2U Sparty -5.5 - They will get their revenge for an embarrassing loss last year. Rutgers had early success against bad teams because they were able to win the turnover margin and are hardly penalized. Sparty is +5 in the turnover margin and will take care of the ball and get enough stops to put this one away. Schiano has done a great job w/ Rutgers so far, but they hit a false summit the first 3 weeks of the season.
1U Texas +3.5 - OU looks prime for an upset. Texas got their wake up call at Arkansas. Since then they've rolled- putting up a 70 burger on Texas Tech and surviving against a competitive TCU team on the road with this game on deck. I think OU still has some work to do offensively, I just have more faith in Texas in this spot this year. Should be a fun game to watch.
1U Bama -18 - TAMU O is in shambles. Not to mention Jimbos booster comments. While that's kind of his job, it doesn't mean Nick won't remember. The Number 1 spot is going to be key for the Playoffs this year as well because the Number 4 team at this point looks to be up in the air and probably going ot be a lot less solid of an opponent. So I think Bama rolls here, pads that resume and reminds the committee who Daddy is.
1U PSU +1.5 - I just think there's value on the dog in this fight. Penn State has been tested more than Iowa in my opinion and they're +6 in the turnover margin. I think that's key in this game because Iowa leads the nation in turnover Margin at +12 (pretty ridiculous). Now remember, Iowa throttled Maryland last week with 5 (maybe 6?) turnovers in the first half... So that's skewed. I think Penn State takes care of the football enough to get out of Iowa with a win. However, If Iowa can force enough chaos- this can roll the other way.
1U PSU/ Iowa Over 41- It's possible the 3rd quarter comes to a close and I'm wondering what i was thinking going over with these two defenses on the field. However, 41 is a low number for College football. I think both of these offenses have found a bit of a rhythm over the last few weeks and I feel like this is a game where both teams will do enough to see the endzone a few times, or could create a short field situation or 2 that helps with time it takes to put points on the board. So I'll take the over and watch Team Totals when they come out.