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Sunday’s 6-pack:
College football spreads for next week:
— Boise State (-6.5) @ South Florida
— Texas @ Ohio State (-1.5)
— Syracuse vs Tennessee (-13.5)
— Alabama (-13.5) @ Florida State
— Virginia Tech vs South Carolina (-8)
— East Carolina @ NC State (-12)

Quote of the Day
“I was mad, yeah. You can complain all you want, everything. In the end, I’m here in the big leagues. There’s not a lot of 22-year-old kids that get to do this.”
Pirates’ rookie P Bubba Chandler, who made his MLB debut this week

Sunday’s quiz
Who made the longest field goal in NFL history?
(Hint: It was in 2021; the 70-yarder Jaguars made this summer doesn’t count)

Saturday’s quiz
Patrick Mahomes has been a starting QB in the NFL for seven years; he is 17-4 in playoff games.

Friday’s quiz
QB Peyton Manning was first pick in the 1998 NFL Draft; Ryan Leaf was the 2nd pick.

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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday……..​

— Iowa State 24, Kansas State 21
This game, played in Ireland, was 7-7 at halftime.
Iowa State QB Becht passed for 183 yards, 2 TDs and ran for a score.
K-State outgained the Cyclones, 383-313; both teams had two turnovers.

— Hawai’i 23, Stanford 20
Hawai’i K Matsuzawa made a 38-yard FG at the gun for the win.
Matsuzawa is a Japanese kid who taught himself to kick by watching videos on YouTube.
Stanford was 8-17 on third down, Rainbows were 3-10.

— Western Kentucky 41, Sam Houston State 24
Bearkats led 24-20 with 11:58 left in third quarter.
Hilltoppers were 11-19 on third down, Sam Houston 2-14
WKU’s QB McIvor was 33-51/401 passing, with 3 TD’s.

— Kansas 31, Fresno State 7
Jayhawks outgained Fresno, 383-216- they ran ball for 207 yards.
Kansas led 24-7 at halftime and coasted home from there.
EJ Warner (Kurt Warner’s son) was 18-29/179 passing for the Bulldogs.

— UNLV 38, Idaho State 31
Rebels were a 30-point favorite in Dan Mullen’s first game as coach.
Idaho State led 31-24 with 12:00 to play.
Bengals outgained UNLV 555-532, but turned ball over four times.

— Broncos 28, Saints 19
Sean Payton wins in his return to the Superdome.
Denver outgained the Saints 396-236.
New Orleans still hasn’t decided who their starting QB will be.

— Bills 23, Buccaneers 19
#3 QB Buechele threw for 278 yards and one TD.
Tampa Bay averaged 38 yards per kick return in this game.
This was first time in his career that Josh Allen sat out the whole pre-season.

— NFL preseason scores don’t mean so much; cutdown day is Tuesday. Teams will be getting their rosters in order with no games on the schedule next weekend.

— Famous birthdays, August 24th
Anne Archer, 78
Kevin Dunn, 70
Steve Guttenberg, 67
Cal Ripken Jr., 65
Reggie Miller, 60
Marlee Matlin, 60
Tim Salmon, 57
Dave Chapelle, 52
Michael Redd, 46
Mason Miller, 27

— Padres 5, Dodgers 1
Nestor Cortes allowed one hit in six scoreless IP.
Padres won their last five games.
San Diego leads NL West by a game, with 32 games left.

— Astros 9, Orioles 8
Christian Walker homered for the third game in a row.
Astros led 7-5 after the third inning.
Colton Cowser homered, had 3 RBI for the Orioles.

— Mets 9, Braves 2
Mets hit six home runs; McNeil/Vientos homered twice each.
Clay Holmes allowed three hits in 6.1 IP.
Cal Quantrill was Atlanta’s 17th starting pitcher this season.

— Red Sox 12, New York 1
Red Sox have won eight games in a row against New York.
Trevor Story was 3-5, with a homer, 3 RBI
Guys batting 7-9th in Boston’s order were 8-14 with six runs scored.

— Blue Jays 7, Marlins 6 (12)
Toronto led 4-0 in the 7th inning.
George Springer was 3-6, with 2 RBI, 2 runs scored.
Blue Jays lead AL East by five games.

— Giants 7, Brewers 1
Freddy Peralta threw 5 shutout IP, Brewers led 1-0 after five.
Milwaukee’s bullpen gave up three runs in the sixth inning.
Logan Webb pitched six innings, got his 12th win.

— Diamondbacks 10, Reds 1
Arizona led 7-0 in the fourth inning, against Reds’ ace Andrew Abbott.
Geraldo Perdomo leads major league shortstops with 84 RBI.
Cincinnati trails the Mets by games for the last Wild Card slot.

— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Phillies, Brewers, Padres. Wild Cards: Cubs, Dodgers, Mets
AL: Blue Jays, Tigers, Astros. Wild Cards: Red Sox, New York, Mariners

 

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Thursday, August 28

Friday, August 29

Saturday, August 30

Sunday, August 31

Monday, September 1

 

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Week 1

Thursday’s games
Boise State (-6.5) @ South Florida
Boise State
Last 10 years, Broncos are 94-34 SU (12-2 LY)
Boise has 7 starters back on offense, 7 on defense.
Broncos have 99 starts returning on the offensive line.
LY, Junior QB Madsen threw for 3,018 yards, with 23 TD’s, 6 INTs


Last five years, Boise State is 8-8-1 ATS as a road favorite.
Last 3 years, Broncos are 5-10-1 ATS in last 14 non-conference games.


South Florida
USF went 7-6/7-6 last two years, after two straight losing years.
Bulls have 8 starters back on offense, 8 on defense.
USF has 115 returning starts on offensive line.
Junior QB Archie has 5 career starts.
Last year, he threw for 836 yards, ran for 360 more.


Under Golesh, Bulls are 5-5 ATS as an underdog.
Since 2020, USF is 8-7 ATS as a home underdog.
Under Golesh, Bulls are 7-3 ATS in non-conference games.


These teams haven’t met in the last 25 years.


East Carolina vs NC State (-14.5)
East Carolina
LY, ECU fired its coach mid-season; new coach went 5-1.
ECU has had winning seasons three of last four years.
Pirates have 4 starters back on offense, 2 on defense.
Pirates have 106 returning starts on OL, mostly at other places.
Junior QB Houser has 14 career starts.


ECU is 16-8-1 ATS in last 25 games as a road underdog.
Pirates are 10-4 ATS in last 14 non-conference games.
ECU is also 10-4 ATS in last 14 games vs ACC teams.


NC State
Wolfpack was 6-7 LY, its first losing year since 2019.
NC State has 8 starters back on offense, 7 on defense.
Wolfpack has 95 returning starts on the offensive line.
Soph QB Bailey started 9 games LY (2,413 PY; 17 TD’s, 10 INTs)


Wolfpack is 5-13 ATS in last 17 games as a favorite.
Last 3 years, State is 4-10 ATS as a home favorite.
Under Deoren, Wolfpack is 39-43 ATS as a favorite.
Under Deoren, Wolfpack is 28-35 ATS in non-conference games.


East Carolina (+7) upset NC State in last year’s Military Bowl.
Wolfpack (-12.5) nipped ECU 21-20 three years ago.
Last three meetings stayed under the total.


Nebraska (-6.5) vs Cincinnati (@ Kansas City)
In two years under Rhule, Nebraska went 5-7/7-6 SU
Last year was their first winning season since 2016.
Cornhuskers have 10 starters back on offense, 5 on defense.
Nebraska has 131 returning starts on offensive line.
Soph QB Raiola started 13 games LY (2,819 yards (13 TDs, 11 INTs)


In his career, Rhule is 32-17-1 ATS in road games.
Under Rhule, Nebraska is 7-6-1 ATS as a favorite.
As a college coach, Rhule is 28-23-1 ATS as a favorite.
Under Rhule, Nebraska is 5-2 ATS in non-conference games.


Cincinnati
Last two years, Cincinnati went 3-9/5-7 SU
Bearcats have 7 starters back on offense, 8 on defense.
Bearcats have 81 returning starts on offensive line.
Soph QB Sorsby has 19 career starts.


Under Satterfield, Cincinnati is 4-7-2 ATS as an underdog.
In his career, Satterfield is 17-26-5 ATS as an underdog.
Since 2019, Cincinnati is 14-10 ATS in non-conference games.


These teams haven’t met in the last 25 years.

 

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Week 1

FCS

DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR LAFAYETTE AT BOWLING GREEN
Date: Thursday, August 28
Time: 6:00 PM ET
Dunkel Ratings: Lafayette 59.792; Bowling Green 63.869
Dunkel Line & Total: Bowling Green by 4; 48
Vegas Line & Total: Bowling Green by 16 1/2; 52 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Lafayette (+16 1/2); Under

DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR MERCYHURST AT YOUNGSTOWN STATE
Date: Thursday, August 28
Time: 6:00 PM ET
Dunkel Ratings: Mercyhurst 40.107; Youngstown State 54.468
Dunkel Line & Total: Youngstown State by 14 1/2; 60
Vegas Line & Total: Youngstown State by 24 1/2; 58 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Mercyhurst (+24 1/2); Over

DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR DELAWARE STATE AT DELAWARE
Date: Thursday, August 28
Time: 7:00 PM ET
Dunkel Ratings: Delaware State 34.631; Delaware 53.576
Dunkel Line & Total: Delaware by 19; 49
Vegas Line & Total: Delaware by 29 1/2; 54 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Delaware State (+29 1/2); Under

DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR ST. FRANCIS (PA) AT UL-MONROE
Date: Thursday, August 28
Time: 7:00 PM ET
Dunkel Ratings: St. Francis (PA) 40.923; UL-Monroe 68.646
Dunkel Line & Total: UL-Monroe by 27 1/2; 49
Vegas Line & Total: UL-Monroe by 24; 45 1/2
Dunkel Pick: UL-Monroe (-24); Over

DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR TOWSON AT NORFOLK STATE
Date: Thursday, August 28
Time: 7:00 PM ET
Dunkel Ratings: Towson 62.372; Norfolk State 43.074
Dunkel Line & Total: Towson by 19 1/2; 57
Vegas Line & Total: Towson by 11 1/2; 49 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Towson (-11 1/2); Over

DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR LINDENWOOD AT ST. THOMAS
Date: Thursday, August 28
Time: 7:00 PM ET
Dunkel Ratings: Lindenwood 51.380; St. Thomas 39.829
Dunkel Line & Total: Lindenwood by 11 1/2; 49
Vegas Line & Total: Lindenwood by 3 1/2; 52 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Lindenwood (-3 1/2); Under

DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR DAYTON AT EASTERN ILLINOIS
Date: Thursday, August 28
Time: 7:00 PM ET
Dunkel Ratings: Dayton 30.708; Eastern Illinois 46.376
Dunkel Line & Total: Eastern Illinois by 15 1/2; 41
Vegas Line & Total: Eastern Illinois by 6 1/2; 47 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Eastern Illinois (-6 1/2); Under

DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR ELON AT DUKE
Date: Thursday, August 28
Time: 7:30 PM ET
Dunkel Ratings: Elon 51.767; Duke 91.418
Dunkel Line & Total: Duke by 39 1/2; 59
Vegas Line & Total: Duke by 34; 47 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Duke (-34); Over

DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR CENTRAL ARKANSAS AT MISSOURI
Date: Thursday, August 28
Time: 7:30 PM ET
Dunkel Ratings: Central Arkansas 59.919; Missouri 89.049
Dunkel Line & Total: Missouri by 29; 55
Vegas Line & Total: Missouri by 36 1/2; 51 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Central Arkansas (+36 1/2); Over

DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR UT-MARTIN AT OKLAHOMA STATE
Date: Thursday, August 28
Time: 7:30 PM ET
Dunkel Ratings: UT-Martin 70.504; Oklahoma State 73.954
Dunkel Line & Total: Oklahoma State by 3 1/2; 61
Vegas Line & Total: Oklahoma State by 19 1/2; 55 1/2
Dunkel Pick: UT-Martin (+19 1/2); Over

DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR WEST GEORGIA AT SAMFORD
Date: Thursday, August 28
Time: 7:30 PM ET
Dunkel Ratings: West Georgia 51.176; Samford 63.012
Dunkel Line & Total: Samford by 12; 48
Vegas Line & Total: Samford by 8 1/2; 53 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Samford (-8 1/2); Under

DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR STEPHEN F AUSTIN AT HOUSTON
Date: Thursday, August 28
Time: 8:00 PM ET
Dunkel Ratings: Stephen F Austin 59.368; Houston 85.274
Dunkel Line & Total: Houston by 26; 44
Vegas Line & Total: Houston by 22 1/2; 55 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Houston (-22 1/2); Under

DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR ALCORN STATE AT NORTHWESTERN STATE
Date: Thursday, August 28
Time: 8:00 PM ET
Dunkel Ratings: Alcorn State 32.892; Northwestern State 34.269
Dunkel Line & Total: Northwestern State by 1 1/2; 55
Vegas Line & Total: Alcorn State by 7 1/2; 51 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Northwestern State (+7 1/2); Over

DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR ALABAMA STATE AT UAB
Date: Thursday, August 28
Time: 8:30 PM ET
Dunkel Ratings: Alabama State 43.134; UAB 72.057
Dunkel Line & Total: UAB by 29; 45
Vegas Line & Total: UAB by 17 1/2; 53 1/2
Dunkel Pick: UAB (-17 1/2); Under

DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR STONY BROOK AT SAN DIEGO STATE
Date: Thursday, August 28
Time: 10:00 PM ET
Dunkel Ratings: Stony Brook 59.379; San Diego State 65.338
Dunkel Line & Total: San Diego State by 6; 62
Vegas Line & Total: San Diego State by 18 1/2; 53 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Stony Brook (+18 1/2); Over

 

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Week 1

Friday’s games
Auburn (-2.5) @ Baylor
Auburn
Auburn has had four straight losing seasons.
Auburn has 9 starters back on offense, 6 on defense.
Tigers have 140 returning starts on the offensive line.
Auburn has 2 new QB’s, transfers fromOklahoma/Stanford.


Last four years, Auburn is 1-2 ATS as a road favorite.
In his career, Freeze is 14-17 ATS as a road favorite.
Auburn is 4-9 ATS in last 13 non-conference games.
Last three years, Auburn was minus-22 in turnovers.
Under is 4-2 in their last six games.


Baylor
Baylor was 8-5 LY, after 6-7/3-9 seasons.
Bears have 10 starters back on offense, 8 on defense.
Bears have 97 returning starts on the offensive line.
Senior QB Robertson had 3,071 PY (28 TD’s, 8 INTs) LY.


Under Aranda, Baylor is 6-6 ATS as a home dog.
Under Aranda, Baylor is 16-14 ATS as a underdog overall..
Baylor is 9-6 ATS in its last 15 non-league games.
Bears had a positive turnover ratio the last six years.


These teams haven’t met in the last 20 years.


Georgia Tech (-4.5) @ Colorado
Georgia Tech
Tech went 7-6/7-6 last 2 years, after four straight losing years.
Tech lost 44-42 in OT to Georgia LY; they led 20-6.
Yellow Jackets have 7 starters back on offense, 7 on defense.
Yellow Jackets have 103 returning starts on OL, but lot of transfers.
Senior QB King has 26 career starts.


Last 10 years, Tech is 3-10 ATS as a road favorite.
Under Key, Yellow Jackets are 5-7-1 ATS as a favorite, 1-0 on road.
Under Key, Yellow Jackets are 5-5 ATS in non-league games.


Colorado
Colorado went 4-8/9-4 in Sanders’ first two years as coach.
Colorado has 3 starters back on offense, 8 on defense.
Colorado has 112 returning starts on offensive line, mostly transfers.
Senior QB Salter started 29 games at Liberty


Sanders is 9-3 ATS as an underdog with Colorado.
Colorado is 13-6 ATS last 19 games as a home underdog.
In two years under Sanders, Colorado is +21 in turnovers.


This is the first time these teams have met.

 

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DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR TARLETON STATE AT ARMY
Date: Friday, August 29
Time: 6:00 PM ET
Dunkel Ratings: Tarleton State 70.269; Army 79.246
Dunkel Line & Total: Army by 9; 55
Vegas Line & Total: Army by 14 1/2; 51 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Tarleton State (+14 1/2); Over

DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR CAMPBELL AT RHODE ISLAND
Date: Friday, August 29
Time: 6:00 PM ET
Dunkel Ratings: Campbell 49.742; Rhode Island 58.537
Dunkel Line & Total: Rhode Island by 9; 61
Vegas Line & Total: Rhode Island by 15 1/2; 55 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Campbell (+15 1/2); Over

DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR BETHUNE COOKMAN AT FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL
Date: Friday, August 29
Time: 7:00 PM ET
Dunkel Ratings: Bethune Cookman 30.801; Florida International 67.836
Dunkel Line & Total: Florida International by 37; 51
Vegas Line & Total: Florida International by 30 1/2; 54 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Florida International (-30 1/2); Under

DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR MONMOUTH AT COLGATE
Date: Friday, August 29
Time: 7:00 PM ET
Dunkel Ratings: Monmouth 55.665; Colgate 45.084
Dunkel Line & Total: Monmouth by 10 1/2; 56
Vegas Line & Total: Monmouth by 14 1/2; 60 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Colgate (+14 1/2); Under

DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR NEW HAVEN AT MARIST
Date: Friday, August 29
Time: 7:00 PM ET
Dunkel Ratings: New Haven 24.979; Marist 26.479
Dunkel Line & Total: Marist by 1 1/2 ; 43
Vegas Line & Total: New Haven by 5 1/2; 48 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Marist (+5 1/2); Under

DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR WAGNER AT KANSAS
Date: Friday, August 29
Time: 7:30 PM ET
Dunkel Ratings: Wagner 40.776; Kansas 93.962
Dunkel Line & Total: Kansas by 53; 53
Vegas Line & Total: Kansas by 46; 56 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Kansas (-46); Under

DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR WESTERN ILLINOIS AT ILLINOIS
Date: Friday, August 29
Time: 7:30 PM ET
Dunkel Ratings: Western Illinois 53.005; Illinois 92.461
Dunkel Line & Total: Illinois by 39 1/2; 67
Vegas Line & Total: Illinois by 45 1/2; 63 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Western Illinois (+45 1/2); Over

 

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Week 1

Saturday’s games
Texas @ Ohio State (-1.5)
Texas
Last two years, Texas was 12-2/13-3.
Longhorns are preseason #1 team in AP Top 25
Longhorns have 4 starters back on offense, 7 on defense.
Longhorns have 47 returning starts on the offensive line.
Soph QB Manning has 2 career starts (939 PY last year, 9 TD, 2 INT)


Under Sarkisian, Texas is 2-4 ATS as an underdog.
In his career, Sarkisian is 19-23 ATS as an underdog.
Under Sarkisian, Texas is 11-7 ATS in non-conference games..
Under Sarkisian, Texas is 8-10 ATS in road games.


Ohio State
Last 10 years, Ohio State is 115-16 SU- they won national title LY.
Ohio State has 6 starters back on offense, 3 on defense.
Buckeyes have 85 returning starts on the offensive line.
QB room is inexperienced; none of them have ever started.


Under Day, OSU is 26-16 ATS at home.
Under Day, OSU is 38-26-3 ATS as a favorite.
Buckeyes are 9-9-1 ATS in last 19 non-conference games.


Ohio State (-6) beat Texas 28-14 in Cotton Bowl last year.
Buckeyes outgained Texas, 370-341
That was first meeting between these teams since 2008.


Alabama (-13.5) @ Florida State
Alabama
Alabama was 9-4 LY, its first season under DeBoer.
Alabama has 7 starters back on offense, 8 on defense.
Crimson Tide has 95 returning starts on the offensive line.
Junior QB Simpson threw 25 passes last year.


Alabama was 6-5 ATS as a favorite last year.
In his career, DeBoer is 25-22-1 ATS as a favorite.
Alabama is 7-12 ATS in its last 19 games as a road favorite.
Since 2019, Crimson Tide is 17-10 ATS in non-conference games.


Florida State
Florida State was 2-10 LY (10-3/13-1 previous two years)
Seminoles were minus-16 in turnovers last year.
FSU has 8 starters back on offense, 8 on defense.
Seminoles have 129 returning starts on offensive line.
Senior QB Castellanos started 20 games at Boston College.


Florida State was 1-6 ATS as an underdog last year.
Under Norvell, Seminoles are 4-5 ATS as a home underdog.
In his career, Norvell is 7-6 ATS as a home underdog.
In his career, Norvell is 16-20-1 ATS in non-conference games.


These teams haven’t met since 2017.


LSU @ Clemson (-4.5)
LSU
Under Kelly. LSU has gone 10-4/10-3/9-4 SU
LSU has 8 starters back on offense, 8 on defense.
LSU has 66 returning starts on the offensive line.
Senior QB Nussmeier threw for 4,052 yards LY (29 TD’s, 12 INTs)


In his career, Kelly is 36-19-2 ATS as an underdog.
Under Kelly, LSU is 4-3 ATS as an underdog.
Under Kelly, LSU is 4-8 ATS in road games.
Under Kelly, LSU is 9-6 ATS in non-league games.


Clemson
Last 10 years, Clemson is 119-21 SU.
Clemson has 8 starters back on offense, 9 on defense.
Tigers have 136 returning starts on offensive line.
Senior QB Klubnik has 28 career starts.


Since 2021, Clemson is 11-14 ATS as a home favorite.
Since 2021, Clemson is 6-14 ATS in non-league games.
In his career, Swinney is 55-47-2 ATS as a home favorite.
Clemson is 2-8 ATS last ten games vs SEC opponents.


These teams haven’t met since 2019.


California @ Oregon State (-1.5)
California
Cal has had five straight losing seasons (6-7/6-7 last 2 years)
Golden Bears have 6 starters back on offense, 8 on defense.
Golden Bears have 110 returning starts on the offensive line.
It is unclear who the QB will be.


Under Wilcox, Cal is 32-16 ATS as an underdog, 19-11 on road
Since 2020, Golden Bears are 8-7 ATS as a road underdog.
Last 3 years, Cal is 8-4 ATS in non-conference games.
California was 6-7 LY, despite a +11 turnover ratio.


Oregon State
OSU went 5-7 LY, after three straight winning years.
Oregon State has 6 starters back on offense, 6 on defense.
Beavers have 44 returning starts on offensive line.
Junior QB Murphy started 12 games at Duke.


OSU was 1-3 ATS as a home favorite LY (12-2 from 2021-23)
Beavers aren’t in a league this year; they will be next year.
Beavers were 4-8 ATS last year.


Oregon State won four of last six series games.
Golden Bears are 2-6 SU/ATS in last eight visits to Corvallis.
Last five series games went over the total.
Until last year, these teams were in the same league.


Utah (-5.5) @ UCLA
Utah
Utah was 5-7 LY, its first losing season since 2013.
Utes have 10 starters back on offense, 7 on defense.
Utah has 113 returning starts on offensive line.
Junior QB Dampier started 12 games at New Mexico.


Since 2021, Utah is 3-12 ATS as a road favorite.
Overall, Whittingham is 28-34-1 ATS as a road favorite.
Utah was 1-6 ATS as a favorite last year.
Since 2021, Utes are 5-10 ATS in non-conference games.


UCLA
UCLA was 5-7 LY, after three straight winning seasons.
UCLA has 5 starters back on offense, 6 on defense.
Bruins have 91 returning starts on offensive line; lot of transfers.
Soph QB Iamaleava started 14 games at Tennessee.


UCLA is 6-3-1 ATS last ten games as a home underdog.
UCLA was 6-3-1 ATS as an underdog last year.
Last 10 years, Bruins are 10-20-1 ATS in non-league games.


Utah won/covered six of last seven series games.
Utes won/covered three of last four visits here.
Until last year, these teams were in the same league.

 

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College football spreads for next week:
— TCU (-3.5) @ North Carolina (Monday)
— Iowa @ Iowa State (-2.5)
— Michigan @ Oklahoma (-2.5)
— Baylor @ SMU (-3)
— Kansas @ Missouri (-6.5)
— Illinois @ Duke (-2.5)


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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday…….

— Florida State 31, Alabama 17
Seminoles ran ball for 230 yards, posted a big upset.
Kalen Deboer is 6-4 vs unranked teams at Alabama; Nick Saban was 124-4.
FSU’s offensive coordinator is Gus Malzahn (Auburn’s coach for 8 years)

— LSU 17, Clemson 10
Clemson led 10-3 at halftime, didn’t score in second half.
LSU stopped Clemson on the 15-yard line with 0:59 left.
Clemson ran the ball 20 times for only 31 yards.

— Ohio State 14, Texas 7
Longhorns lost despite outgaining Ohio State, 336-203.
Texas didn’t score until they got a TD with 3:28 left in the game.
Longhorns were stopped on two 4th downs inside the OSU 10-yard line.

— Tennessee 45, Syracuse 26
Vols’ new QB Joey Aguilar threw for 247 yards, three TD’s.
Aguilar transferred from Appalachian State to UCLA to Tennessee this year.
Tennessee had good balance; they ran for 246 yards, threw for 247 more.

— Tulane 23, Northwestern 3
Tulane’s QB last year got paid $4M to bolt to Duke.
BYU booted its QB Jake Retzlaff this spring, for off-field issues.
Retzlaff is now Tulane’s QB; he passed for 152, ran for 113 more.

— Kentucky 24, Toledo 16
Rockets threw a 20-yard TD pass with 1:55 left for the backdoor cover.
Toledo had 11 penalties for 93 yards, Kentucky 3 for 30.
Kentucky has 55 new players this year, 27 of them transfers.

— Texas A&M 42, Texas-San Antonio 24
Marcel Reed threw for 289 yards, four TD’s.
KC Conception ran a punt back 80 yards for a TD.
UTSA’s Robert Henry ran ball 16 times for 177 yards, two TD’s.

 

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Week 1

Sunday’s games
Virginia Tech vs South Carolina (-7.5) (@ Atlanta)
Virginia Tech
Tech was 6-7 LY, its 4th losing season the last five years.
Hokies have 5 starters back on offense, 7 on defense.
Tech has 63 returning starts on the offensive line.
Senior QB Drones started 20 games the last two years.

Since 2019, Tech is 6-19 ATS in non-conference games.
Under Pry, Hokies are 6-8 ATS as an underdog.
Under Pry, Hokies are 9-11 ATS away from home.

South Carolina
Four years under Beamer, Gamecocks are 29-22 SU/30-21 ATS
Carolina has 7 starters back on offense, 5 on defense.
Gamecocks have 78 returning starts on the offensive line.
Soph QB Sellers started 12 games last year.

Under Beamer, Gamecocks are 14-6 ATS as a favorite.
Under Beamer, Gamecocks are 12-7 ATS in non-league games.
Shane Beamer’s dad Frank was Tech’s coach from 1987-2015
Shane Beamer was a Tech assistant from 2011-15.

These teams haven’t met since 1991.

Notre Dame (-2.5) @ Miami
Notre Dame
Under Freeman, Notre Dame is 33-10 SU
Notre Dame lost national title game last year.
Irish have 7 starters back on offense, 7 on defense.
Notre Dame has 54 returning starts on offensive line.

Frosh QB Carr is grandson of former Michigan coach Lloyd Carr.
Last two years, Notre Dame is 21-7-1 ATS in all games.
Under Freeman, ND is 5-2 ATS as a road favorite.

Miami FL
Miami was 10-3 LY, its best season since 2017.
Miami has 7 starters back on offense, 8 on defense.
Hurricanes have 87 returning starts on the offensive line.
Senior QB Beck started 13 games for Georgia last year.

Last 10 years, Hurricanes are 5-4 ATS as a home underdog.
In his career, Cristobal is 12-9 ATS as a home underdog.
Under Cristobal, Miami is 7-12 ATS at home.
Under Cristobal, Miami is 7-7 ATS in non-league games.

These teams haven’t met since 2017.