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Kansas State vs Oklahoma State Prediction, Game Preview

Kansas State vs Oklahoma State prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, September 25

Kansas State vs Oklahoma State prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, September 25

Kansas State vs Oklahoma State How To Watch

Date: Saturday, September 25
Game Time: 7:00 ET
Venue: Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK
How To Watch: Big 12 Network/ESPN+
Record: Kansas State (3-0), Oklahoma State (3-0)
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Kansas State vs Oklahoma State Game Preview

Why Kansas State Will Win

It’s not like the offense didn’t miss a beat with Will Howard in at quarterback for an injured Skyler Thompson, but … it didn’t miss a beat in a somewhat stunning 38-17 win over Nevada.

Disrespected considering the good wins over the Wolf Pack and Stanford, the running game has been consistent, the offensive line has been strong, and the passing attack is just efficient enough to keep things moving.

This isn’t a big passing game – the downfield plays are there when they give it a shot – but the as long as the ground attack is effective and the defense can keep the strange Oklahoma State passing game under wraps, it might have this.

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Why Oklahoma State Will Win

The Cowboys have somehow found ways to win so far. They’ve managed to play up or down to their competition, but just when it seemed like they were ready to get nailed, they pulled off a 21-20 win over Boise State.

The passing game did nothing – it finished with 74 yards – but the offensive front was great for the ground game. Against Kansas State, they have to get the pass rush going early – the D has been great at getting behind the line – and the offensive side just has to feel out the game and go with what works.

Kansas State has to run to win. Oklahoma State has a slightly better ability to adapt to the momentum of the game.

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What’s Going To Happen

It’ll be a fascinating fight to start to sort out the Big 12 pecking order. Oklahoma, Texas, and Iowa State all get the headlines, but the winner of this is quietly going to be in the chase even though the conference season is just getting started.

The Kansas State defense is going to be just a little more effective against the run, and the Oklahoma State passing attack isn’t going to do enough.

It’ll be tight throughout with the Cowboys once again figuring out how to pull out a close game – even though it won’t be anything pretty.

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Kansas State vs Oklahoma State Prediction, Line

Oklahoma State 26, Kansas State 23
Line: Oklahoma State -6, o/u: 46
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2.5

Must See Rating: 4

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UCLA vs Stanford Prediction, Game Preview

UCLA vs Stanford prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, September 25

UCLA vs Stanford prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, September 25

UCLA vs Stanford How To Watch

Date: Saturday, September 25
Game Time: 6:00 ET
Venue: Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA
How To Watch: Pac-12 Network
Record: UCLA (2-1), Stanford (2-1)
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UCLA vs Stanford Game Preview

Why UCLA Will Win

Stanford’s defense isn’t doing enough to get into the backfield.

It didn’t have to do too much to get by Vanderbilt, but overall it’s an issue that the pass rush isn’t there and there’s not enough disruption to matter. It also doesn’t help for a run defense that’s giving up yards in chunks.

The Bruins might be the best in the Pac-12 at generating a pass rush, but Vanderbilt ran for 247 yards last week and averaged 5.6 yards per carry. That came a week after USC averaged 5.6 yards per run, and that came a week after Kansas State rolled for 6.5 yards per carry with three scores.

UCLA RB Zach Charbonnet is averaging 10.5 yards per carry with six scores. He and Brittain Brown will take over for big, big yards.

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Why Stanford Will Win

So what went wrong? How did UCLA go from being America’s darling after beating LSU to being totally unable to lock down late in the loss to Fresno State?

The pass defense is a problem.

It got hit hard by LSU, and two weeks later it was Jake Haener who went off, throwing for 455 yards including the amazing game-winning comeback drive in the final moments.

Stanford’s offense struggled in the opener against Kansas State, and then Tanner McKee took over the full-time quarterbacking gig. Now on the year he has hit 71% of his throws averaging over eight yards per pass with five scores and no picks.

He’s going to bomb away against the Bruins as long as the line can give him the time.

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What’s Going To Happen

So what do you like better, the Stanford passing game or the UCLA ground attack?

UCLA’s defense might have a whole slew of flaws, but credit Haener and Fresno State for getting the win last week with brilliant play – the Bruins should be far stronger in this.

The offense still worked last week, and it’ll do just enough on the ground to overcome a massive day from McKee and the Cardinal passing game.

It’ll be fun.

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UCLA vs Stanford Prediction, Line

UCLA 38, Stanford 34
Line: UCLA -4.5, o/u: 58.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 1.5

Must See Rating: 4

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Kansas vs Duke Prediction, Game Preview

Kansas vs Duke prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, September 25

Kansas vs Duke prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, September 25

Kansas vs Duke How To Watch

Date: Saturday, September 25
Game Time: 4:00 ET
Venue: Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, NC
How To Watch: ACC Network
Record: Kansas (1-2), Duke (2-1)
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Kansas vs Duke Game Preview

Why Kansas Will Win

The Jayhawks have to come up with takeaways – and score off of them.

They’re +2 in turnover margin on the year with just one giveaway, and they took the ball away twice against Baylor, and it didn’t really matter.

Duke gave away the Charlotte game because of two fumbles – that’s a little overblown, but not much – and did its best to hand Northwestern a comeback with three turnovers. The five takeaways against the Wildcats saved the day.

Kansas has a wee bit of a passing game and could get hot for moments, and again, it has to capitalize on ANY opening. However …

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Why Duke Will Win

The Kansas offense wasn’t doing a whole lot anyway, but it sure didn’t help to lose RB Velton Gardner. He only averaged 1.9 yards per carry, but it would’ve been nice to figure out how to use 2020’s leading rusher a bit more.

The Jayhawks can’t find anything that consistently works offensive – it doesn’t have a positive identity. On the other side, the run defense is getting worse each week, and now it gets a running attack that hit the 200-yard mark in two of the first three games.

Duke will hit 200 yards on the ground in this.

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What’s Going To Happen

The problem with Kansas is that it’s not improving enough. The defense wasn’t totally miserable against Coastal Carolina, and then it got rocked by Baylor.

The offense has a decent QB in Jason bean, but he’s not getting enough help.

Duke can certainly biff this if it somehow screws up time and again like it did agains Charlotte, but the running game will take over early and Kansas will sputter out on drive after drive.

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Kansas vs Duke Prediction, Line

Duke 44, Kansas 24
Line: Duke -16, o/u: 57.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3.5

Must See Rating: 2

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1: Dear Evan Hansen

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Illinois vs Purdue Prediction, Game Preview

Illinois vs Purdue prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, September 25

Illinois vs Purdue prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, September 25

Illinois vs Purdue How To Watch

Date: Saturday, September 25
Game Time: 3:30 ET
Venue: Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN
How To Watch: BTN
Record: Illinois (1-3), Purdue (2-1)
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Illinois vs Purdue Game Preview

Why Illinois Will Win

So what does Illinois have to do to get into a positive groove?

The win over Nebraska was fun, but it’s been a rough stretch since then with three straight losses in three different ways. It’s not a coincidence, though, that the one win came on the biggest rushing day of the year.

It’s not like the Illini ripped through Nebraska – just 167 yards – but they were effective. Even with fewer than four yards per carry, the season-high 48 carries set the tone.

The Purdue run defense has been fine, but it gave up three touchdowns to Oregon State and got hit with a couple of big plays against the Irish. Illinois has to own the clock and the tempo – it has to grind for its groove.

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Why Purdue Will Win

The passing game keeps on working.

The Boilermakers were able to throw for well over 300 yards in the first two games, and they almost got to 300 last week against the Irish. The two interceptions, though, turned fatal.

This might not be an even team overall, but the offense can beat Illinois at the game it needs to play. No, it’s not going to run, but it can control the clock and own the time of possession battle.

Illinois has no shot of winning if it doesn’t always have the ball. Purdue should be able to dink and dunk to its heart’s content on the Illini secondary.

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What’s Going To Happen

Purdue can’t make mistakes. As long as it doesn’t turn the ball over and doesn’t hand Illinois a slew of easy scoring chances, it’ll be okay.

Illinois is last among the Big Ten teams in sacks allowed per game on one side and total defense on the other. It’ll keep this close, but Purdue won’t turn the ball over enough to lose this.

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Illinois vs Purdue Prediction, Line

Purdue 34, Illinois 24
Line: Purdue -11, o/u: 53
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2.5

Must See Rating: 2

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Louisville vs Florida State Prediction, Game Preview

Louisville vs Florida State prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, September 25

Louisville vs Florida State prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, September 25

Louisville vs Florida State How To Watch

Date: Saturday, September 25
Game Time: 3:30 ET
Venue: Doak Campbell Stadium, Tampa, FL
How To Watch: ESPN2
Record: Louisville (2-1), Florida State (0-3)
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Louisville vs Florida State Game Preview

Why Louisville Will Win

It wasn’t exactly a must-win game for Louisville, but taking out UCF in a 42-35 thriller sure took a whole lot of pressure off – for now.

That’s how the offense is supposed to work. Micale Cunningham was great, the passing game clocks, and the O ran for a season-high 191 yards to pull it off. Now it’s time to bring it all against a wounded Florida State.

Louisville has been terrific at controlling the clock – even though it’s been bad on third downs. If it controls the tempo against Florida State, it should dominate early on.

The offensive line has been strong in pass protection, the defense – even though it had to deal with the Ole Miss and UCF attacks – hasn’t been all that bad considering the situations, and the parts seem to be there to put together a good run with ACC play starting.

Florida State had one good half against Notre Dame. That’s been it, with the program’s offensive line issues continuing to be a problem – the Cardinals will get behind the line. However, so will …

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Why Florida State Will Win

The Florida State pass rush. It’s been a bright spot – and there haven’t been many.

The Seminole defensive front should be able to get to Cunningham and bother him just enough to make him rush his throws. For all of the good things the Cardinal offense has done, it’s been bad on third downs and the 4.4 yards per carry isn’t quite good enough.

Florida State has to get the ground game going. The parts were there. The backs are in place to rip off yards in chunks, and the Louisville defense will give up big plays.

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What’s Going To Happen

Florida State has to find something it can consistently do right.

The offense looked like it had something to build on in the Notre Dame game, but that all went bye-bye against Jacksonville State and Wake Forest. The running game will start to produce a little better this week, but it won’t be enough.

Louisville won’t roll like Wake Forest did last week, but it’ll be balanced and explosive. After dealing with Ole Miss and UCF in the first three games, FSU’s O will look like it’s running in sand.

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Louisville vs Florida State Prediction, Line

Louisville 37, Florida State 27
Line: Louisville -2, o/u: 62
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3

Must See Rating: 2.5

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Iowa State vs Baylor Prediction, Game Preview

Iowa State vs Baylor prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, September 25

Iowa State vs Baylor prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, September 25

Iowa State vs Baylor How To Watch

Date: Saturday, September 25
Game Time: 3:30 ET
Venue: McLane Stadium, Waco, TX
How To Watch: FOX
Record: Iowa State (2-1), Baylor (3-0)
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Iowa State vs Baylor Game Preview

Why Iowa State Will Win

It’s not like everything is back to normal just because Iowa State rolled past a miserable UNLV team, but it sure did help to put up close to 500 yards of total offense in the 48-3 win.

There’s way too much talent and experience to be this mediocre. Now that the Cyclones got through the rocky start to the season, this needs to be when it all kicks in.

No, the O hasn’t been consistent enough on third downs, and it hasn’t been strong enough on the ground, and before last week, QB Brock Purdy hasn’t been Brock Purdy enough, and …

The D has been more than good enough. It’s No. 1 in the nation.

There haven’t been any problems on that side of the ball, and now it goes against a Baylor team that finally plays against a defense with teeth.

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Why Baylor Will Win

The Baylor offense has been consistent.

It’s been able to rip through Texas State, Texas Southern, and Kansas over the first three games running 69 plays in each of them. Now the attack is done with the light scrimmages and will be as ready for the Iowa State defense as it’ll ever be.

The Bears lead the Big 12 in total offense with 559 yards of total offense, the ground game tears off yards in chunks, and veteran QB Gerry Bohanon has improved each week. He’s starting to hit bigger plays down the field, he has yet to throw a pick, and he’s been good on the move.

Everything about the Baylor offense has to be perfect at home, because …

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What’s Going To Happen

The Baylor defense has been just okay, and it’s about to get run on.

The coaching staff knows how to put together a D, and the stats are there thanks to the easy schedule to start, The pass rush isn’t going to bother Purdy, and the front that hasn’t seen any sort of a push from a decent offensive line is about to meet a Cyclone offense that wants to get a push from the start.

Iowa State won’t look like a true Big 12 championship contender quite yet, but it’ll take a step forward to get there.

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Iowa State vs Baylor Prediction, Line

Iowa State 30, Baylor 16
Line: Iowa -7, o/u: 47.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3.5

Must See Rating: 3

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Utah vs Washington State Prediction, Game Preview

Utah vs Washington State prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, September 25

Utah vs Washington State prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, September 25

Utah vs Washington State How To Watch

Date: Saturday, September 25
Game Time: 2:30 ET
Venue: Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT
How To Watch: Pac-12 Network
Record: Utah (1-2), Washington State (1-2)
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Utah vs Washington State Game Preview

Why Washington State Will Win

Utah is having problems.

The offense isn’t moving the chains – it’s a disaster on third downs – it’s not scoring when it gets its chances in the red zone, and it’s not controlling the tempo or the clock.

It’s got the guys on the lines and the veterans across the board, but the defense got run over by both BYU and San Diego State in losses.

The running game isn’t working like it should, the run defense isn’t playing like it should, and the quarterback play is now a question mark with Charlie Brewer no longer with the Utes. Cameron Rising isn’t a bad option to take over, but this isn’t where Utah was supposed to be just three games into the season.

However …

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Why Utah Will Win

Washington State is having problems.

The offense isn’t moving the chains – it’s a disaster on third downs – it’s not scoring when it gets its chances in the red zone, and it’s not controlling the tempo or the clock.

It’s having Utah’s issues, but at a bigger and different level.

Wazzu’s defense got lit up by USC’s passing game, Utah State had an almost perfect offensive balance, and Portland State was able to bomb away with its passing attack.

This is the game for Utah to try being Utah. It needs to use its power on the offensive front, and there’s nothing for the defensive side to worry about from the Cougar running game.

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What’s Going To Happen

Rising will be great, Utah will run for 200 yards, and for a brief moment, everything will look like it’s supposed to.

Washington State has to find something that consistently works offensively, but that’s not happening this week.

It’ll have a few good drives, and it’ll be in the game for a half, and then everything will kick in for the Utes as they go on a big run in the third quarter.

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Utah vs Washington State Prediction, Line

Utah 36. Washington State 20
Line: Utah -14.5, o/u: 54.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3

Must See Rating: 2

5: Muhammad Ali film by Ken Burns
1: Dear Evan Hansen

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Minnesota vs Bowling Green Prediction, Game Preview

Minnesota vs Bowling Green prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, September 25

Minnesota vs Bowling Green prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, September 25

Minnesota vs Bowling Green How To Watch

Date: Saturday, September 25
Game Time: 12:00 ET
Venue: Huntington Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN
How To Watch: ESPNU
Record: Minnesota (2-1), Bowling Green (1-2)
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Minnesota vs Bowling Green Game Preview

Why Bowling Green Will Win

There are signs of life on the offensive side.

The 1-2 start might not seem like anything great, but the 27-10 victory over Murray State was the first win since early November of 2019 and just the second in the last 14 games.

It’s not exactly a high octane attack, but the passing offense went for over 300 in a good fight against South Alabama, and it did just enough to get by last week.

The defense has cranked up the pass rush – the eight sacks are the most so far by any MAC team. It’s been steady, and it’s going to bring a little bit of pressure in this. However …

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Why Minnesota Will Win

The Bowling Green run defense is going to be in for a long day.

It wasn’t bad against South Alabama and Murray State, but Tennessee ran for 331 yards without a whole lot of problems.

Minnesota lost Mohamed Ibrahim for the year in the opener against Ohio State, but Trey Potts has been able to keep the rushing production going with almost 300 yards with five scores in the last two games behind a bulldozing offensive line.

The Gophers will run, keep running, and then it’ll hope …

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What’s Going To Happen

The pass rush needs to keep working.

The Gophers didn’t generate a sack in the first two games, and then they turned things up several notches in the shocking 30-0 win over Colorado with four sacks, eight tackles for loss, and -19 rushing yards allowed.

Bowling Green has the nation’s second-worst running game. It’s not going to start working this week.

Minnesota has yet to lose a non-conference game under PJ Fleck, and it’s not going to start now.

Minnesota vs Bowling Green Prediction, Line

Minnesota 44, Bowling Green 10
Line: Minnesota -31, o/u: 51
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2.5

Must See Rating: 2

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1: Dear Evan Hansen

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Penn State vs Villanova Prediction, Game Preview

Penn State vs Villanova prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, September 25

Penn State vs Villanova prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, September 25

Penn State vs Villanova How To Watch

Date: Saturday, September 25
Game Time: 12:00 ET
Venue: Beaver Stadium, State College, PA
How To Watch: BTN
Record: Penn State (3-0), Villanova (3-0)
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Penn State vs Villanova Game Preview

Why Villanova Will Win

This isn’t just some layup of an FCS team for Penn State to roll.

The Wildcats are unbeaten with a terrific defense that’s not allowing a thing against the run – just 89 total yards allowed so far – and ranks second among all FCS teams in total D.

No, Villanova doesn’t have the talent to beat Penn State, but it leads the nation in turnover margin helped by 11 takeaways. It has to force mistakes and capitalize on everything.

It also has to hope the Nittany Lions are looking ahead to Indiana and are still basking in the glory of the Auburn win.

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Why Penn State Will Win

The one thing you don’t want as the paycheck opponent is for the team on the other side to have things to work on.

Yes, Penn State is 3-0, and yes, the two wins over Wisconsin and Auburn are as strong as any in the country so far, but the running game went nowhere against Wisconsin and struggled against Auburn.

This is where the offensive line has to blast away a bit, and it’s got to be better at keeping defenses out of the backfield. The O is supposed to go quickly with a high tempo, but it would be nice to not be among the worst in the nation in time of possession.

However …

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What’s Going To Happen

Where your White Out this week, Penn State?

Don’t get hung on on whatever happens in this. The Nittany Lions might not look perfect, but 1) Villanova is good, 2) they’re paying for a bit of a break after a big start, and 3) again, this is the game to sharpen up things that might not have worked quite right – like third down conversions – over the first three games.

Villanova really is strong enough defensively to keep this from getting out of hand, but Penn State isn’t Bucknell.

Penn State vs Villanova Prediction, Line

Penn State 41, Villanova 13
Line: COMING, o/u: COMING
ATS Confidence out of 5: COMING

Must See Rating: 2

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Missouri vs Boston College Prediction, Game Preview

Missouri vs Boston College prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, September 25

Missouri vs Boston College prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, September 25

Missouri vs Boston College How To Watch

Date: Saturday, September 25
Game Time: 12:00 ET
Venue: Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, MA
How To Watch: ESPN2
Record: Missouri (2-1), Boston College (3-0)
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Missouri vs Boston College Game Preview

Why Missouri Will Win

Just how good is Boston College going to be without Phil Jurkovec?

Senior Dennis Grosel was just fine filling in for the injured quarterback late against UMass, but he only hit 5-of-13 passes for 34 yards with a touchdown and a pick in the 28-3 win over Temple.

The ground game was able to carry the team against the Owls, but that’s not quite how this team was built and it’s definitely not how the offense is supposed to work.

BC will start airing it out more and get Grosel throwing, but the Missouri pass rush is too good – it’s going to get into the backfield and throw everything off.

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Why Boston College Will Win

The Missouri defense might be able to get behind the line, but it gives up a whole lot of yards and isn’t doing anything big on third downs.

Kentucky was able to run all over the Tigers, Central Michigan threw for over 300 yards, and SE Missouri State was able to come up with close 300 yards on the ground.

Boston College might not be as good without Jurkovec, but Grosel has been around long enough to handle the work and at least keep things moving a bit on the ground.

On the other side, the BC defense has been a brick wall on third downs and …

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What’s Going To Happen

It helps that Boston College played Colgate, UMass, and Temple.

On the one hand, BC got its tune-ups in, and that includes a game without Jurkovec. On the other, it hasn’t faced a QB like Connor Bazelak or a back like Tyler Badie.

The Tiger offense will be too balance and the pass rush will be too good – the D will overcome its issues with pressure.

Missouri vs Boston College Prediction, Line

Missouri 34, Boston College 27
Line: Missouri -2, o/u: 58.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3

Must See Rating: 3

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