last week. Wisconsin led ND 13-10 in the 4Q, but the Irish got a kickoff return TD and a couple of long “Pick 6’s” to cap off a 31-0 run in the final 14 minutes to win 41-13. We expected ND to be the slight favorite. They have won 26 straight home games. We expected ND money to come in this week (it hasn’t) so we bet ND on the openers hoping to play back Cincinnati for more money with a “plus-number” in front of them. Obviously, Cin-cinnati head coach Luke Fickell and former Cincy DC Marcus Freeman who was hired at ND this year are very familiar with one another. As of now, we’re passing.SAN JOSE ST 37 New Mexico St 13. San Jose St comes in after a humbling 23-3 loss at Western Michigan. How much do they have in the tank after back-to-back long road trips to Hawaii and WMU? They’re also dealing with a possible serious injury to starting QB Nick Starkel. New Mexico St is 1-4 on the year with the only win coming against a below average FCS team. However, their offense has shown some life with back-to-back games of 400 yards. We lean with the big road dog here and also bet the UNDER on the openers. OREGON ST 28 Washington 27. Two different sharp betting groups hit this game early this week and it’s the biggest side mover from the open. Last week, Washing-ton got a misleading OT win over Cal. The Huskies were without three key starters. Tight end Cade Otton was in COVID-19 protocols and unable to play. Cornerback Trent McDuffie was out after appearing to suffer a leg injury last week against Arkansas State. Tight end Jack Westover was also out with an apparent injury. Lake said he anticipates Otton will not be available for next week’s game at Oregon State. That’s a big loss for a team struggling in the pass game. Meanwhile, Oregon St is off their biggest win of the season defeating USC in the Coliseum for the first time since 1960 (had lost 24 straight). How do they handle getting pats on the back all week?CALIFORNIA 31 Washington St 23. We think California is better than their 1-3 record indicates as those losses are by a combined 14 points. That includes last week losing in OT to Washington in a misleading game (see page 1). Meanwhile, what will the frame of mind be for Washington St? They’re 1-3 and dealing with a lot of off-field issues. Last week near the WSU campus, one person was killed and Brandon Gray, a junior wide receiver, was also shot and is in serious but stable condition. We lean OVER.Oregon 34 STANFORD 24. Outside of the great win at Ohio St, we haven’t been that impressed with Oregon this year. Last week against lowly Arizona, the Ducks had 31-17 first down and 435-393 yard deficits but were +5 in TO’s. Oregon only led 24-19 entering the 4Q but got a 68-yard interception return TD late to seal it. Meanwhile, on the farm for the first time in 665 days, Stanford lost to UCLA. The Cardinal had played 7 straight road games. David Shaw, one of the most overrated coaches in the country said this after settling for a 48-yard field goal on fourth-and-2 with 9:10 to play down 28-21. “It’s not even a question for me,” Shaw said. “Take all the analytics you want. Analytics don’t matter. Football matters. One-score game with nine minutes to go and that’s what we did.” Lean Ducks who get back All-American DE Thibodeaux.Central Michigan 28 MIAMI, OH 27. This is basically a coin flip game. The Chips may have found a spark last week as they outscored FIU 21-0 in the fourth quarter. CMU QB Richardson came off the bench and threw 276 yards and 3 TD passes. Meanwhile, Miami was beat up pretty good on the line of scrimmage vs Army last week getting out-rushed 384-28. Not sure we see much value here.KENT ST 35 Bowling Green 17. Bowling Green is one of the most improved teams in the country. The Falcons are 4-0 ATS with an average cover of 17.5 ppg! Last week, they pulled the biggest upset in CFB in 4 years beating Minnesota out-right as 30.5-point favorites! There wasn’t anything fluky about the result as they held Minny to 59 yards passing. Meanwhile, Kent St is a disappointing 1-3 but those 3 losses have comes against Texas A&M, Iowa and Maryland. In all 3 of those games, Kent St had an opportunity for the cover and didn’t get it. We think they are the sharp side here but we also bet the UNDER. BG games are 4-0 to the UNDER by 14.4 ppg and Kent St games are also 4-0 to the UNDER by 13.8 ppg.ALABAMA 45 Ole Miss 31. We’ve been high on Ole Miss all year. We had them in our Top 20 to start the season and now have them No. 7. The Rebels come in off a bye and are +2.91 in yards per play margin (No. 6) while also out-gaining their opponents by 294 ypg (No. 1). The Tide have played the tougher schedule and are +2.4 (No. 13) and +182 ypg (No. 17) in those metrics. Last year, Ole Miss lost 63-48 giving the Crimson Tide a scare. This year’s Ole Miss team is better while Alabama isn’t as good as last year’s team. That’s why we bet Ole Miss +20 bet on the openers.

Ucf 35 NAVY 20. The big story here is that UCF QB Dillon Gabriel won’t be playing after suffering a collarbone injury in the Louisville game on the final plau. Mikey Keene will get his first start here for the Knights who are banged up at other positions as well. Meanwhile, Navy came off their bye last week and looked im-proved “only” losing by 8 at Houston. We lean with the dog here.SMU 41 Usf 23. Obviously, SMU far exceeded our expectations last week when they beat us on these pages last week in a 42-34 win at TCU as 9.5-point underdogs. SMU had a 595-446 yard edge including 350-170 on the ground. “It’s a battle for credibility for us,” Sonny Dykes said. “It always is. Nobody wants to pay attention to us and say we’re any good. And our guys pick up on that.” You have our attention now SMU. Now you’re taking on a USF team that is off their best performance of the season, a close loss at BYU. We lean UNDER here as USF games average 56 ppg this year while SMU games 66.OKLAHOMA ST 28 Baylor 22. Fading Oklahoma St was yet another loser on these pages last week as they beat Kansas St 31-20. It was the 2nd straight week the Cowboys didn’t score in the second half though as they raced out to a 31-10 lead in the 2Q. They’re taking on a Baylor team off a fortunate upset win over Iowa St last week as the Bears were outgained by nearly 200 yards. They benefitted from several special teams plays including a 98-yard kick return TD. Baylor is No. 4 in yards per play margin (+2.99) and No. 7 in ypg game margin (+201) but played a weak schedule prior to last week. We lean Oklahoma St here but want a “-3” to show.GEORGIA 34 Arkansas 17. Arkansas is now 4-0 ATS on the season with an aver-age cover of 13.25 ppg. They are the most improved Power 5 program in the country the last couple of years. 2nd-year head coach Sam Pittman is doing a phenomenal job here. However, this is a tough spot for them. They’re playing against arguably the most impressive team in CFB so far this season. The Bulldogs are +3.64 in yards per play margin (No. 1) and +273 ypg (No. 2). Their outscoring their opponents by an average of 42-6! However, this is a really big number here. Arkansas hasn’t been a slouch in the stats either at +2.98 in ypp (No. 5) and +215 ypg (No. 5). We’d be all set in taking them here if not for a couple of their players banged up after last week’s game including QB Jefferson.Ohio 31 AKRON 23. Frank Solich isn’t walking through that door again. After a nice 15-year run, the Bobcats are back to being a bad MAC program. It didn’t take long as they are 0-4 ATS failing to cover by 20.9 ppg. Last week their only TD came on a 55-yard run on the final play vs an overrated Northwestern team. Meanwhile, Akron is dead last at -3.06 in yards per play. It doesn’t help when Auburn and Ohio St have already been played. We lean with the dog here.MISSOURI 35 Tennessee 30. Missouri is 0-4 ATS this season but it isn’t as bad as it sounds as they are a combined -16 ATS points. Most of their games have been relatively close to the number including falling in OT at Boston College last week as 1-point underdogs. There is some legit concern about a rush defense that is allowing 269 ypg and 6.1 yards per carry. They’re taking on a Tennessee team that stayed with Florida early last week. However, the Vols have been plagued with dropped passes and QB over-throws this year. Is Hendon Hooker 100% healthy? Sure didn’t look like it at the end of last week’s game. We wanted to bet the OVER but the total came a bit higher than expected. We are surprised Missouri is only laying 3.Texas 35 TCU 31. Texas is rolling on the offensive side of the ball with Casey Thompson at QB. With Thompson at the controls, the Longhorns have scored more than 40 points in the first half in consecutive games and have easily covered point-spreads. They should have success against a TCU defense that allowed 595 yards and 42 points last week vs SMU as we lost on these pages backing them. It was embarrassing to see the Horned Frogs give up 350 rush yards. “I thought SMU wanted it more,” TCU coach Gary Patterson said. “I told them, when somebody hates you, you have to change your frame of mind. They hate us. It’s simple.” We’re wondering if the game has passed head coach Patterson by. He’s just 20-18 straight up the last 3-plus years and has gone 25-37-3 ATS since 2016. He has beat Texas 4 of the last 5 years though but that was prior to Sarkisian.Florida 31 KENTUCKY 20. We think the Gators might be under-valued in the markets. They are +2.37 in yards per play margin (No. 15) and +193 ypg (No. 12). We have them No. 6 in the country in our power ratings. Kentucky will try to line up and play “mano a mano” here as the Wildcats are out-rushing opponents by an average of 200-88. The problem is Florida out-rushed their opponents by an average of 326-107 and the Gators have played the tougher schedule so far. Florida has not lost to Kentucky in Lexington since 1986 and it ain’t happening on Saturday night either. We like the Gators and the UNDER.2H Oklahoma 33 KANSAS ST 19. We think this line is a little short due to Kansas St’s past success vs Oklahoma. The Wildcats beat the Sooners outright in 2019 as 23.5-point underdogs and last year beat them in Norman as 27.5-point dogs. It also doesn’t help that besides a blowout over an FCS team, Oklahoma is 0-3 ATS vs FBS teams failing to cover by 18.7 ppg. It was so bad last week that the home crowd booed Heisman candidate QB Spencer Rattler and chanted that they wanted the backup. However, we don’t think the QB situation is all that great with Kansas St with Skylar Thompson out (latest word was he is unlikely to play this week). He’s the one who led the upsets over the Sooners the last two years. The Wildcats let us down greatly on these pages last week and the box score was worse than the final. Our numbers are strong on Oklahoma here and we bet them -10 on the openers. Kansas St’s backup Will Howard is also less than 100%. If Thompson plays for Kansas St, we have a 50/50 bet, if he doesn’t play we have a great bet! We’re willing to take a chance on Boomer here.FLORIDA ATLANTIC 33 Florida International 20. The Shula bowl has seen FAU easily win and cover each of the last 4 years. In fact, FAU is +28 ppg in those contests and has covered them by an average of 20 ppg. They will be looking to rebound off a blowout loss at Air Force last week. Meanwhile, FIU blew a 17-point lead vs Central Michigan. It was the 2nd game this year that FIU has let one slip away. FAU has played the tougher schedule and will get another win and cover here. We laid -10 on the openers.

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VANDERBILT 34 Connecticut 17. Connecticut does looked improved with Phom-machanh at QB. Last week UConn led Wyoming 13-3 at halftime as 31.5-point underdogs only to lose 24-22. It’s tough laying points with this bad Vanderbilt team but we feel the market has over-reacted to last week’s performances by both teams (Vandy lost 62-0 to Georgia). We bet Vanderbilt -14 on the openers.WEST VIRGINIA 34 Texas Tech 24. We are a little bit surprised with this line especially with Texas Tech QB Tyler Shough out. Henry Colombi has plenty of ex-perience for the Red Raiders but we thought we saw glimpses of the defense “quit-ting” in last week’s 70-35 loss to Texas. Head coach Matt Wells is already on the hot-seat and that was the first legit opponent the Red Raiders had played this season (no we don’t count a Dana Holgorsen led Houston team). West Virginia out-played Oklahoma on the road last week and should have won if not for some self-inflicted wounds (bad snaps, penalties). Head coach Neal Brown has come up short vs Texas Tech each of the last two years but we think WVU gets it done here.LSU 30 Auburn 26. LSU does have revenge for an embarrassing 48-11 loss to Auburn last year. Meanwhile, Auburn was extremely fortunate to get a win over Georgia St last week as they scored two TD’s in the final :45. Now they have a QB controversy on their hands with LSU transfer TJ Finley leading the comeback and new coach Harsin benching Bo Nix. Meanwhile, LSU is a banged up team but they notched a big win at Mississippi St last week racing out to a 28-10 lead and holding on. We bet the OVER as LSU’s defense could be missing several starters but their pass offense remains explosive.WISCONSIN 21 Michigan 20. Wisconsin is +190 ypg on the season yet find them-selves 1-2 straight up. Last week’s 41-13 loss to Notre Dame was arguably the most misleading final of the entire CFB season so far. Wisconsin led 13-10 in the fourth quarter but were done in by a 98-yard kick return TD and a pair of “Pick 6’s”. Was Michigan exposed vs Rutgers in the second half? After leading 20-3 at halftime vs the Scarlet Knights the Wolverines were fortunate to win. This is their first road game of the season and QB McNamara will have to find some success in the air. We think Wisconsin is the sharp side here but do you trust QB Mertz?TEXAS A&M 28 Mississippi St 20. A&M found themselves down 17-0 early to Arkansas last week and the Aggies don’t have a come-from-behind offense this season. It was surprising that their defense was gashed for 443 yards and looked like it wasn’t ready for Arkansas’ speed early. On the other side, the Bulldogs are like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re going to get. That isn’t just every week, it’s a different team showing up in different halves during games this year. Our numbers like A&M here but the early money has been on Miss St. Pass.Arkansas St 32 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 31. Georgia Southern fired coach Chad Lunsford on Sunday after the Eagles got off to 1-3 start. Lunsford was 28-21 since taking over at Georgia Southern during the 2017 season. Cornerbacks coach Kevin Whitley will serve as the interim head coach. Arkansas St’s defense has been atro-cious this year allowing 7.9 yards per play (dead last in the country). We expect a lot of points in this one but the market is all over it. We do lean with Arkansas St.UTSA 39 Unlv 19. Want to see the difference in making a good hire vs a bad one? Look no further than these two who are both 2nd-year coaches. UTSA is 11-5 SU under 2nd-year coach Jeff Traylor. The Roadrunners are a perfect 4-0 SU and 4-0 ATS this season and are coming off a thrilling come-from-behind win at Memphis last week. Meanwhile, the Rebels are 0-10 SU under Marcus Arroyo. They did argu-ably have their best performance last week in a near-upset of Fresno St as 30-point underdogs. “There’s no moral victories. They know that,” Arroyo said. “We want that win, but we have to go find it. We’re disappointed, but I’m proud. We’re going in the right direction.” The Rebels will lose their 11th straight here but we don’t see much value. We’re hoping for a “+21.5” to show. RICE 27 Southern Miss 24. There are no locks in this industry. Period! Want proof? How about us betting Rice -20 on the openers last week. The Owls closed as a 37-point favorite vs Texas Southern. 17 points of closing line value! And how much did it pay? Zero Point Zero as Rice won 48-34. The Owls are now 0-4 ATS this year failing to cover by 21.5 ppg. On the bright side, the OVER is also 4-0 in their games this year. That’s what we bet in this game as we liked what we saw from Southern Miss’ offense in small doses vs Alabama last week.UL-Lafayette 34 SOUTH ALABAMA 18. Another example of why we like com-paring lines this time of year. ULL was a 14.5-point favorite at Georgia Southern last week. GS is power-rated similarly to this South Alabama team. However, ULL only opened as 10-point favorites here and we bet ULL. 3-0 South Alabama comes in off a bye but who in the heck have they played this season? Not a single opponent in the Top 115 of our ratings and Jeff Sagarin ranks their strength of schedule at No. 194 including FCS teams!UAB 27 Liberty 24. This is the first game in UAB’s new stadium as the Blazers have played 4 straight games away from home this year. Protective Stadium seats 47,100 and the Blazers closed out the old Legion Field with a 21-1 straight up mark. UAB is an impressive 3-1 so far this season (only loss to Georgia) including an up-set over Tulane last week. Meanwhile, Liberty’s 11-game cover streak ended in an upset loss to Syracuse last week. The Flames had their chances late but were stopped on downs at the goal line and also turned it over which gave Syracuse a short field for the game-winning FG. Tough fading Hugh Freeze but UAB should be playing with their hair on fire here.Marshall 37 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 28. The OVER is a perfect 4-0 in Marshall games this year. Last week, the Herd nearly upset Appalachian St but they were +2 in TO’s and got a long kick return TD. Meanwhile, Middle Tennessee’s offense got new life with QB Chase Cunningham who was 28 of 40 for 379 yards and 5 TD’s and also ran for 65 yards in his first career start. We wanted to bet the OVER here but the market is finally catching up with Marshall games.NEBRASKA 30 Northwestern 19. Another close loss for Nebraska in a game they dominated in the box score. It has been a common theme in the Scott Frost era. Nebraska had 26-12 first down and 442-254 yard edges vs Michigan St last week but gave up a punt return TD late. Special teams have been a constant problem for Frost and Company. “We didn’t have any business losing that game,” Frost said. The Huskers should get the win here but do you trust Frost and Company laying double-digits to a Northwestern team that has beat them 3 of the last 4 years.

Brad Powers’ Personal Bets

3H MICHIGAN ST 38 Western Kentucky 23. This is our favorite power ratings’ play of the week. Last week Indiana was a 9-point favorite at WKU. That means the Hoosiers would have been laying at least 13-14 points at home vs WKU. Michigan St is a better team than Indiana right now or at least power-rated similarly. Yet, the Spartans were only laying 8 on the openers and we gave MSU out as one of our top VIP plays on Sunday. Tough playing Big Ten teams in back-to-back weeks for WKU. We think people of scared of the back-door with WKU’s offense. We’re not.

3H OVER 48.5 UTEP 30 Old Dominion 24. Obviously, UTEP beat us on these pages last week. We felt good considering New Mexico flipped to favorite late in the week and led UTEP 13-3 at halftime. However, the Miners dominated the sec-ond half. This is clearly and improved UTEP team this year but let’s see how they handle some expectations now. ODU is better than what many people thought after not playing last year. The Monarchs are 3-1 ATS and their only non-cover was by a 0.5-point. They had a very misleading loss to Buffalo last week. We bet the OVER here as ODU is No. 11 in the country in plays per game offensively.UCLA 30 Arizona St 26. This is a really important game in the Pac-12 South and the winner might have the inside track of winning it this year. Especially consid-ering how USC and Utah have been struggling. Both teams got bounce-back wins after upset losses last week. The Sun Devils beat Colorado 35-13 to move to 3-1 while UCLA won at Stanford 35-24 to also move to 3-1. UCLA QB Dorian Thomp-son-Robinson was a little banged up last week. That is the only thing preventing us from taking the Bruins here. Also note ASU is +2.7 in yards per play margin (No. 8).Fresno St 40 HAWAII 28. Fresno St’s 4-0 ATS start to the season came to a crash-ing half last week as the Bulldogs nearly lost outright as 30-point favorites to UNLV. QB Jake Haener threw for 5 TD’s in that one to lead a second half comeback. He continues his passing game assault with a 15-to-2 TD-to-INT ratio while already throwing for 1,842 yards in 5 games. Meanwhile, Hawaii got the win and cover at New Mexico St last week. We lean with the OVER here.

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Week 5 College Football Power Ratings (Vegas Ratings Not AP Poll Style)Rk Team 8/25 9/29 Diff1. Alabama 99.62 98.62 -1.02. Georgia 91.40 95.90 +4.53. Ohio State 93.21 89.21 -4.04. Oklahoma 95.15 89.15 -6.05. Clemson 96.40 87.40 -9.06. Florida 84.70 86.70 +2.07. Ole Miss 82.15 86.65 +4.58. Penn State 85.04 85.54 +0.59. Cincinnati 82.09 84.59 +2.510. Oregon 84.70 84.20 -0.511. Michigan 79.43 83.93 +4.512. Iowa State 88.83 83.83 -5.013. Wisconsin 86.80 83.80 -3.014. Texas 82.08 83.08 +1.015. LSU 84.80 82.30 -2.516. Iowa 81.95 81.95 0.017. Notre Dame 84.02 81.52 -2.518. Auburn 80.99 81.49 +0.519. Texas A&M 88.41 81.41 -7.020. North Carolina 83.90 81.40 -2.521. Arkansas 74.89 80.89 +6.022. UCLA 77.59 80.59 +3.023. NC State 75.63 79.63 +4.024. Arizona State 81.58 79.58 -2.025. Utah 82.78 77.78 -5.026. Miami (FL) 83.80 77.30 -6.527. West Virginia 74.76 77.26 +2.528. TCU 81.22 77.22 -4.029. USC 82.70 77.20 -5.530. Nebraska 75.58 77.08 +1.531. Oklahoma State 80.48 76.98 -3.532. Virginia Tech 75.60 76.10 +0.533. Michigan State 71.46 75.96 +4.534. Indiana 80.84 75.84 -5.035. Washington 81.53 75.53 -6.036. Wake Forest 73.47 75.47 +2.037. Mississippi State 76.14 75.14 -1.038. BYU 74.04 75.04 +1.039. Baylor 73.15 74.65 +1.540. Coastal Carolina 74.13 74.63 +0.541. Pittsburgh 74.23 74.23 0.042. Appalachian St 72.79 73.79 +1.043. Boise State 73.42 73.42 0.044. SMU 70.30 73.30 +3.045. Kentucky 71.44 72.94 +1.546. Fresno State 64.03 72.53 +8.547. Minnesota 77.48 72.48 -5.048. Purdue 71.92 72.42 +0.549. UCF 76.90 72.40 -4.5

Rk Team 8/25 9/29 Diff50. Maryland 69.85 72.35 +2.551. Virginia 71.83 72.33 +0.552. Stanford 73.09 72.09 -1.053. Liberty 72.93 71.93 -1.054. Oregon State 67.81 71.81 +4.055. Louisville 71.68 71.68 0.056. Nevada 69.62 71.62 +2.057. Rutgers 67.58 71.58 +4.058. California 72.21 71.21 -1.059. Missouri 72.65 71.15 -1.560. Boston College 73.69 70.69 -3.061. Georgia Tech 68.15 70.65 +2.562. UL-Lafayette 74.10 70.60 -3.563. Kansas State 69.99 70.49 +0.564. Texas Tech 71.35 70.35 -1.065. Tulsa 70.31 70.31 0.066. UAB 67.08 69.58 +2.567. San Diego State 67.02 69.52 +2.568. Toledo 68.94 68.94 0.069. Houston 69.29 68.79 -0.570. UTSA 62.46 68.46 +6.071. Tennessee 69.40 68.40 -1.072. Northwestern 72.47 67.97 -4.573. Colorado 69.91 67.91 -2.074. Florida State 72.34 67.84 -4.575. Western Mich 63.28 67.78 +4.576. Memphis 69.35 67.35 -2.077. Tulane 68.33 67.33 -1.078. Marshall 62.75 66.75 +4.079. Washington St 71.68 66.18 -5.580. Army 63.17 66.17 +3.081. Air Force 62.79 65.29 +2.582. Wyoming 65.78 65.28 -0.583. Syracuse 61.21 64.71 +3.584. South Carolina 64.04 64.54 +0.585. San Jose State 66.25 64.25 -2.086. Illinois 66.38 63.38 -3.087. Duke 60.61 63.11 +2.588. Florida Atlantic 63.03 63.03 0.089. Central Mich 62.61 62.61 0.090. Troy 63.20 62.20 -1.091. W. Kentucky 56.02 62.02 +6.092. Kent State 60.18 61.68 +1.593. Colorado State 61.44 60.94 -0.594. Georgia State 62.64 60.64 -2.095. Buffalo 60.13 60.63 +0.596. Utah State 53.48 60.48 +7.097. East Carolina 62.07 60.07 -2.098. Ball State 65.72 59.72 -6.0

Rk Team 8/25 9/29 Diff99. Eastern Mich 60.12 59.62 -0.5100. Hawaii 61.75 58.75 -3.0101. Arizona 60.89 58.39 -2.5102. Miami (OH) 58.86 58.36 -0.5103. USF 58.86 57.86 -1.0104. Louisiana Tech 55.49 56.99 +1.5105. Northern Illinois 55.04 56.54 +1.5106. Arkansas State 56.88 56.38 -0.5107. Middle Tenn 55.67 54.67 -1.0108. Navy 59.01 54.51 -4.5109. Ga Southern 59.64 54.14 -5.5110. Vanderbilt 58.93 53.93 -5.0111. Temple 54.73 53.73 -1.0112. Ohio 61.04 53.54 -7.5113. Charlotte 52.35 53.35 +1.0114. Southern Miss 56.05 53.05 -3.0115. North Texas 53.16 52.66 -0.5116. South Alabama 51.53 52.53 +1.0117. FIU 51.63 52.13 +0.5118. Rice 55.82 51.82 -4.0119. Texas State 54.08 51.58 -2.5120. Kansas 52.71 51.21 -1.5121. New Mexico 54.91 50.91 -4.0122. UTEP 46.52 50.02 +3.5123. UNLV 49.33 49.83 +0.5124. Old Dominion 43.81 47.31 +3.5125. Bowling Green 38.08 46.58 +8.5126. UL-Monroe 44.22 43.72 -0.5127. Akron 44.10 43.10 -1.0128. Connecticut 44.21 38.71 -5.5129. Massachusetts 38.23 38.23 0.0130. New Mexico St 37.13 37.63 +0.5

Biggest Losses From Start of SeasonClemson -9.0Ohio -7.5Texas A&M -7.0Miami (FL) -6.5Ball State -6.0Washington -6.0Oklahoma -6.0USC -5.5Connecticut -5.5Washington St -5.5Ga Southern -5.5Vanderbilt -5.0Iowa State -5.0Utah -5.0Minnesota -5.0

Biggest Gains From Start of SeasonFresno State +8.5Bowling Green +8.5Utah State +7.0UTSA +6.0W. Kentucky +6.0Arkansas +6.0Michigan State +4.5Ole Miss +4.5Georgia +4.5Michigan +4.5Western Mich +4.5Rutgers +4.0Oregon State +4.0NC State +4.0Marshall +4.0

SECRk Team Rating1. Alabama 98.622. Georgia 95.906. Florida 86.707. Ole Miss 86.6515. LSU 82.3018. Auburn 81.4919. Texas A&M 81.4121. Arkansas 80.8937. Mississippi State 75.1445. Kentucky 72.9459. Missouri 71.1571. Tennessee 68.4084. South Carolina 64.54110. Vanderbilt 53.93 Big TenRk Team Rating3. Ohio State 89.218. Penn State 85.5411. Michigan 83.9313. Wisconsin 83.8016. Iowa 81.9530. Nebraska 77.0833. Michigan State 75.9634. Indiana 75.8447. Minnesota 72.4848. Purdue 72.4250. Maryland 72.3557. Rutgers 71.5872. Northwestern 67.9786. Illinois 63.38

Week 5 College Football Power Ratings by Conference Big 12Rk Team Rating4. Oklahoma 89.1512. Iowa State 83.8314. Texas 83.0827. West Virginia 77.2628. TCU 77.2231. Oklahoma State 76.9839. Baylor 74.6563. Kansas State 70.4964. Texas Tech 70.35120. Kansas 51.21 ACCRk Team Rating5. Clemson 87.4020. North Carolina 81.4023. NC State 79.6326. Miami (FL) 77.3032. Virginia Tech 76.1036. Wake Forest 75.4741. Pittsburgh 74.2351. Virginia 72.3355. Louisville 71.6860. Boston College 70.6961. Georgia Tech 70.6574. Florida State 67.8483. Syracuse 64.7187. Duke 63.11

Pac-12Rk Team Rating10. Oregon 84.2022. UCLA 80.5924. Arizona State 79.5825. Utah 77.7829. USC 77.2035. Washington 75.5352. Stanford 72.0954. Oregon State 71.8158. California 71.2173. Colorado 67.9179. Washington St 66.18101. Arizona 58.39 AmericanRk Team Rating9. Cincinnati 84.5944. SMU 73.3049. UCF 72.4065. Tulsa 70.3169. Houston 68.7976. Memphis 67.3577. Tulane 67.3397. East Carolina 60.07103. USF 57.86108. Navy 54.51111. Temple 53.73

Mountain WestRk Team Rating43. Boise State 73.4246. Fresno State 72.5356. Nevada 71.6267. San Diego State 69.5281. Air Force 65.2982. Wyoming 65.2885. San Jose State 64.2593. Colorado State 60.9496. Utah State 60.48100. Hawaii 58.75121. New Mexico 50.91123. UNLV 49.83 MACRk Team Rating68. Toledo 68.9475. Western Mich 67.7889. Central Mich 62.6192. Kent State 61.6895. Buffalo 60.6398. Ball State 59.7299. Eastern Mich 59.62102. Miami (OH) 58.36105. Northern Illinois 56.54112. Ohio 53.54125. Bowling Green 46.58127. Akron 43.10

CUSARk Team Rating66. UAB 69.5870. UTSA 68.4678. Marshall 66.7588. Florida Atlantic 63.0391. W. Kentucky 62.02104. Louisiana Tech 56.99107. Middle Tenn 54.67113. Charlotte 53.35114. Southern Miss 53.05115. North Texas 52.66117. FIU 52.13118. Rice 51.82122. UTEP 50.02124. Old Dominion 47.31 Sun BeltRk Team Rating40. Coastal Carolina 74.6342. Appalachian St 73.7962. UL-Lafayette 70.6090. Troy 62.2094. Georgia State 60.64106. Arkansas State 56.38109. Ga Southern 54.14116. South Alabama 52.53119. Texas State 51.58126. UL-Monroe 43.72

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Thursday, Sept 30th Line Comp Diff103 Virginia 104 Miami, FL -5.5 -8.2 -2.7 Friday, October 1st Line Comp Diff105 Houston 106 Tulsa -4.5 -3.8 +0.7 107 Iowa 108 Maryland +3.5 +7.6 -4.1 109 BYU 110 Utah St +8.5 +11.6 -3.1 Saturday, Oct 2nd Line Comp Diff111 Syracuse 112 Florida St -4.5 -6.1 -1.6 113 Duke 114 North Carolina -20.0 -21.0 -1.0 115 Tulane 116 East Carolina +4.0 +5.0 -1.0 117 Boston College 118 Clemson -15.0 -20.7 -5.7 119 Minesota 120 Purdue -2.5 -2.2 +0.3 121 Pittsburgh 122 Georgia Tech +3.5 +0.8 +2.7 123 Louisiana Tech 124 NC State -20.5 -25.4 -4.9 125 Appalachian St 126 Georgia St +10.0 +11.4 -1.4 127 Troy 128 South Carolina -7.0 -5.3 +1.7 129 Army 130 Ball St +7.5 +5.0 +2.5 131 Indiana 132 Penn St -12.5 -13.7 -1.2 133 Memphis 134 Temple +11.0 +11.1 -0.1 135 Kansas 136 Iowa St -34.0 -35.6 -1.6 137 Toledo 138 Massachusetts +27.0 +29.2 -2.2 139 Charlotte 140 Illinois -11.0 -12.0 -1.0 141 Louisville 142 Wake Forest -6.5 -6.0 +0.5 143 Western Michigan 144 Buffalo +6.5 +4.7 +1.8 145 Ohio St 146 Rutgers +15.0 +15.4 -0.4 147 UL-Monroe 148 Coastal Carolina -34.5 -32.9 +1.6 149 Eastern Michigan 150 Northern Illinois -2.5 +0.6 +3.1 151 Nevada 152 Boise St -6.5 -5.1 +1.4 153 Air Force 154 New Mexico +10.5 +12.6 -2.1 155 USC 156 Colorado +7.5 +6.5 +1.0 157 Cincinnati 158 Notre Dame +2.0 -0.4 +2.4 159 New Mexico St 160 San Jose St -27.5 -28.6 -1.1 161 Washington 162 Oregon St -2.5 +1.7 +4.2

Week 5 Computer Projected Lines for Every CFB Game

Saturday, Oct 2nd Line Comp Diff163 Washington St 164 California -7.5 -7.5 0.0 165 Oregon 166 Stanford +8.0 +9.1 -1.1 167 Central Michigan 168 Miami, OH -1.0 +2.0 +3.0 169 Bowling Green 170 Kent St -16.5 -16.6 -0.1 171 Ole Miss 172 Alabama -14.5 -16.0 -1.5 173 UCF 174 Navy +16.5 +14.6 +1.9 175 USF 176 SMU -20.5 -17.9 +2.6 177 Baylor 178 Oklahoma St -3.5 -5.6 -2.1 179 Arkansas 180 Georgia -18.5 -18.8 -0.3 181 Ohio 182 Akron +9.5 +8.9 +0.6 183 Tennessee 184 Missouri -3.0 -5.5 -2.5 185 Texas 186 TCU +5.0 +3.1 +1.9 187 Florida 188 Kentucky +8.5 +11.0 -2.5 189 Oklahoma 190 Kansas St +10.5 +15.4 -4.9 191 FIU 192 Florida Atlantic -10.5 -13.2 -2.7 193 Connecticut 194 Vanderbilt -14.5 -17.2 -2.7 195 Texas Tech 196 West Virginia -7.0 -9.9 -2.9 197 Auburn 198 LSU -3.5 -4.8 -1.3 199 Michigan 200 Wisconsin -2.0 -3.4 -1.4 201 Mississippi St 202 Texas A&M -7.0 -9.8 -2.8 203 Arkansas St 204 Georgia Southern -1.5 -0.5 +1.0 205 UNLV 206 UTSA -21.0 -20.6 +0.4 207 Southern Miss 208 Rice -2.5 -0.5 +2.0 209 UL-Lafayette 210 South Alabama +12.5 +16.1 -3.6 211 Liberty 212 UAB -2.0 -0.9 +1.1 213 Marshall 214 Middle Tennessee +10.0 +9.6 +0.4 215 Northwestern 216 Nebraska -11.5 -12.1 -0.6 217 Western Kentucky 218 Michigan St -10.5 -16.9 -6.4 219 Old Dominion 220 UTEP -5.5 -4.2 +1.3 221 Arizona St 222 UCLA -3.5 -3.5 0.0 223 Fresno St 224 Hawaii +10.5 +11.5 -1.0

For the past five seasons we have posted computer projected lines for every game. Games where there was of difference of more than 3 points saw our computer lines actually beat the Vegas line at a 373-302-12 (55%) including an outstanding 71-50 (59%) last year! Last week’s plays went 4-9 and are 21-18 on the season. That’s still pretty solid and actually better than our own handicapping in some seasons. Keep in mind, these com-puter lines don’t take into consideration off-the-field factors like revenge or flat spots. They are basically a pow-er-rating number difference between the two teams that also takes into consideration the home field advantage.

Of the 10 games where our computer is off more than 3 points compared to the Vegas line (highlighted), our favorite team this week to back would be Michigan St -10.5.

The Comp column is the computer projected line and the Diff column is the difference between the Vegas line and the Computer line. “+” numbers in the difference column say back the underdog. “-” numbers in the difference column say back the favorite. Let us know if you have questions.

Week 5 CFB ATS Trends1. Iowa is on a 19-5-1 ATS as an away favorite the last 8-plus years. The Hawkeyes are 3.5-point favorites at Maryland on Friday.

2. Arkansas is 11-3 ATS under head coach Sam Pitt-man and have pulled 5 outright upsets as underdogs. This week the Hogs are 18.5-poiunt dogs at Georgia.

3. Bowling Green and Kent St are a combined 8-0 to the UNDER this year by an average of 14 ppg. This week’s total is 56.

4. The Shula bowl has seen FAU easily win and cover each of the last 4 years. In fact, FAU is +28 ppg in those contests and has covered them by an average of 20 ppg. This year FAU is a 10.5-point favorite vs FIU.

5. Notre Dame is on a 5-0 ATS run as a home dog since 2014. They’ve won all 5 outright!

Betting CFB OpenersEvery Sunday in Vegas at 11am PT, Circa Sports is the first book in the world to release CFB lines and we bet them every week. We think it’s the best value bets we make all week. Last season was the first season where we tracked every sin-gle bet we made and posted them in the weekly newsletters. We were very pleased with our 119-76-3 (61%) record on these Sunday bets with an average line value of 2.6 ppg! So far this season we are 54-38 vs the Circa openers with an aver-age line value of 2.2 ppg. You can also see all the other bets we make.

Brad’s Personal CFB Bets (heavy volume on openers and not widely available lines):FBS vs FBS: 93-62, CLV: 124-22-9 +2.3 ppgFBS vs FCS: 66-30, CLV: 91-3-2 +4.1 ppgFCS vs FCS: 40-19-1, CLV 43-3-14 +1.8 ppgVs Circa Openers: 54-38, CLV 72-13-7 +2.2 ppg

Week 5 Circa Opener Bets (see pics on Pg 5).(104) Miami, FL -3...now -5.5(107) Iowa -3...now -3.5(109) BYU -8...now -8.5.(110) Utah St OVER 50.5...now 61.5(118) Clemson -15...still -15(119) Minnesota +3...now +2.5(120) Purdue UNDER 50...now 47.5(121) Pittsburgh OVER 55.5...now 58.5(124) NC State -19...now 20.5(128) South Carolina UNDER 47.5...now 42.5(129) Army OVER 44.5...now 47.5(132) Penn St -10...now -12.5(138) Massachusetts UNDER 62.5...now 56.5(142) Wake Forest UNDER 65.5...now 61.5(144) Buffalo UNDER 62.5...now 59(148) Coastal Carolina UNDER 62.5...now 57(152) Boise St UNDER 60.5...now 59(153) Air Force -7...now -10.5(157) Cincinnati OVER 47.5...now 50.5(158) Notre Dame +2...still +2(160) San Jose St UNDER 56.5...now 52(170) Kent St UNDER 59.5...now 56(171) Ole Miss +20...now +14.5(173) UCF OVER 53.5...still 53.5(176) SMU UNDER 68.5...still 68.5(187) Florida -8...now -8.5(188) Kentucky UNDER 56.5...now 55(189) Oklahoma -10...now -10.5(192) Florida Atlantic -10...now -10.5(194) Vanderbilt -14...now -14.5(196) West Virginia -7 and -8...still -7(197) Auburn OVER 51 and 52.5...now 55.5(207) Southern Miss OVER 43.5...now 44.5(209) UL-Lafayette -10...now -12.5(218) Michigan St -8...now -10.5(219) Old Dominion OVER 49.5..now 48.5

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Games in Rotation Order HOME TEAM IN CAPSThursday, September 30thCINCINNATI 26 Jacksonville 19. Two exciting young QB’s here who played each other in the National Championship game 2 years ago. The Jags are a mess at 0-3 SU and 0-3 ATS under Urban Meyer who returns to his home state. The Jags have now lost 18 straight games dating back to last season. Meanwhile, the Bengals look improved at 2-1 SU/ATS. However, we’re not sure we trust them to lay more than a TD yet. Teasing the Bengals down to -1.5 sounds good to us. Sunday, October 3rdATLANTA 24 Washington 23. The WFT travels for a 2nd consec-utive week after getting crushed in Buffalo last week. They are now 0-3 ATS on the season and their defense has to be one of the biggest disappointments in the NFL allowing 31 ppg and the 2nd most yards. Meanwhile, Atlanta is off their first win getting a game-winning FG as time expired vs the Giants. That’s the same Giants team that should have beat Washington the week prior. We lean with Atlanta here but love teasing the Falcons up to +7.5. CHICAGO 21 Detroit 19. The Bears were a mess offensively last week in their blowout loss to the Browns. Justin Fields took hits all game long thanks to a porous OL and Chicago managed just six first downs. Meanwhile, the Lions suffered a heart-breaking loss to the Ravens on the record-breaking 66-yard FG dinging off the cross-bar on the final play. QB Jared Goff is now 0-10 SU without McVay. As of press-time it has not been decided who will start at QB for the Bears. We’ve actually liked what we’ve seen out of the Lions at times this year but we prefer the UNDER here.Tennessee 24 N.Y. JETS 17. The Titans have gotten back on track the last couple of weeks with wins and covers. They were -3 in TO’s last week and still won and covered. Meanwhile, the Jets are a miserable 0-3 SU and 0-3 ATS after getting shutout in Denver last week. We’re not sure drafting a rookie QB out of BYU and pairing him with a de-fensive-minded first-time head coach was a good idea but this is the Jets we’re talking about. Wilson has already thrown 7 interceptions and has been sacked 15 times. Some will want to back the defensive home dog here but we can’t. Teasing the Titans down to -1.5 sounds good to us. The UNDER also looks good. MINNESOTA 26 Cleveland 24. Obviously, Kevin Stefanski vs his former team is one of the stories here. Stefanski was an assistant for 14 years with the Vikings. Minnesota got the job done for us on these pag-es winning not one, but two best bets in their outright upset win over the Seahawks. They could easily be 3-0 if not for a couple of unlucky losses to Cincinnati and Arizona. Don’t look now but Kirk Cousins has a 8-to-0 TD-to-INT ratio this season. Meanwhile, Myles Garrett just sacked Justin Fields again. That was 4.5 sacks for Garrett and 8 for the Browns last week in their dominating win over the Bears. Zimmer is 19-6-1 ATS as a home dog and that’s where our lean is. MIAMI 21 Indianapolis 19. The Dolphins blew their big early lead vs the Raiders last week in OT but showed some fight forcing OT. We don’t think Brissett is that big of a downgrade from Tua, if any at all. They’re taking on a Colts team that is 0-3 and last week couldn’t get a cover vs the Titans despite having a +3 TO margin. It’s their worst start in 10 years and we question what they’re trying to do offensively. Obviously, Brissett vs his former team is a story line but it’s another game where we prefer the UNDER.DALLAS 26 Carolina 24. Carolina is 3-0 on the season but the Pan-thers have benefited from playing two rookie QB’s and a Saints team misplaced by a Hurricane. Still, the Panthers have the added rest edge having played last Thursday in a comfortable win over the Texans while the Cowboys just played on MNF in their easy win over the Eagles. Carolina has covered 8 straight road games and even though they are banged up including RB McCaffrey and CB Horn, we think there is value here vs a Cowboys team that is over-priced due to their 3-0 ATS start on the season.NEW ORLEANS 23 N.Y. Giants 17. The 0-3 Giants are probably better than people think considering they lost to a good Broncos team in the opener and on last-second FG’s the last two games. The Saints

are off a big performance last week forcing 3 NE TO’s in their upset win. This is their first game in the Superdome this year and it should be a raucous crowd considering they had limited fan support last year due to COVID. Still, we’re not willing to lay more than a TD here and the look-ahead line was New Orleans -6.5. That’s where we are at despite the Giants injuries at WR and LB.Kansas City 30 PHILADELPHIA 23. Obviously, Andy Reid’s 2nd game back in Philadelphia where he was the coach from 1999-2012 is the story along with his health after a quick hospital visit this week. We say this every week but the Chiefs are remarkably just 1-12-1 ATS in their last 14 games. However, people are betting them left and right again this week after their upset loss to the Chargers dropped them to 1-2 SU on the year. Meanwhile, The Eagles come home off a short week after getting routed by the Cowboys on MNF. That blowout win over the Falcons in Week 1 already feels like a distant memory. We lean UNDER here.BUFFALO 31 Houston 15. Obviously, the biggest point spread we’ve seen in the NFL so far this season. You have a Houston team playing with a rookie QB in Davis Mills that wasn’t supposed to play this season making his first career road start. He’s taking on a Buffalo team that looked as dominant as ever last week in their blowout win over Washington and that was coming off a 35-0 win over the Dolphins the week prior. However, the Bills have the Chiefs on deck so that pre-vents us from laying the points.3H OVER 55 L.A. RAMS 31 Arizona 27. A huge game in the NFC West between a pair of 3-0 teams. The Rams have won eight straight over the Cardinals (7-0-1 ATS) including Sean McVay’s four over Kliff Kingsbury all by 7 points or more. This is a tough spot off the big win over Tampa Bay and the Rams have Seattle on deck on Thursday. We won with the OVER (just barely) in the Tampa Bay/Rams game last week are going that way again here. The Cardinals lead the league in scoring at 34.3 ppg while Rams games are 3-0 to the OVER. Fast track, no weather and two dynamic QB’s.

2H Seattle 26 SAN FRANCISCO 25. In the toughest division in football, Seattle can ill afford a 1-3 start and the 49ers don’t want to lose back-to-back home games. We didn’t cash against them in their outright upset loss to Green Bay on SNF but we were impressed they rallied from that early 17-0 deficit. Meanwhile we also cashed against the Seahawks on these pages last week as they got outscored 23-0 to close the game vs the Vikings. The 49ers don’t handle the home favor-ite role well at 4-14 ATS and the Seahawks are on a 13-5-1 ATS run in the series. We like Seattle outright here.Baltimore 21 DENVER 20. Denver is off to a 3-0 start but have played the easiest schedule in the NFL so far as the Giants, Jags and Jets have yet to win a game. They’re taking a major step up in class here. How-ever, we’re wild about backing the Ravens on back-to-back road trips after two last second wins including last week getting a record 66-yard FG on the final play. Denver games are 3-0 to the UNDER so far this season and that is where our preference is here. GREEN BAY 26 Pittsburgh 20. This just seems too easy. You get the high-powered Packers offense fresh off back-to-back wins taking on an over-the-hill Big Ben and a terrible Pitt OL that can’t protect him. Still, the Steelers usually rise up in these spots including a 12-3 ATS run as a road dog. We also wonder why the line hasn’t popped to 7 yet? Especially considering the look-ahead line was also GB -6.5. The Packers over-achieved on Sunday (we cashed with them last week) while Pittsburgh under-achieved.TAMPA BAY 28 New England 20. Obviously, one of the most antic-ipated games in NFL regular season history with Tom Brady’s return to New England. Both teams come in off losses and obviously you know both teams and Belichick/Brady will be extremely motivated. The reality is Tampa Bay is the much better team. They have elite receivers and a veteran QB. NE rookie QB Mac Jones had his worst performance of the season (30 of 51 for 270 yards and a 1-3 ratio). We know you will want action on it and we lean Tampa. Monday, October 4th2H L.A. CHARGERS 30 Las Vegas 24. The Raiders are off to their first 3-0 start since 2002 but it’s been close with a pair of OT home wins. We like the Chargers here who are coming off a big win over Kansas City last week (they were +4 in TO’s). The Chargers could easily be 3-0 themselves and we don’t expect them to start their 2021 campaign off 0-2 at home. They have the better QB and the better ros-ter. Don’t over-think this one.

THE POWERS’ PACK 3H Arizona/L.A. RAMS OVER 55

2H Seattle (+3 -120) over SAN FRANCISCO2H L.A. CHARGERS (-3.5) over Las Vegas

3H 6-point teaser Atlanta +7.5 and Minnesota +8

4H = BEST 3H = BETTER 2H = GOOD1H = FAIR

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Arizona (SU: 3-0, ATS: 2-1, O/U: 1-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/12 at Tennessee +2’ 38-13 W u549/19 Minnesota -3’ 34-33 L o519/26 at Jacksonville -8 31-19 W u51’10/3 at L.A. Rams10/10 San Francisco10/17 at Cleveland10/24 Houston10/28 Green Bay11/7 at San Francisco11/14 Carolina11/21 at Seattle11/28 12/5 at Chicago12/13 L.A. Rams12/19 at Detroit12/25 Indianapolis1/2 at Dallas1/9 Seattle

Atlanta (SU: 1-2, ATS: 1-2, O/U: 1-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/12 Philadelphia -3’ 6-32 L u48’9/19 at Tampa Bay +13 25-48 L o529/26 at N.Y. Giants +2’ 17-14 W u47’10/3 Washington10/10 † N.Y. Jets10/17 10/24 at Miami10/31 Carolina11/7 at New Orleans11/14 at Dallas11/18 New England11/28 at Jacksonville12/5 Tampa Bay12/12 at Carolina12/19 at San Francisco12/26 Detroit1/2 at Buffalo1/9 New Orleans

Baltimore (SU: 2-1, ATS: 1-2, O/U: 2-1)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/13 at Las Vegas-ot -3 27-33 L o50’9/19 Kansas City +3’ 36-35 W o53’9/26 at Detroit -7’ 19-17 L u5110/3 at Denver10/11 Indianapolis10/17 L.A. Chargers10/24 Cincinnati10/31 11/7 Minnesota11/11 at Miami11/21 atChicago11/28 Cleveland12/5 at Pittsburgh12/12 at Cleveland12/19 Green Bay12/26 at Cincinnati1/2 L.A. Rams1/9 Pittsburgh

Buffalo (SU: 2-1, ATS: 2-1, O/U: 1-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/12 Pittsburgh -6’ 16-23 L u47’9/19 at Miami -3’ 35-0 W u489/26 Washington -7 43-21 W o45’10/3 Houston10/10 at Kansas City10/18 at Tennessee10/24 10/31 Miami11/7 at Jacksonville11/14 at N.Y. Jets11/21 Indianapolis11/25 at New Orleans12/6 New England12/12 at Tampa Bay12/18 Carolina12/26 at New England1/2 Atlanta1/9 N.Y. Jets

Carolina (SU: 3-0, ATS: 3-0, O/U: 0-3)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/12 N.Y. Jets -3’ 19-14 W u44’9/19 New Orleans +3 26-7 W u459/23 at Houston -8 24-9 W u4310/3 at Dallas10/10 Philadelphia10/17 Minnesota10/24 at N.Y. Giants10/31 at Atlanta11/7 New England11/14 at Arizona11/21 Washington11/28 at Miami12/5 12/12 Atlanta12/18 at Buffalo12/26 Tampa Bay1/2 at New Orleans1/9 at Tampa Bay

Chicago (SU: 1-2, ATS: 1-2, O/U: 1-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/12 at L.A. Rams +9’ 14-34 L o469/19 Cincinnati -2 20-17 W u44’9/26 at Cleveland +7’ 6-26 L u4510/3 Detroit10/10 at Las Vegas10/17 Green Bay10/24 at Tampa Bay10/31 San Francisco11/8 at Pittsburgh11/14 11/21 Baltimore11/25 at Detroit12/5 Arizona12/12 at Green Bay12/20 Minnesota12/26 at Seattle1/2 N.Y. Giants1/9 at Minnesota

Cincinnati (SU: 2-1, ATS: 2-1, O/U: 1-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/12 Minnesota-ot +3 27-24 W o479/19 at Chicago +2 17-20 L u44’9/26 at Pittsburgh +2’ 24-10 W u429/30 Jacksonville10/10 Green Bay10/17 at Detroit10/24 at Baltimore10/31 at N.Y. Jets11/7 Cleveland11/14 11/21 at Las Vegas11/28 Pittsburgh12/5 L.A. Chargers12/12 San Francisco12/19 at Denver12/26 Baltimore1/2 Kansas City1/9 at Cleveland

Cleveland (SU: 2-1, ATS: 2-1, O/U: 2-1)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/12 at Kansas City +5’ 29-33 W o54’9/19 Houston -13’ 31-21 L o48’9/26 Chicago -7’ 26-6 W u4510/3 at Minnesota10/10 at L.A. Chargers10/17 Arizona10/21 Denver10/31 Pittsburgh11/7 at Cincinnati11/14 at New England11/21 Detroit11/28 at Baltimore12/5 12/12 Baltimore12/18 Las Vegas12/25 at Green Bay1/3 at Pittsburgh1/9 Cincinnati

Dallas (SU: 2-1, ATS: 3-0, O/U: 2-1)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/9 at Tampa Bay +9’ 29-31 W o52’9/19 at L.A. Chargers +3 20-17 W u559/27 Philadelphia -3’ 41-21 W o51’10/3 Carolina10/10 N.Y. Giants10/17 at New England10/24 10/31 at Minnesota11/7 Denver11/14 Atlanta11/21 at Kansas City11/25 Las Vegas12/2 at New Orleans12/12 at Washington12/19 at N.Y. Giants12/26 Washington1/2 Arizona1/9 at Philadelphia

Denver (SU: 3-0, ATS: 3-0, O/U: 0-3) Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/12 at N.Y. Giants -2’ 27-13 W u41’9/19 at Jacksonville -6 23-13 W u459/26 N.Y. Jets -10’ 26-0 W u41’10/3 Baltimore10/10 at Pittsburgh10/17 Las Vegas10/21 at Cleveland10/31 Washington11/7 at Dallas11/14 Philadelphia11/21 11/28 L.A. Chargers12/5 at Kansas City12/12 Detroit12/19 Cincinnati12/26 at Las Vegas1/2 at L.A. Chargers1/9 Kansas City

Detroit (SU: 0-3, ATS: 2-1, O/U: 2-1)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/12 San Francisco +9’ 33-41 W o469/20 at Green Bay +11’ 17-35 L o49’9/26 Baltimore +7’ 17-19 W u5110/3 at Chicago10/10 at Minnesota10/17 Cincinnati10/24 at L.A. Rams10/31 Philadelphia11/7 11/14 at Pittsburgh11/21 at Cleveland11/25 Chicago12/5 Minnesota12/12 at Denver12/19 Arizona12/26 at Atlanta1/2 at Seattle1/9 Green Bay

Green Bay (SU: 2-1, ATS: 2-1, O/U: 2-1)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/12 at New Orleans -3’ 3-38 L u499/20 Detroit -11’ 35-17 W o49’9/26 at San Francisco +3 30-28 W o50’10/3 Pittsburgh10/10 at Cincinnati10/17 at Chicago10/24 Washington10/28 at Arizona11/7 at Kansas City11/14 Seattle11/21 at Minnesota11/28 L.A. Rams12/5 12/12 Chicago12/19 at Baltimore12/25 Cleveland1/2 Minnesota1/9 at Detroit

Houston (SU: 1-2, ATS: 2-1, O/U: 2-1)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/12 Jacksonville +3’ 37-21 W o45’9/19 at Cleveland +13’ 21-31 W o48’9/23 Carolina +8 9-24 L u4310/3 at Buffalo10/10 New England10/17 at Indianapolis10/24 at Arizona10/31 L.A. Rams11/7 at Miami11/14 11/21 at Tennessee11/28 N.Y. Jets12/5 Indianapolis12/12 Seattle12/19 at Jacksonville12/26 L.A. Chargers1/2 at San Francisco1/9 Tennessee

Indianapolis (SU: 0-3, ATS: 1-2, O/U: 1-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/12 Seattle +3 16-28 L u499/19 L.A. Rams +4 24-27 W o47’9/26 at Tennessee +4’ 16-25 L u4710/3 at Miami10/11 at Baltimore10/17 Houston10/24 at San Francisco10/31 Tennessee11/4 N.Y. Jets11/14 Jacksonville11/21 at Buffalo11/28 Tampa Bay12/5 at Houston12/12 12/18 New England12/25 at Arizona1/2 Las Vegas1/9 at Jacksonville

Jacksonville (SU: 0-3, ATS: 0-3, O/U: 1-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/12 at Houston -3’ 21-37 L o45’9/19 Denver +6 13-23 L u459/26 Arizona +8 19-31 L u51’9/30 at Cincinnati10/10 Tennessee10/17 † Miami10/24 10/31 at Seattle11/7 Buffalo11/14 at Indianapolis11/21 San Francisco11/28 Atlanta12/5 at L.A. Rams12/12 at Tennessee12/19 Houston12/26 at N.Y. Jets1/2 at New England1/9 Indianapolis

Kansas City (SU: 1-2, ATS: 0-3, O/U: 2-1)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/12 Cleveland -5’ 33-29 L o54’9/19 at Baltimore -3’ 35-36 L o53’9/26 L.A. Chargers -7 24-30 L u5510/3 at Philadelphia10/10 Buffalo10/17 at Washington10/24 at Tennessee11/1 N.Y. Giants11/7 Green Bay11/14 at Las Vegas11/21 Dallas11/28 12/5 Denver12/12 Las Vegas12/16 at L.A. Chargers12/26 Pittsburgh1/2 at Cincinnati1/9 at Denver

Las Vegas (SU: 3-0, ATS: 2-1, O/U: 2-1)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/13 Baltimore-ot +3 33-27 W o50’9/19 at Pittsburgh +5’ 26-17 W u46’9/26 Miami-ot -3’ 31-28 L o4510/4 at L.A. Chargers10/10 Chicago10/17 at Denver10/24 Philadelphia10/31 11/7 at N.Y. Giants11/14 Kansas City11/21 Cincinnati11/25 at Dallas12/5 Washington12/12 at Kansas City12/18 at Cleveland12/26 Denver1/2 at Indianapolis1/9 L.A. Chargers

L.A. Chargers (SU: 2-1, ATS: 2-1, O/U: 0-3)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/12 at Washington +2 20-16 W u45’9/19 Dallas -3 17-20 L u559/26 at Kansas City +7 30-24 W u5510/4 Las Vegas10/10 Cleveland10/17 at Baltimore10/24 10/31 New England11/7 at Philadelphia11/14 Minnesota11/21 Pittsburgh11/28 at Denver12/5 at Cincinnati12/12 N.Y. Giants12/16 Kansas City12/26 at Houston1/2 Denver1/9 at Las Vegas

L.A. Rams (SU: 3-0, ATS: 2-1, O/U: 3-0)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/12 Chicago -9’ 34-14 W o469/19 at Indianapolis -4 27-24 L o47’9/26 Tampa Bay +1 34-24 W o5510/3 Arizona10/7 at Seattle10/17 at N.Y. Giants10/24 Detroit10/31 at Houston11/7 Tennessee11/15 at San Francisco11/21 11/28 at Green Bay12/5 Jacksonville12/13 at Arizona12/19 Seattle12/26 at Minnesota1/2 at Baltimore1/9 San Francisco

Miami (SU: 1-2, ATS: 2-1, O/U: 1-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/12 at New England +3’ 17-16 W u439/19 Buffalo +3’ 0-35 L u489/26 at Las Vegas-ot +3’ 28-31 W o4510/3 Indianapolis10/10 at Tampa Bay10/17 † Jacksonville10/24 Atlanta10/31 at Buffalo11/7 Houston11/11 Baltimore11/21 at N.Y. Jets11/28 Carolina12/5 N.Y. Giants12/12 12/18 N.Y. Jets12/27 at New Orleans1/2 at Tennessee1/9 New England

Minnesota (SU: 1-2, ATS: 2-1, O/U: 2-1)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/12 at Cincinnat-ot -3 24-27 L o479/19 at Arizona +3’ 33-34 W o519/26 Seattle +2 30-17 W u5410/3 Cleveland10/10 Detroit10/17 at Carolina10/24 10/31 Dallas11/7 at Baltimore11/14 at L.A. Chargers11/21 Green Bay11/28 at San Francisco12/5 at Detroit12/9 Pittsburgh12/20 at Chicago12/26 L.A. Rams1/2 at Green Bay1/9 Chicago

New England (SU: 1-2, ATS: 1-2, O/U: 0-3)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/12 Miami -3’ 16-17 L u439/19 at N.Y. Jets -5’ 25-6 W u439/26 New Orleans -3 13-28 L u43’10/3 Tampa Bay10/10 at Houston10/17 Dallas10/24 N.Y. Jets10/31 at L.A. Chargers11/7 at Carolina11/14 Cleveland11/18 at Atlanta11/28 Tennessee12/6 at Buffalo12/12 12/18 at Indianapolis12/26 Buffalo1/2 Jacksonville1/9 at Miami

New Orleans (SU: 2-1, ATS: 2-1, O/U: 0-3)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/12 Green Bay +3’ 38-3 W u499/19 at Carolina -3 7-26 L u459/26 at New England +3 28-13 W u43’10/3 N.Y. Giants10/10 at Washington10/17 10/25 at Seattle10/31 Tampa Bay11/7 Atlanta11/14 at Tennessee11/21 at Philadelphia11/25 Buffalo12/2 Dallas12/12 at N.Y. Jets12/19 at Tampa Bay12/27 Miami1/2 Carolina1/9 at Atlanta

N.Y. Giants (SU: 0-3, ATS: 1-2, O/U: 1-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/12 Denver +2’ 13-27 L u41’9/16 at Washington +4 29-30 W o41’9/26 Atlanta -2’ 14-17 L u47’10/3 at New Orleans10/10 at Dallas10/17 L.A. Rams10/24 Carolina11/1 at Kansas City11/7 Las Vegas11/14 11/22 at Tampa Bay11/28 Philadelphia12/5 at Miami12/12 at L.A. Chargers12/19 Dallas12/26 at Philadelphia1/2 at Chicago1/9 Washington

N.Y. Jets (SU: 0-3, ATS: 0-3, O/U: 0-3)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/12 at Carolina +3’ 14-19 L u44’9/19 New England +5’ 6-25 L u439/26 at Denver +10’ 0-26 L u41’10/3 Tennessee10/10 † Atlanta10/17 10/24 at New England10/31 Cincinnati11/4 at Indianapolis11/14 Buffalo11/21 Miami11/28 at Houston12/5 Philadelphia12/12 New Orleans12/18 at Miami12/26 Jacksonville1/2 Tampa Bay1/9 at Buffalo

Philadelphia (SU: 1-2, ATS: 1-2, O/U: 1-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/12 at Atlanta +3’ 32-6 W u48’9/19 San Francisco +3 11-17 L u499/27 at Dallas +3’ 21-41 L o51’10/3 Kansas City10/10 at Carolina10/14 Tampa Bay10/24 at Las Vegas10/31 at Detroit11/7 L.A. Chargers11/14 at Denver11/21 New Orleans11/28 at N.Y. Giants12/5 at N.Y. Jets12/12 12/18 Washington12/26 N.Y. Giants1/2 at Washington1/9 Dallas

Pittsburgh (SU: 1-2, ATS: 1-2, O/U: 0-3)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/12 at Buffalo +6’ 23-16 W u47’9/19 Las Vegas -5’ 17-26 L u46’9/26 Cincinnati -2’ 10-24 L u4210/3 at Green Bay10/10 Denver10/17 Seattle10/24 10/31 at Cleveland11/8 Chicago11/14 Detroit11/21 at L.A. Chargers11/28 at Cincinnati12/5 Baltimore12/9 at Minnesota12/19 Tennessee12/26 at Kansas City1/3 Cleveland1/9 at Baltimore

San Francisco (SU: 2-1, ATS: 1-2, O/U: 2-1)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/12 at Detroit -9’ 41-33 L o469/19 at Philadelphia -3 17-11 W u499/26 Green Bay -3 28-30 L o50’10/3 Seattle10/10 at Arizona10/17 10/24 Indianapolis10/31 at Chicago11/7 Arizona11/15 L.A. Rams11/21 at Jacksonville11/28 Minnesota12/5 at Seattle12/12 at Cincinnati12/19 Atlanta12/23 at Tennessee1/2 Houston1/9 at L.A. Rams

Seattle (SU: 1-2, ATS: 1-2, O/U: 1-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/12 at Indianapolis -3 28-16 W u499/19 Tennessee-ot -6’ 30-33 L o549/26 at Minnesota -2 17-30 L u5410/3 at San Francisco10/7 L.A. Rams10/17 at Pittsburgh10/25 New Orleans10/31 Jacksonville11/7 11/14 at Green Bay11/21 Arizona11/29 at Washington12/5 San Francisco12/12 at Houston12/19 at L.A. Rams12/26 Chicago1/2 Detroit1/9 at Arizona

Tampa Bay (SU: 2-1, ATS: 1-2, O/U: 3-0)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/9 Dallas -9’ 31-29 L o52’9/19 Atlanta -13 48-25 W o529/26 at L.A. Rams -1 24-34 L o5510/3 at New England10/10 Miami10/14 at Philadelphia10/24 Chicago10/31 at New Orleans11/7 11/14 at Washington11/22 N.Y. Giants11/28 at Indianapolis12/5 at Atlanta12/12 Buffalo12/19 New Orleans12/26 at Carolina1/2 at N.Y. Jets1/9 Carolina

Tennessee (SU: 2-1, ATS: 2-1, O/U: 1-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/12 Arizona -2’ 13-38 L u549/19 at Seattle-ot +6’ 33-30 W o549/26 Indianapolis -4’ 25-16 W u4710/3 at N.Y. Jets10/10 at Jacksonville10/18 Buffalo10/24 Kansas City10/31 at Indianapolis11/7 at L.A. Rams11/14 New Orleans11/21 Houston11/28 at New England12/5 12/12 Jacksonville12/19 at Pittsburgh12/23 San Francisco1/2 Miami1/9 at Houston

Washington (SU: 1-2, ATS: 0-3, O/U: 2-1)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/12 L.A. Chargers -2 16-20 L u45’9/16 N.Y. Giants -4 30-29 L o41’9/26 at Buffalo +7 21-43 L o45’10/3 at Atlanta10/10 New Orleans10/17 Kansas City10/24 at Green Bay10/31 at Denver11/7 11/14 Tampa Bay11/21 at Carolina11/29 Seattle12/5 at Las Vegas12/12 Dallas12/18 at Philadelphia12/26 at Dallas1/2 Philadelphia1/9 at N.Y. Giants

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Air Force (SU: 3-1, ATS: 2-2, O/U: 1-3)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U 9/4 Lafayette -40’ 35-14 L u49’9/11 at Navy -6 23-3 W u39’9/18 Utah State -9 45-49 L o549/25 Florida Atlantic -3’ 31-7 W u5410/2 at New Mexico10/9 Wyoming10/16 at Boise State10/23 San Diego State10/30 11/6 † Army11/13 at Colorado State11/19 at Nevada11/26 UNLV

Akron (SU: 1-3, ATS: 1-3, O/U: 2-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 at Auburn +37’10-60 L o569/11 Temple +6’ 24-45 L o52’9/18 Bryant -13 35-14 W u49’9/25 at Ohio State +48 7-59 L u66’10/2 Ohio10/9 at Bowling Green10/16 at Miami (OH)10/23 Buffalo10/30 11/2 Ball State11/9 at Western Michigan11/20 Kent State11/27 at Toledo

Alabama (SU: 4-0, ATS: 2-2, O/U: 2-1-1)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 † Miami (FL) -19’ 44-13 W u61’9/11 Mercer -54 48-14 L o60’9/18 at Florida -14 31-29 L p609/25 Southern Miss -45 63-14 W o5810/2 Ole Miss10/9 at Texas A&M10/16 at Mississippi State10/23 Tennessee10/30 11/6 LSU11/13 New Mexico State11/20 Arkansas11/27 at Auburn

Appalachian St (SU: 3-1, ATS: 2-2, O/U: 2-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/2 † East Carolina -9 33-19 W u569/11 at Miami (FL) +7’ 23-25 W u559/18 Elon -35’ 44-10 L o52’9/23 Marshall -7 31-30 L o5910/2 at Georgia State10/9 10/12 at UL-Lafayette10/20 Coastal Carolina10/30 UL-Monroe11/6 at Arkansas State11/13 South Alabama11/20 at Troy11/27 Georgia Southern

Arizona (SU: 0-4, ATS: 2-2, O/U: 2-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 † BYU +13’ 16-24 W u549/11 San Diego State -1’ 14-38 L o469/18 Northern Arizona -26’ 19-21 L u539/25 at Oregon +29’ 19-41 W o5910/2 10/9 UCLA10/16 at Colorado10/22 Washington10/30 at USC11/6 California11/13 Utah11/19 at Washington State11/27 at Arizona State

Arizona State (SU: 3-1, ATS: 1-3, O/U: 1-3)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/2 Southern Utah -44’ 41-14 L u569/11 UNLV -34’ 37-10 L u55’9/18 at BYU -3 17-27 L u50’9/25 Colorado -14 35-13 W o45’10/2 at UCLA10/8 Stanford10/16 at Utah10/23 10/30 Washington State11/6 USC11/13 at Washington11/20 at Oregon State11/27 Arizona

Arkansas (SU: 4-0, ATS: 4-0, O/U: 3-1)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 Rice -19’ 38-17 W o509/11 Texas +6 40-21 W o57’9/18 Georgia Southern -23 45-10 W o539/25 † Texas A&M +4’ 20-10 W u4710/2 at Georgia10/9 at Ole Miss10/16 Auburn10/23 Arkansas-Pine Bluff10/30 11/6 Mississippi State11/13 at LSU11/20 at Alabama11/26 Missouri

Arkansas State (SU: 1-3, ATS: 3-1, O/U: 2-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 Central Arkansas -13’ 40-21 W u649/11 Memphis +5’ 50-55 W o64’9/18 at Washington +17’ 3-52 L u58’9/25 at Tulsa +14’ 34-41 W o6510/2 at Georgia Southern10/7 Coastal Carolina10/16 10/21 UL-Lafayette10/30 at South Alabama11/6 Appalachian State11/13 at UL-Monroe11/20 at Georgia State11/27 Texas State

Army (SU: 4-0, ATS: 2-2, O/U: 3-1)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 at Georgia State +2’ 43-10 W o509/11 W. Kentucky -6 38-35 L o51’9/18 Connecticut -34’ 52-21 L o489/25 Miami (OH) -7’ 23-10 W u48’10/2 at Ball State10/9 10/16 at Wisconsin10/23 Wake Forest10/30 11/6 † Air Force11/13 Bucknell11/20 Massachusetts11/27 at Liberty12/4 12/11 † Navy

Auburn (SU: 3-1, ATS: 2-2, O/U: 3-1)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 Akron -37’ 60-10 W o569/11 Alabama State -49’ 62-0 W o609/18 at Penn State +4 20-28 L u539/25 Georgia State -27’ 34-24 L o5710/2 at LSU10/9 Georgia10/16 at Arkansas10/23 10/30 Ole Miss11/6 at Texas A&M11/13 Mississippi State11/20 at South Carolina11/27 Alabama

Ball State (SU: 1-3, ATS: 0-4, O/U: 1-3)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/2 Western Illinois -31 31-21 L u58’9/11 at Penn State +23 13-44 L u589/18 at Wyoming +6’ 12-45 L o539/25 Toledo +4’ 12-22 L u56’10/2 Army10/9 at Western Michigan10/16 at Eastern Michigan10/23 Miami (OH)10/30 11/2 at Akron11/10 at Northern Illinois11/17 Central Michigan11/23 Buffalo

Baylor (SU: 4-0, ATS: 3-1, O/U: 3-1)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 at Texas State -13’ 29-20 L u52’9/11 Texas Southern -44’ 66-7 W o539/18 at Kansas -17 45-7 W o48’9/25 Iowa State +7 31-29 W o4610/2 at Oklahoma State10/9 West Virginia10/16 BYU10/23 10/30 Texas11/6 at TCU11/13 Oklahoma11/20 at Kansas State11/27 Texas Tech

Boise State (SU: 2-2, ATS: 3-1, O/U: 1-2-1)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/2 at UCF +6 31-36 W p679/10 UTEP -25 54-13 W o56’9/18 Oklahoma State -3’ 20-21 L u589/25 at Utah State -9’ 27-3 W u69’10/2 Nevada10/9 at BYU10/16 Air Force10/23 10/30 at Colorado State11/6 at Fresno State11/12 Wyoming11/20 New Mexico11/26 at San Diego State

Boston College (SU: 4-0, ATS: 3-1, O/U: 2-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 Colgate -42’ 51-0 W u56’9/11 at Massachusetts -38’ 45-28 L o579/18 at Temple -15 28-3 W u55’9/25 Missouri-ot -1 41-34 W o58 10/2 at Clemson10/9 10/16 NC State10/23 at Louisville10/30 at Syracuse11/5 Virginia Tech11/13 at Georgia Tech11/20 Florida State11/27 Wake Forest

Bowling Green (SU: 2-2, ATS: 4-0, O/U: 0-4)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/2 at Tennessee +37 6-38 W u60’9/11 South Alabama +14 19-22 W u489/18 Murray State +2’ 27-10 W u449/25 at Minnesota +30’ 14-10 W u5110/2 at Kent State10/9 Akron10/16 at Northern Illinois10/23 Eastern Michigan10/30 at Buffalo11/6 11/10 Toledo11/16 at Miami (OH)11/26 Ohio

Buffalo (SU: 2-2, ATS: 2-2, O/U: 2-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/2 Wagner -43’ 69-7 W o54’9/11 at Nebraska +14 3-28 L u54’9/18 Coastal Carolina +14 25-28 W u589/25 at Old Dominion -13 35-34 L o50’10/2 Western Michigan10/9 at Kent State10/16 Ohio10/23 at Akron10/30 Bowling Green11/6 11/9 at Miami (OH)11/17 Northern Illinois11/23 at Ball State

BYU (SU: 4-0, ATS: 2-2, O/U: 1-3)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 † Arizona -13’ 24-16 L u549/11 Utah +7 26-17 W u509/18 Arizona State +3 27-17 W u50’9/24 USF -23 35-27 L o5410/1 at Utah State10/9 Boise State10/16 at Baylor10/23 at Washington State10/30 Virginia11/6 Idaho State11/13 11/20 at Georgia Southern11/27 at USC

California (SU: 1-3, ATS: 2-2, O/U: 3-1)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 Nevada -3 17-22 L u52’9/11 at TCU +11’ 32-34 W o46’9/18 Sacramento St -24 42-30 L o499/25 at Washington-ot +7’ 24-31 W o47’10/2 Washington State10/9 10/15 at Oregon10/23 Colorado10/30 Oregon State11/6 at Arizona11/13 USC11/20 at Stanford11/27 at UCLA

Central Michigan (SU: 2-2, ATS: 2-2, O/U: 2-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 at Missouri +14 24-34 W u599/11 Robert Morris -37’ 45-0 W u53’9/18 at LSU +19’ 21-49 L o60’9/25 FIU -12 31-27 L o55’10/2 at Miami (OH)10/9 at Ohio10/16 Toledo10/23 Northern Illinois10/30 11/3 at Western Michigan11/10 Kent State11/17 at Ball State11/26 Eastern Michigan

Charlotte (SU: 3-1, ATS: 3-1, O/U: 1-3)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/3 Duke +6’ 31-28 W u609/11 Gardner-Webb -23 38-10 W u589/18 at Georgia State +4’ 9-20 L u639/24 Middle Tennessee -2’ 42-39 W o55’10/2 at Illinois10/8 at FIU10/16 10/21 Florida Atlantic10/30 at Western Kentucky11/6 Rice11/13 at Louisiana Tech11/20 Marshall11/27 at Old Dominion

Cincinnati (SU: 3-0, ATS: 2-1, O/U: 2-1)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 Miami (OH) -23’ 49-14 W o499/11 Murray State -36’ 42-7 L u51’9/18 at Indiana -4 38-24 W o509/25 10/2 at Notre Dame10/8 Temple10/16 UCF10/23 at Navy10/30 at Tulane11/6 Tulsa11/12 at USF11/20 SMU11/27 at East Carolina

Clemson (SU: 2-2, ATS: 0-4, O/U: 1-3)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 † Georgia -3 3-10 L u51’9/11 So. Carolina St -50 49-3 L u569/18 Georgia Tech -27’ 14-8 L u52’9/25 at NC State-2ot -10’ 21-27 L o47 10/2 Boston College10/9 10/15 at Syracuse10/23 at Pittsburgh10/30 Florida State11/6 at Louisville11/13 Connecticut11/20 Wake Forest11/27 at South CarolinaCoastal Carolina (SU: 4-0, ATS: 2-1-1, O/U: 2-2)

Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/2 The Citadel -33 52-14 W o559/10 Kansas -27 49-22 P o529/18 at Buffalo -14 28-25 L u589/25 Massachusetts -36 53-3 W u6610/2 UL-Monroe10/7 at Arkansas State10/16 10/20 at Appalachian State10/28 Troy11/6 at Georgia Southern11/13 Georgia State11/20 Texas State11/26 at South Alabama

Colorado (SU: 1-3, ATS: 1-3, O/U: 1-3)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/3 No. Colorado -37’ 35-7 L u56’9/11 † Texas A&M +17 7-10 W u509/18 Minnesota -2’ 0-30 L u499/25 at Arizona State +14 13-35 L o45’10/2 USC10/9 10/16 Arizona10/23 at California10/30 at Oregon11/6 Oregon State11/13 at UCLA11/20 Washington11/26 at Utah

Colorado State (SU: 1-3, ATS: 2-2, O/U: 1-3)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/3 South Dakota St -2’ 23-42 L o50’9/11 Vanderbilt -6’ 21-24 L u529/18 at Toledo +14’ 22-6 W u599/25 at Iowa +23’ 14-24 W u43’10/2 10/9 San Jose State10/16 at New Mexico10/22 at Utah State10/30 Boise State11/6 at Wyoming11/13 Air Force11/20 at Hawaii11/27 Nevada

Connecticut (SU: 0-5, ATS: 2-3, O/U: 2-3)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U8/28 at Fresno State +27’ 0-45 L u63’9/4 Holy Cross -3 28-38 L o509/11 Purdue +35 0-49 L u579/18 at Army +34’ 21-52 W o489/25 Wyoming +31’ 22-24 W u53’10/2 at Vanderbilt10/9 at Massachusetts10/16 Yale10/22 Middle Tennessee10/30 11/6 11/13 at Clemson11/20 at UCF11/27 Houston

Duke (SU: 3-1, ATS: 3-1, O/U: 3-1)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/3 at Charlotte -6’ 28-31 L u609/10 NC A&T -22’ 45-17 W o569/18 Northwestern +2’ 30-23 W o509/25 Kansas -16’ 52-33 W o57’10/2 at North Carolina10/9 Georgia Tech10/16 at Virginia10/23 10/30 at Wake Forest11/6 Pittsburgh11/13 at Virginia Tech11/18 Louisville11/27 Miami (FL)

East Carolina (SU: 2-2, ATS: 1-3, O/U: 1-2-1)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/2 † Appalachian St +9 19-33 L u569/11 South Carolina +2’ 17-20 L u56’9/18 at Marshall +10’ 42-38 W o58’9/25 Charleston Sou. -24’ 31-28 L p5910/2 Tulane10/9 at UCF10/16 10/23 at Houston10/28 USF11/4 Temple11/13 at Memphis11/20 at Navy11/27 Cincinnati

Eastern Michigan (SU: 3-1, ATS: 1-3, O/U: 2-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/3 Saint Francis -34 35-15 L u559/11 at Wisconsin +26 7-34 L u529/18 at Massachusetts -22 42-28 L o569/25 Texas State -7’ 59-21 W o62’10/2 at Northern Illinois10/9 Miami (OH)10/16 Ball State10/23 at Bowling Green10/30 11/2 at Toledo11/9 Ohio11/16 Western Michigan11/26 atCentral Michigan

FIU (SU: 1-3, ATS: 2-2, O/U: 3-1)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/2 Long Island -35 48-10 W o499/11 Texas State-ot -2 17-23 L u559/18 at Texas Tech +20’ 21-54 L o549/25 at Central Mich +12 27-31 W o55’10/2 at Florida Atlantic10/8 Charlotte10/16 10/23 Western Kentucky10/30 at Marshall11/6 Old Dominion11/13 at Middle Tennessee11/20 North Texas11/27 at Southern Miss

Florida (SU: 3-1, ATS: 2-2, O/U: 1-2-1)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 Florida Atlantic -23’ 35-14 L u529/11 at USF -29 42-20 L o579/18 Alabama +14 29-31 W p609/25 Tennessee -19 38-14 W u6510/2 at Kentucky10/9 Vanderbilt10/16 at LSU10/23 10/30 † Georgia11/6 at South Carolina11/13 Samford11/20 at Missouri11/27 Florida State

Florida Atlantic (SU: 2-2, ATS: 2-1-1, O/U: 1-3)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 at Florida +23’ 14-35 W u529/11 Georgia Southern -7 38-6 W u48’9/18 Fordham -31 45-14 P o51’9/25 at Air Force +3’ 7-31 L u5410/2 FIU10/9 at UAB10/16 10/21 at Charlotte10/30 UTEP11/6 Marshall11/13 at Old Dominion11/20 at Western Kentucky11/27 Middle Tennessee

Florida State (SU: 0-4, ATS: 1-3, O/U: 1-3)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/5 Notre Dame-ot +7 38-41 W o53’9/11 Jacksonville St -27’ 17-20 L u56’9/18 at Wake Forest +4’ 14-35 L u639/25 Louisville -1’ 23-31 L u6110/2 Syracuse10/9 at North Carolina10/16 10/23 Massachusetts10/30 at Clemson11/6 NC State11/13 Miami (FL)11/20 at Boston College11/27 at Florida

Fresno State (SU: 4-1, ATS: 4-1, O/U: 3-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U8/28 Connecticut -27’ 45-0 W u63’9/4 at Oregon +18’ 24-31 W u62’9/11 Cal Poly -32’ 63-10 W o59’9/18 at UCLA +11 40-37 W o659/24 UNLV -30 38-30 L o5910/2 at Hawaii10/9 10/16 at Wyoming10/23 Nevada10/30 at San Diego State11/6 Boise State11/13 New Mexico11/20 11/25 at San Jose State

Georgia (SU: 4-0, ATS: 3-1, O/U: 3-1)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 † Clemson +3 10-3 W u51’9/11 UAB -22’ 56-7 W o449/18 South Carolina -31’ 40-13 L o47’9/25 at Vanderbilt -36 62-0 W o54’10/2 Arkansas10/9 at Auburn10/16 Kentucky10/23 10/30 † Florida11/6 Missouri11/13 at Tennessee11/20 Charleston Southern11/27 at Georgia Tech

Georgia Southern (SU: 1-3, ATS: 1-3, O/U: 2-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 Gardner-Webb -27’ 30-25 L o489/11 at Florida Atl +7 6-38 L u48’9/18 at Arkansas +23 10-45 L o539/25 UL-Lafayette +14’ 20-28 W u54’10/2 Arkansas State10/9 at Troy10/14 at South Alabama10/23 10/30 Georgia State11/6 Coastal Carolina11/13 at Texas State11/20 BYU11/27 at Appalachian State

Georgia State (SU: 1-3, ATS: 2-2, O/U: 3-1)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 Army -2’ 10-43 L o50 9/11 at North Carolina +26 17-59 L o65’9/18 Charlotte -4’ 20-9 W u639/25 at Auburn +27’ 24-34 W o5710/2 Appalachian State10/9 at UL-Monroe10/16 10/23 Texas State10/30 at Georgia Southern11/4 at UL-Lafayette11/13 at Coastal Carolina11/20 Arkansas State11/27 Troy

Georgia Tech (SU: 2-2, ATS: 3-1, O/U: 2-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 Northern Illinois -19 21-22 L u579/11 Kennesaw State -20 45-17 W o539/18 at Clemson +27’ 8-14 W u52’9/25 North Carolina +14’ 45-22 W o65’10/2 Pittsburgh10/9 at Duke10/16 10/23 at Virginia10/30 Virginia Tech11/6 at Miami (FL)11/13 Boston College11/20 at Notre Dame11/27 Georgia

Hawaii (SU: 2-3, ATS: 2-3, O/U: 2-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U8/28 at UCLA +18 10-44 L u66’9/4 Portland State -26 49-35 L o579/11 at Oregon State +11 27-45 L o659/18 San Jose State +8 13-17 W u639/25 at New Mexico St -17 41-21 W u6310/2 Fresno State10/9 10/16 at Nevada10/23 New Mexico State10/30 at Utah State11/6 San Diego State11/13 at UNLV11/20 Colorado State11/27 at Wyoming

Houston (SU: 3-1, ATS: 2-2, O/U: 1-3)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 † Texas Tech -2’ 21-38 L u639/11 at Rice -7’ 44-7 W o50’9/18 Grambling State -41 45-0 W u51’9/25 Navy -20 28-20 L o4710/1 at Tulsa10/7 at Tulane10/16 10/23 East Carolina10/30 SMU11/6 at USF11/13 at Temple11/19 Memphis11/27 at Connecticut

Illinois (SU: 1-4, ATS: 3-2, O/U: 1-4)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U8/28 Nebraska +6’ 30-22 W u52’9/4 UTSA -4’ 30-37 L o529/11 at Virginia +10’ 14-42 L u56’9/17 Maryland +7 17-20 W u61’9/25 at Purdue +10 9-13 W u53’10/2 Charlotte10/9 Wisconsin10/16 10/23 at Penn State10/30 Rutgers11/6 at Minnesota11/13 11/20 at Iowa11/27 Northwestern

Indiana (SU: 2-2, ATS: 1-3, O/U: 3-1)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 at Iowa +3’ 6-34 L u469/11 Idaho -31’ 56-14 W o53’9/18 Cincinnati +4 24-38 L o509/25 at WKU -9 33-31 L o62’10/2 at Penn State10/9 10/16 Michigan State10/23 Ohio State10/30 at Maryland11/6 at Michigan11/13 Rutgers11/20 Minnesota11/27 at Purdue

Iowa (SU: 4-0, ATS: 3-1, O/U: 0-4)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 Indiana -3’ 34-6 W u469/11 at Iowa State +4’ 27-17 W u459/18 Kent State -22’ 30-7 W u55’9/25 Colorado State -23’ 24-14 L u43’10/1 at Maryland10/9 Penn State10/16 Purdue10/23 10/30 at Wisconsin11/6 at Northwestern11/13 Minnesota11/20 Illinois11/26 at Nebraska

Iowa State (SU: 2-2, ATS: 1-3, O/U: 1-3)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 Northern Iowa -28’ 16-10 L u509/11 Iowa -4’ 17-27 L u459/18 at UNLV -32 48-3 W u539/25 at Baylor -7 29-31 L o4610/2 Kansas10/9 10/16 at Kansas State10/23 Oklahoma State10/30 at West Virginia11/6 Texas11/13 at Texas Tech11/20 at Oklahoma11/26 TCU

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Kansas (SU: 1-3, ATS: 0-3-1, O/U: 3-1)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/3 South Dakota -11’ 17-14 L u559/10 at Coa. Carolina +27 22-49 P o529/18 Baylor +17 7-45 L o48’9/25 at Duke +16’ 33-52 L o57’10/2 at Iowa State10/9 10/16 Texas Tech10/23 Oklahoma10/30 at Oklahoma State11/6 Kansas State11/13 at Texas11/20 at TCU11/27 West Virginia

Kansas State (SU: 3-1, ATS: 2-2, O/U: 2-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 † Stanford -3 24-7 W u549/11 Southern Illinois -16’ 31-23 L u559/18 Nevada +1’ 38-17 W o51’9/25 at Oklahoma St +6 20-31 L o47’10/2 Oklahoma10/9 10/16 Iowa State10/23 at Texas Tech10/30 TCU11/6 at Kansas11/13 West Virginia11/20 Baylor11/26 at Texas

Kent State (SU: 1-3, ATS: 1-3, O/U: 0-4)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 at Texas A&M +29’ 10-41 L u66’9/11 VMI -19 60-10 W u72’9/18 at Iowa +22’ 7-30 L u55’9/25 at Maryland +13 16-37 L u71’10/2 Bowling Green10/9 Buffalo10/16 at Western Michigan10/23 at Ohio10/30 11/3 Northern Illinois11/10 at Central Michigan11/20 at Akron11/27 Miami (OH)

Kentucky (SU: 4-0, ATS: 3-1, O/U: 3-1)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 UL-Monroe -31 45-10 W o549/11 Missouri -5’ 35-28 W o56’9/18 Chattanooga -33 28-23 L o489/25 at South Carolina -4’ 16-10 W u4910/2 Florida10/9 LSU10/16 at Georgia10/23 10/30 at Mississippi State11/6 Tennessee11/13 at Vanderbilt11/20 New Mexico State11/27 at Louisville

Liberty (SU: 3-1, ATS: 3-1, O/U: 1-3)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 Campbell -35 48-7 W u659/11 at Troy -3 21-13 W u62’ 9/18 Old Dominion -27’ 45-17 W o53’9/24 at Syracuse -6’ 21-24 L u5410/2 at UAB10/9 Middle Tennessee10/16 at UL-Monroe10/23 at North Texas10/30 Massachusetts11/6 at Ole Miss11/13 11/20 UL-Lafayette11/27 Army

Louisiana Tech (SU: 2-2, ATS: 2-2, O/U: 3-1)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 at Mississippi St +20’ 34-35 W o539/11 SE Louisiana -11’ 45-42 L o70’9/18 SMU +11 37-39 W o65’9/25 North Texas -9’ 24-17 L u6510/2 at NC State10/9 10/16 at UTEP10/23 UTSA10/30 at Old Dominion11/6 at UAB11/13 Charlotte11/19 Southern Miss11/27 at Rice

Louisville (SU: 3-1, ATS: 2-2, O/U: 1-3)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/6 † Ole Miss +9 24-43 L u749/11 East. Kentucky -30 30-3 L u62’ 9/17 UCF +7 42-35 W o67’9/25 at Florida State +1’ 31-23 W u6110/2 at Wake Forest10/9 Virginia10/16 10/23 Boston College10/30 at NC State11/6 Clemson11/13 Syracuse11/18 at Duke11/27 Kentucky

LSU (SU: 3-1, ATS: 2-2, O/U: 2-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 at UCLA -1’ 27-38 L o639/11 McNeese State -39 34-7 L u669/18 Central Michigan -19’ 49-21 W o60’9/25 at Mississippi St -1’ 28-25 W u5510/2 Auburn10/9 at Kentucky10/16 Florida10/23 at Ole Miss10/30 11/6 at Alabama11/13 Arkansas11/20 UL-Monroe11/27 Texas A&M

Marshall (SU: 2-2, ATS: 2-2, O/U: 4-0)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 at Navy -3 49-7 W o46’9/11 NC Central -42’ 44-10 L o539/18 East Carolina -10’ 38-42 L o58’9/23 at Appalachian St +7 30-31 W o5910/2 at Middle Tennessee10/9 Old Dominion10/15 at North Texas10/23 10/30 FIU11/6 at Florida Atlantic11/13 UAB11/20 at Charlotte11/27 Western Kentucky

Maryland (SU: 4-0, ATS: 3-1, O/U: 1-3)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 West Virginia +2’ 30-24 W u56’9/11 Howard -48’ 62-0 W o569/17 at Illinois -7 20-17 L u61’9/25 Kent State -13 37-16 W u71’10/1 Iowa10/9 at Ohio State10/16 10/23 at Minnesota10/30 Indiana11/6 Penn State11/13 at Michigan State11/20 Michigan11/27 at Rutgers

Massachusetts (SU: 0-4, ATS: 2-2, O/U: 3-1)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 at Pittsburgh +37’ 7-51 L o569/11 Boston College +38’ 28-45 W o579/18 Eastern Michigan +22 28-42 W o569/25 at Coa. Carolina +36 3-53 L u6610/2 Toledo10/9 Connecticut10/16 10/23 at Florida State10/30 at Liberty11/6 Rhode Island11/13 Maine11/20 at Army11/27 at New Mexico State

Memphis (SU: 3-1, ATS: 2-2, O/U: 1-3)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 Nicholls State -22’ 42-17 W u689/11 at Arkansas State -5’ 55-50 L o64’9/18 Mississippi State +3 31-29 W u639/25 UTSA -3 28-31 L u6610/2 at Temple10/9 at Tulsa10/14 Navy10/22 at UCF10/30 11/6 SMU11/13 East Carolina11/19 at Houston11/27 Tulane

Miami (FL) (SU: 2-2, ATS: 1-3, O/U: 1-3)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 † Alabama +19’ 13-44 L u61’9/11 Appalachian St -7’ 25-23 L u559/18 Michigan State -7 17-38 L u57’9/25 Central Connect. -46 69-0 W o55’9/30 Virginia10/9 10/16 at North Carolina10/23 NC State10/30 at Pittsburgh11/6 Georgia Tech11/13 at Florida State11/20 Virginia Tech11/27 at Duke

Miami (OH) (SU: 1-3, ATS: 1-3, O/U: 2-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 at Cincinnati +23’ 14-49 L o499/11 at Minnesota +18’ 26-31 W o559/18 LIU -39’ 42-7 L u55’9/25 at Army +7’ 10-23 L u48’10/2 Central Michigan10/9 at Eastern Michigan10/16 Akron10/23 at Ball State10/30 11/2 at Ohio11/9 Buffalo11/16 Bowling Green11/27 at Kent State

Michigan (SU: 4-0, ATS: 3-1, O/U: 1-3)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 Western Mich -16 47-14 W u65’9/11 Washington -6’ 31-10 W u489/18 Northern Illinois -27’ 63-10 W o559/25 Rutgers -20 20-13 L u5010/2 at Wisconsin10/9 at Nebraska10/16 10/23 Northwestern10/30 at Michigan State11/6 Indiana11/13 at Penn State11/20 at Maryland11/27 Ohio State

Michigan State (SU: 4-0, ATS: 2-1-1, O/U: 2-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/3 at Northwestern +3 38-21 W o459/11 Youngstown St -28 42-14 P o529/18 at Miami (FL) +7 38-17 W u57’9/25 Nebraska-ot -3’ 23-20 L u54’10/2 Western Kentucky10/9 at Rutgers10/16 at Indiana10/23 10/30 Michigan11/6 at Purdue11/13 Maryland11/20 at Ohio State11/27 Penn State

Middle Tennessee (SU: 1-3, ATS: 1-3, O/U: 2-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 Monmouth -8’ 50-15 W o58’9/11 at Virginia Tech +20 14-35 L u54’9/18 at UTSA +11’ 13-27 L u59’9/24 at Charlotte +2’ 39-42 L o55’10/2 Marshall10/9 at Liberty10/16 10/22 at Connecticut10/30 Southern Miss11/6 at Western Kentucky11/13 FIU11/20 Old Dominion11/27 at Florida Atlantic

Minnesota (SU: 2-2, ATS: 1-2-1, O/U: 2-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/2 Ohio State +14 31-45 P o629/11 Miami (OH) -18’ 31-26 L o559/18 at Colorado +2’ 30-0 W u499/25 Bowling Green -30’ 10-14 L u5110/2 at Purdue10/9 10/16 Nebraska10/23 Maryland10/30 at Northwestern11/6 Illinois11/13 at Iowa11/20 at Indiana11/27 Wisconsin

Mississippi State (SU: 2-2, ATS: 1-3, O/U: 1-3)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 Louisiana Tech -20’ 35-34 L o539/11 NC State +1’ 24-10 W u55’9/18 at Memphis -3 29-31 L u639/25 LSU +1’ 25-28 L u5510/2 at Texas A&M10/9 10/16 Alabama10/23 at Vanderbilt10/30 Kentucky11/6 at Arkansas11/13 at Auburn11/20 Tennessee State11/25 Ole Miss

Missouri (SU: 2-2, ATS: 0-4, O/U: 3-1)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 Central Mich -14 34-24 L u599/11 at Kentucky +5’ 28-35 L o56’9/18 SE Missouri St -35’ 59-28 L o599/25 at Boston Coll-ot +1 34-41 L o5810/2 Tennessee10/9 North Texas10/16 Texas A&M10/23 10/30 at Vanderbilt11/6 at Georgia11/13 South Carolina11/20 Florida11/26 at Arkansas

Navy (SU: 0-3, ATS: 1-2, O/U: 2-1)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 Marshall +3 7-49 L o46’9/11 Air Force +6 3-23 L u39’9/18 9/25 at Houston +20 20-28 W o4710/2 UCF10/9 SMU10/14 at Memphis10/23 Cincinnati10/29 at Tulsa11/6 at Notre Dame11/13 11/20 East Carolina11/27 at Temple12/4 12/11 † Army

NC State (SU: 3-1, ATS: 3-1, O/U: 2-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/2 USF -20 45-0 W u589/11 at Mississippi St -1’ 10-24 L u55’9/18 Furman -27’ 45-7 W o459/25 Clemson-2ot +10’ 27-21 W o4710/2 Louisiana Tech10/9 10/16 at Boston College10/23 at Miami (FL)10/30 Louisville11/6 at Florida State11/13 at Wake Forest11/20 Syracuse11/26 North Carolina

Nebraska (SU: 2-3, ATS: 4-1, O/U: 1-4)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U8/28 at Illinois -6’ 22-30 L u52’9/4 Fordham -42 52-7 W o559/11 Buffalo -14 28-3 W u54’9/18 at Oklahoma +22’ 16-23 W u62’9/25 at Michigan St-ot +3’ 20-23 W u54’10/2 Northwestern10/9 Michigan10/16 at Minnesota10/23 10/30 Purdue11/6 Ohio State11/13 11/20 at Wisconsin11/26 Iowa

Nevada (SU: 2-1, ATS: 2-1, O/U: 2-1)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 at California +3 22-17 W u52’9/11 Idaho State -35 49-10 W o56’9/18 at Kansas State -1’ 17-38 L o51’9/25 10/2 at Boise State10/9 New Mexico State10/16 Hawaii10/23 at Fresno State10/29 UNLV11/6 San Jose State11/13 at San Diego State11/19 Air Force11/27 at Colorado State

New Mexico (SU: 2-2, ATS: 0-4, O/U: 1-3)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/2 Houston Baptist -25’ 27-17 L u669/11 New Mexico St -19’ 34-25 L o55’9/18 at Texas A&M +30 0-34 L u49’9/25 at UTEP -2’ 13-20 L u54’10/2 Air Force10/9 at San Diego State10/16 Colorado State10/23 at Wyoming10/30 11/6 UNLV11/13 at Fresno State11/20 at Boise State11/26 Utah State

New Mexico St (SU: 1-4, ATS: 3-2, O/U: 2-3)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U8/28 UTEP +9’ 3-30 L u59’9/4 at San Diego St +31’ 10-28 W u50’9/11 at New Mexico +19’ 25-34 W o55’9/18 South Carolina St -3’ 43-35 W o549/25 Hawaii +17 21-41 L u6310/2 at San Jose State10/9 at Nevada10/16 10/23 at Hawaii10/30 11/6 Utah State11/13 at Alabama11/20 at Kentucky11/27 Massachusetts

North Carolina (SU: 2-2, ATS: 2-2, O/U: 3-1)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/3 at Virginia Tech -5’ 10-17 L u63’9/11 Georgia State -26 59-17 W o65’9/18 Virginia -7’ 59-39 W o66’9/25 at Georgia Tech -14’ 22-45 L o65’10/2 Duke10/9 Florida State10/16 Miami (FL)10/23 10/30 at Notre Dame11/6 Wake Forest11/11 at Pittsburgh11/20 Wofford11/26 at NC State

North Texas (SU: 1-3, ATS: 2-2, O/U: 0-4)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 Northwestern St -20 44-14 W u669/11 at SMU +22’ 12-35 L u759/18 UAB +12 6-40 L u58’9/25 at Louisiana Tech +9’ 17-24 W u6510/2 10/9 at Missouri10/15 Marshall10/23 Liberty10/30 at Rice11/6 at Southern Miss11/13 UTEP11/20 at FIU11/27 UTSANorthern Illinois (SU: 2-2, ATS: 2-1-1, O/U: 2-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 at Georgia Tech +19 22-21 W u579/11 Wyoming +7 43-50 P o44’9/18 at Michigan +27’ 10-63 L o559/25 Maine -21’ 41-14 W u6210/2 Eastern Michigan10/9 at Toledo10/16 Bowling Green10/23 at Central Michigan10/30 11/3 at Kent State11/10 Ball State11/17 at Buffalo11/23 Western Michigan

Northwestern (SU: 2-2, ATS: 1-3, O/U: 2-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/3 Michigan State -3 21-38 L o459/11 Indiana State -28’ 24-6 L u469/18 at Duke -2’ 23-30 L o509/25 Ohio -14 35-6 W u47’10/2 at Nebraska10/9 10/16 Rutgers10/23 at Michigan10/30 Minnesota11/6 Iowa11/13 at Wisconsin11/20 Purdue11/27 at Illinois

Notre Dame (SU: 4-0, ATS: 2-2, O/U: 3-1)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/5 at Florida St-ot -7 41-38 L o53’9/11 Toledo -16’ 32-29 L o55’9/18 Purdue -7’ 27-13 W u58’9/25 † Wisconsin +6 41-13 W o43’10/2 Cincinnati10/9 at Virginia Tech10/16 10/23 USC10/30 North Carolina11/6 Navy11/13 at Virginia11/20 Georgia Tech11/27 at Stanford

Ohio (SU: 0-4, ATS: 0-4, O/U: 2-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 Syracuse -2 9-29 L u55’9/11 Duquesne -28’ 26-28 L o489/16 at UL-Lafayette +19 14-49 L o579/25 at Northwestern +14 6-35 L u47’10/2 at Akron10/9 Central Michigan10/16 at Buffalo10/23 Kent State10/30 11/2 Miami (OH)11/9 at Eastern Michigan11/16 Toledo11/26 at Bowling Green

Ohio State (SU: 3-1, ATS: 1-2-1, O/U: 2-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/2 at Minnesota -14 45-31 P o629/11 Oregon -14’ 28-35 L u64’9/18 Tulsa -24’ 41-20 L o60’9/25 Akron -48 59-7 W u66’10/2 at Rutgers10/9 Maryland10/16 10/23 at Indiana10/30 Penn State11/6 at Nebraska11/13 Purdue11/20 Michigan State11/27 at Michigan

Oklahoma (SU: 4-0, ATS: 1-3, O/U: 2-3)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 Tulane -31 40-35 L o66’9/11 Western Carolina -52’ 76-0 W o669/18 Nebraska -22’ 23-16 L u62’9/25 West Virginia -17’ 16-13 L u56’10/2 at Kansas State10/9 † Texas10/16 TCU10/23 at Kansas10/30 Texas Tech11/6 11/13 at Baylor11/20 Iowa State11/27 at Oklahoma State

Oklahoma State (SU: 4-0, ATS: 2-2, O/U: 2-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 Missouri State -33’ 23-16 L u529/11 Tulsa -11’ 28-23 L o50’9/18 at Boise State +3’ 21-20 W u589/25 Kansas State -6 31-20 W o47’10/2 Baylor10/9 10/16 at Texas10/23 at Iowa State10/30 Kansas11/6 at West Virginia11/13 TCU11/20 at Texas Tech11/27 Oklahoma

Old Dominion (SU: 1-3, ATS: 3-1, O/U: 2-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/3 at Wake Forest +32’ 10-42 W u61’9/11 Hampton -21 47-7 W u559/18 at Liberty +27’ 17-45 L o53’9/25 Buffalo +13 34-35 W o50’10/2 at UTEP10/9 at Marshall10/16 Western Kentucky10/23 10/30 Louisiana Tech11/6 at FIU11/13 Florida Atlantic11/20 at Middle Tennessee11/27 Charlotte

Ole Miss (SU: 3-0, ATS: 3-0, O/U: 2-1)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/6 † Louisville -9 43-24 W u749/11 Austin Peay -36’ 54-17 W o69’9/18 Tulane -14 61-21 W o779/25 10/2 at Alabama10/9 Arkansas10/16 at Tennessee10/23 LSU10/30 at Auburn11/6 Liberty11/13 Texas A&M11/20 Vanderbilt11/25 at Mississippi State

Oregon (SU: 4-0, ATS: 1-3, O/U: 2-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 Fresno State -18’ 31-24 L u62’9/11 at Ohio State +14’ 35-28 W u64’9/18 Stony Brook -42 48-7 L o54’9/25 Arizona -29’ 41-19 L o5910/2 at Stanford10/9 10/15 California10/23 at UCLA10/30 Colorado11/6 at Washington11/13 Washington State11/20 at Utah11/27 Oregon State

Oregon State (SU: 3-1, ATS: 3-1, O/U: 2-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 at Purdue +7 21-30 L u689/11 Hawaii -11 45-27 W o659/18 Idaho -28 42-0 W u639/25 at USC +10 45-27 W o63’10/2 Washington10/9 at Washington State10/16 10/23 Utah10/30 at California11/6 at Colorado11/13 Stanford11/20 Arizona State11/27 at Oregon

Penn State (SU: 4-0, ATS: 3-1, O/U: 1-3)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 at Wisconsin +5’ 16-10 W u48’9/11 Ball State -23 44-13 W u589/18 Auburn -4 28-20 W u539/25 Villanova -29’ 38-17 L o5310/2 Indiana10/9 at Iowa10/16 10/23 Illinois10/30 at Ohio State11/6 at Maryland11/13 Michigan11/20 Rutgers11/27 at Michigan State

Pittsburgh (SU: 3-1, ATS: 3-1, O/U: 4-0)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 Massachusetts -37’ 51-7 W o569/11 at Tennessee -3’ 41-34 W o569/18 Western Mich -14 41-44 L o58’9/25 New Hampshire -29 77-7 W o5310/2 at Georgia Tech10/9 10/16 at Virginia Tech10/23 Clemson10/30 Miami (FL)11/6 at Duke11/11 North Carolina11/20 Virginia11/27 at Syracuse

Purdue (SU: 3-1, ATS: 2-2, O/U: 0-4)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 Oregon State -7 30-21 W u689/11 at Connecticut -35 49-0 W u579/18 at Notre Dame +7’ 13-27 L u58’9/25 Illinois -10 13-9 L u53’10/2 Minnesota10/9 10/16 at Iowa10/23 Wisconsin10/30 at Nebraska11/6 Michigan State11/13 at Ohio State11/20 at Northwestern11/27 Indiana

Rice (SU: 1-3, ATS: 0-4, O/U: 4-0)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 at Arkansas +19’ 17-38 L o509/11 Houston +7’ 7-44 L o50’9/18 at Texas +26 0-58 L o529/25 Texas Southern -37 48-34 L o53’10/2 Southern Miss10/9 10/16 at UTSA10/23 at UAB10/30 North Texas11/6 at Charlotte11/13 Western Kentucky11/20 at UTEP11/27 Louisiana Tech

Rutgers (SU: 3-1, ATS: 4-0, O/U: 2-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/2 Temple -14 61-14 W o529/11 at Syracuse -2’ 17-7 W u50’9/18 Delaware -19 45-13 W o459/25 at Michigan +20 13-20 W u5010/2 Ohio State10/9 Michigan State10/16 at Northwestern10/23 10/30 at Illinois11/6 Wisconsin11/13 at Indiana11/20 at Penn State11/27 Maryland

San Diego State (SU: 4-0, ATS: 3-1, O/U: 3-1)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 New Mexico St -31’ 28-10 L u50’9/11 at Arizona +1’ 38-14 W o469/18 Utah-3ot +8 33-31 W o42’9/25 Towson -23 48-21 W o4110/2 10/9 New Mexico10/15 at San Jose State10/23 at Air Force10/30 Fresno State11/6 at Hawaii11/13 Nevada11/20 at UNLV11/26 Boise State

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San Jose State (SU: 2-2, ATS: 1-3, O/U: 1-3)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U8/28 Southern Utah -28 45-14 W o57’9/4 at USC +14 7-30 L u619/11 9/18 at Hawaii -8 17-13 L u639/25 at Western Mich +2’ 3-23 L u6210/2 New Mexico State10/9 at Colorado State10/15 San Diego State10/23 at UNLV10/30 Wyoming11/6 at Nevada11/13 Utah State11/20 11/25 Fresno State

SMU (SU: 4-0, ATS: 3-1, O/U: 2-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 Abilene Christian -33 56-9 W u669/11 North Texas -22’ 35-12 W u759/18 at Louisiana Tech -11 39-37 L o65’9/25 at TCU +9’ 42-34 W o65’ 10/2 USF10/9 at Navy10/16 10/21 Tulane10/30 at Houston11/6 at Memphis11/13 UCF11/20 at Cincinnati11/27 Tulsa

South Alabama (SU: 3-0, ATS: 1-2, O/U: 1-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 Southern Miss -2 31-7 W u56’9/11 at Bowling Green -14 22-19 L u489/18 Alcorn State -22 28-21 L o44’9/25 10/2 UL-Lafayette10/9 at Texas State10/14 Georgia Southern10/23 at UL-Monroe10/30 Arkansas State11/6 at Troy11/13 at Appalachian State11/20 at Tennessee11/26 Coastal Carolina

South Carolina (SU: 2-2, ATS: 3-1, O/U: 1-3)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 Eastern Illinois -31 46-0 W u55’9/11 at East Carolina -2’ 20-17 W u56’9/18 at Georgia +31’ 13-40 W o47’9/25 Kentucky +4’ 10-16 L u4910/2 Troy10/9 at Tennessee10/16 Vanderbilt10/23 at Texas A&M10/30 11/6 Florida11/13 at Missouri11/20 Auburn11/27 Clemson

Southern Miss (SU: 1-3, ATS: 1-3, O/U: 1-3)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 at South Alabama +2 7-31 L u56’9/11 Grambling State -23 37-0 W u47’9/18 Troy +11 9-21 L u49’9/25 at Alabama +45 14-63 L o5810/2 at Rice10/9 UTEP10/16 UAB10/23 10/30 at Middle Tennessee11/6 North Texas11/13 at UTSA11/19 at Louisiana Tech11/27 FIU

Stanford (SU: 2-2, ATS: 2-2, O/U: 2-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 † Kansas State +3 7-24 L u549/11 at USC +17 42-28 W o53’9/18 at Vanderbilt -12’ 41-23 W o499/25 UCLA +4 24-35 L u6010/2 Oregon10/8 at Arizona State10/16 at Washington State10/23 10/30 Washington11/5 Utah11/13 at Oregon State11/20 California11/27 Notre Dame

Syracuse (SU: 3-1, ATS: 3-1, O/U: 1-3)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 at Ohio +2 29-9 W u55’9/11 Rutgers +2’ 7-17 L u50’9/18 Albany -21’ 62-24 W o419/24 Liberty +6’ 24-21 W u5410/2 at Florida State10/9 Wake Forest10/15 Clemson10/23 at Virginia Tech10/30 Boston College11/6 11/13 at Louisville11/20 at NC State11/27 Pittsburgh

TCU (SU: 2-1, ATS: 0-2-1, O/U: 2-1)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 Duquesne -42 45-3 P u54’9/11 California -11’ 34-32 L o46’9/18 9/25 SMU -9’ 34-42 L o65’10/2 Texas10/9 at Texas Tech10/16 at Oklahoma10/23 West Virginia10/30 at Kansas State11/6 Baylor11/13 at Oklahoma State11/20 Kansas11/26 at Iowa State

Temple (SU: 2-2, ATS: 1-3, O/U: 2-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/2 at Rutgers +14 14-61 L o529/11 at Akron -6’ 45-24 W o52’9/18 Boston College +15 3-28 L u55’9/25 Wagner -36’ 41-7 L u54’10/2 Memphis10/8 at Cincinnati10/16 10/23 at USF10/30 UCF11/4 at East Carolina11/13 Houston11/20 at Tulsa11/27 Navy

Tennessee (SU: 2-2, ATS: 1-3, O/U: 2-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/2 Bowling Green -37 38-6 L u60’9/11 Pittsburgh +3’ 34-41 L o569/18 Tennessee Tech -38’ 56-0 W o539/25 at Florida +19 14-38 L u6510/2 at Missouri10/9 South Carolina10/16 Ole Miss10/23 at Alabama10/30 11/6 at Kentucky11/13 Georgia11/20 South Alabama11/27 Vanderbilt

Texas (SU: 3-1, ATS: 3-1, O/U: 3-1)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 UL-Lafayette -8’ 38-18 W u589/11 at Arkansas -6 21-40 L o57’9/18 Rice -26 58-0 W o529/25 Texas Tech -9 70-35 W o62’10/2 at TCU10/9 † Oklahoma10/16 Oklahoma State10/23 10/30 at Baylor11/6 at Iowa State11/13 Kansas11/20 at West Virginia11/26 Kansas State

Texas A&M (SU: 3-1, ATS: 2-2, O/U: 0-4)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 Kent State -29’ 41-10 W u66’9/11 † Colorado -17 10-7 L u509/18 New Mexico -30 34-0 W u49’9/25 † Arkansas -4’ 10-20 L u4710/2 Mississippi State10/9 Alabama10/16 at Missouri10/23 South Carolina10/30 11/6 Auburn11/13 at Ole Miss11/20 Prairie View A&M11/27 at LSU

Texas State (SU: 1-3, ATS: 2-2, O/U: 2-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 Baylor +13’ 20-29 W u52’9/11 at FIU-ot +2 23-17 W u559/18 Incarnate Word -10’ 34-42 L o709/25 atEastern Mich +7’ 21-59 L o62’10/2 10/9 South Alabama10/16 Troy10/23 at Georgia State10/30 at UL-Lafayette11/6 UL-Monroe11/13 Georgia Southern11/20 at Coastal Carolina11/27 at Arkansas State

Texas Tech (SU: 3-1, ATS: 2-2, O/U: 2-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 † Houston +2’ 38-21 W u639/11 Stephen F. Austin -31’ 28-22 L u51’9/18 FIU -20’ 54-21 W o549/25 at Texas +9 35-70 L o62’10/2 at West Virginia10/9 TCU10/16 at Kansas10/23 Kansas State10/30 at Oklahoma11/6 11/13 Iowa State11/20 Oklahoma State11/27 at Baylor

Toledo (SU: 2-2, ATS: 2-2, O/U: 2-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 Norfolk State -39’ 49-10 L o569/11 at Notre Dame +16’ 29-32 W o55’9/18 Colorado State -14’ 6-22 L u599/25 at Ball State -4’ 22-12 W u56’10/2 at Massachusetts10/9 Northern Illinois10/16 at Central Michigan10/23 Western Michigan10/30 11/2 Eastern Michigan11/10 at Bowling Green11/16 at Ohio11/27 Akron

Troy (SU: 2-2, ATS: 2-2, O/U: 1-3)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 Southern -25 55-3 W o559/11 Liberty +3 13-21 L u62’9/18 at Southern Miss -11 21-9 W u49’9/25 at UL-Monroe -23’ 16-29 L u49’10/2 at South Carolina10/9 Georgia Southern10/16 at Texas State10/23 10/28 at Coastal Carolina11/6 South Alabama11/13 UL-Lafayette11/20 Appalachian State11/27 at Georgia State

Tulane (SU: 1-3, ATS: 2-2, O/U: 3-1)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 at Oklahoma +31 35-40 W o66’ 9/11 Morgan State -47’ 69-20 W o589/18 at Ole Miss +14 21-61 L o779/25 UAB -2’ 21-28 L u54’10/2 at East Carolina10/7 Houston10/16 10/21 at SMU10/30 Cincinnati11/6 at UCF11/13 Tulsa11/20 USF11/27 at Memphis

Tulsa (SU: 1-3, ATS: 2-2, O/U: 3-1)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/2 UC Davis -22 17-19 L u54’9/11 at Oklahoma St +11’ 23-28 W o50’9/18 at Ohio State +24’ 20-41 W o60’9/25 Arkansas State -14’ 41-34 L o6510/1 Houston10/9 Memphis10/16 at USF10/23 10/29 Navy11/6 at Cincinnati11/13 at Tulane11/20 Temple11/27 at SMU

UAB (SU: 3-1, ATS: 3-1, O/U: 1-3)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/1 † Jacksonville St -15’ 31-0 W u529/11 at Georgia +22’ 7-56 L o449/18 at North Texas -12 40-6 W u58’9/25 at Tulane +2’ 28-21 W u54’10/2 Liberty10/9 Florida Atlantic10/16 at Southern Miss10/23 Rice10/30 11/6 Louisiana Tech11/13 at Marshall11/20 at UTSA11/27 UTEP

UCF (SU: 2-1, ATS: 1-2, O/U: 2-0-1)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/2 Boise State -6 36-31 L p679/11 Bethune-Cookman -46 63-14 W o679/17 at Louisville -7 35-42 L o67’9/25 10/2 at Navy10/9 East Carolina10/16 at Cincinnati10/22 Memphis10/30 at Temple11/6 Tulane11/13 at SMU11/20 Connecticut11/26 USF

UCLA (SU: 3-1, ATS: 3-1, O/U: 2-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U8/28 Hawaii -18 44-10 W u66’ 9/4 LSU +1’ 38-27 W o639/11 9/18 Fresno State -11 37-40 L o659/25 at Stanford -4 35-24 W u6010/2 Arizona State10/9 at Arizona10/16 at Washington10/23 Oregon10/30 at Utah11/6 11/13 Colorado11/20 at USC11/27 California

UL-Lafayette (SU: 3-1, ATS: 1-3, O/U: 1-3)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 at Texas +8’ 18-38 L u589/11 Nicholls State -26 27-24 L u659/16 Ohio -19 49-14 W o579/25 at Ga Southern -14’ 28-20 L u54’10/2 at South Alabama10/9 10/12 Appalachian State10/21 at Arkansas State10/30 Texas State11/4 Georgia State11/13 at Troy11/20 atLiberty11/27 UL-Monroe

UL-Monroe (SU: 2-1, ATS: 2-1, O/U: 1-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 at Kentucky +31 10-45 L o549/11 9/18 Jackson State -4’ 12-7 W u529/25 Troy +23’ 29-16 W u49’10/2 at Coastal Carolina10/9 Georgia State10/16 Liberty10/23 South Alabama10/30 at Appalachian State11/6 at Texas State11/13 Arkansas State11/20 at LSU11/27 at UL-Lafayette

UNLV (SU: 0-4, ATS: 2-1-1, O/U: 2-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/2 Eastern Wash-2ot +2 33-35 P o669/11 at Arizona State +34’ 10-37 W u55’9/18 Iowa State +32 3-48 L u539/24 at Fresno State +30 30-38 W o5910/2 at UTSA10/9 10/16 Utah State10/23 San Jose State10/29 at Nevada11/6 at New Mexico11/13 Hawaii11/20 San Diego State11/26 at Air Force

USC (SU: 2-2, ATS: 2-2, O/U: 2-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 San Jose State -14 30-7 W u619/11 Stanford -17 28-42 L o53’9/18 at Washington St -7 45-14 W u619/25 Oregon State -10 27-45 L o63’10/2 at Colorado10/9 Utah10/16 10/23 at Notre Dame10/30 Arizona11/6 at Arizona State11/13 at California11/20 UCLA11/27 BYU

USF (SU: 1-3, ATS: 2-2, O/U: 3-1)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/2 at NC State +20 0-45 L u589/11 Florida +29 20-42 W o579/18 Florida A&M -22’ 38-17 L o509/24 at BYU +23 27-35 W o5410/2 at SMU10/9 10/16 Tulsa10/23 Temple10/28 at East Carolina11/6 Houston11/12 Cincinnati11/20 at Tulane11/26 at UCF

Utah (SU: 2-2, ATS: 0-4, O/U: 2-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/2 Weber State -29’ 40-17 L o499/11 at BYU -7 17-26 L u509/18 at San Diego St-3ot -8 31-33 L o42’9/25 Washington St -15 24-13 L u5310/2 10/9 at USC10/16 Arizona State10/23 at Oregon State10/30 UCLA11/5 at Stanford11/13 at Arizona11/20 Oregon11/26 Colorado

Utah State (SU: 3-1, ATS: 3-1, O/U: 2-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 at Washington St +17 26-23 W u669/10 North Dakota -6’ 48-24 W o53’9/18 at Air Force +9 49-45 W o549/25 Boise State +9’ 3-27 L u69’10/1 BYU10/9 10/16 at UNLV10/22 Colorado State10/30 Hawaii11/6 at New Mexico State11/13 at San Jose State11/20 Wyoming11/26 at New Mexico

UTEP (SU: 3-1, ATS: 2-2, O/U: 2-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U8/28 at New Mexico St -9’ 30-3 W u59’9/4 Bethune-Cookman -20’ 38-28 L o52’9/10 at Boise State +25 13-54 L o56’9/18 9/25 New Mexico +2’ 20-13 W u54’10/2 Old Dominion10/9 at Southern Miss10/16 Louisiana Tech10/23 10/30 at Florida Atlantic11/6 UTSA11/13 at North Texas11/20 Rice11/27 at UAB

UTSA (SU: 4-0, ATS: 4-0, O/U: 1-3)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 at Illinois +4’ 37-30 W o529/11 Lamar -39 54-0 W u659/18 Middle Tennessee -11’ 27-13 W u59’9/25 at Memphis +3 31-28 W u6610/2 UNLV10/9 at Western Kentucky10/16 Rice10/23 at Louisiana Tech10/30 11/6 at UTEP11/13 Southern Miss11/20 UAB11/27 at North Texas

Vanderbilt (SU: 1-3, ATS: 1-3, O/U: 2-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 East Tennessee St -21 3-23 L u459/11 at Colorado St +6’ 24-21 W u529/18 Stanford +12’ 23-41 L o499/25 Georgia +36 0-62 W o54’10/2 Connecticut10/9 at Florida10/16 at South Carolina10/23 Mississippi State10/30 Missouri11/6 11/13 Kentucky11/20 at Ole Miss11/27 atTennessee

Virginia (SU: 2-2, ATS: 2-2, O/U: 1-3)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 William & Mary -30’ 43-0 W u52’9/11 Illinois -10 42-14 W u56’9/18 at North Carolina +7’ 39-59 L o66’9/24 Wake Forest -3’ 17-37 L u70’9/30 at Miami (FL)10/9 at Louisville10/16 Duke10/23 Georgia Tech10/30 at BYU11/6 11/13 Notre Dame11/20 at Pittsburgh11/27 Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech (SU: 3-1, ATS: 2-2, O/U: 0-4)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/3 North Carolina +5’ 17-10 W u63’9/11 Middle Tennessee -20 35-14 W u54’9/18 at West Virginia +2 21-27 L u49’9/25 Richmond -29 21-10 L u5010/2 10/9 Notre Dame10/16 Pittsburgh10/23 Syracuse10/30 at Georgia Tech11/5 at Boston College11/13 Duke11/20 atMiami (FL)11/27 atVirginia

Wake Forest (SU: 4-0, ATS: 2-2, O/U: 0-4)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/3 Old Dominion -32’ 42-10 L u61’9/11 Norfolk State -43 41-16 L u589/18 Florida State -4’ 35-14 W u639/24 at Virginia +3’ 37-17 W u70’10/2 Louisville10/9 at Syracuse10/16 10/23 at Army10/30 Duke11/6 at North Carolina11/13 NC State11/20 at Clemson11/27 at Boston College

Washington (SU: 2-2, ATS: 1-3, O/U: 1-3)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 Montana -22’ 7-13 L u53’9/11 at Michigan +6’ 10-31 L u489/18 Arkansas State -17’ 52-3 W u58’9/25 California-ot -7’ 31-24 L o47’10/2 at Oregon State10/9 10/16 UCLA10/22 at Arizona10/30 at Stanford11/6 Oregon11/13 Arizona State11/20 at Colorado11/26 Washington State

Washington St (SU: 1-3, ATS: 1-3, O/U: 1-3)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U 9/4 Utah State -17 23-26 L u669/11 Portland State -31 44-24 L o65’9/18 USC +7 14-45 L u619/25 at Utah +15 13-24 W u5310/2 at California10/9 Oregon State10/16 Stanford10/23 BYU10/30 at Arizona State11/6 11/13 at Oregon11/19 Arizona11/26 at Washington

West Virginia (SU: 2-2, ATS: 3-1, O/U: 1-3)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 at Maryland -2’ 24-30 L u56’9/11 Long Island -48’ 66-0 W o56 9/18 Virginia Tech -2 27-21 W u49’9/25 at Oklahoma +17’ 13-16 W u56’10/2 Texas Tech10/9 at Baylor10/16 10/23 at TCU10/30 Iowa State11/6 Oklahoma State11/13 at Kansas State11/20 Texas11/27 at Kansas

Western Kentucky (SU: 1-2, ATS: 3-0, O/U: 3-0)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/2 UT-Martin -24’ 59-21 W o58’9/11 at Army +6 35-38 W o51’9/18 9/25 Indiana +9 31-33 W o62’10/2 at Michigan State10/9 UTSA10/16 at Old Dominion10/23 at FIU10/30 Charlotte11/6 Middle Tennessee11/13 at Rice11/20 Florida Atlantic11/27 at MarshallWestern Michigan (SU: 3-1, ATS: 3-1, O/U: 1-3)

Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 at Michigan +16 14-47 L u65’9/11 Illinois State -12 28-0 W u56’9/18 at Pittsburgh +14 44-41 W o58’9/25 San Jose State -2’ 23-3 W u6210/2 at Buffalo10/9 Ball State10/16 Kent State10/23 at Toledo10/30 11/3 Central Michigan11/9 Akron11/16 at Eastern Michigan11/23 at Northern Illinois

Wisconsin (SU: 1-2, ATS: 1-2, O/U: 1-2) Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 Penn State -5’ 10-16 L u48’9/11 Eastern Michigan -26 34-7 W u529/18 9/25 † Notre Dame -6 13-41 L o43’10/2 Michigan10/9 at Illinois10/16 Army10/23 at Purdue10/30 Iowa11/6 at Rutgers11/13 Northwestern11/20 Nebraska11/27 at Minnesota

Wyoming (SU: 4-0, ATS: 1-2-1, O/U: 2-2)Date Opponent Line Score ATS O/U9/4 Montana State -19 19-16 L u459/11 at No. Illinois -7 50-43 P o44’9/18 Ball State -6’ 45-12 W o539/25 at Connecticut -31’ 24-22 L u53’10/2 10/9 at Air Force10/16 Fresno State10/23 New Mexico10/30 at San Jose State11/6 Colorado State11/12 at Boise State11/20 at Utah State11/27 Hawaii

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