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College football final thoughts, a few predictions, and some investment advice to make your life a heck of a lot better than it currently is. 

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Week 6 Fearless Predictions, Game Previews 
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College Football Betting Advice, Final Thoughts, Week 6

12:00 ET Gametimes

Texas A&M has yet to win a really, really, really big game under Jimbo Fisher. It won a few mid-range ones, but beating Florida would be a program changer, while a loss would mean a 1-2 start with a trip to Mississippi State up next. You know how this is going to go against the Gators – the only question is whether or not you believe in the 6.5. (hint: you should)
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North Carolina plays way too many close games, it doesn’t roll the good teams when it wins, and Virginia Tech is better – at least if it’s healthy. The return of QB Hendon Hooker helps, and it would be nice if the line bounces back up – UNC -4 after starting -7 – but the Hokies might win this outright. Unfortunately, the Hokies at +155 on the money line isn’t enticing enough.
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Just how screwed up is the line on LSU vs. Missouri? If this was in Baton Rouge – like it was supposed to be – this is LSU -20ish or so, but because it moved to Mizzou thanks to hurricane concerns, it’s at around -14. This is a plucky MU team that will fight for a full four quarters, but we all might be getting a bargain basement line on LSU here.
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Oklahoma – Texas is as coin-flipy as it gets. Here’s the problem. Oklahoma is better than 1-2, but it couldn’t close in the losses to Kansas State and Iowa State because Spencer Rattler needs more at-bats. On the other side, Texas might be just plain meh. In what should be a dead-even game – it’s OU -2.5 – if everything is even, one side has the four-year starter, the other has the guy who hasn’t come through with games on the line.

One other thing – the over on the 72 is calling you, but don’t take the bait. Neither team is playing a whole lot of D, but 72 is still a big ask. It’s the fun early game, so of course you’re going to go over – just don’t go huge.
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I know a few guys jumping all over Liberty -19.5 over ULM. With that caveat, ehhhhhhhhhhhh. ULM has been miserable so far, but the Liberty defense hasn’t been anything special and the Warhawk O is starting to get its legs. If this is 55-0 Liberty, I’ll tip my cap, but … ehhhhhhhhhhhh.
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Is NC State good? Its defense hasn’t been anything to get fired up about, but I’m not about to get into a twist over getting rocked by a strong Virginia Tech team a few weeks ago – even if the Hokies were missing a ton of guys. Try this. I don’t think NC State is all that good, but I’m happy to take the 8 against Virginia to find out, and after beating Pitt on the road last week, I’m curious on the +250 money line play.
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Speaking of money line plays …

You’re never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever going to do it, but at least give some thought to Vanderbilt +425 on the money line at home against South Carolina. You know the Commodores are going to score around 17 points, but that D could hold that O to 16. However, if you believe the Gamecocks can and will score 28, like them at -13.5.
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Duke isn’t very good at college football this season. Syracuse isn’t very good at college football this season. Getting one point shouldn’t matter, but it’s the principle of the thing – the Orange as an underdog at home to Duke is insulting. Like the Orange you believe they can keep Duke from generating 19 sacks.
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If you can get Army -29 somewhere against The Citadel, consider it. The Citadel trying to throw the ball in comeback mode makes the world a sadder place.
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College football final thoughts, a few predictions, and some investment advice to make your life a heck of a lot better than it currently is. 

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Week 5 Fearless Predictions, Game Previews 
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– Week 5 Expert Picks & Predictions: College
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College Football Betting Advice, Final Thoughts, Week 5

As we get started with the Saturday games, BYU is hosting Louisiana Tech. On Friday night. The line is cranking up from BYU -22 to -24.5, and it might only go way up from there. Louisiana Tech is good enough to keep this from getting out of hand, but I get it – it’s been zero fun, sir, to be on the wrong end of this Cougar juggernaut over its first two games.
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12:00 ET Gametimes

What, exactly, about that offensive performance against Ole Miss would lead you to believe that Florida isn’t going to be an offensive powerhouse all year? South Carolina has talent. It has a defense. It has good enough passing game to screw you up late, but if you can get this at 17.5, you’re happy.
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Is that really right? TCU has beaten Texas in four of the last five years? AND you’re getting 11.5 with the Horned Frogs? Texas is a much, much better team, and it might just bounce back from whatever that was against Texas Tech and rock, but this D once again isn’t tackling. Love the over on the 63, like never messing around with a trend – especially if you can get +12. That +340 on the money line isn’t too bad, either.
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The Tennessee-Missouri line has been hovering around Vols -12.5. Ehhhhhh, that seems way rich for Tennessee to be giving away that much to anyone in the SEC. The Tigers are going to keep pressing for four quarters, even if they get down early.
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I’m trying to love you, NC State. I’ve been in your corner all offseason that 2019 was just a blip, everything will flip back around, and then … yuck. The defense is awful, the offense is going to be inconsistent, and now you get a Pitt team that’s going to pay rent in your backfield. However, be careful, everyone. Pitt -14 is just about right for this.
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Good luck trying to figure out East Carolina at Georgia State. The line is sort of irrelevant – it started at Panthers -6, got down to -1, and now is at -2. That’s probably right in what should be a close game, but don’t measure anything – like last week’s ECU loss – that happens against UCF the week before. This is as coin-flippy as it gets.
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Arkansas State should be much more than three points better than Coastal Carolina, but that -3 line just feels like a tease. This is one of those moments when you go with the stronger team, and have a short memory if it doesn’t work out.
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I have a bad habit of trying to make picks happen – at least once in a while. I’m trying to make this West Virginia team a thing, because it should be. It’s a home underdog, Baylor is probably being handed an extra two points because it played Kansas last week, and Neal Brown is too good a coach to let this Mountaineer thing slide for too much longer.
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At the very least, UTSA has been fun. It’s 3-0, the offense is working, and the defense is … bad. UAB is coming off a crushing performance against South Alabama that’s being a bit blown up a bit in the lines. UTSA should be able to keep up enough to cover the 20.
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If you’re that weird to be interested in Liberty hosting North Alabama …  check that. There’s nothing weird about going to the window. Of course you’re going Liberty -30.5. This team isn’t going to take it light and easy on anyone. It’s going to need to pour it on whenever it has a chance, and it’s going to run for 300 yards in this.
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Week 4 Fearless Predictions, Game Previews 
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– Week 4 Expert Picks & Predictions: College
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College Football Betting Advice, Final Thoughts, Week 4

12:00 ET Gametimes

It’s the wrong way to look at games, but being contrarian has worked out well so far this season. Kansas State should get blown out by Oklahoma. It’s had COVID issues over this last week, it’s coming off a loss a few weeks ago against Arkansas State, and the secondary is in trouble. The 28-point line on the OU side is a wee bit rich, though, for a team that can control the ball like K-State can.
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Don’t overthink the SEC games. Of course Ole Miss will be fired up for the Lane Kiffin opener against Florida. The Gator D, though, should be the difference to keep the Rebel offense down to make the Florida -13.5 doable . Beware – you’ll have to wait until the fourth quarter to get anywhere near comfortable.
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Remembering that it’s the opener for all of the SEC teams, who’ll be ragged and who’ll do better if things get sloppy? It stinks that Kentucky lost a half a point, but covering the 7.5 against Auburn works since no one bogs things down like the Wildcats. If you’re into the money line, UK +250 isn’t bad.
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Don’t think too hard – if at all – about the UCF-East Carolina game. We don’t know what ECU is yet, but UCF got its clunker game out of the way. The Knights played like hot garbage in the win over Georgia Tech, and the offense still blew up. 27 points are a ton to give up, but getting to 50 for this O is doable.
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Money line people, here you go. Of course it’s icky and wrong to bring the pandemic into all of this, but if Louisiana is still going to get out there and play after losing several key players for this week, then it’s a moral imperative to like the idea of Georgia Southern +370. Teams tend to focus better in times of crisis – I do like the Ragin’ Cajuns – but the ML is the nice value idea.
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People like to talk about things being overrated and underrated. Louisville seems like its properly rated. Pitt is a bit of a mystery still, but it’s been sharp, and the D line should own the Cardinal offensive front. Giving away three might seem like an obvious gift after the fact.
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Syracuse can’t really be this bad, can it? North Carolina is good – it might be great. Pitt is good – it might be great. There’s a chance two things can be right at once. Syracuse might be struggling, and those two might be amazing. That’s a long-winded way of saying Georgia Tech is just okay, and the Orange getting eight at home is massive. The +250 money line play isn’t bad, either.
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Stay away from Georgia State at Charlotte unless you really feel strongly. Panthers -3 is about right, especially with the way the ground game should work. Charlotte is a whole lot better, though, than it was against Appalachian State.
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Week 3 Fearless Predictions, Game Previews 
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– Week 3 Expert Picks & Predictions: College
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College Football Betting Advice, Final Thoughts, Week 3

12:00 ET Gametimes

It got lost in the shocking win over Kansas State that Louisiana’s offense didn’t really work. The running game was slowed down, and Levi Lewis and the passing game weren’t great. The D was terrific and the special teams came through, but don’t be shocked if a Georgia State makes this more of a fight at home. The public thinks so – the line went down from ULL -17 to now 15.5. It’s probably going to drop another half a point.
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If you can get Cincinnati vs. Austin Peay somewhere, don’t think too hard about this. The Bearcats should wear down the Governors without any problem, but it might go deep into the second half before you get comfortable.
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Irresponsible advice time … like Syracuse, but only because of spite. It should’ve and could’ve and would’ve covered against North Carolina last week, but the timing was off – the team wasn’t close to sharp. The Orange owe us, and the 21.5 they’re getting against Pitt should make up for last week’s clunker.
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I don’t want to say stay away from Oklahoma State and Tulsa, but in this craziest of all years when we really don’t know what kind of shape these teams are in, be careful. The Cowboys will win easily, but the -23 hasn’t moved a lick. Tulsa is loaded with veterans to keep up the pace, but OSU could hang 50 if it gets going fast.
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What have we learned over the first few weeks of this weird season? If you put a smallish amount – and the same amount every time, NO exceptions – on a slew of different crazy money lines, you’re going to come out strong.  Boston College at +185 at Duke isn’t that great, but this might be a stronger Eagle team than it’s being given credit for.
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Speaking of the unknowns and money lines …

Watch out for Liberty at WKU. I love the Hilltoppers this year – they can make a run at the Conference USA title if they get a little offense – and they weren’t awful against Louisville. Liberty, though is … weird. It has an SEC head coach in Hugh Freeze, a whole lot of interesting parts, and a massive attitude as an independent. Love the +14, sort of like the Flames at +425 on the money line.
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Unless you have a strong conviction here, don’t mess around with Navy at Tulane. We have NO clue what kind of Navy team will show up after the BYU debacle, but it seems like the market thinks that Labor Day night was an aberration. I’m sort of with the idea that Navy will bounce back, but be careful here.
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It’s never a good idea to invest in something you hope happens. The 61.5 point total on Houston at Baylor is about right, and as we’ve seen so far, offenses are having a hard time getting going. But this is one of those games we all hope and want to be a shootout, so heart goes over, head goes under, and in the absence of being able to see either of these teams – especially a Baylor squad with a new staff and a whole lot of new parts – like the Power Five program with a line that’s going down.
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