499 Ohio State & Alabama

We are taught to buy low and sell high in sports betting. Ohio State is off its best game of the season by far, with a 144.7 game grade according to Phil Steele. The previous high was against Michigan State 129.9. Ohio State has a tremendous +2.8 ypc advantage (6.0-3.2). Offensively Ohio State was either first or second in yards vs every opponent they played this season. The Buckeyes really only played against one good QB all season, last week against Clemson, and they permitted 400 passing yards. 

Alabama has a 1.9 ypc advantage on the season (5.1-3.2). The Tide defensively held just two teams to season lows in yardage, Mississippi State and Arkansas. Alabama struggled defensively against competent passing offenses. This game looks like a complete shootout as we can't see either defense making stops. Keep in mind both these teams played games in which they had big leads and turned off the offensive faucet. Don't think that will be the case here.

PLAY OVER

357 Indiana at Ohio State

The Hoosiers haven’t ran for more than 3.1 yards per carry in any game this season, averaging just 2.6 ypc on the year. As a three touchdown underdog Tom Allen knows the only way to complete with the Buckeyes is to put the ball in the air. Say what you want about the offenses of Michigan and Michigan State, but those are still good defensive teams. And Indiana produced 342 and 320 yards against them. 

Defensively Indiana has yet to play an offense with a legit quarterback. This week they may be playing the Heisman Trophy Winner. Ohio State can and will score on everyone. Putting up point totals of 52, 38 and 49 points this season. With Wisconsin on deck we can see the starters leaving the game early. That said the Buckeyes are dominant in recruiting and the young players will likely be favored over the Indiana starters. 

PLAY OVER

117 Eastern Michigan at Ball State

Putting this one up a bit late as we wanted to verify the weather. Looks like 41 degrees and clear with no chance of rain and only 7 mph winds. In other words good weather for an over bet. 

The last four meetings have shown point totals of 52, 62, 70 and 89 points, as this has been a high scoring series. Both offenses are stout, and can strike in a big way through the passing game. We have serious questions about these two stop units however. Each team allowed 30 points per game last year in MAC play, and neither team has addressed that side of the ball enough in the offseason. 

The Eagles didn’t have much of a run game last year, and produced just 1.9 ypr in the opener against Kent State. The only way Eastern can match Ball State offensively is to throw the ball, which lengthens the game. Look for this one to be a shootout.

PLAY OVER

448 UTEP at Louisiana Monroe

These are the two lowest ranked teams in our power ratings. In the last three seasons the Miners have won two combined games. After surviving two FCS squads to start the year, this is a confident bunch heading into this contest. UTEP only averaged 20 mpg a year ago, and only five starters returned to that side of the ball. Even in victories this season the scoring unit has struggled. 

The Warhawks are looking for its first victory of the season. That means we expect a very conservative game plan. With teams of this magnitude wins are a rarity, so they don’t want to be criticized by turning the ball over. ULM is breaking in a new QB this season and the offense hasn’t come around as of late. We expect a closely fought game with scoring at a minimum.

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446 Army at Cincinnati 

The Black Knights averaged 57 running plays a game last year. This team only threw the ball 59 times all season a year ago. Army specializes in long clock absorbing drives which is what you are looking for when playing a game under the total. Cincinnati permitted just 21 points per game in 2019 and bring back nine defensive starters. Luke Fickell is a very conservative coach who looks to win by running the football and playing strong defense. We expect the clock in this contest to fly by, as both teams keep the ball on the ground.

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137 Florida International at Tulane

The Panthers have gone over on the road in 11 of its last 14 games. This is a team bringing back 16 starters, eight on the offensive side of the ball. 

Tulane games averaged 54.3 and 56.7 points the past two seasons. Willie Fritz brought in a new offensive coordinator and the team is looking to play at a faster pace in 2019.

PLAY OVER

206 Arizona State & Fresno State in Las Vegas

The Sun Devils have a long history off high scoring bowl games. In the last seven years we have seen 83, 85, 67, 60, 90 and 80  withpoints scored in the six times Arizona State has gone bowling. But this isn’t your typical Sun Devil team, and Fresno State is not your typical defensive opponent. The last three seasons this club permitted 32.8, 39.8 and 33.5 points per game. But this season the opposition has scored 35 or more just twice all year. 

Fresno State has held every opponent this season to 27 points or less. Last year the Bulldogs allowed just 17.9 points per game. This has been an elite defense under Jeff Tedford. Fresno held PAC 12 representative UCLA to just 14 points earlier this season, with a 34% offensive success rate. We look for a defensive battle here.

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320 Pittsburgh at Clemson

The Panthers are a team that prefers to run the ball and play defense. It will be very difficult for this team to have success on the ground against this stout Clemson stop unit. But this Pitt defense could be good enough to keep this game close. The last four games this stop unit has been outstanding with 20.0, 35.3, 39.0 and 38.0% success rates. Sure this Clemson scoring unit is superior to Miami, Wake, VT and Virginia, but without the Panthers putting points on the board this total is way too high. 

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138 Vanderbilt at Notre Dame

The Commodore defense regressed last year by allowing 31.3 points per game, up from 24.0 the prior season. With seven returning starters we look for this defense to bounce back this season. Against Middle Tennessee and Nevada Vanderbilt permitted just 7 and 10 points. This team is allowing just 65% in early down success rate. Which is the percentage of first downs on first and second down decided by total first downs. 

Notre Dame is permitting just 62% in early down success rate, allowing 17 and 16 points to Michigan and Ball State. The Irish offense has gotten off to a slow start and we expect that to continue here.

PLAY UNDER

219 Virginia Tech at Florida State

Getting this one up early as the line has been moving, and we want to lock this one in before it continues. 

We expect this Hokies defense to take a step back this year. The defensive backfield has already suffered attrition since spring practice. We also expect this offense to be better this season after taking a 6.8 peg drop a season ago.

But the real reason for this play is the massive change of pace expected in Tallahassee this season. Jimbo Fisher preferred a slow pace to his offense which really made no sense considering he out talented just about every opponent on the schedule. When you have the better athletes you want to have more plays to exploit that fact. By slowing the pace all you are doing is giving the opposition a chance to stay in the game. Enter Willie Taggart who wants to hike the ball as fast as he can. It keeps the defense from substituting and gives his superior team a better chance to shine. The Seminoles averaged 27.8 peg last year. After averaging 37 mpg the prior six seasons. Let’s get this one in now before this thing rises any further.

PLAY OVER

302 Ohio U at Akron

Huge game in the MAC tonight as a win for Ohio virtually clinches the division, but Akron will have a lot to say about it. History shows low scoring affairs. In fact, the same setup happened a year ago and these teams combined for only 12 points. The prior three seasons saw point totals of 26, 43 and 46 points. With the Zips offense struggling right now Akron will rely on a defense that has been solid all season when not outclassed as it was against Penn State, Iowa State and Toledo. We look for a tight low scoring game with this contest going under the posted total.

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145 Tulane at Florida International

In games when Tulane is not facing fellow option teams the points have been plenty. 70 points vs Oklahoma and 90 last week against Tulsa. This total is much too low for an offense that is starting to hit its stride.

Florida International looked good against Rice, holding the Owls to just 9 points. But other than that it has yielded 61 to UCF, 29 to Charlotte and 37 to Middle Tennessee State. This is the first option team these Panthers seniors have faced. Lots a points scored here.

PLAY OVER

361 Tulsa at Tulane

The last three years have seen point totals of 77, 79 and 79 points including overtime. While this isn’t the same Tulsa offense of the last two years, the Golden Hurricane can move the ball on the Green Wave. This is the third straight option attack Tulsa has faced. Which is normally a good thing. But when you haven’t proven the ability to stop it, it only gets worse for this defense. Playing the option and cut blocks is a physical way to play. Now this team has to go through it for the third straight week. 

Tulane is fresh and off a buy after facing the option of Army. While the offense has only scored 21, 14 and 21 the past three games, keep in mind the opposition. One game was against heavyweight Oklahoma, the other two against Army and Navy. When two option teams go head to the head the scoring is stifled. This total is just too low for clubs that should have distinct offensive advantages.

PLAY OVER

302 Kent State at Bowling Green

While the Mid-American Conference is thought of as a high scoring league we often find value on the under when these teams play in the national spotlight. Face it, the general sports bettor wants scoring and lots of it, which is why this MACtion games have been so successful for ESPN. Last week these two combined for 66 and 58 points so the first reaction would be for another high scoring MAC contest. But we only made this line 47.1 which gives us a full touchdown advantage on the under in this contest. Kent State is a very good defensive team in this conference, and the Falcons have gotten better on that side of the ball as the season has unfolded. Look for a lower scoring contest here.

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200 Baylor at Oklahoma

This Baylor offense is not even close to previous versions, scoring just 22 last week against a questionable TCU stop unit. The only times it reached 40 points was against SMU, Iowa State and Kansas. Only once in those three games did the Bears surpass 5.7 yards per play. 

Oklahoma has held 6 of 9 opponents to less than 5.3 yards per play. This defense has really tightened up since Texas Tech put up 59 points against them. With a very high total in an early start game we look for this contest to be lower scoring than projected.

PLAY UNDER

117 Boston College at Florida State

The better team usually dictates the pace and it’s clear who is considered the superior team here. While Boston College was excellent defensively the last two seasons the same cannot be said this year, especially when playing solid offensive teams. The Eagles permitted 49 to Virginia Tech, 56 to Clemson and 52 to Louisville. Tough to play under this number when facing another team who has had defensive problems all season. 

Florida State has held just one opponent under 19 points this year and that was Wake Forest in a 17-6 victory. This team has permitted 34, 63, 35, 37, 19, 37 and 20 points in every other game. We all know the Seminoles can put up points in a hurry, and we expect this to be a higher scoring game. In looking at explosive plays the Eagles produce 8.0 per contest while the Seminoles sit at 12.9 per game. That average of 10.45 is a full 2 explosive plays higher than any other game lined in the 40’s this week. That gives us a tremendous advantage against this current line. 

PLAY OVER

303 Louisville at Syracuse

Last year the Cardinals allowed 28.8 ppg when playing away from home. Offensively the Cards are explosive with Lamar Jackson behind center. A dual threat QB with loads of talent. 

Before Dino Babers and his high octane offense moved to Syracuse, he was the head man at Bowling Green. He runs a fast paced offense with as many plays as possible. The faster the better. Before he came to BG the Falcons games averaged 53.7 ppg. In his two years at BG the Falcons games averaged 63.5 and 71.1. He wants to play the same way with the Orangemen. Last year Bowling Green at home had final scores of 72, 86, 69, 100 and 85. We expect this to be a fast paced shootout.

PLAY OVER

327 Indiana at Michigan State
On the season these two clubs have combined for 146 explosive plays, the same number as Memphis at Tulsa last night. That total was in the 77 range while this one sits more than two full touchdowns less. The last two years these two combined for 73 and 70 points and this Spartans defense is nowhere as good as those units. Indiana has put up 27 or more and 400 yards against all but one opponent, including Wake Forest and Ohio State who both have strong stop units. 
Michigan State is sure to have a letdown here after that amazing finish at Michigan. The team has a well needed bye after this game. The Spartans are a talented offensive team but this defense has been exploited. This team has permitted 11 drives of 80 yards or more and allowed 37 explosive plays. With the in-state showdown finally over and with a bye on deck we can see the Spartans playing this game free and easy. That points to a lot of scoring. 
PLAY OVER

324 Ohio U at Buffalo
Ohio has played one quality offense all season and that was last week against Western Michigan. Against teams of Buffalo’s ilk the Bobcats have allowed just 16 points a game. Ohio has only 20 explosive plays on the season and coming off by far its worst defensive performance of 49 points, we can see this team stepping up the “D” once again.
Buffalo has the same problem moving the football with just 13 explosive plays on the season. This team is averaging less than 21 points per game against FBS squads. It too is coming off its worst defensive performance of the year allowing Central Michigan 51. Every other team scored 28 or less and that includes Bowling Green who has dominated offensively against everyone. With both teams off season highs in points allowed we will expect a low scoring affair here.
PLAY UNDER

307 Temple at East Carolina
Now that the total has dropped we are stepping out with a play on the over here. These two teams have combined for 108 plays of 20 yards to higher this year which would equate to a total in the mid 50’s. Take a look at the poor offenses Temple has faced, Penn State, Charlotte, Tulane and Central Florida. UMass has the ability but still ranks in the lower 30 offensively. Only Cincinnati has a quality offense and 60 points were scored when those two teams got together. 
East Carolina games tend to be high scoring. In fact, this is by far the lowest total of the season for the Pirates. All but one of their FBS games surpassed the total. Last week the Pirates tried to slow down the Tulsa Hurricane by snapping the ball after 26.7 seconds. That was much higher than the average of less than 23 seconds per play. Which is a major reason why that game last week stayed under the total. The weather is on no concern here so the track will not be affected. Look for East Carolina to return to a quicker offense to keep the Owls from making defensive adjustments.
PLAY OVER

149 Houston at Tulsa
Both these teams want to play fast under new head coaches. Houston is producing 82, 92 and 78 plays, while Tulsa is producing 86, 89 and 91 plays. Former Ohio State OC Herman has taken over the offense at Houston and you can see how his absence has affected the Buckeyes. While the Houston defense isn’t bad the Golden Hurricane will still find success.
In three games for Tulsa there have been 42 explosive plays of 20 yards or better. Tulsa has produced four drives of 80 yards or longer. So this team can sustain a drive and has big play ability. Lots of plays and fast possessions point to a high scoring matchup.
PLAY OVER

393 Oklahoma State at Texas
Texas had 52 plays in the opener vs Notre Dame and only 38 against Rice. The Longhorns put up 83 plays last week against California. With Heard taking over at QB for Texas this team put up 42 points and 44 points the past two weeks. The change at signal caller has been drastic for this squad as the total Notre Dame dominance in the opener with Swoops behind center is a distant memory. Last year both these teams struggled offensively in comparison to previous seasons. We feel both offenses are on the uptick. 
Oklahoma State returns eight offensive starters and QB Mason Rudolph led this team to 578 and 534 yards the past two weeks. The Cowboys are finding themselves offensively and this isn’t even close to the Texas defense that held them to just 192 yards a season ago. Texas ranks 119th this season allowing over 500 yards per game. We expect a shootout.
PLAY OVER

187 SMU at TCU Over
Chad Morris in his first year in Dallas has this team on the rise. The former Clemson OC has the Mustangs playing a much faster pace after this club amazingly averaged only 11.1 points per game a year ago. SMU held it’s own against Baylor and pulled away late against North Texas. The offense looks night and day different than a year ago and we have value right now playing this SMU squad over. 
TCU has scored 56 and 48 points the last two years against SMU. With a much faster pace from the opposition we can look for even more scoring for the Horned Frogs. But while SMU was held to a combined 17 the last two years in this series, we expect at least 20 and probably more from SMU on Saturday. TCU returned just 5 starters on the defensive line from a year ago, and we see this unit being weaker this season. Minnesota and Stephen F Austin didn’t expose TCU but a good passing game from the Mustangs certainly can. This one will be a shootout as the dog will never quit trying to get into the end zone.
PLAY OVER

162 Old Dominion at Eastern Michigan

The Monarchs will be playing more of a ball control offense this season after the graduation of the All-Conference Center and QB Taylor Heinicke who was a four year starter. Old Dominion will have a new quarterback who has never taken a snap at this level. In fact, the two players looking for snaps were a 2 star recruit by rivals and a non-recruit. The defense has given up more points per game than the prior season in four straight years but the team couldn’t get a set lineup last year because of injuries. So with more depth this season we expect the Monarchs to turn that around. Eastern Michigan’s defense improved by 4.3 points per game last year despite playing at Florida, at Michigan State and facing top tier offenses in the MAC away from Rynearson Stadium. This is a team with 8 defensive starters returning which is more than any season since 2009. Our contacts have been impressed by the strides this defense has made in the off-season and with the Monarchs breaking in a new signal caller we expect the Eagles to hold them in check. The last two years Eastern Michigan averaged 15.2 and 18.8 points per game. This is not a quality offense at this time despite the excitement of QB Reginald Bell. Just 5 returning starters and six straight years of averaging less than 22 points per game. The defense will keep the Eagles close but the offense may not have the talent to produce victories.PLAY UNDER

163 New Mexico at Colorado State
When it comes to Lobo games our first instinct is to take a look at the Over. New Mexico has an outstanding running attack that averages 6.3 yards per carry. The problem with the Lobos is that they are equally bad at stopping the run allowing 6.0 ypr. When facing defenses rated at #90 or worse the Lobos have scored 24, 38, 31 and 31 points. The Rams have third third best offense New Mexico has faced this year. In the other two games against Top 60 offenses they permitted 58 and 60 points. 
Colorado State is coming in off a bye which should prepare them a bit better for this option attack, it also doesn’t hurt to have another option team with Air Force on deck. But the Rams allow 4.5 ypr on the season despite facing a slew of bad running football teams. When facing defenses ranked 80 or worse Colorado State has scored 42, 31, 45, 38 and 49 points. Last year these two clubs combined for 108 points. We are looking at a repeat in that point range.
PLAY OVER

134 Rutgers at Michigan State
The beat up Rutgers defense was able to survive against a weak passing one dimensional Indiana team. But that won’t be repeated here against Michigan State still trying to take out some frustrations off that Ohio State loss. The Spartans cannot only pound the rock with success but have a passing game to extend the margin. Rutgers is wearing out in its first year in the physical Big 10 Conference and we expect that to continue here. When facing a defense not ranked in the Top 50 in the nation, Michigan State has scored 73, 56, 45 and 56 points. Not only do we feel the Spartans will cover this number, they have a decent chance of taking this total over just by themselves.
PLAY MICHIGAN STATE
PLAY OVER

117 UTEP at Rice

The Miners have moved the ball at will against the majority of opposition this year, putting up 26 points or better against all but one opponent. In fact, only two games all season stayed under the current line on this contest. In those two games the opposition was Southern Miss and UTSA, two of the weakest offensive units in college football. Rice has been able to put points on the board when not stepping up in class against the likes of Marshall, Notre Dame and Texas A&M. In games against similar talented defenses as UTEP only once all season have the Owls not reached 28 points in a contest. The last five meetings in this series has resulted in point totals of 52, 57, 78, 68 and 59 points. In our opinion this number is cheap.PLAY OVER

356 Utah at Stanford
The Utes had held every opponent faced to 28 points or less this season until that debacle last week against Oregon. We all know how that turned out after we all thought Utah had a 14-0 lead over the Ducks. Stanford has one of the weaker offensive games in which Utah has faced this year. Coming off an embarrassing performance we expect this defense to step up against a manageable foe.
Stanford when facing offenses not ranked in the Top 30 have permitted zero to Army, 20 to Washington, 17 against Washington State and 14 against Oregon State. When facing a Top 30 defense Stanford has managed just 10 against USC, 20 vs Washington, 14 vs Notre Dame and 16 against Oregon. Coming off a bye after allowing a whopping 45 points to Oregon we know the defense will be primed for a bounce back.
PLAY UNDER

324 Temple at Penn State
If you are looking for offense this is going to be a long and boring contest. Penn State played one terrible defensive team this year, Massachusetts. In that game the Nittany Lions scored 48 points. In every other game this season Penn State has averaged less than 17 points per game. While the Penn State offense is horrible the defense has been outstanding. 
When facing what we consider to be a Top 50 defense the Owls have scored 10 vs Houston, 14 against Central Florida and 13 vs Memphis. This Penn State stop unit is a step above each of those. 
PLAY UNDER

317 Tulsa at Central Florida

We believe too much emphasis on this total is attributed to early season Central Florida opposition. The Knights started the year against Penn State, Missouri, Houston and BYU. All teams that play pretty good defense. That has contributed majorly to the poor Central Florida offensive numbers. Since that time we have seen total points scored of 33, 48 and 66 against questionable offensive teams of Connecticut, Tulane and Temple. Now we get the best of both worlds with a weak Tulsa defense but an offense that can put up some points.In Tulsa’s two games against very good defenses 59 and 60 points were scored. But here is the real kicker. Against bad offensive teams Tulsa games have ended up with 69, 71, 59, 68 and 66 points. So even poor offensive teams can have success against this Golden Hurricane stop unit. This is a stand alone game on Friday night so you know the total is going to rise. Let’s get this one out now as obviously the Florida weather won’t be a factor.PLAY OVER

311 East Carolina at Cincinnati
These two teams have plenty in common when it comes to playing quality offenses, a plethora of points will be scored. Because of the general weakness of the offenses faced with these schedules the true offensive prowess of these clubs has been a bit overlooked. Against what is considered Top 50 Offensive squads these two clubs have combined for point totals of 56 and 111 for East Carolina and 92, 78 and 89 for Cincinnati. With neither of these teams ranking in the top half of defensive rankings we can look for an old fashioned shootout in this televised contest.
PLAY OVER

303 Toledo at Northern Illinois

Huge game in the division as Toledo stands 5-0 and the surging Huskies 4-1. While Northern Illinois has had great success in this conference over the last few years and Toledo has taken money virtually every week, we will look in another direction with our selection. Both teams have dynamic offenses with both able to wear out a defense with its ground game. Neither stop unit has been overly impressive this season and can be exploited. While we normally look for a conservative game plan in such a key matchup, we feel both coaches know the best way to success is relying on strong offenses. We expect this one to be a shootout.PLAY OVER

159 Texas A&M at Auburn
The Tigers have permitted 21, 38 and 35 points to similar rated offenses as the Aggies. In turn Auburn has scored 45, 59, 45 and 42 points against similarly rated defenses. The Tigers have a huge edge along the offensive line here which should keep the markers moving.
A&M QB Kyle Allen was highly recruited and laid a complete egg last week against UL Monroe. But we expect a much better offensive game from the Aggies here. Texas A&M is averaging 26 points per game against the best four defenses it faced, while Auburn has the best offense Texas A&M has played this year. Lot’s of scoring and neither coach is shy about running up a score.
PLAY OVER

114 Memphis at Temple
This is one of the three weakest offenses the Tigers will have faced this season along with Middle Tennessee and SMU. Memphis held those two opponents to a combined 27 points. With Temple coming off its first win over a ranked foe in 16 years the Owls won’t be able to count on a +5 turnover advantage to get on the scoreboard.
Temple does play solid defense and we expect the Owls to be stout this week against a Memphis squad who has feasted on the weak defenses of Middle Tennessee, Cincinnati, SMU and Tulsa this year. Both teams stop the run well and we believe this total is in part shaped by recent questionable results. 
PLAY UNDER

162 Memphis at SMUThe Tigers just finished its toughest part of the schedule and now finishes the year with a bunch of weak opponents. After facing SMU the Tigers tangle with the likes of Tulsa, Temple, Tulane, South Florida and Connecticut. At 3-3 on the season Memphis is virtually assured of making a bowl game. Which makes us leery of the Tigers running up the score here. This club knows running between the tackles will but points on the board and in doing so the clock keeps running. Why put Paxton Lynch in jeopardy? SMU on the other hand has scored six points or less in all but one game this season. With a bye on deck the very thin Mustangs will likely want this one to end as soon as possible to get to the week off and recuperate. SMU has been pounded by pass first mentality teams all year and the Tigers rush the ball on average 48 times per game. Look for the Tigers to have a real shot at a shootout here which gives us a comfortable play on the under.PLAY UNDER

108 Miami Florida at Virginia Tech

Huge game in ACC Coastal action as both squads sit at 1-2 at the moment. That likely means a more conservative game plan from both squads. Virginia Tech hasn’t lived up to offensive promise this year after Michael Brewer looked like an upgrade at the quarterback position. Defensively the Hokies are stout holding talented offenses like East Carolina and North Carolina to 28 and 17 points. Only East Carolina and Georgia Tech have managed more than 21 against Virginia Tech and we doubt a freshman signal caller will have great success in this one. Miami has padded their offensive stats against bad defensive teams such as Florida A&M, Arkansas State and Cincinnati. The best defense they faced this season was Louisville and the Hurricanes only managed 13 points in that contest. We expect a low scoring affair with the loser likely out of the divisional race.PLAY UNDER

381 Northern Illinois at Arkansas

The Huskies have won 17 straight on the road including a ten point victory last week in Las Vegas. Now this club faces a major defensive challenge against a huge Arkansas offensive line. MAC teams as a whole are smaller in the trenches and the Razorbacks are bigger than the majority of NFL offensive lines. That means plenty of running plays for the hogs against what will be a tired Northern Illinois defense in the second half. That could be especially true after playing in the desert heat last Saturday.While the defense is sure to struggle the Huskies can put points on the board. This is a talented offense that likes to get up and down the field as fast as possible. With a winning pedigree you know there will be a never say die attitude with the Huskies.PLAY OVER

182 Clemson at Georgia

Not only do the Tigers have to replace thousand yard rusher McDowell, star QB Boyd and extremely talented receivers Watkins and Bryant, they also must replace All-Time scorer Calanzaro at kicker. The defense has 7 returning starters from a team that was excellent at penetration of the line. Georgia also enters the season without amazing signal caller Murray while 7 defensive starters return. After the stop unit regressed by close to 10 points per game a year ago we expect Georgia to be dominant at times on that side of the ball. Last year these two combined for 73 points and the casual fan will look to play this game over. But history shows starting the year with two new signal callers points to low scoring games. Throw in the fact that the defenses are extremely talented and we look for a very conservative game plan from the coaches.PLAY UNDER

143 Rutgers at Washington State

The Scarlet Knights put up 26.5 ppg a season ago and bring back 9 starters including improving quarterback Gary Nova. Rutgers has a quality offensive line which will give him time to find open receivers against a questionable Cougar stop unit.Washington State put up 31 ppg a year ago while allowing 32.5. The Cougars return 8 starters to an offense that brings back the outstanding Connor Halliday behind center. Washington State is deep and talented at the receiver spots and they have impact freshmen on the offensive side of the ball. With Rutgers have major problems in the defensive secondary the Cougars should be in for a big day offensively.PLAY OVER