Kent +11 over Miami(OH): I think the 11 is good value in this game. Both teams are 0-2 and coming off games they both could have won last week. Miami is struggling on defense, especially against the run and I think Edelman will have field day. Flashes need to fix up their kicking game and they will start to show the kind of improvement that was anticipated out of them. I don't know that Kent can win on the road but I think they can keep it within 11.
Army/Texas A&M under 49.5: How bad is your schedule when you can say Army is the best team you have played?:shrug: Lafayette really laid down last week against the Aggies and let them get 51. You won't see that lack of effort from Army. A&M is not great against the run so Army should be able to move the ball a little bit and run some clock. But, they will still struggle to score more than once. I don't think we will see more than 7 seven TDs in this game.
Akron -2.5 over CMU: I think a lot of people will be on the Chips this week because of Akron going on the road again. But the Chips have to be a little beat up after playing BC and Michigan in the first two weeks. I'm still not too excited about CMU. They were getting pounded 31-10 by BC until BC fell asleep in the last 5 minutes. They also got handled by Michigan last week in a bad spot for the Wolverines. Akron should be able to run the ball this week and get better balance in their offense. Zips win this one by a TD.
Michigan +7 over Notre Dame: I grabbed this number early because I figured it would close at 6 or less. Michigan has not been impressive but they have historically been a great bet as a dog. Mike Hart was quoted in the Ann Arbor News about the playcalling (something about not throwing downfield) and that is something that doesn't happen at Michigan. This team is talented but they play on cruise control. If they wake up, I think we will see a good effort here. Probably not good enough to win but who cares--we just need them to cover.
BGSU -4.5 over FIU: BG might want to start going for it on all 4th downs after giving up blocked punts in the last two games. Other than special teams, the Falcons have been pretty solid this year. They are better defensively than I thought they would be and definitely can score. FIU has lost two games by one point and have benefitted by playing in low scoring games. It is hard to get a read on their defense because of who they have played but I think Barnes and Turner will be too much for them. If they get in a shootout with BG, it might get messy.
