Originally Posted by
Louisvillekid1
145 Rutgers 55.0
146 Fresno State -10
This matchup stands out to me the most on the Week 1 Card. It features 2 second year coaches coming off 9-4 seasons, however both teams enter this season going in completely different directions. Rutgers is going into a transition period and this is Fresno's year to maybe even make a run at a BCS game.
Rutgers had one of the better defense's in NCAAF last year, and actually held 9 teams to 15 or lower points. That's quite an achievement but they only return 4 starters from that unit. On offense they do return Gary Nova at QB but I've just never been a fan of him. He looks good at times but then he'll turn around and throw 3 picks. He also lost his RB Jawan Jamison who made things much easier on the offense. They are just a very young team, who's building for the Big 10 move and traveling across the country to open the year against a very hungry Bulldog team spells doom.
Fresno on the other hand returns 15 starters including one of the better qb's in the nation in Redshirt Senior Derek Carr. He has weapons all over the field and they play fast, and confident and can light up the scoreboard in a hurry. The defense returns 8 starters from a unit that was very solid last season. I think this team is motivated and pissed off from the way they ended last year by getting smoked in the Hawaii bowl by SMU, 43-10.
This is a very difficult task for the young Knight's to start their season that far away from home against the much more experienced Bulldogs.
I think Fresno's will score on their first drive or 2 which will put Nova in a situation where he has to throw more than he'd like and that will lead to mistakes. That will make the flight back to Jersey feel like an eternity.
I have no problem laying the 10 in this spot as I see Fresno State winning this game something like 34-13.
Laying $110 to win $100 Fresno State -10
I also did this as well:
ML Parlay +105
Fresno State -360
South Carolina -390
Florida St -360
Risking $200 to win $210
Will probably be my only 2 plays for week 1
Any thoughts are welcomed and good luck going forward.