Since the majority of games in September are non-conference affairs, I like to keep a close eye on these contests to see if any patterns develop.

Well, the "Squares" cleaned up on these games last week, as favorites went 26-13-1, 67% ATS. Even the normally reliable non-conference home underdogs went just 4-7-1 ATS.

As an FYI, September non-conference home underdogs are still 367-323, 53.2% ATS since 1985 even with last week included. That may not be much, but the record for non-conference September home dogs leaps to 121-90, 57.3% ATS if coming off of a straight up win! With that in mind, keep an eye on Cincinnati, Mississippi, UNLV and Washington this week.

Remember that those are merely the four qualifiers from this angle, and not my actual plays.