| Game: | Oklahoma State vs. South Alabama |
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| Last Week: | Oklahoma State 59, Tulsa, 24 |
| Date & Time: | Friday, September 8th @ 7:00 pm |
| Location: | Ladd-Peebles Stadium |
| Television: | FS2 |
| Line: | Oklahoma State -28.5 |
| Expert Commentary: | I don’t know how much commentary I’m going to have on South Alabama and this game doesn’t really do much for me. A darn near 30 point line means that ti’s not all that interesting other than the line and I again think that Gundy and the Fighting Mullets win this game by the spread. The Cowboys have playoffs in mind and these sorts of terrible games matter in terms of difference. |
| Game: | East Carolina vs. West Virginia |
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| Last Week: | Virginia Tech 31, West Virginia 24 |
| Date & Time: | Saturday, September 9th @ 11:00 pm |
| Location: | Milan Puskar Stadium |
| Television: | FS2 |
| Line: | West Virginia -19.5 |
| Expert Commentary: | Watching WVU play Virginia Tech on Sunday, I feel I can safely say that the worries about the Mountaineer D replacing 8 players should be assuaged. Though both offenses found a rhythm in the second half, the ‘Eers D, particularly the secondary, were consistently making plays. Transfer QB Will Grier stepped into Holgorsen’s offense adeptly behind some stellar OL play, leading to 592 yards of total offense for the unit. Meanwhile, East Carolina & second year HC Scottie Montgomery followed their 3-9 season with a 34-14 loss to the James Madison Dukes. The latest line has WVU giving 24 points, and I’d say those are safe to lay. –Brian |
| Game: | Iowa vs. Iowa State |
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| Last Week: | Iowa State 42, UNI 24 |
| Date & Time: | Saturday, September 9th @ 11:00 am |
| Location: | Jack Trice Stadium |
| Television: | ESPN2 |
| Line: | Iowa -1.5 |
| Expert Commentary: | Now that the Cyclones have gotten revenge on UNI, they’ll look to return the favor of the 42-3 drumming at the hands of Iowa in 2016. The Hawkeyes sported some shaky offensive line play, which is great news for an ISU defensive line unit that looks to be a real strength. Iowa also turned the ball over 4 times, and I feel that turnover margin is only going to rise on Saturday. Offensively, the Hawkeye secondary can be respectable but I expect Park & Lazard to take deep shots all day long. A potentially suspect Iowa defensive line could also be carved by David Montgomery and the Cyclone offensive line. Take the 2-1/2 points the Hawkeyes are giving and run. –Brian |
| Game: | Charlotte vs. Kansas State |
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| Last Week: | Kansas State 55, Central Arkansas 19 |
| Date & Time: | Saturday, September 9th @ 11:00 am |
| Location: | Bill Snyder Family Stadium |
| Television: | FSN |
| Line: | Kansas State -35 |
| Expert Commentary: | Another terrible game and I expect the Fighting Wallerstedt’s to eventually succomb to the Fighting Snyders by the spread plus some. It will be interesting to see K-State play someone decent in Vanderbilt next week. Give me K-State. –Seth |
| Game: | TCU vs. Arkansas |
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| Last Week: | TCU 63, Jackson State 0 |
| Date & Time: | Saturday, September 9th @ 2:30 pm |
| Location: | Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium |
| Television: | CBS |
| Line: | Arkansas -2 |
| Expert Commentary: | I am not a believer in Kenny Hill, but I also don’t know much about Arkansas. I know that typically, folks tend to be more knowledgable when talking about football, but I know know much about Arkansas other than they’ve been consistently okay. The Razorbacks whipped up on Florida A&M last week, but you can see what TCU did to Jackson State. –Seth |
| Game: | San Jose State vs. Texas |
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| Last Week: | Maryland 51, Texas 41 |
| Date & Time: | Saturday, September 9th @ 2:30 pm |
| Location: | Texas Memorial Stadium |
| Television: | LHN |
| Line: | Texas -23.5 |
| Expert Commentary: | I believe we can all agree that losing to an 18-point underdog is probably not the way you want to start your coaching tenure. The Texas offense was incredibly slow to start, and the defense . . . whew. The Longhorns will be hosting the 1-1 SJSU Spartans, a team likely to trot out 3 quarterbacks. The Spartans have jumped out to fast starts before this season, and the quarterback shuffle could keep the Longhorn D on their heels. Meanwhile, Shane Buechele didn’t practice on Tuesday with a shoulder injury, which, if he starts and has any lingering issues, could provide openings for a good Spartan secondary. The Horns are currently giving 24 points, which seems like a lot given last week. –Brian |
| Game: | Central Michigan vs. Kansas |
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| Last Week: | Kansas 38, SE Missouri State 16 |
| Date & Time: | Saturday, September 9th @ 3:00 pm |
| Location: | Memorial Stadium |
| Television: | FSN Affiliates |
| Line: | Kansas -4 |
| Expert Commentary: | Kansas is undefeated. The defense looks capable, and Jayhawk fans seem to be impressed by the debut of new OC Doug Meacham. Peyton Bender took over the QB position from Montell Cozart and featured poise and the willingness to push downfield. Granted, this was against Southeastern Missouri, but better to look good against inferior opponents than bad against inferior opponents. Meanwhile, the Chippewas got taken to overtime by Rhode Island, and only won by a field goal. Kansas is giving 6 (!) points, and I’d go ahead and lay those. –Brian |
| Game: | Oklahoma vs. Ohio State |
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| Last Week: | Oklahoma 56, UTEP 7 |
| Date & Time: | Saturday, September 9th @ 6:30 pm |
| Location: | Ohio Stadium |
| Television: | ABC |
| Line: | Ohio State -9 |
| Expert Commentary: | Whoah Nellie, this should be a pretty good game, better than the games from last week. I think the key here is that the Ohio State defense is really terrific and the Oklahoma offense may be equally as good. The key for me is how long Mayfield is going to be able to hold onto the ball because those young receivers may get beat up by Ohio State. The question for me will be if Ohio State can keep pace offensively. Barnett wasn’t exactly smooth for a good part of the game against Indiana. |
| Game: | UTSA vs. Baylor |
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| Last Week: | Liberty 48, Baylor 45 |
| Date & Time: | Saturday, September 9th @ 7:00 pm |
| Location: | McLane Stadium |
| Television: | FSN Affiliates |
| Line: | Baylor -12.5 |
| Expert Commentary: | Suffice to say it has been hard or me to not just write “MEEP MEEP” repeatedly for this post. By now, we all know what happened to Baylor. I doubt UTSA repeats what happened, because I’m sure Baylor still has enough horses and Rhule won’t let them get caught like that again. But goodness, that Bear defense was bad. . . ness. The offense was incredibly slow to get rolling, but I think both sides will perform better against the Roadrunners. I’d still take the 17 points Baylor is giving. –Brian |