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09-18-21 | Alabama -15.5 v. Florida | 31-29 | Loss | -107 | 102 h 31 m | Show | |
DMACK's Saturday NCAAF Early Release winner is on the Alabama Crimson Tide Bama crushed Miami in it's opener and and then cruised in a money game vs. Mercer. The Gators dispatched FAU 35-14 and then basically no-showed the second half at South Florida. Both teams lost a bunch of starters from last so are still somewhat rebuilding/reloading. Florida has done a 360 on offense and now feature a power run game. Florida rushed for 764 yards in their first two games. They'll try Bama but the Tide won't be easy pickins like their first two opponents. Bama still has quality offensive line and explosive skill people and will get their points. Florida is just not in a position to trade and Bama just might win this by three plus touchdowns. Bama 49-20. |
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09-18-21 | Coastal Carolina -13.5 v. Buffalo | 28-25 | Loss | -125 | 60 h 32 m | Show | |
DMack's Early NCAAF Power Pack winner is on the Coastal Carolina Chants Both teams had amazing seasons in 2020 but things will be very different in 2021. Buffalo lost its coach and both coordinators and returns just 10 starters making the Bulls No.114 in experience. Coastal Carolina returns 19 starters (No.17 in experience) and has rolled to 535 ypg. and 101 points. Buffalo was shredded for 516 yards by Nebraska last week and face a comparable or better offence and defense here. This number is cheap and will probably be closer to 17 at kickoff. Coastal Carolina rolls. |
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09-18-21 | Nebraska v. Oklahoma -22 | 16-23 | Loss | -114 | 59 h 29 m | Show | |
DMack's Early NCAAF Power Pack winner is on the Oklahoma Sooners These two used to be Big 12 rivals and ruled the roost in the prairie for most of the late 60s, 70s, 80's and 90's. Nebraska has fallen on hard times of late and the once vaunted Blackshirt defense is allowing opposing quarterbacks to complete 61% of their passes. Not a good thing facing Heisman candidate Spencer Rattler (547, 77%, 6-2) who is off to fast in two games. Rumor has it that the Sooners will be looking to pour it on after finding out that Nebraska had tried to get out of playing scheduled games vs. Oklahoma. This one will get ugly, call it 54-14. |
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09-18-21 | Cincinnati -3.5 v. Indiana | 38-24 | Win | 100 | 59 h 25 m | Show | |
DMack's Early NCAAF Power Pack winner is on the Cincinnati Bearcats Indiana goes as their QB Pennix goes. The Hoosiers were crushed at Iowa in their opener in large part thanks to three interceptions, two returned for scores. The Bearcats have not been tested yet in routine wins over punching bags Miami Oh and Murray State. Cincinnati is a veteran bunch on both sides of the ball and features a QB with 37 starts. Indiana had a dream season last year that will be impossible to duplicate in 2021. The Bearcats have thrived in this spot under Fickell and are 7-2 ATS in their L9 non-conference. They can leave it on the field here with a bye on deck before meeting Notre Dame. Cincinnati has bigger fish to fry which would be meaningless without a win here. Cincinnati 31-17. |
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09-17-21 | Maryland -7.5 v. Illinois | 20-17 | Loss | -108 | 58 h 23 m | Show | |
DMack's Friday Week III NCAAF Appetizer is on the Maryland Terrapins Illinois is what we thought it was. The Illini were spanked by USTA and then crushed by Virginia after opening upset win over Nebraska and really can't stop a fat man. That's not good vs. the high octane Terps who have been very good out of the gate behind the big-armed Tua. In fact, Taulia Tagovailoa is averaging better than 10 yards per throw while rocking (606, 76%, 6/0) numbers in just two games. Maryland won the only Big 10 meeting between these two 63-33 back in 2018. May not be that here but 45-17 is a real possibility. Fear the Turtle! Cash the Turtle! |
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09-11-21 | Stanford v. USC -17 | 42-28 | Loss | -110 | 82 h 11 m | Show | |
DMACK'S NCAAF CAN OF WHUP ASS winner is on USC These are two teams headed in opposite directions. This USC team is loaded and may finally be ready to take a step be in a position to win the Pac 10 for Clay Helton. Don't put much in what has been perceived as a weak opening effort, a 30-7 win over San Jose State. The Spartans are VERY good and you'll see that last year was no fluke. Stanford is in a state of transition under David Shaw. They're simply not that talented, especially at the skill positions. The Tree was never in last week's 24-7 loss at Kansas State, a game they were outrushed by the Wildcats 200-39. The teams haven't met since 2019 when USC won 45-20. No reason to take the foot off the gas here. Tonight in the Coliseum, expect a similar result .... USC 49-13. |
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09-11-21 | Missouri v. Kentucky -5 | 28-35 | Win | 100 | 21 h 44 m | Show | |
DMack's Revenge Game of the Month is on the Kentucky Wildcats This is the SEC opener for both teams. Kentucky spanked UL Monroe in it's opener while Missouri stopped Central Michigan 34-24. Kentucky in a big time revenge spot here after the Wildcats were dumped 20-10 by the Tigers last year while being outgained 421-145. Kentucky will be as explosive as it's been in a long time. They've brought in Penn State transfer Will Levis in to throw the ball around and Kentucky's new OC spent the last three years orchestrating the NFL Rams passing attack. Last week, Levis threw for 369 yards and four touchdowns .... KU's first 300 yard passer since 2016. Today he faces a young secondary that gave up 300 yards in the air by the Chips. Big edges on offense and defense, Kentucky wins this by 17. |
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09-11-21 | Iowa +4.5 v. Iowa State | 27-17 | Win | 100 | 77 h 49 m | Show | |
DMACK's IOWA/IOWA ST HAWKEYE STATE STREET FIGHT Iowa State returns 20 starters and was expected to challenge Oklahoma is the Big 12. That said, the Cyclones were life and death to beat a very tough FCS Northern Iowa outfit. Lookahead ??? Tough to say but ... Iowa destroyed a highly touted Indiana squad in it's opener after closing last year on a run of six straight wins. The Hawkeyes are tough on both sides of the line of scrimmage and play very physical power football. Iowa has won five straight in the series and has dominated of late going 6-1 SU/4-2-1 ATS L7. The series is hotly contested and five of those seven games were decided by 10 or less points. Feature game of the week with No.9 hosting No.10 in the 68th battle for the Cyhawk Trophy ...... goes to Iowa straight up. Call it 23-17. |
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09-11-21 | Temple -6.5 v. Akron | 45-24 | Win | 100 | 18 h 35 m | Show | |
DMACK'S UNDER THE RADAR ROAD WARRIOR winner is on the Temple Owls The Zips are the Zips and were pounded 60-10 in a money game at Auburn after winning just one game last year vs. all MAC opposition. Akron was outgained by 424 yards and Auburn called off the dogs early in the second half. This number would be much higher if Temple hadn't been smoked 61-14 at Rutgers in it's opener. The final is very misleading as the game was 26-14 late in the third quarter before the Knights piled on thanks to five late Owl turnovers. Temple has won the last five in the series, the last two by a 71-3 aggregate. The Owls have some nice pieces and talented transfers and get back on track with a 20+ point win here. |
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09-11-21 | Toledo +16.5 v. Notre Dame | 29-32 | Win | 100 | 75 h 43 m | Show | |
DMack's Early NCAA Best Bet Trifecta is on the Toledo Rockets Notre Dame had things pretty much it's own way against Florida State before getting sloppy late and forced to overtime. This Toledo team is the favorite in the MAC and for good reason. The Rockets return 20 starters including SIX First-Team All MAC selections. The Rockets have Power 5 conference size and speed in a mid-major body. It couldn't have been fun at practice for the Irish this week and they play off a somewhat short prep week. If Toledo can avoid costly turnovers, the Rockets will be in this game start to finish. Take the points. |
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09-11-21 | Rutgers -2 v. Syracuse | 17-7 | Win | 100 | 74 h 16 m | Show | |
DMack's Early NCAA Best Bet Trifecta is on the Rutgers Scarlet Knights Bot teams return basically their entire teams from last year. Schiano is working his magic in Piscataway and has made Rutgers respectable almost immediately. The Scarlet Knights crushed Temple last week thanks in large part to five Owl turnovers. Rutgers won it's first road game straight up last year at Michigan State and went 4-0 ATS with suitcase last year. Syracuse will be a middle of the road team and have no real significant deficiencies but other than being at home, can't find a reason to play them here. Rutgers by 13. |
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09-11-21 | Florida -28.5 v. South Florida | 42-20 | Loss | -110 | 73 h 59 m | Show | |
DMack's Early NCAA Best Bet Trifecta is on the Florida Gators Don't mind laying big points with the Gators here. South Florida is a train wreck it's weakest link just happens to be it's defensive line. That's not good considering the Gators have done a complete 360 and feature a power rushing attack as opposed to last year where it threw the ball over the place with Franks. Florida is superior on both sides of the ball and the Gators will be playing defense on offense by probably racking up a minimum of 40 minutes time of possession. The Bulls were spanked 45-0 in their opener and the prospects aren't much brighter here. Take Florida. |
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09-10-21 | Kansas v. Coastal Carolina -25 | 22-49 | Win | 100 | 55 h 6 m | Show | |
DMack's Friday NCAAF Appetizer Winner is on the Coastal Carolina Chants Costal Carolina returns almost everyone from last year's 10-1 team that came out of nowhere to run the table during the regular season before losing in OT in their Bowl game. The Chants beat Kansas in Lawrence last year behind a freshman redshirt quarterback who was responsible for five touchdowns. The Jayhawks outgained CCU but couldn't overcome three turnovers. Make no mistake, Coastal Carolina is very good and returns 19 starters from last years team. The Chants are determined to run the table again and it all starts tonight with a rare national TV appearance versus a Power Five opponent. Coastal Carolina 48-17. |
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09-04-21 | Akron v. Auburn -36.5 | 10-60 | Win | 100 | 87 h 45 m | Show | |
Mack Attack Thursday NCAAF Triple Pack winner is on the Auburn Tigers Laying this type of number is not a long term recipe for success, even against the Akrons of the world, but it is perfectly justified here. The Zips were 1-5 last year against an all-Mac schedule, allowing opponents 179 ypg. more than they were able to generate themselves. They face a Tiger team in the first game of the Brian Harsin (Boise State) era and at home with a soon to be prolific QB in Bo Nix. Auburn has Alabama State up next before their showdown with Penn State so no reason to call off the dogs here. Auburn 55-7. |
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09-04-21 | Indiana v. Iowa -3 | 6-34 | Win | 100 | 84 h 30 m | Show | |
Mack Attack Thursday NCAAF Triple Pack winner is on the Iowa Hawkeyes The Iowa Hawkeyes have a terrible M.O. as slow starters and with the "New" Hoosiers in their opener and a rivalry game against a VERY good Iowa State team on deck, Iowa could be playing out the season after seven days. Indiana is 14-7 the L2 years after nine straight losing seasons prior and have covered their L7 games as a road dog. Indy probably goes as Pennix goes and the Iowa defense in fierce. The Hawkeyes closed last year with six straight wins and they'll carry that momentum here to a double-digit win. |
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09-04-21 | Miami-OH v. Cincinnati -22.5 | 14-49 | Win | 100 | 83 h 16 m | Show | |
Mack Attack Thursday NCAAF Triple Pack winner is on the Cincinnati Bearcats Not really getting the best of the number here but still have an impost that is in line if the Bearcats come to play with their gameface on. Thinking that Cinncy will as this is a rivalry game that the Cats have won 14 straight times and has covered the last three in the series. Miami Oh has some players but is 2-11 ATS the L3 years in non-conference games and Minnesota on deck next week. Cincinnati has Murray State on deck so they can come to play here and looking for Desmond Ridder to light up and average at best defense Cincinnati 48-13. |
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09-03-21 | Michigan State v. Northwestern UNDER 46.5 | 38-21 | Loss | -110 | 12 h 50 m | Show | |
DMack's NCAAF Friday Super Total is on Michigan State/Northwestern Under Both teams are in somewhat of a rebuilding mode. This is a double revenge game for Northwestern that ultimately went 8-1 ATS with the only blemish vs. the Spartans in a game the Wildcats beat themselves with turnovers. Both teams try and run the ball and play tough defense, shortening the game. Can't imagine seeing anything but that here as both teams break in new QBs and have little in the way of explosive skill players. Play the Under. |
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09-03-21 | North Carolina v. Virginia Tech OVER 63 | 10-17 | Loss | -115 | 42 h 4 m | Show | |
DMack's Friday UNC/VTech Super Play is in North Carolina/VTech OVER Despite being the opener for both teams, this game will have major implications for both teams and the ACC. Prefer nor to get involved ATS which has UNC at close to a touchdown on the road, is dicey at best. A strong case can be made for OVER the total however. 10th ranked North Carolina returns gunslinger Sam Howell at quarterback behind an offensive line loaded with 111 returning starts in front of him. Howell will be in the Heisman hunt and 3586 yards and 30 touchdowns last year. Most of last years skill guys were lost to the NFL but RB Ty Chandler transfers in with 2000 career yards and 16 TDs at Tennessee under his belt. The wide out corps is comprised of all top level recruits. Braxton Burmeister had a sniff last year bust struggled in the Hokies predominantly run oriented offense. Burmeister is a former Oregon Duck who can throw the ball and this years offense has been built to accommodate his strength. Both defenses are expected to be improved but by how much is debatable. The last two meetings ended 56-43 and 43-41. Expect those kinds of fireworks tonight. |
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09-02-21 | Boise State v. Central Florida -4.5 | 31-36 | Win | 100 | 42 h 48 m | Show | |
Mack Attack Thursday NCAAF Triple Pack winner is on the Central Florida Knights Both teams return 17 starters but that's where most similarities end. Both teams lost their HC and staffs but UCF returns with veteran Gus Malzahn, most recently of Auburn. The homestanding Knights bring back a QB with 22 starts and an offensive line with 89 combined starts from an offense that averaged 42 ppg. on 563 ypg. last year and should be better. Boise is 100-27 straight up the last decade but may have bit off more they can chew here. Malzahn won't call off the dogs, even if he has a chance. |
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09-02-21 | Ohio State v. Minnesota +14 | 45-31 | Push | 0 | 40 h 4 m | Show | |
Mack Attack Thursday NCAAF Triple Pack winner is on the Minnesota Golden Gophers The Gophers took some punches last year after going 18-8 the prior two years. Fleck and Minnesota has no excuses with a returning QB with 26 starts and all five on an offensive line that has a mindboggling 182 combined starts. Ohio State may be as "green" as they have ever been. The Buckeyes do not have a QB on their roster that has ever thrown a pass in college football, will be making his first start on the road, and looking at an 0-line with just 37 starts experience. Ohio State has just 11 returning starters overall and with the Oregon Ducks on deck, will be just as happy to get out of Dodge with a win. The Gophers have lost 11 straight in the series and THIS is their chance to leave it on the field. |
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08-28-21 | UTEP -9.5 v. New Mexico State | 30-3 | Win | 100 | 104 h 47 m | Show | |
DMack's Saturday NCAAF First Blood is on the UTEP Miners The first day of college football doesn't offer much but .... there's a reasonably strong case to be made here for UTEP. The Miners return 10 decent players on offense and have some talented skill position people that do some business here. UTEP went 3-5 in eight games last year. Two of those wins came against FCS team but that is more or less what they'll facing here in New Mexico State. The Aggies were one of the few teams to opt-out of the 2020 fall season but did manage to play twice in the spring. This is a program in flux and will look to make due with a roster full of JUCO players. Laying essentially double-digits with a team that has won just one conference game in four years is not our favorite spot but .... the Miners are a program with a history of playing hard and a talented offense that returns virtually intact. Getting off to a fast start and getting a much needed win off the git go is incalculable and will likely set the tone for the rest of the Miners season. Despite being on the road, UTEP catches the perfect patsy here .... Miners 37-10. |
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09-05-20 | Middle Tennessee State v. Army -170 | 0-42 | Win | 100 | 3 h 47 m | Show | |
DMack's Saturday NCAAF Play of the Day is on the Army Cadets money line Comments to follow |
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01-13-20 | Clemson v. LSU -5.5 | 25-42 | Win | 100 | 62 h 35 m | Show | |
DMack's 2019-2020 College Football National Championship winner is the LSU Tigers This is a great game between two very good teams but the "cap" on this game is somewhat easy. Sure, Clemson is the defending champion, won 29 straight, and Trevor Lawrence has lost as a starter. Got it. LSU has beaten six, that's SIX top 10 teams this year … the team is a juggernaut. Bettors have short memories and many times are swayed by what they saw last. Don't be fooled by what you saw versus a really undeserving Oklahoma. LSU took care of its business and Burrow threw 7 touchdown passes … IN THE FIRST HALF! If LSU gets the same breaks Ohio State got in vs. Clemson, the Bayou Bengals are up 21-0 … not 6-0 like the Buckeyes. The second half of the season, the LSU defense was as good as any in the country with the Tiger defensive backups getting touched up on occasion in mostly 6 touchdown blowouts. Remember what Clemson did to Alabama last year ??? This year, Dabo and Co. get a taste of their own medicine. LSU 45-23. |
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01-06-20 | Miami-OH v. UL-Lafayette OVER 54.5 | 17-27 | Loss | -109 | 63 h 35 m | Show | |
DMack's Armed Forces Bowl Super Play is on Miami, Oh/ULL OVER Really wasn't interested in laying of taking points here. Miami, Oh is just 2-11 ATS outside the MAC in its L13 and the Red Hawks haven't fared well stepping up in class. To be fair, Miami did play Iowa, Ohio State, and Cincinnati this year and were crushed by a 149-32 aggregate, they were 0-4 SU and ATS last year so even catching two touchdowns won't get us to the party. Sure, ULL is at best a "minor" step up in class than their usual MAC offerings but the Cajuns are No.8 in the country in total offense (501 ypg.) and No.10 in the country in scoring at 38.8 per. The teams have a common opponent in Ohio who ULL spanked 45-25 during September, Miami stopped the Bobcats 24-21. This game has a history of being wide open with and average of 70.2 points being score over the L5 years. Miami is not real dynamic on offense but will get there's against a vulnerable at times Lafayette stop unit. |
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01-04-20 | Tulane -7 v. Southern Miss | 30-13 | Win | 100 | 9 h 0 m | Show | |
DMack's Armed Forces Super Play is on the Tulane Green Waves If you look at Southern Miss very closely, they don't really have a good win with victories over the likes of Alcorn, Troy, UTEP, Rice, UTSA, and an in-explicable 37-2 win over UAB. The Eagles were smoked by FAU and Western Kentucky in their final two games and arguably faces much better here. Tulane lost 5 of 6 down the stretch but that included Memphis, Temple, UCF, Navy gauntlet ... all games that were played with Waves battling major injuries to their top players. Supremely coached by up-and-comer Willie Fritz, the Waves feature a power ground game and fly to the ball defense that should take Tulane to a two TD win. |
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01-03-20 | Ohio -7.5 v. Nevada | 30-21 | Win | 100 | 52 h 35 m | Show | |
DMack's Idaho Potato Bowl winner is on the Ohio Bobcats Ohio has been an enigma for most of the year and needed to post a combined 118 points in its final two games to get bowl eligible at 6-6. Solich takes bowls very seriously and Ohio has won their last two appearances by a 68-6 aggregate and are quite capable of giving the Wolf Pack a beating here. Ohio has run for 265 yards per in it's last six games and that alone will keep a very anemic Nevada offensive opportunities to a bare minimum. Nevada was held to 10 points or less in four of their five losses this year and that's a real possibility here. We'll call it 37-14 Ohio. |
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01-02-20 | Boston College +7 v. Cincinnati | 6-38 | Loss | -108 | 470 h 50 m | Show | |
DMack's Birmingham Bowl Super Play winner is Boston College The 6-6 Eagles fired their coach at the end of the season and nobody was happier than the players who were close to revolt. Good spot for the Eagles are reportedly stoked by the change. If you remember, the Eagles bowl game was postponed by lightning in the first quarter last year so this game will mean quite a bit to the outgoing BC players. The Eagles are an incredible 14-2 L16 as a single-digit dog including 6-0 this year. Cincinnati is going through the paces having failed every major test during the season, getting smoked by Ohio State and losing B2B games to Memphis to decide their season. Both teams heavy on defense and light on offense. Boston College 23-20. |
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01-01-20 | Baylor +5.5 v. Georgia | 14-26 | Loss | -110 | 34 h 15 m | Show | |
DMack's Georgia/Baylor Sugar Bowl Super Play is on the Baylor Bears 11-2 Baylor lost twice to Oklahoma and beat everyone else. Yes the Bears didn't play much of a non-conference schedule and the Big 12 doesn't compare to the SEC but this is not the Georgia team that was in the playoff hunt for most of the year and will be going to war here missing most of the Bulldogs key contributors due to injury or players sitting out to prepare for the NFL combine. Jake Fromm never got anything going with his young receivers with an offense that finished No.76. He'll be without several starters, most importantly, three offensive linemen. Remember that this is the same Georgia team that was a lay down versus Texas and Kirby Smart is scrambling to stop that here. Baylor almost always comes to play and has gone bowing in 9 of the L10 years, winning the last three straight up as a dog. The Bears have a big time defensive line that's a handful and are supremely coached by Flavor of the Month Matt Rhule. Won't name a score, just picking Baylor to win straight up. |
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01-01-20 | Wisconsin v. Oregon +3 | 27-28 | Win | 100 | 558 h 57 m | Show | |
DMack's Wisconsin/Oregon Rose Bowl Super Play is on the Oregon Ducks Wisconsin won 4 of 5 down the stretch but had the misfortune of facing Ohio State twice in Big Ten play. No shame there. The Badgers feature stud back Jonathon Freeman who has 6000+ yards in three years and will become NCAAF's leading rusher if he comes back. He got his versus the Buckeyes but the Duck front seven is FBS top 10 and Freeman won't be running wild for 250+ here. On the other side, Herbert will be auditioning in front of a national TV audience after a so-so number year after getting pimped as the No.1 pick in the draft at the start of the year. He has the tools and in Herbert's defense, he didn't have much to throw to after Quack Attack injuries to the wide out corps. Oregon is big/fast strike offense and you'll see that here. Oregon 34-27. |
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01-01-20 | Minnesota v. Auburn -7 | 31-24 | Loss | -100 | 27 h 8 m | Show | |
DMack's Outback Bowl Super Play is on the Auburn Tigers Fleck and Minnesota were a nice story early on when the Gophers won 9 games without a loss. Sadly, talent and athletes won out over nice stories and the Gophers will close the season losing three of their final four. Going all the way back to Week One of the college season, Auburn beat Oregon in that early showdown but stumbled a couple of times in the gauntlet that is the SEC including loss to LSU. The Tigers made their season with an Iron Bowl win over hated Alabama and it you think he Tigers are satisfied with that … you'd be wrong as War Eagle is 6-3 SU and ATS in L9 bowls after beating Bama and the majority of those were money games. Row all you want or can, don't see Minnesota keeping this one under double-digits. Auburn 41-23. |
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12-31-19 | Texas v. Utah -7 | 38-10 | Loss | -110 | 35 h 28 m | Show | |
DMack's Alamo Bowl Super Play winner is on the Utah Utes The Utes are for real and kicking themselves for laying an egg versus Oregon in the Pac 12 championship game. In that game, Utah for whatever reason came out flat as a pancake and never got going until the second half when they were already buried. The Utes score 30+ points in 10 of their 11 wins and Utah is 11-2 straight up in 13 bowls under the current Kyle Whittingham regime. The Utes should have been crushed by loss to Oregon but instead, all the talk from the camp and players is that this is a game of redemption. The Utes can play keep away with it's power running game and rock a top 10 defense in so many important metrics. Texas gave up 435+ yards per in conference play and were a team that was picked to take down Oklahoma by many pre-season publication. The Longhorns can't be happy about being here other than being close to home. Utah 33-17. |
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12-31-19 | Georgia State v. Wyoming -7 | 17-38 | Win | 100 | 7 h 39 m | Show | |
DMack's Arizona Bowl Super Play is on the Wyoming Cowboys Each of these teams had big wins in the opening week of the season with Wyoming spanking Missouri and Georgia State stunning Tennessee. Both team won't scare anyone on offense and the difference here will by Wyoming's pro style pursuit defense. While Georgia State was getting shredded for 600 yards by App State and ULL, Wyoming was No.6 in the country in rush defense allowing opponents less than 97 ppg. We are all familiar with current Bills QB Josh Allen who came out of Wyoming. Think of the Cowboys are the Bills as they control both lines of scrimmage in a 26-10 type of win. Lay the touchdown and enjoy your night out. |
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12-31-19 | Kansas State v. Navy -2.5 | 17-20 | Win | 100 | 32 h 47 m | Show | |
DMack's Liberty Bowl Super Play is on the Navy This edition of the Navy can play with the big boys and that's giving K State the benefit of the doubt. The Middies have won 8 of 9 with the loss to Notre Dame and running the ball for 375+ in 7 of the L8. K State is a 5-4 Big 12 team that went 5-1 ATS in six games as a single-digit dog but does not have the chops so slow the Navy option enough to allow the Cat offense to do it's thing. Navy sat in a rebuilding year last year but is 4-1 in L5 bowls scoring 44-45-49 points. Navy by 13-16. |
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12-30-19 | Illinois +7 v. California | 20-35 | Loss | -110 | 399 h 54 m | Show | |
DMack's Redbox Bowl Winner is on Illinois Both teams are greatly on the improve so both teams are very positively motivated and this could be a fun game to watch. That said, both teams depend on their respective offenses. The Illini have lost two straight scoring just 10 points in each of those losses. The Illini are 6-1 when they produce 300+ yards of total offense, 0-5 when it doesn't. Cal is similar in that the Bears are 7-0 when they score more than 17 points, 0-5 when they don't. The dog has won this bowl the last four years and the Bears are just 1-7-1 as a favorite, 0-3 this year. Expecting Lovie Smith to dial something up to shut down Cal as the Illini win in their first bowl appearance if five years. |
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12-30-19 | Western Michigan v. Western Kentucky -3 | 20-23 | Push | 0 | 18 h 43 m | Show | |
DMack's First Responder Bowl winner is on the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Really like Western Kentucky for a number of reasons. Western Michigan has done well under legacy Tim Lester but the Broncos have been abysmal on the road where they've allowed 500+ yards three times and 50+ points twice. Western Kentucky won three straight to get here and has a high powered offense that throws the ball around for new first-year HC Ty Helton who was Sam Darnold's QB coach a couple of years ago at USC. The Hilltoppers have plenty of weapons on offense to work with and feature one of the better F5 defenses that finished the year No.30 overall nationally and No.23 in points against with just a tic over 20 per. My personal power rating have WKY close to a touchdown favorite so plenty of value in today's bowl opener. |
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12-28-19 | Clemson -1.5 v. Ohio State | 29-23 | Win | 100 | 55 h 11 m | Show | |
DMack's Clemson/Ohio State Fiesta Bowl Super Play is on the Clemson Tigers This is just a great, great, game. Clemson has won the National Championship two of the last three years and Ohio State hasn't lost in the post-Urban Meyer era. Clemson has been dogged all year for coming out of the gate slow and their one blip on the radar, the one-point win over North Carolina. The Tar Heels showed what they're about with Mack Brown culminating with their demolition of Temple. Their body of work over five years is incomparable and their 10-1 post-season mark includes a 31-0 with over the Buckeyes in the semis a couple of years ago plus the blowout wins over Bama. Slow start ??? Clemson was stripped bare by graduation and the draft after last year including their entire defensive line. The last eight games was the real Clemson. Didn't play anyone ??? It wasn't the Tigers fault that the entire ACC was down and Ohio State had their share of Rutgers, Marylands, and Northwesterns. Clemson wins by double-digits to set up showdown with LSU. |
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12-28-19 | Oklahoma v. LSU OVER 75.5 | 28-63 | Win | 100 | 51 h 13 m | Show | |
DMack's LSU/Oklahoma Peach Bowl Super Play is on the OVER Never even considered taking Oklahoma with points, even when the matchup was originally announced. The Sooners were hurt with suspension but not where you'd expect. OU will be without leading DL and leading sack master which figure to make LSU QB and Heisman winner Joe Burrow and his No.1 Bayou Bengal offense, all the more dangerous. The Tigers average 47.8 points and 554 yards per game, tops in the nation. Oklahoma will battle and wee see the scenario where LSU gets out to a 20-point lead early and it's trading points there after. LSU lays down the law with 50+with both teams trading points start to finish. Lets call this one 58-37 LSU. |
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12-28-19 | Iowa State +3.5 v. Notre Dame | 9-33 | Loss | -105 | 47 h 55 m | Show | |
DMack's World Bowl Super Play winner is on the Iowa State Cyclones Iowa State has had somewhat of a tough luck year as the Cyclones went 7-5 with three of the losses by one or two points. The Clones are 17-8-1 L26 as a dog and play very hard every time out for Campbell. Iowa State needs to run the ball, in four of their five losses, they were held to less than 100 yards. They should have some success here as Notre Dame has injuries to its front seven. Notre Dame drops in bowl class here but Purdy vs. Book is one of the better QB matchups and Iowa State and Purdy both look to make amends for an abysmal bowl showing in last year's loss to Washington State. A kick could very well decide this one late so we'll grab the points with the hard trying Cyclones. |
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12-27-19 | Washington State v. Air Force -2.5 | 21-31 | Win | 100 | 59 h 38 m | Show | |
DMack's Wash State/Air Force Cheez-It Super Play is on the Air Force Falcons Washington State never recovered from blowing a 49-17 3rd quarter lead in a 69-67 home loss to UCLA after starting out 3-0. The Coogs went 3-6 in L9 with the defense unable to stop a light breeze and there was little "The Pirate" Mike Leach could do about it. Air Force won 7 straight after loss at Navy and this year's Flyboys not only are No.3 in the country rushing the ball for 293 ypg. but can also throw as they did for 327 yards in their season finale, albeit versus New Mexico. Granted this is a G5 school vs. a P5 school, Air Force presents special problems to a team that has had little to no bowl success of late and an 11-win season would be a big deal in Fort Collins. Air Force wins what figures to be a shootout. |
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12-27-19 | Michigan State v. Wake Forest +4 | 27-21 | Loss | -110 | 52 h 21 m | Show | |
DMack's Mich State/Wake Pinstripe Bowl Super Play winner is the Wake Forest Demon Deacons Michigan State started 4-1 but then lost five straight in it's Big 10 schedule, allowing 34+ points in each of those losses. The Spartans are also just 5-11 in L16 as a favorite. Sparty HC Mark Dantoni is probably safe for now but probably doesn't want to push his luck. Wake is a wildcard and has won three straight bowls while averaging 42 ppg. The dog has covered 7 of the L8 Pinstripes and the weather has often been dicey for this bowl would have the power run oriented Deacs. Wake Forest straight up. |
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12-27-19 | North Carolina -4 v. Temple | 55-13 | Win | 100 | 323 h 56 m | Show | |
DMack's Military Bowl Super Play is on North Carolina Tar Heels The job Mack Brown did in Chapel Hill was nothing short of incredible. The Heels beat South Carolina and Miami, Fla right out the box and were a blown two-point conversion of shocking Clemson. UNC features big physical line play on both sides of the ball and all of their six losses were by a touchdown or less. Temple made it's money early with a solid defense and veteran QB but faded somewhat down the stretch. The Owls have not fared well in bowls recently but that could be directly attributable to coaches leaving for better jobs. Temple current HC, Rod Carey, was 0-6 SU and ATS in bowls at prior job at Northern Illinois and has to be considered suspect here. At the end of the day, looking for Carolina's big road graters on the offensive line to push around Temple and grind it's way to a 10-point win. |
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12-26-19 | Pittsburgh -11 v. Eastern Michigan | 34-30 | Loss | -109 | 55 h 17 m | Show | |
DMack's Quick Lane Bowl Super Play winner is on the Pitt Panthers Tough to lay these kinds of points against an Underdog ATS "legend" like Eastern Michigan but this is vastly underrated Pitt program that checks the boxes in just about every way. The Panthers are an elite defense (No.20 total defense) that beat the likes of UCF and gave Penn State all it wanted. Pitt is somewhat offensively challenged but has improved over the course of the year and are 6-0 when they score 20 or more points. That should not be a problem against the EMUs who played two lesser Power Fives (Illinois, Kentucky) and gave up 34 and 37 points respectively. If Pitt comes to play like they reportedly will, Eastern Mich will be life and death to get double-digits. Pitt ha has lost four straight bowls under this coach (1-3 ATS) and might not be excited about playing in a half empty stadium (Domed BTW) the day after Christmas but this is an excellent spot for a young Pitt team to flex and take that into next year. |
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12-24-19 | BYU -1.5 v. Hawaii | 34-38 | Loss | -110 | 259 h 54 m | Show | |
DMack's BYU/Hawaii Hawaii Bowl Super Play is on the BYU Cougars The Warriors didn't do themselves any favors by staying home here. They've lost by double-digits (26, 10) to BYU the last two years so there is some familiarity between the teams. BYU actually has a campus on the islands and travels well so there is no guarantee the hosts will have any type of significant home field advantage on Christmas Eve. At the end of the day, BYU takes a big drop in class here and the Coogs improved by leaps and bounds going 5-1 after 2-4 start against so much tougher. BYU has a big time defense that can shut the Rainbows down cold. BYU is also 7-0 when they score 23 or more points and the Cougars could have that at half. Add to the mix the Warriors 5-8-1 L14 run as a home dog and basically just needing to pick the winner makes BYU one of the better plays of the bowl season. |
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12-23-19 | Marshall v. Central Florida -17 | 25-48 | Win | 100 | 54 h 28 m | Show | |
DMack's Marshall/UCF Gasparilla Bowl Super Play is on UCF The UCF Golden Knights lost three games by a combined 7 points. In all honestly, UCF was better than that and seemingly lost interest after losing by a point to Pitt and then by a FG to Cincinnati. The Knights never got a shot at Memphis but early on crushed Florida Atlantic, Stanford, and Houston and dropped 63 on a VERY good Temple defense. Marshall getting lots of love here as HC Doc Holiday is 6-0 in bowls with the Herd and catching this substantial 17 points. That said, Marshall wasn't the type of team that gave UCF problems. The Herd are a grind it running team with little if any fast/big strike capabilities and is exactly the type of team that UCF pays the bills against. Marshall needs to be perfect to stay within two touchdowns … if UFC comes to play, this one has 45-17 written all over it. Ill go with the beat down. |
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12-21-19 | UAB v. Appalachian State -16.5 | 17-31 | Loss | -109 | 13 h 21 m | Show | |
DMack's UAB/App State New Orleans Bowl Super Play is on the Appalachian State Mountaineers UAB is a great story and you can't do anything but praise HC Bill Clark who stayed with the program after the school dropped football for two years (2015-2016) and led the Blazers to bowls in three straight years after bring it back. That said, this is about making money and the 9-4 Blazers really don't match up with their opponent here. UAB was held to 13 points or less in their four losses and off a 49-6 drubbing by FAU in the CUSA title game two weeks ago. Appalachian State is 12-1 with wins over both North and South Carolina but edged by Memphis for that illusive F5 January 1st bowl after B2B wins over Cincinnati. Down the stretch, the Mounties averaged 46 ppg. and are 4-0 in last four bowls, winning here 45-13 last year. QB Thomas and RB Evans are big time players for App State and while this bowl might be something of a disappointment, expect the Mounties to be ready to play here and cap off a pretty much historic year. |
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12-21-19 | SMU -3 v. Florida Atlantic | 28-52 | Loss | -110 | 205 h 27 m | Show | |
DMack's Boca Raton Bowl Super Play winner is on the SMU Mustangs FAU plays a home bowl game for the second year in a row after throttling Akron 50-3 last year. The Owls won 10 of 11 down the stretch, all by DDs, after getting spanked by Ohio State and UCF in their early payday games. Lane Kiffin has bolted to Ole Miss and the DC serves as the interim. SMU opened 8-0 before splitting their final four games. SMU features ex-Texas QB Shane Buechele along with 16 other starters. The Mustangs fell short to Memphis and both losses were by less than a score. A loss here would negate a pretty good season for the new Pony Express and I expect them to take care of business here. |
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12-21-19 | Central Michigan v. San Diego State UNDER 41 | 11-48 | Loss | -110 | 32 h 11 m | Show | |
DMack's New Mexico Bowl Super Bowl is on Central Michigan/San Diego State Under San Diego State went 9-3 while scoring 17 points or less in six of their games. They beat FCS Weber 6-0 in their opener and are basically a one-trick run and the ball and then play field position and lock down defense. The Chips have scored 17 or less five time and have scored just 38 total points in their last three games. Both team have poor recent bowl histories, CMU has several quirky techs that point its way. SDSU coach Rocky Long coached New Mexico and still has ties to the state so he won't just show up to play. This is a game with lots of play between the 20's with the first team to 20 the winner. Play the UNDER. |
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12-20-19 | Kent State +7 v. Utah State | 51-41 | Win | 100 | 185 h 20 m | Show | |
DMack Frisco Bowl Super Play is on the Kent State Flashes Utah State has had a tumultuous prep period with suspensions, suspensions overturned, and quarterback who has already declared for the NFL. Otherwise, this is not much of a bowl for team that flirted with a Jan 1 bowl last year. Kent State makes their 3rd bowl appearance and first since 2012. The Flashes have gone 12-47 since that bowl and won their L3 just to get 6-6 and get here … and they are thrilled to death to be here. The is the best role for the Flashes who have also covered four straight and 6-2 as a dog this year. Utah State 30-27. |
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12-14-19 | Army v. Navy -10 | 7-31 | Win | 100 | 25 h 2 m | Show | |
DMack's Army/Navy Super Play winner in the Navy Midshipmen Over the last decade, this has been a low scoring street fight with the dog getting the money in 7 of the L8 meetings. Not here. It's been a tough year for the Cadets who started 3-1 with an OT loss to Michigan but maybe their 14-7 opening day win over Rice was more a harbinger of what to come. Army's lost 6 of 8 since Mich and are off a trip to the islands where an average at best Hawaii team dropped 52 on them. Navy took it's lumps last year and came back with a vengeance this year for Coach Ken, 9-2 with loses to Notre Dame and Memphis. The Middies offense has been hitting on all cylinders and will be showcased here with Navy in triple-revenge. I'm putting Navy on 40+ and there is not much the Cadets can do about it. |
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12-07-19 | Wisconsin v. Ohio State -15.5 | Top | 21-34 | Loss | -110 | 20 h 43 m | Show |
DMack's NCAAF Championship Game Play of the Week is on the Ohio State Buckeyes The Buckeyes won the first go around 38-7 back on October 26th. Ohio State is 12-0 (9-3 ATS) so win and they're in the playoff. After getting upset at Illinois, the Badgers have won three straight while running the ball for 341 per but the Buckeyes didn't have much problem locking up Jonathan Taylor (52 yards, 2.6 per) the first time and hard to imagine any other outcome here. Fields has been masterful (68%) in guiding the Ohio State offense and has 37 TD passes while throwing just one pick. Ohio State 45-17. |
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12-07-19 | Virginia v. Clemson -28 | 17-62 | Win | 100 | 73 h 51 m | Show | |
DMack Conference Championship Super Play is on the Clemson Tigers Virginia left it all on the field last week in beating Virginia Tech in a rivalry game they had lost 15 straight times. Clemson has won the last four ACC championship games, the last two 38-3 and 42-10. Since beating North Carolina 21-20 eight games ago, the Tigers have won 7 straight, all by 31+ points, and going 6-1 ATS. The teams have not met since 2013 and by the time this one is over, UVa will have wished that could have been extended another year. Swinney was in a foul mood justifying his team in last week's presser so other than getting Lawrence and Etienne out early, no reason to take the pedal off the medal here. |
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12-07-19 | Georgia v. LSU -7 | 10-37 | Win | 100 | 17 h 8 m | Show | |
DMack's SEC Super Play winner is on the LSU Tigers Disregard's Georgia's blowout win over Georgia Tech last week. It was a total rebuilding year for the Jackets who had a first year coach and brand new schemes. Prior, the Bulldogs had scored just 24 points in 6 of 7 SEC games which won't cut it here. All year, people have been looking for new ways to dog LSU. This week it was the defense which is very good in it's own right but somewhat lax when the offense handed them a 55-7 lead halfway through the fourth quarter. LSU is averaging 508 yards of offense L5 and it's important to remember that a not as good as this year LSU team throttled a not as good as LAST year Georgia team 36-16. LSU by 17. |
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12-07-19 | Hawaii v. Boise State -13.5 | 10-31 | Win | 100 | 16 h 47 m | Show | |
DMack's Hawaii/Boise State MWC championship game Super Play is on the Boise State Broncos Boise State has won the L7 games in the series, covering six, including a 59-37 (-12.5) decision back in early October. That was done with backup QB Chase Cord who lead the Broncos to 518 yards of total offense and threw for three TDs. A big deal has been made that Boise's original starting QB, Hank Backmeier, might not be available for this game. He hasn't been available for the last four Boise wins and as we've seen, Cord is very familiar with Hawaii and more than up to the task. Boise by three touchdowns+. |
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12-07-19 | Cincinnati v. Memphis OVER 57.5 | 24-29 | Loss | -108 | 15 h 1 m | Show | |
DMack's NCAAF Championship Game Total of the Year is on the Memphis Tigers This is a quick turnaround game as the teams played last week in a meaningless Memphis 34-24 win that went very VERY vanilla in the second half with both teams already knowing that they would meet here. Memphis scored 96 points in this game the last two years and LOST BOTH GAMES!The Tigers are no less potent and possibly a bit faster this year. The Tigers have averaged 42.7 ppg. in winning their L6 games. The over is 7-2 L9 and Memphis has torched the Bearcats for 162 points in the L4 series meetings. Forecast calls for 50 degrees, no wind, and just a 10% chance of precipitation. No excuses to not get the shootout we expect to see here. Play the OVER. |
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12-07-19 | UAB v. Florida Atlantic -8 | 6-49 | Win | 100 | 14 h 2 m | Show | |
DMack's UAB/FAU CUSA Championship Game Super Play is on the Florida Atlantic Owls Love the UAB story and the Blazers (who quit football a couple of years ago) have asked for no favors and beat MTSU in this game last year. That said, UAB was hit hard by graduation and still managed to win eight games with an almost new roster. That said, the Blazers are nowhere near as talented as the Owls who won 9 games, all by double-digits. Lots of rumors surrounding FAU HC Lane Kiffin moving on, possibly to Arkansas. Looking for FAU to put the hammer down early and often much like they did two years ago in this game when they crushed North Texas 51-17 (-17). FAU by 17-21. |
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12-07-19 | UL-Lafayette v. Appalachian State -6 | 38-45 | Win | 100 | 65 h 19 m | Show | |
DMack Conference Championship Super Play is on the Appalachian State Mountaineers For whatever reason, ULL is getting lots of love in this game. The Cajuns have never beaten App State going 0-7 (3-4 ATS) including a 17-7 loss this year and a 30-19 setback in this game last year. The Mounty defense held a Lafayette offense that averaged 38 points-per-game to just 247 yards and a touchdown in October with the App offense averaged 39 points and 490 yards itself in SBC play. Appalachian State can still be in the hunt for a major bowl as they already have beaten two (N Caro, S Caro) Power Five schools earlier in the year. The first start is to take car of business here and win convincingly. |
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12-06-19 | Oregon v. Utah -6.5 | 37-15 | Loss | -105 | 81 h 19 m | Show | |
DMack's Pac12 Championship Game Super Play is the Utah Utes Utah has won and covered eight straight after losing to USC without having the services of stud RB Zack Moss (1240, 6.5, 15 TDs) for most the game. The Utes were No.25 in total offense, No.18 in scoring offense, and No.2 overall in FBS total defense. QB Tyler Huntley is completing 75% of his passes with a 16-2 TD/Int ratio and the Utes did beat Oregon last year with bith Huntley and Moss injured. The Quack Attack never really got over opening loss at Auburn and struggled down the stretch with surprise loss to Arizona State and a ho-hum effort versus a game Oregon State in the Civil War. With the much more sexy Oklahoma on deck for Saturday, Utah has to win and look good doing it so as not to leave things up the judges … errrr Committee. Utah 34-13. |
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12-01-19 | Army +3 v. Hawaii | 31-52 | Loss | -115 | 50 h 53 m | Show | |
DMack's Saturday Late Show Bail Out is on the Army Cadets Hawaii is going the MWC championship game at/vs. Boise next week might not be all that interested here. The Warriors have struggled to score points using both their QBs. The UH offense may not be on the field much is Army gets the option going and has the same success that Air Force did. The Cadets are also playing for their bowl lives so all the urgency sits with a focused and disciplined road team. Hawaii just 5-11 as a home fave under Rolovich. Army wins straight up. |
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11-30-19 | BYU v. San Diego State UNDER 40 | 3-13 | Win | 100 | 47 h 40 m | Show | |
DMack's College Football Total of the Week is on BYU/San Diego State Under San Diego State lost a spot in the MWC Championship game by missing a FG in the seconds that would have sent their game with Hawaii to OT. The Aztec defense is nails but the offense can basically run the ball with one dangerous back and is No.119 in scoring offense at a ticket better than 19 per. BYU has won five straight and allowed just 282 yards of total offense to its last two opponents, UMass and Idaho State. SDSU is a huge step up but not offensively. Both teams figure to try and establish the run with means a running clock and lots of play between the 20s. This one has 16-13, 21-17 20-16 written all over it .... play the Under. |
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11-30-19 | Notre Dame -16 v. Stanford | 45-24 | Win | 100 | 41 h 15 m | Show | |
DMack Power Pack Saturday Turkey Shoot winner is the Notre Dame Fighting Irish Stanford has been decimated by injuries all year and this final game against the Irish is merely a formality. The Tree led to the 4th quarter against Cal in "The Game" before getting that 9-game series win streak snapped. Cards won't be bowling either so this is sayonara for 2019. The Irish outgained Stanford 550-229 last year in a 38-19 win and Irish QB Book is white-hot with a 8-0 TD/Int ratio over his last two games. Notre Dame not adverse to tacking on style points for stronger bowl consideration. |
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11-30-19 | Vanderbilt v. Tennessee -21 | 10-28 | Loss | -110 | 38 h 24 m | Show | |
DMack Power Pack Saturday Turkey Shoot winner is the Tennessee Volunteers Vandy is now 1-10 ATS in their L11 games versus FBS opponents and just announced this week that they will be retaining their coach in 2020. The Vols will be locked and loaded here after losing three straight to the Commodores including a 38-13 spanking last year the kept the Vols from becoming bowl eligible. UT has won four straight and covered 6 of 7, competitive in almost every SEC game. Don't expect Tennessee to take their foot of the pedal either. |
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11-30-19 | Wisconsin -2.5 v. Minnesota | 38-17 | Win | 100 | 41 h 15 m | Show | |
DMack Power Pack Saturday Turkey Shoot winner is the Wisconsin Badgers Wisconsin is 12-4 L16 as a road favorite and averaging 341 rushing yards per game since the Ohio State loss. This is a revenge game for the Badgers who had won 14 straight in the series before getting waxed 37-15 in Ft. Madison last year. Wisky will be out to make amends for that ugly loss and there is not much Minnesota can do about it. |
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11-30-19 | Texas State v. Coastal Carolina -7 | 21-24 | Loss | -110 | 48 h 25 m | Show | |
DMack Saturday Early Release on the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Appalachian State gave Texas State permission to hang around a half last week. The truth is that the Wildcats are absolutely terrible and bottom five FBS in offense points scored and allowed. Coastal Carolina is not much but the Chants play hard every week and they do some nice things on offense and have scored more than 140 points more than Texas State. |
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11-30-19 | Clemson -27 v. South Carolina | 38-3 | Win | 100 | 37 h 17 m | Show | |
DMack Power Pack Saturday Turkey Shoot winner is the Clemson Tigers There's not much to say here as Clemson can name the score. The Tigers have won the L5 in the series by 23 ppg. but will be more inclined to run it up here in the case that style points do come in to play on Selection Saturday. Last year, the Gamecocks (+26) got in the backdoor 56-35 but will not be as fortunate this year. |
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11-29-19 | Appalachian State -12 v. Troy | 48-13 | Win | 100 | 51 h 48 m | Show | |
DMack Friday Early Release on Appalachian State Lets not forget that App State still has a chance at a January 1st bowl games. It's remote but … there is a shot and after a ho hum performance against Texas State last week where the Mounties sleepwalked through the first half and did whatever it wanted in the second. Troy was spanked 55-3 last week and really appears to have quit. Two back App State dropped a 66-burger versus similar team and in a similar spot. Putting App State on 50-something so if Troy gets 40 (and they won't), we'll just take our medicine. |
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11-29-19 | Washington State +8 v. Washington | 13-31 | Loss | -107 | 48 h 18 m | Show | |
DMack Friday Early Release on Washington State Washington State seems to have found its mojo by scoring 103 points in its last two wins to break out of a 1-5 skid. The Coogs have lost six straight in the series but are 17-6-1 over L24 as a road dog and could be primed to strike. Washington has had a nightmare of a year, losing three of its L4, all three by six points or less. The Huskies have dropped their last two home games albeit to Utah and Oregon but they are also just 3-6 ATS L9 as a home favorite and have little to play for here as bowls go. Washington State keeps this one close or wins straight up. |
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11-29-19 | Iowa -5 v. Nebraska | 27-24 | Loss | -110 | 15 h 60 m | Show | |
DMack's College Football Game of the Year is on the Iowa Hawkeyes The Hawkeyes are 14 points from being unbeaten with losses to Michigan, Penn State, and Wisconsin. The key piece missing for Iowa is a quarterback and though Stanley has got some buzz about playing on Sunday, he is incapable of making a play. So why use Iowa here ??? Because he is a reasonable game manager, doesn't make many mistakes, hands the ball off well enough and has nothing to do with the Hawkeyes formidable defense.. Iowa has won 4 of 5 with a two-point loss to Wisconsin mixed in and the Tiger Hawk was plus turnovers in all five games. Iowa is 16-3-1 L20 as a road favorite which is almost unheard of and has won their last three visits to Lincoln by 42-8-21 points. Further, the Iowa power rushing game has shredded the Huskers for 283 ypg. in the last three meetings. Nebraska quit weeks ago and has lost 4 of 5. The Huskers are just 1-6 L7 as a home dog and you can count on Scott Frost to clean house to greatest extent possible as his job to revive this failing program has been much tougher than anticipated. Iowa batters the Blackshirts unmercifully for 40 minutes and the Hawkeyes win 34-10. |
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11-29-19 | Missouri -12.5 v. Arkansas | Top | 24-14 | Loss | -109 | 18 h 42 m | Show |
Mack Attack Friday Turkey Super Play is on the Missouri Tigers You probably won't find a more Jeckyl and Hyde team than Missouri. The Tigers have lost five straight but can get bowl eligible here with a win. Mizzou crushed West Virginia and South Carolina earlier in the year and played Florida and Georgia tough during this recent skid. They also lost to Vanderbilt and blew a 17-point lead at Wyoming but overall the team can play. Last year the Tigers led Arkansas 28-0 at the half before cruising to a 38-0 win. Arkansas gave its all last week against LSU but at the end of the day, the Razorback are 107th in scoring offense and 126th in scoring defense. Another consideration is rumors of Missouri coach Odoms being on the hot-seat and with three straight up losses as a DDF this year, nothing less than a kill shot will be good for his job security. |
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11-29-19 | Virginia Tech -2.5 v. Virginia | 30-39 | Loss | -110 | 44 h 16 m | Show | |
DMack Friday Early Release on Virginia Tech Fuentes breathing a sigh of relief as the Hokies have come alive at just the right time averaging 36 ppg. L3 while shutting out Pitt and Georgia Tech in last two in long-time DC Bud Foster's swan song. Bronco Mendenhall has done a nice job with the Cavaliers but Virginia has dropped 15 straight in the series and is 0-3 when it doesn't score 28 points. Not likely here. |
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11-28-19 | Ole Miss +2.5 v. Mississippi State | 20-21 | Win | 100 | 30 h 51 m | Show | |
DMack's Ole Miss/Miss State Egg Bowl Special winner is on Ole Miss These are two teams headed in opposite directions, at least the way we keep score. Miss State is just 1-6 in it's 7 SEC games while Ole Miss has covered 6 of it's L7 games. The Rebels have a big time offense behind Plumlee and are off B2B games of 600+ yards total offense and that includes vs. LSU. The Rebs should be able to do plenty of business against this watered down version of the Landsharks. Home field has meant nothing of late in this series with the visitor winning the L4 straight up. Ole Miss 37-30. |
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11-26-19 | Western Michigan -8.5 v. Northern Illinois | 14-17 | Loss | -110 | 8 h 31 m | Show | |
DMack's Tuesday Night MAC Attack winner is the Western Michigan Broncos This has been a home side dominated series but will lay the wood here with the rampaging Broncos who are playing their best ball when it counts. Northern Illinois is playing out the string and has allowed 40+ and 500 yards in their L3 games. Western Michigan rocks the MAC's No.1 offense and has averaged better than 40+ in winning its L3 games. Further, the Broncos are No.2 in the conference on defense in points allowed which is most important to us. It's taken a while but legacy HC Lester has slowly but surely gotten this Bronco program back on the right track, the same track it was on at the start of the decade under now Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck. Western Michigan 45-24. |
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11-23-19 | San Diego State +3 v. Hawaii | 11-14 | Push | 0 | 76 h 19 m | Show | |
DMack's San Diego State/Hawaii Saturday Bail Out Super Play is on San Diego State Huge game in the Mountain West as the winner will win the West and rep in the MWC championship game. SDSU is 6-1 SU and ATS L7 in the series with the loss coming last year when the Aztecs failed on two-point conversion in OT so this is also a huge revenge spot. SDSU HC Rocky Long has been a quality dog and 16-7 ATS on the MWC road since coming to the Aztecs. The Warriors have been Paradise ticket burner going 8-18 at home in all island games under Rolovich. San Diego State runs Hawaii into submission … straight up. |
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11-23-19 | Oregon State +12 v. Washington State | 53-54 | Win | 100 | 107 h 54 m | Show | |
DMack Saturday NCAAF Week 13 Power Pack winner is on the Oregon State Beavers Can't recommend Wazzou as the Cougars have tanked since bizarre come from ahead loss to UCLA in October. Oregon State shows improvement every week and this one-time conference doormat has been competitive enough to allow the Beavers to go 7-2 L9 as a dog. OSU QB Luton rocks a sweet 23-2 TD/Int ratio and has been smart with the ball. Beavs another team going bowling with a win here. |
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11-23-19 | Tennessee +4 v. Missouri | 24-20 | Win | 100 | 73 h 51 m | Show | |
DMack Saturday NCAAF Week 13 Power Pack winner is on the Tennessee Volunteers Two teams headed in completely different directions. Mizzou has lost four straight while getting nothing going on offense where they've scored just 13 points in L3. Tennessee got off to a tough start but has clawed back to one game to bowl eligibility which would be huge … their first since 2016. The Vols are off a bye, have won 3 straight, covered 5 straight, and are 5-2 as a dog under Pruitt. Tennessee straight up. |
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11-23-19 | California +2 v. Stanford | 24-20 | Win | 100 | 20 h 34 m | Show | |
DMack Saturday NCAAF Week 13 Power Pack winner is on the Cal Bears This is the 122nd edition on the "Big Game" but this year's revival is going to mean a lot more to Cal who is 5-5 and needs a win to get an extra game. It's been a terrible injury plagued campaign for the Cardinal and David Shaw. Costello was ruled out early in the week so the Tree will be with their 2nd, 3rd, or 4th QB depending on who is healthy. Bear gunslinger Modster should be licking his chops watching tape of Stanford's No.119 ranked pass defense. Cal 34 Stanford 23. |
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11-23-19 | Texas A&M v. Georgia UNDER 44.5 | 13-19 | Win | 100 | 18 h 50 m | Show | |
DMack's NCAAF Total of the Week is Texas A&M/Georgia Under Jimbo Fischer has done a nice job at A&M, 7-3 with losses to Clemson, Alabama, and Auburn. No shame there but the Aggies are close but still a year or two away to compete on a regular basis with Bama, Georgia, LSU, and Auburn. Georgia doing it this year with all defense. The Bulldogs have given up 105 points in 10 games so 10.5 per game. The A&M stop unit is no slouch and the Bulldog offense has scored more than 27 points just once in seven games This one could be a first team to 20 wins type of SEC slobberknocker. |
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11-23-19 | Western Kentucky +4 v. Southern Miss | 28-10 | Win | 100 | 19 h 54 m | Show | |
DMack Saturday NCAAF Week 13 Power Pack winner is on the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Both teams fighting for division titles in CUSA. Both teams have pretty slick triggermen calling the shots but WKY rocks the nation's N0.14 pass defense while South Miss checks in at just No.93. Prefer to grab points in a game where teams trade points and taking the proven commodity that is 6-2 L8 as a dog. Actually like the Toppers to win straight up. |
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11-23-19 | Texas State v. Appalachian State -28.5 | 13-35 | Loss | -110 | 100 h 17 m | Show | |
DMack Saturday NCAAF Week 13 Power Pack winner is on the Appalachian State Mountaineers App State needs only to take care of business to take down the Sun Belt and the Mounties are also still in the running to get a January 1st big money Bowl game. Remember that this team beat both Power 5s it faced in North and South Carolina. Texas State has one ATS win all year and the Bobcat defense is so bad that App State might drop a 60-burger on them like they did on last week's SBC bottom feeder. |
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11-23-19 | Boston College v. Notre Dame -20 | 7-40 | Win | 100 | 26 h 21 m | Show | |
DMack's College Football Week 13 early kickoff trifecta winner is the Notre Dame Fighting Irish Forget BC's recent ATS success against the Irish. They are one-trick pony that will hope they can establish the run with Dillon and shorten the game. That won't be easy and the Eagles will have all they can do to stop a suddenly red-hot Ian Book. Last week, the "sharps" bet Navy like they had the results from the Sunday paper and the Irish dropped 52 on the Middies. Same story here. |
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11-23-19 | Central Florida -6 v. Tulane | 34-31 | Loss | -108 | 98 h 51 m | Show | |
DMack's College Football Week 13 early kickoff trifecta winner is the Central Florida Golden Knights UCF will be a bit salty after stewing a week on their bye off their upset loss to Tulsa. The Wave has lost 3 of 4 yet seems to be the "sexy" play here because of their 4-0 home record, the fact that UCF's three losses all came on the road, and that the Knight's struggled against the Houston option. UCF is much the best here and rolls. |
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11-23-19 | Ball State -3 v. Kent State | 38-41 | Loss | -125 | 66 h 35 m | Show | |
DMack's College Football Week 13 early kickoff trifecta winner is the Ball State Cardinals Kent was never in their game last Thursday against Buffalo yet came from 27-6 down with 6 minutes left to win on a final play FG. That won't happen here against a smarter and better coached Ball State team that has pretty much beaten up Kent (21-7) for the past three decades. Ball led last year 35-17 at the half before cruising to a 52-24 win. Ball can still win the West but would need help. The Cards will at least do their part of the heavy lifting. Ball State 42-20. |
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11-21-19 | NC State +1.5 v. Georgia Tech | 26-28 | Loss | -110 | 8 h 17 m | Show | |
DMack's NC State/Georgia Tech Thursday Night ACC Super Play is on the NC State Wolf Pack This one has turned out to be a real stinker. NC State has lost four straight, allowing 179 points and worst of all, have put up little to no resistance. Georgia Tech is 2-8 overall and the Jackets have lost their L3 by a 98-38 aggregate. What to do ??? The new regime at Georgia Tech has thrown in the towel, preferring to play kids on both side of the ball and get their new system down as the stepping stone to next year. The Yellow Jackets will start 14 brand new freshman and sophs and a QB that threw for 81 yards last week and is completing just 48% of his passes for the year. The Wolf Pack have killed themselves with turnovers bit should be in business if they come to play here as they can still get bowl eligible with a win here and in their rivalry finale versus North Carolina. Reports have the Wolf Pack wanting to play and Doeren should have the team primed for it's best performance of the year. NC State by two touchdowns. |
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11-20-19 | Akron v. Miami-OH -30.5 | 17-20 | Loss | -110 | 14 h 56 m | Show | |
DMack's Weds Night MAC Daddy is on the Miami Red Hawks Let me preface this play by saying that laying more than four touchdowns in a MAC conference game is not a long term recipe for success but in this case, it's warranted. Akron has not won OR COVERED a game this year. The 0-10 SU and ATS Zips are No.130 in Div-I in scoring, rushing the football, and turnover margin. Akron is No.123 in scoring defense allowing better than 36 ppg. and have lost their five road games by an average score of 42-12. Miami, Oh is the best MAC team by the eye test and also on paper. The 6-4 Red Hawks have three non-conference losses to Iowa, Cincinnati and Ohio State and their lone conference loss cam early on at Western Michigan. Miami clinches the MAC East with a win here and comes off a 44-3 rout of an equally bad Bowling Green team in it's last so the Hawks can win by margin. Miami, Oh 51-10. |
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11-19-19 | Ohio -20 v. Bowling Green | 66-24 | Win | 100 | 9 h 59 m | Show | |
DMack's Tuesday Night MAC Attack winner is the Ohio Bobcats Good news bad news for the Ohio Bobcats. The bad news is that Ohio lost its last two home games by a field goal and must now win out on the road to get bowl eligible for the 5th straight year. The good news is that the road games are short drives to Bowling Green and Akron so Frank Solich and Co. have no excuses. This is so much more a fade of Bowling Green than a recommendation on Ohio to win with suitcase by margin. The BGs are 2-9 ATS in their L11 home games period and rock an offense that hasn't surpassed 277 yards in three straight. The Falcons also cannot stop the run allowing better than 5.5 ypc., not good against a Cat offense that c0-features two pretty good backs in Tuggle and Allison. Ohio has won three straight in the series, posting 97 points in the last two. Ohio should be interested here and again … there are no excuses. |
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11-16-19 | UCLA +21.5 v. Utah | 3-49 | Loss | -110 | 20 h 34 m | Show | |
DMack NCAAF Power Pack winner is on the UCLA Bruins Wild possibilities here as it is UCLA that actually controls its fate in the Pac12 South. The Bruins have finally caught on to Chip Kelly's offensive scheme and the defense has inexplicably thrown the switch in the last three games as well. The host is just 1-6 ATS L7 in this series. The Utes will try and bully the Bruins in the trenches but not 21 points worth. Take 'em. |
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11-16-19 | Oklahoma v. Baylor +10 | 34-31 | Win | 100 | 73 h 10 m | Show | |
DMack NCAAF Power Pack winner is on the Baylor Bears It's put up or shut time for the Bears who control there own destiny in this possible Big 12 championship game preview. Baylor is patient and deliberate of offense and does not turn the ball over. The defense is the best in the Big 12 and team is supremely coached by Matt Ruhl. For the techies out there ... team that undefeated and home home dogs after Week 10 and beyond are a gaudy 15-4-1 ATS. Won't call for Bears to win straight up but we will take the double-digit points. |
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11-16-19 | Appalachian State -16.5 v. Georgia State | 56-27 | Win | 100 | 18 h 22 m | Show | |
DMack NCAAF Power Pack winner is on the Appalachian State Mountaineers App State now has a leg up in the Sun Belt and two wins over Power Five schools after taking down South Carolina last week. The Mountaineers are 5-0 (3-1-1 ATS) in five meetings with Georgia State winning by an average of 28+ per. The Mounties are also 10-4 L14 as SBC chalk and will not falter here. |
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11-16-19 | Cincinnati -14 v. South Florida | 20-17 | Loss | -100 | 73 h 39 m | Show | |
DMack NCAAF Game of the Week winner is on the Cincinnati Bearcats South Florida is 4-0 ATS the last four times it has hosted Cincinnati but recent history means nothing here as the Bulls are completely overmatched and the Bearcats are essentially off a bye (a 48-3 win over UConn) with bigger fish to fry down the road. Cincinnati still in line for one of the better Bowls. Cincinnati 45-17. |
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11-16-19 | Air Force -10 v. Colorado State | 38-21 | Win | 100 | 19 h 34 m | Show | |
DMack NCAAF Power Pack winner is on the Air Force Falcons Both teams had last week off. Air Force is on a 3-0 SU and ATS Mountain West run while Colorado State has salvaged its season with three straight wins after a 1-5 start. Road favorite has not been the best spot for the Falcons but this Flyboy outfit is the best in recent years, rushing for 377 per and facing a Ram stop unit giving up better than 178 per outing. Air Force has extra time to recover from physical war with Army and should prevail by margin in this regional rivalry. |
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11-16-19 | Memphis v. Houston OVER 70 | 45-27 | Win | 100 | 15 h 18 m | Show | |
DMack's NCAAF Total of the Week is on the Memphis Tigers/Houston Cougars Over Memphis is 8-1, winning its last two games despite giving up a whopping 89 points. Last year, the teams were tied at 31 before a 21-0 fourth quarter run buy Memphis but things away. The last four meeting have produced 81 points per game. Don't expect Memphis to take its foot off the pedal either as it is not only looking for a spot in the AAC final but is also running neck-and-neck with App State for a big money G5 Bowl game Jan 1st. This one is a shootout start to finish. |
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11-16-19 | Kentucky -9 v. Vanderbilt | 38-14 | Win | 100 | 15 h 56 m | Show | |
DMack NCAAF Power Pack winner is on the Kentucky Wildcats The Wildcats didn't do themselves any favors by losing to Tennessee last week and now need two wins to get Bowl eligible. Vandy is down to it's 3rd string QB and could only manage 128 yards of total offense against Florida last week The Dores are also on a 1-5 ATS run and 2-7 L9 as a home dog. UK is not much but has no excuses to not take care of business here. |
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11-16-19 | Coastal Carolina v. Arkansas State -13 | 27-28 | Loss | -110 | 15 h 39 m | Show | |
DMack NCAAF Power Pack winner is on the Arkansas State Red Wolves Arkansas State has found it's mojo and is well rested off a bye. Coastal Carolina also has had some extra time after getting smoked by ULL 48-7 last Thursday. Ark State is 14-4 ATS in their L18 as a home fave while the Chants are just 3-9 L12 as a road dog. All ASU here. |
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11-16-19 | Troy -6.5 v. Texas State | 63-27 | Win | 100 | 15 h 36 m | Show | |
DMack NCAAF Power Pack winner is on the Troy Trojans Texas State has not covered a game this year (0-7-1) and haven't been able to stop anyone on the ground (No.124) and don't figure to here facing Trojan dynamic duo of Barker and Billingsley (6.8 ypc.) The Troy ball control offense will have a lot of success while burning clock and protecting their flawed stop unit against a pretty much toothless Bobcat offense. |
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11-16-19 | Wisconsin -14 v. Nebraska | 37-21 | Win | 100 | 66 h 34 m | Show | |
DMack NCAAF Power Pack winner is on the Wisconsin Badgers Recent press conferences by Frost have all but indicated that he's thrown in the towel on this bunch and that there will be full scale changes in Lincoln next year. The Badgers rebounded from Ohio State thumping with a win over Iowa that was nowhere as close as the 24-22 final. Jonathon Taylor win run for 200 plus and the Badgers win by 20. |
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11-16-19 | Michigan State v. Michigan -13.5 | 10-44 | Win | 100 | 23 h 29 m | Show | |
DMack NCAAF Power Pack winner is on the Michigan Wolverines Forget the prior recent series history. Michigan State is arguably the biggest disappointment in college football and has mailed it in as evidenced by last week's fourth straight loss, a game they led Illinois by 31-10 in the fourth quarter. Michigan is playing their best football of the year and Harbaugh will have no qualms about spanking this cross-state rival. |
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11-16-19 | Tulane v. Temple +6 | 21-29 | Win | 100 | 11 h 1 m | Show | |
DMack NCAAF Power Pack winner is on the Temple Owls This is the best Tulane team in a long time and the Waves are off a bye after beating up lesser. Temple got back on track with a win over South Florida after going 0-3 through the Memphis, SMU, UCF guantlet. The Owls might not have the firepower of Tulane but their defense is better, at home where they are 7-3-1 L11 as a home dog with 7 straight up wins. Too many points. |
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11-15-19 | Louisiana Tech +2.5 v. Marshall | 10-31 | Loss | -106 | 62 h 15 m | Show | |
* Note to subscribers First, let me apologize to all subscribers to my late response here. I originally had liked this game so much that I was going to release it as a conference Game of the Year. I posted the game Monday hoping to keep the +2.5 but filly expected La Tech to go off around pick or even a small favorite. Sure enough, subsequently it was announced that the Bulldogs would have major player suspensions including starting QB J'Mar Smith plus a top wide out and linebacker. The line at this writing is Marshall -6.5 and I will not be playing this game personally. Since losing their opener to Texas, La Tech has won 8 straight and rolled through their CUSA schedule. The Bulldogs have an excellent offensive line and are No.18 (in a good way) in a metric that combines sacks and tackled for loss plays. Defense is the keystone of this year's Thundering Herd outfit but I believe Tech (averaging 42+ ppg. L4) would have still had a lot of success in this game but .... with J'Mar Smith at quarterback. Redshirt freshman Aaron Allen will be under center. This year, he's completed all 9 passes that he's thrown, 8 for 9 with a pick and a touchdown. Can he beat a Marshall team that has won four straight after a 2-3 start and very well coached ??? We'll see. Marshall is just 4-12-1 L17 as a HF. I depend a lot on the eye test and IMO, La Tech is the better team but ... I'll be watching this one preparing for the weekend. We'll make this one right. |
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11-14-19 | Buffalo -6 v. Kent State | 27-30 | Loss | -108 | 38 h 17 m | Show | |
DMack's Thursday Night MAC Daddy is on the Buffalo Bulls These are two teams headed in opposite directions. Kent has lost three straight, allowing 103 points, 1521 yards, 817 of those (269 per) on the ground. The Flashes are 3-1 ATS as a home dog this year but versus inflated number early. Buffalo has found its stride after a rough October. The Bulls have won three straight against this kind by a 107-34 agg and a win here will get the Bulls Bowl eligible. Remember, Buffalo led Penn State for three quarters earlier in the year so they can play. The Bulls have urgency here and confidence as they smoked Kent by 48-14 and 27-13 the last two years. Buffalo by two touchdowns. |
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11-13-19 | Northern Illinois v. Toledo -2 | 31-28 | Loss | -110 | 15 h 18 m | Show | |
DMack's Weds Night MAC Attack winner is the Toledo Rockets At 2-6, Northern Illinois has pretty much played it's way out of bowl eligibility. The Huskies gave up 327 yards rushing (6.5 per) to Central Michigan in their most recent and face a much tougher overland attack here in Toledo with stud backs Koback and Seymour. For our purposes, it would be nice to see the Rockets rush for 300+ yards and burn plenty of clock as they received horrific QB play from Peters last week and the defense forgot how to tackle in a "shouldn't have been close" win against Kent. Toledo is very tough at home going 12-2 SU L14 at the Glass Bowll (7-2 ATS L) vs. MAC opposition. There is some reports that original Toledo starting QB Mitch Guadagni could play here after missing three games with a shoulder injury. Toledo is right there in a four-team race in the MAC West and have to think we'll get their best tonight in front of a national TV audience. Toledo 41-14. |
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11-12-19 | Eastern Michigan -17 v. Akron | 42-14 | Win | 100 | 16 h 16 m | Show | |
DMack's Tues Night MAC Con Mac Daddy is on the Eastern Michigan Eagles I thought about passing tonight as these mid-week, mid-major games are tough and played by teams as dependable as rain. Akron is 0-9 SU and ATS this year having been outscored 131-9 in their L4 errrrr "efforts". Eastern Mich's optimum role is as dog but the EMUs are 2-3 this year on the road with a win over Illinois. The Eagle beat Akron 27-7 (-11) last year so they can win as a favorite by margin. With Northern Illinois and Kent on deck, getting bowl eligible is VERY doable with a win here. Expect big effort from the visitors. |