5. North Texas at UTSA
LINE: UTSA -2.5
ATS PICK: UTSA
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How fired up are you to take a team partially because it looked great against freaking UTEP?
UTSA is on a nice run of three wins in the last four games and is shooting for a terrific seven-win season. The O rolled for 600 yards against UTEP, kept running in that win over Southern Miss, and now it gets to have a little fun against a North Texas team that has the explosion to make this a shootout.
The Mean Green are a whole lot of fun. They came up with 768 yards against Middle Tennessee, they ran all over Rice, and now, in a bizarre season with a whole slew of cancellations, they’re playing just their second road game of the season.
UTSA is 4-1 at home with the only loss a good battle against Army, which leads to the theme of the week.
Senior Day.
That only goes so far – the emotion can sometimes add more weight and pressure to the game, and it didn’t seem to matter to Texas against Iowa State on Friday – but if you sort of like a game to begin with, it’s an extra sweetener to help make the decision.
North Texas can’t stop the run at all, UTSA has found a groove on the ground, and the defense is a turnover machine.
The Roadrunners are eighth in the nation and leads Conference USA in takeaways, and North Texas is one of the worst teams in college football in turnover margin.
It’s only 2.5 you’re giving away, it’s the final regular season game of the year – and possibly the final game, period – for UTSA, and … it’s Senior Day.
It’s also the final home game – at least for the time being – for …