Auburn vs. Samford Fearless Prediction, Game Preview

Auburn vs. Samford fearless prediction and game preview.

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Auburn vs. Samford fearless prediction and game preview.


Auburn vs. Samford Broadcast

Date: Saturday, November 23
Game Time: 12:00 ET
Live Stream: fuboTV (click to watch for free)
Venue: Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn, AL
Network: SEC Network

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Auburn (7-3) vs. Samford (5-6) Game Preview

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Why Samford Will Win

The Bulldog offense is a whole lot of fun.

Former USF quarterback Chris Oladokun is at the helm of a terrific passing attack that pushes the ball deep, has enough receiving weapons to spread it around, and can keep on pressing.

There’s a running game – Oladokun can take off, and he’s great around the goal line – but the offense is at its best when it’s bombing away. The team doesn’t make a whole slew of mistakes, there’s a good pace and tempo to the attack, and it’ll keep the chains moving.

However …

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Why Auburn Will Win

There’s no Samford defense, especially against the run.

There have been some decent moments, but there’s not enough pressure in the backfield and the better-running FCS teams haven’t had any issues tearing off 250 yards or more.

If they want to, the Tigers can win by blasting away and controlling the clock – Samford doesn’t care about time of possession – but the goal here to get better and more consistent through the air.

Bo Nix had a decent day against Georgia, but there weren’t any big plays. He only averaged 4.9 yards per throw, and with Bama coming up next, this is another chance to tune up and air it out. The Bulldog secondary doesn’t come up with enough takeaways, and it can be bombed on way too easily.

What’s Going To Happen

Auburn beat Samford 31-7 back in 2014, and as a program, it’s been hit-or-miss against the FCS teams on the schedule in terms of ease.

There won’t be any problems this week.

The Tiger offensive line will blast away from the start, Nix will be deadly accurate at moving the chains, and it’ll be on to Alabama by the third quarter.

Samford will score, and Auburn will still want to try a wee bit, but …

This is the tune and rest game for the Tigers.

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Auburn vs. Samford Prediction, Line

Auburn 45, Samford 13
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Auburn -48.5, o/u: 64
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ATS Confidence out of 5: 1
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Must See Rating: 1

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Alabama vs. Western Carolina Fearless Prediction, Game Preview

Alabama vs. Western Carolina fearless prediction and game preview.

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Alabama vs. Western Carolina fearless prediction and game preview.


Alabama vs. Western Carolina Broadcast

Date: Saturday, November 23
Game Time: 12:00 ET
Live Stream: fuboTV (click to watch for free)
Venue: ESPN
Network: Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, AL

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Alabama (9-1) vs. Western Carolina (3-8) Game Preview

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Why Western Carolina Will Win

The Catamounts have just enough offensive depth to keep rotating the backs while spreading around the passing game a bit.

They hardly have a high-powered attack, but they’ve been able to throw in spurts just enough to potentially connect on a big play or two down the field. They’re excellent at moving the chains and great at controlling the clock at times, but more than that …

It’s the elephant in the room. It’s the first game after the Tua Tagovailoa injury.

How will the Bama coaching staff handle playing their top players? How much of a concern will there be about keeping everyone fresh for the Auburn showdown? It’s Nick Saban and it’s Alabama, so nothing changes, but of course what happened in Starkville will be a wee bit of a factor.

At least it’ll be on everyone’s mind.

There’s a chance that the second Bama gets up, everything gets shut down.

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Why Alabama Will Win

To try to put the slightest of positive spins on what happened last Saturday, at least the timing is right.

Had Tagovailoa’s injury happened against Auburn, that would be more of a problem for the College Football Playoff committee. When Tagovailoa suffered an ankle injury against Tennessee, Bama caught a break of being able to give Mac Jones the Arkansas game as a tune-up.

It’s the same thing here. Now Jones and the team will get a full scrimmage to get everything right before next week. Najee Harris and company won’t have any problems ripping through the horrible Western Carolina defense, and Jones can let it go with no worries about any consequences.

Bama can survive a few turnovers, because …

What’s Going To Happen

Obviously Alabama is going to win. It’s just a question of how sharp Jones is.

Expect him to be fantastic.

Expect Bama to rally around the situation, and expect the team to be great for  a half as it plays for its fallen leader. And then expect all the backups to be in after halftime.

Bama beat Western Carolina 48-14 in 2014, but this time around …

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Alabama vs. Western Carolina Prediction, Line

Alabama 55, Western Carolina 0
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Must See Rating: 1.5

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NFL announces schedule change for Chiefs-Raiders Week 13 game

You’ll now get to watch this AFC West showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and Oakland Raiders on Sunday afternoon.

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The NFL has announced another schedule change for Week 13. This time, the change impacts the Dec. 1 game at Arrowhead Stadium between the Oakland Raiders and the Kansas City Chiefs.

The AFC West divisional matchup between these two rivals has been moved from its original time of noon CT to 3:25 p.m. on CBS. In a corresponding move, the game between the Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers was flexed to noon CT.

Kansas City and Oakland’s game is shaping up to be one that has significant playoff implications in the AFC West race. The NFL wants to get as many eyes as possible on that game, so a change to the afternoon slot makes plenty of sense. New England Patriots vs. Houston Texans will remain the Sunday night game for Week 13.

The Chiefs will be well-rested heading into that game after a Week 12 bye. The Raiders will have spent Week 12 on the road facing the 3-7 New York Jets. Of course, Kansas City also has an important AFC West division matchup tonight against the Los Angeles Chargers in Mexico City. Winning that game would give the Chiefs a half-game advantage over the Raiders entering Week 12.

College Football Lines Week 13: Opening Lines, Early Values

The early lines and odds are out for Week 13 of the college football season. What are the early values?

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The early lines and odds are out for Week 13 of the college football season. What are the early values?


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Before diving into the research for all the game previews and predictions, without looking at what the real ones are, I take a first guess at what the early lines and odds will be for Week 13 of the 2019 college football season. The real ones then get put in to see how far from the pin I am.

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Ohio at Bowling Green
Fiu Early Guess: Ohio -15
Actual Early BetMGM Line: Ohio -18.5

Eastern Michigan at Northern Illinois
Fiu Early Guess: Northern Illinois -3.5
Actual Early BetMGM Line: Northern Illinois -6

Toledo at Buffalo
Fiu Early Guess: Buffalo -5.5
Actual Early BetMGM Line:  Buffalo -6.5

Akron at Miami University
Fiu Early Guess: Miami University -29
Actual Early BetMGM Line: Miami University -31

NC State at Georgia Tech
Fiu Early Guess: NC State -2
Actual Early BetMGM Line: Georgia Tech -1

Colorado State at Wyoming
Fiu Early Guess: Wyoming -7.5
Actual Early BetMGM Line: Wyoming -7.5

Nebraska at Maryland
Fiu Early Guess: Nebraska -10.5
Actual Early BetMGM Line: Nebraska -6.5

Ball State at Kent State
Fiu Early Guess: Ball State -6
Actual Early BetMGM Line: Ball State -4.5

Memphis at USF
Fiu Early Guess: Memphis -12
Actual Early BetMGM Line: Memphis -15.5

Michigan at Indiana
Fiu Early Guess: Michigan -9
Actual Early BetMGM Line: Michigan -7.5

Kansas State at Texas Tech
Fiu Early Guess: Kansas State -5
Actual Early BetMGM Line: Kansas State -1

Texas A&M at Georgia
Fiu Early Guess: Georgia -8
Actual Early BetMGM Line: Georgia -14.5

Duke at Wake Forest
Fiu Early Guess: Wake Forest -8.5
Actual Early BetMGM Line: Wake Forest -5.5

Oklahoma State at West Virginia
Fiu Early Guess: Oklahoma State -10
Actual Early BetMGM Line: Oklahoma State -8


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East Carolina at UConn
Fiu Early Guess: East Carolina -18.5
Actual Early BetMGM Line: East Carolina -14.5

BYU at UMass
Fiu Early Guess: BYU -38
Actual Early BetMGM Line: BYU -42

Temple at Cincinnati
Fiu Early Guess: Cincinnati -6
Actual Early BetMGM Line: Cincinnati -11

TCU at Oklahoma
Fiu Early Guess: Oklahoma -16
Actual Early BetMGM Line: Oklahoma -17

Troy at Louisiana
Fiu Early Guess: Louisiana -14
Actual Early BetMGM Line: Louisiana -15

Liberty at Virginia
Fiu Early Guess: Virginia -20
Actual Early BetMGM Line: Virginia -17

Illinois at Iowa
Fiu Early Guess: Iowa -9
Actual Early BetMGM Line: Illinois -11.5

Purdue at Wisconsin
Fiu Early Guess: Wisconsin -25
Actual Early BetMGM Line: Wisconsin -24

Air Force at New Mexico
Fiu Early Guess: Air Force -25
Actual Early BetMGM Line: Air Force -21.5

Kansas at Iowa State
Fiu Early Guess: Iowa State -19
Actual Early BetMGM Line: Iowa State -23

Minnesota at Northwestern
Fiu Early Guess: Minnesota -16
Actual Early BetMGM Line: Minnesota -10

Oregon at Arizona State
Fiu Early Guess: Oregon -20
Actual Early BetMGM Line: Oregon -16

Utah at Arizona
Fiu Early Guess: Utah -21
Actual Early BetMGM Line: Utah -23

South Alabama at Georgia State
Fiu Early Guess: Georgia State -13
Actual Early BetMGM Line: Georgia State -10

Washington at Colorado
Fiu Early Guess: Washington -14
Actual Early BetMGM Line: Washington -14.5

Texas State at Appalachian State
Fiu Early Guess: Appalachian State -28
Actual Early BetMGM Line: Appalachian State -29.5

Boston College at Notre Dame
Fiu Early Guess: Notre Dame -17.5
Actual Early BetMGM Line: Notre Dame -20

Nevada at Fresno State
Fiu Early Guess: Fresno State -4.5
Actual Early BetMGM Line: Fresno State -14

UCLA at USC
Fiu Early Guess: USC -9.5
Actual Early BetMGM Line: USC -13

Cal at Stanford
Fiu Early Guess: Stanford -3
Actual Early BetMGM Line: Stanford -2.5

NEXT: Part 2 of the Week 13 Early Line Predictions

USA TODAY Sports Network’s NFL Week 11 game previews, predictions

The USA TODAY Sports Network previews the Week 11 games, including the important Texans-Ravens and Patriots-Eagles matchups.

Week 11 of the NFL season kicked off Thursday night with a game that won’t soon be forgotten.

Unfortunately, it wasn’t because the Steelers-Browns game — won by Cleveland, 21-7 — was compelling in a competitive sense. Instead, it was because of what transpired in the final seconds, when Browns defensive end Myles Garrett attacked Pittsburgh quarterback Mason Rudolph with a helmet.

Hopefully, the remaining 13 games on this week’s schedule will be more competitive and less barbaric. With that in mind, the USA TODAY Sports Network previews the remaining 13 games on this week’s slate — with point spreads, game times, TV info, predictions and keys to the game for each team.

(The Green Bay Packers, New York Giants, Seattle Seahawks and Tennessee Titans have a bye this week.)

Dallas Cowboys at Detroit Lions

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TV: 1 p.m. ET Sunday, Fox

Records: Cowboys 5-4, Lions 3-4-1

Line: Cowboys by 3½

Cowboys’ keys: Ride RB Ezekiel Elliott to riches. The run game success also helps QB Dak Prescott get into favorable downs and distances to attack downfield.

Lions’ keys: Getting both WRs Kenny Golladay and Marvin Jones hot at the same time would be a major boost. They tend to alternate as top weapons instead of having strong games together.

Who wins? The Lions’ defense is no match for Elliott and the Cowboys’ strong offensive line. Cowboys 34, Lions 28

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