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BC returns to AP Top 25 trying to ignore accolades
September 17, 2018
By The Associated Press

BOSTON (AP) For a guy who's never been the head coach of a ranked team before, Steve Addazio knew just what to say.

The Boston College coach didn't want to talk about the Eagles' elevation to No. 23 in The Associated Press Top 25 this week, sticking with his belief that it is too early in the season to be worried about such things.

''Hey, listen: It's better than the alternative,'' Addazio said Monday as he turned his attention to this weekend's game against Purdue. ''Those are things that you like to see at the end of the year, then reflect back on it. ... It means that so far things have gone well.''

With a 41-34 win in its Atlantic Coast Conference opener against Wake Forest on Thursday - the Eagles' third straight game of 40 or more points - BC is undefeated through three games for the first time since Matt Ryan led them to the first of back-to-back conference championship games in 2007.

''Honestly, it's still not where we want it to be as a start,'' said quarterback Anthony Brown, who threw for career highs of 304 yards and five touchdowns against the Demon Deacons. ''We're still pushing to make history at this school. And that starts with just preparing for Purdue this week and trying to execute enough to get to 4-0.''

Addazio has worked at top-tier football schools as an assistant, including serving as an assistant on the Florida staff when the Gators won a pair of national championships, then as the head man at Temple from 2011-12.

He came to Chestnut Hill in 2013, taking over a program that was coming off a 2-10 record and leading the Eagles to back-to-back bowl games - both losses - before they went winless in the ACC in 2015. A victory in the 2016 Quick Lane Bowl gave hope that he had turned things around, but it wasn't until the Eagles won five of six games to finish the regular season last year that optimism began to really rise in Chestnut Hill.

Now, after victories over overmatched UMass and Holy Cross, the win at Wake Forest made Addazio the head coach of a top 25 team for the first time.

''I definitely think that in the five years I've been here, this group of guys is probably the best team I've been on,'' said linebacker Connor Strachan, who had 15 tackles against Wake Forest. ''It's fun to be around guys like this, that this is their world. They all have the same mindset as you.''

And that mindset, for most, doesn't include midseason rankings.

''I really haven't even wasted one second thinking about it,'' Addazio said, calling it ''just one more distraction.''

''I think our guys are wired pretty good. They know that's like Kool-Aid, don't drink that now. Just go about your business,'' he said. ''They've been through the meat grinder, this team. ... These seniors know where they've come from, what they've gone through, what the focus is.''

Addazio said the coaches did not mention the rankings to the team Monday - even to tell the players to ignore them. He did acknowledge they could have a benefit if it gets the fan base excited about a program that has suffered from a lack of enthusiasm.

Running back A.J. Dillon said that can be big for the team and the school itself.

''We always talk about representing ourselves, our families, and the university,'' said Dillon, who is an early Heisman Trophy contender after running for 432 yards and four touchdowns in about seven quarters. ''It's kind of a great feeling to know we're doing well, we're shining a light on them.''

 

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Column: FSU in big trouble just 3 games into Taggart era
September 17, 2018
By The Associated Press

Willie Taggart walked into the room, took a nervous swig of water and did his best to get his flailing program back on track.

The words had clearly been swirling around in his head for the past 48 hours, since another dismal performance by the Florida State Seminoles.

He even jotted them down on paper, to make sure he didn't forget anything.

''Our fans have every right to have high expectations of our program, and I can assure you that no one has higher expectations than I do,'' Taggart said Monday, his eyes focused firmly on the notes in front of him. ''We have a proud history and tradition of football at FSU, and this is on our shoulders to carry on the torch. Our fans, students, alumni and former players deserve a team that plays better than what we have so far this season.''

Taggart has been the coach in Tallahassee for all of three games.

More than enough time, it turns out, to look hopelessly overmatched in his new post.

Now, it seems only a matter of time before the Seminoles are forced to move on from this trainwreck of a personnel decision. The only questions are how much it will cost them in the end, and how much damage will be left for the next coach to clean up.

Actually, one more question should be asked: Why did Florida State think Taggart was qualified to run such a high-profile program?

He had coached only one season at a Power Five school, leading Oregon to a rather ordinary 7-5 mark in the weak Pac-12 conference before returning to his native state to lead an Atlantic Coast Conference powerhouse, or the remnants of one. Before that, he went a combined 40-45 in seven seasons at Western Kentucky and South Florida.

In light of his less-than-impressive resume, maybe it's not all that surprising that Taggart is off to a 1-2 start with the Seminoles, but this goes beyond the obviously disappointing record. The Seminoles have looked dysfunctional, confused, disorganized and poorly coached in blowout losses to Virginia Tech and Syracuse, and even in a way-too-close victory over FCS school Samford.

Taggart's performance at his weekly news conference provided little reason to believe he can turn things around.

The way he made it sound, his players have no idea what they're trying to do or what the coaches want them to do.

''We've got to evaluate every day how we're coaching and what message we're taking to our guys,'' Taggart said. ''As coaches and as teachers, you've got to find ways to get to your players, so they can do exactly what you ask them to do. As coaches, we've got to be smart and make sure we're not over-coaching. It's about making sure our guys are comprehending what we need them to do and understanding why we're doing certain things.''

Of course, these were lessons that should've been instilled back in spring practice and all through summer workouts and on into preseason camp.

This is not the time for on-the-job training.

In a season-opening 24-3 loss to Virginia Tech , the Seminoles failed to score a touchdown at home for the first time in almost a decade. They turned it over five times. They had a blocked punt returned for a touchdown. They missed a field goal. Deondre Francois was sacked five times. There were all sorts of sloppy penalties, ranging from false starts to illegal formations.

In the second half, the Seminoles' offense was downright offensive. Outside of an 85-yard run by Cam Akers that produced the lone first down of the final two quarters, Florida State ran a grand total of 20 plays on its seven possessions for a loss of 5 yards. The result of those drives (using that term very loosely) - four punts, two interceptions and a fumble.

The following week, Florida State needed a fourth-quarter rally to escape with a 36-26 victory over Samford, a private school with fewer than 6,000 students that competes in the Southern Conference. The Seminoles' defense was gashed for 525 yards, but managed to hold on thanks to five turnovers.

No one thought for a minute that Taggart had righted the ship.

That was certainly apparent this past Saturday. Hitting the road for the first time, Florida State was dominated again, 30-7, by a Syracuse team that hasn't had a winning season since 2013 . The Seminoles gained just 240 yards and barely avoided being shut out by a defense that was torched for 42 points by Western Michigan two weeks earlier.

The Orange sacked Francois four times, deflected a couple of passes and spent most of the day poring through an offensive line that seemed to think it was illegal to touch an opposing player. Not that the Seminoles didn't spend a lot of time doing illegal things, finishing with 11 penalties for 90 yards. Through three games, Florida State has been flagged a total of 27 times - the surest sign of an undisciplined team in desperate need of some top-notch coaching.

Florida State's start has even sparked questions whether Taggart could be one-and-done, but that seems highly unlikely given it would take a reported $21.2 million to escape his contract. (Former adult film star and Seminoles fan Mia Khalifa is trying to help by launching a GoFundMe campaign to raise the money, complete with a misspelling of the embattled coach's name; as of late Monday afternoon, she had brought in $66. )

In fairness to Taggart, former coach Jimbo Fisher knew what he was doing when he bolted for Texas A&M. This program has been a state of decline since its 2013 national championship, culminating with last season's mark of 7-6 overall and 3-5 in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

But no one expected the Seminoles to sink this low.

Wrapping up his news conference, Taggart appeared to go off script in one more attempt to rally the troops.

''Once again,'' he bellowed, not so much for the room of reporters but those watching the live stream, ''I believe in this football team, and I believe they're going to get it right. We're all going to get it right. Hang in there with us. Go Noles!''

Was anyone buying it?

Doubtful.

 

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Michigan opens Big Ten play eyeing end to title drought
September 17, 2018
By The Associated Press

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Michigan is opening its Big Ten schedule with a focus on ending its 14-year conference championship drought.

The 19th-ranked Wolverines (2-1) can take a small step toward their goal against Nebraska (0-2) on Saturday at home in the first conference game for both teams.

''It all counts now this week, starting with Big Ten play,'' defensive back Tyree Kinnel said Monday. ''We want to be in Indianapolis at the end of the year.''

Indy has been on the players' minds for months. While they were reshaping their bodies and minds during offseason conditioning, they would hear about the goal of playing for a conference championship Dec. 1 at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Strength coaches would yell about that game in the weight room. When players put their hands in at the end of practices, they'd count to three and shout, ''Win the Big Ten championship!''

It has been a long time since that has happened for college football's winningest program.

Michigan's last Big Ten title was in 2004 when Lloyd Carr was coaching and Chad Henne was throwing passes.

The stretch without a conference championship matches Michigan's longest in school history, a drought that spanned 1950 to 1964.

Carr, who led the Wolverines to the 1997 national championship, didn't win a Big Ten title in his last three years. Rich Rodriguez, Brady Hoke and Jim Harbaugh all had a shot in at least three seasons and came up short.

Harbaugh, in his fourth season, said the team talks daily about finishing first in the Big Ten.

''Very motivated,'' Harbaugh said.

Banners touting the team's accomplishment loom high above the playing surface at its indoor practice field. As players walk into the facility and turn right toward outdoor fields, they are reminded Michigan's 42nd and last Big Ten title was won when they were in preschool or elementary school.

''At times I look at them,'' Kinnel acknowledged. ''It has been a while. We get reminded of it a lot.''

It won't be easy.

The Wolverines are favored to beat the winless Cornhuskers by 18 + points, but the schedule will get tougher. A three-game stretch in the middle of their season may prove pivotal.

Michigan hosts No. 18 Wisconsin on Oct. 13, plays at No. 24 Michigan State the next week before potentially being rested and ready to play No. 10 Penn State at home on Nov. 3.

The Wolverines close the regular season at No. 4 Ohio State.

Harbaugh has not won a road game against a ranked team at Michigan, extending the school's streak to 17 games dating to 2006.

He is 0-3 against the Buckeyes, continuing Michigan's misery against a rival that has won 13 of 14 meetings. He is 1-2 against the Spartans, who have won eight of the last 10 games in the rivalry.

Michigan linebacker Devin Bush said it is time to make some Big Ten championship-chasing changes.

''We got to bring that culture back,'' Bush said. ''This being the winningest college football team in the country, you got to bring that back.''

And if Michigan makes it to the Big Ten championship game and wins, it will begin aiming toward a national championship.

''You've got to win that to move onto bigger goals that we have,'' Kinnell said.

 

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No. 6 LSU, coach suddenly adjusting to favored status
September 17, 2018
By The Associated Press

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) As much as LSU coach Ed Orgeron urges his players to ''block out the noise,'' the reality is inescapable.

The Tigers have indeed used their underdog status as emotional fuel in a pair of upsets of top-10 teams in the first three weeks of the season. Now that they're ranked sixth in the Top 25, they'll have to get used to playing as favorites - this week against Louisiana Tech and perhaps until current No. 2 Georgia visits Death Valley on Oct. 13.

''All the negative stuff that was going on ... if it did affect us, it affected us in a positive way,'' Orgeron said Monday, referring to LSU barely being ranked in the Top 25 to start the season and listed as a preseason underdog in a handful of games on its schedule - including against then-No. 8 Miami in its season opener and then-No. 7 Auburn this past Saturday.

''We've been playing with a chip on our shoulder.''

Several LSU players have acknowledged being motivated by college football analysts who almost unanimously predicted against them before their dramatic, 22-21 victory at Auburn on Saturday.

Going forward, Orgeron asserted, ''We are going to stay humble. It's going to start with me. We are not going to mention rankings. We are not going to mention anything but focusing in on the task at hand.''

Orgeron recalled that when he was an assistant to Pete Carroll on Southern California teams that contended for national titles, high rankings or anything else that promoted a sense of favored status were ''never mentioned.''

As far as Orgeron is concerned, LSU players should look no further than their own experiences from this season for lessons about what it means to be highly ranked.

''We've played two top-10 teams so far. Being a top-10 team did not help them, so that's not going to win a football game for us,'' Orgeron asserted.

LSU entered the season confident in its defense, but unsure what to expect from an offense that would rely on a new quarterback, as well as largely unproven running backs and receivers. The suspension of starting offensive tackle Ed Ingram shortly before the season only cast further doubt on the unit's potential.

LSU's passing game has been by no means prolific, but quarterback Joe Burrow, a graduate transfer from Ohio State, has avoided turnovers and come through with clutch completions , such as on his fourth-and-7 completion on Saturday's winning drive. Meanwhile, running back Nick Brossette has blossomed as a senior, averaging about 110 yards per game.

''It feels good. Credit to all the guys who just kind of trust the process,'' said senior tight end Foster Moreau, a member of the team's leadership council. ''We understood what we were going to have to do and how we were going to have to beat teams that we weren't expected to beat. But then again, it's only three games in. We're undefeated so far, but we're far from perfect.''

Burrow moved his right hand upward and across his body while predicting the direction of LSU's offense as the season progresses.

''Going into the first couple game, I hadn't started a game in college until this year and I was kind of just feeling it out for a little bit, knowing that we have a really good running back, really good offensive line, really good defense,'' Burrow said. ''I think we're about to take off as an offense now.

''Like coach `O' always says, `We don't blink,''' Burrow added. ''We knew we had a really talented team going into this year, and if we played our cards right and executed the plays that we had, we were going to be really good.''

So far, defense and special teams have played leading roles in LSU's success.

Kicker Cole Tracy, a transfer from Division II Assumption college, has made seven of eight kicks, including a game-winner from 41 yards as time expired at Auburn.

The defense has created seven turnovers on two fumbles and five interceptions to go with 10 sacks.

While Orgeron wants the offense to improve, he said the defense just needs to ''keep on playing the way we're playing.''

''I like the way we're attacking up front. I love our linebacker play. I think our secondary is playing lights out,'' he said.

 

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Arkansas QB Ty Storey will start at No. 9 Auburn
September 17, 2018
By The Associated Press

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) When freshman quarterback Connor Noland entered the game against North Texas at the 6:17 mark in the third quarter, what was left of the Arkansas crowd made its cheers heard loud and clear.

Stepping on the field deep in his own territory with little chance of putting together a scoring drive, it was nonetheless a bright spot in a disappointing loss over the weekend that dropped Arkansas to 1-2 in Chad Morris' first year as head coach of the Razorbacks. An unknown future was much more tolerable than the present, when it seems the Razorbacks don't have another given win remaining on their daunting schedule that continues Saturday night on the road against No. 9 Auburn.

Morris said Monday that Ty Storey will start at quarterback against the Tigers.

And the coaches were clear in their message: the best 11 guys will play on both sides of the ball, and overloading the depth chart with younger players for the sake of experience isn't in the cards yet.

''Ty Storey will start for us, and as we take this thing forward, we look forward to this challenge,'' Morris said. ''The message is that we want to settle on someone. We came into the game last week with the intent to settle with Cole (Kelley).''

Even after three first-half interceptions, Arkansas stayed with Kelley. The sophomore's fourth interception was enough and Noland got his chance soon after.

''That was on Cole, that was a bad read on his part,'' offensive coordinator Joe Craddock said.

Noland went 4 for 7 for 25 yards and an interception. A glimpse into his dual-threat ability came on a 3rd and 6 play in his first drive. He rolled to his left, where he was met by pressure. Instead of giving up on the play, he rolled back to his left, broke a tackle in the backfield and scrambled ahead for 13 yards and a first down. The cheers recalled a similar scene in 2006 when Mitch Mustain took the field for Arkansas for the final two drives during a blowout loss to Southern California

In both cases, fans' excitement about the future drowned out their disappointment. Fellow freshman John Stephen Jones also played Saturday, giving some experience to two guys who could battle for the starting job someday.

''I wanted to get those freshmen in and get them some reps, especially with the circumstance of the game,'' Morris said. ''I wanted to see how those guys would respond. I thought they did a good job. We'll go back in and reevaluate it and see what the direction is from here.''

By naming Storey the starter, the Razorbacks are not banking on the youngsters yet. Against Eastern Illinois, the junior threw for three touchdowns and only five incompletions after he came in to start the second quarter. He couldn't replicate that success a week later at Colorado State and he didn't play at all against North Texas.

He will get another chance at Auburn

''Regardless of the practice, regardless of the way things go, I wanted him to know from yesterday, `Hey, we're gonna go with you,''' Morris said. ''His exact words to me were, `Let's go, coach.'''

Storey will likely look to young receiver Mike Woods, who led the team with 61 receiving yards against the Mean Green.

''He made some unbelievable catches down the field and some intermediate stuff,'' Craddock said. ''We know what we've got in Mike, and we're excited about him. I think he's got a really bright future, and he's going to continue to get better.''

 

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No. 10 Washington's defense dominating in early going
September 17, 2018
By The Associated Press

SEATTLE (AP) The offense for No. 10 Washington may still have some things to figure out.

Defensively, the Huskies are doing just fine.

The immense talent Washington has on the defensive side was on full display in Saturday's 21-7 win at Utah. The Huskies held the Utes scoreless for the final three quarters, including a pair of stops after Utah twice took possession inside the Washington 30 in the fourth quarter. They limited Utah to 261 total yards and forced three turnovers. And they thumped the Utes - legally - at every opportunity.

''We've been working on it really, really hard and I think it showed up,'' Washington coach Chris Petersen said Monday. ''It's hard to play like that but it shows it can be done and we'll keep working on it. We're by no means saying we're always going to be able to stay like that but we work hard on it.''

Coming into the season, Washington (2-1, 1-0 Pac-12) knew it had the pieces to put together another dominant defense. But concerns about where the pass rush would come from and whether its secondary could live up to the hype were heightened by the 21-16 season-opening loss to Auburn. The Tigers rolled up 420 yards and had 27 first downs.

The way Washington has responded in the past two games was more indicative of what was expected. Overwhelming North Dakota of the FBS was a given. The Huskies held the Fighting Hawks to 262 total yards and three points.

Handling Utah on the road - despite the Utes' own offensive issues - was impressive.

''Our defense played really well and just proud we could go over there in game three and played physical and all the things that we're trying to be about,'' Petersen said.

What stood out about the way Washington's defense played was how the Huskies' big hits came without any flags. While Utah was flagged for a pair of targeting penalties - both of which Petersen agreed with - Washington never drew a flag for any of its hits.

Petersen said the physical nature of the game against Utah was not abnormal, although he said he was unaware so many of those big hits came against Utah wide receiver Britain Covey. It was the number of hits that came in the open field that made them more noticeable.

''To not get penalties on them is more impressive because usually when you're seeing that there's a flag coming somewhere,'' Petersen said. ''But I do think our guys played pretty physical football. I talk about that Auburn game. It didn't turn out like we wanted to, but my hat was off to everybody. That was physical football out there. I thought it was every bit as physical as Utah, it was just maybe more where everybody could see it.''

After passing their first true road test, the Huskies get the next two games at home, beginning with Arizona State on Saturday night. The ugliest performance of the 2017 season for Washington came in the desert in a 13-7 loss to the Sun Devils last October that also saw the Huskies lose left tackle Trey Adams and cornerback Jordan Miller for the season because of injuries.

''I think from a coaching standpoint, I know that can happen every single week. That's why I'm always worried,'' Petersen said. ''We were doing really good and, I think at the time, Arizona State was coming on a little bit, but we were a big favorite and all that, and we go down there and just don't do anything on offense.''

 

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college football best bets aug-sept.

Date w-l-t % units record (ALL PLAYS BEST BETS AND OPINIONS )

09/15/2018 35-26-1 57.38% +32.00
09/14/2018 2-0-0 100.00% +10.00
09/13/2018 1-1-0 50.00% -0.50
09/08/2018 31-37-2 45.59% -48.50
09/07/2018 0-2-0 0.00% -11.00
09/03/2018 1-1-0 50.00% -0.50
09/02/2018 2-0-0 100.00% +10.00
09/01/2018 30-22-0 57.69% +29.00
08/31/2018 4-8-0 33.33% -24.00
08/30/2018 5-3-0 62.50% +8.50
08/25/2018 4-0-0 100.00% +20.00

total..............115-100-0.......53.48%.....+25.00

best bets................. ats ...............units.................. o/u..................units..............days total

09/15/2018.............11 - 13..........-16.50...................7 - 6..............+2.00.............18 - 19.......-14.50
09/14/2018.............1 - 0.............+5.00....................1 - 0..............+5.00..............2 - 0.........+10.00
09/13/2018.............1 - 0.............+5.00....................0 - 1 ..............-5.50...............1 - 1.........-0.50
09/08/2018............13 - 14...........-12.00..................12 - 5.............+32.50............25 - 19......+20.50
09/07/2018.............0 - 1..............-5.50....................0 - 1...............-5.50...............0 - 2........-11.00
09/03/2018.............0 - 1..............-5.50....................1 - 0...............+5.00..............1 - 1.........-0.50
09/02/2018.............1 - 0..............+5.00...................1 - 0...............+5.00..............2 - 0........ +10.00
09/01/2018............13 - 6.............+32.00.................5 - 2...............+14.00............18 - 8.......+46.00
08/31/2018.............1 - 3..............-11.50..................2 - 4...............-12.00..............3 - 7.........-23.50
08/30/2018.............2 - 1..............+4.50...................2 -1...............+4.50...............4 - 2.........+9.00
08/25/2018.............2 - 0..............+10.00.................2 - 0..............+10.00..............4 - 0........+20.00

total.....................45 - 39............+10.50.................33 - 20...........+55.00..........78 - 59......+65.50

 

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NCAAF
Long Sheet

Thursday, September 20

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TULSA (1 - 2) at TEMPLE (1 - 2) - 9/20/2018, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TULSA is 34-54 ATS (-25.4 Units) after 2 or more consecutive straight up losses since 1992.
TEMPLE is 14-3 ATS (+10.7 Units) against conference opponents over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TEMPLE is 1-0 against the spread versus TULSA over the last 3 seasons
TEMPLE is 1-0 straight up against TULSA over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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Friday, September 21

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FLA ATLANTIC (2 - 1) at UCF (2 - 0) - 9/21/2018, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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PENN ST (3 - 0) at ILLINOIS (2 - 1) - 9/21/2018, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PENN ST is 20-9 ATS (+10.1 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
PENN ST is 20-9 ATS (+10.1 Units) in all lined games over the last 3 seasons.
PENN ST is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) after 2 or more consecutive straight up wins over the last 2 seasons.
ILLINOIS is 129-167 ATS (-54.7 Units) in all games since 1992.
ILLINOIS is 129-167 ATS (-54.7 Units) in all lined games since 1992.
ILLINOIS is 65-93 ATS (-37.3 Units) in home games since 1992.
ILLINOIS is 65-93 ATS (-37.3 Units) in home lined games since 1992.
ILLINOIS is 87-128 ATS (-53.8 Units) in games played on turf since 1992.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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WASHINGTON ST (3 - 0) at USC (1 - 2) - 9/21/2018, 10:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
USC is 4-13 ATS (-10.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
USC is 4-13 ATS (-10.3 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
USC is 2-10 ATS (-9.0 Units) in September games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON ST is 1-0 against the spread versus USC over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON ST is 1-0 straight up against USC over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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Saturday, September 22

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AKRON (2 - 0) at IOWA ST (0 - 2) - 9/22/2018, 12:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
IOWA ST is 12-3 ATS (+8.7 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
IOWA ST is 12-3 ATS (+8.7 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
IOWA ST is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) in home games over the last 3 seasons.
IOWA ST is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) in home lined games over the last 3 seasons.
IOWA ST is 12-2 ATS (+9.8 Units) when playing on a Saturday over the last 2 seasons.
IOWA ST is 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) when playing with 6 or less days rest over the last 2 seasons.
IOWA ST is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) after playing a conference game over the last 2 seasons.
IOWA ST is 13-3 ATS (+9.7 Units) in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
IOWA ST is 1-0 against the spread versus AKRON over the last 3 seasons
IOWA ST is 1-0 straight up against AKRON over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NC STATE (2 - 0) at MARSHALL (2 - 0) - 9/22/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MARSHALL is 7-0 ATS (+7.0 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
NC STATE is 25-12 ATS (+11.8 Units) in road games when playing with 2 weeks or more of rest since 1992.
NC STATE is 32-17 ATS (+13.3 Units) after a bye week since 1992.

Head-to-Head Series History
MARSHALL is 1-0 against the spread versus NC STATE over the last 3 seasons
NC STATE is 1-0 straight up against MARSHALL over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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CHARLOTTE (2 - 1) at MASSACHUSETTS (1 - 3) - 9/22/2018, 3:30 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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MICHIGAN ST (1 - 1) at INDIANA (3 - 0) - 9/22/2018, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
INDIANA is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) against conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 2-9 ATS (-7.9 Units) when playing with 6 or less days rest over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
INDIANA is 1-1 against the spread versus MICHIGAN ST over the last 3 seasons
INDIANA is 1-1 straight up against MICHIGAN ST over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MINNESOTA (3 - 0) at MARYLAND (2 - 1) - 9/22/2018, 12:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MARYLAND is 1-1 against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
MARYLAND is 1-1 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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W KENTUCKY (0 - 3) at BALL ST (1 - 2) - 9/22/2018, 3:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
W KENTUCKY is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) in road games after 2 or more consecutive straight up losses since 1992.

Head-to-Head Series History
BALL ST is 0-0 against the spread versus W KENTUCKY over the last 3 seasons
W KENTUCKY is 1-0 straight up against BALL ST over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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BOSTON COLLEGE (3 - 0) at PURDUE (0 - 3) - 9/22/2018, 12:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON COLLEGE is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) when playing on a Saturday over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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CONNECTICUT (1 - 2) at SYRACUSE (3 - 0) - 9/22/2018, 4:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
SYRACUSE is 1-0 against the spread versus CONNECTICUT over the last 3 seasons
SYRACUSE is 1-0 straight up against CONNECTICUT over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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FLA INTERNATIONAL (2 - 1) at MIAMI (2 - 1) - 9/22/2018, 3:30 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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PITTSBURGH (2 - 1) at N CAROLINA (0 - 2) - 9/22/2018, 12:20 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
N CAROLINA is 1-1 against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
N CAROLINA is 2-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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N ILLINOIS (1 - 2) at FLORIDA ST (1 - 2) - 9/22/2018, 3:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
N ILLINOIS is 72-45 ATS (+22.5 Units) in road games since 1992.
N ILLINOIS is 72-45 ATS (+22.5 Units) in road lined games since 1992.
N ILLINOIS is 98-72 ATS (+18.8 Units) when playing on a Saturday since 1992.
N ILLINOIS is 56-34 ATS (+18.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1992.
FLORIDA ST is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) in September games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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MIAMI OHIO (0 - 3) at BOWLING GREEN (1 - 2) - 9/22/2018, 3:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MIAMI OHIO is 3-12 ATS (-10.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI OHIO is 3-12 ATS (-10.2 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI OHIO is 2-9 ATS (-7.9 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI OHIO is 2-9 ATS (-7.9 Units) when playing on a Saturday over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI OHIO is 3-12 ATS (-10.2 Units) in games played on turf over the last 2 seasons.
BOWLING GREEN is 53-34 ATS (+15.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1992.
BOWLING GREEN is 3-12 ATS (-10.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BOWLING GREEN is 3-12 ATS (-10.2 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
BOWLING GREEN is 2-10 ATS (-9.0 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
BOWLING GREEN is 0-7 ATS (-7.7 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
BOWLING GREEN is 0-7 ATS (-7.7 Units) in home lined games over the last 2 seasons.
BOWLING GREEN is 1-10 ATS (-10.0 Units) when playing on a Saturday over the last 2 seasons.
BOWLING GREEN is 2-9 ATS (-7.9 Units) when playing with 6 or less days rest over the last 2 seasons.
BOWLING GREEN is 0-7 ATS (-7.7 Units) in home games in games played on turf over the last 2 seasons.
BOWLING GREEN is 0-8 ATS (-8.8 Units) in September games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOWLING GREEN is 1-1 against the spread versus MIAMI OHIO over the last 3 seasons
BOWLING GREEN is 1-1 straight up against MIAMI OHIO over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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TULANE (1 - 2) at OHIO ST (3 - 0) - 9/22/2018, 3:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TULANE is 95-125 ATS (-42.5 Units) as an underdog since 1992.
OHIO ST is 186-140 ATS (+32.0 Units) in all games since 1992.
OHIO ST is 186-140 ATS (+32.0 Units) in all lined games since 1992.
OHIO ST is 156-121 ATS (+22.9 Units) as a favorite since 1992.
OHIO ST is 10-1 ATS (+8.9 Units) against American Athletic conference opponents since 1992.
OHIO ST is 168-126 ATS (+29.4 Units) when playing on a Saturday since 1992.
OHIO ST is 56-36 ATS (+16.4 Units) in September games since 1992.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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CLEMSON (3 - 0) at GEORGIA TECH (1 - 2) - 9/22/2018, 3:30 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEMSON is 1-0 against the spread versus GEORGIA TECH over the last 3 seasons
CLEMSON is 2-0 straight up against GEORGIA TECH over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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OHIO U (1 - 1) at CINCINNATI (3 - 0) - 9/22/2018, 12:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CINCINNATI is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) in home games over the last 3 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) in home lined games over the last 3 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) in home games in games played on turf over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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E CAROLINA (1 - 1) at S FLORIDA (3 - 0) - 9/22/2018, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
E CAROLINA is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) as an underdog of 21.5 to 31 points over the last 3 seasons.
E CAROLINA is 7-19 ATS (-13.9 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
E CAROLINA is 7-19 ATS (-13.9 Units) in all lined games over the last 3 seasons.
E CAROLINA is 5-15 ATS (-11.5 Units) as an underdog over the last 3 seasons.
E CAROLINA is 1-10 ATS (-10.0 Units) in road games over the last 3 seasons.
E CAROLINA is 1-10 ATS (-10.0 Units) in road lined games over the last 3 seasons.
E CAROLINA is 3-13 ATS (-11.3 Units) against conference opponents over the last 3 seasons.
E CAROLINA is 6-18 ATS (-13.8 Units) when playing on a Saturday over the last 3 seasons.
E CAROLINA is 9-22 ATS (-15.2 Units) in road games when playing with 2 weeks or more of rest since 1992.
E CAROLINA is 16-31 ATS (-18.1 Units) after a bye week since 1992.

Head-to-Head Series History
S FLORIDA is 2-0 against the spread versus E CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
S FLORIDA is 2-0 straight up against E CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NOTRE DAME (3 - 0) at WAKE FOREST (2 - 1) - 9/22/2018, 12:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WAKE FOREST is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) as an underdog over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WAKE FOREST is 1-0 against the spread versus NOTRE DAME over the last 3 seasons
NOTRE DAME is 1-0 straight up against WAKE FOREST over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NEVADA (2 - 1) at TOLEDO (1 - 1) - 9/22/2018, 12:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TOLEDO is 84-58 ATS (+20.2 Units) as a favorite since 1992.
TOLEDO is 50-29 ATS (+18.1 Units) in home games when playing on a Saturday since 1992.
TOLEDO is 45-27 ATS (+15.3 Units) in home games when playing with 6 or less days rest since 1992.

Head-to-Head Series History
TOLEDO is 1-0 against the spread versus NEVADA over the last 3 seasons
TOLEDO is 1-0 straight up against NEVADA over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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LOUISVILLE (2 - 1) at VIRGINIA (2 - 1) - 9/22/2018, 12:30 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
VIRGINIA is 1-1 against the spread versus LOUISVILLE over the last 3 seasons
LOUISVILLE is 2-0 straight up against VIRGINIA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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W MICHIGAN (1 - 2) at GEORGIA ST (1 - 2) - 9/22/2018, 2:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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BUFFALO (3 - 0) at RUTGERS (1 - 2) - 9/22/2018, 12:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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ARIZONA (1 - 2) at OREGON ST (1 - 2) - 9/22/2018, 4:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 19-37 ATS (-21.7 Units) as a favorite of 3.5 to 10 points since 1992.
ARIZONA is 9-19 ATS (-11.9 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 9-19 ATS (-11.9 Units) in all lined games over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 58-91 ATS (-42.1 Units) as a favorite since 1992.
ARIZONA is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) in road games against conference opponents over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 7-17 ATS (-11.7 Units) when playing on a Saturday over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 1-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) in road games when playing with 6 or less days rest over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 20-37 ATS (-20.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1992.

Head-to-Head Series History
OREGON ST is 1-1 against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
OREGON ST is 1-1 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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STANFORD (3 - 0) at OREGON (3 - 0) - 9/22/2018, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OREGON is 45-22 ATS (+20.8 Units) when the line is +3 to -3 since 1992.
STANFORD is 67-44 ATS (+18.6 Units) in road games when playing with 6 or less days rest since 1992.
STANFORD is 59-38 ATS (+17.2 Units) after 2 or more consecutive straight up wins since 1992.
OREGON is 5-15 ATS (-11.5 Units) when playing with 6 or less days rest over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
STANFORD is 2-0 against the spread versus OREGON over the last 3 seasons
STANFORD is 2-0 straight up against OREGON over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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FLORIDA (2 - 1) at TENNESSEE (2 - 1) - 9/22/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
FLORIDA is 2-10 ATS (-9.0 Units) in road games when playing on a Saturday over the last 3 seasons.
FLORIDA is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) in road games when playing with 6 or less days rest over the last 3 seasons.
TENNESSEE is 22-39 ATS (-20.9 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1992.

Head-to-Head Series History
TENNESSEE is 2-0 against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
TENNESSEE is 1-1 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MISSISSIPPI ST (3 - 0) at KENTUCKY (3 - 0) - 9/22/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
KENTUCKY is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
KENTUCKY is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) in home lined games over the last 2 seasons.
KENTUCKY is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) in home games when playing on a Saturday over the last 2 seasons.
KENTUCKY is 2-9 ATS (-7.9 Units) in games played on turf over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
KENTUCKY is 1-1 against the spread versus MISSISSIPPI ST over the last 3 seasons
KENTUCKY is 1-1 straight up against MISSISSIPPI ST over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NEBRASKA (0 - 2) at MICHIGAN (2 - 1) - 9/22/2018, 12:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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KANSAS ST (2 - 1) at W VIRGINIA (2 - 0) - 9/22/2018, 3:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS ST is 121-89 ATS (+23.1 Units) against conference opponents since 1992.
KANSAS ST is 151-118 ATS (+21.2 Units) when playing on a Saturday since 1992.

Head-to-Head Series History
W VIRGINIA is 1-1 against the spread versus KANSAS ST over the last 3 seasons
W VIRGINIA is 2-0 straight up against KANSAS ST over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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KENT ST (1 - 2) at OLE MISS (2 - 1) - 9/22/2018, 12:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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RICE (1 - 2) at SOUTHERN MISS (1 - 1) - 9/22/2018, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
RICE is 2-0 against the spread versus SOUTHERN MISS over the last 3 seasons
SOUTHERN MISS is 2-0 straight up against RICE over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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ARKANSAS (1 - 2) at AUBURN (2 - 1) - 9/22/2018, 7:30 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
AUBURN is 2-0 against the spread versus ARKANSAS over the last 3 seasons
AUBURN is 2-0 straight up against ARKANSAS over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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TEXAS TECH (2 - 1) at OKLAHOMA ST (3 - 0) - 9/22/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OKLAHOMA ST is 90-62 ATS (+21.8 Units) as a favorite since 1992.
TEXAS TECH is 124-87 ATS (+28.3 Units) in games played on turf since 1992.

Head-to-Head Series History
TEXAS TECH is 2-0 against the spread versus OKLAHOMA ST over the last 3 seasons
OKLAHOMA ST is 2-0 straight up against TEXAS TECH over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NAVY (2 - 1) at SMU (0 - 3) - 9/22/2018, 12:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NAVY is 168-126 ATS (+29.4 Units) in all games since 1992.
NAVY is 168-126 ATS (+29.4 Units) in all lined games since 1992.
NAVY is 81-42 ATS (+34.8 Units) in road games since 1992.
NAVY is 81-42 ATS (+34.8 Units) in road lined games since 1992.
NAVY is 46-25 ATS (+18.5 Units) against conference opponents since 1992.
NAVY is 152-113 ATS (+27.7 Units) when playing on a Saturday since 1992.
NAVY is 107-72 ATS (+27.8 Units) when playing with 6 or less days rest since 1992.
NAVY is 59-36 ATS (+19.4 Units) in games played on turf since 1992.
NAVY is 38-17 ATS (+19.3 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1992.
SMU is 95-127 ATS (-44.7 Units) when playing with 6 or less days rest since 1992.
SMU is 21-39 ATS (-21.9 Units) in home games after 2 or more consecutive straight up losses since 1992.

Head-to-Head Series History
NAVY is 2-0 against the spread versus SMU over the last 3 seasons
NAVY is 2-0 straight up against SMU over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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COASTAL CAROLINA (2 - 1) at LA LAFAYETTE (1 - 1) - 9/22/2018, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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UNLV (2 - 1) at ARKANSAS ST (2 - 1) - 9/22/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
UNLV is 88-124 ATS (-48.4 Units) when playing on a Saturday since 1992.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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TCU (2 - 1) at TEXAS (2 - 1) - 9/22/2018, 4:30 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
TCU is 2-0 against the spread versus TEXAS over the last 3 seasons
TCU is 2-0 straight up against TEXAS over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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ARMY (2 - 1) at OKLAHOMA (3 - 0) - 9/22/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OKLAHOMA is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) in home games after 2 or more consecutive straight up wins over the last 3 seasons.
OKLAHOMA is 11-2 ATS (+8.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
ARMY is 16-6 ATS (+9.4 Units) as a road underdog of 21.5 or more points since 1992.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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LOUISIANA TECH (2 - 0) at LSU (3 - 0) - 9/22/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LSU is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) in home games in September games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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KANSAS (2 - 1) at BAYLOR (2 - 1) - 9/22/2018, 3:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS is 127-163 ATS (-52.3 Units) in all games since 1992.
KANSAS is 127-163 ATS (-52.3 Units) in all lined games since 1992.
KANSAS is 78-114 ATS (-47.4 Units) as an underdog since 1992.
KANSAS is 47-81 ATS (-42.1 Units) in road games since 1992.
KANSAS is 47-81 ATS (-42.1 Units) in road lined games since 1992.
KANSAS is 89-120 ATS (-43.0 Units) against conference opponents since 1992.
KANSAS is 119-154 ATS (-50.4 Units) when playing on a Saturday since 1992.
KANSAS is 98-130 ATS (-45.0 Units) when playing with 6 or less days rest since 1992.
KANSAS is 55-82 ATS (-35.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1992.

Head-to-Head Series History
BAYLOR is 2-0 against the spread versus KANSAS over the last 3 seasons
BAYLOR is 2-0 straight up against KANSAS over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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S CAROLINA (1 - 1) at VANDERBILT (2 - 1) - 9/22/2018, 4:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
S CAROLINA is 1-0 against the spread versus VANDERBILT over the last 3 seasons
S CAROLINA is 2-0 straight up against VANDERBILT over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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S ALABAMA (1 - 2) at MEMPHIS (2 - 1) - 9/22/2018, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
S ALABAMA is 3-12 ATS (-10.2 Units) when playing with 6 or less days rest over the last 3 seasons.
S ALABAMA is 14-30 ATS (-19.0 Units) after playing a conference game since 1992.
S ALABAMA is 26-43 ATS (-21.3 Units) in games played on turf since 1992.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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AIR FORCE (1 - 1) at UTAH ST (2 - 1) - 9/22/2018, 10:15 PM
Top Trends for this game.
AIR FORCE is 10-1 ATS (+8.9 Units) as a road underdog of 7.5 to 10 points since 1992.
AIR FORCE is 21-9 ATS (+11.1 Units) in road games when playing with 2 weeks or more of rest since 1992.

Head-to-Head Series History
AIR FORCE is 2-0 against the spread versus UTAH ST over the last 3 seasons
AIR FORCE is 2-0 straight up against UTAH ST over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NEW MEXICO ST (0 - 4) at UTEP (0 - 3) - 9/22/2018, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW MEXICO ST is 18-34 ATS (-19.4 Units) as a favorite since 1992.
NEW MEXICO ST is 91-126 ATS (-47.6 Units) when playing on a Saturday since 1992.
NEW MEXICO ST is 19-34 ATS (-18.4 Units) in road games after 2 or more consecutive straight up losses since 1992.
UTEP is 32-53 ATS (-26.3 Units) in September games since 1992.
UTEP is 18-33 ATS (-18.3 Units) in home games after 2 or more consecutive straight up losses since 1992.
UTEP is 39-62 ATS (-29.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1992.

Head-to-Head Series History
UTEP is 1-1 against the spread versus NEW MEXICO ST over the last 3 seasons
UTEP is 1-1 straight up against NEW MEXICO ST over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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TEXAS ST (1 - 2) at UTSA (0 - 3) - 9/22/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
UTSA is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
UTSA is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
UTSA is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
UTSA is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) in home lined games over the last 2 seasons.
UTSA is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) when playing on a Saturday over the last 2 seasons.
UTSA is 2-9 ATS (-7.9 Units) when playing with 6 or less days rest over the last 2 seasons.
UTSA is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) in dome games over the last 2 seasons.
UTSA is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) in home games in games played on turf over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
UTSA is 1-0 against the spread versus TEXAS ST over the last 3 seasons
UTSA is 1-0 straight up against TEXAS ST over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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TROY (2 - 1) at LA MONROE (2 - 1) - 9/22/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TROY is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) in road games when playing on a Saturday over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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VIRGINIA TECH (2 - 0) at OLD DOMINION (0 - 3) - 9/22/2018, 3:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OLD DOMINION is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) in home games when playing on a Saturday over the last 2 seasons.
OLD DOMINION is 5-15 ATS (-11.5 Units) in September games since 1992.

Head-to-Head Series History
VIRGINIA TECH is 1-0 against the spread versus OLD DOMINION over the last 3 seasons
VIRGINIA TECH is 1-0 straight up against OLD DOMINION over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NORTH TEXAS (3 - 0) at LIBERTY (1 - 1) - 9/22/2018, 6:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LIBERTY is 12-1 ATS (+10.9 Units) in all games since 1992.
LIBERTY is 12-1 ATS (+10.9 Units) in all lined games since 1992.
LIBERTY is 11-1 ATS (+9.9 Units) as an underdog since 1992.
LIBERTY is 11-1 ATS (+9.9 Units) when playing on a Saturday since 1992.
LIBERTY is 12-0 ATS (+12.0 Units) in non-conference games since 1992.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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GEORGIA (3 - 0) at MISSOURI (3 - 0) - 9/22/2018, 12:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
GEORGIA is 13-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
GEORGIA is 13-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
GEORGIA is 24-11 ATS (+11.9 Units) in games played on turf since 1992.
GEORGIA is 68-42 ATS (+21.8 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1992.

Head-to-Head Series History
MISSOURI is 2-0 against the spread versus GEORGIA over the last 3 seasons
GEORGIA is 2-0 straight up against MISSOURI over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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TEXAS A&M (2 - 1) at ALABAMA (3 - 0) - 9/22/2018, 3:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TEXAS A&M is 64-93 ATS (-38.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1992.

Head-to-Head Series History
ALABAMA is 1-1 against the spread versus TEXAS A&M over the last 3 seasons
ALABAMA is 2-0 straight up against TEXAS A&M over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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WISCONSIN (2 - 1) at IOWA (3 - 0) - 9/22/2018, 8:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WISCONSIN is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) as a road favorite over the last 3 seasons.
WISCONSIN is 10-1 ATS (+8.9 Units) in road games over the last 3 seasons.
WISCONSIN is 10-1 ATS (+8.9 Units) in road lined games over the last 3 seasons.
WISCONSIN is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) in road games when playing on a Saturday over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WISCONSIN is 2-0 against the spread versus IOWA over the last 3 seasons
WISCONSIN is 2-0 straight up against IOWA over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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ARIZONA ST (2 - 1) at WASHINGTON (2 - 1) - 9/22/2018, 10:30 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA ST is 2-0 against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 1-1 straight up against ARIZONA ST over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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E MICHIGAN (2 - 1) at SAN DIEGO ST (2 - 1) - 9/22/2018, 10:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
E MICHIGAN is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) as an underdog of 3.5 to 10 points over the last 3 seasons.
E MICHIGAN is 20-8 ATS (+11.2 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
E MICHIGAN is 20-8 ATS (+11.2 Units) in all lined games over the last 3 seasons.
E MICHIGAN is 14-4 ATS (+9.6 Units) as an underdog over the last 3 seasons.
E MICHIGAN is 12-3 ATS (+8.7 Units) in road games over the last 3 seasons.
E MICHIGAN is 12-3 ATS (+8.7 Units) in road lined games over the last 3 seasons.
E MICHIGAN is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) in road games after playing a conference game over the last 3 seasons.
E MICHIGAN is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
E MICHIGAN is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) off a loss against a conference rival over the last 3 seasons.
E MICHIGAN is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

 

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NCAAF

Week 4

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Trend Report
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Thursday, September 20

Tulsa @ Temple
Tulsa
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tulsa's last 5 games on the road
Tulsa is 15-5-1 ATS in its last 21 games on the road

Temple
Temple is 14-7 SU in its last 21 games at home
Temple is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games


Friday, September 21

Florida Atlantic @ Central Florida
Florida Atlantic
Florida Atlantic is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida Atlantic's last 6 games on the road

Central Florida
Central Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Central Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

Penn State @ Illinois
Penn State
Penn State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Penn State's last 5 games

Illinois
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Illinois's last 6 games when playing at home against Penn State
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Illinois's last 5 games when playing Penn State

Washington State @ Southern California
Washington State
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington State's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington State's last 5 games when playing on the road against Southern Californ

Southern California
Southern California is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Southern California is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing Washington State


Saturday, September 22

Georgia @ Missouri
Georgia
Georgia is 10-1 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
Georgia is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games on the road

Missouri
Missouri is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
Missouri is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home

Kent State @ Mississippi
Kent State
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Kent State's last 24 games on the road
Kent State is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games

Mississippi
Mississippi is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Mississippi is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games

Akron @ Iowa State
Akron
Akron is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Akron's last 10 games on the road

Iowa State
Iowa State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Iowa State's last 5 games

Boston College @ Purdue
Boston College
Boston College is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Boston College is 11-1-1 ATS in its last 13 games

Purdue
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Purdue's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Purdue's last 5 games

Notre Dame @ Wake Forest
Notre Dame
Notre Dame is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Notre Dame's last 7 games

Wake Forest
Wake Forest is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Wake Forest is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home

Minnesota @ Maryland
Minnesota
Minnesota is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Minnesota is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games

Maryland
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Maryland's last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Maryland's last 6 games

Nebraska @ Michigan
Nebraska
Nebraska is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Nebraska's last 8 games on the road

Michigan
Michigan is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Michigan's last 5 games at home

Buffalo @ Rutgers
Buffalo
Buffalo is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Buffalo's last 12 games on the road
Rutgers

Rutgers is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Buffalo
Rutgers is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Buffalo

Navy @ Southern Methodist
Navy
Navy is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Southern Methodist
Navy is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Southern Methodist

Southern Methodist
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Southern Methodist's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Southern Methodist's last 6 games when playing Navy

Nevada @ Toledo
Nevada
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Nevada's last 19 games on the road
Nevada is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games

Toledo
Toledo is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games at home
Toledo is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games

Ohio @ Cincinnati
Ohio
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ohio's last 5 games on the road
Ohio is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games

Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Cincinnati is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games

Pittsburgh @ North Carolina
Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing North Carolina

North Carolina
North Carolina is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
North Carolina is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh

Louisville @ Virginia
Louisville
Louisville is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Louisville is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road

Virginia
Virginia is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Virginia is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home

Western Michigan @ Georgia State
Western Michigan
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Western Michigan's last 6 games on the road
Western Michigan is 3-6-1 ATS in its last 10 games on the road

Georgia State
Georgia State is 8-15 ATS in its last 23 games at home
Georgia State is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games at home

Western Kentucky @ Ball State
Western Kentucky
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Western Kentucky's last 6 games on the road
Western Kentucky is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games on the road

Ball State
Ball State is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games
Ball State is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games at home

Illinois State @ Colorado State
Illinois State
Illinois State is 2-20 SU in its last 22 games on the road
Illinois State is 2-20 SU in its last 22 games

Colorado State
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado State's last 6 games
Colorado State is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home

Maine @ Central Michigan
Maine
Maine is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Maine is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road

Central Michigan
Central Michigan is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Central Michigan's last 9 games

Miami-OH @ Bowling Green
Miami-OH
Miami-OH is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Bowling Green
Miami-OH is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Bowling Green

Bowling Green
Bowling Green is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Miami-OH
Bowling Green is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Miami-OH

Texas A&M @ Alabama
Texas A&M
Texas A&M is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Texas A&M's last 14 games on the road

Alabama
Alabama is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Alabama is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Texas A&M

Kansas @ Baylor
Kansas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas's last 7 games when playing Baylor
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas's last 6 games when playing on the road against Baylor

Baylor
Baylor is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Kansas
Baylor is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Kansas

Kansas State @ West Virginia
Kansas State
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas State's last 5 games when playing West Virginia
Kansas State is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing West Virginia

West Virginia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of West Virginia's last 5 games when playing Kansas State
West Virginia is 15-4 SU in its last 19 games at home

Clemson @ Georgia Tech
Clemson
Clemson is 19-1 SU in its last 20 games on the road
Clemson is 20-2 SU in its last 22 games

Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Georgia Tech is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Clemson

North Carolina Central @ Duke
North Carolina Central
North Carolina Central is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
North Carolina Central is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games

Duke
Duke is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing North Carolina Central
Duke is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing North Carolina Central

Northern Illinois @ Florida State
Northern Illinois
Northern Illinois is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Northern Illinois is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games

Florida State
Florida State is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Florida State is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games

Florida International @ Miami-FL
Florida International
Florida International is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Florida International's last 8 games

Miami-FL
Miami-FL is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games at home
Miami-FL is 17-4 SU in its last 21 games

Virginia Tech @ Old Dominion
Virginia Tech
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Virginia Tech's last 6 games on the road
Virginia Tech is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

Old Dominion
Old Dominion is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Old Dominion's last 6 games

Charlotte @ Massachusetts
Charlotte
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Charlotte's last 5 games on the road
Charlotte is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games

Massachusetts
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Massachusetts's last 5 games
Massachusetts is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

Tulane @ Ohio State
Tulane
Tulane is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Tulane is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road

Ohio State
Ohio State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Ohio State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Gardner-Webb @ Appalachian State
Gardner-Webb
Gardner-Webb is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Gardner-Webb is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

Appalachian State
Appalachian State is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Appalachian State is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home

South Carolina @ Vanderbilt
South Carolina
South Carolina is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
South Carolina is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vanderbilt's last 5 games when playing at home against South Carolina
Vanderbilt is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

Arizona @ Oregon State
Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Arizona's last 14 games on the road

Oregon State
Oregon State is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Arizona
Oregon State is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Arizona

Connecticut @ Syracuse
Connecticut
Connecticut is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Syracuse
Connecticut is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Syracuse

Syracuse
Syracuse is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
Syracuse is 9-3-1 ATS in its last 13 games

Texas Christian @ Texas
Texas Christian
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas Christian's last 5 games on the road
Texas Christian is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Texas

Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 6 games when playing Texas Christian
The total has gone UNDER in 18 of Texas's last 23 games

McNeese State @ Brigham Young
McNeese State
McNeese State is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games on the road
McNeese State is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games

Brigham Young
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Brigham Young's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Brigham Young's last 8 games at home

North Texas @ Liberty
North Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of North Texas's last 5 games on the road
North Texas is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
Liberty
Liberty is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games
Liberty is 5-20 SU in its last 25 games

Arkansas @ Auburn
Arkansas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arkansas's last 5 games when playing on the road against Auburn
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arkansas's last 5 games when playing Auburn
Auburn
Auburn is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Auburn's last 5 games when playing at home against Arkansas

Florida @ Tennessee
Florida
Florida is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games when playing Tennessee
Florida is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Tennessee

Tennessee
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tennessee's last 8 games when playing Florida
Tennessee is 18-6 SU in its last 24 games at home

Mississippi State @ Kentucky
Mississippi State
Mississippi State is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Kentucky
Mississippi State is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games

Kentucky
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kentucky's last 5 games when playing at home against Mississippi State
Kentucky is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home

Louisiana Tech @ Louisiana State
Louisiana Tech
Louisiana Tech is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Louisiana Tech is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road

Louisiana State
Louisiana State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Louisiana State is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games

Army @ Oklahoma
Army
Army is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Army's last 17 games on the road

Oklahoma
Oklahoma is 23-2 SU in its last 25 games
Oklahoma is 20-3 SU in its last 23 games at home

Texas Tech @ Oklahoma State
Texas Tech
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas Tech's last 6 games when playing Oklahoma State
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas Tech's last 5 games when playing on the road against Oklahoma State

Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Oklahoma State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

North Carolina State @ Marshall
North Carolina State
North Carolina State is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of North Carolina State's last 6 games on the road

Marshall
Marshall is 17-6 SU in its last 23 games at home
Marshall is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games

Rice @ Southern Miss
Rice
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Rice's last 5 games when playing Southern Miss
Rice is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Southern Miss

Southern Miss
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Southern Miss's last 5 games when playing Rice
Southern Miss is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games at home

Texas State @ Texas-San Antonio
Texas State
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Texas State's last 10 games on the road
Texas State is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road

Texas-San Antonio
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Texas-San Antonio's last 10 games
Texas-San Antonio is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games

Nevada-Las Vegas @ Arkansas State
Nevada-Las Vegas
Nevada-Las Vegas is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Nevada-Las Vegas's last 5 games

Arkansas State
Arkansas State is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games at home
Arkansas State is 17-7 SU in its last 24 games

Coastal Carolina @ Louisiana-Lafayette
Coastal Carolina
Coastal Carolina is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Coastal Carolina is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

Louisiana-Lafayette
Louisiana-Lafayette is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
Louisiana-Lafayette is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games

Troy @ Louisiana-Monroe
Troy
Troy is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Troy is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road

Louisiana-Monroe
Louisiana-Monroe is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Troy
Louisiana-Monroe is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Troy

Michigan State @ Indiana
Michigan State
Michigan State is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Indiana
Michigan State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Indiana

Indiana
Indiana is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games when playing at home against Michigan State

New Mexico State @ Texas El Paso
New Mexico State
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Mexico State's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Mexico State's last 6 games when playing on the road against Texas El Paso

Texas El Paso
Texas El Paso is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against New Mexico State
Texas El Paso is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing New Mexico State

Stanford @ Oregon
Stanford
Stanford is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Stanford's last 6 games when playing on the road against Oregon

Oregon
Oregon is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oregon's last 6 games when playing at home against Stanford

South Alabama @ Memphis
South Alabama
The total has gone OVER in 4 of South Alabama's last 5 games
South Alabama is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games

Memphis
Memphis is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home
Memphis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home

Texas Southern @ Houston
Texas Southern
Texas Southern is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Texas Southern is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games

Houston
Houston is 22-3 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Houston's last 11 games at home

East Carolina @ South Florida
East Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 5 of East Carolina's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of East Carolina's last 5 games when playing South Florida

South Florida
South Florida is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing East Carolina
South Florida is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games at home

Wisconsin @ Iowa
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Wisconsin is 16-2 SU in its last 18 games

Iowa
Iowa is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Iowa is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

Air Force @ Utah State
Air Force
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Air Force's last 6 games on the road
Air Force is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games

Utah State
Utah State is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Utah State is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games at home

Arizona State @ Washington
Arizona State
Arizona State is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
Arizona State is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Washington

Washington
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games when playing Arizona State

Eastern Michigan @ San Diego State
Eastern Michigan
Eastern Michigan is 13-2 ATS in its last 15 games on the road
Eastern Michigan is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

San Diego State
San Diego State is 15-3 SU in its last 18 games at home
San Diego State is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games

Duquesne @ Hawaii
Duquesne
Duquesne is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Duquesne is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road

Hawaii
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Hawaii's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Hawaii's last 7 games at home

 

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Tech Trends - Week 4
September 18, 2018
By Bruce Marshall

THURSDAY, SEPT. 20

Matchup Skinny Edge

TULSA at TEMPLE...Tulsa 10-3 as visiting dog since 2015. Collins 0-5 as home chalk for Owls.
Tulsa, based on team trends.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 21

Matchup Skinny Edge

FAU at UCF...Kiffin just 1-3-1 vs. line in reg season vs. FBS-lvel non-CUS A foes. UCF has won more than it has covered, just 8-8-1 last 17 on board since late 2016, and 4-5 laying DD since LY.
Slight to UCF, based on team trends.

PENN STATE at ILLINOIS...Franklin on 6-2 run as visiting chalk. Lovie only 3-7 as home dog since 2016, and 5-12 vs. spread last 17 against FBS foes.
Penn State, based on team trends.

WASHINGTON STATE at USC...Helton on 4-14 spread skid since late 2016. Only 2-6 last 8 as home chalk. Leach 14-5 as visiting dog since 2013.
Washington State, based on team trends.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 22

Matchup Skinny Edge

AKRON at IOWA STATE...Bowden 2-8 last 10 as DD dog vs. vs. spread against non-MAC. ISU 9-3-1 vs. spread at Ames since 2016.
Iowa State, based on team trends.

NC STATE at MARSHALL...Herd spread marks better lately on road than at home, where Doc is just 5-8 vs. line since 2016. Herd 6-0 as dog LY but only one of those at home. Pack 1-5 as home chalk since LY but NCS 6-2 as road chalk since 2015.
Slight to NC State, based on team trends.

CHARLOTTE at UMASS...Charlotte 2-6 vs. line last 8 away since late 2016. Mass 1-4 as chalk LY but did cover vs. Duquesne in opener. Minutemen 3-6 as single-digit chalk back to 2015.
Slight to Charlotte, based on team trends.

MICHIGAN STATE at INDIANA...Dantonio just 1-9 as visiting chalk since 2015. Home team has covered last three in series.
Slight to Indiana, based on team trends.

MINNESOTA at MARYLAND...Road dog has won outright last two years in this series. Fleck however just 1-3-1 vs. spread away LY.
Slight to Minnesota, based on recent series trends.

WESTERN KENTUCKY at BALL STATE...Sanford in process of burying WKU, just 6-10 vs. spread since his arrival LY, 3-6 vs. line away.
Ball State, based on team trends.

BOSTON COLLEGE at PURDUE...Brohm 6-2 as dog since LY. BC, however, now 6-1 last 7 vs. spread as visitor, and has covered 12 straight reg-season games.
Boston College, based on recent trends.

UCONN at SYRACUSE...Edsall only 5-10 vs. line in his return to UConn. Cuse was only 1-4 as chalk in 2017 but has started 3-0 vs. line TY.
Slight to Syracuse, based on UConn negatives.

FIU at MIAMI-FLORIDA...Butch on 8-3 spread uptick sicne mid 2017 and is now 7-4 as dog with Golden Panthers. Canes only 4-8 vs. line last 12 on board and Richt 2-4 laying DD vs. FBS foes since LY.
FIU, based on team trends.

PITT at NORTH CAROLINA... Narduzzi is 8-3 vs. spread last 11 as visitor, and road team has covered 3 straight in series. Fedora only 2-6 vs. spread last 8 at Chapel Hill.
Pitt, based on team and series trends.

NORTHERN ILLINOIS at FLORIDA STATE...Noles 0-3 vs. line for Taggart. NIU 10-4 as visiting dog since 2015. Huskies also 5-1 vs. line last six in reg season vs. non-MAC.
NIU, based on team trends.

MIAMI-OHIO at BOWLING GREEN...RedHawks just 2-5 vs. line last seven away from Yager Stadium. But Jinks only 7-19-1 vs. spread for Falcs since 2016 and just 1-11 vs. points at Doyt-Perry Stadium!
Miami-Ohio, based on BGSU negatives.

TULANE at OHIO STATE...Fritz 5-2 vs. line last 7 as dog for Greenies and on 11-5 spread run since late 2016. As DD dog since 2016, however, Fritz only 5-5. Urban returns here for Bucks, now 5-1 vs. line last six as Big Horseshoe chalk vs. non-Big Ten.
Slight to Ohio State, based on team trends.

CLEMSON at GEORGIA TECH...GT last beat Clemson SU in 2014. Paul Johnson 5-1 vs. line last six at home vs. FCS-level foes. Also 13-6-1 as dog since 2014. Dabo just 7-9 as visiting chalk since 2015.
Slight to Georgia Tech, based on team trends.

OHIO at CINCINNATI...Fickell has started 3-0 TY but if chalk here note was 0-4 in role in 2017. Cincy 3-11 vs. line last 14 at Nippert. Solich 9-3 vs. spread last 12 as visitor and 10-4 last 14 as dog.
Ohio, especially if dog, based on team trends.

EAST CAROLINA at SOUTH FLORIDA... USF 3-0-1 vs. line last four in series. ECU 1-9-1 away vs. line for Montgomery since 2016.
USF, based on team trends.

NOTRE DAME at WAKE FOREST... Irish 5-8 last 13 as visiting chalk (though 3-2 in role LY). Deacs were 10-2-1 as dog past two seasons though failed to cover in role vs. BC.
Wake Forest, based on team trends.

NEVADA at TOLEDO...Rockets only 5-5 as Glass Bowl chalk vs. FCS teams since 2016. UT 1-4 vs. line non-MAC LY though cover was at Reno. Pack only 4-8 as road dog since 2016 (2-5 under Jay Norvell).
Slight to Toledo, based on team trends.

LOUISVILLE at VIRGINIA...Petrino on 5-15 spread skid since late 2016. Cavs 3-0 vs. line TY.
Virginia, based on team trends.

WESTERN MICHIGAN at GEORGIA STATE...GSU just 2-4 vs. line at home since moving into the old Turner Field. Panthers on 2-5-1 spread skid since late LY. WMU just 5-8-1 vs. line for Lester since LY.
Slight to Western Michigan, based on team trends.

BUFFALO at RUTGERS...UB on 11-3-2 spread run for Leipold. Bulls 4-2-1 vs. line away since LY after 1-5 mark away in 2015.
Buffalo, based on team trends.

ARIZONA at OREGON STATE...Sumlin on 25-43-4 spread skid since late in 2013 (0-2 with Arizona). Cats 1-6-1 last 8 vs. line since late 2017. Beavs were 6-3 as home dog past two seasons.
Slight to Oregon State, based on team trends.

STANFORD at OREGON...ree has buried Ducks past two years by combined 101-34. Ducks only 8-14-1 vs. line since 2015 at Autzen. Shaw was 1-3 as road chalk LY but was 4-0 in role in 2016.
Slight to Stanford, based on team trends.

FLORIDA at TENNESSEE...UT had lost 11 in a row vs. Fla before winning in 2016. Last three Gator wins in series have been by 1 point (twice) or on last play of game (as a year ago). Vols 4-10 vs. line last 14 at Knoxville.
Florida, based on team trends.

MISSISSIPPI STATE at KENTUCKY...Note Dan Mullen?s MSU was 8-1 SU vs. UK the past nine seasons. Stoops just 2-9 vs. line last 11 at Lexington. Joe Moorhead 3-0 SU and vs. line with MSU.
Miss State, based on team and series trends.

NEBRASKA at MICHIGAN...Harbaugh just 2-6 last seven as Ann Arbor chalk, also 2-5 last 7 as Big Ten home chalk. Frost 7-3 vs. spread as visitor while at UCF.
Nebraska, based on team trends.

KANSAS STATE at WEST VIRGINIA...Snyder has been tough on Holgorsen, as KSU 5-1 vs. line against Mounties since WVU joined Big 12 (though WVU has won SU close last two years). Snyder 7-1 as away dog past two years, 28-13 overall as dog since 2011.
Kansas State, based on team and series trends.

KENT STATE at OLE MISS...Golden Flashes covered first two for Lewis after 4-10 spread mark previous 14 entering 2018. Rebs have covered 5 of last 7 in game immediately following Bama.
Slight to Ole Miss, based on team trends.

RICE at SOUTHERN MISS...Owls have covered last two and 4 of last 5 vs. USM, which is just 5-8 vs. line at home since 2016.
Rice, based on team trends.

ARKANSAS at AUBURN...Malzahn on 18-34-2 spread run. Though Gus has destroyed his home-state Hogs the past two years (combined score 108-23) and has covered vs. Porkers 4 of last 5 years.
Auburn, based on series trends.

TEXAS TECH at OKLAHOMA STATE...Kingsbury has covered 3 of last 4 vs. Gundy, and these teams have gone at least 72 points in their last seven meetings. Red Raiders 9-4 last 13 as visiting dog. OSU just 10-13-1 as DD chalk since 2014.
Texas Tech, based on team and series trends.

NAVY at SMU...Sonny Dykes 1-3 SU and vs. spread since taking over at SMU. Niumatalolo 7-3 as visiting chalk since 2015 and has beaten Mustangs SU last three years (2-1 vs. line).
Navy, based on team trends.

COASTAL CAROLINA at ULL... ULL no covers last six vs. non-Belt BCS opposition (0-1 for Napier). Coastal was 3-1-1 as road dog LY before losing opener at Gamecocks.
Slight to Coastal Carolina, based on team trends.

UNLV at ARKANSAS STATE...Sanchez 12-4 as road dog for UNLV since 2015. Rebs also 10-4 last 14 overall as dog and Sanchez 6-1 vs. points as non-MW visitor. Red Wolves 3-11 vs. spread last 13 vs. non-Belt.
UNLV, based on team trends.

TCU at TEXAS...Frogs have owned Horns lately, won and covered big the last four (total score 153-33!). Tom Herman teams are 10-1 last 11 as dog. Patterson 6-2 last 8 vs. points as visitor.
Slight to TCU, based on recent series trends.

ARMY at OKLAHOMA...Army just 1-4 vs. line last five as visitor and 1-3 last 4 as DD dog. Though 8-6-2 last 14 as visitor vs. line overall. Lincoln Riley 4-1 vs. line reg season non-Big 12 (3-1 laying DD in those).
Slight to Oklahoma, based on team trends.

LA TECH at LSU... Skip 12-5 as dog since 2014, Orgeron no covers last 4 vs. non-SEC at Baton Rouge.
La Tech, based on team trends.

KANSAS at BAYLOR...KU 3-2-1 vs. line last six on big 12 road. Though have been beaten like a drum by Bears who have covered last six in series. Matt Rhule 0-3 as home chalk with Bears.
Slight to Kansas, based on team trends.

SOUTH CAROLINA at VANDERBILT...Cocks have won last 9 SU vs. Vandy and covered last 3, though had some trouble vs. line in previous meetings (2-4 preceding six). Muschamp yet to be visiting chalk with Gamecocks, but has covered 7 straight away from Williams-Brice.
South Carolina, based on team and recent series trends.

SOUTH ALABAMA at MEMPHIS...Tigers now 5-1 vs. line last six as host after GSU romp. Tigers 7-2 laying DD since 2017.
Memphis, based on team trends.

AIR FORCE at UTAH STATE...Force now 14-6 as dog since 2014, 8-2 last ten as visiting dog. Falcs have won and covered last 3 in series. Utags 6-2 as Logan chalk since 2016.
Slight to Air Force, based on team and series trends.

NEW MEXICO STATE at UTEP...Home team 3-0-1 vs. line last four meetings. NMSU no covers last 7 in reg season.
Slight to UTEP, based on series home trends.

TEXAS STATE at UTSA...UTSA no covers last 7 or 10 of last 11 since early 2017.
Slight to Texas State, based on UTSA negatives.

TROY at ULM...Troy is 12-3 vs. spread away from home since late 2015. ULM only 2-3 as home dog for Matt Viator since 2016.
Troy, based on team trends.

VIRGINIA TECH at ODU... Monarchs no covers first 3, now on 3-10 spread skid since early 2017.. Also just 2-6 last 8 as Norfolk dog. Fuente has now covered 7 of last 8 in reg season vs. non-ACC foes.
Virginia Tech, based on team trends.

NORTH TEXAS at LIBERTY...Seth Littrell 5-3 last 8 as chalk, 5-1 last 6 vs. line reg season vs. BCS non-CUSA foes.
Slight to North Texas, based on team trends.

GEORGIA at MISSOURI... Mizzou has covered last 3 in series and is 9-2 vs. points last ten in reg season. Kirby Smart however is 6-2 as visiting chalk since taking over Bulldogs and has covered 7 straight vs. FBS.
Slight to Georgia, based on team trends.

TEXAS A&M at ALABAMA...Jimbo lost opener vs. Bama LY when still at FSU. Jimbo 5-4 last 9 as dog. But he?s 3-0 vs. line with Ags. Saban 4-1-1 vs. spread last six at Tuscaloosa.
Slight to Alabama, based on team trends.

WISCONSIN at IOWA...Badgers no covers first 3 TY. Ferentz 4-1 last 5 as Iowa City dog.
Slight to Iowa, based on team trends.

ARIZONA STATE at WASHINGTON... Sun Devils have actually covered last three years in series. Huskies just 8-9 last 17 on board though have covered 5 of last 8 in Seattle. U-Dub 4-1 vs. line as Pac-12 host LY.
Slight to Arizona State, based on series trends.

EASTERN MICHIGAN at SAN DIEGO STATE...EMU 16-3-1 last 20 as dog, 12-2 last 14 as road dog. SDS 2-7 last 9 as home chalk.
Eastern Michigan, based on team trends.

 

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Tulsa at Temple
September 18, 2018
By Joe Nelson

This week?s Thursday night ESPN game comes out of the American Athletic Conference with a pair of 1-2 squads facing off in what will be a key win towards bowl eligibility for the victor. Tulsa and Temple haven?t had the September starts they envisioned but both still have a shot at a successful season.

Here is a look at this week?s Thursday night game to kick off the fourth big weekend of college football.

Matchup: Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Temple Owls
Venue: At Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Time/TV: Thursday, Sep. 20, 7:30 PM ET ESPN
Line: Temple -7?, Over/Under 55?
Last Meeting: 2017, Temple (-5?) 43, at Tulsa 22

After winning the AAC title in 2016 Temple lost head coach Matt Rhule to Baylor and hired Geoff Collins, who had been the defensive coordinator at Florida the previous two years. Last season the Owls slipped from the back-to-back 10-4 seasons they had in 2015 and 2016 but still managed a 7-6 season. Temple beat Tulsa on the road in the regular season finale to reach 6-6 before beating Florida International in the Gasparilla Bowl, all things considered a fairly successful first season with the coaching transition plus the loss of longtime quarterback Phillip Walker, a four-year starter that is the all-time passing leader for the Owls.

There were some important players that graduated for Temple last season, notably in the receiving corps but expectations were elevated with the Owls considered by many the favorite in the AAC East. The offense gained a spark when Frank Nutile took over at quarterback last season and the top rushers from last season returned along with several key starters on a defense that has been very effective in recent years.

Temple opened the season with a pair of home games and lost both games, falling 19-17 (-14?) to FCS Villanova and 36-29 (-4) to Buffalo. On its own neither loss was egregious as Villanova gave Temple a great battle early last season and is one of the better FCS programs. Buffalo meanwhile is considered one of the top MAC teams is off to a promising 3-0 start as it could be a more reasonable loss by season?s end.

Nutile struggled with four interceptions before being injured late in the Buffalo game. He may be healthy enough to return in the near future but he may not get his job back at Temple was rejuvenated last week under sophomore Anthony Russo who played well in the team?s 35-14 (+16) upset win at Maryland. The Owls took a 21-7 lead at halftime even with Russo throwing a pick-6 the other way. Early in the second half Russo hit a 47-yard touchdown pass and the Owls even survived a blocked punt returned for a touchdown in the fourth quarter to hold on for a 21-point win. Temple?s defense allowed just 195 yards and no offensive touchdowns as the Owls can feel confident heading into the conference season.

Tulsa has had a roller coaster run in now four seasons under Philip Montgomery, who was hired in 2015 after leading the Baylor offense under Art Briles. He inherited a 2-10 team and went bowling in year one, nearly upsetting Virginia Tech in the Independence Bowl to finish 6-7. In 2016 the Hurricane delivered a 10-3 campaign with a dominant bowl win. Last season everything went wrong as Tulsa inversed its record to just 2-10. A closer looks reveals a lot of narrow losses but also a major decline statistically on both sides of the ball.

Tulsa has decent returning experience and was universally projected for a season of improvement this season. How much Tulsa can improve remains to be seen. After being tested but winning 38-27 (-13) against FCS Central Arkansas in the opener, the Hurricane delivered a valiant comeback bid at Texas, losing by seven 28-21 (+21) despite falling behind 21-0 at halftime. Last week Tulsa had a big measuring stick game against Sun Belt power Arkansas State and came up short with a 29-20 (-1?) loss at home. Three turnovers were a factor as an interception return touchdown in the third quarter was a big blow ahead of Tulsa climbing back within seven points in the fourth quarter.

Luke Skipper was erratic as a freshman last season, starting six games including the upset win over Houston. He has been more accurate so far this season and already has more touchdown passes but he also has three interceptions after throwing only four in 127 attempts last season. His yards per attempt average is also down to 6.9 compared to 9.0 last season. Facing quality competition has been a factor and the challenge will be great this week with Temple featuring a reputation as a strong pass defense in recent years. Shamari Brooks leads Tulsa with 310 yards rushing so far this season as the Hurricane keep the ball on the ground almost twice as often as they throw.

The Tulsa defense has looked capable after allowing 37.5 points per game last season no foe has reached 30 against the Hurricane this season. Now 1-2 Tulsa is at a critical juncture in the season with three of the next four games on the road and the lone home game a difficult October game with South Florida. Tulsa isn?t likely to be favored in any of the next four games as bowl hopes could be extinguished without an upset along the way.

Skipper didn?t play in last season?s game as Tulsa saw a 7-0 lead a few minutes into the game disappear. Temple led 31-13 at the half and sealed the game with a punt return touchdown late in the third quarter in a 43-22 win. Temple had a 451-369 edge in yards with three Tulsa turnovers. Tulsa did rush for 5.8 yards per carry and 318 yards against a Temple defense that had good season numbers against the run as only Notre Dame ran for more yards against the Owls last season. Behind Chad President and Will Hefley Tulsa completed only six passes in the game while having two interceptions however. Nutile was sharp with one of his best games completing 20 of 28 passes with three touchdowns.

Up next Temple has another opportunity vs. a major conference team visiting Boston College and the Owls have a very tricky AAC road schedule this season playing at Navy, at UCF, and at Houston as it will be critical to take care of business at home. With a limited margin for error the rest of the way after 1-2 starts for both programs, this game could feel like a postseason elimination game already in September.

Historical Trends:

-- Temple has won the two recent meetings between these teams with wins in 2014 and 2017.

-- Tulsa won both meetings in 1987 and 1988 for a split in four games both S/U and ATS.

-- Tulsa is only 6-13 S/U on the road under Montgomery since 2015 but 14-5 ATS including 12-3 ATS as a road underdog and 5-1 ATS as an underdog of fewer than 10 points.

-- With a pair of losses already this season Temple is just 3-5 S/U and 2-6 ATS at home under Collins since 2017 though going back to 2014.

-- Temple is 17-10 S/U and 16-11 ATS in home games.

-- Temple has failed to cover in five games in a row as a home favorite and is just 6-9-1 ATS as a single-digit home favorite going all the way back to 1998.

 

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Washington State's Minshew is a QB to watch in the Pac-12
September 18, 2018
By The Associated Press

At the beginning of the season, Washington State coach Mike Leach played coy with the media - as he often does - over his choice for starting quarterback.

The Cougars had four candidates and Leach wryly said it would be a ''thrill a minute'' to discover which one would emerge.

Gardner Minshew II ultimately overcame the competition, taking on the tough job of replacing record-breaking starter Luke Falk while also stepping into a role meant for Tyler Hilinski, Falk's successor who took his own life in January.

Since then, Minshew has become one of the surprises in the current Pac-12 quarterback class as past stars like Washington's Jake Browning and Arizona's Khalil Tate have been uneven in the early going.

''You come into the game thinking, `Oh wow, finally, Luke Falk is gone' and maybe you're going to catch a break. But Gardner Minshew is just as good,'' said USC coach Clay Helton. ''What I've been extremely impressed with is not only is he making great decisions, I mean he's completing like 70 percent, but you can tell the confidence that the staff has in him. ... He's a special talent.''

The Trojans (1-2) will host Washington State (3-0) on Friday night.

Minshew is a graduate transfer who played the past two seasons at East Carolina. The mustachioed Mississippi native originally committed to Alabama, but changed his mind to play for Leach, who asked him ''How'd you like to lead the country in passing?'' the first time they met.

''I think the team just responded well to him,'' Leach said Tuesday about settling on Minshew as his starter.

Minshew completed an eye-popping 45 of 57 passes for 470 yards and two touchdowns in Washington State's 59-24 victory over Eastern Washington last weekend.

''Yeah man, it's awesome, it's so much fun,'' he said afterward. ''Winning, putting up 59 points, all that, it's all fun. Having receivers that make plays, the running backs, O-line - man, I'm having a blast right now.''

As a result of that performance he was named Pac-12 Player of the Week. Minshew also ranks third in the nation with 1,203 total passing yards this season, behind only Hawaii's Cole McDonald and Colorado State's K.J. Carta-Samuels.

He's ranked first in the nation with an average of just over 401 passing yards a game. The next closest in the conference is Arizona's State's Manny Wilkins with 319.3. Minshew also tops the nation with an average of 39 completions a game.

Minshew has eight total touchdowns so far, tied with Colorado's Steven Montez and second only to Justin Herbert of Oregon (12), who have both seen early season success, too.

Montez and the Buffaloes have a bye this weekend but Herbert will play in the marquee Pac-12 matchup on Saturday between the No. 20 Ducks and No. 7 Stanford.

Browning, who faces Arizona State on Saturday, is coming off Washington's 21-7 victory over Utah. He completed 14 of 24 passes for 155 yards and a touchdown, while also running for another. He also threw an interception.

After the game, teammate Myles Gaskin took issue with the criticism Browning has endured.

''I feel like people don't respect Jake as much as they should. He's been a four-year starter, he's been a leader of this team for four years; he came in as a true freshman and played his heart out and has been playing his heart out this whole time,'' Gaskin said.

Tate tweaked his ankle in the Wildcats' opener against Houston and hasn't been able to rely on his explosive running ability. But he broke through with his arm last week, throwing for 349 yards and five touchdowns in a 62-31 victory over Southern Utah. Arizona visits Oregon State this weekend.

Minshew, who has said that someday he'd like to coach, said he's gaining confidence as the season progresses.

''Yeah, getting comfortable with the receivers, getting comfortable with our run checks, just operating the offense,'' he said. ''I feel like we're getting better as an offense each week.''

The only thing that has been lacking so far this season is a good nickname. Graduate assistant Drew Hollingshead dubbed Minshew ''Mississippi Moustache'' because of his distinctive facial hair and his home-state drawl.

Minshew was getting a little tired of the ''Napoleon Dynamite'' references.

''It's better than Uncle Rico, I'd say,'' he laughed.

 

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No. 7 Stanford gets Love back for showdown at No. 20 Oregon
September 18, 2018
By The Associated Press

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) Stanford will get star running back Bryce Love back for this week's Pac-12 North showdown against No. 20 Oregon but the seventh-ranked Cardinal will be without a key defensive player.

Coach David Shaw said Tuesday that outside linebacker Casey Toohill will miss the game against the Ducks (3-0, 0-0 Pac-12) with an undisclosed injury.

Shaw said Love was ''100 percent'' after resting some minor ailments last week when the Cardinal (3-0, 1-0) easily beat FCS-level UC Davis 30-10.

''Last week he was Coach Bryce, working with the other guys, telling them what he saw and walking around with a script,'' Shaw said. ''He still got his workouts in last week so he's physically ready this week. This week he doesn't need to coach anybody. He just needs to carry the ball.''

The Cardinal will be counting on Love in the tough environment of Autzen Stadium against a defense that has allowed opponents just 2.0 yards per carry and 77 yards per game on the ground.

Stanford hasn't hit its stride yet running the ball after last year's stellar campaign that made Love the Heisman Trophy runner-up. He ran for 2,118 yards a year ago for the most of any Power 5 player, averaged 8.1 yards per carry and set an FBS record with 13 runs of at least 50 yards.

Love ran for 147 yards and two TDs on 17 carries in last year's 49-7 win over Oregon.

He hasn't had as easy a go of it this year as defenses have loaded up the box to limit his production.

Love was held to 29 yards on 18 carries in a season-opening win over San Diego State. He fared much better in Week 2 with 136 yards on 22 carries against USC but has yet to break a long TD run this season.

As a team, the Cardinal are averaging just 3.8 yards per carry this season and haven't topped 160 yards on the ground in any of their three games.

''Two out of three games, the defenses were just saying, `We're going to put one more guy in the box than you can block,''' Shaw said. ''I'm stubborn enough to keep running it and try to establish the run game, knowing that we have a running back that even if they do load the box if we get a crease he'll still take it the distance.''

This will be the first time this year the Cardinal will have a healthy Love and starting center Jesse Burkett, who missed the first two games with injuries.

That leadership of a fifth-year senior anchoring the offense line will be important at the usually loud Autzen Stadium.

''There are things he'll see that a first-year starter is not going to see,'' Shaw said. ''There's some things he'll anticipate happening. There's also a command he has. ... That guy walks in and makes a call and if anybody has a question, he'll make it louder and you're going to do it.''

While the Cardinal should be healthier on offense, they will miss Toohill on defense. He has 14 tackles, two pass breakups, three quarterback hurries and one sack in three games this season as part of Stanford's best position group on defense. The Cardinal lead the nation in scoring defense at 7.7 points per game.

Toohill's injury will put Jordan Fox into the starting lineup against a challenging Ducks offense that features an athletic quarterback in Justin Herbert.

''It will be tough without Casey,'' linebacker Joey Alfieri said. ''He brings a lot to our defense. Jordan Fox will have to step up. ... We have a lot of young guys who have shown a lot of good ability in camp and in the first three games.''

 

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Ga Tech in deep hole, and it only gets tougher with Clemson
September 18, 2018
By The Associated Press

ATLANTA (AP) Georgia Tech has put itself in a deep hole with two straight losses that could've gone the other way.

Especially considering who's up next.

No. 3 Clemson visits Atlanta on Saturday, and the mighty Tigers are heavily favored to send the Yellow Jackets tumbling to their first 1-3 start since 2003.

That would surely turn up the heat on coach Paul Johnson, who acknowledged that his team is in a precarious position after back-to-back defeats at South Florida and Pittsburgh.

''I think this team still has a chance to be pretty good,'' Johnson said Tuesday. ''But we've dug ourselves a hole. In my opinion, we should've won the last two games.''

The Yellow Jackets (1-2, 0-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) certainly had their chances.

At South Florida, they piled up 602 yards on offense and had a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter. But a crucial fumble ruined a potential game-clinching drive, allowing the Bulls to rally for a 49-38 victory .

The loss at Pittsburgh followed a different script.

Georgia Tech got off to a miserable start offensively, trailing 21-0 at halftime, but still had a chance to pull off the victory. Again, a crucial turnover in the fourth quarter ruined their hopes, only this time it was an interception caused by a miscommunication between quarterback TaQuon Marshall and his intended receiver.

The Yellow Jackets drove 99 yards for a touchdown in the final minute that made it close, but Pitt recovered the onside kick and ran out the clock for a 24-19 victory .

''We knew going in that we had a very tough schedule,'' Johnson said. ''We've still got nine games left. We've still got a chance. But we've got to go one game at a time. You don't give up. You just keep plugging. It's like I told the team this week. Our challenge is to play better, play consistent, and get better. We'll see what happens with the result. That's all you can do.''

Johnson's job might be in jeopardy if Georgia Tech doesn't turn things around. Since an 11-win season and No. 8 final ranking in 2014, the Yellow Jackets are 18-21 overall and 9-16 in the ACC.

The triple-option offense has always made Johnson a bit of a polarizing figure, and his long tenure - this is his 11th season on the Flats - has led some fans to grumble that it's time for a change. Athletic director Todd Stansbury, who returned to his alma mater less than two years ago, has given his full support to Johnson but may reconsider that position if the Yellow Jackets have another disappointing season.

The success of state rival Georgia - the Bulldogs are coming off a trip to the national championship game, and coach Kirby Smart appears to be building a program that will be a powerhouse for years to come - has only turned up the pressure on the Yellow Jackets.

"Definitely 1-3 is something we don't want to do,'' linebacker Jalen Johnson said. "We have an amazing opportunity. If we can upset Clemson, it could turn around the whole season.''

Certainly, Georgia Tech faces quite a challenge. The Tigers (3-0, 0-0) easily won the last three games in the series by a cumulative score of 93-41. They're a 17-point favorite for this one - the biggest spread against a Georgia Tech team during the Johnson era.

''This week will be a tremendous challenge,'' Johnson said. ''This might be as talented a team as we've played since I've been here. Defensively, they've got multiple first-round draft picks. Offensively, they've got a great deal of skill. I think their running backs and receivers are as good as anybody's in the country.''

Linebacker Brant Mitchell shrugged off the point spread.

"I know we're the underdog, but I love that. I'd rather be the underdog any day,'' he said. "The whole country knows they've got some of the best skills players in the nation. But we're going to have something for `em. As long as we play to our ability, we'll be just fine.''

 

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No. 24 Michigan State again has to shake off an early loss
September 18, 2018
By The Associated Press

Win or lose, Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio understands the importance of moving on.

That's part of the reason his program has been so successful.

''I've said this before: What are you going to do after big moments? What are you going to do after you win a big game? How are you going to respond the next week?'' Dantonio said Tuesday. ''Same thing when we've lost a game, when we've lost a moment. You know, how do you handle yourselves? What's the next step for you as a person?''

The 24th-ranked Spartans are facing the latter of those two challenges after dropping a game at Arizona State on Sept. 8. Michigan State had an open date last weekend, but now its Big Ten schedule begins Saturday night at Indiana in what could be a difficult game on the road. The Spartans have recovered nicely from early-season losses in the past under Dantonio.

Michigan State doesn't treat every game the same - just ask rival Michigan - but Dantonio has been able to keep his team reasonably even keeled through the years. Some of the Spartans' best seasons came after September defeats that could have derailed things.

The Spartans lost to Notre Dame in 2011 and still went to the Big Ten title game. They lost to the Irish again in 2013 but ended up in the Rose Bowl. A loss at Oregon in 2014 didn't stop Michigan State from making it to the Cotton Bowl.

Last season, it was Notre Dame again that handed the Spartans an early loss, but Michigan State was still in the mix for the Big Ten title in November.

The loss to Arizona State gave the Spartans a tougher road to the College Football Playoff, but Michigan State can certainly still have a fine season.

''I think most people in life really genuinely handle adversity,'' Dantonio said. ''At least their intentions are good. Now, can they handle it or not? But they get ready to go to their next challenge and that's what we're going to do. That's what we've done in the past and that's our intent.''

Michigan State is 8-1 against Indiana under Dantonio, but the games have been more competitive of late. From 2007-15, the Spartans scored at least 42 points six times in seven meetings with the Hoosiers, surpassing 50 in four of those matchups. Then Indiana beat Michigan State 24-21 in overtime in 2016, and the Spartans won 17-9 last year.

Michigan State was down 9-3 last season before scoring two touchdowns in the final 5:59.

''Kind of struggled to move the ball a little bit - got stopped on third down a lot, made some plays at the end of the game,'' quarterback Brian Lewerke said. ''We made plays at the end to get a win, that was kind of the story last year. Hopefully we don't have to do that sort of thing again this year.''

The matchup Saturday will be another night game, the third in a row for Michigan State to start this season. It's the first time in school history the Spartans will play three straight regular-season night games.

Dantonio said night games have their appeal, but it's tough having to get back home so late.

''That takes a toll on you, not just from a football standpoint but from an academic standpoint, as well. I think you really see that in basketball,'' Dantonio said. ''I talk to Coach (Tom) Izzo all the time. ... He's always talking about their night games and what time he has to get home and how the guys have classes in the morning and things of that nature, so it becomes a little bit difficult. ... This is our third straight night game. I believe in repetition makes you better, so we'll see.''

 

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No. 17 TCU focused on Big 12 play after loss to Ohio State
September 18, 2018
By The Associated Press

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Within minutes after TCU's loss to Ohio State, coach Gary Patterson was asked what he would want people to say about that game should the 17th-ranked Horned Frogs go on to win the Big 12 title and be in consideration for a spot in the College Football Playoff.

''They said that they shouldn't hold it against Washington because they played a really good football team,'' Patterson said, referring to the No. 10 Huskies' season-opening loss to Auburn in another off-campus game and adding that TCU should get similar credit.

''We've got a lot of good people we've got to play before we get to that point,'' Patterson said. ''So right now, I won't worry about that. If we can get to the first of December, we can have that conversation. But right now, it's Texas.''

The Frogs (2-1) play Saturday at Texas, a team they have outscored 153-33 in their only four-game winning in the series since 1935-38 - that was during the era of Sammy Baugh and Heisman Trophy winner Davey O'Brien, and when TCU won its only AP national title.

Patterson says if he could only win one of those games - Ohio State or Texas - he would want it to be the Longhorns. Sure, there is that instate rivalry, and the rare streak on the line. More importantly, it is the Big 12 opener.

''If you don't win conference, don't win games in the conference schedule, it doesn't make any difference,'' Patterson said Tuesday.

TCU lost 40-28 on Saturday against Ohio State, which trailed 21-13 before scoring three touchdowns in a four-minute span early in the second half to go ahead to stay.

The Buckeyes' first touchdown came on a strip-sack of Shawn Robinson in the first quarter. While that play wasn't challenged or questioned then, replays shows that an Ohio State defender appeared to touch the ball while his feet were out of the end zone before the fumble was recovered for a touchdown. That could have made it a safety instead.

Even after that, the Frogs recovered to go ahead before the quick scoring spurt by Ohio State after halftime.

Washington (2-1) is still a Top 10 team, having rebounded from that 21-16 loss to Auburn with wins over North Dakota and its Pac-12 opener against Utah. And the Tigers (2-1) also remain in the Top 10 after a home loss to LSU on a game-ending field goal last weekend.

TCU is leaving the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex to play for the first time this season. The Frogs won their season opener 55-7 at home over FCS team Southern University, before a rainy 30-point win at SMU and the loss against the Buckeyes in the home stadium of the Dallas Cowboys about 20 miles from the TCU campus - and where the Big 12 championship game is played.

''There's a big jump between the first two and the other one (Ohio State), so I think reality's somewhere in between,'' Patterson said. ''We've got to go on the road to a very good Texas team's place, Austin's always tough to play in.''

 

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Hawkeyes find rhythm in passing game with Wisconsin next
September 18, 2018
By The Associated Press

It appears that Iowa has more than enough skill and talent on defense to compete for the Big Ten West title.

What the Hawkeyes really need to do is sort out their passing game and there were indications last weekend that they're getting closer to finding a rhythm through the air.

After sluggish efforts in its first two games, Iowa (3-0) threw for 338 yards and a pair of touchdowns in a 38-14 win over Northern Iowa in the final tune-up before Saturday's showdown with No. 18 Wisconsin (2-1). The Badgers shut out the Hawkeyes on offense a year ago and might end up being the toughest defense they face in 2018.

''They have a certain temperament they play with,'' Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said. ''They're a team that plays with excellent technique. They're rarely out of place. They work hard to the ball. Everybody on that team works hard to the ball.''

Junior quarterback Nate Stanley entered the season with some wondering if he might be a potential early entrant in the NFL draft. That talk faded after Stanley, who threw 26 TD passes in 2017, had just one in wins over Northern Illinois and Iowa State. Ferentz said Stanley was ''pressing'' earlier this season before getting things going against the Panthers.

Stanley was 23 of 28 passing for 309 yards and two touchdowns in just about three quarters. By then the Hawkeyes - who had beaten Northern Iowa by just 20 combined points in three previous meetings - were up 38-0.

''I think we just consistently hit some passes early in the game, and that gave us a lot of momentum, allowed us to open up some things, especially with the longer passes that we hit. It allowed us the opportunity to just for catches and runs on shorter passes later in the game,'' Stanley said.

Perhaps the biggest key to Iowa's success against the Panthers was getting senior receiver Nick Easley the ball as much as possible.

Stanley, who had 51 catches a year ago, had only one reception against the Huskies and Cyclones. It was different last weekend, with Easley finishing with a career-high 10 catches for 107 yards and a third-quarter TD.

If the Hawkeyes can pair a defense ranked second in the country (allowing 8 points per game) with an improving offense, they've got a shot at a special season.

Iowa also expects explosive sophomore Ihmir Smith-Marsette, an all-purpose threat, back this weekend. He missed the Northern Iowa game with a shoulder injury.

''We all know we're fully capable. We just had to go out there and do it, and we were able to get that started,'' Easley said. ''It was frustrating coming out of the first two games and not throwing the ball well, just because we saw what we were capable of and what we could do. But no one panicked.''

 

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The key: Jeff Thomas turning into a star for No. 21 Miami
September 18, 2018
By The Associated Press

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) There's only one method of slowing down Miami wide receiver and returner Jeff Thomas that's been absolutely proven so far this season.

Thing is, breaking his car key isn't really an option for Hurricane opponents.

While juggling a schedule Tuesday that was already loaded with morning practice, a midday test and afternoon class time, Thomas - the most explosive player for No. 21 Miami through three games - couldn't actually get anywhere. The ignition key to his car somehow got bent, and Thomas broke it into two pieces while trying to straighten it back out.

So that left him going nowhere. But on the field, as one of the nation's leaders in all-purpose yardage, it's a very different story.

''It's really been fun so far,'' Thomas said. ''This year, I just want to show people what I can do, both when I have the ball in my hands and when I don't have the ball.''

He's been showing plenty so far, and will look to do so again Saturday when the Hurricanes (2-1) host FIU (2-1) in the first matchup of the schools with campuses eight miles apart since 2007.

Thomas ranks sixth among all FBS players in all-purpose yards per game while averaging just 19 touches. The five players ahead of him in that stat category have averaged three times as many touches - 57 per game.

He's averaging more than 28 yards per catch and return, the best among all FBS players with at least 10 opportunities so far in 2018, and the speedster from East St. Louis already has five plays that have gone for more than 40 yards.

''If it's a `go' ball, he's tracking 95 percent of those down,'' Miami quarterback Malik Rosier said. ''He's just a guy that has elite speed. The problem with that for defenders is you can't put one-on-one coverage - which means you have five people in the box, because now you're double-covering our slot receiver. He does a good job of running routes and he's just getting better and better.''

Thomas will be the first to say that he had a great teacher.

He has essentially moved into the role that was vacated after last season by the graduation of slot receiver and returner Braxton Berrios, who arguably was Miami's most important player a year ago when the Hurricanes went to the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game and the Orange Bowl. Thomas saw 64 percent of his touches last season come off kickoff returns; this season, he's still doing that along with a good bit of everything else.

His 27.7 yards per catch leads all FBS players. But Miami is being somewhat judicious with Thomas; he's on the field for a ton of plays, but the Hurricanes aren't forcing the ball his way unnecessarily.

''So far he's been very productive as a return man, as a ball-catcher and as a runner,'' Miami coach Mark Richt said. ''If we keep that up for a whole season, that's a wonderful season.''

Some of Thomas' catches have been spectacular - a few leaping along the sideline, a couple others coming after spinning around at the end of a route in an effort to find exactly where the ball was. Teammates have marveled, noting that he's already made some catches on balls that looked like they would be falling incomplete.

Thomas is enjoying the attention, but insists that he doesn't think he's peaked yet.

''It's a good start, but that's all it is,'' Thomas said. ''I've just got to stay positive and keep working, so I can get to the top.''

 

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Noland steps up at QB for Iowa State
September 18, 2018
By The Associated Press

AMES, Iowa (AP) Zeb Noland always understood his responsibility as Iowa State's backup quarterback.

Be prepared, because you never when you'll become the starter.

It has happened to Noland twice and he has responded both times, most recently with a career-best performance in the Cyclones' 37-27 loss to No. 5 Oklahoma last Saturday. He has kept the starting job this week as Iowa State prepares for Saturday's home game with Akron.

''I think if you watch football long enough you realize as a backup quarterback your time may come,'' Noland said Tuesday. ''It doesn't really matter what level of football you're at, if you continue to tell yourself to be ready and always prepare like you're going to be ready, most of the time when you get your shot you're going to be ready.''

He certainly was ready against the Sooners, completing 25 of 36 passes for 360 yards and two touchdowns, both to Hakeem Butler on plays covering 51 and 57 yards. Noland played with poise, threw accurate, catchable passes and looked as though he had command of the offense.

It helped having a full week to prepare as the starter. He was thrown into the fray in the previous game, a 13-3 loss at Iowa, after starter Kyle Kempt injured his left knee late in the third quarter.

''At Iowa, as the backup, you sit there every single play thinking the next play could be my play,'' he said. ''And this week, it was my play. Every play was my play. You've just got to take it one snap at a time whether you're thrown in there at the very end of the game to make a Hail Mary pass or if you're at the first play of the game and you've got to just do your job.''

As a freshman last year, Noland was rushed into a Nov. 11 game against Oklahoma State after Kempt injured a shoulder. He started the next game, a 23-13 victory over Baylor, then returned to his backup role the following week because Kempt was healthy enough to play.

Kempt became the starter last year when Jacob Park left the team after starting the first four games and made a memorable debut in an upset victory at Oklahoma, throwing for 343 yards and three touchdowns. Noland would have been in line for the starting job this season until Kempt was granted a sixth year of eligibility.

It has been a relief for coach Matt Campbell that both were ready when their number was called.

''I think it's such a big lesson for all of our players, not only at quarterback, especially because you don't rotate guys for the most part, but for all of our guys,'' Campbell said. ''When that opportunity comes along and you get your shot at it, are you going to take advantage of it? Obviously Kyle doing that a year ago and Zeb doing that this past Saturday I think has shown that our kids are really starting to buy into that belief and understanding that value.''

Had Kempt not been injured last year, Noland likely would have seen little more than mop-up duty. The experience he ended up gaining was invaluable, he said.

''The game's really fast,'' he said. ''You can try to imitate it in practice as much as you can, but when the live bullets are coming and they aren't just running by you and tagging you on the shoulder as a sack, that's a whole lot different than those guys running right at you and having the offensive line actually retreating toward you and not just going around you,'' he said.

''You see a coverage in practice against the scout team, it looks totally different sometimes when you're playing against the actual guys that are out there.''

 

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Syracuse on a roll under coach Babers
September 18, 2018
By The Associated Press

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) When the clock ticked to zero on Saturday and Syracuse had beaten another marquee team at home, Orange coach Dino Babers didn't have to flinch.

''I didn't get hit with any ice or water,'' said Babers, in his third season at Syracuse. ''That means that they expected to win. A lot of guys thought that we could do that, thought we had a chance. It was good to see them follow through.''

In retrospect, Babers probably would have enjoyed an icy bath - the temperature in the Carrier Dome was stifling, hovering near 90 degrees after the Orange had soundly defeated Florida State 30-7 with backup quarterback Tommy DeVito at the helm in the decisive second half.

Syracuse (3-0, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) now sits in an uncustomary spot in the conference - tied for first (with Boston College) in the Atlantic Division - after snapping its five-game ACC losing streak. It's just the Orange's eighth 3-0 start since 1942.

Critics of the Seminoles complained that they were throttled by one of the worst defenses in the nation - Syracuse entered the game ranked 108th, but the figures were skewed by one forgettable quarter in a season-opening victory at Western Michigan. The Orange's secondary was caught off-guard during a 28-point third-quarter surge by the Broncos, getting torched for 336 yards. WMU had plays of 21, 31, 37, 59, 64 and 84 yards before quarterback Eric Dungey rescued the Orange in the fourth in a 55-42 triumph.

This week, Syracuse stands 78th in total defense and ranks second nationally, behind No. 21 Miami, in third-down conversion defense. The Orange have allowed eight conversions in 42 tries on third down after limiting the Seminoles to 1 of 14. FSU had seven three-and-outs and faced six third downs of 10 yards or more.

The Orange defense had several standout performances: DE Kendall Coleman had a career-high two sacks; LB Kielan Whitner registered a career-high 11 tackles; DB Evan Foster made 10 stops; and DB Christopher Fredrick made his first career interception, the Orange's sixth pick of the young season.

''This performance shows a lot of growth from the team we were two years ago and the team we were last year,'' Coleman said. ''It means everything going forward because this is going to be big for establishing who we are this season.''

The victory for the Orange, who have beaten both Clemson and Virginia Tech at home since Babers took over, earned Syracuse a couple of votes in this week's AP Top 25 poll. It also snapped a 10-game losing streak against FSU dating back more than half a century, and Babers made a point of emphasizing that in another raucous postgame celebration.

''The last time it happened, the Beatles were hot. The last time it happened, the '66 Mustang was the baddest thing on the road,'' Babers shouted afterward in the jubilant locker room. ''I'm telling you now, I'm telling you now, you just put yourself on the map.''

Babers said Monday there were no concerns about Dungey, who sat out the second half against FSU after getting poked in the eye and suffering blurred vision that has since cleared up. Dungey also appeared to have an issue with his right (throwing) arm early in the game, something that first surfaced in the season opener. Babers downplayed that, calling it an ''owie,'' and Dungey is listed as the starter on the depth chart for Saturday at home against UConn (1-2).

Syracuse's veteran offensive line has performed well, too, giving the running game a boost. The Orange are averaging 257 yards rushing per game and 4.8 yards per carry behind the duo of Moe Neal and Dontae Strickland. Against the Seminoles, freshman Jarveon Howard got a chance late in the third quarter and delivered a 45-yard run that set up a touchdown.

The 5-foot-10, 210-pound Howard, who did not play in the season opener, has rushed for 124 yards on 18 carries, an average of 6.9 yards, and likely will see more action as the season progresses.

''Jarveon obviously showed that he needs to have some more carries to see if he can continue to do what he's done, or is it just luck?'' Babers said. ''The first two guys ... have proven that they can do it. If somebody gets hot, we've got to go with the hot-hand guy.''