Arizona + 24 (-115) One unit. Not much time for a big write up. Oregon should still have trouble on the OL. Gave up 7 sacks to the weak D of WSU. Arizona D is about the same. But Oregon's D is an overlooked weakness, especially in pass defense. ARizona's QB Solomon is the first mobile QB that can pass well that the Duck's defense has faced. Only one unit because there is the possibility that Arizona could fall apart in Autzen if the Ducks get off to a quick start. Still....Helfirich doesn't seem have the magical touch that Chip Kelly had when motivating players. Oregon could easily be 0-4 ATS this year.
BYU -20.5 (-105) One unit. A crazy line considering just how good the Utah State defense has been over the past few years, and an in-state rivalry game. Even the loss of Keeton can't make this line seem reasonable. Not so. Utah State is a shell of its former self. They have lost many players to the NFL draft or free agency, their emotional defensive leader and best defender to injury, another starting LB, their 2 top WRS and RBs from last year, 4/5's of their OL, and now Keeton. BYU players have already stated that this is a big game and that they can't allow USU defenders from talking their usual s***t. Utah State just has nothing special anymore, and have recruited poorly even by MWC standards. Garretson, their QB is a short passer who is not mobile and has a 11-8 TD-int. ratio going back to last year- and that is mostly against the terrible Ds of the Mountain West C.
Taysom Hill is just getting better, especially in decision making in their veer option attack. Like in USU's game with Tenn. they'll get worn down, and be vulnerable to the pass because of the many running options and physicality included in the BYU run game. The USU secondary is small and the Front 7 is not what it used to be. At some point in this game, BYU will dominate. Meanwhile, I don't think USU has any chance to return to their glory years of past years-at least for a while. This spread reflects just what a mismatch this is.
Taysom Hill is just getting better, especially in decision making in their veer option attack. Like in USU's game with Tenn. they'll get worn down, and be vulnerable to the pass because of the many running options and physicality included in the BYU run game. The USU secondary is small and the Front 7 is not what it used to be. At some point in this game, BYU will dominate. Meanwhile, I don't think USU has any chance to return to their glory years of past years-at least for a while. This spread reflects just what a mismatch this is.
Both short write ups. Both teams I played will be holy motivated.
Tenn. -3 (-105) 3 units. Florida should have lost about 40-7 to Alabama if you saw just how dominated they were. Eastern Mich. doesn't count since they are possibly the worst FBS team in the country so all Florida stats are skewed. The upperclassmen of the Gators are just not very good, Driskel does not have much support, I think, of his receiver corps. The Vols and their fans have to be ecstatic in how their young players are performing. Without Worley's injury last week, they might have beaten Georgia. 2 teams going in opposite directions, and even the once vaunted Gator D is no more. I can see Vols possibly winning big, but absolutely cannot see Gators winning big.
USC -11.5 (-105) 3 units. USC has this one circled due to ASU running up the score last year. I'm a huge Taylor Kelly fan, and even though his backup had all those yards last week vs. a porous UCLA defense, he also turned it over 3 times- and is not that mobile. ASU also plays NO defense. I love the edge here defensively for USC. They totally shut down Mannion last week. Look at the their BC loss as an aberration! a loss on the East Coast after playing Stanford and Tyler Murphy playing the game of his life. Kessler playing well, at home, good D, and USC still having hopes for a big bowl now that Oregon lost.
Tenn. -3 (-105) 3 units. Florida should have lost about 40-7 to Alabama if you saw just how dominated they were. Eastern Mich. doesn't count since they are possibly the worst FBS team in the country so all Florida stats are skewed. The upperclassmen of the Gators are just not very good, Driskel does not have much support, I think, of his receiver corps. The Vols and their fans have to be ecstatic in how their young players are performing. Without Worley's injury last week, they might have beaten Georgia. 2 teams going in opposite directions, and even the once vaunted Gator D is no more. I can see Vols possibly winning big, but absolutely cannot see Gators winning big.
USC -11.5 (-105) 3 units. USC has this one circled due to ASU running up the score last year. I'm a huge Taylor Kelly fan, and even though his backup had all those yards last week vs. a porous UCLA defense, he also turned it over 3 times- and is not that mobile. ASU also plays NO defense. I love the edge here defensively for USC. They totally shut down Mannion last week. Look at the their BC loss as an aberration! a loss on the East Coast after playing Stanford and Tyler Murphy playing the game of his life. Kessler playing well, at home, good D, and USC still having hopes for a big bowl now that Oregon lost.
