Hey everyone.
Here’s the Week 1 Boxscore and Wagering review. FBS vs FBS MATCHUPS ONLY.
Let’s go!
Boxscore review:
AAC
Tulane 37 South Alabama 17 – dominating win for Tulane, 436-365 yd edge, QB Pratt 14/15…..One team looked ready and the other looked half-asleep, Jags with five turnovers and allowed 5 sacks
Houston 17 UTSA 14 – Roadrunners with 417-334 yd edge, 208 rush 209 pass, difference in the game was Houston +3 in t/o and they got better QB play (D Smith vs F Harris)
Temple 24 Akron 21 – 353-279 yd edge for Owls but only managed to rush for 61, Akron led 21-7 in the first half and didn’t score again.
SMU 38 Louisiana Tech 14 -451-269 yd edge, 209 rush 248 pass, 31-CACK at halftime
Cal 58 North Texas 21 – tie game 14-14 and then things went GLUG GLUG GLUG for the Mean Green….669-225 yd edge for Golden Bears and they had 357 rush 312 pass
Texas 37 Rice 10 – 458-176 yd edge, Rice scored first, Texas 37 straight, Rice scored last, ROLL TIDE next for Horns
WKU 41 USF 24 – misleading final….USF outgained the TOPPERS 540-465 and rushed for 374 yards….BUT….They were (-3) in t/o margin and (-5) in net sacks…..They’ve got a QB….Byrum Brown threw for 166 and rushed for 160 (!)
Duke 28 Clemson 7 – WHOA NELLIE! Yuuuuge upset to end the week…..We thought Clemson might be down a notch but this was wild…..They imploded a lot on offense in scoring territory but their only score came off a short field (muffed punt)…..422-374 yd edge for Tigers.
ACC
Miami Florida 38 Miami Ohio 3 – YOUR Hurricanes played well….493-215 yd edge, 250 rush 243 pass, Tex AM on deck!
NC State 24 UConn 14 – 364-273 yard edge, QB B Armstrong rushed for 96 yards but THROW GAME wasn’t great
LUA-VUH 39 Georgia Tech 34 – Cards down 15 at half and roared back…..GT with 488-474 yd edge in competitive game
Northern Illinois 27 Boston College 24 – OT win for the Huskies!….Had a 338-314 yd edge, led 21-7 4th Q, BC backup QB came in and led them to a pair of TDs……BC FG in OT, NIU with the TUDDY
Florida St 45 LSU 24 – 494-460 yd edge for Noles, 17-14 LSU at halftime and then Florida St dominated after the break…Both QBs threw for well over 300 yards
Virginia Tech 36 Old Dominion 17 – 368-295 yd edge for VT, were +3 in t/o and +5 in net sacks
Big 12
Oklahoma 73 Arkansas St 0 – 28-0 CACK after first Q, Oklahoma backup QB got some good work in (11/11)…..642-208 yd edge
Colorado 45 TCU 42 – WHOA, NELLIE……Coach Prime gets it done…..565-541 yd edge for Buffs and 500+ yards passing for QB S Sanders….Star recruit Travis Hunter played well over 100 (!) snaps at WR/DB and played them at a high level!
Texas St 42 Baylor 31…..WOW…..Those WACKY Bobcats get their first win in school history over a Power 5 team and they did it easily as 26-point dogs….Led by as many as 18…..Baylor won yardage edge 524-441, both teams had two turnovers….Texas St 4-4 on 4th down.
Wyoming 35 Texas Tech 33 (2 OT) – More upsets! Texas Tech led 17-CACK, had 431-320 yd edge but couldn’t put the scrappy Pokes away…..20-20 after 4Q, tough break for under backers as 28 points were scored in OT.
UCF 56 Kent St 6 – 723-240 yd edge, 389 rush, 334 pass, running ball late but could not be stopped, OVER backers rejoice with late TD
BYU 14 Sam Houston St 0 – It’s not often you get shutout and cover the number but congrats BEARKATS backers…..257-185 yd edge, BYU’s 2 TDs on short QB runs
Big Ten
Michigan 30 E Carolina 3 – 30-CACK after 3Q, 42-235 yd edge for Michigan, didn’t pick up a sack in the game, QB McCarthy 26-30, 280 3-0 TD to INT
Ohio St 23 Indiana 3 – 380-153 yd edge, no TD passes for Ohio St, Hoosiers had no interest in doing anything other than run clock on offense….congrats under backers!
Penn St 38 West Virginia 15 – 478-308 yd edge, Penn St QB Allar looked sharp 300+ pass yds, WATERBOARD SPECIAL for West Virginia AND under backers……Get the garage rag in your mouth baybeeee……he comes the water……31-15 clock ticking down to final seconds….Penn St up by 16 and the total is 48….all they have to do is take a knee….UH OH, what’s this??…..yup it’s James Franklin covering that spread like his cat’s life depends on it…..They run a play….TD with 6 seconds left….OVER and PENN ST cashes….Game over, thanks for coming! Drive safe!
Michigan St 31 Central Michigan 7 – 406-219 yd edge, 10-7 at half, all Sparty in the 2nd half
Wisconsin 38 Buffalo 17 – 503-316 yd edge for Badgers but (-2) in t/o, Bulls well within the number the whole way, Wisconsin QB Mordecai was MEH but the ground game was great, 314 rush yds and two guys ran for 100+.
Minnesota 13 CORN 10 – 295-251 yd edge for CORN and had 10-3 lead in the 4th Q, driving for winning FG, throw INT, Minn takes advantage and kicks winning FG on final play, another tough one for CORN NATION, they get COACH PRIME next.
Iowa 24 Utah St 14 – Iowa jumped out early 14-CACK but Utah St outscored them the rest of the way!….329-284 yd edge for Aggies and they held Hawkeyes to just 88 rush yds
Illinois 30 Toledo 28 – Entertaining back and forth affair….Rockets up 19-7 2nd half, Illinois pick 6 turns the momentum, Toledo gets late lead, Illini with FG in dying seconds to win, note Rockets won yardage battle 416-374
Fresno St 39 Purdue 35 – 487-363 yd edge for Bulldogs, teams traded paint all day…..new Fresno QB M Keene (UCF) had a yuuuge day 366, 4 TD and threw game-winning TD pass with 59 seconds left
Rutgers 24 Northwestern 7 – 285-201 yd edge, Cats with 12 rush yds
Conference USA
Liberty 34 Bowling Green 24 – 389-328 yd edge for Flames – led 24-CACK…..Falcons stormed back…..down by 7 late…..looks and SMELLS like a Bowling Green cover….Liberty FG with 3 min left for the DREAMCRUSHER….Note Liberty +4 in t/o margin
Independents
ULM 17 Army 13 – Army up 13-3 in the 4th Q, ULM bags a pair of TDs to steal the win…..299-283 yd edge for ULM and they forced 5 turnovers (+3).
MAC
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Mountain West
Washington 56 Boise St 19 – YIKES. Boise led 6-0 after first Q and then got TORCHED the rest the way…..Allowed 490 pass yds….Wash with 568-402 yd edge, not typical to see Boise get POLEAXED like that!
Oregon St 42 San Jose St 17 – 473-279 yd edge, 197 rush 276 pass, good game for QB DJU
Washington St 50 Colorado St 24 – 556-357 yd edge, 466 pass yds, Col St backup QB did good work in 2nd half but waaaayyy too late
PAC 12
USC 66 Nevada 14 – 668-360 yd edge, 5 more TD passes for QB C Williams, Stanford up next
Stanford 37 Hawaii 24 – 406-350 yd edge, new QB for Stanford A Daniels looked good, 248 pass, 42 rush
UCLA 27 Coastal Carolina 13 – 417-345 yd edge, scrappy performance by CHANTS, note that PRODIGY true freshman QB D Moore came off the bench and looked pretty good, yo
SEC
ROLL TIDE 56 MTSU 7 – 431-231 yd edge, 205 rush 226 pass for Tide, 28-CACK at halftime, Milroe at QB most of game 3-0 TD to INT
Tenneseee 49 Virginia 13 – 499-201 yd edge, 287 rush, 212 pass for Vols, 4 sacks
Texas AM 52 New Mexico 10 – 411-222 yd edge, only 134 rush vs Lobos, QB Weigman 5 TD passes, Aggies 10-CACK in 4th quarter to bag the cover, Lobos banked a cool $1.6 million for the privilege of being destroyed
Auburn 59 UMass 14 – 492-301 yd edge, 10-7 after 1st Q then all Auburn, UMass backup QB C Davis looked good in mop up action giving them 2 good QBs to use going forward
North Carolina 31 South Carolina 17 – 437-351 yd edge UNC and 9 (!!) sacks…..that led to -2 rushing yards for COCKS…..SC just 3 points in 2nd half, UNC (-2) in t/o margin still won by 14
Kentucky 44 Ball St 14 – Cats with just a 357-295 yd edge but had KR TD and defensive score……The PULP FICTION GIMP made an appearance in this one to give Ball St +25 backers some nasty torture that probably involved a BALL GAG…..Kentucky up 23….Ball St driving 4th Q…..4th and goal at the 1….Just put that cover away baybee…..UH OH…..Stopped at the half-yard line….Cats still only up by 23 so Ball St backers feel good…..Ball St gets it again….Missed FG with 3 min left….oh well….still looks like an easy cover…..UH OH……Cats driving…..down to the last play of the game!….Cats at the 30 yard line…..what could possibly happen????…..UH OH…..Ray Davis busts thru the line and takes it all the way with 6 seconds left…..Kentucky covers! Thanks for coming, drive safe, eat ZEE BUGS, wear your mask!
Utah 24 Florida 11 – Utah gets it done with backup QBs….Misleading final….Gators with 346-270 yd edge and held Utah to just 105 rush yds…..lots of mistakes and (-1) in t/o…..QB Mertz 333 yds passing.
Sun Belt
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Betting review
Big plays
1-3
Virginia Tech -15.5 (closed at 16/16.5)……Grinded it out, could have put it away a few times but failed
Colorado St +10.5 (closed at +8.5/+9)…..SHARP ACTION was with us but the SHARP ACTION ended up being DUMB ACTION
South Alabama +6 (closed at +6)…..Total domination by Tulane, Jags not prepared which was very surprising
Texas Tech -14 (closed at -13.5)……Led 17-0, failed to bury them and it cost them dearly, significant yardage edge but at the end of the day that means about as much as the HOLE OF A DONUT…..Congrats to those WACKY Wyoming Cowboys!…..Was considering a season win total under for the SEASON WIN TOTAL CLUB and probably a good decision to pass on that BAD BOY
Note – UTEP was a WATERBOARD loser week 0. 1-4 Week 0/Week 1.
Small plays/Leans
Week 0/Week 1
6-5 (Duke TT under pending)
Winners
UNC, Utah, UConn, Miami, San Jose St (week 0), SD St (week 0)
Losers
Stanford TT under, Ark St, MTSU, W Virginia, BYU
Push it, Push it Real Good
UCLA
ML Underdog Club (see Blog page)
3-2. Florida St gives us a winning TICKEE TICKEE. Also got there with Houston and ULM (spicy meatball!)
Season Win Total Club
UMass over 2 – still lots of winnable games on that docket
Akron over 3.5 – almost SHOCKED the WORLD week 1
Virginia Tech over 5.5 – win over cupcake
UConn over 5 – lost as double-digit dog
Colorado St over 4.5 – was hoping for more competitive game obviously but they ran into a BUZZSAW
Kentucky over 7 – did what they had to do vs Ball St
Tulane under 9.5 – dominating win over solid S Alabama team; Big test this week with Ole Miss
Futures and Props Club
Nothing much to say after week 1 as it’s really early. Caleb Williams looks fantastic and has done nothing to take him out of consideration for back-to-back HEISMAN JACKS. Four more tomato cans for him and then the schedule gets tough. Florida St and UNC both looked good for those who backed them with us in the ACC market…..UPDATE….Clemson goes DOWN to Duke….Certainly helps our ACC wagers but it’s wayyyyyyyy too early to get cocky…..Ok, maybe a bit.
Cheers and Enjoy Week 2!