Our First Impressions/Leans went 9-4 last week. Did slightly worse on actually posted/confirmed plays, but overall another very good weekend for those who followed the great one. :drink:
Here's this week's ideas.
Hawaii +3.5 at Louisiana Tech - Bulldogs' offense looks particularly lame after the defenses of Navy and Auburn were exposed. Hawaii has strong edge in the QB dept/passing game with Greg Alexander.
Colorado +17.5 at West Virginia - Buffs starting to figure it out. Both teams coming off bye weeks, Those 17 points look juicy.
Pittsburgh -6.5 at Louisville - Pitt QB Situation far more stable and have a quick strike offense, and stingy rush D. Should control the line on both sides of the ball.
Michigan St. pk vs Michigan - David Molk is a major loss for the Wolverines and they are going to feel it in this game. Michigan St.'s D-line is far superior to Indiana's and they are going to be on Forcier all day long.
Syracuse +7 vs South Florida - South Florida plays a perfect game with their backup QB at home to upset the Seminoles and now go on the road against an upstart Orange? Trouble for the Bulls in this spot.
East Carolina -2.5 at Marshall - I am just waiting for the Pirates to explode. They are due to have an easy win, this may be it. They are too good, too experienced to keep down forever. Marshall is getting a little ahead of themselves with their pair of wins over Memphis and Bowling Green.
Toledo/Ball St. Over ??? - Looking for something in the mid 50s range to pounce on.
Purdue -6.5 vs Northwestern - Boilermakers are coming off a couple of losses, and they outta smoke these bums.
Eastern Michigan +5 vs Temple - Both teams are on the up IMO, but coming off the bye week vs coming off a big win. Give me the bye week. Ron English has his team ready for this one.
Arkansas St. +21 vs Iowa - Iowa shouldn't be laying 21 to anybody. Period. They are coming off an "upset" win against a mediocre Penn State offense. Ferentz is as conservative as Joe Pa when he gets a lead. He's not a coach that covers big spreads all too often. Ark St. run D has a pulse.
Oklahoma -7 vs Miami FL - Canes still shellshocked after what happened to them in Blacksburg. Oklahoma's D is just as scary. Expect more Jacory Harris on the grass. Oklahoma has a better Offense than Va Tech too.
Penn State -6.5 vs Illinois - As bad as I think Penn State's offense is, Illinois's defense is that much worse. This is a terrible line for Illinois. Their D-Line is not as good as Iowa's and PSU will have more success both running and passing here. PSU's Defense is still ferocious and one of the best in the country (as good as, if not better than OSU's) PSU should be good for 21-24 here.
Here's this week's ideas.
Hawaii +3.5 at Louisiana Tech - Bulldogs' offense looks particularly lame after the defenses of Navy and Auburn were exposed. Hawaii has strong edge in the QB dept/passing game with Greg Alexander.
Colorado +17.5 at West Virginia - Buffs starting to figure it out. Both teams coming off bye weeks, Those 17 points look juicy.
Pittsburgh -6.5 at Louisville - Pitt QB Situation far more stable and have a quick strike offense, and stingy rush D. Should control the line on both sides of the ball.
Michigan St. pk vs Michigan - David Molk is a major loss for the Wolverines and they are going to feel it in this game. Michigan St.'s D-line is far superior to Indiana's and they are going to be on Forcier all day long.
Syracuse +7 vs South Florida - South Florida plays a perfect game with their backup QB at home to upset the Seminoles and now go on the road against an upstart Orange? Trouble for the Bulls in this spot.
East Carolina -2.5 at Marshall - I am just waiting for the Pirates to explode. They are due to have an easy win, this may be it. They are too good, too experienced to keep down forever. Marshall is getting a little ahead of themselves with their pair of wins over Memphis and Bowling Green.
Toledo/Ball St. Over ??? - Looking for something in the mid 50s range to pounce on.
Purdue -6.5 vs Northwestern - Boilermakers are coming off a couple of losses, and they outta smoke these bums.
Eastern Michigan +5 vs Temple - Both teams are on the up IMO, but coming off the bye week vs coming off a big win. Give me the bye week. Ron English has his team ready for this one.
Arkansas St. +21 vs Iowa - Iowa shouldn't be laying 21 to anybody. Period. They are coming off an "upset" win against a mediocre Penn State offense. Ferentz is as conservative as Joe Pa when he gets a lead. He's not a coach that covers big spreads all too often. Ark St. run D has a pulse.
Oklahoma -7 vs Miami FL - Canes still shellshocked after what happened to them in Blacksburg. Oklahoma's D is just as scary. Expect more Jacory Harris on the grass. Oklahoma has a better Offense than Va Tech too.
Penn State -6.5 vs Illinois - As bad as I think Penn State's offense is, Illinois's defense is that much worse. This is a terrible line for Illinois. Their D-Line is not as good as Iowa's and PSU will have more success both running and passing here. PSU's Defense is still ferocious and one of the best in the country (as good as, if not better than OSU's) PSU should be good for 21-24 here.
