Currently in the UK and will be for the time being so this will be a weird season. Won't get to see as many if any games, so will be hard to cap I think.
Was able to get my preseason magazines and books, or my bibles as I call them, and do my homework and think a few teams will be worth following this year and playing in certain spots. I also think there will be a lot of value in the first few weeks before the books tighten up their lines.
Will add some totals once the lines come out...usually won't play this many sides in a single week but see some lines I like to start the season.
So here we go....
FIU -13.5
This will be FIU's season to win the Sun Belt in my opinion. Troy is up there too, but FIU returns a very strong team and has the most dynamic player in the Sun Belt, Ty Hilton, to go a long with a very good and veteran QB in Wesley Carroll. Perry is no slouch at RB either and paired with Mallary, these two make a hell of a combo. FIU put up 479 yards of offense last year against the Mean Green, and I see them being quite capable of topping that mark this year.
North Texas is still hurting and with a new head coach, they will certainly have some growing pains. Lance Dunbar is a horse at running back and should easily be the Sun Belt leading rusher, but how much running can you do when you're playing from behind? North Texas best offensive weapon will be running the ball, and when you get down multiple scores because your defense can't stop a thing, how much can you afford to run and chew up clock?
Louisiana Tech +14 (would like to get +14 here, may buy it up from 13.5 if need be)
This is an offense to watch early because we will see a DRAMATIC improvement from last year. This is year 2 of Sonny Dykes new system and it is supposedly light years ahead of last year. I can see LA Tech in some very high scoring affairs this season, and this is one of them to start the year I believe. Last year these 2 played to the result of a 13-12 final. Lets hope the books open a low total because I see this one hitting well into the 60's if not beyond.
Will have some more to write up later, no time right now.
Was able to get my preseason magazines and books, or my bibles as I call them, and do my homework and think a few teams will be worth following this year and playing in certain spots. I also think there will be a lot of value in the first few weeks before the books tighten up their lines.
Will add some totals once the lines come out...usually won't play this many sides in a single week but see some lines I like to start the season.
So here we go....
FIU -13.5
This will be FIU's season to win the Sun Belt in my opinion. Troy is up there too, but FIU returns a very strong team and has the most dynamic player in the Sun Belt, Ty Hilton, to go a long with a very good and veteran QB in Wesley Carroll. Perry is no slouch at RB either and paired with Mallary, these two make a hell of a combo. FIU put up 479 yards of offense last year against the Mean Green, and I see them being quite capable of topping that mark this year.
North Texas is still hurting and with a new head coach, they will certainly have some growing pains. Lance Dunbar is a horse at running back and should easily be the Sun Belt leading rusher, but how much running can you do when you're playing from behind? North Texas best offensive weapon will be running the ball, and when you get down multiple scores because your defense can't stop a thing, how much can you afford to run and chew up clock?
Louisiana Tech +14 (would like to get +14 here, may buy it up from 13.5 if need be)
This is an offense to watch early because we will see a DRAMATIC improvement from last year. This is year 2 of Sonny Dykes new system and it is supposedly light years ahead of last year. I can see LA Tech in some very high scoring affairs this season, and this is one of them to start the year I believe. Last year these 2 played to the result of a 13-12 final. Lets hope the books open a low total because I see this one hitting well into the 60's if not beyond.
Will have some more to write up later, no time right now.
