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**StarDust Bum** · 10-25-2019, 01:43 AM

CFB OCTOBER OPINIONS AND BEST BETS: ALL BASED ON 5 UNITS

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

10/24/2019................2-0-0........100.00% ..........+10.00
10/19/2019.............20-31-0.........39.22%............-70.50
10/18/2019................7-1-0.........87.50%...........+29.50
10/17/2019................3-1-0.........75.00%............+9.50
10/16/2019................1-1-0.........50.00%..............-0.50
10/12/2019.............27-22-0.........55.10%..........+14.00
10/11/2019................2-4-0.........33.33%............-12.00
10/10/2019................0-4-0...........0.00%............-22.00
10/09/2019................1-1-0..........50.00%.............-0.50
10/05/2019.............34-31-0..........52.30%.............-0.50
10/04/2019................2-2-0...........50.00%............-1.00
10/03/2019................1-3-0...........25.00%...........-11.50
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Totals...................100-101-0.........49.75%............-55.50

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BEST BETS:

DATE........................ATS.............UNITS. ............O/U...............UNITS.............TOTALS

10/24/2019..............1 - 0...........+5.00..............1 - 0.............+5.00..............+10.00
10/19/2019............12 - 24.........-72.00.............8 - 2..............+1.50..............-70.50
10/18/2019.............3 - 0...........+15.00.............2 - 1.............+4.50..............+19.50
10/17/2019..............1 - 1...........-0.50...............2 - 0.............+10.00.............+9.50
10/16/2019..............0 - 1...........-5.50...............1 - 0.............+5.00...............-0.50
10/12/2019............19 - 14.........+18.00............7 - 7..............-3.50..............+14.50
10/11/2019.............1 - 2............-6.00...............0 - 1..............-5.50..............-11.50
10/10/2019.............0 - 2............-11.00..............0 - 2..............-11.00............-22.00
10/09/2019.............0 - 1............-5.50................1 -0..............+5.00..............-0.50
10/05/2019............23 - 21..........-0.50..............12 - 8.............+16.00...........+15.50
10/04/2019.............1 - 1............-0.50................1 - 1..............-0.50..............-1.00
10/03/2019.............0 - 2............-11.00..............1 - 2..............-6.00..............-17.00

Totals....................61 - 45.........-84.50.............36 - 24............+20.50............-64.00

**StarDust Bum** · 10-25-2019, 01:46 AM

Total Moves - Week 9
October 24, 2019
By Matt Blunt

College Football Week 9 Total Moves

I'm now on a three-week run of splitting these total plays, as last week's selections on the 'over' in Georgia Tech/Miami eventually got there after a 1st half that looked like it would get there with ease, and Wisconsin/Illinois ended up falling short.

The Illini did their part as expected in putting up 20+ points, but Wisconsin's offense no-showed in the latter half of that game as they got really tight and ultimately exposed when the game got close. Hopefully for Badgers fans it was nothing more then Wisconsin taking a lesser opponent extremely lightly with Ohio State on deck, but to lose outright as a 30-point favorite is very disturbing no matter how you try to spin it.

Three straight weeks of basically breaking even is rather frustrating though, and as dumb as it may sound from a bottom line perspective, I would like to see a result one way or the other this week. With multiple total moves I've found to disagree with this week, we are bumping up the plays to three this week to get a definitive result, and let's hope that the change in approach doesn't lead to my ass getting spanked with the oddsmakers broom.

YTD: 9-7 ATS

Week 9 Total move(s) to disagree with:
Virginia/Louisville from 55 to 52
I would venture a guess that part of this move downwards has to do with the rainy forecast Louisville's got this weekend, but rain is always something you can look at both ways – it could hinder offenses, but also lead to multiple turnovers and short fields – although I never look at rain as that big of a deal.

However, this team has started to find a bit of something on offense lately, scoring 22 or more points in each of their last two games, and three of their past four, after opening the year needing three grams to crack the 14-point barrier. Miami's defense is quite good and overall should not have much issue holding the Jackets down, but it's also going to be tough for them to be overly sharp mentally coming off a national prime time game against a ranked foe. The Hurricanes are expected to win this game rather easily as 18-point chalk, but easy wins don't necessarily mean said team will hold their foes off the score sheet as well.

Granted, Virginia's offense may have erupted last week in a 48-14 win over Duke and some bettors may have a hard time figuring that's going to happen two weeks in a row, but the Cavaliers likely only need about half of that 48 number – against a defense that's allowed 45, 59, 39, and 35 points in their last four games – to likely get over this total that's moved far too much.

Yes, Louisville's offense looked very poor last week in scoring only 10 points vs Clemson, but who in the ACC does look like an offensive juggernaut against the Tigers. I'm sure many expected a much better performance from Louisville offensively after seeing them put up 62 vs Wake the week before, and 41 vs Boston College the week before that, and probably got burned on either Louisville ATS and/or the 'over' because of it. But that's just one of the pitfalls of the “betting teams and not numbers” approach so many defacto GM's in this business swear by, and it causes them to either miss out on great spots further down the road and/or overreact to a number like appears to be the case here.

Interestingly enough, a pattern that we've seen this year for teams following facing that vaunted Clemson defense is that the chains tend to come off offensively and points come in bunches. A new-look Georgia Tech team only scored 14 points the week after falling to Clemson, but that was a Week 2 game where the Yellow Jackets were still adjusting to life after the triple-option.

The other teams that have followed since then have come up with 62 points (Texas A&M), 52 points (Syracuse), 27 points (Charlotte), 38 points (North Carolina) and 20 points (Florida State) the game after facing Clemson. That's good enough for an average of 39.8 points per game for those five squads and Louisville does have an offense to do that type of damage.

Obviously a talented Virginia defense will have plenty to say about that, but a 31-28 type game here isn't a big stretch at all. With Louisville on a 8-2 O/U run when coming off a loss as a program, and Virginia on a 7-2 O/U run away from home against a winning home team, this game should sail over the current number of 52, and probably the opener of 55 as well as long as the projected rain isn't too heavy for too long. That's a risk I'm willing to take here.

Auburn/LSU from 58.5 to 59.5
Not the biggest mover of the week by any means, but with LSU scoring 42 or more in all of their home games so far this year and QB Joe Burrow being a Heisman favorite now, you can understand where the love for the high side of this total is coming from. But as I've said before, understanding why a move has happened and agreeing with it are two very different things, and given the caliber of defense these two SEC rivals bring to the table, I'm not sure we see this total get as high as it seems many expect.

Yes, LSU's offense has looked spectacular every week this year, and Auburn is coming off a game where they put up 51 in an easy win over Arkansas, but this game should see only the winner get to 30 points, if either of them get that high.

Auburn's already had two other 50+ point performances already this season and in the following game they managed just 28 and 13 points respectively, going 1-1 O/U in the process. The 'over' came just by the hook on a closing total of 47.5 so take that for what it's worth.

The 13 points they had vs Florida's defense is rather comparable to what they'll see from LSU this week, and I'm sure their own defense will have some exotic looks to throw at Burrow and company as well. Not one of the past three meetings between these two programs has finished with more than 50 total points scored, and while LSU's offense this year is light years ahead of where they've been in recent seasons, this game topping out at 50 or 51 points is where I see it landing.

Week 9 Total move to agree with:
Indiana/Nebraska from 54.5 to 52
As is always the case with this portion of this weekly piece, betting into bad numbers is always tough to stomach, but any total above 51 here still seems a bit high.

Nebraska's offense is essentially non-existent these days as they have no real identity and no confidence in the ones they are trying on. The Cornhuskers have put up a grand total of 27 points in their last three games combined – and never more than 13 poitns in a single game – and have easily cashed 'under' tickets in all three. Yes, Indiana's defense is softer then the likes of Ohio State, Northwestern, and Minnesota – Nebraska's last three opponents – but with them potentially starting a third string QB here, how anxious are the Cornhuskers to get into a track meet style of game.

At the same time, Indiana has not cashed two consecutive 'overs' all year, and after creeping over the number a week ago in a win over Maryland, I'm not sure the Hoosiers offense – which has put up 30+ in four straight games.

**StarDust Bum** · 10-25-2019, 01:48 AM

USC at Colorado
October 22, 2019
By Matt Blunt

USC at Colorado

Venue/Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, CO
Time/TV: Friday, Oct. 25 (ESPN2, 9:00 p.m. ET)
Line: USC -13.5, Total 62

Recent Meetings:
2018: USC (-7) 31 vs. Colorado 20, Under 57.5
2017: USC (-14) 38 at Colorado 24, Over 61.5
2016: USC (-5) 21 vs. Colorado 17, Under 62.5

After Friday nights in September were often highlighted by Pac-12 action, this week the conference gets to stand alone in the spotlight as the USC Trojans travel to Colorado to take on a beleaguered Buffaloes team that hopes a return to home soil will return the fight in the squad. Colorado's been outscored 86-10 in their last two games – road losses to Oregon and Washington State – and are catching double digits for the third straight week with USC in town.

There weren't many positives to take from those two defeats if you're Colorado, but the good news is that at home this year they own a 2-2 SU record with the two defeats coming either in OT or by just five points. That suggests that they may actually be able to hang around with this USC team on Friday night – especially if the home field support can be loud, boisterous and prove to be a factor.

The question you've got to ask yourself when breaking down this game is if that indeed will be the case for Colorado in this spot, as situationally there are a few things working in their favor. That number is quite hefty for a Trojans team to cover away from home when it comes down to it.

So after last week's best bets split the board, let's dive into this contest to see if we can find a winner for another edition of “Pac-12 After Dark.”

From a USC perspective, it's hard to look much better then they did last week in their thorough beating of Arizona (41-14) to easily cover the 10 points they were giving up. The final box score in terms of yardage numbers may not suggest the game was as big of a blowout as the final score does – thanks to numerous turnovers from Arizona – but the game was never in question after the first half was finished, and it was a nice way for the Trojans to bounce back after tough losses to Washington and Notre Dame prior.

Yet, it's extremely hard to look that good two weeks in a row if you are the Trojans, especially when you are out on the road again where you are 0-3 SU and 1-2 ATS this year. Road struggles can be the norm when you've got talented young guy(s) starting at QB, and until the Trojans prove they can go out and be as successful as they are at home, laying this kind of chalk is hard to stomach. And that's before we even get into the potential look-ahead angle that the Trojans could be facing here with a home game against Oregon – the highest ranked Pac-12 team – on deck.

Passing on laying the chalk with USC doesn't necessarily mean I'm grabbing the points with Colorado here either.

Sure, Colorado's got the benefit of being at home where they've played much better football all year, could catch a napping USC team looking past them and the like. But the Buffaloes have given up at least 30 points in all seven of their games this year, and that number has risen to 40+ the past two weeks. Even with a double digit underdog, you do want to have some inkling that they could potentially win the game outright, and giving up 30+ every week definitely makes that hard. Situationally, it does make sense to take the points with Colorado, but passing on the side is ultimately where I fall.

Instead, it's that idea that you can pencil in 30+ points for a Colorado opponent that I'm looking to take advantage of with the total, as it's not like USC isn't capable of doing that as it is. USC averages 30.7 points per game on the year already, and barring numerous turnovers themselves, should be able to be the third straight Colorado opponent to at least threaten that 40-point number.

At the same time, USC on the road has given up 30, 28, and 30 points in their three losses, so we should expect Colorado's offense to find success as well. The Buffaloes are a better team at home in the sense that the offense does move the ball, scoring 52, 34, 23, and 30 points in their four home games already this year. That's good for an average of 34.75 points per home game, and while the Trojans are the best team they've faced in this spot, asking them to put up 25+ isn't unreasonable either. I mean, all we've got to see in that case is both teams play to their averages based on the setting – USC on the road, Colorado at home – and this number should get surpassed.

USC's 0-5 O/U run isn't going to last forever, and neither is the 0-2 O/U run for Colorado given that their opponents did all that they were supposed to for 'over' bettors in those two performances. The Buffaloes are 3-1 O/U at home this year as it is, and two of the three 'unders' USC has cashed away from home were a simple FG away from having a different result.

This is a game where those things should find a way to happen, as it was just two years ago that we had a near identical side and total for USC's last trip to Colorado. That game saw the Trojans close as -14 road favorites with a total of 61.5, and the 38-24 final score came about with the two teams combining for more than 1000 yards of total offense. That kind of yardage should be put up again in this year's meeting, as 62 or more points is going to be the final result here.

Best Bet: Over 62

YTD Record: 3-6 ATS

**StarDust Bum** · 10-25-2019, 01:33 PM

Big Ten Report - Week 9
October 25, 2019
By ASA

2019 BIG 10 STANDINGS

Team SU Conference ATS Over/Under
Illinois 3-4 1-3 4-3 3-4
Indiana 5-2 2-2 4-3 3-4
Iowa 5-2 2-2 2-5 1-5-1
Maryland 3-4 1-3 4-3 4-3
Michigan 5-2 3-2 3-4 5-2
Michigan State 4-3 2-2 2-5 3-4
Minnesota 7-0 4-0 4-2-1 4-3
Nebraska 4-3 2-2 1-6 2-5
Northwestern 1-5 0-4 2-4 2-4
Ohio State 7-0 4-0 6-1 3-3-1
Penn State 7-0 4-0 4-3 3-4
Purdue 2-5 1-3 4-3 4-3
Rutgers 1-6 0-5 1-6 3-4
Wisconsin 6-1 3-1 5-2 2-5

Week 9 Big Ten Conference Matchups

Saturday, Oct. 26
Wisconsin at Ohio State (-14.5, Total 49.5)
Indiana at Nebraska (-2.5, Total 53)
Illinois at Purdue (-9.5, Total 58)
Penn State (-5.5, Total 43.5) at Michigan State
Iowa (-9.5, Total 37) at Northwestern
Maryland at Minnesota (-16.5, Total 58)

Non-Conference Matchups
Notre Dame at Michigan (PK, Total 52)

Odds Subject to Change

Wisconsin at Ohio State (FOX, 12:00 p.m. ET)
This game has been billed for weeks as a battle of Big 10 unbeatens but Wisconsin failed to hold up their end of the bargain last week. They went to Illinois as 30-point favorites and walked out with a 24-23 loss. The Badgers outgained Illinois by over 100 yards and had more than a 2 to 1 time of possession edge but a few key turnovers determined the outcome. Wisconsin turned the ball over on each of their final two possessions including Jonathan Taylor fumbling at the Illini 25-yard line with 7:00 remaining up 23-14. If they score there, that would have most likely salted the game away. Instead, after the fumble, Illinois went 75-yards in 4 plays and scored a TD that cut the lead to 23-21.

The Badgers still had a chance to run out the clock for the win however QB Coan threw an interception near midfield with just over 2:00 remaining. That set up Illinois for a short drive and the game winning FG as time expired. Wisconsin looked nothing like the team that stomped Michigan State 38-0 a week earlier, however a letdown or flat performance of some sort was to be expected. The Badgers hadn’t played a road game since late August, were off a huge home win, and had their game of the year coming up @ Ohio State the following week. Illinois held UW to just 156 yards rushing after allowing nearly 700 yards on the ground in the first 2 Big Ten games vs Minnesota and Michigan. After allowing 29 points all season, the Badger defense gave up 24 points to a struggling Illinois offense. They also allowed 315 total yards which was the most they’ve given up this season. Just an overall flat performance from Wisconsin. It will be interesting to see how they bounce back with @ OSU after their undefeated season came to an end last Saturday.

What else can we say each week about OSU? They look like the best team in the country to us. No weaknesses whatsoever. They, like Wisconsin, had a dangerous road game and a potential flat spot on a Friday night laying 28 points @ Northwestern. Unlike the Badgers, they did not roll their helmets onto the field thinking it was an automatic win. They blasted Northwestern 52-3 outgaining the Cats 480 to 199 and their current margin of victory is +40.5 which is tops in the FBS. That moves Ohio State to 7-0 SU & 6-1 ATS the spread on the year covering their wins by 134 points (average cover on wins is by 22 points). They led 31-3 at half in this game meaning they have covered every first half line this year and have led by at least 17 points at the break in every game. In Big 10 play only the Buckeyes are outscoring their opponents 46-7 and outgaining their foes 527 to 243. They have scored 23 TD’s on conference play while allowing 3. Defensively OSU has allowed 70 yards or LESS passing in 3 of their last 4 games. Offensively they continue to run the ball at an incredibly efficient pace as RB Dobbins ranks 2nd in the Big Ten in rushing and his backup Teague ranks 5th in rushing and both average more than 7.0 YPC! Unstoppable force meeting immovable object on Saturday as the OSU running game facing a Wisconsin defense that ranks #1 in the nation at stopping the run.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS: The preliminary line on this last week before Wisconsin lost @ Illinois was OSU -11. After the Badgers loss and OSU’s dominating win @ Northwestern the line opened -14. These two have not met since the Big 10 Championship game in 2017 when the Buckeyes (-3) topped the Badgers 27-21 in Indianapolis. It’s not often the Badgers are underdog of 10 points or more. In fact, over the last 30 seasons (since 1990) they have been a double digit dog 27 times and they are 20-6-1 ATS in those games. OSU has won 9 of the last 10 in this series (7-3 ATS) but 5 of the last 6 have come by a TD or less.

Illinois at Purdue (Big Ten, 12:00 p.m. ET)
Illinois is entering this game off their biggest win in over a decade as they topped Wisconsin 24-23 as a 30-point underdog. They came to play on both sides on Saturday. Defensively they held the Badgers to just over 150 yards rushing after allowing nearly 700 yards their previous 2 games. They held All American RB Jonathan Taylor, who was averaging 6.4 YPC entering the game, to just 4.7 YPC. Offensively they tallied 315 total yards and while that may not seem like anything to write home about, it was the most yardage the Wisconsin defense has allowed this season. Starting QB Brandon Peters came back after missing more than half of the Minnesota game two weeks ago and all of the Michigan game last week. While he only completed 9 passes, he averaged 19 yards per completion and threw for 2 TD’s.

The Illini looked like a big play offense facing the nation’s top defense with TD’s of 48, 43, and 29 yards. They averaged more yards per rush (4.0) than Wisconsin (3.6) which looked simply impossible entering the game. Now with a 3-4 record there is chatter in Champaign about winning 3 of the next 5 to become bowl eligible. That didn’t seem possible before their win last week. They do have 3 winnable games remaining at home vs Rutgers and Northwestern and the game this Saturday @ Purdue. Winning @ Iowa or @ MSU might be a stretch but win this weekend and who knows?

Purdue gave Iowa all they could handle last weekend in a 26-20 loss in Iowa City. The Boilers had the 17-point spread covered the entire game as Iowa’s largest lead was 13. Purdue did score a TD with just 24 seconds remaining to make it a bit closer than it probably should have been but it was a one score game from the start until midway through the 3rd quarter. The yardage was basically dead even, however Purdue did take 83 offensive snaps to just 66 for the Hawkeyes. The Boilermakers continue to have no running game whatsoever (33 yards rushing on 1.8 YPC) but they may have found a gem in freshman QB Jack Plummer. The freshman signal caller stepped in for injured starter Elijah Sindelar a few weeks ago and has been very good. Plummer has thrown for 750 yards and 5 TD’s his last two games vs Maryland & Iowa. As a team, the Boilers have just 135 rush attempts on the year compared to 301 pass attempts. You can bet they will continue to lean heavily on their passing game from this point on. Speaking of their passing game, they were hoping to get star WR Rondale Moore back from injury last week but that did not happen. In fact, Moore, who hasn’t played since late September, is listed as doubtful for this weekend.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS: Last year Purdue was favored by 10.5 on the road in this series and blew out the Illini 46-7. The Boilers had over 600 yards in that game and held Illinois to 250. That was the 5th time in the last 6 meetings that Purdue covered the number in this series. To say Illinois has struggled on the road would be an understatement. Dating back to 2008, they are 9-42 SU their last 51 away from home (19-32 ATS).

Iowa at Northwestern (ESPN2, 12:00 p.m. ET)
The Hawkeyes (-17) had a battle on their hands last weekend topping Purdue 26-20 in a tight game. Iowa missed the cover dropping them to just 2-5 ATS on the year and the game stayed under the total (47.5) which is the norm for the Hawkeyes as only one of their games this season has gone over. The Iowa offense continued to look fairly pedestrian scoring only 2 TD’s vs a Purdue defense that had allowed 34 points or more in 3 of their previous 4 games. If you throw out their game vs Rutgers as everyone puts up big numbers on the Knights, the Hawkeyes have scored just 3 offensive TD’s in their other 3 Big 10 games vs Michigan, Penn State, and Purdue. The Hawks were hoping to get their running game back on track vs a Boiler defense that was allowing 167 YPG on the ground coming into the contest.

Iowa, who was averaging just 1.2 YPC their previous 2 games, struggled again with only 102 yards on 33 carries. QB Nate Stanley will most likely be shorthanded this weekend as his best WR Brandon Smith, who had over 100 yards receiving last week, will most likely have to sit after injuring his leg late in the game. The Iowa defense completely shut down Purdue running game but struggled vs the pass with the Boiler’s freshman QB shredding them for 327 yards. They should have to worry much about the passing game this week as Northwestern ranks 126th nationally averaging only 124 YPG through the air.

Northwestern gets an extra day to prepare for their showdown with Iowa after getting walloped by Ohio State last Friday night 52-3. The Cats ran the ball OK with 157 yards on the ground, their aerial attack continued to stay grounded with only 6 completed passes for 42 yards which was their lowest passing total since 2003. Current starting QB Aidan Smith is completing only 44% of his passes on the year for just 315 yards with 1 TD and 5 interceptions. We wouldn’t be surprised to see NW go back to Hunter Johnson at QB very soon if things don’t turn around. How bad is it? They have scored a grand total of 7 offensive TD’s this year in 6 games and are averaging 3.7 YPP which is dead last in the NCAA (130th). They are also last in the nation in yards per pass attempt at 4.1. If you take only their games vs Power 5 opponents this season, the Wildcats are averaging 8 PPG. All is not lost though as their defense, minus their game vs Ohio State, has been quite good. If you subtract their game vs the Buckeyes, the defense is allowing just 15.6 PPG and had allowed only 9 offensive TD’s in their first 5 games. They held a very good Wisconsin offense to just 1 offensive TD a few weeks ago in their 24-15 loss in Madison. With this total set at 37.5, the oddsmakers aren’t expecting either offense to break out of their doldrums here.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS: Northwestern was +10 @ Iowa in this match up last year and now they are getting the same number at home. The Cats upset the Hawkeyes in last year’s meeting 14-10. Since 1990, Iowa has been a favorite of 10 points or more @ Northwestern just 3 times. They are 0-3 ATS in those games. Since 2003, Iowa is just 3-11 ATS as a road dog of 10 points or more vs any opponent. Dating back to last season, the underdog in Northwestern games is 16-5 ATS over the last 21 contests. The Wildcats are 24-11 ATS as an underdog dating back to December of 2014.

Indiana at Nebraska (Big Ten, 3:30 p.m. ET)
After beating Maryland 34-28 on the road last week, the Hoosiers are just one win away from locking up a bowl spot (currently 5-2 record). Their only losses this year were to Ohio State and Michigan State. The OSU loss was a blowout (who doesn’t OSU blowout?) and their loss @ MSU was a tie game with less than 10 seconds remaining. IU dominated the stat sheet last week with 520 total yards while holding Maryland to 383 but had to hold on for dear life at the end of the game. The Terps turned the ball over in each of their last 2 possessions and Indiana held on to win by 6 points. Oft injured starting QB Michael Penix left the game in the 2nd quarter and did not return.

His backup Peyton Ramsey is one of the more experienced 2nd stringers in college football as he started for IU last year and has thrown for 843 yards this season in relief of Penix. He came in with Indiana up 14-7 and played very well with 193 yards passing completing 74% of his passes. If Penix cannot play, the Hoosiers are in good hands with Ramsey at the helm. Indiana now takes the road for the 2nd straight weekend heading to Lincoln for the first time since Nebraska joined the Big 10 back in 2014.

The Huskers were able to take a few weeks to lick their wounds after getting doused at Minnesota 34-7 two weeks ago. The Gophers gashed the Husker defense for 322 yards rushing making it the 2nd time in their last 3 games Nebraska allowed 300+ yards on the ground. They played that game without starting QB Martinez and it’s quite obvious there is a huge drop off offensively with him on the sidelines. His back up Noah Vedral has been under center for 14 offensive possessions since Martinez went out and they have scored just one TD under his guidance. So the big question heading into Saturday’s home game vs Indiana is will Martinez play? As of this writing he is questionable and will probably remain that way throughout the week. Last year Martinez had this offense humming in the 2nd half of the season scoring 28 points or more in 6 of their last 7 games. This year they are down in most major offensive categories ranking 77th in total offense (25th last year), 80th in offensive YPP (20th last year), 90th in PPG scored (58th last year) and 74th in rushing offense (16th last season). Since putting up 42 points on Illinois in their conference opener, the Cornhuskers have scored just 27 points combined their last 3 games. They really need Martinez back in the line up on Saturday and it’s something we’ll keep a close eye on.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS: These two have only met one time and that was back in 2016 when Nebraska (-3.5) topped IU on the road 27-22. This will be the first time Indiana has ever played @ Nebraska. The Huskers have covered only 1 game this season and that was vs Northern Illinois. Their 6 spread losses have come by 84.5 points or by 12 PPG vs the number. Nebraska has been a money burner at home with a spread record of 5-17-1 (22%) over their last 23 @ Memorial Stadium. The Hoosiers are 2-0 ATS on the road in the Big 10 this year, however entering this season they were just 8-19 ATS in conference road games dating back to 2012.

Maryland at Minnesota (ESPN, 3:30 p.m. ET)
The Terps have faded quickly after an exciting 2-0 start to the season. Maryland is just 1-4 since their 2-0 start with their only win over that stretch coming against Rutgers who is getting destroyed by everyone. Last week they had a few chances late but fell at home to Indiana 34-28. They turned the ball over on each of their last 2 possessions including throwing an interception in IU territory with 1:20 remaining in the game. Back up QB Pigrome remained under center for Maryland with starter Josh Jackson still on the mend (Jackson looks like he will be able to return this weekend). Pigrome is not a great passer completing under 60% of his throws for 3 TD’s and 3 interceptions on the season. He can be a dangerous runner (100 + yards rushing vs Purdue this season) but only carried the ball 9 times for 6 yards vs the Hoosiers.

Maryland was outgained in the game by 140 yards and their defense allowed Indiana to gain 7.1 YPP and 8.1 yards per pass attempt. After numerous injuries in the defensive backfield this year, the Terps have been unable to slow down any decent passing game. Last week they allowed IU to hit 334 yards through the air a week after Purdue lit them up for 420 yards passing. They have now dropped to dead last in the Big 10 at defending the pass and 118th nationally. Maryland sits at 3-4 and still needs 3 wins to make them bowl eligible. That looks like it will be tough with road games @ Minnesota, @ Ohio State, and @ Michigan State (they will be double digit dogs in all of those) and home games vs Michigan & Nebraska.

Minnesota is knocked nationally for their ridiculously easy schedule, but they are doing what they need to do and that is keep winning no matter who the opponent is. They kept their perfect record in tact last week with a 42-7 win over Rutgers. The Gophers got off to a slow start in their win over the Scarlet Knights leading just 14-0 at half. However, what looked like a fairly close game at the break by Rutgers standards really wasn’t. Despite holding just a 14 point lead, Minnesota held a 259 to 39 yardage advantage in the first half. They had really been running the ball well over their last few games but struggled a bit here averaging only 4.4 YPC vs a bad Rutgers defense. QB Tanner Morgan picked up the slack completing just 15 passes but for 245 yards (16 yards per completion). Now at 7-0, the Minnesota schedule gets tougher soon with games on the horizon vs Penn State, Iowa, and Wisconsin. Speaking of their easy schedule, the Gophers have yet to face an opponent’s starting QB in Big 10 play. Their 4 Big 10 opponents (Purdue, Nebraska, Illinois, and Rutgers) have all played against Minnesota with their back up QB under center. Going back to the last 2 games of last season, they have now won 9 straight games which is their longest streak since 1942.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS: Maryland was a 2.5 point favorite at home vs Minnesota last year and they thumped the Gophers 42-13. Since October 1st of 2004 the Gophers have been a home favorite of more than 14 points vs a conference opponent just 6 times (1-5 ATS). Since the 1986 season, Maryland is a terrible 29-45-4 ATS (39%) as an underdog of 14 points or more.

Penn State at Michigan State (ABC, 3:30 p.m. ET)
Can Penn State head to Michigan State and play at the top of their game again after their huge home win last week vs Michigan? That was a huge game for the Nittany Lions and a revenge spot they had been pointing to since losing @ Michigan 42-7 last year. Last week was a tale of two halves in their game vs the Wolverines. PSU went off as 9-point favorites last week and jumped out to a quick 21-0 lead midway through the 2nd quarter. They led 21-7 at half and had over 200 yards (7.0 YPP) at that point. In the 2nd half the Lions were completely shut down with 7 points and just 72 yards of total offense (1.9 YPP in the 2nd half) with 53 coming on one play! They ran 4 or fewer plays on 8 of their 13 offensive possessions.

For the game, PSU had 12 fewer first downs, they were outgained by 134 yards and had a 15 minute time of possession disadvantage. They ran only 54 offensive plays while Michigan ran 82. The defense gave up a season high 417 yards to a Michigan offense that had been struggling when they faced a defense with a pulse. If you simply looked at the stat sheet there is no way you could envision PSU winning this game by a TD but they did. Michigan had their chance to tie the game late but a dropped pass in the endzone on 4th down with 2:00 minutes remaining ended their final possession. PSU head on the road for just the 3rd time this season and they are 2-0 SU & ATS in those games beating Maryland 59-0 and Iowa 17-12.

We would expect the Spartans to come out with a huge chip on their shoulders this week. After getting embarrassed by Wisconsin 38-0 two weeks ago, they had a bye week to correct some issues and get some rest. After winning 4 of their first 5 games with their only loss coming by 3 points vs Arizona State, the Spartans hit a brutal stretch of their schedule playing road games @ Ohio State and @ Wisconsin on back to back weeks. They were outscored 72-10 in those two games and outgained by a combined 497 yards in those 2 contests. Their stout run defense allowed OSU to roll up 323 yards on the ground and Wisconsin gained 222 rushing. That was after allowing just 279 rushing yards through their first 5 games (55 YPG). On offense they need to figure out how to put points on the board vs good defenses. In their 4 wins this year MSU is averaging 37.5 PPG as compared to only 5.6 PPG in their 3 losses. They haven’t been able to run the ball consistently (110th nationally in rush offense) putting a lot of pressure on QB Lewerke to shoulder the load. Another potential concern is MSU has had 6 players enter the transfer portal since the season started, 3 over the last 10 days or so. Many of those players were getting game reps. Could there be some internal issues going on in East Lansing?

INSIDE THE NUMBERS: Last season MSU went into Happy Valley as a 13.5 point underdog and topped Penn State 21-17. The Spartans scored on a 25-yards Brian Lewerke TD pass with just 19 seconds remaining in the game to pull the upset. That win gave Michigan State a 5-1 SU & ATS record their last 6 vs the Nittany Lions. Since 1993, Sparty has been a home underdog vs Penn State 7 times and they’ve covered 5 of those games. Long term, MSU has been a nice money maker as a home dog covering 60% of their games in that role since 1980 (38-25 ATS).

Notre Dame at Michigan (ABC, 7:30 p.m. ET)
We normally don’t preview Big 10 non-conference games once the teams get into league play. However, this is a big one so we’ll touch on it. The Irish come in rested off a bye week. Two weeks ago they played host to USC and held on for the 30-27 win. The Trojans scored a TD with just over 1:00 minute remaining to cut the lead to 3 and pick up the cover. Notre Dame had covered 4 straight before that spread loss. At 5-1 SU, their only outright loss this season was @ Georgia and that was tight with the Bulldogs winning 23-17. In that game ND had the ball inside the Georgia 40 yard line with under 1:00 minute left in the game so that loss was absolutely played to the wire. For the season the Irish have outgained every opponent with the exception of Georgia (-20 yards in that game) and have a YPP margin of +1.9 (6.9 YPP on offense & 5.0 YPP defensively).

This will be only the 2nd road game this season for Notre Dame.

Michigan, as we stated above in the PSU preview, outplayed the Nittany Lions drastically on the stat sheet in last week’s 28-21 loss in Happy Valley. After PSU jumped out to a 21-0 lead with 7:22 remaining in the first half, the Michigan defense completely shut them down from that point on. After that TD, Penn State had just 103 yards over the final 2.5 quarters and over 50 of that came on one play. Speaking of the Wolverine defense, since their debacle @ Wisconsin, they not allowed anyone to reach 300 total yards and they are holding those opponents to 3.9 YPP. On offense, Michigan looked as good as they have all season last week. They put up 417 yards on a top 10 defense and QB Patterson looked confident and played his best game of the year in our opinion. They looked like what we thought Michigan would look like this year after returning many of their key players from last year’s team that averaged 35 PPG and 420 YPG last season.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS: Last year Michigan was favored at Notre Dame by 2.5 points and now one year later they are laying a lower number at home. ND won the game last season 24-17. The favorite is 3-1 ATS the last 4 in this series however before that the team getting points was a huge money maker with the dog covering 14 of the 16 meetings between 1992 and 2011. Michigan has covered 5 of the last 6 games in this series played in Ann Arbor.

**StarDust Bum** · 10-25-2019, 01:37 PM

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

USC at COLO 09:00 PM

USC -11.5 ******

U 64.0 *****

**StarDust Bum** · 10-26-2019, 03:06 AM

USC roars to a 35-31 comeback win over Colorado
October 25, 2019

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) Kedon Slovis threw a 37-yard touchdown pass to Michael Pittman Jr. with 2:15 left and Southern California escaped Folsom Field with a 35-31 win Friday night over the hard-luck Colorado Buffaloes, who nearly pulled off their first ever victory over the Trojans.

The Trojans (5-3, 4-1 Pac-12) improved to 14-0 all-time against Colorado with their first win in four road games this season and they handed the Buffaloes (3-5, 1-4) their fourth straight loss.

USC caught a couple of big breaks on the winning touchdown drive.

The first came when Slovis was strip-sacked by outside linebacker Jamar Montgomery for a 10-yard loss but running back Kenan Christon recovered for the Trojans.

Slovis then hit Drake London for 19 yards and on third-and-1 from the 50, Quincy Jountti looked like he was stuffed, but the officials spotted the ball for a first down, and four plays later Pittman took a short pass and weaved his way through the Colorado secondary for the go-ahead score.

He also caught a 44-yard TD pass earlier in the fourth quarter.

Steven Montez threw three TD passes, including a 71-yarder to Laviska Shenault Jr. on the second play of the second half but he wasn't the same after taking a hard hit from safety Hunter Echols late in the third quarter, and the Buffaloes blew a 10-point fourth-quarter lead.

Montez's backup, Blake Stenstrom came in with 4 seconds left in the third quarter and gained 27 yards on a keeper but was replaced by Montez to start the fourth quarter. However, an 18-yard gain by running back Alex Fontenot was negated by tight end Jalen Harris' hold and the drive fizzled.

The Trojans pulled to 31-28 on Slovis' 44-yard touchdown toss to Pittman with 11:25 remaining. Pittman finished with 156 yards on seven catches and Slovis completed 30 of 44 passes for 406 yards.

QUICK STRIKE

The Trojans won the coin flip and went 75 yards in just three plays and 59 seconds with wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown running it in from 37 yards out for a quick 7-0 lead.

Colorado responded with 17 consecutive points on a 22-yard field goal by James Stefanou and a pair of 7-yard touchdown passes from Montez to K.D. Nixon as Colorado took a 17-14 halftime lead.

Montez's first TD throw in three games followed an interception by freshman cornerback K.J. Trujillo, who also had a sack and a key pass breakup on third-and-1 in the first half.

The Trojans went with an empty backfield after falling behind 17-7 and drove 75 yards in nine plays with the payoff coming on a 3-yard touchdown pass from Slovis to Christon. One play earlier, Slovis fumbled at the 3 when he was blasted by safety Mikial Onu. London recovered the ball for USC.

THE TAKEAWAY:

USC: The Trojans caught a ton of breaks but improved to 4-1 in the Pac-12 South behind more stellar play from freshmen including Slovis and Christon, who rushed for 85 yards on 14 carries.

Colorado: The Buffs continue to slide despite playing their best game in a month. Shenault showed he's back after a core muscle injury slowed him for several weeks. He had 172 yards on nine catches.

UP NEXT

USC hosts Oregon on Nov. 2.

Colorado visits UCLA on Nov. 2.

**StarDust Bum** · 10-26-2019, 03:11 AM

CFB OCTOBER OPINIONS AND BEST BETS: ALL BASED ON 5 UNITS

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

10/25/2019................0-2-0...........0.00% ...........-11.00
10/24/2019................2-0-0........100.00% ..........+10.00
10/19/2019.............20-31-0.........39.22%............-70.50
10/18/2019................7-1-0.........87.50%...........+29.50
10/17/2019................3-1-0.........75.00%............+9.50
10/16/2019................1-1-0.........50.00%..............-0.50
10/12/2019.............27-22-0.........55.10%..........+14.00
10/11/2019................2-4-0.........33.33%............-12.00
10/10/2019................0-4-0...........0.00%............-22.00
10/09/2019................1-1-0..........50.00%.............-0.50
10/05/2019.............34-31-0..........52.30%.............-0.50
10/04/2019................2-2-0...........50.00%............-1.00
10/03/2019................1-3-0...........25.00%...........-11.50
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Totals...................100-103-0.........49.26%............-66.50

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BEST BETS:

DATE........................ATS.............UNITS. ............O/U...............UNITS.............TOTALS

10/25/2019..............0 - 1...........-5.50...............0 - 1.............-5.50...............-11.00
10/24/2019..............1 - 0...........+5.00..............1 - 0.............+5.00..............+10.00
10/19/2019............12 - 24.........-72.00.............8 - 2..............+1.50..............-70.50
10/18/2019.............3 - 0...........+15.00.............2 - 1.............+4.50..............+19.50
10/17/2019..............1 - 1...........-0.50...............2 - 0.............+10.00.............+9.50
10/16/2019..............0 - 1...........-5.50...............1 - 0.............+5.00...............-0.50
10/12/2019............19 - 14.........+18.00............7 - 7..............-3.50..............+14.50
10/11/2019.............1 - 2............-6.00...............0 - 1..............-5.50..............-11.50
10/10/2019.............0 - 2............-11.00..............0 - 2..............-11.00............-22.00
10/09/2019.............0 - 1............-5.50................1 -0..............+5.00..............-0.50
10/05/2019............23 - 21..........-0.50..............12 - 8.............+16.00...........+15.50
10/04/2019.............1 - 1............-0.50................1 - 1..............-0.50..............-1.00
10/03/2019.............0 - 2............-11.00..............1 - 2..............-6.00..............-17.00

Totals....................61 - 46.........-90.00.............36 - 25............+15.00............-75.00

**StarDust Bum** · 10-26-2019, 01:32 PM

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

LIB at RUTG 12:00 PM
LIB -7.5

MIA at PITT 12:00 PM
MIA +4.0 *****

SJSU at ARMY 12:00 PM
O 54.5 *****

IOWA at NW 12:00 PM
U 36.5 *****

WIS at OSU 12:00 PM
WIS +14.5

ILL at PUR 12:00 PM
O 54.5 *****

MSST at TAM 12:00 PM
TAM -10.5

OKLA at KSU 12:00 PM
KSU +23.5 *****
O 59.0

BGSU at WMU 12:00 PM
WMU -27.0

APP at USA 12:00 PM
APP -27.5 *****

**StarDust Bum** · 10-26-2019, 01:33 PM

AFTERNOON AND LATE AFTERNOON BEST BETS *****

SOMIS at RICE 01:00 PM
U 51.5

NEV at WYO 02:00 PM
WYO -14.0 *****
O 43.5 *****

OHIO at BALL 02:00 PM
OHIO +2.5 *****

WKU at MRSH 02:30 PM
WKU +4.5 *****

NMSU at GASO 03:00 PM
O 53.5

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UVA at LOU 03:30 PM
UVA -3.5

CONN at MASS 03:30 PM
O 62.0

SYR at FSU 03:30 PM
FSU -11.0

TULN at NAVY 03:30 PM
NAVY -3.5 *****
O 58.0 *****

TEX at TCU 03:30 PM
TCU +1.0

IND at NEB 03:30 PM
IND +1.5 *****
O 54.0 *****

PSU at MSU 03:30 PM
U 43.0

MD at MINN 03:30 PM
MINN -16.0 *****

ARIZ at STAN 03:30 PM
ARIZ +1.5
O 52.0

AUB at LSU 03:30 PM
LSU -10.5 *****

FAU at ODU 03:30 PM
ODU +14.0

UNT at CHAR 03:30 PM
CHAR +4.0
O 64.0 *****

FIU at MTU 03:30 PM
FIU -1.5 *****
O 57.0

OKST at ISU 03:30 PM
ISU -10.5 *****

EMU at TOL 03:30 PM
EMU +3.0 *****
O 54.5 *****

AKR at NIU 03:30 PM
NIU -22.5

CMU at BUFF 03:30 PM
CMU +2.5 *****

M-OH at KENT 03:30 PM
KENT -2.5

USF at ECU 03:45 PM
ECU +1.0 *****

HAW at UNM 04:00 PM
O 71.5 *****

SOCAR at TENN 04:00 PM
TENN +4.5
O 47.0 *****

DUKE at UNC 04:00 PM
UNC -3.0 *****
U 53.5 *****

**StarDust Bum** · 10-26-2019, 07:36 PM

EVENING BEST BETS AND OPINIONS:

MEM at TLSA 07:00 PM
MEM -10.0 *****
U 59.0

UCF at TEM 07:00 PM
UCF -11.5

ARK at ALA 07:00 PM
ALA -32.0

TXST at ARST 07:00 PM
O 60.5 *****

TROY at GSU 07:00 PM
GSU -2.0
O 67.0 *****

TTU at KU 07:00 PM
TTU -6.0 *****

CSU at FRES 07:30 PM
FRES -14.0 *****
U 56.5

ND at MICH 07:30 PM
ND -1.0 *****
U 47.5 *****

ASU at UCLA 07:30 PM
UCLA +3.0 *****
O 56.5

MIZZ at UK 07:30 PM
UK +9.5 *****

BC at CLEM 07:30 PM
U 59.0 *****

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LT at UTEP 08:00 PM
LT -18.5 *****
O 49.5 *****

CAL at UTAH 10:00 PM
UTAH -21.0 *****
U 36.5 *****

USU at AFA 10:15 PM
USU +4.0

SDSU at UNLV 10:30 PM
UNLV +11.5 *****
O 45.0

WSU at ORE 10:30 PM
WSU +14.0 *****

**StarDust Bum** · 10-27-2019, 03:18 AM

Saturday's best
October 26, 2019
By The Associated Press

STARS

-J.K. Dobbins, Ohio State, rushed for 163 yards and two TDs and the No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes routed No. 13 Wisconsin 38-7.

-Joe Burrow, LSU, passed for 321 yards and a touchdown, ran for another score, and the second-ranked Tigers edged No. 9 Auburn 23-20.

-Skylar Thompson, Kansas State, threw for 213 yards while running for four TDs and the Wildcats held on through a harrowing fourth quarter for a 48-41 victory over No. 5 Oklahoma.

-Bryant Koback, Toledo. rushed for a career-high 259 yards in a 37-34 win over Eastern Michigan.

- Drew Lauer, Drake, ran for a career-high 242 yards in a 36-17 win over Morehead State.

Kevin Mensah, Connecticut, ran for 164 yards and a career-high five TDs in a 56-35 victory over Massachusetts.

-Cam Akers, Florida State, ran for 144 yards and tied a school record with four TD runs as the Seminoles routed Syracuse 35-17.

- Xazavian Valladay, Wyoming, rushed for a career-high 206 yards as the Cowboys defeated Nevada 31-3.

-Sean Clifford, Penn State, threw three of his four TD passes to Pat Freiermuth in the No. 6 Nittany Lions' 28-7 win over Michigan State.

-Peyton Ramsey, Indiana, passed for a career-high 351 yards and two TDs and the Hoosiers became bowl eligible with a 38-31 win over Nebraska.

-Pete Guerriero, Monmouth, ran for 221 yards and a score in a 35-13 win over Charleston Southern.

-Levante Bellamy, Western Michigan, rushed for 178 yards and a career-high four TDs in a 49-10 defeat of Bowling Green.

- Marcus Knight, Montana, ran for 131 yards and three TDs in a 34-17 win over Eastern Washington.

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K-STATE KNOCKS OFF OKLAHOMA

There was never a moment of uncertainty on Kansas State's sideline when fifth-ranked Oklahoma raced to an early lead, or when the wounded Sooners began to mount a frantic fourth-quarter comeback.

There might have been just a bit when they recovered an onside kick.

Anxiousness that soon gave way to elation.

Officials reviewed the recovery with 1:45 left in the game and determined the ball hit an Oklahoma player a yard early, giving it to the Wildcats. They ran out the rest of the clock to finish off a 48-41 victory that dealt the Sooners' national title hopes a major blow.

Oklahoma tried to make the case that its player was blocked into the ball on the onside kick. But by the time the Sooners headed for the bus, the scoreboards inside Bill Snyder Family Stadium still read the same.

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LSU TOP AUBURN

Joe Burrow bounced up immediately from a high-speed hit that looked like it could have given the LSU quarterback whiplash as he was sent crashing into the Auburn bench area.

Trotting resolutely back to the line of scrimmage, Burrow resumed his school-record eighth career 300-yard passing performance in a tense, top-10 clash that put a premium on grit and perseverance.

Burrow passed for 321 yards and a touchdown, ran for 47 yards and another score, and second-ranked LSU edged No. 9 Auburn 23-20 on Saturday.

The victory ensured LSU would be unbeaten heading into its highly anticipated Nov. 9 tilt at Alabama, which entered this weekend ranked No. 1.

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NUMBERS

4-Straight wins by TCU in its series with Texas for the first time since the 1930s.

28-Straight victories by FCS No. 1 North Dakota State after a 23-16 win over South Dakota State.

78-Years since No. 17 Minnesota last started 8-0.

**StarDust Bum** · 10-27-2019, 03:22 AM

Week 9 - Saturday October 26, 2019

CONNECTICUT @ MASSACHUSETTS
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
107 UCONN « -9.5 14 21 7 14 56 Cover: 11.5
108 UMASS 62 7 14 7 7 35 Over: 91
Line Movements · Recap

ILLINOIS @ PURDUE
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
109 ILLURB « 54 3 14 7 0 24 Cover: 27.5
110 PURDUE -9.5 0 0 0 6 6 Under: 30
Line Movements · Recap

SAN JOSE STATE @ ARMY
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
111 SANJST « 54.5 7 16 0 11 34 Cover: 14.5
112 ARMY -9.5 7 3 7 12 29 Over: 63
Line Movements · Recap

TROY @ GEORGIA STATE
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
113 TROY 67 0 14 0 19 33 Over: 85
114 GEOGST « -1 7 21 7 17 52 Cover: 18
Line Movements · Recap

EASTERN MICHIGAN @ TOLEDO
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 OT T ATS
119 EASTMI 53 0 10 6 15 3 34 Over: 71
120 TOLEDO « -2.5 7 3 21 0 6 37 Cover: 0.5
Line Movements · Recap

MISSISSIPPI STATE @ TEXAS AM
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
121 MISSST 50 0 10 7 13 30 Over: 79
122 TXAM « -11 14 14 14 7 49 Cover: 8
Line Movements · Recap

BOWLING GREEN STATE @ WESTERN MICHIGAN
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
125 BGREEN 65.5 3 0 7 0 10 Under: 59
126 WMICH « -27 0 21 28 0 49 Cover: 12
Line Movements · Recap

INDIANA @ NEBRASKA
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
127 IND « 55 9 7 15 7 38 Cover: 9.5
128 NEBRAS -2.5 14 7 3 7 31 Over: 69
Line Movements · Recap

CENTRAL MICHIGAN @ SUNY-BUFFALO
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
129 CMICH 45.5 7 7 0 6 20 Over: 63
130 BUFFLO « -2.5 3 27 3 10 43 Cover: 20.5
Line Movements · Recap

IOWA @ NORTHWESTERN
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
131 IOWA « -8 7 3 7 3 20 Cover: 12
132 NWEST 36 0 0 0 0 0 Under: 20
Line Movements · Recap

SOUTH FLORIDA @ EAST CAROLINA
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
133 SOUFLA « -1 14 21 3 7 45 Cover: 24
134 ECAROL 51.5 7 3 0 10 20 Over: 65
Line Movements · Recap

SYRACUSE @ FLORIDA STATE
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
135 SYRACU 60 0 3 0 14 17 Under: 52
136 FSU « -11.5 13 8 14 0 35 Cover: 6.5
Line Movements · Recap

LIBERTY @ RUTGERS
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
137 LIBERT -7.5 14 7 3 10 34 Over: 78
138 RUTGER « 44 7 14 17 6 44 Cover: 17.5
Line Movements · Recap

SOUTHERN MISS @ RICE
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
139 SMISS « -10 0 10 3 7 20 Cover: 4
140 RICE 51 0 0 6 0 6 Under: 26
Line Movements · Recap

NEVADA @ WYOMING
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
143 NEVADA 44 3 0 0 0 3 Under: 34
144 WYO « -13.5 14 10 7 0 31 Cover: 14.5
Line Movements · Recap

HAWAII @ NEW MEXICO
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
147 HAWAII « -10 21 14 3 7 45 Cover: 4
148 NMEX 71 3 0 7 21 31 Over: 76
Line Movements · Recap

WESTERN KENTUCKY @ MARSHALL
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
149 WKU 44.5 0 7 6 10 23 Cover: 1
150 MARSH « -4 14 6 3 3 26 Over: 49
Line Movements · Recap

ARIZONA @ STANFORD
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
151 ARIZNA 54 10 14 7 0 31 Over: 72
152 STANFD « -3 7 24 7 3 41 Cover: 7
Line Movements · Recap

DUKE @ NORTH CAROLINA
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
159 DUKE 53.5 3 0 14 0 17 Cover: 0
160 UNC « -3 7 0 10 3 20 Under: 37
Line Movements · Recap

PENN STATE @ MICHIGAN STATE
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
161 PENNST « -5.5 7 14 7 0 28 Cover: 15.5
162 MICHST 42 0 0 7 0 7 Under: 35
Line Movements · Recap

MIAMI (OH) @ KENT STATE
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
163 MIAOH « 54.5 6 3 7 7 23 Cover: 9.5
164 KENT -2.5 0 6 0 10 16 Under: 39
Line Movements · Recap

APPALACHIAN STATE @ SOUTH ALABAMA
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
165 APPALA « -27.5 7 6 10 7 30 Under: 33
166 SALAB 50.5 0 0 0 3 3 Cover: 0.5
Line Movements · Recap

NEW MEXICO STATE @ GEORGIA SOUTHERN
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
167 NMST 53.5 7 0 0 0 7 Under: 48
168 GEOSO « -13.5 7 21 13 0 41 Cover: 20.5
Line Movements · Recap

OKLAHOMA STATE @ IOWA STATE
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
169 OKST « 65 7 14 3 10 34 Cover: 18
170 IOWAST -11 0 13 7 7 27 Under: 61
Line Movements · Recap

FLORIDA INTL @ MIDDLE TENNESSEE ST.
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
171 FLAINT -1 7 10 0 0 17 Over: 67
172 MIDTEN « 57.5 14 0 23 13 50 Cover: 34
Line Movements · Recap

FLORIDA ATLANTIC @ OLD DOMINION
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
173 FAU « -13.5 14 10 7 10 41 Cover: 24.5
174 OLDOM 51 0 3 0 0 3 Under: 44
Line Movements · Recap

OHIO @ BALL STATE
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
175 OHIO « 59.5 7 6 14 7 34 Cover: 15.5
176 BALLST -2.5 7 0 7 7 21 Under: 55
Line Movements · Recap

ARKANSAS @ ALABAMA
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
177 ARK 55.5 0 0 0 7 7 Under: 55
178 ALA « -31.5 17 24 7 0 48 Cover: 9.5
Line Movements · Recap

SOUTH CAROLINA @ TENNESSEE
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
179 SCAR -4.5 7 14 0 0 21 Over: 62
180 TENN « 46 3 14 14 10 41 Cover: 24.5
Line Movements · Recap

OKLAHOMA @ KANSAS STATE
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
181 OKLA -23.5 17 6 0 18 41 Over: 89
182 KANST « 59 7 17 17 7 48 Cover: 30.5
Line Movements · Recap

MARYLAND @ MINNESOTA
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
183 MARYLD 59.5 0 3 0 7 10 Over: 62
184 MINN « -15 14 14 10 14 52 Cover: 27
Line Movements · Recap

TULANE @ NAVY
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
185 TULANE 58 0 14 14 10 38 Cover: 1
186 NAVY « -4 21 10 0 10 41 Over: 79
Line Movements · Recap

TEXAS @ TEXAS CHRISTIAN
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
187 TEXAUS 57 3 14 3 7 27 Over: 64
188 TXCHRI « -1 3 10 14 10 37 Cover: 9
Line Movements · Recap

MIAMI (FL) @ PITTSBURGH
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
189 MIAMI « 42.5 3 7 0 6 16 Cover: 8.5
190 PITT -4.5 3 3 3 3 12 Under: 28
Line Movements · Recap

VIRGINIA @ LOUISVILLE
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
191 VIRGNA -3.5 7 7 0 7 21 Under: 49
192 LOUIS « 51.5 7 0 7 14 28 Cover: 10.5
Line Movements · Recap

AKRON @ NORTHERN ILLINOIS
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
193 AKRON 42 0 0 0 0 0 Over: 49
194 NORILL « -23 7 14 14 14 49 Cover: 26
Line Movements · Recap

NORTH TEXAS @ UNC CHARLOTTE
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
197 NTEX -4 14 7 14 3 38 Over: 77
198 CHARLO « 64 0 7 14 18 39 Cover: 5
Line Movements · Recap

WISCONSIN @ OHIO STATE
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
199 WISMAD 48 0 0 7 0 7 Under: 45
200 OHIOST « -14.5 0 10 14 14 38 Cover: 16.5
Line Movements · Recap

TEXAS STATE @ ARKANSAS STATE
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
201 TEXST 60.5 0 14 0 0 14 Under: 52
202 ARKST « -11 7 10 14 7 38 Cover: 13
Line Movements · Recap

AUBURN @ LSU
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
203 AUBURN 58.5 3 7 3 7 20 Cover: 8.5
204 LSU « -11.5 0 10 6 7 23 Under: 43
Line Movements · Recap

SAN DIEGO @ DAYTON
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
309925 USD « -7.5 13 9 14 14 50 Cover: 4.5
309926 DAYTON 69 7 13 0 18 38 Over: 88
Line Movements · Recap

SACRED HEART @ ST. FRANCIS (PA)
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 OT T ATS
309927 SACRED « 39 3 7 6 14 6 36 Cover: 7
309928 FRANPA -4 10 10 3 7 3 33 Over: 69
Line Movements · Recap

BRYANT @ ROBERT MORRIS
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
309929 BRYANT 45.5 10 3 0 7 20 Cover: 7
309930 RMORIS « -11 0 0 17 7 24 Under: 44
Line Movements · Recap

LIU UNIVERSITY @ CENTRAL CONNECTICUT ST.
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
309931 CWPST 47 0 0 0 0 0 Cover: 0.5
309932 CENTCT « -28.5 0 14 7 7 28 Under: 28
Line Movements · Recap

GEORGETOWN @ LEHIGH
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
309933 GEORGE -4 0 3 13 8 24 Over: 51
309934 LEHIGH « 32.5 10 0 0 17 27 Cover: 7
Line Movements · Recap

RICHMOND @ DELAWARE
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
309935 RICHMD « 47.5 21 7 7 0 35 Cover: 16.5
309936 DELAWA -6.5 7 3 15 0 25 Over: 60
Line Movements · Recap

WAGNER @ DUQUESNE
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
309937 WAGNER 35 0 14 0 10 24 Cover: 10
309938 DUQUE « -14 0 14 7 7 28 Over: 52
Line Movements · Recap

COLGATE @ HOLY CROSS
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
309939 COLGAT 38 0 3 0 7 10 Over: 41
309940 HOLYCR « -10 7 14 10 0 31 Cover: 11
Line Movements · Recap

PENNSYLVANIA @ YALE
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
309941 PENN 54 0 13 14 14 41 Cover: 5.5
309942 YALE « -10.5 7 13 6 20 46 Over: 87
Line Movements · Recap

MARIST @ DAVIDSON
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
309943 MARIST « 55.5 7 3 14 3 27 Cover: 22.5
309944 DAVIDS -16.5 0 7 0 14 21 Under: 48
Line Movements · Recap

HARVARD @ PRINCETON
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
309945 HARVRD 58.5 0 14 0 10 24 Cover: 6.5
309946 PRINCE « -12.5 10 0 13 7 30 Under: 54
Line Movements · Recap

ELON @ RHODE ISLAND
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
309947 ELON « -2.5 7 0 17 14 38 Cover: 22.5
309948 RHODE 57 3 3 7 0 13 Under: 51
Line Movements · Recap

WILLIAM MARY @ MAINE
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
309949 WMARY 56.5 6 6 0 13 25 Over: 59
309950 MAINE « -8 0 21 10 3 34 Cover: 1
Line Movements · Recap

HOWARD @ NORTH CAROLINA AT
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
309951 HOWARD 60 6 0 0 0 6 Over: 70
309952 NCARAT « -32.5 10 24 23 7 64 Cover: 25.5
Line Movements · Recap

MONTANA STATE @ NORTH DAKOTA
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
309953 MONTST -4.5 3 3 0 6 12 Under: 28
309954 NDUNIV « 59.5 7 0 3 6 16 Cover: 8.5
Line Movements · Recap

JACKSONVILLE @ BUTLER
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
309955 JAXVIL 56.5 14 0 0 0 14 Under: 38
309956 BUTLER « -2.5 6 8 3 7 24 Cover: 7.5
Line Movements · Recap

PRESBYTERIAN @ MERRIMACK
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
309957 PRESBY 47.5 7 7 0 7 21 Cover: 11.5
309958 MERRIM « -14.5 7 7 0 10 24 Under: 45
Line Movements · Recap

EAST TENNESSEE ST @ SAMFORD
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
309959 ETSU 61.5 0 14 0 3 17 Under: 41
309960 SAMFRD « -4 7 0 10 7 24 Cover: 3
Line Movements · Recap

STETSON @ VALPARAISO
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
309961 STETSN -11 10 0 0 0 10 Under: 29
309962 VALPAR « 56.5 3 10 6 0 19 Cover: 20
Line Movements · Recap

BROWN @ CORNELL
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
309963 BROWN 53 6 6 13 10 35 Cover: 8
309964 CORNEL « -10 6 14 14 3 37 Over: 72
Line Movements · Recap

CAMPBELL @ GARDNER WEBB
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 OTX T ATS
309965 CAMPBL « -6.5 0 13 0 14 22 49 Over: 96
309966 GARDWB 52 10 14 3 0 20 47 Cover: 4.5
Line Movements · Recap

UT CHATTANOOGA @ WOFFORD
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 OT T ATS
309967 TENCHA 51.5 7 7 0 14 6 34 Cover: 10
309968 WOFFRD « -11 0 14 7 7 7 35 Over: 69
Line Movements · Recap

MOREHEAD STATE @ DRAKE
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
309969 MOREST 54 7 3 0 7 17 Cover: 5
309970 DRAKE « -24 3 12 7 14 36 Under: 53
Line Movements · Recap

DELAWARE STATE @ NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
309971 DELST 38 3 10 0 10 23 Cover: 5.5
309972 NCCENT « -12.5 0 16 7 7 30 Over: 53
Line Movements · Recap

EASTERN WASHINGTON @ MONTANA
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
309973 EWASH 76 0 14 3 0 17 Under: 51
309974 MONTAN « -6.5 3 7 10 14 34 Cover: 10.5
Line Movements · Recap

GRAMBLING STATE @ ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
309975 GRAMB « -6 9 13 7 10 39 Over: 72
309976 ARKPB 53 12 7 7 7 33 Cover: 0
Line Movements · Recap

WESTERN ILLINOIS @ YOUNGSTOWN STATE
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
309977 WESTIL 49 7 0 0 7 14 Over: 73
309978 YOUNG « -21.5 28 17 14 0 59 Cover: 23.5
Line Movements · Recap

UT MARTIN @ SE MISSOURI STATE
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
309979 TENMAR 53 7 3 0 0 10 Under: 27
309980 SEMOST « -2.5 3 0 7 7 17 Cover: 4.5
Line Movements · Recap

MERCER @ THE CITADEL
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
309981 MERCER 61 0 10 14 0 24 Under: 59
309982 CITADL « -9.5 7 7 7 14 35 Cover: 1.5
Line Movements · Recap

AUSTIN PEAY STATE @ TENNESSEE TECH
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
309983 AUSPY « -9 20 24 7 7 58 Cover: 28
309984 TENTEC 7 7 0 7 21
Line Movements · Recap

NORTHERN IOWA @ MISSOURI STATE
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
309985 NIOWA « -19.5 0 19 10 0 29 Cover: 3.5
309986 MOST 0 0 0 6 6
Line Movements · Recap

TEXAS SOUTHERN @ MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ST.
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
309987 TEXSOU -1.5 7 0 0 7 14
309988 MISSVL « 0 13 6 16 35 Cover: 22.5
Line Movements · Recap

SOUTHERN AM @ ALCORN STATE
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
309989 SOTHRN 0 6 0 7 13
309990 ALCORN « -6.5 0 3 14 10 27 Cover: 14
Line Movements · Recap

FLORIDA AM @ MORGAN STATE
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
309991 FLAAM « -9 7 17 0 0 24 Cover: 3
309992 MORGAN 7 3 0 2 12
Line Movements · Recap

EASTERN KENTUCKY @ EASTERN ILLINOIS
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
309993 EASTKY « -9 7 7 3 16 33 Cover: 18
309994 EASTIL 0 0 0 6 6
Line Movements · Recap

INDIANA STATE @ ILLINOIS STATE
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
309995 INDST 0 7 0 0 7
309996 ILLST « -14 0 7 3 14 24 Cover: 17
Line Movements · Recap

SE LOUISIANA @ HOUSTON BAPTIST
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
309997 SELOU « -7.5 14 14 17 7 52 Cover: 31.5
309998 HOUBAP 6 7 0 0 13
Line Movements · Recap

NORTH ALABAMA @ KENNESAW STATE
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
309999 UNA 7 10 0 0 17
310000 KENNES « -28.5 6 21 7 7 41 Cover: 24
Line Movements · Recap

NORTH DAKOTA STATE @ SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
310001 NDAKST « -5.5 0 3 13 7 23 Cover: 1.5
310002 SDAKST 47 6 0 3 7 16 Under: 39
Line Movements · Recap

BUCKNELL @ LAFAYETTE
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
310003 BUCKNL 7 7 3 0 17
310004 LAFAY « -9 7 0 0 14 21 Cover: 4
Line Movements · Recap

FURMAN @ WESTERN CAROLINA
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
310005 FURMAN « -26.5 3 10 15 0 28
310006 WCAROL 7 0 0 0 7 Cover: 5.5
Line Movements · Recap

STONY BROOK @ VILLANOVA
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
310007 SBROOK « 7 3 10 16 36 Cover: 1
310008 VILLA -6.5 7 21 0 7 35
Line Movements · Recap

ALABAMA AM @ ALABAMA STATE
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 OTX T ATS
310009 ALAAM « 7 0 7 7 22 43 Cover: 2
310010 ALAST PK 0 21 0 0 20 41
Line Movements · Recap

TOWSON @ JAMES MADISON
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
310011 TOWSON 0 10 0 0 10
310012 JMADSN « -16.5 7 17 3 0 27 Cover: 17
Line Movements · Recap

MURRAY STATE @ JACKSONVILLE STATE
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
310013 MURRAY 0 0 7 5 12
310014 JAXST « -9.5 7 7 0 0 14 Cover: 2
Line Movements · Recap

MCNEESE STATE @ STEPHEN F. AUSTIN
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
310015 MCNEES « -6 3 7 3 20 33 Cover: 17
310016 STEPH 7 0 3 0 10
Line Movements · Recap

SOUTH CAROLINA STATE @ BETHUNE COOKMAN
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
310017 SCARST « 7 20 0 0 27 Cover: 8
310018 BECOOK -1.5 0 13 6 0 19
Line Movements · Recap

ABILENE CHRISTIAN @ NICHOLLS STATE
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 OT T ATS
310019 ABIL « 0 17 14 0 6 37 Cover: 6
310020 NICHOL -10 7 7 7 10 0 31
Line Movements · Recap

IDAHO STATE @ SOUTHERN UTAH
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
310021 IDAST -10 14 6 0 14 34
310022 SUTAH « 28 3 14 14 59 Cover: 35
Line Movements · Recap

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS @ SOUTH DAKOTA
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
310023 SILL « 7 27 7 7 48 Cover: 20
310024 SODAK -6 7 0 14 7 28
Line Movements · Recap

NORTHWESTERN STATE @ INCARNATE WORD
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 OT T ATS
310025 NWST « 7 9 7 15 6 44 Cover: 3
310026 INCARN -14.5 7 10 14 7 3 41
Line Movements · Recap

MONMOUTH (NJ) @ CHARLESTON SOUTHERN
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
310027 MONMTH « -5.5 7 7 14 7 35 Cover: 16.5
310028 CHARSO 3 3 0 7 13
Line Movements · Recap

WEBER STATE @ UC DAVIS
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
310029 WEBER « 7 9 10 10 36 Cover: 16
310030 DAVIS -2.5 7 0 7 6 20
Line Movements · Recap

PORTLAND STATE @ NORTHERN ARIZONA
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
310031 PORTST 0 9 11 9 29
310032 NARIZO « -1 14 7 7 3 31 Cover: 2
Line Movements · Recap

SAM HOUSTON STATE @ CENTRAL ARKANSAS
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
310033 SAMHOU -2 7 9 6 3 25
310034 CENARK « 0 0 14 15 29 Cover: 6
Line Movements · Recap

VIRGINIA-LYNCHBURG @ HAMPTON
Final Score Score
Teams Odds 1 2 3 4 T ATS
VUL 0 6 0 0 6
HAMPTN « 17 18 14 7 56
Recap

Updated Sun, Oct 27 2:22 AM EST

**StarDust Bum** · 10-27-2019, 03:40 AM

CFB OCTOBER OPINIONS AND BEST BETS: ALL BASED ON 5 UNITS

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

10/26/2019.............41-27-2.........60.29%...........+56.50
10/25/2019................0-2-0...........0.00% ...........-11.00
10/24/2019................2-0-0........100.00% ..........+10.00
10/19/2019.............20-31-0.........39.22%............-70.50
10/18/2019................7-1-0.........87.50%...........+29.50
10/17/2019................3-1-0.........75.00%............+9.50
10/16/2019................1-1-0.........50.00%..............-0.50
10/12/2019.............27-22-0.........55.10%..........+14.00
10/11/2019................2-4-0.........33.33%............-12.00
10/10/2019................0-4-0...........0.00%............-22.00
10/09/2019................1-1-0..........50.00%.............-0.50
10/05/2019.............34-31-0..........52.30%.............-0.50
10/04/2019................2-2-0...........50.00%............-1.00
10/03/2019................1-3-0...........25.00%...........-11.50
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Totals...................141-130-0.........52.02%............-10.00

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BEST BETS:

DATE........................ATS.............UNITS. ............O/U...............UNITS.............TOTALS

10/26/2019.............12 - 10........+6.20..............12 - 5...........+32.50............+38.70
10/25/2019..............0 - 1...........-5.50...............0 - 1.............-5.50...............-11.00
10/24/2019..............1 - 0...........+5.00..............1 - 0.............+5.00..............+10.00
10/19/2019............12 - 24.........-72.00.............8 - 2..............+1.50..............-70.50
10/18/2019.............3 - 0...........+15.00.............2 - 1.............+4.50..............+19.50
10/17/2019..............1 - 1...........-0.50...............2 - 0.............+10.00.............+9.50
10/16/2019..............0 - 1...........-5.50...............1 - 0.............+5.00...............-0.50
10/12/2019............19 - 14.........+18.00............7 - 7..............-3.50..............+14.50
10/11/2019.............1 - 2............-6.00...............0 - 1..............-5.50..............-11.50
10/10/2019.............0 - 2............-11.00..............0 - 2..............-11.00............-22.00
10/09/2019.............0 - 1............-5.50................1 -0..............+5.00..............-0.50
10/05/2019............23 - 21..........-0.50..............12 - 8.............+16.00...........+15.50
10/04/2019.............1 - 1............-0.50................1 - 1..............-0.50..............-1.00
10/03/2019.............0 - 2............-11.00..............1 - 2..............-6.00..............-17.00

Totals....................73 - 56.........-73.80.............48 - 30............+47.50............-26.30

**StarDust Bum** · 10-29-2019, 01:05 AM

Tuesday’s 6-pack

college basketball coaches:

— Mike Krzyzewski, Duke $8.98M/year

— John Calipari, Kentucky $8.04M

— Mick Cronin, UCLA $5.5M

— Rick Barnes, Tennessee $4.7M

— Bill Self, Kansas $4.48M

— Chris Beard, Texas Tech $4.2M

Quote of the Day
“That’s the worst offense I’ve ever seen. He (Malzahn) has no idea how to throw the football. Zero. Zero. All he does is scream at the players. He has no idea how to throw the football. He has no passing game.”
Former NFL GM Mike Lombardi, talking about Auburn coach Gus Malzahn, who is 59-29 at Auburn, 31-22 in SEC games

Tuesday’s quiz
Who was the Miami Dolphins’ coach last time they made the playoffs?

Monday’s quiz
Before moving to Washington, the Nationals called Montreal home; they were known as the Expos.

Last Tuesday’s quiz
Lamar Jackson played his college football at Louisville.

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Tuesday’s List of 13: Glad to be back……

13) Here is a pro tip if you’re having surgery; go to the right bleepin’ hospital.

Thats right, I show up 20 minutes early for my operation last Tuesday, but turns out I’m at Albany Medical Center when I’m supposed to be at Albany Memorial Hospital, which according to Mapquest, is 2.6 miles away. Not good, but we got there and the staff at Memorial couldn’t have been nicer.

12) Backtracking a little bit, couple of Saturdays ago I’m sitting in the sportsbook at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, watching college football and talking with a buddy, when the vision in my right eye became foggy. Had no idea what the problem was, but it didn’t get better, and after flying home that Tuesday, it got way worse. Turns out the retina in my right eye had detached.

On October 22 (the 47th anniversary of the Oakland A’s first World Series title), I had my right eye operated on, and now I wait and hope it bounces back to where it was. In the meantime, I’d like to thank anyone who sent a text, e-mail or called to offer help/best wishes. Much appreciated.

— Thanks to Dr Mallick, who was my eye surgeon; appreciate you answering all my questions, and obviously, thanks a lot for putting my eye back together. Thanks isn’t really enough to say, but I really appreciate your work.

11) Part of rehabbing your re-attached retina is having your head pointed down a lot, so I’m listening to TV more than watching it; two observations:

a) Joe Buck is very good at baseball play-by-play.
b) 86-year old Hubie Brown is still great fun to listen to on NBA games.

10) When Washington Nationals’ OF Juan Soto was 10 years old, he played on an all-star team in the Dominican Republic that was coached by Robinson Cano’s father.

9) Since the start of last season, 56.4% of NBA players have changed teams, an amazing stat. NBA is the only league where the preseason is more interesting than the regular season.

8) A friend of mine here in Albany is opening a bar/golf simulator soon in Guilderland, out on Route 20 by Western Turnpike golf course. It is going to be called The Bunker, and once I get out and about more, I’ll give you an in-person report, but it sounds like an excellent place to hang out and have fun with friends.

7) Major league managerial hirings:
— Cubs hired David Ross, who was an active player only three years ago.
— Phillies hired Joe Girardi, an excellent hire.
— Angels announced hiring of Joe Maddon; he worked for the Halos for 30 years before he became a big league skipper in Tampa Bay.
— Maddon hired former Mets’ skipper Mickey Callaway as his pitching coach.
— Padres hired 38-year old Jayce Tingler, who worked for years in the Texas Rangers’ system.

6) Last Wednesday, the first full night of NBA games, 22 Kentucky alums played and first thing Thursday morning, John Calipari posted all their stats on Twitter. Effective recruiting tool.

5) NFL knowledge:
— Denver QB Joe Flacco (neck) is out for this week’s game with Cleveland. Brandon Allen is the new starter; he has never taken an NFL snap. Allen started for 2.5 years at Arkansas, where the Hogs went 15-11 his junior/senior seasons.
— Chargers fired OC Ken Whisenhunt Monday night.
— Texans’ star DE JJ Watt is done for the season (torn pectoral muscle).

4) From ESPN stats: New Jersey Jets are first NFL team since the ’91 Colts who, through seven games, have fewer than 450 yards rushing, while giving up 200+ yards in sacks.

3) Of the 64 teams who trailed a World Series 3-2, 20 of them came back to win the Series.

2) Good news/bad news after my eye surgery:
Bad news: Had to cancel my annual Christmas trip to Las Vegas; can’t fly for a couple months after the surgery. I’ll survive, but I’ve enjoyed spending my birthday/Christmas in the desert.

Good news: Looking like a March trip instead; second weekend of NCAA tournament, and first week of baseball season.

**StarDust Bum** · 10-29-2019, 01:10 AM

Betting Recap - Week 9
Joe Williams

College Football Week 9 Results

WAGER Favorites-Underdogs
Straight Up 41-17
Against the Spread 31-26-1

WAGER Home-Away
Straight Up 36-22
Against the Spread 36-21-1

WAGER Totals (O/U)
Over-Under 29-28-1

YEAR TO DATE Favorites-Underdogs
Straight Up 452-113
Against the Spread 287-267-11

YEAR TO DATE Home-Away
Straight Up 381-180
Against the Spread 276-274-11

YEAR TO DATE Totals (O/U)
Over-Under 268-294-9

The largest underdogs to win straight up
Kansas State (+23.5, ML +1100) vs. Oklahoma, 48-41
Colorado State (+14, ML +450) at Fresno State, 41-31
Oklahoma State (+11, ML +320) at Iowa State, 34-27
Illinois (+9.5, ML +280) at Purdue, 24-6
Kentucky (+9.5, ML +300) vs. Missouri, 29-7
San Jose State (+9.5, ML +300) at Army, 34-29
Rutgers (+7.5, ML +260) vs. Liberty, 44-34

The largest favorites to cover
Clemson (-35) vs. Boston College, 59-7
Alabama (-32) vs. Arkansas, 48-7
Western Michigan (-27) vs. Bowling Green, 49-10
Northern Illinois (-22) vs. Akron, 49-9
Utah (-21) vs. California, 35-0

AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (AAC)

-- SMU stayed unbeaten with a 34-31 victory Thursday night at Houston. The Mustangs entered with a 7-0 record on the 'over', but this game officially pushed at most shops. They're still 8-0 SU, and they will face off against Memphis in a nationally-televised game on ABC at 7:30 p.m. ET. ... The Tigers almost made ABC's decision look like a bad one, as Tulsa had them on the ropes. The Golden Hurricanes were set up for the short, game-winning field goal and the upset as 9.5-point underdogs. However, the kicked shanked it left and disaster was averted for Memphis. Tulsa is 2-6 SU this season, but they've had several near-misses, including their OT loss at SMU after carrying a big lead into the fourth quarter. While they're on a four-game skid, they're 3-1 ATS during the span with the 'over' 3-1. ... South Florida rolled to a 45-20 win at East Carolina, as the Bulls have turned things around after a 1-3 SU/2-2 ATS start. They're 3-1 SU/ATS over the past four, and now just two wins from bowl eligibility. The 'over' is 4-1-1 in the past six for USF, too.

ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE (ACC)

-- North Carolina held off rival Duke, getting an interception at the goal line in the final few seconds at Kenan. Officially the 20-17 decision was a push at most shops (see below). ... Miami-Florida picked up the road win at Pittsburgh by a 16-12, keeping Coastal chaos alive and well. The Hurricanes were without their leading rusher RB Deejay Dallas, and QB N'Kosi Perry wasn't close to 100 percent, but they got the win. Miami is 4-4 SU/ATS and the 'over/under' is 4-4. In other words, they're one of the hardest teams to figure. ... Virginia opened the season with a 4-0 SU/2-1-1 ATS record, but they are just 1-3 SU over their past four and 1-4 ATS across the past five outings. Louisville topped them 28-21, keeping the Cavaliers from attaining bowl eligibilty. The Cardinals are now 5-3 SU/ATS so far. ... Remember when everyone thought Clemson was done, or not one of the best teams in the country? They spanked Boston College by a 59-7 score, covering the largest spread in a BCS game this week, -35. The Tigers hit the 'over' themselves, too. Clemson has covered three in a row, and five of the past six.

BIG TEN

-- It was a sloppy day all over in the Big Ten, with torrentials rains in games in Ann Arbor, East Lansing and West Lafayette, among others. You have to love the fall and real football weather. Illinois continues to surprise, winning 24-6 on the road at Purdue, following up their surprising win over Wisconsin last week. The Illini are 4-4 SU, and they have covered three in a row. ... Minnesota posted the impressive 52-10 win over Maryland, improve to 8-0 SU for the first time since 1941. After starting out 0-2-1 ATS, the Golden Gophers have covered their past five in a row. All eyes are on their matchup with Penn State in two weeks. ... Speaking of the Nittany Lions, the battled the rain and slop, turning aside Michigan State by a 28-7 score. Surprisingly, this game nearly hit or at least pushed the total (42), but a scoreless fourth quarter splashed cold water on that, pun totally intended. ... Michigan annihilated rival Notre Dame in a driving rain for a good chunk of Saturday's game, winning 45-14. It is the last scheduled battle between these rivals until 2033. ... Last, but certainly not least, Ohio State steamrolled Wisconsin by a 38-7 count. The Badgers entered the day having yielded just 29 points in the first six games, but now they have allowed 62 total points in the past two weeks, losing consecutive games for the first time since 2016. Meanwhile, the Buckeyes have won eight in a row to start, and they haven't allowed anyone to score more than two times in a single since the opener against FAU of all teams. Ohio State has covered seven in a row since that game against Lane Kiffin's Owls, too.

BIG 12

-- The Texas memes and snipes at Tom Herman were spreading like wildfire in the Twitterverse following their 37-27 loss at TCU. The Longhorns barely scraped by last week, and suddenly they're 5-3 SU and just 2-3 ATS over the past five outings. ... Texas Tech went to Kansas and lost in one of the strangest ways possible. In the closing seconds, Kansas lined up for the game-winning field goal. They had it blocked, and the Red Raiders attempted to return it. They subsequently fumbled, Kansas got the ball back with just :01 left on the clock, getting another chance at the field goal. They buried this time, and won 37-34 to move to 3-5 SU. Suddenly it's en vogue to back the Jayhawks, too, as they're a perfect 3-0 ATS over the past three with the 'over' 5-1 in the past six. ... Oklahoma State posted a 34-27 win on the road as 11-point underdogs against Iowa State. The Cowboys slapped the brakes on a two-game skid, and 0-2 ATS run, improving to 5-3 SU/6-2 ATS. ... Of course, the big story of the day was the win by Kansas State over Oklahoma, 48-41. The Wildcats improved to 5-3 SU/ATS, and tossed a monkey wrench into the CFP picture, allowing plenty of teams to shoehorn back into the conversation.

CONFERENCE USA

-- Florida Atlantic atoned for a loss last week by going to Old Dominion and throttling the Monarchs, 41-3. The Owls have now posted a 5-3 SU/ATS record, and they haven't failed to cover in back-to-back game this season. The Owls did lose their leading passer, QB Brian Robinson, and leading rusher, RB Malcolm Davidson, so that's something to watch going forward. ... Next up for FAU is a battle with Western Kentucky, a team which fell 26-23 at Marshall. Despite the loss, the Hilltoppers picked up their fifth consecutive cover. ... Middle Tennessee posted a surprising 50-17 victory against Florida International, snapping a three-game winning streak for the Golden Panthers.

MID-AMERICAN (MAC)

-- Western Michigan topped Bowling Green by a 49-10 count, easily covering a 27-point number. Under bettors weren't happy with this result, though (see below). ... Kent State fell at home to Miami-Ohio by a 23-16 score, as the Redhawks have won and covered consecutive games this season, and they're also 3-1 SU/ATS across the past four. ... Akron was blasted yet again, falling 49-0 at Northern Illinois. The Zips are now 0-8 SU/ATS on the season, the only team in FBS yet to cover this season. ... Buffalo topped Central Michigan by a 43-20 count as the 'over' connected. The Bulls have covered three in a row, too. ... Eastern Michigan slipped in overtime at Toledo, 37-34. The Eagles are now just 1-4 ATS across the past five outings.

MOUNTAIN WEST

-- San Diego State isn't wowing people with big offensive totals, but they keep on winning. They topped UNLV by a 20-17 score, moving to 7-1 SU/5-3 ATS with the 'under' also 7-1. ... San Jose State headed east and won another game on the road. They topped Arkansas earlier this season, and this weekend they stunned Army, 34-29. The Spartans are 4-4 SU this season, and an impressive 4-1-1 ATS over the past six outings. ... Air Force picked up a 31-7 win over Utah State, running the ball down their throats. The Falcons have won and covered a season-high three in a row heading into their non-conference rivalry game with Army next week. ... Hawaii returned to the mainland and oicked up the 45-31 victory in New Mexico. The Warriors improved to 5-3 SU and 4-4 ATS. The 'over' has cashed in each of the past three for Hawaii.

PAC-12

-- The best game of the day was easily the Washington State-Oregon battle in Eugene. It was a seesaw battle that lasted four hours and some change. Wazzu took a 35-34 lead with exactly one minute remaining, but QB Justin Herbert drove the Ducks down the field for the game-winning field goal as time expired, keeping the playoff hopes alive for the Ducks and the Pac-12. ... USC escaped with a 35-31 win at Colorado. The banged up Trojans earned the four-point win, their first on the road this season. They're also 1-3 ATS away from home. ... UCLA pulled off the 42-32 win over Arizona State, and they technically can still go to the conference title game if they win out. The Bruins have won and covered consecutive games for the first time this season, and the 'over' is 3-0 in the past three outings.

SOUTHEASTERN (SEC)

-- LSU held off Auburn by a 23-20 score. The Tigers have a huge battle at Alabama on Nov. 9. ... Speaking of 'Bama, it was no Tua and no problem for the Crimson Tide. They topped lowly Arkansas by a 48-7 score even without star signal caller Tua Tagovailoa (ankle). The Tide are 8-0 SU, but just 4-4 ATS this season and they have yet to cover in consecutive outings. ... Kentucky surprised Missouri in Lexington by a 29-7 count. The Tigers were in first place in the SEC East at one point, but they have dropped two in a row and failed to cover the past three. ... Tennessee topped South Carolina by a 41-21 score, covering for the third consecutive outing. The Vols have had a disastrous season, but they're 3-5 SU and still technically alive for a bowl berth if they can win three of the final four against UAB, Kentucky, Missouri and Vanderbilt.

SUN BELT

-- Georgia Southern topped New Mexico State 41-7, as total bettors were feeling some fourth-quarter pain in this one (see below). ... Georgia State managed an impressive 52-33 win over Troy, moving to 6-2 SU and 5-1-2 ATS. The Panthers are now bowl eligible, too. ... Appalachian State earned the 30-3 win at South Alabama, keeping their hopes alive for that New Year's Day bowl game. The 'under' has cashed in three in a row for the Mountaineers, but they're four-game cover streak came to a close, just barely - by a half-point.

Bad Beats

-- Duke drove inside the 2-yard line and could have won outright. A trick play inside the 2-yard line in the final seconds was thwarted at the goal line, killing those holding a Blue Devils side ticket and a moneyline ticket.

-- New Mexico was trailing 45-17 with five minutes to go and a total of 71. They scored two touchdowns without a minute, closing to 45-31 and pushing the total over.

-- New Mexico State was down 41-7 through three quarters wit ha total of 53.5. That's exactly how the game ended, so if you had an over ticket it's not necessarily a bad beat as it is bad luck, but anyway...this happened twice on the day.

-- In the MAC, Western Michigan was up 49-10 through three quarters with a total of 65.5 in the game against Bowling Green. After a scoreless fourth quarter, that's how things ended, too. Ugly.

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