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PENN STATE at PURDUE...O'Brien 6-1 vs. line last 7 for Penn State, also 3-0 vs. points on road in 2012. Purdue no covers last three at home TY. |
Slight to Penn State, Vandy, based on team trends. |
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AIR FORCE at ARMY...Falcs haven't lost to West Point since 2005 and had covered five straight in series prior to non-cover LY at Colorado Springs. Force has won and covered seven straight at Michie Stadium! |
Air Force, based on series trends. |
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AKRON at KENT STATE...Local rivals! Kent State has won and covered last six TY. |
Kent State, based on recent trends. |
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VANDERBILT at KENTUCKY...K has won and covered 6 of 7 in series prior to Vandy's 38-8 win LY. James Franklin only 1-3 as road chalk for Dores since LY, but he's 13-8 overall vs. line since 2011. |
Vandy, based on recent trends. |
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UMASS at NORTHERN ILLINOIS...Minutemen 2-6 vs. line TY (1-3 vs. line away). NIU on 8-game SU win streak and 54 straight vs. line, Huskies 4-0 as DD chalk this season. |
NIU, based on recent trends. |
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TEMPLE at LOUISVILLE...Charlie Strong only 6-12 vs. line at Papa John's since arriving at 'Ville in 2010. Temple 19-11 as dog since 2007 (2-2 TY). |
Temple, based on team trends. |
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BOSTON COLLEGE at WAKE FOREST...Spaziani 1-6-1 vs. line TY an no covers last six in 2012. Deacs 9-7-1 vs. line at Winston-Salem since 2010. |
Wake Forest, based on BC woes. |
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HOUSTON at EAST CAROLINA...Pirates 7-4 as dog at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium since 2007. But UH 16-10-1 as chalk since 2010. |
Slight to Houston, based on team trends. |
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IOWA at INDIANA...Hoosiers have covered last two years in series and have covered last four outings in 2012, including a pair as home dog vs. Mich. State & Ohio State. Iowa 2-6 vs. spread away from Iowa City since LY and 4-10 since 2010, and Ferentz 2-5 as road chalk since 2010. |
Indiana, based on team trends. |
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GEORGIA TECH at MARYLAND...Edsall teams 8-2 as home dog since 2007 (UConn & Md) with exception of 2011 when 0-2 in role at Byrd Stadium. Paul Johnson 1-5-1 as road chalk since 2010. |
Maryland, based on team and recent trends. |
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CLEMSON at DUKE...Clemson now five straight covers TY and has covered all four away from Death Valley TY. But Duke 5-0 vs. points at Durham TY and now 30-19-3 vs. line overall for Cutcliffe since he arrived in 2008. |
Slight to Duke, based on team trends. |
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TULSA at ARKANSAS...Tulsa 1-2 vs. line away TY but 11-6 in role since 2010. Also 4-1 vs. points last five as non-C-USA visitor. Hogs 1-6 vs. line TY for John L. |
Tulsa, based on team trends. |
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NEW MEXICO STATE at AUBURN...Chizik 0-2 as chalk TY and 1-5 as home chalk in post-Cam era. Tigers also only 7-13 vs. line post-Cam. |
Slight to NMSU, based on team trends. |
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STANFORD at COLORADO...Buffs 1-7 vs. line TY (0-3 at Boulder) and 5-15 against number overall since Embree arrived LY. Tree 13-3 vs. line away since 2010, also 3-0 as DD road chalk since 2010. |
Stanford, based on team trends. |
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TEXAS STATE at UTAH STATE...Utags really rolling this season with 8-1 spread mark including 4-0 at Logan. |
USU, based on recent trends. |
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ALABAMA at LSU...Les had won and covered two in a row vs. Nick prior to LY's BCS title romp by 21-0 score for Bama. Note road team 7-1 vs. line in Tide games TY (Bama 4-0 away). Tide 9-1 vs. line away since LY. Les 1-4 vs. line last five TY, 1-2 as home dog since 2007. |
Bama, based on recent trends. |
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COLORADO STATE at WYOMING...Border War for the Bronze Boot! Wyo has won this the last three years but didn't cover in 2011. Cowboys only 6-10 9 vs. line at home since 2010, but 2-5 vs. line last 7 TY. |
Slight to Wyo, based on recent CSU woes. |
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VIRGINIA at NC STATE...Tom O'Brien 27-10 vs. line at NCS after fifth games of regular season since arriving at Raleigh in 2007. Cavs no covers last seven this season and 9-19 last 28 on board. |
NC State, based on team trends. |
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ARIZONA STATE at OREGON STATE...OSU and Riley just 2-9 last 11 as favorite. Todd Graham teams 14-8-1 as dog since 2007 at Tulsa, Pitt, and ASU . |
ASU, based on team trends. |
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MISSOURI at FLORIDA...Pinkel also 1-3 as dog in 2011. Muschamp 6-1 vs. line last 7 in 2012. |
Florida, based on recent trends. |
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NEBRASKA at MICHIGAN STATE...Spartans 0-5 vs. line at home this season! Which is a reversal from recent years when Spartans were 9-5 against points as host in 2010-11. Bo Pelini, however, 0-3 vs. line away TY and no covers last five as visitor since late 2011, losing four of those outright. |
Slight to MSU, based on team trends. |
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TCU at WEST VIRGINIA...WVU 1-5 vs. line last six TY, and Holgorsen 3-7 vs. line at Morgantown since LY. Frogs 24-2 SU last 26 away from Fort Worth. First meeting since 1984 Bluebonnet Bowl, a 31-14 WVU win . |
TCU, based on team trends. |
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ILLINOIS at OHIO STATE...Illini no wins or covers last five TY and have failed to cover first three away from home for Tim Beckman. |
OSU, based on team trends. |
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PITTSBURGH at NOTRE DAME...Road team 5-1-1 vs. line last seven meetings between these teams. Irish only 1-3 vs. line at home TY and Brian Kelly 5-9-3 vs. spread as host since 2010. Pitt 2-2 as dog TY for Paul Chryst and 17-8-2 in role since 2007. |
Pitt, based on team trends. |
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UTSA at LA TECH...Coker smashed in last three games TY. LT 14-2 last 16 on board since 2011! |
LT, based on team trends. |
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SAN JOSE STATE at IDAHO...SJSU 9-2 vs. line since late LY. Road team has covered last 3 meetings. Idaho 1-7 vs. line TY and 0-3 at Kibbie Dome. |
San Jose, based on team and series road trends. |
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SMU at UCF...June Jones has covered his last three as dog this season. |
Slight to SMU, based on recent trends. |
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UCONN at SOUTH FLORIDA...Pasqualoni no covers last five TY, UConn 5-11 vs. spread away since 2010. Note dog is 7-0 in USF games TY (Bulls 0-3 as chalk). |
Slight to UConn, based on dog-in-Skip trends. |
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WESTERN MICHIGAN at CENTRAL MICHIGAN...Dan Enos and CMU now 5-23 vs. spread last 28 on board after Akron. But WMU no covers last five away from Kalamazoo. |
Slight to WMU, based on CMU negatives. |
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MIAMI-OHIO at BUFFALO...RedHawks have won and covered last two meetings. |
Slight to Miami-Ohio, based on recent series trends. |
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OLE MISS at GEORGIA...Hugh "Pointspread Cover" Freeze now 17-3 vs. line since LY at Ark State (10-2) and Ole Miss (7-1). Richt 3-7 last 10 on board since late LY. |
Ole Miss, based on team trends. |
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SYRACUSE at CINCINNATI...Cuse has won and covered last 2 after 4-14 spread mark prior. |
Cuse, based on recent trends. |
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WASHINGTON STATE at UTAH...Utes 1-4 last 5 as chalk and 11-16 last 27 on board. |
WSU, based on recent Utah negatives. |
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UAB at SOUTHERN MISS...USM winless SU and 2-6 vs. line TY, 1-3 vs. line at home. |
UAB, based on USM negatives. |
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MEMPHIS at MARSHALL...Memphis 7-13 vs. line since 2011 (3-5 for Justin Fuente TY). |
Marshall, based on recent trends. |
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MICHIGAN at MINNESOTA...Little Brown Jug! Gophers 7-1 vs. line last eight at home. Brady Hoke 3-1 as road chalk since arriving LY but only 4-4 vs. line on road. |
Slight to Minnesota, based on team trends. |
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OKLAHOMA STATE at KANSAS STATE...Mike Gundy 1-6 as underdog since 2010 although he has beaten Bill Snyder SU the past two years. Cowboys no covers last four away from Stillwater. Snyder 7-2 vs. line TY and 16-6 vs. line since 201, also 8-3 last 11 against number at Manhattan. |
KSU, based on recent trends. |
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TEXAS at TEXAS TECH...Mack Brown has won and covered the last two years vs. Tuberville, but Horns no covers last four TY. |
Slight to TT, based on team trends. |
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TEXAS A&M at MISSISSIPPI STATE...Dan Mullen 8-3 vs. line at home since LY. Ags 3-7 last ten vs. line away from home. |
MSU, based on team trends. |
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KANSAS at BAYLOR...Weis 1-2 vs. line away TY, KU now 3-7 last 10 vs. points away from home. Bears were 6-0 vs. line at Waco LY but have dropped last three vs. line as chalk TY. |
Slight to Baylor, based on KU road negatives. |
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OKLAHOMA at IOWA STATE...OU 9-4 last 13 vs. line away from Norman. ISU 7-4 as home dog since 2010, but Cyclones not closer than 20 last two years vs. Sooners. |
OU, based on recent trends. |
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OREGON at SOUTHERN CAL...Lane "Tosh.O" Kiffin 2-6 vs. line TY and SC 1-2 SU last three and 2-3 SU last five vs. Ducks. Tosh Kiffin also 0-2 as home dog since taking over SC in 2010. Ducks 6-1 vs. line away since LY. |
Oregon, based on team trends. |
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RICE at TULANE...Wave has covered 3 in a row TY but 7-20 vs. line last 27 at Superdome since mid 2008. Rice 10-4 as chalk for Bailiff since he took over in 2007 (2-0 as road chalk). Owls 3-1 vs. line as true visitor TY. |
Rice, based on team trends and ugh! |
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HAWAII at FRESNO STATE...FSU and DeRuyter 8-1 vs. line TY and Norm Chow no covers last five TY. Bulldogs 4-0 vs. line at Dog House TY. Road team has covered last seven in series but sense a change this season. |
Fresno, based on recent trends. |
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ARIZONA at UCLA...Cats have beaten UCLA five in a row SU and are 4-1 vs. line in those games, all under previous regimes. Bruins have dropped last two vs. line at home after 35-16 spread mark previous 51 at Rose Bowl. |
Arizona, based on series trends. |
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NEW MEXICO at UNLV...Bob Davie has covered five of last six on board TY. Home teams are 27-6 vs. line in UNLV games since Bobby Hauck arrived in 2010 but Hauck 1-3 as chalk with Rebs. |
New Mexico, based on recent trends. |
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SAN DIEGO STATE at BOISE STATE...Boise 2-2 as blue carpet chalk TY but 2-9 last 11 in role. Aztecs 5-2 as road dog since 2010. |
SDSU, based on team trends. |