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last week: 75 – 15 season: 79 – 16 |
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game values |
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Oklahoma St. |
1 |
0 |
14 |
OSU’s defense will probably compete |
| 3 |
Oregon |
1 |
0 |
44 |
but the offense won’t do well. |
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Fresno St. |
1 |
1 |
30 |
Vegas favors Oregon State. I like |
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Oregon St. |
0 |
1 |
24 |
OSU also but I agree with Savvy. |
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| FCS |
UC Davis |
1 |
0 |
12 |
UC Davis doesn’t look as good on |
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Washington |
1 |
0 |
43 |
the field as it did on preseason paper. |
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San Diego St. |
1 |
0 |
23 |
WSU is favored by bookies but SDSU |
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Washington St. |
1 |
0 |
22 |
has MUCH stronger trends on Savvy. |
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LA Monroe |
1 |
0 |
10 |
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| 22 |
Alabama |
0 |
1 |
39 |
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| FCS |
Lindenwood |
0 |
1 |
7 |
App St. puts up lots and lots of yards but |
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App State |
1 |
0 |
44 |
not a commensurate amount of points. |
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| FCS |
Weber St. |
0 |
1 |
13 |
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Arizona |
1 |
0 |
42 |
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Arkansas St. |
1 |
0 |
21 |
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Arkansas |
1 |
0 |
40 |
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Ball St. |
0 |
1 |
7 |
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Auburn |
1 |
0 |
45 |
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| FCS |
E Washington |
0 |
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10 |
E Washington was surprisingly |
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Boise St. |
0 |
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44 |
competitive against Incarnate Word. |
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| FCS |
St. Francis PA |
0 |
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6 |
Buffs probably win by more but neither of |
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Buffalo |
0 |
1 |
33 |
these outfits impressed in game one. |
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Stanford |
0 |
1 |
14 |
Stanford can’t pass, can’t beat Hawai’i at home |
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BYU |
1 |
0 |
36 |
so the Cards won’t beat BYU on the road. |
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| FCS |
Texas Southern |
0 |
1 |
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California |
1 |
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40 |
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| 0 |
N Carolina |
0 |
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40 |
no betting lines set |
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Charlotte |
0 |
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14 |
as of Monday. |
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| 0 |
Bowling Green |
1 |
0 |
23 |
Big upset prediction. Bookies |
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Cincinnati |
0 |
1 |
22 |
favor Cincinnati by over 20! |
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Troy |
1 |
0 |
14 |
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Clemson |
0 |
1 |
35 |
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| FCS |
Charleston S. |
0 |
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7 |
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Coastal Car |
0 |
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42 |
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Delaware |
1 |
0 |
17 |
Check out these LBs — Moul of Delaware |
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Colorado |
0 |
1 |
37 |
and Hughes of Colorado — 11 tackles each last week! |
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| FCS |
N Colorado |
1 |
0 |
10 |
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Colorado St. |
0 |
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44 |
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Illinois |
1 |
0 |
27 |
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Duke |
1 |
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24 |
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| FCS |
Campbell |
0 |
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14 |
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E Carolina |
0 |
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41 |
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| FCS |
Long Island |
0 |
1 |
14 |
Each of these teams gave up |
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E Michigan |
0 |
1 |
42 |
more than 50 points in week 1. |
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USF |
1 |
0 |
24 |
Watch out Gators because USF is the |
| 25 |
Florida |
1 |
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34 |
scariest underdog in FBS. |
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| FCS |
Florida A&M |
0 |
1 |
14 |
Can FAU lose two in a row to the FCS? |
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Florida Atl. |
0 |
1 |
38 |
Last week, FAU threw 62 passes. SIX were intercepted! |
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| FCS |
E Texas A&M |
0 |
1 |
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ETAM looks much improved |
| 19 |
Florida St. |
1 |
0 |
55 |
but so does FSU. |
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| FCS |
Austin Peay |
1 |
0 |
9 |
Austin Peay is very good in |
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Georgia |
1 |
0 |
47 |
FCS but Georgia is an FBS contender. |
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Memphis |
1 |
0 |
45 |
Oddsmakers set the |
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Georgia St. |
0 |
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spread at just 13.5. |
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| FCS |
Gardner-Webb |
1 |
0 |
14 |
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Georgia Tech |
1 |
0 |
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Sam Houston |
0 |
2 |
24 |
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Hawai’i |
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28 |
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Kennesaw St. |
0 |
1 |
7 |
Neither team impressed |
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Indiana |
1 |
0 |
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me in the first games. |
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Iowa |
1 |
0 |
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Iowa State will beat the Vegas |
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Iowa St. |
2 |
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27 |
spread (2.5) and total points (41.5). |
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Liberty |
1 |
0 |
27 |
Both teams underperformed last |
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Jacksonville St. |
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week but Liberty will revive faster. |
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Army |
0 |
1 |
24 |
Both of these teams looked awful. |
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Kansas St. |
1 |
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36 |
No betting lines set as of Monday. |
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Mississippi |
1 |
0 |
38 |
I don’t agree with bookies |
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Kentucky |
1 |
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setting the line at under 10. |
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| FCS |
McNeese St. |
1 |
0 |
14 |
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Louisiana |
0 |
1 |
38 |
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James Madison |
1 |
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24 |
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Louisville |
1 |
0 |
35 |
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LA Tech |
1 |
0 |
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LSU |
1 |
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40 |
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Missouri State |
0 |
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24 |
Experts set the spread under 10 |
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Marshall |
0 |
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40 |
but it will be much higher. |
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N Illinois |
1 |
0 |
14 |
Northern Illinois only beat FCS |
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Maryland |
1 |
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Holy Cross by 2 last week. |
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| FCS |
Bryant |
0 |
1 |
13 |
UMass was a UGE-Mess |
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Massachusetts |
0 |
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against Temple a week ago. |
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| FCS |
Bethune-Cookman |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Miami better enjoy rolling Cookman because |
| 15 |
Miami Fl |
1 |
0 |
55 |
the path forward is really hard. |
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Boston Col |
1 |
0 |
30 |
Betting lines say MSU |
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Michigan St. |
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by 3.5. |
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| FCS |
N’western St. |
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Minnesota |
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Arizona St. |
1 |
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33 |
ASU is 11th-ranked but I don’t think |
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Mississippi St. |
1 |
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this Phoenix bunch is top 25. |
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Kansas |
2 |
0 |
27 |
Neither of these outfits has |
| 12 |
Missouri |
1 |
0 |
30 |
played a competitive opponent. |
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UAB |
1 |
0 |
19 |
Bookies had no prediction |
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Navy |
1 |
0 |
45 |
as of Monday. |
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Akron |
0 |
1 |
7 |
I see some life in Akron so this |
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Nebraska |
1 |
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35 |
game might be closer. |
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| FCS |
Sacramento St. |
0 |
1 |
17 |
Sac State nearly upset FCS title |
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Nevada |
0 |
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34 |
contender S Dakota St in week 1. |
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| FCS |
Idaho St. |
0 |
1 |
20 |
New Mexico made a very strong |
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New Mexico |
0 |
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showing against Michigan. |
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Tulsa |
1 |
0 |
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Vegas says Tulsa will win. |
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New Mexico St. |
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24 |
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Virginia |
1 |
0 |
21 |
Very high upset |
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N Carolina St. |
1 |
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alert on this one. |
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| FCS |
W Illinois |
0 |
1 |
10 |
Western Illinois lost to Illinois |
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Northwestern |
0 |
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40 |
last week by 49. |
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W Virginia |
1 |
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27 |
This game ranks as the |
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Ohio |
0 |
1 |
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most likely upset in week 2. |
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| FCS |
Grambling St. |
1 |
0 |
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Grambling’s win last week was |
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Ohio St. |
1 |
0 |
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against an NAIA opponent. |
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Michigan |
1 |
0 |
24 |
Upset prediction. |
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Oklahoma |
1 |
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28 |
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| FCS |
N Carolina Central |
1 |
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Old Dominion |
0 |
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40 |
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Florida Intl. |
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10 |
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Penn St. |
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45 |
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C Michigan |
1 |
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CMU had a modest upset of San |
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Pittsburgh |
1 |
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Jose State behind terrific defense. |
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S Illinois |
0 |
1 |
6 |
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Purdue |
1 |
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Houston |
1 |
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34 |
Vegas says Houston by 12+. |
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Rice |
1 |
0 |
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It will be more. |
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Miami Oh |
0 |
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14 |
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Rutgers |
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28 |
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Baylor |
0 |
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21 |
Experts say SMU by |
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SMU |
1 |
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3.5 but SMU will top that. |
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Tulane |
1 |
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33 |
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S Alabama |
1 |
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S Carolina St |
1 |
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13 |
S Carolina State is a top tier |
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S Carolina |
1 |
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FCS program. |
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Jackson St. |
1 |
0 |
14 |
Bookies had no prediction |
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S Miss |
0 |
1 |
37 |
on this one as of Monday. |
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Connecticut |
1 |
0 |
24 |
The experts say Syracuse |
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Syracuse |
0 |
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will win by less than 7. |
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| FCS |
Howard |
1 |
0 |
14 |
Howard upset an FCS (FAU) last |
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Temple |
1 |
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week — not this week. |
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E Tennessee St. |
1 |
0 |
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Tennessee |
1 |
0 |
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San Jose St. |
0 |
1 |
10 |
Vegas has Texas by |
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Texas |
0 |
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more than 36. |
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Utah St. |
1 |
0 |
21 |
A&M is a big favorite but I think |
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Texas A&M |
1 |
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Vegas setting the margin at 30+ is a mistake. |
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Kent St. |
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0 |
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Texas Tech |
1 |
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49 |
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W Kentucky |
2 |
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34 |
Vegas says Toledo will |
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Toledo |
0 |
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win so this is an upset prediction. |
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| FCS |
N Carolina A&T |
0 |
1 |
10 |
UCF sucks at rushing. That is |
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UCF |
1 |
0 |
35 |
going to be a big problem in 2025. |
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UCLA |
0 |
1 |
24 |
Oddsmakers favor UCLA |
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UNLV |
2 |
0 |
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Georgia So. |
0 |
1 |
21 |
Clay Helton comes back |
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USC |
1 |
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to the Coliseum. |
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| FCS |
Cal Poly |
1 |
0 |
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This is literally the battle of qbs … both |
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Utah |
1 |
0 |
50 |
qbs lead their teams in passing and rushing. |
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| FCS |
Tenn-Martin |
0 |
1 |
17 |
Tenn-Martin gave Oklahoma St all |
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UTEP |
0 |
1 |
28 |
it could handle last week. |
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Texas St. |
1 |
0 |
38 |
Experts favort UTSA but |
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UTSA |
0 |
1 |
28 |
Savvy favors future PAC12 Texas St. |
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Vanderbilt |
1 |
0 |
21 |
. . . but Vandy has better |
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Virginia Tech |
0 |
1 |
25 |
trend lines on Savvy Index. |
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| FCS |
W Carolina |
0 |
1 |
6 |
Wake Forest could only come up with |
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Wake Forest |
1 |
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33 |
one touchdown against Kennessaw last week. |
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Middle Tenn |
0 |
1 |
7 |
Mid Tenn lost by 20 to |
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Wisconsin |
1 |
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35 |
an FCS program in game one. |
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N Texas |
1 |
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33 |
…but … WMU looked really tough |
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W Michigan |
0 |
1 |
24 |
last week against Michigan State. |
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| FCS |
N Iowa |
1 |
0 |
10 |
Wyoming hasn’t been the same since |
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Wyoming |
1 |
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28 |
Bohil left. Only 10 points vs Akron last week. |
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