vs. | OHIO STATE at INDIANA...In a stunner, Urban Meyer was just 1-6 vs. points against IU, and Hoosiers have also covered 7 of last 8 in series. Buckeyes just 2-6 vs. line away from Big Horseshoe LY. Though Hoosiers only 2-5 as home dog under Tom Allen. | Slight to Indiana, based on series trends. |
vs. | KANSAS STATE at MISSISSIPPI STATE...Klieman first road game with KSU. Bill Snyder maintained good dog marks thru end of his career, as Cats 15-5 getting points the past three seasons. Moorhead was 5-1 as Starkville chalk LY and did win 31-10 at Manhattan. | -slight to Kansas State, based on team trends. |
vs. | NC STATE at WEST VIRGINIA...WVU closed the Holgorsen years 5-2-1 last 8 vs. line at Morgantown. NCS just 4-6 vs. spread last 10 non-ACC for Doeren. | Slight to West Virginia, based on team trends. |
vs. | MARYLAND at TEMPLE...Terps were 0-4 as road dog last year for Matt Canada, but now 2-0 vs. line for Locksley. Owls won at Md a year ago and now on 15-7-1 spread run since mid 2017 (1-0 for Carey). | Slight to Temple, based on team trends. |
vs. | MIAMI-OHIO at CINCINNATI...In this long rivalry, Cincy has now won 13 in a row SU, though Miami has covered 4 of last 6 meetings. Red Hawks have now failed to cover their last seven non-MAC games. Luke Fickell 5-2 vs. line as Nippert chalk since LY. | Cincy, based on team trends. |
vs. | PITTSBURGH at PENN STATE...Narduzzi 12-6 as visiting dog with Pitt since 2015. Road team has covered last three years in series. James Franklin 4-6 vs. line last 9 as DD chalk vs. FBS foes. | Pitt, based on team trends. |
vs. | EASTERN MICHIGAN at ILLINOIS...EMU righteous 19-5 vs. line last 24 away from Ypsilanti, 15-2 last 17 as dog away from Rynearson Stadium. Lovie 3-4 as home chalk with Illini, 7-11 vs. line at Champaign-Urbana. | Eastern Michigan, based on team trends. |
vs. | ARKANSAS STATE at GEORGIA...Red Wolves only 4-6 as visiting dog since 2015. Though Kirby Smart only 11-11 laying DDs with Dawgs since 2016. | Slight to Georgia, based on team trends. |
vs. | AIR FORCE at COLORADO...First meeting since 1974! Calhoun 17-8-1 as dog since 2014, 10-3-1 last 14 as visiting dog. Buffs 4-10 vs. spread last 13 at Boulder. | Air Force, based on team trends. |
vs. | SAN DIEGO STATE at NEW MEXICO STATE...NMSU on 4-13 reg season spread skid since late 2017, and just 3-8 last ten as dog. Also 2-6 last eight vs. points at Las Cruces. | San Diego State, based on NMSU negatives. |
vs. | FAU at BALL STATE...Lane Kiffin was just 1-6-1 as chalk in 2018 after 9-2 mark in role the previous year. But Ball State just 2-6 as Muncie dog for Mike Neu since 2016. | Slight to FAU, based on team trends. |
vs. | NEW MEXICO at NOTRE DAME...UNM as cooled considerably, now on 8-18 spread skid. Though Lobos have lately had more trouble as chalk (3-12 since 2016) than as dog (11-11 that span). Irish just 7-10 vs. spread at South Bend since 2016 and are 2-6-1 laying DD since last season. | Slight to Notre Dame, based on team trends. |
vs. | AKRON at CENTRAL MICHIGAN... Akron on 5-10 spread skid (0-2 for Arth). Zips 1-5 vs. spread last 6 as MAC visitor. McElwain teams now 17-11 as home chalk since 2012 with CSU (1-0 with CMU), though Chips 0-4 vs. line as home chalk for Bonamego LY. | Slight to Central Michigan, based on team trends. |
vs. | STANFORD at UCF...David Shaw 13-6-1 as dog since 2011, also 5-2 vs. spread as visitor since LY. UCF 10-4 vs. line for Heupel since LY, now 17-8-1 vs. points since 2017. | Slight to UCF, based on team trends. |
vs. | ALABAMA at SOUTH CAROLINA...Last time Saban played at Williams-Brice he lost to Spurrier 35-21 in 2010. Muschamp 10-3 as dog since 2017, though only 2-3 as Columbia dog that span. Saban 10-5 as visiting chalk since 2015, now 12-3 last 15 vs. points as SEC visitor. | Alabama, based on team trends. |
vs. | EAST CAROLINA at NAVY...ECU continues to skid, now 10-26-1 vs. line since 2016 (0-1 for Mike Houston). Pirates just 3-12-1 as road dog that span. Navy has covered five in a row overall since late in 2018. | Navy, based on ECU negatives. |
vs. | ARMY at UTSA...Army 8-1 vs. line last 9 away from Michie, though only 7-9 as chalk since 2017. UTSA just 3-9 vs. spread at Alamodome since 2017. | Slight to Army, based on team trends. |
vs. | USC at BYU...Clay Helton on 9-20 spread skid last 29 on board, though he is 6-3 as visiting chalk since 2016. Cougs 0-4-1 as home dog for Sitake since 2016 but are 14-6 last 20 overall vs. line. | BYU, based on recent trends. |
vs. | GEORGIA SOUTHERN at MINNESOTA...GSU 12-7-1 vs. line and 5-2 as dog since Lunsford too | Slight to Georgia Southern, based on team trends. |
vs. | UNLV at NORTHWESTERN...Sanchez 14-7 as visiting dog with Rebs since 2015, 4-0 vs. spread visiting Power 5 schools. As DD dog, UNLV 8-4 since 2016. NU 0-4 as Evanston chalk LY, 10-17 in role since 2013. Also just 2-6 last 8 vs. spread hosting non-Big 10 foes. | UNLV, based on team trends. |
vs. | OKLAHOMA STATE at TULSA...Gundy has won and covered last 3 vs. Tulsa (though teams haven’t met every year) and has scored 59 or more on each occasion, dating to 2010. OSU 8-4-1 as DD chalk since 2017. Golden Hurricane 1-3 vs. spread last 4 hosting FBS non-ACC teams. | Oklahoma State, based on team and series trends. |
vs. | MEMPHIS at SOUTH ALABAMA...Memphis 6-2 last 8 as visiting favorite, though Tigers didn’t cover vs. USA at Liberty Bowl in 2018. Memphis still 10-4 as DD chalk since 2017. | Memphis, based on team trends. |
vs. | IOWA at IOWA STATE...Cy-Hawk! Ferentz has now won four straight in series and 3-0-1 vs. line that span. Iowa has also won SU last three visits to Ames. Iowa 5-0-1 vs. spread last six as visitor and 13-3-1 last 17 overall vs. spread since late 2017. ISU only 3-6 vs. spread last 9 at Ames. | Iowa, based on team and series trends. |
vs. | COLORADO STATE at ARKANSAS...Revenge for Hogs after loss at Fort Collins LY. Ark just 4-9 as chalk since 2016 (0-1 TY). Rams just 1-5 last 6 as dog away from home. | Slight to Arkansas, based on CSU negatives. |
vs. | WESTERN KENTUCKY vs. LOUISVILLE (at Nashville)...WKU was 6-2-1 vs. line as dog since LY. Focusing on Satterfield marks for ‘Ville as his App State and Card teams now 15-3-1 last 19 vs. spread. | Louisville, based on Satterfield marks. |
vs. | ARIZONA STATE at MICHIGAN STATE...Dantonio 1-6 last 7 as East Lansing chalk. Herm 3-1 as visiting dog LY, ASU 10-6-1 as dog since 2017 including upset win over MSU LY. | Arizona State, based on team trends. |
vs. | NORTH TEXAS at CAL...UNT 0-8 last 8 vs. line and 1-10 last eleven since mid 2018. No covers last six away from Denton. Bears 1-6-1 last 8 vs. line at Berkeley and 0-4-1 last five as home chalk. | Slight to Cal, based on recent UNT negatives. |
vs. | LA TECH at BOWLING GREEN...Skip Holtz 6-3 as visiting chalk since 2016 and 10-4-1 away from Ruston vs. spread since 2017. BG now on 12-26 spread skid since 2016. | La Tech, based on team trends. |
vs. | BUFFALO at LIBERTY...Flames just 5-9 vs. line since LY (0-2 for Freeze). UB 4-0 as visiting chalk in 2018, Leipold 17-7-2 vs. spread last 26 against FBS foes since late 2016. | Buffalo, based on team trends. |
vs. | SOUTHERN MISS at TROY... USM 7-4 last 11 as dog. Golden Eagles 17-10-1 vs. spread since late 2016. | Slight to Southern Miss, based on team trends. |
vs. | UMASS at CHARLOTTE...Rare home chalk for Charlotte, just 2-3 all-time in role. UMass however on 2-6 spread skid last 8 away from home (0-1 for Walt Bell). | Slight to Charlotte, based on UMass negatives. |
vs. | OHIO at MARSHALL...Solich 8-3 as visiting dog since 2015, also 6-2 last 8 vs. spread as non-MAC visitor. Herd 4-10 as home chalk since 2016, 7-16 overall as chalk that span. Dog team is 28-12 in Herd games since 2016. | Ohio, based on team trends. |
vs. | KENT STATE at AUBURN...Malzahn 7-19-1 vs. line as home chalk since mid 2014, 4-10-1 last 15 as non-SEC home chalk. | Kent State, based on team trends. |
vs. | FLORIDA at KENTUCKY...Prior to LY’s 27-16 upset win at Gainesville, UK hadn’t beaten UF outright since 1986! Stoops 4-13 last 17 vs. spread at Lexington but 2-0 TY. Stoops also 13-8 as dog since 2016. Dan Mullen 4-0 vs. line as visitor with Gators LY. | Slight to Florida, based on extended series trends. |
vs. | GEORGIA STATE at WESTERN MICHIGAN...Panthers were 0-4-2 as visiting dog LY before Vol upset. WMU rolled 34-15 in Atlanta LY though Broncos only 5-10 vs. spread since LY. | Slight to Western Michigan, based on team trends. |
vs. | TEXAS STATE at SMU...Sonny Dykes 0-2 as DD chalk LY, though Bobcats just 1-4 vs. spread last five as non-Belt visitor. | Slight to SMU, based on team trends. |
vs. | DUKE at MIDDLE TENNESSEE...Duke 1-6 as chalk in 2018 though Cutcliffe was 24-12 laying points from 2012-17. Blue Devils 5-2 vs. spread last 7 as non-ACC visitor. MTSU 9-4 vs. line last 13 as home dog. | Duke, based on extended trends. |
vs. | HAWAII at WASHINGTON...Rolovich only 4-6 as mainland dog the past two seasons and 6-10-1 as underdog since 2017 (though 1-0 in role TY). Huskies just 2-6 as Seattle chalk since LY. Petersen just 2-5 vs. line last seven hosting non-Pac 12 foes. | Slight to Houston, based on team trends. |
vs. | TCU at PURDUE...Frogs only 6-11 vs. line since late in 2017 but have covered 3 straight and 4 of last 5 as non-Big 12 visitor. Patterson 13-8 last 21 as dog. Purdue 1-4 as Ross-Ade chalk since LY. | TCU, based on team trends. |
vs. | CLEMSON at SYRACUSE...Dino has covered last two vs. Dabo and scored upset in 2017. Cuse 5-1 vs. spread at Carrier Dome in 2018. Dabo 6-3-1 as visiting chalk past two years but did lose here in 2017. Clemson 17-9-1 as chalk since 2017 though 0-2 vs. Orange that span. | Syracuse, based on team and recent series trends. |
vs. | FLORIDA STATE at VIRGINIA...FSU now 8-17-2 vs. spread since 2017, 4-10 for Taggart. Noles 2-7 as dog since 2017 (2-4 for Taggart). Cavs on 11-4 spread uptick since 2018, 8-4 last 12 vs. line at home. | Virginia, based on team trends. |
vs. | OKLAHOMA at UCLA...UCLA now on 23-41 skid vs. spread dating to 2014, also just 2-7 last 9 vs. points at Rose Bowl. Bruins 2-7 as home dog since 2013 (2-3 for Chip). | Oklahoma, based on team trends. |
vs. | NORTHERN ILLINOIS at NEBRASKA...NIU12-6 as visiting dogs since 2013. Huskies did upset Huskers in Lincoln two years ago. Huskers just 2-7 as Lincoln chalk since 2017 (2-4 for Scott Frost since LY). | NIU, based on team trends. |
vs. | TEXAS vs. RICE (at NRG Stadium)...Note that Tom Herman was just 1-4 vs. line as chalk away from home LY and he’s just 2-6 laying DD with Horns (though 1-0 TY). Since 2016 with Houston, Herman 3-11-1 as DD chalk (1-0 TY). Rice interestingly is 6-1 getting 20 or more since Bloomgren took over LY. | Rice, based on team trends. |
vs. | TEXAS TECH at ARIZONA...Matt Wells 10-3-2 vs. line since LY with Utags & TT. Under Kingsbury., Red Raiders 10-5 as visiting dog past four years. Sumlin 0-3 vs. line with UA vs. non-Pac 12 BCS foes. | Texas Tech, based on team trends. |