Saturday’s games
Air Force @ Navy (-12.5)
Air Force (1-3)
Air Force is 0-3 vs I-A teams, giving up 49-49-44 points.
Falcons allowed 533.3 yards/game in their losses.
Air Force has 8 starters back on offense, 5 on defense
Air Force has 30 starts back on offensive line.
Junior QB started one game last year
Since 2015, Air Force is 14-7-1 ATS as a road underdog.
Flyboys are 4-6 ATS in last 10 non-conference games.
Air Force is 3-10 ATS in last 13 games coming off a loss.
Over is 3-0 in their I-A games.
Mountain West non-conference road dogs are 9-5 ATS
Navy (4-0)
Navy won its I-A games, by 14-19-8 points.
Middies ran ball for 315 yards/game in its I-A games.
Navy has 8 starters back on offense, 5 on defense.
Middies have 31 returning starts on the offensive line.
Senior QB Horvath has 13 career starts.
Under Newberry, Navy is 3-6 ATS as a home favorite.
Since 2020, Middies are 3-8 ATS as a home favorite.
Navy is 6-14 ATS in its last 20 non-conference games.
Navy is 17-6 ATS in last 23 games coming off a win.
AAC home favorites are 4-2 ATS in non-conference games.
Air Force won four of last five series games.
Falcons won 17-6/23-3 in last two visits to Annapolis.
Under is 3-1 in last four meetings.
Iowa State @ Cincinnati (-1.5)
Iowa State (5-0, 2-0)
Iowa State won its two Big X games, scoring 24-39 points.
Cyclones have 7 starters back on offense, 6 on defense.
Cyclones have 105 returning starts on offensive line.
Soph QB Becht started 13 games last season.
In his career, Campbell is 37-19-2 ATS as an underdog.
Under Campbell, ISU is 14-8-1 ATS as a road underdog.
In his career, Campbell is 25-11-1 ATS as a road underdog.
Cyclones are 13-8 ATS in last 21 Big X games.
Under is 3-1 in Iowa State’s I-A games.
Cincinnati (3-1, 1-0)
Cincinnati scored 34-37 points in I-A wins, 17 in their loss.
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 3-7 ATS as a home favorite.
In his career, Satterfield is 43-37-1 ATS as a favorite.
In his career, Satterfield is 26-28-1 ATS as a home favorite.
Bearcats won their Big X opener, 37-34 at Kansas.
Cincinnati is 7-18-2 ATS in lat 27 conference games.
Iowa State beat Cincinnati 30-10/34-17 last two years.
Big X home favorites are 6-3 ATS in conference games.
Clemson (-13.5) @ North Carolina
Clemson (1-3, 0-2)
Clemson is 1-3 for the first time since 2004.
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.
Tigers lost only road game, 24-21 at Georgia Tech.
In his career, Swinney is 33-32-1 ATS as a road favorite.
Since 2020, Clemson is 10-12 ATS as a road favorite.
Clemson is 8-11 ATS in last 19 ACC games.
Under is 3-1 in Clemson games this year.
North Carolina (2-2)
North Carolina allowed 48-34 points in losses to TCU/UCF.
TCU’s only I-A win was 20-3 at Charlotte.
Tar Heels have 7 starters back on offense, 5 on defense.
Tar Heels have 155 returning starts on offensive line.
Junior QB Lopez started 11 games at South Alabama last year.
Since 2020, Tar Heels are 0-4 ATS as a home underdog.
Tar Heels are 13-20 ATS in last 33 conference games.
North Carolina has gained only 247.3 yards/game in I-A games.
UNC has allowed 252.3 passing yards/game in I-A tilts.
Clemson is 6-0 SU/5-1 ATS in last six series games.
Tigers are 2-3 ATS in last five visits to Chapel Hill.
Last three meetings stayed under the total.
Boston College @ Pittsburgh (-6.5)
Boston College (1-3, 0-2)
BC is 0-3 vs I-A teams, losing by 2-10-4 points.
Eagles gave up 42-30-28 points in those losses.
Eagles have 6 starters back on offense, 6 on defense.
Eagles have 66 returning starts on offensive line.
Soph QB Lonergan was a backup at Alabama LY.
Boston College is 7-4 ATS last 11 games as a road underdog.
In his college career, O’Brien is 8-5 ATS as a road dog.
Since 2017, Eagles are 36-21-1 ATS as an underdog.
Under O’Brien, Eagles are 7-4 ATS in ACC games.
BC is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games coming off a loss.
Pittsburgh (2-2, 0-1)
Pitt lost its last two games, 31-24/34-27.
Panthers ran ball for only 46-80 yards in those games.
Panthers have 8 starters back on offense, 8 on defense.
Panthers have 78 returning starts on the offensive line.
Soph QB Holstein started 10 games last year.
Pitt is 5-3-1 ATS last nine games as a home favorite
Under Narduzzi, Pitt is 34-30-3 ATS as a favorite
Under Narduzzi, Pitt is 19-25-3 ATS as a home favorite
Under Narduzzi, Panthers are 45-39-1 ATS in ACC games.
Pitt is 4-10 ATS in last 14 games coming off a loss.
Boston College won three of last four series games.
Eagles are 1-4 SU/2-3 ATS in last five visits to Pittsburgh.
ACC home favorites are 3-3 ATS in conference games.
Virginia @ Louisville (-7.5)
Virginia (4-1, 2-1)
Virginia scored 43.3 ppg in its I-A games.
Virginia lost its only road game, 35-31 at NC State.
Cavaliers have 7 starters back on offense, 8 on defense.
Cavaliers have 182 returning starts on the offensive line.
Junior QB Morris started 21 games at North Texas, TCU.
Under Elliott, Virginia is 16-9 ATS as an underdog.
Under Elliott, Virginia is 9-5 ATS as a road underdog.
Under Elliott, Cavaliers are 17-9 ATS in ACC games.
Under Elliott, Virginia is 10-3 ATS in games coming off a win.
Virginia’s I-A games this year all went over the total.
Louisville (4-0, 1-0)
Louisville scored 28-40-34 points vs -A opponents.
Cardinals won ACC opener, 34-27 at Pitt.
Cardinals have 8 starters back on offense, 8 on defense.
Louisville has 203 returning starts on offensive line.
Senior QB Moss started 10 games at USC
Louisville is 20-10 ATS last 30 games as a home favorite.
Under Brohm, Cardinals are 8-5 ATS as a home favorite.
In his career, Brohm is 27-25 as a home favorite.
Under Brohm, Cardinals are 8-10 ATS in ACC games.
Under Brohm, Louisville is 11-10 ATS in games coming off a win.
Louisville won last three series games.
Virginia is 1-4 SU/3-2 ATS in last five visits to Louisville.
Under is 7-2 in last nine meetings.
Texas (-5.5) @ Florida
Texas (3-1)
Texas lost its only road game, 14-7 at Ohio State.
Since then, Longhorns beat three stiffs, by 31-17-55 points.
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 7-7 ATS as a road favorite.
In his career, Sarkisian is 12-12 ATS as a road favorite.
Under Sarkisian, Texas is 17-20 ATS in conference games..
Under Sarkisian, Texas is 8-11 ATS in road games.
Under is 3-1 in Texas games this season.
Florida (1-3, 0-1)
Gators are 0-3 vs I-A teams, scoring 11 ppg.
Florida’s losses were by 2-10-19 points.
Florida has 8 starters back on offense, 7 on defense.
Gators have 98 returning starts on the offensive line.
Soph QB Lagway started eight games last year.
Under Napier, Florida is 12-9 ATS as an underdog
In his career, Napier is 23-12-1 ATS as an underdog
Under Napier, Florida is 6-4 ATS as a home underdog
In his career, Napier is 9-4 ATS as a home underdog
Under Napier, Florida is 14-12 ATS in SEC games.
Under is 3-0 in Florida’s I-A games.
Last year, Texas (-22) pounded Florida 49-17, gaining 562 yards.
SEC home teams are 7-5 ATS in conference games.
Vanderbilt @ Alabama (-10.5)
Vanderbilt (5-0, 1-0)
Vandy is 2-0 on road (44-20 at Va Tech/31-7 at South Carolina).
Commodores’ four I-A wins were all by 20+ points.
Commodores have 9 starters back on offense, 8 on defense.
Commodores have 139 returning starts on OL; lot of transfers.
Senior QB Pavia has started 36 college games
Vandy is 9-2 ATS in last 11 games as an underdog.
Under Lea, Vandy is 14-7 ATS as a road underdog.
Under Lea, Vandy is 17-16 ATS in SEC games (7-2 last nine)
Vandy is 6-4 ATS in last 10 games coming off a win.
Over is 3-1 in Vandy’s I-A games.
Alabama (3-1, 1-0)
Alabama beat Georgia 24-21 LW; they lost 31-17 at Florida State
Alabama was held under 120 yards rushing in 3 of its 4 games.
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 is 24-9-1 ATS last 34 games as a home favorite.
In his career, DeBoer is 17-12-1 as a home favorite.
Crimson Tide is 12-6 ATS in its last 18 SEC games.
Alabama is +7 in turnovers this season.
Over is 3-1 in Alabama’s games this season.
Vandy (+23) upset Alabama 40-35 last year.
Alabama had won previous 11 series games (6-4-1 ATS)
Under is 4-2 in last six meetings.
Texas Tech (-11.5) @ Houston
Texas Tech (4-0, 1-0)
Texas Tech won its Big X opener, 34-10 at Utah.
Tech scored 47 ppg in its I-A games.
Red Raiders have 10 starters back on offense, 11 on defense.
Red Raiders have 138 returning starts on the offensive line.
Senior QB Morton has started 20 games
Under McGuire, Red Raiders are 8-9 ATS in road games.
Under McGuire, Red Raiders are 2-3 ATS as a road favorite.
Under McGuire, Tech is 16-11-1 ATS in conference games.
Under McGuire, Tech is 9-12-1 in games coming off a win.
Houston (4-0, 1-0)
Houston scored 32.7 ppg in its three I-A wins.
Cougars beat Colorado 36-20 in its Big X opener.
Houston has 9 starters back on offense, 7 on defense.
Cougars have 92 returning starts on offensive line.
Junior QB Weigman started five games at Texas A&M last year.
Since 2021, Houston is 5-4 ATS as a home underdog.
In his career, Fritz is 11-7 ATS as a home underdog.
Last 3+ years, Houston is 10-16-1 ATS in conference games.
Cougars are 6-11 ATS in last 17 games coming off a win.
Over is 3-0 in Houston’s I-A games.
Texas Tech is 6-0 SU/5-1 ATS in last six series games.
Red Raiders are visiting Houston for first time since 2017.
Over is 3-1 in last four meetings.
Miami (-4.5) @ Florida State
Miami FL (4-0)
Miami edged Notre Dame 27-24, beat Florida 26-7.
Hurricanes allowed 71 rushing yards/game in its I-A games.
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.
Under Cristobal, Miami is 7-9 ATS in road games.
Under Cristobal, Miami is 5-6 ATS as a road favorite.
In his career, Cristobal is 17-14 ATS as a road favorite.
Under Cristobal, Miami is 7-17 ATS in ACC games.
Miami is 9-19 ATS last 28 games coming off a win.
Florida State (3-1, 0-1)
Florida State lost its ACC opener, 46-38 at Virginia.
Seminoles ran for 230-256 yards vs Alabama/Virginia.
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.
Since 2016, Florida State is 7-9 ATS as a home underdog.
Under Norvell, Seminoles are 5-5 ATS as a home underdog.
In his career, Norvell is 8-6 ATS as a home underdog.
Under Norvell, Seminoles are 19-23 ATS in conference games.
In his career, Norvell is 39-37-1 ATS in conference games.
Over is 3-0 in Florida State’s I-A games.
Florida State won three of last four meetings.
Miami is 2-5 SU/5-2 ATS in last seven visits to Tallahassee.
Under is 11-3 in last 14 series games.
Mississippi State @ Texas A&M (-14.5)
Mississippi State (4-1, 0-1)
Miss State lost its SEC opener LW, 41-34 to Tennessee.
Bulldogs won only road game, 34-17 at Southern Miss.
Bulldogs have 9 starters back on offense, 7 on defense.
Bulldogs have 91 returning starts on the offensive line.
Senior QB Shapen has 27 career starts.
Bulldogs scored 32.5 ppg in its I-A games.
MSU is 12-7 ATS last 19 games as a road underdog.
MSU is 7-11-1 ATS last 19 games coming off a loss.
Bulldogs are 6-3 ATS in last nine SEC games.
SEC home favorites are 4-5 ATS in conference games.
Texas A&M (3-0, 1-0)
Aggies won SEC opener 16-10 over Auburn.
Road underdogs covered all four of their games.
Aggies have 8 starters back on offense, 7 on defense.
A&M has 156 returning starts on offensive line.
Soph QB Reed started eight games last year.
Under Elko, A&M is 2-7 ATS as a home favorite.
In his career, Elko is 9-9 ATS as a home favorite.
Aggies are 7-12-3 ATS in last 22 games coming off a win
A&M is 8-14-3 ATS in last 25 SEC games.
In his career, Elko is 13-12 ATS in conference games.
Over is 3-1 in A&M’s games this year.
A&M won four of last six series games.
Teams split last four meetings in College Station.
Last four meetings went over the total.
UNLV (-3.5) @ Wyoming
UNLV (4-0)
UNLV scored 38-30-41 points in its I-A wins.
UNLV has 3 starters back on offense, 2 on defense.
New coach Mullen is 107-61 in his college career.
Rebels have 37 starts returning on offensive line; lot of transfers.
Junior QB Colandrea started 11 games at Virginia LY.
Rebels are 7-2 ATS last nine games as a road favorite.
In his career, Mullen is 19-17 ATS as a road favorite.
UNLV is 16-6 ATS last 22 games coming off a win.
In his career, Mullen is 57-48-2 ATS in conference games.
Rebels allowed 27.3 ppg in its three I-A games.
Wyoming (2-2)
Wyoming lost its last two games, giving up 31-37 points.
Cowboys’ only I-A win was 10-0 at Akron.
Cowboys have 9 starters back on offense, 3 on defense.
Wyoming has 87 starts returning on offensive line.
Soph QB Anderson started three games last year.
Last two games, Cowboys allowed 541-497 total yards.
Wyoming is 18-14 ATS last 32 games as an underdog.
Wyoming is 8-3 ATS last 11 games as a home underdog.
Cowboys are 10-5 ATS in last 15 Mountain West games.
Wyoming is 8-5-1 ATS in last 14 games coming off a loss.
Wyoming won five of last seven series games.
UNLV is 0-6 SU/1-5 ATS in last six visits to Laramie.
Over is 4-1 in last five meetings.
Kansas (-5.5) @ Central Florida
Kansas (3-2, 1-1)
Kansas scored 34.3 ppg in splitting four I-A games.
Jayhawks allowed 42-37 points in their losses.
Jayhawks have 5 starters back on offense, 5 on defense.
Kansas has 82 returning starts on offensive line.
Senior QB Daniels started 12 games last year.
Kansas lost 42-31 at Missouri in its only road game.
In his career, Leipold is 18-11 ATS as a road favorite.
Under Leipold, Kansas is 1-4 ATS as a road favorite.
Kansas is 12-8 ATS in its last 20 Big X games.
Kansas is 7-4 ATS in last 11 games coming off a loss.
Central Florida (3-1, 0-1)
UCF lost its Big X opener, 34-20 at K-State.
K-State ran ball for 266 yards in that game.
Knights have 4 starters back on offense, 6 on defense.
UCF has 59 returning starts on offensive line.
Junior QB Jackson started one game at Indiana last year.
Since 2017, UCF is 3-0 ATS as a home underdog.
In his career, Frost is 5-4-1 ATS as a home underdog.
In his career, Frost is 26-25-2 ATS in conference games.
UCF is 3-9-1 ATS in last 13 games coming off a loss.
Kansas (+2) ran for 399 yards, beat UCF 51-22 in only meeting, in 2023.