Week two Service Plays.....(Greg Roberts?)

Marc Lawrence

Arkansas

Maddux Sports

10* Oklahoma St -19.5
10* Kansas +1.5
10* Ohio St -28
20* Miami FL -22
10* Arkansas/TCU Under 62
10* Tennessee -10.5
10* South Florida -12.5

ASI

COLLEGE FOOTBALL
PATRICK (0-4 -4.40) No Selection today
Saturday 9/10 (released 9/7)
DUKE -5 WAKE FOREST (330PM) ** 2 UNIT SELECTION**
NEVADA +28 NOTRE DAME (330PM)
OKLAHOMA -46.5 UL MONROE (7PM)
NEW MEXICO -12 NEW MEXICO ST (8PM)

Kelso

25 Units Denver

DAVE COKIN

SOUTH FLORIDA -14

Northern Illinois is a very pesky MAC entry that has frequently thrown scares into major conference programs, and the Huskies have pulled their share of upsets over the years. So it’s not like this is one of those teams it’s a cinch to pull the trigger against, as it’s a solid program that is often overlooked. But the scheduling dynamics in play for this game along with my assessments of the teams involved has me backing the favorite.

First, a few words on the chalk piece here. South Florida has been upwardly mobile ever since Willie Taggart arrived on the scene. Taggart took over a bad program that was off a woeful 2-10 2012 campaign. The cupboard was close to bare when he arrived, and the Bulls suffered through a 3-9 result in Taggart’s first season. But they improved to 4-8 and showed some fight in 2013, and turned the corner last year. South Florida lost its bowl game to Western Kentucky, but that took little away from an 8-4 regular season.

I think the 2016 South Florida entry is a serious contender in the AAC. Taggart has done a great job recruiting and aside from what could be some shaky special teams, I don’t see many weaknesses on this squad. The tough deal for USF is having to play a couple of tough league opponents on the road. But if this team stays healthy, I like their chances of at least matching last year’s win total and perhaps even getting to nine or ten wins.

I’ve learned the hard way to stop making long range predictions against Northern Illinois, and with good reason. The Huskies have now been to six straight MAC title games, and I’m not betting against them keeping that impressive streak alive this year. Wideout Kenny Golladay is the big star on this team, but he’s sure not the only talented guy on the roster, and once league plays begins in early October, NIU should be ready to contend again.

However, right at the moment, I’m only concerned with this week’s game and I don’t like this spot even a little bit for Northern Illinois. The Huskies are off an exceedingly draining triple overtime loss in the high altitude at Wyoming, Now they have to travel to hot and humid Tampa for a battle with a team that figures to be much tougher than the Cowboys.

The oddsmakers aren’t making it easy as this is a big number and Northern Illinois rarely gets blown out. But I didn’t think the Huskies looked especially good last Saturday and USF wasn’t even a little bit shy about drilling opponents last year when they had the opportunity. I’ll note that star running back Marlon Mack is on the injury list as questionable with a concussion, but the Bulls have good depth at that position, so it’s not a huge concern for me. I like this spot for what I believe to be the superior home team, and I laid the -14 with South Florida.

Steve Budin

50 Dime Louisville -15

Rainman

Louisville / Syracuse Over 68.5

Marc Lawrence

GOW - BYU

Rice
W. Kentucky
Indiana