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Arizona State vs. Oregon State Fearless Prediction, Game Preview

Arizona State vs. Oregon State fearless prediction and game preview.

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Arizona State vs. Oregon State fearless prediction and game preview.

Arizona State vs. Oregon State Broadcast

Date: Saturday, November 16
Game Time: 7:30 ET
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Venue: Reser Stadium, Corvallis, OR
Network: FS1

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Arizona State (5-4) vs. Oregon State (4-5) Game Preview

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Why Arizona State Will Win

The offense is expected to get its guy back with QB Jayden Daniels likely to go after missing the USC game. Now it needs its running back to go off.

Eno Benjamin hasn’t found a whole lot of room for a running game that’s hit the skids. A fantastic goal line runner, he hasn’t rushed for a touchdown in the last three games, and he’s had just 98 yards over the last two games after three straight 100-yard performances.

The Oregon State run defense can be hammered on – allowing 245 yards or more in three of the last five games – and controlling the tempo and the clock is a must. The Sun Devil defense has been getting worse as the season has gone on, and it needs Benjamin and company to keep the chains moving, and it has to come up with a few key takeaways on the road.

ASU is second in the Pac-12 in turnover margin – helped by 16 takeaways – and Oregon State doesn’t force mistakes. The Beavers need to get this into a little bit of a shootout, because …

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Why Oregon State Will Win

The Arizona State secondary is having a few problems.

After starting the season allowing just seven points in each of the first three games – and surviving a few big passing days – the Sun Devils have been hit way too hard by the better quarterbacks on the slate.

They lost in a shootout to Steven Montez and Colorado – giving up 337 yards through the air – and were expectedly hit hard by Washington State. The 477 yards and four scores allowed last week to USC was a problem, and letting UCLA’s Doran Thompson-Robinson to to hit close to 70% of his passes wasn’t okay.

Luton had a rough day against Washington – throwing for 88 yards in the loss – but when he’s on and the deep ball is working, Oregon State wins.

The Beavers are 3-0 when Luton averages 11 yards or more per past, and 1-5 when he doesn’t. Arizona State is 0-4 – all four losses – when it has allowed eight yards or more per pass.

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What’s Going To Happen

Oregon State has been been great on the road lately and awful at home. Playing Utah and Washington in Corvallis has been part of the reason.

The Beaver offense will generate just enough balance and downfield plays to keep the struggling ASU defense on its heels. Neither team does much to control the clock, and at home, the Beaver O will have just a bit more of a spark in what should be a fun game with a whole slew of wild mood swings.

Arizona State vs. Oregon State Prediction, Line

Oregon State 31, Arizona State 27
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Arizona State -2.5, o/u: 57.5
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ATS Confidence out of 5: 1
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Stanford vs. Washington State Fearless Prediction, Game Preview

Stanford vs. Washington State fearless prediction and game preview.

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Stanford vs. Washington State fearless prediction and game preview.

Stanford vs. Washington State Broadcast

Date: Saturday, November 16
Game Time: 4:30 ET
Live Stream: fuboTV (click to watch for free)
Venue: Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA
Network: Pac-12 Network

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Stanford (4-5) vs. Washington State (4-5) Game Preview

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Why Stanford Will Win

The Cardinal pass defense has been able to hold up just fine despite all the problems in a slew of other spots.

Arizona was able to move the ball through the air – and Stanford won.

Oregon State and Jake Luton were able to throw for 337 yards – and Stanford won.

The problem for the Cardinal is when passing games roll for big plays, not necessarily bulk yards. They’re 0-3 when allowing ten yards or more per pass, and Washington State is averaging 8.2 yards per throw and hasn’t thrown for more than ten yards per pop since the first two games and hasn’t been over eight yards per throw in the last five.

Stanford will let Anthony Gordon dink and dunk as long as it limits the yards after catch.

Washington State’s pass defense isn’t doing a whole lot, but the run defense has been worse. Stanford’s offense has been ultra-flaky, but the return of QB KJ Costello has cranked up the inconsistent passing game over the last two weeks. However …

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Why Washington State Will Win

Stanford has way too hard a time scoring.

It was able to light up Arizona, and the running game has been able to averaged five-plus yards per carry over the last two games, but the team isn’t turning yards into points.

The Cardinal have only scored more than 20 points four times, and it’s been a battle just to get there a few touchdowns.

Wazzu might have a whole lot of problems defensively, and the run defense is about to get tested, but Gordon and the offense should be able to move the chains and put up the yards to make Stanford press.

Utah was able to stuff the Washington State offense, but that’s a potential Pac-12 champion that pulled it off. Cal was able to hold the Cougars to 20 points, but that’s an elite defense getting it done on the road.

At home, Wazzu’s offense is averaging was over 50 points per game. Stanford can’t keep up any sort of a pace. However …

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What’s Going To Happen

This has to be Cameron Scarlett’s game. The Stanford running back has quietly have a strong year with five games with 90+ yards and with two games of 100+ yards in the last four.

The Cardinal will run well enough to control the clock and the game, KJ Costello will have another strong performance, and it’ll be a huge road win for a team that needs it to stay alive in the hunt for a bowl game.

Stanford vs. Washington State Prediction, Line

Stanford 34, Washington State 30
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Washington State -10.5, o/u: 63.5
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Hawaii vs. UNLV: Three Keys To A Rebels Win

The Rebels host the Warriors in the Ninth Island Showdown. Here’s our preview of how UNLV can earn the victory.

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Hawaii vs. UNLV: Three Keys to a Rebels Win

The Rebels host the Warriors in the Ninth Island Showdown. Here’s our preview of how UNLV can earn the victory.

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How can the Rebels earn a rivalry win?

WEEK 12: Hawaii Warriors (6-4, 3-3 Mountain West) vs. UNLV Rebels (2-7, 0-5 MW)

WHEN: Saturday, November 16 — 1:00 PM PT/11:00 AM HT

WHERE: Sam Boyd Stadium; Las Vegas, Nevada (35,500)

TV: The game will be available on Spectrum PPV in Hawaii only.

STREAMING: Mainland viewers can find the game on Facebook. Additionally, Hawaii’s radio broadcast can be streamed via ESPN Honolulu and UNLV’s broadcast can be found on TuneIn.

RADIO: The UNLV broadcast can be found in and around Las Vegas on 1100 AM and 100.9 FM.

SERIES RECORD: Hawaii leads the series 16-12. In the last meeting on November 17, 2018, the Warriors defeated the Rebels, 35-28, in Honolulu.

LAST WEEK: UNLV was on a bye after losing at Colorado State the week before, while Hawaii outlasted San Jose State at home, 42-40.

WEBSITES: HawaiiAthletics.com, the official Hawaii athletics website | UNLVRebels.com, the official UNLV athletics website

GAME NOTES (PDF): Hawaii | UNLV

ODDS (via OddsShark): Hawaii -7

SP+ PROJECTION: Hawaii by 11.5 (75% win probability)

FEI PROJECTION: Hawaii by 10.1

In their quest to break a three-game losing streak, the UNLV Rebels will have their hands full on Saturday afternoon against the Hawaii Warriors, in the latest iteration of the Ninth Island Showdown.

Nick Rolovich’s run-and-shoot didn’t seem to miss a beat even with a change at quarterback last week, but the Rebels should have plenty of opportunities themselves to light up the scoreboard against a suspect Warriors defense. Here’s how UNLV can score an upset over Hawaii.

Three Keys to a UNLV Victory

1. Use the ground game to play “keep away”.

Neither team has been especially good at defending the run of late, evidenced by the fact that Hawaii and UNLV have given up 5.71 and 6.16 yards per carry, respectively, in Mountain West play. Hawaii, however, has averaged 6.01 YPC on offense in conference action while UNLV has sputtered with just 3.16 YPC, so turning that around will be paramount.

Charles Williams will get his touches one way or another, but Chad Magyar’s reemergence could be huge. Since breaking out against Vanderbilt a month ago, the sophomore running back has seen just ten, three, and five carries in the Rebels’ last three games, but finding a way to make him successful, keeping the Hawaii offense off the field, could be the path to an upset.

2. If necessary, gamble to stay on the field.

One thing that both UNLV and Hawaii have in common is that neither team is shy about setting their punt unit aside to keep the offense on the field. The Warriors and Rebels are the Mountain West’s two most aggressive teams on fourth down and while it’s worked out more often than not for UNLV, converting 15-of-29 such tries, it’s been a definitive strength for Hawaii since they are 15-of-24.

When it comes to sidelining the Hawaii offense, Tony Sanchez shouldn’t get gun shy if the right opportunity presents itself. If you see a punt on something like 4th-and-2 anywhere on Hawaii’s side of the field, something is going wrong for UNLV. Better to go out on your shield in a high-scoring affair.

3. Eliminate the drops.

At the end of October, Pro Football Focus put together a list of rankings of each FBS team’s wide receivers and the note for UNLV was particularly galling: The Rebels had dropped 22.8% of their catchable throws to that point, the fifth-worst figure in the country, and it’s hard to imagine the situation has since improved much.

Considering that Hawaii doesn’t have the same level of pass defense as prior foes like Wyoming, Boise State or San Diego State, it looks like an opportunity for Kenyon Oblad to match Chevan Cordeiro on the stat sheet but he’ll need more help from his receivers to do so.

Prediction

One thing seems certain: If you get a chance, take the over. Neither defense seems likely to offer much resistance, but it’s difficult to imagine that UNLV could match the Warriors touchdown for touchdown over a full sixty minutes. It might largely be a shootout between two rising quarterbacks, but I imagine Hawaii’s newfound prowess with running the football will make a difference late.

Hawaii 45, UNLV 35

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The Race To A New Year’s Six Bowl Game: AAC Games This Week Could Shake Things Up

Where do the AAC contenders fare along with Boise State in terms for the Cotton Bowl?

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The Race To A New Year’s Six Bowl Game: Big AAC Games This Week Could Shake Things Up

Boise State needs the AAC’s help to move up.

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Games to watch.

The latest College Football Playoff polls are out and the order of the Group of Five teams did not change with only a two-team gap now between Boise State and the current leaders which are Cincinnati which is No. 17 and Memphis sitting at 18.

The two teams in between No. 21 Boise State are Texas and Iowa but that could easily change as Iowa takes on a top 10 Minnesota team and Texas goes to Iowa State and the Longhorns have not been extremely reliable each week despite a few good wins.

What to look for this week is a pair of AAC games, plus one non-conference title that could allow Boise State to make a move. The Broncos face New Mexico and a win is expected.

AAC Games To Watch

No. 23 Navy at No. 16 Notre Dame, 2:30 p.m. ET, TV: NBC (Irish -7.5)

This is a big game because if the Naval Academy can defeat Notre Dame then that will be the best win among any Group of Five team and push Navy up the rankings ahead of Boise State and in the cluster of Memphis and Cincinnati.

The only problem for the Middies is that they still need Memphis to lose to have a chance at the conference title in the AAC. Remember, a conference championship is required to earn the New Year’s Six spot from the Group of Five. Also, a Navy win keeps my dream chaos scenario alive of the Army vs. Navy game the week after championship Saturday to have meaning and delay the final College Football Playoff polls.

No. 18 Memphis at Houston, 3:30 p.m. ET, TV: ESPN2 (Tigers +10.5)

Don’t be fooled by the 3-6 Houston Cougars. They will at the very least put a scare into this Memphis team. The Cougars lost by only three points to SMU at home and hung sort of close with Cincy and lost by 15.

Being a road game makes it a bit tougher for Memphis, but their offense will probably be too much for Houston. Look for this game to crush the over which is set at 69.5 as the Tigers defense is not the type that will just shut down opponents.

No. 17 Cincinnati at South Florida, 7 p.m. ET, TV: CBS Sports Network (Cincinnati +14)

This is the least likely of an upset and the Bearcats should role into Raymond James Stadium and cruise to victory over the Bulls. The big games for Cincinnati come the following weeks when they take on both Temple and Memphis.

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Odds Of Winning Out

The importance of winning out and winning a conference title can not be understated, so we will use ESPN’s FPI for a closer look at the chances of teams going unscathed.

  • Boise State: 45.2 percent chance to win out, 74.5 percent to win its conference.
  • Appalachian State: 23.4 percent chance to win out, 33.5 percent to win its conference.
  • Cincinnati: 23.3 percent chance to win out, 63.7 percent to win its conference.
  • SMU: 14.4 percent chance to win out, eight percent to win its conference.
  • Memphis: 10.7 percent chance to win out, 16.6 percent to win its conference.
  • Navy: Two percent chance to win out, 10.2 percent to win its conference.

End Of Season Projected Rankings

Remember these rankings are not based on who is wherein a given week but rather where a one-loss team would fit in the pecking order. Since App State is back in the top 25 they need to be considered and reappear this week.

1. One-loss Cincinnati – This is pretty clear as the Bearcats are the highest-rated team and they play Memphis which would basically knock the Tigers out of consideration. However, a rematch with Memphis the following week would be interesting. (Next week we can look at wild scenarios)

Remaining Games: at USF, Temple, at Memphis

2. One-loss Memphis – In reality, Memphis and Cincinnati should be tied for the top spot. The Tigers play the Bearcats on the final week of the regular season and would then vault to the highest-rated Group of Five team. However, winning back-to-back games against one team is tough. Trust us, we went through that two seasons ago when Boise State and Fresno State played consecutively.

Remaining Games: at Houston, at USF, Cincinnati

3. One-loss Navy – Navy has the schedule with Notre Dame this week and wins there will put them in the conversation rankings-wise and maybe even make them the highest-ranked team in the Group of Five.

Even if they defeat Notre Dame, Navy has the problem of not even playing for its own conference title as Memphis owns the tie-breaker. Navy would need to have the Tigers lose to get back in the race.

Remaining Games: at Notre Dame, SMU, at Houston, Army

4. One-loss Boise State – The Broncos have the best odds to win out and win the Mountain West so that is a huge advantage compared to the other AAC teams. The only problem is the schedule does not allow for opportunities to move up on that merit alone. The Broncos need a two-loss AAC champ or a one-loss SMU champ who might be too far in the rankings to surpass Boise State, maybe.

All the Broncos can do is focus on winning and hope a team falters above them.

Remaining Games: New Mexico, at Utah State, at Colorado State

5. One-loss SMU – This one is interesting. The Mustangs dropped from the rankings and were essentially replaced with Appalachian State who defeated South Carolina. The Mustangs are a good team but its lack of defense caught up with them vs. Memphis.

SMU needs the Tigers to lose a game to move above them in the AAC standings, then SMU still has Navy to play in two weeks and it is on the road. That is a must-win game as well to stay atop of the AAC West.

The Mustangs late SOS could boost them ahead of Boise State and take the bid if both are league champs. SMU would play at least one ranked team down the stretch, maybe two if Navy upsets Notre Dame. If the Mustangs were to beat a top 20 Navy and Cincinnati teams would that be enough to jump them over a likely top 20 Boise State team?

Remaining Games: at Navy, Tulane

6. Two-loss Cincinnati – With the Bearcats having a cushy lead in its division they have a small margin of error. If they lose to Memphis but then turnaround and beat them in the AAC title game then there could be a scenario where they are the representative. The Bearcats more than likely would drop behind a one-loss Boise State heading into championship Saturday but what happens if they beat a top 15 Memphis team, would the committee jump them ahead of the Broncos?

7. One-loss Appalachian State – Beating South Carolina and re-entering the rankings is good and gives this team a shot. Unfortunately, they will need a lot of help with Boise State earning another loss and a two-loss AAC champ that is not Memphis or Cincinnati. Even a one-loss SMU champ likely would jump them and earn that Cotton Bowl bid.

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ACC Predictions, Game Previews, Lines, TV: Week 12

Check out all the fearless predictions, game previews, lines and TV listings for Week 12 of the ACC season.

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Check out all the fearless predictions, game previews, lines and TV listings for Week 12 of the ACC season.

How are the ACC predictions so far?
Straight Up: 64-24, ATS 38-36-2, o/u: 43-33

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Thursday, November 14

North Carolina at Pitt

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BetMGM Line: Pitt -3.5, o/u: 50.5
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Saturday, November 16

Alabama State at Florida State

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Wake Forest at Clemson

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BetMGM Line: Clemson -34.5, o/u: 60.5
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Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech

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BetMGM Line: Virginia Tech -5.5, o/u: 50.5
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Syracuse at Duke

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BetMGM Line: Duke -10.5, o/u: 54.5
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Louisville at NC State

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Virginia Tech vs. Georgia Tech Fearless Prediction, Game Preview

Virginia Tech vs. Georgia Tech fearless prediction and game preview.

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Virginia Tech vs. Georgia Tech fearless prediction and game preview.

Virginia Tech vs. Georgia Tech Broadcast

Date: Saturday, November 16
Game Time: 3:30 ET
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Venue: Bobby Dodd Stadium, Atlanta, GA
Network: ACC Network X

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Virginia Tech (6-3) vs. Georgia Tech (2-7) Game Preview

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Why Virginia Tech Will Win

The Hokies are finding ways to win.

They’re not consistent enough defensively, but they’re getting the job done offensively and the D has clamped down in three of the last four games.

Now everything is on the table. Win the last three games against Georgia Tech, Pitt and at Virginia, and it’s off to the ACC Championship.

There’s no reason to work too hard on this – start running, and keep running.

The Hokies have hit the 220-yard mark in three of the last four games with a good rotation of backs to go along with whoever is under center.

The Georgia Tech run defense has been a wee bit better after getting hammered early, but it’s still allowing over four yards per carry and 150 yards or more in every game but the early win over USF.

Back in the mix after missing the Notre Dame game, freshman QB Hendon Hooker is the playmaker who’s making it all go. He’s not making mistakes, and he’s running well enough to tear off yards in chunks against this defensive front.

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Why Georgia Tech Will Win

The record isn’t great, but the Yellow Jackets really are playing a whole lot better. They beat Miami, and they pushed Pitt and Virginia over the last few weeks.

Finally, the passing game is starting to kick it in. James Graham is coming off a 229-yard, two-score day in the loss to Virginia. Now he gets to go against a leaky Hokie secondary that’s picking off a lot of passes, but is allowing over 300 yards a game with 14 touchdowns in the last five games.

He doesn’t have to go off, but as long as he’s merely okay, and if the offense can catch a few breaks on takeaways, the Yellow Jackets should be in the game.

There haven’t been a whole lot of big plays coming from the defense, but Virginia Tech has fumbling problems and is next-to-last in the ACC in giveaways.

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What’s Going To Happen

Will Virginia Tech be on letdown alert with the big games coming up with Coastal title implications? Georgia Tech – at home – is doing just enough to hang around, but the offense isn’t good enough to put together a full four quarters to pull this off.

Just when it seems like the game is about to slip away for the Hokies, they’ll get two second half scoring drives to survive and advance. The Yellow Jackets won’t have an answer.

Virginia Tech vs. Georgia Tech Prediction, Line

Virginia Tech 34, Georgia Tech 17
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Virginia Tech -5.5, o/u: 50.5
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Syracuse vs. Duke Fearless Prediction, Game Preview

Syracuse vs. Duke fearless prediction and game preview.

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Syracuse vs. Duke fearless prediction and game preview.

Syracuse vs. Duke Broadcast

Date: Saturday, November 16
Game Time: 4:00 ET
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Venue: Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, NC
Network: ACC Network

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Syracuse (3-6) vs. Duke (4-5) Game Preview

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Why Syracuse Will Win

Duke’s offense has picked a bad time to take a break.

The offense that was so sharp early in the year has suffered a power outage, failing to score more than 17 points in any of the last three games after scoring 30 or more in the previous five.

The passing game doesn’t have anything happening down the field – the dinking and midrange passes aren’t going anywhere – and the ground game hasn’t been able to get over four yards per pop in any of the last five games.

The Syracuse defense needs the break.

For all of the problems on both sides of the ball, the Orange are great at taking the ball away, and they should be able to generate a few easy scoring opportunities against a Duke offense that’s way too happy to give the ball away.

The Orange have turned it over 16 times in the last five games.

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Why Duke Will Win

The Syracuse offense isn’t doing enough.

On a four-game losing streak, the Orange have yet to beat a Power Five team, they’re winless in ACC play, and they’re not going on enough long and sustained drives.

That’s because the offensive line isn’t doing anything.

Syracuse is still dead last in the nation in sacks allowed, the running game is averaging just three yards per carry, and even when Tommy DeVito has a good game – he threw for 289 yards and three scores against Boston College two weeks ago – it isn’t enough.

Despite all of the recent problems, Duke has enough decent offensive parts that can move the ball however it wants against this Orange D. This is the game for the Blue Devils to try cranking up that passing game again – it should work if Quinten Harris can get hot early.

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What’s Going To Happen

Duke will start to look the part again. Harris will hit over 60% of his passes, the offense will keep things moving enough to keep the Orange O off the field, and the slide will finally stop.

The Blue Devils will get the win they have to have, and then need to win one of their final two games against Wake Forest and Miami to become bowl eligible.

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Syracuse vs. Duke Prediction, Line

Duke 31, Syracuse 20
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ATS Confidence out of 5: 3
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Florida State vs. Alabama State Fearless Prediction, Game Preview

Florida State vs. Alabama State fearless prediction and game preview.

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Florida State vs. Alabama State fearless prediction and game preview.

Florida State vs. Alabama State Broadcast

Date: Saturday, November 16
Game Time: 12:00 ET
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Venue: Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, FL
Network: ACC Network X

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Florida State (5-5) vs. Alabama State (5-4) Game Preview

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What’s Going To Happen

And now we’re here.

After the firing of Willie Taggart, and after missing out on a bowl game last year, and after all of the underwhelming performances and disappointing moments, this is when the Florida State program should be able to exhale and enjoy itself.

At least, it had better. The 5-5 Noles have to win this week with a trip to Florida to follow. This is when they have to get bowl eligible.

Alabama State isn’t bad. It pushed UAB really, really hard in a 24-19 loss to start the season, and it’ll be bring an aggressive defense that’s one of the best in the FCS against the pass.

The problem is the Hornet offense – it’s not good enough to throw any sort of a scare into a Nole defense that could use the break.

FSU will get this done early.

Coming of a 346-yard day against Boston College, James Blackman will throw two first quarter touchdown passes, and the bowl eligibility party will be on.

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Florida State vs. Alabama State Prediction, Line

Florida State 45, Alabama State 10
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Louisville vs. NC State Fearless Prediction, Game Preview

Louisville vs. NC State fearless prediction and game preview.

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Louisville vs. NC State fearless prediction and game preview.

Louisville vs. NC State Broadcast

Date: Saturday, November 16
Game Time: 7:30 ET
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Venue: Carter-Finley Stadium, Raleigh, NC
Network: ACC Network

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Why Louisville Will Win

A bowl game is right there for the taking.

After all of the issues and all of the problems of last year, the Cardinals have three more shots – after losing last week at Miami – to get that sixth win. Syracuse should be the backstop next week, but NC State is there to take down.

This isn’t the Wolfpack team of recent seasons. There’s no consistent offense, the passing game isn’t working, and the D isn’t coming up with enough big plays. State is dead last in the nation in takeaways with just five.

On the other side, Micale Cunningham is turning it loose. The Cardinals got rocked by Clemson and Miami over the last few weeks, but he’s averaging close to 12 yards per pass for an offense that’s always pushing and always attacking. NC State’s secondary has allowed 295 yards or more in five of the lat six games.

The Cardinal offense is humming, but …

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Why NC State Will Win

The offensive line is going to be in for a long day.

For all of NC State’s problems, its pass rush continues to be incredible and it’s able to camp out in opposing backfields on a regular basis.

Louisville is dead last in the ACC in tackles for loss allowed, getting jumped on by the ACC defenses that can crank up the consistent pressure. State isn’t forcing takeaways off of all the plays behind the line, but it’ll be annoying enough to bother Cunningham and stall the Cardinal ground game.

Offensively, this has to be the game for freshman QB Devin Leary to break out a bit. He hasn’t been accurate, he’s been struggling to keep up the pace, and the O has gone nowhere so far, but the Louisville pass defense gives up plays in chunks. The Pack have to keep pushing the ball down the field and take its shots.

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What’s Going To Happen

The Louisville offense will be too much for the Pack.

The State offense simply isn’t working well enough without any one thing it can rely on, but it’s still going to move the ball a bit to keep up in what will be an interesting game for both sides.

The Cardinals will get the big scoring drive in a few key spots in the second half, and NC State won’t.

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Louisville vs. NC State Prediction, Line

Louisville 31, NC State 24
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Clemson vs. Wake Forest Fearless Prediction, Game Preview

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Clemson vs. Wake Forest Broadcast

Date: Saturday, November 16
Game Time: 3:30 ET
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Venue: Memorial Stadium, Clemson, SC
Network: ABC

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Why Clemson Will Win

The Tigers might not be playing anyone who’s all that great, but they’re able to rip through their light scrimmages playing exactly like they’re supposed to.

Dog the slate all you want – and you should, even if it’s not their fault – but they’re improving with all the practice. There’s no drama, there’s no concern, and now the team is able to experiment a little bit and keep everyone rested for the bigger games – like this one.

Very, very under the radar, the lines are now built back up after all the big personnel changes from last year’s team. And now everything is humming.

That includes a pass rush that’s coming from everywhere. The linebacking corps, the secondary, and the young defensive front all have guys who can bring pressure on QB Jamie Newman, who won’t have top receiver Sage Surratt to go to. The 66-catch, 1,001-yard, 11 touchdown star is done for the year with a shoulder injury.

The Demon Deacon offense is still going to be just good enough to provide a push, but the defense won’t be able to hold serve if this gets into any sort of a shootout.

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Why Wake Forest Will Win

Bombs away.

Even without Surratt, the ACC’s second-best offense and top passing game isn’t going to stop pushing a Tiger secondary that hasn’t been tested for theist several weeks.

Statistically, the Clemson pass defense is amazing – allowing one touchdown pass, to option-running team Wofford – in the last four games, but it hasn’t seen anything like this since dealing with Kellen Mond and Texas A&M in Week 2.

The talent is there to pull this off without the Tigers being a little bit down, but the Demon Deacons are great at controlling the clock and the tempo when needed – they lead the ACC in third down conversions – and they have better offensive playmakers than they get credit for.

Even without Surratt.

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What’s Going To Happen

This should actually be a wee bit of a test for the Tigers. Wake Forest has the passing game to keep on pressing even if it gets down fast, and there’s a good enough pass rush and defensive front to at least apply a little bit of pressure on Trevor Lawrence.

Clemson is humming now, though, and it’ll win without too much of a concern. The offense will get up fast, but Wake Forest will score just a wee bit to keep this from being a total embarrassment.

Clemson vs. Wake Forest Prediction, Line

Clemson 48, Wake Forest 17
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