Time to get this started.
Oklahoma State -13.5
This is the only play I already made. When the lines were posted for week 1, I immediately jumped on this one. Its now up to 15 most places, if not 16. OK State lost quite a bit of talent, but Kendall Hunter is one of the best backs in the country and will big his name nationally known this season. The Pokes are pretty high on their QB Brandon Weeden, and while I don't think hell be as good as Zac Robinson, he should be able to run the offense and manage the game.
Washington State is absolutely terrible and may be one of the worst teams, if not the worst, in the entire FBS. I can not see any scenario where this team comes in to Okla St. and competes. While they MAY improve slightly on defense, it won't be a dramatic change from the 512 yards per game they let up last season, ranking them 120th in total defense. In rushing defense, they ranked 117th, giving up 236.5 yards per game. This is bad news for them and great news for Kendall Hunter, who must be licking his chops knowing his season will get off to a fast start going up against the Cougars D.
Bottom line is Washington State just does not have the talent to keep up with Oklahoma State who will run them ragged all day. The Pokes should be able to move the ball and score at will. Only question is when, if any time, will Gundy call off the dogs? I think the Pokes will certainly put up 40+ points.
Missouri -12
The suspension of Mizzou top rusher Washington may be a blessing in disguise. The line should drop, like it already has, even though I believe Mizzou would have covered the original number of -13 or -14.
Gabbert is one of the best passers in the country, not just the Big 12, and he torched the Illini last season. With experience under his belt and a healed gimpy ankle he had last season, I think hes only going to be better. The Mizzou receivers are solid and this team loves to throw the ball. 14th in the county last season in passing offense, and I think they improve on that rank this year. They have 8 players back on each side of the ball, so this team will be better. Better than the team they were when they smoked Illinois 37-9 in last years opener.
Zook has yet to beat Missouri and I highly doubt this is the year it happens. Hes going to need a dramatic improvement from his 100th ranked pass defense to stay in this one. Juice Williams is gone so Illinois may take a while to get into a groove offensively, and by that time the damage should already be done by Gabbert and company.
I will wait to see if the line gets lower but at -12, I still like the Tigers.
Minnesota -3
With Dwight Dasher being ruled ineligible, Middle Tenn is in a world of hurt. They will have huge problems at QB which should lead to huge problems for the offense. This was a very winnable game for Middle Tenn before Dasher got into trouble, but now it really looks bleak for them.
Minnesota only returns 2 on defense, but the D shouldn't take too much of a beating. I don't think either of the QB Middle Tenn may put out there has experience in FBS.
The Gophers return 9 on offense, including senior QB Adam Weber. The experience of the offense should carry Minnesota. The Gophers have a veteran offensive line and the last 2 seasons when exceeding 100 yards on the ground, the team is 11-2, compared to 2-11 when rushing for below 100.
The Middle Tenn D-Line is probably their biggest worry, especially after losing the Sun Belts co-defensive player of the year, Chris McCoy. They also had some injuries in spring practice to some of their top guys on the D-Line who weren't cleared to play until August.
I certainly see the Gophers veteran offensive line getting the better of this match up and that should be the key to the game. The Gophers should be able to move the ball on the ground and that should open up some play action for Weber.
Still looking at a couple more and will have specific team total plays when those lines are put up.
Best of luck to everyone this season.
Oklahoma State -13.5
This is the only play I already made. When the lines were posted for week 1, I immediately jumped on this one. Its now up to 15 most places, if not 16. OK State lost quite a bit of talent, but Kendall Hunter is one of the best backs in the country and will big his name nationally known this season. The Pokes are pretty high on their QB Brandon Weeden, and while I don't think hell be as good as Zac Robinson, he should be able to run the offense and manage the game.
Washington State is absolutely terrible and may be one of the worst teams, if not the worst, in the entire FBS. I can not see any scenario where this team comes in to Okla St. and competes. While they MAY improve slightly on defense, it won't be a dramatic change from the 512 yards per game they let up last season, ranking them 120th in total defense. In rushing defense, they ranked 117th, giving up 236.5 yards per game. This is bad news for them and great news for Kendall Hunter, who must be licking his chops knowing his season will get off to a fast start going up against the Cougars D.
Bottom line is Washington State just does not have the talent to keep up with Oklahoma State who will run them ragged all day. The Pokes should be able to move the ball and score at will. Only question is when, if any time, will Gundy call off the dogs? I think the Pokes will certainly put up 40+ points.
Missouri -12
The suspension of Mizzou top rusher Washington may be a blessing in disguise. The line should drop, like it already has, even though I believe Mizzou would have covered the original number of -13 or -14.
Gabbert is one of the best passers in the country, not just the Big 12, and he torched the Illini last season. With experience under his belt and a healed gimpy ankle he had last season, I think hes only going to be better. The Mizzou receivers are solid and this team loves to throw the ball. 14th in the county last season in passing offense, and I think they improve on that rank this year. They have 8 players back on each side of the ball, so this team will be better. Better than the team they were when they smoked Illinois 37-9 in last years opener.
Zook has yet to beat Missouri and I highly doubt this is the year it happens. Hes going to need a dramatic improvement from his 100th ranked pass defense to stay in this one. Juice Williams is gone so Illinois may take a while to get into a groove offensively, and by that time the damage should already be done by Gabbert and company.
I will wait to see if the line gets lower but at -12, I still like the Tigers.
Minnesota -3
With Dwight Dasher being ruled ineligible, Middle Tenn is in a world of hurt. They will have huge problems at QB which should lead to huge problems for the offense. This was a very winnable game for Middle Tenn before Dasher got into trouble, but now it really looks bleak for them.
Minnesota only returns 2 on defense, but the D shouldn't take too much of a beating. I don't think either of the QB Middle Tenn may put out there has experience in FBS.
The Gophers return 9 on offense, including senior QB Adam Weber. The experience of the offense should carry Minnesota. The Gophers have a veteran offensive line and the last 2 seasons when exceeding 100 yards on the ground, the team is 11-2, compared to 2-11 when rushing for below 100.
The Middle Tenn D-Line is probably their biggest worry, especially after losing the Sun Belts co-defensive player of the year, Chris McCoy. They also had some injuries in spring practice to some of their top guys on the D-Line who weren't cleared to play until August.
I certainly see the Gophers veteran offensive line getting the better of this match up and that should be the key to the game. The Gophers should be able to move the ball on the ground and that should open up some play action for Weber.
Still looking at a couple more and will have specific team total plays when those lines are put up.
Best of luck to everyone this season.
