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College Football Week 2 Preview and Picks-Super News #64 · Prestons Super Show

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Get ready for the political sensation with super host and
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news breaker Preston Olsen. Welcome.
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To Preston Super. Show and on this.
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Episode we are talking. About college football Week 2.
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Picks giving you the preview. Of the 10 biggest games on
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Saturday and I'm throwing in two bonus.
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Games for this Friday night. This is an action-packed show.
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64th. Installment of.
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The Super news. Let's get into it.
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Really excited for this one. I do think we've come.
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Such a long way and everybody is ready for sports.
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They're sick of all the garbage. First up 6.
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PM Kick off. Watch this on ESPN 2 James
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Madison. Dukes first, the Louisville
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Cardinals. Four teams are one and O heading
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into this matchup. This game takes place in
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Louisville, KY at the LNN Federal Credit Union Stadium.
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ESP NS Matchup predictor has Louisville favored to win this
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game. With a 77. .9% favorability.
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Now James Madison. Will still be able to.
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Score in this game behind the arm of Alonza Barnett, the. 3rd
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he's gone 14 for 20. 2 Passing the football with one touchdown.
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He is. Going to be a dual.
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Threat quarterback for this. Offensive system, but on the.
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Other side of the ball. You have Louisville, who's going
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to do more than hold their own. Miller Moss went 17 for 20. 5
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passing The football had one touchdown and two interceptions
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and a huge win over E Kentucky, 51 to 17 was the final score.
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James Madison also won. Impressively over the Weber
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State. Wildcats. 45.
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To 10. The running back for Louisville
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is going to be the game changer. Isaac Brown. 6 carries with two
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touchdowns already on the season.
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He's going to look. To have a breakout.
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Game Now James Madison is not just going to lay down.
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So my favorite place to be in this game is on the over the
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total set at 57 1/2. James Madison, the 14 1/2 point.
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Underdogs on the spread. And Louisville is the minus. 700
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favorite. To win on the money line again.
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Folks, the over is the. Place to be.
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I believe Louisville wins decisively, and I wouldn't.
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Try to play the spread. One of two ways I would be
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looking for this game to have points and bunches and.
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Louisville to comfortably pull. Away in this one.
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The other game on Friday. Night I'm going to speak about
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with you is. Northern Illinois versus
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Maryland in a big. 10 matchup it's going to be in.
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College Park, MD, at the. SECU Stadium kickoff is at. 6:30
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PM Watch. On the Big 10 network.
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Total set at 40. 7 1/2 and. Northern Illinois are the plus.
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17 1/2 underdogs in this game. I think that's a little bit
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steep. I love the spread for Northern
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Illinois. I don't.
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Believe they're coming to lay down.
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I think they will be able to stay.
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Within striking distance here. And I think all college.
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Football fans, real fans, especially Maryland fans, were
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excited, ecstatic about their first game 3 touchdowns from
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your quarterback. That's insane.
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Malik Washington went off 27. For 43.
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And he didn't let up. There was no quitting him.
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Now you have to keep in mind. He's throwing 4, 258.
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Yards against a team. That really.
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Doesn't have a defense. OK, let's just be honest.
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Florida Atlantic. University, with all due
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respect. Is not known.
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For their defensive prowess, they lost 39 to.
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Seven against Maryland Maryland is rolling.
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They found their mojo. They hit their stride.
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Northern Illinois, on the other hand.
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They play a team. Again, not a team.
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Everybody's, you know, rushing out to schedule, you know, holy.
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Cross Crusaders. Second in the Patriot Division.
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After they lose. To Northern Illinois.
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But they didn't lay down right. They gave Northern Illinois a
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run for their money. And almost won the game.
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And that is? Something.
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We could take away here that if Holy Cross almost beats Northern
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Illinois, that Maryland should surely beat Northern Illinois.
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But let's keep it. All in perspective.
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You know Northern Illinois isn't going to match up the same
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against Maryland. OK.
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So that plus 17 1/2. That's a good starting point.
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That could shift. That could.
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Change dramatically right away, but the total of 47 1/2.
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I see that going plenty over because I see.
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Maryland being able to score. And.
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Effectively put drives together against this Northern Illinois
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defense on the road, but there's still a part of me that.
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Believes Northern Illinois is going to put up.
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Points against this Maryland defense.
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That's yet to be tested. Right, so.
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We'll see a little bit more of a test.
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Here. Because Northern Illinois is
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not. Afraid to run?
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Downhill, they have a good running back and Siobhan Wright,
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he had 11. Carries.
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He had a touchdown. He went for 77 yards.
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In the game against Holy. Cross, but now against this
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Maryland. Defense who a lot of people are
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hyping up and I see why. I mean, I see the offense.
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I see what they're doing. But on the defensive side of the
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ball. You know, it's a few players
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that I'm really ecstatic about. Daniel Wingate.
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He has 10 tackles already. And then look at.
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Northern Illinois linebacker Gwen Urweiler.
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He has 10. Tackles as well are we?
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Getting the feeling. That these defenses.
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Are kind of similar and that the offenses are?
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Systematically, a little bit different.
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Maryland relies more on the run to open up.
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The pass and Northern Illinois relies on the run at.
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The core of what it's. Doing I think we get an
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excellent game I. Think it's a very good game for
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Friday night 6. 30 PM Kickoff, I think.
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The overs within reach, but my favorite spot here is the
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spread. Plus 17 1/2.
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For Northern Illinois, I. Can't myself bet on this game
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because I live in Illinois, +700 underdogs, you know?
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If there was going to. Be an underdog to when it would
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be this Northern Illinois team to go in there and.
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Make it gritty. They've kind of found a.
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Way to bring. Teams down to their level kind
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of bring them into the mud, and Maryland was on just a epic
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losing spree to end last year. Northern Illinois still has this
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kind of feeling that they have momentum, that they still.
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Have a little bit of. Urgency in the Big 10 to get
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into a good bowl game, you have to win these games on the road,
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young teams and the. Sophomore quarterback, right?
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They have. Josh.
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Holst. You can't hold everything
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against this. Northern Illinois team, right?
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Away and I'll tell. You why they have.
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Some talent. Here.
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And they're ready to. Come out and show.
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Maryland that they're not going to lay.
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Down on the road, they want to be in a good position this year
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to make a good bowl game. To help out their program, but
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also you can't hold the 1st. Game of the season against a
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team you know. That's not right.
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The first. Game of the season.
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They're trying their. Plays out.
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They're seeing what actually works.
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When everybody's at full. Speed.
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And then you really start to realize.
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What you have and what you need to do in the next game, so I
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think. We get a really good.
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Game here. Next up we have the.
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Iowa Hawkeyes. First, the Iowa State Cyclones.
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Kickoff is at. 11 AM on Saturday.
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Iowa's one and O Iowa State is 2 and O.
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Remember, they played the early. Game this year.
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You can watch this on Fox and I'll tell.
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You right away. I like Iowa State.
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I like Iowa State at. Home 2 and O quarterbacks
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feeling good. Iowa's a slow starting team
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sometimes. They're just so painful to
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watch. They're slow.
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Starting just so painful they beat.
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Albany 34 to 7. It's not a big surprise.
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Iowa State giving South. Dakota, that shellacking really
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kind of sways me to their side. I mean, look at the quarterback
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situation. Here.
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So you have Gronkowski for the Hawkeyes.
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Who's 8 for 15 with a touchdown? Like, that's nice.
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Like that's not terrible. You didn't make a bunch of
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mistakes, but you threw for 44 yards and the quarterback for
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Iowa State. Is on the Heisman Watch.
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List you have Rocco Bett who threw for three.
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Touchdowns and two. 178 yards. In that game against South.
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Dakota. On 19 of 20 passing, I mean,
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they're not telling you that he missed one pass.
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One pass attempt was off. That's it.
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The running back. Almost went for 100 yards.
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A little short there. 81 yards rushing, 13 carries and a.
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Touchdown could add a. 100 yards if you wanted.
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Then you had. Gabe Berkel, the tight end,
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brought in 4 catches, one touchdown scored.
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He was a big deal. And another trend I'm glad I
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brought. This up something I noticed all
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of these games I've. Watched.
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The tight end position is becoming the.
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X Factor. The hidden gem of every offense.
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If you have one good tight end, you're doing something.
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If you have two sneaky good tight ends, oh, you're.
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Going to be in the College Football Playoff.
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You may just be in the. College Football Playoff the way
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the. Defenses are set up.
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I like to talk. About the defenses Jameson
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Patton is leading this Iowa State team in tackles at the
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defensive back position he has. 13 on the season.
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It's a game where. Iowa State is favorited -3 1/2
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on the spread. But on the money line?
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They're -130 and I love. That on the money line.
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It's my favorite spot in this game.
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The money line. Total set of 41 1/2. 41 1/2.
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May be hard to get. To because Iowa just may not
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have the gas. They just may not have the gas
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and in Iowa defense with. Credibility and respect.
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To them, they can clamp down and make sure it doesn't get out of
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hand, make sure they don't get. Embarrassed.
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The problem is the. Offense is kind of.
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A sputtering mess, so we will see.
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I really like. Iowa State to flat out when that
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is the best bet of that game, then we get an interesting.
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Look at another game I believe will be very close.
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The UConn Huskies. Are up against the Syracuse.
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Orange Kickoff is at 11 AM. This game will be on ESPN Plus.
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Where you know all the action is all the time.
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I think this game. 'S going to be pretty close.
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Total set of 58 1/2. UConn is the 6 1/2 point
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underdog plus 210 on the money line.
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There's some value with the spread.
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OK, it's going to be tough. Syracuse playing in the.
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Wireless Dome. And I'm telling you right now,
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this Syracuse. Team started putting it together
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at the end of that game where they came up.
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Short, but they were up against a very good opponent.
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Right, someone that is a. Little bit above their pay
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grade, they come up short 45. To 26 against Tennessee.
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Who is predicted to go pretty far this season?
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And I believe they will. Surprise a lot of people.
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But look at UConn, who went and handled business and won 59 to
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13. So what I'm telling you is.
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My favorite bet here is the. Plus 6 1/2.
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Spread with UConn, but I also have to say, oh, I really like
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that over. At 58 1/2 because at any.
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Time points could be. Falling in this game and we
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don't know what this UConn team is going to look like in a Dome.
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We know the field is normally a place where Syracuse.
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Defense rises up, turns it up a notch.
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Their quarterback. Steve Angelli is 20. 3 for 40
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on. The Season 1 touchdown, 1
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interception on the other. Side you.
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Had Joe Fagano, who had three touchdowns.
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And went 18 for 20. 5 passing. With 260 yards.
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Now Angelli was able to. Throw for 274 yards.
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On that Tennessee defense. So that's.
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Got to raise some eyebrows. OK, that's got to.
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Really pull. You in a little bit and.
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Understand that the Syracuse team.
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Will move this football. They have some talented wide
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outs like Dante Cook 6 Catches 1.
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Touchdown 58 yards receiving, but give some props to this.
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UConn team. I mean who?
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Are you really? I want to know who.
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You are really because your running back had 6 carries for
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100 and. 15 yards and a touchdown.
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This was. An athletic style rushing.
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Attack not a power rushing attack.
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And there was a. Lot more finesse to their
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offense that bodes. Really Well, first Syracuse that
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wants to gash you down the. Field with passing the ball and
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follow me here because after they do that.
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Let's say they score whatever it is, a touchdown or a field goal.
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Then they turn the ball. Over to the Huskies, the.
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Faster the team's really going on offense, the quicker the
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defense is going to have to come out there and.
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Then when the. Defense is out there for
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Syracuse if they're not getting to the Huskies early.
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Then they will allow this game to snowball and that means the
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rushing attack in the offense. All of.
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The offense for UConn will do the things in the third and
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fourth quarter that they. Can't do in the first and second
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quarter if they're unable to have success early.
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Playing on success. Late because defenses get tired.
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Now you look at Skylar. Bell.
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This is going to be the top wide out the number.
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One target for the UConn team. This weekend and the.
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Syracuse defense knows that. If he begins to catch a few big
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passes. Also he's a red zone threat.
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With two touchdowns this season. They're going to have a hard
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time stopping Uconn's offense. This is a game.
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Where Uconn's more prepared than people are giving them credit
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for. They really are.
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And I like the spread for UConn. At plus 6 1/2.
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I really like the total. Too, and I think this game ends
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up being a lot of fun. And pretty fast-paced. 11 AM.
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Get ready for UConn. For Syracuse, there is a chance
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for an upset. There's an upset alert here
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because Syracuse has already. Lost the game.
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We know it's against good competition.
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They. Played really well.
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But they still. Didn't catch their stride early,
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right? Where does UConn team?
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Played a complete game. Like how you watched North?
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Carolina get demolished, that's how U Conn.
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Treated their opponent they demolished.
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Their opponent and when you. Look at Syracuse it.
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Almost felt like they were going to be demolished.
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So there's a. Lot of opportunities here for.
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Our good friends over at. UConn to come through?
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But they have to believe in themselves a little bit more.
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Don't they? They have to.
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Believe that they can. Win and the way TCU beat North
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Carolina was just flat out humiliating, so I'm hoping.
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Those aren't the type of. Games that.
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We're going to have to. Watch on prime time.
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Get rid of the. Humiliating teams that we know
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that just. Aren't going to cut the.
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Mustard. Next up, Illinois fighting a
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line eye versus the Duke Blue Devils.
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Love to talk about? This game, I cannot bet on this
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game. Straight up.
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Because I live in Illinois. And they have that rule.
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You can't bet on the college teams in the state you live in.
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So Illinois has 92% of people picking them but.
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The ESPN matchup predictor has Duke favored with 50.6%
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favorability. To win this game.
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Total set of 49 1/2 Duke is the plus.
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Two and a. Half underdog on the spread.
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Right now. At plus 140.
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I mean, if you. Believe there was value right
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there with Duke. You would flat out go and just.
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Take the plus 140. You can watch this game on ESPN
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11 AM kickoff and I love my Illinois fighting a line eye the
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Wallace Wade. Stadium in Durham, NC.
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Is where this game is going to be played.
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The weather is predicted. To be about 85.
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Degrees. It's beautiful, all these.
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Games I've talked about. Literally, the weather has been
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predicted to be. Beautiful, just so you know,
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just filling you in. I will start including the
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weather a little bit quicker. But just so you know, all the
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games I've looked at. The weather is predicted.
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To be good so far now Luke Altmire, quarterback for the
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Fighting Illini, off to a. Fantastic start this season, 217
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passing. Yards 3 touchdowns and he's 17
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for 21 passing the football he's on.
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Fire. This is why this game is so
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interesting so early in the year.
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Second. Week it's.
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Important for both of these. Teams.
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To really try to win. This game.
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Darien Mensa. The quarterback for the Duke
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Blue Devils through four, 389 yards.
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In their game against Elon Phoenix where they won 45 to 17.
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But remember that three touchdowns?
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He was 27. For 34.
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Passing the football, very efficient.
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He was effective, no mistakes. Looking at the ground game is
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where. The game is going to.
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Kind of change in my. Opinion Illinois is going.
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To flat out. Try to cram this football.
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Down Duke's throat, 101 rushing yards.
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For the running back of the Fighting Illini.
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Aiden Lawfrey and Aiden Lawfrey with his nine carries and two.
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Touchdowns on the season in that opening game against.
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Western Illinois. The Leathernecks.
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Where Illinois completely routed them 52 to 3 and handled
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business. You have to.
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Wonder if they only allowed. Western Illinois to score 3.
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Points with a halfway decent. Quarterback.
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Mind you, Western Illinois has a pretty decent quarterback.
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Then you look at Elon Phoenix, which you probably didn't even
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know about them until today. They were able to put up. 17 on
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Duke? Were those just lazy points?
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Maybe. Possibly, but at receiver.
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There's two standouts in this game, one for each.
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Team I'm going to give. You here. 1st is Hank BD for the
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fighting a line I. 5 catches, 108 yards receiving.
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And he had a good showing. On the other side, it's.
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Cooper Barcake 5. Catches 117.
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Yards receiving. He had a great.
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Day against Elon Phoenix, the ground game for Duke.
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Is really going to decide whether they.
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Win this game. Or come up shore their defense
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led by linebacker Jaden Francois.
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Has 10 tackles on the season. But look at The X Factor for
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Illinois. Justin Bouwick.
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The six foot four wide receiver. He's a junior from Powder
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Springs, GA. He caught 3 balls for 23
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receiving yards. But two of those catches?
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Were touchdowns. Now that's impressive.
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And something to look. Out for.
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In this upcoming game, I believe Illinois wins and at -165 on the
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money line. It's really hard to go.
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Wrong. I do believe.
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We get the under in this game next.
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Up another doozy for you in a very.
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Difficult game to pick. Straight up, the Baylor Bears.
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Take on SMU Mustangs. On The CW Network. 11 AM kickoff
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on Saturday in Dallas, TX at the Gerald J Ford Stadium.
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You're going to see. Two teams really throw down.
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The ESPN matchup predictor has SMU to win.
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This was 66. .9% favorability, well, we can look at.
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Baylor and see. They are the underdogs plus. 110
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on the money line plus. Three on the spread.
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In the total way up there at 65 1/2.
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I think it's hard to get that. In this game, I think I'm.
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More on the underside here. I do like.
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SMU to win this game. I like it to be close.
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I think Baylor will cover that plus three spread, but I'm not.
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Confident in that I'm more on the side of just SMU winning.
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Straight up -130. On the money line.
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Talk about the players here. 2 good quarterbacks you have
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Sawyer Robertson. Who was 27 for?
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48 with three touchdowns and over 400 passing yards, 400.
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And 19 on the day in their last game and they still came up.
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Short against Auburn, 38 to 24. You look at this SMU.
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Team #17 in the. Country with Kevin Jennings.
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Who replaced Preston Stone and. Has made this team his own.
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And really brought the. Level of competition up in.
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All of the players. On this SMU Mustangs team.
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It was 22 for 32 touchdowns. One mistake 1 Interception. 260
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passing yards and their huge victory where they routed.
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East Texas A&M. Lines 42 to 13.
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When you look at this. Matchup.
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You will not be disappointed. You have.
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The Baylor Bears with Cole Wilson as the standout receiver.
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Coming out of the last game with eight.
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Catches and 134 yards receiving and on the flip.
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Side of that you have. Romello Brinson, who reeled in.
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7 catches and a touchdown with 121 yards receiving the.
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Defense for Baylor led by. Keaton Thomas at linebacker had
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15 tackles when you look at SMU. It's.
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Brandon Miazano with eight tackles leading the SMU Mustangs
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defense. Now I don't.
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Think we're going to? Get much of A defensive game.
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Here, although 65 1/2 points, folks, that's a lot of points.
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I'm more on the underside. I'm asking them to prove to me
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they can. Reach that number and go.
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Past it, I'm looking at Baylor as a show Me team.
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You have to show me you can do a little bit more than you did
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against Auburn. And I know people are saying
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well. I mean, that's Auburn.
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They're supposed. To be lights.
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Out this year, yeah, but you still have to show.
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Me that you're going to do more than you did because you.
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Ran the ball for 54 yards on 14 carries with your stud running
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back Bryson Washington. So that worries me coming.
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Into this game SM us. Defense isn't a pushover defense
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and they have a running. Back by committee going on.
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So it's going to be a great match up.
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I love SMU to win. That is my pick to win that
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game. But you can't rule Baylor out.
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I mean, if this starts the way I believe it.
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Will SMU. Will jump out to an early lead
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and then Baylor will fight their way back.
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Into it, but they'll come up shore and I think SMU.
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Has the better day, I think. Baylor.
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Is in the type of mindset. That their defense, really.
30:52
Just isn't good enough. I mean, they're really.
30:55
You know your. Your leading tackler at 15.
30:57
Tackles. I mean, he was running all over
30:59
the field to try to get tackles. That's not.
31:02
Necessarily a great sign it. Shows me you need other.
31:06
Guys to step up. It shows me you're letting teams
31:10
run on you. Already not good.
31:13
If you got to. Go on the road.
31:16
So that's where I have to draw a little bit of a line.
31:18
In the sand and say yeah, you got to show me though, so give
31:21
me SMU on that one. Next up, this could also be a
31:25
very close. Game, although I do believe it
31:31
could end up being one sided more than likely let's.
31:34
Talk about it The Virginia Cavaliers versus the North
31:38
Carolina State. Wolfpack excellent match up.
31:43
This game is also on Saturday 11 AM kick off.
31:47
You can watch the. Action on ESPN 2.
31:51
The match of predictor on. ESPN.com has.
31:55
The University of Virginia favored.
31:59
To win this game with. 51 point. 4% but the betting lines.
32:07
Tell us a different story. Which is kind of a trend, right?
32:11
Now, ESPN is kind of bucking the bowl a little bit.
32:16
Look at North Carolina State here -2 1/2.
32:20
On the spread, Virginia Cavaliers are the.
32:24
Plus 110 money line underdog total sitting at 55 1/2 this
32:32
seems. Like an under game.
32:35
This seems like 2 teams. That are going to drag.
32:37
This total down and fight in the mud to get a win.
32:43
North Carolina State. Pops out to me with a little bit
32:46
more. Style.
32:47
Little bit more pizzazz. Their quarterback CJ Bailey went
32:52
for 24 for 34 passes 300. 18 yards, 1 touchdown and one
32:59
mistake in the interception. And their victory over East
33:02
Carolina 24 to. 17 and East. Carolina is a team notoriously
33:08
that plays pretty good football. Coastal Carolina.
33:14
The Chanteliers have been doing better, but they have not
33:17
matched up this year as they fell 48 to 7 to Virginia.
33:23
And I know what a lot of people. Think well, this has.
33:26
Got to be the. Virginia team, we've been
33:28
waiting. For.
33:30
But you have to kind of wait a little bit and see this game
33:35
will give us a very clear indication of how these two
33:41
teams are going to. Progress through the rest of the
33:44
year. I want to.
33:46
Very briefly, quickly look at the.
33:49
Running games Want to make a distinctive point here?
33:54
The running back for the. Wolfpack Hollywood.
33:56
Smothers rushed 22 times for 76 yards and scored a touchdown.
34:05
Now think about that for a second.
34:07
The top rusher for the Virginia Cavaliers is their quarterback
34:14
Chandler Morris, who ran the ball five times for. 50 yards
34:20
and folks, let's be honest with. Each other that's not going to.
34:24
Beat this North Carolina State Wolfpack.
34:27
Team. That's not going to do it.
34:29
Let's be honest, that -130. Seems like candy because I'm
34:35
telling you. North Carolina.
34:37
State to lose this game. Just means they didn't.
34:40
Show up at home, which I don't see happening.
34:44
I'm riding with the Wolfpack. In this game.
34:47
But I do believe it will. Be a lot of fun.
34:50
Going to be a. Pretty interesting contest here,
34:54
but I believe Virginia drew the bigger straw and they're going
34:58
to walk out there and lose that game, but they will put up a
35:01
good. Fight.
35:02
Don't be confused now. They will walk out there and put
35:06
up a good fight, but they're going to lose that game.
35:08
Neither of these defenses are super adaptable.
35:15
They're pretty reactive, but if. You are running the ball and you
35:21
look at. That just.
35:23
For a moment with me, well, a lot of.
35:25
Times going to run off the clock if you.
35:28
Run 22. Times with your starting running
35:30
back, you have a quarterback who can scramble.
35:34
I mean, you're talking about the.
35:35
Clock running a lot. So I really like the under in
35:38
that game. Not as much as the Wolfpack
35:42
winning, but I do like. The under in that game.
35:44
And if you look at. Virginia, I do like Cam Ross the
35:49
wide receiver. He had 7 catches.
35:51
And a touchdown 1. 124 yards receiving.
35:54
He's going to help. Them a lot in this game you'll
35:57
see what I'm. Talking about he's going to
35:59
really keep. Them in it so if you.
36:00
Can find something like props or for fantasy purposes.
36:05
You need to find a way to get. Cam Ross in there on the
36:09
Virginia Cavalier. Side Next up Kansas Jayhawks
36:16
First of Missouri Tigers the last undefeated team in the SEC
36:21
is the. Missouri Tigers right now.
36:23
Folks, it is intense, it is hype and Kansas is 2 and O already
36:30
and they walk into this game. Feeling pretty good about
36:33
themselves. Feeling like they have a chance,
36:36
feeling like Missouri. We don't believe you are who
36:40
they say you are. Let's take a look here, because
36:43
Missouri played a pretty. Dang, good game.
36:47
Right off the bat, they showed up, beat Central Arkansas 60.
36:52
One to six, they handled business.
36:55
Kansas. Play Fresno.
36:57
State out of the gate, 1:31 to 7:00.
36:59
Then they turn around and play Wagner, then 146 to. 7.
37:04
Look, they're not letting teams. Score on them.
37:07
The Tigers will score on Kansas. They will make it difficult for
37:11
this Kansas team, but the Kansas defense will keep them in this
37:18
game. 51 1/2. Total.
37:21
Little bit risky but I like the over.
37:24
Money line Kansas is the +2. 100 underdog There are the.
37:29
Plus 6 1/2. Dogs on the spread I like to
37:35
talk about. Both of these teams.
37:36
Let's look at the Kansas quarterback.
37:40
Jalen Daniels, who's having a. Breakout.
37:44
Season in just two games. 36 for 45.
37:48
Passing 7 touchdowns. One mistake, one interception,
37:52
folks. And he is at 450. 6 yards
37:55
passing. Already they have a running.
37:58
Back Who's put it in? Work 27 carries.
38:01
One touchdown. His name is Daniel Heeshaw
38:04
Junior and he's got 100. And 58 yards this season.
38:10
Their top receiver, Emmanuel Henderson, junior, has reeled in
38:14
nine balls for two touchdowns and has gone over 100.
38:17
And 50 yards receiving. Their defenses led by Trey.
38:22
Lathan with 12 tackles, but. Kansas has recruited a pretty
38:29
good defensive line because DJ Withers has two sacks and that
38:35
defensive front 7 for Kansas. Will make it a little.
38:39
Bit complicated for Missouri. Believe you me.
38:43
Let's look at that Missouri offense where we have Beau
38:47
Bribula, who went 23 for 28. Two touchdowns and two. 183
38:53
yards. Passing in that game.
38:55
Against Central Arkansas, they're running back Amat.
39:01
Hardy had the game. Every fantasy owner wants
39:06
literally 100 yards rushing. 10 carries and a touchdown wins.
39:12
In all three categories, these are two.
39:16
System teams. And they will.
39:18
Systematically look to take each other apart.
39:22
Missouri has a standout wide receiver named Marquis.
39:25
Johnson. Who has reeled in five catches?
39:28
And one touchdown. Going over 100 yards.
39:32
Receiving totaling 100. And 34 yards.
39:35
Catching the football in that game.
39:37
Against Central Arkansas. Expect them to also have a big
39:43
game. Here, Hosea Trotter leads this
39:47
Missouri defense at the linebacker position with eight
39:51
tackles. Their defensive line is also
39:54
very physical and they are led by.
39:58
Damson, Wilson, the second up. Front, he had two.
40:01
Sacks against Central Arkansas. I have to throw a curveball at
40:07
you here. I can't just ride with all
40:10
favorites. I like the underdog.
40:13
In this game, I believe Kansas ends up winning this football
40:17
game. +2. 100 on the money line. I like that over 50. 1 1/2 total
40:25
points. I like that as well, and of
40:28
course plus. 6 and. 1/2 on the spread by default.
40:33
Because I do believe Kansas. Outright wins, I believe the
40:38
pressure. Of being the only undefeated
40:40
team left in the SEC will get to.
40:44
Missouri a little. Bit in this game.
40:46
And be in the back of their heads.
40:49
This is a rare roll of the dice, but I'm willing to risk.
40:53
It go Kansas Next up. We have the West.
40:58
Virginia Mountaineers up against the Ohio Bobcats.
41:04
This game is almost a slam dunk if West Virginia comes out.
41:10
Does everything they're supposed to do.
41:12
Plays a pretty clean game here. They're going to walk out with
41:15
the wind. ESPN has them with a. 53.6%
41:21
favorability. To beat the Ohio Bobcats.
41:26
The total set at 60 1/2. Ohio is the plus 3 1/2 underdog
41:33
on the spread. And the plus 145 money line
41:38
underdog. Let's look at the quarterback
41:43
for West Virginia. Nico Maracal, who went. 17 for.
41:49
20 with A1 touchdown and. 224 passing yards in their opener
41:55
against Robert Morris. They have a very talented
42:02
running back. In Jaheim White. 18 carries, 2
42:06
touchdowns rushing for 93 yards. In that game as well, and Cam.
42:11
Vaughn at receiver is their standout stud, who's hauled in
42:15
seven. Catches for one touchdown and
42:18
100. And 27 yards receiving at
42:22
linebacker. Chase Wilson leads this.
42:25
Pack with six tackles up. Front they're getting help from.
42:30
Hammond, Russell, the 4th, who has two sacks.
42:35
But there's going to be. Plenty of chances for points in
42:38
this game as. Parker.
42:41
Navarro is not going to just let this one slip away.
42:47
He's going to need some help from his teammates, though.
42:50
Again, he's in a situation where.
42:52
He is the leading rusher for his team with 93 rushing yards, 9
42:57
carries and he ran a. Touchdown in.
43:00
He was 21 for 31 through 3 touchdowns and passed the ball
43:04
for 200. And 39 yards.
43:06
He's an impressive quarterback. But he's going to need.
43:10
Help. If you look at the wide
43:13
receivers here, Chase Hendrix, 9 catches, 115 yards receiving,
43:20
the. Football.
43:21
And their loss to Rutgers, 34 to 31, for a lot of people thought
43:26
they would just outright smash Rutgers, but Rutgers was able to
43:30
carry out their game plan very effectively, just like I believe
43:34
West Virginia will do. 3:00 PM Kick off.
43:38
You can watch the action on ESPN University.
43:42
And I like West Virginia to win this.
43:43
Game. I like the over as well, but I
43:47
actually do like Ohio on the spread there at plus 3 1/2 I
43:51
would. Wait and get that live.
43:53
See if that grows a little bit. If West Virginia's.
43:58
Defense is able to stymie. What's?
44:01
Going on here in Athens. Ohio at Peeden Stadium.
44:05
Then it's going to give you a much.
44:08
Better alternative spread straight up.
44:11
Though -174 W Virginia to win is not a bad option if you think
44:17
Ohio might do something or they end up getting the ball. 1st and
44:22
they're going to. Score some points.
44:24
You might get a little bit of help there on the money line as
44:26
well. Get some.
44:27
Value back but at. 60 1/2 I see that going up.
44:33
After. Kickoff not too long after.
44:35
Kickoff either, so 60 1/2 is a great spot.
44:38
I love the over there. All right, we are down.
44:41
To the last. Three games I'm going to focus
44:44
on for this podcast. And this is a doozy.
44:49
The Michigan. Wolverines versus the Oklahoma
44:52
Sooners. On.
44:53
ABC at 6:30 PM. Kickoff Norman, OK Memorial
45:00
Stadium The weather's going to be beautiful in Oklahoma.
45:07
Is the favorite in this game. Total set at 46 1/2.
45:10
Michigan is the 5 1/2 point. Underdog on the spread?
45:15
And the plus 1/15. Underdog on the money line.
45:20
There's a lot of ways to play this.
45:22
My favorite? Way is Michigan to keep.
45:26
This close, those spreads, those fours and fives and sixes have
45:33
been doing pretty well. Plus 5 1/2 Michigan on the
45:38
spread. Very difficult place to play.
45:42
I don't. Believe it phases this Michigan
45:44
team. They're a very together group.
45:49
Their quarterback, Bryce Underwood, was 21 for 31.
45:54
Had a touchdown in their huge. Win over the New Mexico.
45:59
Lobos, which was actually a fun game.
46:03
They're running the ball effectively.
46:05
And that may be the. Krendela.
46:08
Creme of this team. Justice.
46:11
Haynes, 16, carries 3. Touchdowns and 100 and. 59 yards
46:15
rushing. I mean, if you just.
46:17
Compared that. To what Oklahoma did with.
46:21
Tori Blaylock 8 carries, A touchdown and 44 yards running
46:25
the. Ball.
46:26
I mean, folks, it's like night and day.
46:30
I'd like the Michigan. Wolverines to upset Oklahoma
46:33
here. Plus 1/15 on the money line is
46:36
nice, but plus 5 1/2 is a beautiful spot.
46:41
The total of 46. And 1/2.
46:43
I do believe it goes over. This is that type of feeling
46:48
that we're going to. Get an over here.
46:50
And Michigan loves the work in the tight end.
46:52
Here, Marlin Klein 6 catches the touchdown. 93 yards receiving.
46:57
This is a team that's going to dink and dunk.
46:59
Over the middle of a little bit, but then they're going to blow
47:02
you away with the running game and Bryce Underwood will be able
47:06
to come. Over top.
47:07
It's going to. Be.
47:08
Very difficult for Oklahoma to defend everything that Michigan
47:15
is wanting to do in this game. Oklahoma's led by Sammy Amasigo
47:20
8 tackles in the game against Illinois State, where they won
47:24
35. To three and on the other side
47:27
you have Ernest. Hausman, who had eight tackles.
47:30
And their opener against New. Mexico.
47:33
But the quarterback for Oklahoma is who's going to make.
47:36
Or break this team. John Metier going to need a
47:40
touchdown on most the drives. He's out there 30 for 37, three
47:44
touchdowns with one interception.
47:46
In that game, he played against the Illinois State.
47:50
Red birds. And if.
47:52
He has a similar performance or another performance like that
47:56
where he goes for 300. And 92 passing.
47:58
Yards or more somewhere in that neighborhood if he's.
48:01
Able to do that against this Michigan team, well, they're
48:03
going to win, I don't think. He's going to have that type of
48:06
performance. Michigan's defense is coming to
48:09
ball. I think that.
48:12
Later in this. Game a lot of what they want.
48:14
To do in the first and second quarter, yeah, in the third or
48:16
fourth quarter, they'll be able to do a.
48:17
Little bit more of that wind up getting the over Michigan.
48:21
Covers at the very, very worst scenario.
48:26
Oklahoma wins Michigan. Covers.
48:28
I I really. See Michigan winning this game
48:31
Next up. We get the.
48:33
Arizona State. Sun Devils First, the
48:35
Mississippi State. Bulldogs Arizona State Sun
48:39
Devils are ranked #12 in the country.
48:42
They are one and. O coming to this game against
48:44
the Mississippi State. Bulldogs or One and O?
48:47
This will be on ESPN 2. At 6:30 PM kickoff.
48:50
Time in Starksville, Mississippi.
48:54
At the. Davis Wade Stadium.
48:57
Now both of these teams, you know they.
49:00
Played. OK, opponents, you know a.
49:04
Little bit like cream puffs. But I hate to say that but.
49:07
Arizona State played Northern Arizona, who always comes out
49:10
kind of. Gives the team a challenge.
49:13
Right. They give a team a challenge and
49:16
then you had. Mississippi State, who played
49:18
Southern. Miss Golden Eagles.
49:19
And I respect that and state rivalry thing going on.
49:22
So that's. Cool. 34 to 17 victory.
49:26
I feel like Mississippi State's got a little bit of an edge
49:28
there. With competition, they've.
49:31
Played a little bit tougher competition.
49:33
They're going to come in feeling.
49:35
Like they've got a little. Bit more experience here.
49:39
But you look at that Arizona State team and they can really
49:41
fly. The problem they're going to
49:43
have is. Again, they don't have a
49:45
committed run game. It's the quarterback scrambling.
49:49
So Sam Levitt, 25 for 39, Two touchdowns and one mistake in
49:53
that first game he went for. 250. 7 passing yards, 70. 3
49:59
rushing yards. And ran 2 touchdowns in.
50:01
Now that's going to be difficult to do against Mississippi
50:04
State's defense. Now you look at the standout.
50:08
Wide receivers You have Jordan Tyson on the Arizona State side.
50:12
12 catches 2. Touchdowns and a. 141 yards
50:15
receiving on the other side. You have Brennan Thompson 7
50:19
catches. For 92 yards receiving.
50:23
Both teams. Are led by pretty good.
50:27
Defenses now. The difference here is that you
50:32
could score on either one of these.
50:34
Teams total set of 59 1/2. Mississippi State is the plus 6
50:38
1/2 underdog. I love them as the underdog
50:42
Arizona State. Is just.
50:44
Too big of a favorite for my liking on the road.
50:47
Knowing what we know about them. Especially with their run
50:50
situation. They have to show me more,
50:52
right? Remember that they had to.
50:53
Show me plus. 195. Underdog on the money line for
50:58
the Mississippi State. Bulldogs folks.
51:03
Do we have to bite? I think we do.
51:07
I believe Mississippi State will win this game.
51:14
They. Will show up.
51:16
They will be in good form and because they're at home, they
51:24
will win. Last but not least, we have
51:32
Vanderbilt Commodores taking on the Virginia.
51:36
Tech Hokies. On the ACC network. 6:30 PM
51:41
Kickoff. This game is also.
51:44
On Saturday in Blacksburg, VA. At Lane Stadium and I love Lane
51:49
Stadium now we may get some severe weather here, game may
51:54
get cancelled. Postponed.
51:56
Be ready for that. We're going to talk about it
51:58
like it's going to be. Played, but it may get cancelled
52:00
or postponed. Some inclement weather.
52:04
Going to be in the area there every other.
52:07
Game has looked good. We've talked about it, they've
52:09
all looked good. God bless it.
52:11
Lord will in this game will get played on the scheduled time
52:15
it's supposed to Vanderbilt comes into.
52:19
This game as the underdog 40. 7 1/2.
52:23
Is the total they're. Even on the money line.
52:27
Plus a hundred. A lot of value there because
52:30
people. Are overrating Virginia Tech.
52:34
Kyron's Rones, their quarterback, was 15 for 35 with
52:37
two interceptions in their loss against.
52:39
The South Carolina Gamecocks. Before that, he finished off the
52:45
year. Last season against Minnesota,
52:49
losing 24 to 10 in the bowl game, humiliated, They made a
52:54
lot of. Excuses, folks.
52:57
I don't know if we're. Watching the same games but.
53:01
This looks like he's awash and they're going to.
53:04
Have to find out. What they're really made of.
53:07
This week because. I see Vanderbilt.
53:09
Coming in to clean up. Cover the spread of Plus. 1 1/2
53:13
win this game. I like the plus. 100 on the
53:17
money line. Get your money evened out there
53:20
and then. The total of 47 1/2.
53:23
I like it to come down. I like the under.
53:27
I think it's even worth waiting a little bit and.
53:29
Getting a high under because I see.
53:33
The Virginia. Tech offense as sluggish, not
53:39
consistent. And they're really not on the
53:41
same page in this Vanderbilt team.
53:45
Really kind of impresses. Me, in a way, because Diego
53:49
Paiva had three. Touchdowns and went. 20 for
53:51
25275 passing yards. Seems to me he's taken this.
53:56
Year serious you had Cedric Alexander who's getting better
54:00
got 12 carries, 83 yards rushing he's.
54:03
Going to want to touchdown bad in this game.
54:05
And they put it on Charleston 45 to 3.
54:10
I feel like Vanderbilt can run away.
54:12
With this game. So I like Vanderbilt to.
54:14
Win on the money line I. Believe it goes under that 4 to
54:18
7 1/2 if. You don't feel safe with that.
54:21
Grab a high under, wait for the game to go live and bet and
54:25
under then. And then the plus 1 1/2 is a no.
54:29
Brainer by default. I like that for Vanderbilt, but
54:34
I think people got Virginia wrong.
54:36
ESPN's matchup predictor giving them 63, almost 64%
54:40
favorability. Shows me that they have data.
54:46
And numbers, but they're not. Looking at the actual footage of
54:52
the game. That's not programmed into that
54:54
favorability the actual footage is going to.
54:57
Show you that Virginia Tech is O and one, they are who they.
55:01
Are they're not that good? And there's nothing good that's
55:05
just going to happen. We know what they have.
55:09
So Vanderbilt. Should come in here.
55:11
They should get rolling. And win that game, ladies and
55:15
gentlemen, just like the hands of time.
55:19
I'm turning it over to you. Good night and God.
55:22
Bless. Psalm 37.
55:24
Four KJV.