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TEXAS vs. OKLAHOMA (at Cotton Bowl, Dallas)...Stoops has won and covered last two vs. Mack after Texas 4-1 SU and 4-0-1 vs. line previous five meetings. Mack only 2-6 as dog since 2010. |
Slight to OU, based on team and series trends. |
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IOWA at MICHIGAN STATE...Teams combined 2-9 vs. line to start 2012, Hawkeyes just 3-9 vs. number last 12 since mid 2011. Dantonio won and covered vs. Iowa LY but Ferentz had covered previous five meetings. Iowa, however, only 1-4 since 2010 in once-profitable road dog role. |
Slight to MSU, based on recent Iowa negatives. |
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NORTH CAROLINA at MIAMI-FLORIDA...Miami's wins and covers the last two years broke UNC's 3-game cover streak in series. Since Fedora arrived at Chapel Hill, home team has covered in all five Heel games (UNC 0-2 vs. line away). |
Slight to Miami, based on current home-in-Heel trend. |
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MIAMI-OHIO at BOWLING GREEN...RedHawks 1-5 vs. line TY but 8-2 vs. spread last 10 vs. MAC foes away from Yager Stadium. |
Slight to Miami-O, based on recent MAC road mark. |
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KENT STATE at ARMY...West Point 6-1 vs. line at home since LY, but Black Knights 3-5 vs. line last 8 on board since late 2011. Kent State on 7-2 spread run last ten since mid 2011. |
Slight to Kent State, based on recent trends. |
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AKRON at OHIO...Solich has won and covered last four years vs. Zips. Solich won and covered first two at home TY but still just 3-4 against number at home since LY. Bowden has covered first two on road TY after Zips were 1-5 vs. line on road for Rob Ianello LY. |
Slight to Solich, based on series trends. |
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TOLEDO at EASTERN MICHIGAN...EMU 5-18 vs. line at Rynearson Stadium since 2007. Rockets have won and covered last five, all wins by 24 or more. Toledo 3-0 vs. line away TY. |
Toledo, based on team and series trends. |
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MARYLAND at VIRGINIA...UVa 5-1 vs. line last six in series, but Cavs no covers last 5 TY and just 5-12-1 last 17 on board since early LY. Mike London 1-5-1 vs. line as home chalk since 2011. Terps have covered first two on road TY. |
Maryland, based on recent trends. |
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DUKE at VIRGINIA TECH...Cutcliffe 18-10-2 vs. number since 2010. Blue Devils have covered 2 of last 3 in series. Beamer just 5-16 last 20 vs. line since late 2010. |
Duke, based on team trends. |
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WISCONSIN at PURDUE...Bielema 2-6-1 against number last nine away from Madison. Danny Hope 9-5 against points last 14 on board for Purdue. |
Purdue, based on recent trends. |
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NORTHWESTERN at MINNESOTA...Pat Fitzgerald only 3-7 as road chalk since 2007. Gophers have covered last three in series and Jerry Kill 7-2-1 last 10 on board. Minnesota 3-1-1 vs. line as home dog under Kill. |
Minnesota, based on series and team trends. |
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SYRACUSE at RUTGERS...Cuse 4-12 vs. line since 2011 and just 1-6 vs. line away since 2011. |
Slight to Rutgers, based on recent Cuse woes. |
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BOSTON COLLEGE at FLORIDA STATE...This had been a pretty good role lately for Spaziani (BC 7-3 as road dog 2010-11), but Eagles failed to cover first chance in role at N'western this season. |
Slight to BC, based on extended trends. |
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TEMPLE at UCONN...Pasqualoni only 2-5 as home chalk since LY. Temple 11-6 vs. line for Addazio and 1789 as dog since 2007 (Al Golden & Addazio). |
Slight to Temple, based on team trends. |
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LOUISVILLE at PITTSBURGH...Ugh! Charlie Strong no covers first two away TY (both as chalk) after 11-2 spread mark on road past two seasons. But series has been all Pitt lately as Panthers have won last 4 and covered last five meetings. If Pitt a home dog note 6-2 mark in role (1-0) since 2007. Panthers 16-7-2 as dog since 2007, back into Wannstedt era. |
Piutt, based on series trends. |
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MEMPHIS at EAST CAROLINA...Ten straight covers in series for ECU, last six wins all by 15 points or more. Memphis just 6-11 vs. line since LY. |
ECU, based on series and team trends. |
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FLORIDA at VANDERBILT...Dores haven't beaten Florida since the Watson Brown era (vs. Galen Hall!) in 1988. Vandy 9-0 vs. line at home since James Franklin arrived in 2011. But Gators 2-0 vs. line away TY and have covered big their last two at Nashville. |
Slight to Vandy, based on recent home mark. |
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AIR FORCE at WYOMING...Force 6-2 vs. line away since LY, 9-5 as road chalk since 2007 for Calhoun. Wyo only 2-6 as home dog under Christensen since 2009, but Christensen has covered last three vs. Falcs. |
Slight to AFA, based on team trends. |
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WESTERN MICHIGAN at BALL STATE...WMU has won last two meetings SU but Ball State 4-1 vs. spread last five meetings. Cards 9-3 vs. spread last 12 on board. Broncos 1-5 vs. line last 6 away from Waldo Stadium. |
Ball State, based on series and team trends. |
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BUFFALO at NORTHERN ILLINOIS...Note dog side has covered in first five UB games this season (Bulls 3-0 as dog), but Buffalo still only 8-13 as "short" since Quinn took over in 2010. NIU 6-9 as chalk since 2011 (3-2 TY). |
Slight to Buffalo, based on team trends. |
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IDAHO at TEXAS STATE...Vandals 2-5 vs. points last 7 away from Kibbie Dome. |
Texas State, based on Idaho road woes. |
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KANSAS STATE at IOWA STATE...Bill Snyder 6-1 vs. line away since LY; 13-5 vs. line since 2011. |
KSU, based on Snyder trends. |
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AUBURN at OLE MISS...Hugh "Pointspread Cover" Freeze now 15-3 vs. line since LY with Ark State & Ole Miss (5-1 with Rebs). Chizik 1-4 vs. line TY and 6-12 vs. spread since Cam left campus. Tigers 3-6 vs. line away post-Cam. |
Ole Miss, based on recent trends. |
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UAB at HOUSTON...Blazers have covered their last three after failing in first two vs. line this season. UAB 12-7 as dog since 2011 (2-2 TY). |
Slight to UAB, based on team trends. |
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ILLINOIS at MICHIGAN...Illinois has covered 3 of last 4 in series. Brady Hoke 3-1 vs. line as Big Ten host LY, although Wolves only 1-3 vs. line in 2012. |
Slight to Illinois, based on extended trends. |
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FRESNO STATE at BOISE STATE...Tim DeRuyter 6-0 vs. line to start his career at Fresno. Although Bulldogs have been crucified the past six years vs. Boise, never closer than 13. Boise 1-7 vs. line last 8 as blue carpet chalk. |
Fresno, based on current trends. |
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SOUTHERN CAL at WASHINGTON...Huskies have won SU in 2 of last 3 and have covered 5 of last 7 meetings vs. SC. Trojans no covers last three at Seattle, and Kiffin 1-4 vs. line TY (0-3 away from home). |
UW, based on recent series and team trends. |
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OREGON STATE at BYU...Mike Riley 3-0 SU as dog this season and 23-10-1 as dog since 2007. |
OSU, based on team trends. |
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ALABAMA at MISSOURI...Mizzou 0-3 vs. line vs. new SEC foes. Nick only 2-3 vs. line TY but Tide 7-2 last 9 on road, and 28-16 overall vs. number since 2009. |
Bama, based on team trends. |
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STANFORD at NOTRE DAME...Irish 5-0 SU and vs. line TY. Tree has won and covered last two vs. ND and is 11-3 vs. line away since 2010. |
Slight to Stanford, based on recent trends. |
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UTAH STATE at SAN JOSE STATE...USU 21-5 as road dog since 2007. But SJSU 5-0 vs. line TY, 8-0 last 8, and 10-1 last 11 vs. spread. |
Slight to SJSU, based on extended road dog mark. |
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KENTUCKY at ARKANSAS...Joker Phillips 3-10 vs. line away from Lexington since 2010. |
Slight to Arkansas, based on recent Joker road negatives. |
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TENNESSEE at MISSISSIPPI STATE...Derek Dooley only 4-11 vs. line as dog since 2010 at UT. |
MSU, based on team trends. |
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SOUTH CAROLINA at LSU...Les Miles only 7-9 as home chalk since 2010. Gamecocks 7-1 vs. line last 8 on board since late 2011. |
SC, based on team trends. |
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CAL at WASHINGTON STATE...Tedford 4-10 vs. line away since 2010 (1-1 TY). Leach 0-2 vs. line in Pullman TY after Cougs 4-1 vs. line at home LY. Bears 3-7 vs. line last 10 in series. |
Slight to WSU, based on extended team and series trends. |
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WEST VIRGINIA at TEXAS TECH...WVU 6-2 vs. line away under Holgorsen since LY. |
Slight to WV, based on recent trends. |
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TCU at BAYLOR...Art Briles 7-1 vs. line at home since LY. TCU 0-2 vs. line away TY and 6-11 in role since late 2009. |
Baylor, based on recent trends. |
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SOUTHERN MISS at UCF...USM 1-4 vs. line under Ellis Johnson and 0-2 away. O'Leary 10-6 as home chalk since 2010. |
UCF, based on team trends. |
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OKLAHOMA STATE at KANSAS...OSU has destroyed KU the past two seasons and Cowboys 19-7 as chalk (9-3 as road chalk) since 2010. Cowboys 11-3 vs. line away since 2010. |
OSU, based on team trends. |
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OHIO STATE at INDIANA...The Tressel Buckeyes had won and covered six straight vs. IU from 2003-10 but last year's OSU could not cover vs. Hoosiers. Still, OSU 6-1 vs. line last 7 and 7-1 last 8 vs. IU. |
OSU, based on extended series trends. |
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SMU at TULANE...Wave 4-18 last 22 vs. spread at Superdome. |
SMU, based on Tulane negatives. |
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UTSA at RICE...Coker 3-0 vs. line TY! Rice 9-4-1 vs. line as host since 2010 and 9-3 as chalk since 2007 (2-1 since LY). |
UTSA, based on recent trends. |
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NEVADA at UNLV...Fremont Cannon has lived in Reno since 2005 as Wolf Pack has won last seven meetings, covering six. But Pack only 4-7 as road chalk since 2010, but Bobby Hauck remains formful, now 10-2 as home dog since arriving at UNLV in 2010. |
Slight to UNLV, based on Hauck home dog mark. |
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COLORADO STATE at SAN DIEGO STATE...CSU 5-11 vs. line away since 2010 and 6-14 overall last 20 vs. spread. |
SDSU, based on CSU woes. |
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UTAH at UCLA...Utes 2-3 vs. line TY and 9-15 last 24 on board. UCLA 35-17 last 52 on board at home since early 2004. Home team has covered easily in three meetings since '06. |
UCLA, based on team and series trends. |
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NEW MEXICO at HAWAII...Norm Chow no covers last three TY and Bob Davie 3-0 his last three. Lobos 4-2 on line for Davie and 7-2 last nine on board since late 2011. |
UNM, based on recent trends. |
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