Originally <a href='/showthread.php?p=18894728'>posted</a> on 06/10/2013:

And it only relates to the first 2-3 weeks of the season, I am compiling 7 year data on it now, but thought I would share.

The angle? Returning OL starts.

Teams with more than 100 career starts returning won at a 84.3% ATS clip in the first 2 weeks of the season the last 3 years. I am trying to get it out to 7 years to see if there is anything more.

Again, outside of week 2-- the data is meaningless, and doesn't help much. But, early on, it seems to play a role. I will post when I get more data points.

This year there are 8 teams returning more than 100 starts.

1. Texas 124
2. Tennessee 123
3. Duke 113
4. Utah State 110
5. New Mexico 107
6. Georgia Tech 105
7. Georgia 101
8. Minnesota 100