I will be studying these college football sides/totals for the next 10 days

jjgold · 08-13-14, 06:09 PM

seems like a tough 1st week

Too many games also

Maybe Flor St Under

crustyme · 08-13-14, 06:13 PM

why bother, u will lose all your $5 parlays anyways.

lol

Dirty Sanchez · 08-13-14, 06:18 PM

Be very careful going against Penn State...rumors coming out of University Park are Franklin has Hackenburg and the receivers flying and they could be sleepers this season...and that first game is in Ireland

homie1975 · 08-13-14, 06:39 PM

Originally posted by frogsrangers

Any input is appreciated

I have done some studying and research and have narrowed it down to these lines/totals. If my further studying and research satisfies me I will end up pulling the trigger on some of these but I am sure I will eliminate most of them and only end up playing a few.

Colorado State +2.5 vs. Colorado
Northwestern -10.5 vs. California
Houston -12 vs. UT-San Antonio
UCF -1 vs. Penn State
Mississippi State -31 vs. Southern Miss
Florida State -17.5 vs. Oklahoma State
Rice +23.5 at Notre Dame
Washington -15.5 at Hawaii
Boise State +10 vs. Ole Miss
Marshall -24 at Miami Ohio
Western Michigan +7 at Purdue

i like both dogs that i bolded

lupe · 08-13-14, 06:59 PM

well Northwestern just lost its top WR Christian Jones for the year, and its top RB (who was suspended first 2 games anyways) just transferred.

Vegas39 · 08-13-14, 07:03 PM

Originally posted by lupe

well Northwestern just lost its top WR Christian Jones for the year, and its top RB (who was suspended first 2 games anyways) just transferred.

They should still hammer a mediocre Cal team

frogsrangers · 08-14-14, 09:21 AM

I am confident in Florida State

Young OKST team won't know what hit them

wufpakman21 · 08-14-14, 12:37 PM

Originally posted by frogsrangers

I am confident in Florida State

Young OKST team won't know what hit them

This is very true. I think this spread is as low as it is because Ok State was a very good team last year. but that was last year. A lot to figure out this year and FSU is basically the same team that whipped everyone last year.

BigdaddyQH · 08-14-14, 12:59 PM

21 games is way too many to be wagering on. You have to spread yourself waytoo thin. Cut this down to 10 or less and you may have a chance. S far as your sides are concerned, here is my take:

Colorado State +2.5 vs. Colorado...Pass. Two lousy teams. Rivalry game.
Northwestern -10.5 vs. California...I was going to give this a go, but now, with the loss of the 'Cat's WR, I need a lower line. No more than 10.
Houston -12 vs. UT-San Antonio. Do NOT sell UTSA short. They return 19 of 21 starters from last years team that went 7-5 S/U and 8-4 ATS. Houston has a habit of following a good ATS season with a bad one. Last year they were 9-3. 12 is too many points.
UCF -1 vs. Penn State. UCF loses their star QB and 5 of their front 7. Penn State is too good to be a dog.
Mississippi State -31 vs. Southern Miss. No doubt that Miss. State wins this game, but So. Miss returns 14 starters. Miss. State is not known to be a scoring machine to begin with, and has Special team problems. 31 is too many points to give.
Florida State -17.5 vs. Oklahoma State. I can see this, but I will not wager on it. Okie State has a lot of rebuilding to do.
Rice +23.5 at Notre Dame. The Irish will score, but their defense is very suspect. Again, too many points, with Michigan on deck.
Washington -15.5 at Hawaii. Agree. A no brainer here. Hawaii is just terrible.
Boise State +10 vs. Ole Miss. Boise loses a lot on offense. They also lost their HC. I would want more than 10.
Marshall -24 at Miami Ohio. This is another no brainer. Miami is just terrible.
Western Michigan +7 at Purdue. Western Michigan has no offense. You know that you are in trouble when the strength of the entire team is your defensive secondary. Everyone knows that Purdue may not win a Big 10 game, but a game against a terrible MAC team at home? Purdue is the play, if you have to play this game.

homie1975 · 08-14-14, 02:07 PM

Big dad makes some great points

jjgold · 08-14-14, 02:11 PM

I like Penn St also

Okl St / Flor St is a strange game

No idea how Flor St comes back off tremendous year,

SamDiamond · 08-14-14, 03:28 PM

Originally posted by jjgold

I like Penn St also

Okl St / Flor St is a strange game

No idea how Flor St comes back off tremendous year,

Why Penn State? They're pretty thin up front, and UCF is a very very athletic team.

nickeydyme · 08-14-14, 06:28 PM

Colorado State +2.5 vs. Colorado---no opinion, i dont like betting rivalry games
Northwestern -10.5 vs. California---NW is the play still, they are really deep at wr, so Jones loss not so bad and played ly without Mark...Cal is really really bad still
Houston -12 vs. UT-San Antonio---Houston is playing in their brand new stadium with a team that returns 15 players and all their playmakers, UTSA will be good but they got blown out ly in this game and i think it will be another 14-20 pt loss this year
UCF -1 vs. Penn State---Penn State is the play, they are both -1 in Vegas right now...Penn State has NFL Qb and good rbs and te's, oline is suspect and defense is thin BUT UCF is breaking in new qb in what will be a more Penn State crowd against Franklin in his opener...Big Ten athletes overall are better
Mississippi State -31 vs. Southern Miss--no opinion, i dont like large spreads but USM is one of the worst in cfb
Florida State -17.5 vs. Oklahoma State---agree---okie state is rebuilding and fsu has reloaded and has a lot of weapons still, statement game
Rice +23.5 at Notre Dame---love Rice and the points...ND with new OC and DC, their defense might take a few games to get going after losing so much talent and their offense is basically Golson running around trying to create...Rice can score at least 17-20 in this game
Washington -15.5 at Hawaii---no opinion....why is line so low?!? hawaii and unlv home games are the hardest to figure out
Boise State +10 vs. Ole Miss---Ole Miss has best defense in SEC, defacto home game for them, almost all the weapons back in the key year 3 for Coach Freeze...Boise should win MWC but that isn't saying much, Peterson wouldnt have left if he thought this was a contender still
Marshall -24 at Miami Ohio---i could see backdoor cover, Miami Ohio has a lot of transfers from good schools and the old OC from ND is their coach now, Marshall defense is nothing special
Western Michigan +7 at Purdue---WMU is barely better than EMU and Purdue at home in year 2 of Hazel is the play if you have to play this game, it's very important game to Purdue and his regime...gotta get wins when you can and look impressive when you can

Just my thoughts, gl to all!

homie1975 · 08-15-14, 12:11 AM

Nickey good stuff

MoneyLineDawg · 08-15-14, 12:21 AM

Originally posted by BigdaddyQH

21 games is way too many to be wagering on. You have to spread yourself waytoo thin. Cut this down to 10 or less and you may have a chance. S far as your sides are concerned, here is my take:

Colorado State +2.5 vs. Colorado...Pass. Two lousy teams. Rivalry game.
Northwestern -10.5 vs. California...I was going to give this a go, but now, with the loss of the 'Cat's WR, I need a lower line. No more than 10.
Houston -12 vs. UT-San Antonio. Do NOT sell UTSA short. They return 19 of 21 starters from last years team that went 7-5 S/U and 8-4 ATS. Houston has a habit of following a good ATS season with a bad one. Last year they were 9-3. 12 is too many points.
UCF -1 vs. Penn State. UCF loses their star QB and 5 of their front 7. Penn State is too good to be a dog.
Mississippi State -31 vs. Southern Miss. No doubt that Miss. State wins this game, but So. Miss returns 14 starters. Miss. State is not known to be a scoring machine to begin with, and has Special team problems. 31 is too many points to give.
Florida State -17.5 vs. Oklahoma State. I can see this, but I will not wager on it. Okie State has a lot of rebuilding to do.
Rice +23.5 at Notre Dame. The Irish will score, but their defense is very suspect. Again, too many points, with Michigan on deck.
Washington -15.5 at Hawaii. Agree. A no brainer here. Hawaii is just terrible.
Boise State +10 vs. Ole Miss. Boise loses a lot on offense. They also lost their HC. I would want more than 10.
Marshall -24 at Miami Ohio. This is another no brainer. Miami is just terrible.
Western Michigan +7 at Purdue. Western Michigan has no offense. You know that you are in trouble when the strength of the entire team is your defensive secondary. Everyone knows that Purdue may not win a Big 10 game, but a game against a terrible MAC team at home? Purdue is the play, if you have to play this game.

You're a much better poster when you're not talking down to people and generally being a complete jerkoff

Good points and leaning with you on Ole Miss and maybe Penn St.....Hackenberg is really impressive

frogsrangers · 08-15-14, 10:53 AM

Thanks for the input

I will probably end up making 3-5 plays when all is said and done

Florida State -17.5 will probably be one. It looks square as penetrate but OKST is going to be bad this year. Lots of newcomers will play in that game and FSU isn't the team you want to play for your first collegiate game.

BigdaddyQH · 08-15-14, 11:12 AM

We still have a lot of time between now and the 28th. I am on Northwestern - 9 1/2 (a GOY selection at the Nugget) but I have not played another game as of yet. I want to see where the line is going and look for other information on the angle/trend side of things. Also there is still plenty of time for a major injury to someone, though I really hope that this does not occur.