Hey everyone. Hope y’all have had a great long weekend.
Here’s the Week 1 Boxscore and Wagering review. Let’s go!
Boxscore review:
ACC
Clemson 41 Georgia Tech 10 – 17-point 4th Q to burst thru that FRONT DOOR for the cover…..386-237 yd edge and two blocked punts…..star freshman QB Cade Klubnik looked good in garbage time
Old Dominion 20 Virginia 17 – Hokies with 340-245 yd edge but five turnovers (-3), 14 penalties, and had a FG attempt returned for TD, Monarchs TD with 33 sec left to win
Wake Forest 44 VMI 10 – 508-222 yd edge vs FCS creampuff, Wake backup QB Mitch Griffis 288 and 3 TD
Duke 30 Temple 0 – WHOA NELLIE….Temple might really stink….500-179 yd edge for Blue Devils…QB Riley Leonard 328 pass and 64 rush #HeismanContender
Pitt 38 West Virginia 31 – WV led 31-24 4Q….Pitt ties it then gets pick 6 with three min left to take the lead for good….both QBs looked decent….WV with 5 sacks and 404-384 yd edge, very even game
Virginia 34 Richmond 17 – 505-330 yd edge, QB Armstrong 246Y pass and 64 yd td run
Miami 70 Bethune-Cookman 13 – 586-342 yd edge vs filth of FCS
Syracuse 31 LUA-VUH 7 – WHOA NELLIE nice game from Orange D and QB G Schrader….449-334 yd edge, 207 rush 242 pass, Cards QB Cunningham non-factor
NC State 21 E Carolina 20 – HEARTBREAK HOTEL, EC misses XP to tie, gets another shot, misses makeable FG to win, outgained Pack 383-344
N Carolina 63 App St 61 – wild game! highest scoring 4th Q in college football history (62) and that included three TD in final 31 sec, App St miss 2 pt to take it to OT, 649-567 yd edge for App St, UNC didn’t have star WR J Downs
Big 12
Colorado 38 TCU 13 – Buffs very game for a half down 7-6 at the break then HORNY TOADS break away 2nd half….Dual QB worked ok for Buffs runner and chucker combo….TCU just 138 pass yards….Check status of QB Morris injured 3Q.
Oklahoma St 58 Central Michigan 44 – 546-531 yd edge for FIRE UP CHIPS….Both QBs over 400 (!) passing yards…Oklahoma St up by 28 in 4th Q…..looks like a cover for -20.5 backers and a push for -21 backers….but wait….RUH ROH……the PULP FICTION GIMP makes a guest appearance and abuses Cowboys bettors…..2 meaningless TDs for Central Michigan in 2nd half of 4th Q to get the BACK DOOR cover.
Kansas 56 Tennessee Tech 10 – YOUR Kansas Jayhawks with a yuuge win over FCS turd….502-190 yd edge….40% of the way to their season win total let’s goooooooooo
Iowa St 42 SE Miss St 10 – 469-320 yd edge, QB Dekkers 293 4 TD
Baylor 69 Albany 10 – the GREAT DANES no match for Big 12 champs….573-237 yd edge Baylor, 259 rush 314 pass
Kansas St 34 South Dakota 0 – 392-270 yd edge, new QB A Martinez 11/15 for 53Y, 39 rush, TD
Texas Tech 63 Murray St 10 – 605-258 yd edge, three QBs all looked good
Oklahoma 45 UTEP 13 – 492-316 yd edge and 6 sacks, D Gabriel looked decent and very comfortable in his new colors, Sooners 21-CACK after first Q, UTEP made it 21-10, that was it for the rally….UTEP backers get VIOLATED….down by 29 catching +31…..5 min left….looks like a cover…..Oh wait….Sooners meaningless FG with 5 min left go up by the key number of 32…..but wait….there’s still a chance….last seconds UTEP gets close….thrown into the end zone…..INT. Thanks for coming start the cars, Sooners cover
Texas 52 ULM 10 – 383-259 yd edge, Q Ewers new Tex QB looked ok 225, 2-1 TD to INT, still less than 400Y offense tho
Big Ten
Michigan St 35 Western Michigan 13 – 430-334 yd edge for Sparty, WM QB Salopek looked pretty good to us, Sparty bent Broncos +21 backers over the HAY BALE….up by 15….WM ball….4th down in their own end….punt and game over right?…..nope they go for it….don’t get it….Sparty goes DEEP with 5 min left…TD win by 22…..WM had a few unfortunate breaks in Mich St territory….Mich St 7 sacks, Widmon with FOUR
Minnesota 38 New Mexico St 0 – up 38-CACK after 3Q, 485-91 yd edge, NM St 53 pass yds
Indiana 23 Illinois 20 – Indiana late TD to win, Illinois 451-362 yd edge but 4 turnovers (-2) and 8 penalties…Bazelak good debut for Hoosiers 300+ yards passing
Penn St 35 Purdue 31 – very even and entertaining game, Purdue 426-406 yd edge and QB O’Connell is a true beast, and only sacked twice in 58 attempts, Purdue 4th Q pick 6 looked good and then shat the bed, final Penn St drive right down Broadway win late
Iowa 7 South Dakota 3 – a game right out of COMEDY CENTRAL…..Iowa 166-120 yd edge (!)….yup that happened….First team to score seven points via FG and two safeties in over 20Y….yup that also happened
CORN 38 North Dakota 17 – 437-306 yd edge, RB A Grant 23-189, 7-7 at half
Wisconsin 38 Illinois St 0 – 440-243 yd edge, Badgers first two TDs 100 and 96 yards, +2 in t/o
Ohio St 21 Notre Dame 10 – props to both defenses, ND led 10-7 at half, 395-253 yd edge for Ohio St
Michigan 51 Colorado St 7 – 440-219 yd edge, used three QBs
Maryland 31 Buffalo 10 – 446-268 yd edge, Buffalo didn’t look bad, got late FG after having the ball inside their own 10, bent Maryland -24 backers over the HAY BALE
Rutgers 22 Boston College 21 – 322-312 yd edge for Scarlet Knights who CHOPPED WOOD on their final drive….12 plays from their own 4 yard line with 6 min left – 11 runs (!) and one incomplete pass, left BC with about a minute…..BC TEAM TOTAL CLUB MEMBERS rejoice, yo
PAC 12
Arizona St 40 Northern Arizona 3 – 419-120 yd edge, never in doubt vs FCS foe
Cal 34 UC Davis 13 – just 415-387 yd edge, may have THROW GAME now with J Plummer….True FR RB J Ott 100 yard game
Stanford 41 Colgate 10 – 497-218 yd edge, Colgate TD was on defense
Washington St 24 Idaho 17 – 358-274 yd edge, Idaho led 10-CACK after first Q thanks to def TD, Wash St QB C Ward 215 3-0, 5.4 YPA
Washington 45 Kent St 20 – 525-340 yd edge, Huskies QB Penix 345 pass yds and 4 TD
Oregon St 34 Boise St 17 – Beavers were the much better team, gross and disgusting performance from Broncos in first half turnovers and botched red zone shots and suckee baby senior QB that will hopefully sit on the bench for eternity, just kidding not really, Backup Taylen Green dual threat very raw but had 70+ yd TD run, 470-311 yd edge Oregon St, might as well let him play next two games vs UT Martin and New Mexico
USC 66 Rice 14 538-280 yd edge and not one, not two but THREE PICK 6s for Trojans….yup that happened
UCLA 45 Bowling Green 17 – 626-162 yd edge, BG led 17-7, UCLA meaningless TD with back-up QB to cover
Arizona 38 SD St 20 – domination….461-232 yd edge in opener of SD new stadium, new Az WR J Cowing looked deadly and had 3 TD
SEC
Missouri 52 Louisiana Tech 24 – 558-347 yd edge, 323 rush 235 pass for Tigers
Tennessee 59 Ball St 10 – Vols 569-343 yd edge, Hendon Hooker MAN CRUSH 221 pass and 2 rushing TD before leaving blowout game relatively early, revenge game with Pitt up next
Texas AM 31 Sam Houston 0 – 497-198 yd edge vs FCS turd; long weather delay fwiw
Vanderbilt 42 Elon 31 – outgained by the Elon PHOENIX 495-424…..grab 28-10 HT lead and held, QB M Wright 4 pass TD and 2 rush
Auburn 42 Mercer 16 – 497-271 yd edge vs FCS foe
ROLL TIDE 55 Utah St 0 – 41-CACK at half, scoreless 4Q, B Young 5 TD passes, 100 rush, TD
Ole Miss 28 Troy 10 – 433-346 yd edge, Ole Miss went with J Dart at QB 154, 1-1 TD to INT, Troy 286 pass yds
Miss St 49 Memphis 23 – major weather delay, 547-294 yd edge, Rogers 450 yards, 5 TD
Georgia 49 Oregon 3 – total massacre, 571-313 yd edge and +2 in t/o, Bennett 25/31, 368, 2-0
Florida 29 Utah 26 – CHOMP CHOMP….incredibly entertaining game with lots of lead changes finally ends on Gators picking off Utah in dying seconds in the end zone….451-446 yd edge, Gators 283 rush yds vs what we were told was greatest D of all time
Kentucky 37 Miami Ohio 13 – Cats 353-290 yd edge, no C Rodriguez at RB, held to 50 rush yds
Florida St 24 LSU 23 – Crazy finish as LSU backers get a small wee taste of a possible comeback and then BAM all hopes down the ole crapper…..Florida fumbles up 7 with about a minute left near the LSU goal line…..LSU miracle drive….one play left….TD!! looks like OT….oh wait….Blocked XP….didn’t know we had to block on those things…..24-23 final….392-348 yd edge for Fla St and deserving winner….LSU helped with missed FG, blocked XP and TWO fumbled punts inside their own 10….wut, you need to practice that too?
AAC
UCF 56 S Carolina St 10 – 600-91 yard edge, UCF QB our pal JR Plumlee 308 pass and 4 TD, 86 rush
Delaware BLUE HENS 14 Navy 7 – 319-202 yd edge for Navy but 3 turnovers were the killer
BYU 50 South Florida 21 – yuuuge lightning delay thankfully everyone survived hug your loved ones and wear four masks next time you have a chance….BYU flew out 28-CACK after first Q and never looked back….BYU solid win USF isn’t total trash….573-279 yd edge, 312 rush 261 pass
Houston 37 UTSA 35 (3 OT) – 441-346 yd edge for Roadrunners…..Coogs take it in 3rd OT with brilliant QB run, UTSA 337 pass yds
SMU 48 N Texas 10 – 576-422 yd edge, 422 yds passing for SMU too much speed in THROW GAME
Wyoming 40 Tulsa 37 (2OT) – yup, strange things do INDEED happen in Laramie…..Pokes score on D and with blocked punt….still down 10, 4Q rally, win in 2-OT….521-399 yd edge for Tulsa, 460 pass yds
Tulane 42 UMass 10 – 369-217 yd edge, held UMass to 17 (!) pass yds
Sun Belt
Marshall 55 Norfolk St 3 – 612-114 yd edge, QB Columbi 24/26, Herd two 100–yd rushers
South Alabama 48 Nicholls 7 – 568-165 yd edge vs FCS scrubs
Georgia Southern 59 Morgan St 7 – 504-250 yd edge, former Buff QB K Vantrease 367, 4-1 TD to INT
Louisiana 24 SE Louisiana 7 – 374-260 yd edge, PR TD, offense MEH
Arkansas St 58 Grambling 3 – 572-102 yd edge vs FCS filth, 339 rush 233 pass
Coastal Carolina 38 Army 28 – 437-344 yd edge and held ball for 36 min, good win
James Madison 44 MTSU 7 – 548-119 yd edge, 261 rush, 287 pass, QB Centeio 6 TD passes and 110 rush yds
Mountain West
San Jose St 21 Portland St 17 – the Vikings almost SHOCKED the WORLD….SJ St needed TD with one min left to win…..were beneficiary of +3 in t/o margin….Vikings 395-288 yd edge
Fresno St 35 Cal Poly 7 – 549-317 yd edge vs FCS turd, 21-CACK after first Q
Air Force 48 Northern Iowa 17 – 691-405 yd edge and an impossible 582 yds rushing!!….3 TDs of 70s yards
New Mexico 41 Maine 0 – 437-118 yd edge vs FCS sludge, 267 rush yds
Nevada 38 Texas St 14 – 278-277 yd edge, Pack +4 in t/o margin now +9 on the season
W Kentucky 49 Hawaii 17 – just 412-360 yd edge but Hawaii had 6 (!) turnovers
MAC
Eastern Michigan 42 E Kentucky 34 – competitive game, EK with 492-395 yd edge had 351 pass yards, the Colonels are a decent FCS team
Northern Illinois 34 E Illinois 27 – Panthers outgunned NIU 441-379 in total yards but were -2 in t/o margin
Toledo 37 Long Island 0 – 442-113 yd edge vs FCS foe
Akron 30 St Francis 23 – OT win for the Zips but RED FLASH had 436-370 yd edge
Ohio 41 FAU 38 – 476-464 yd edge Ohio, both QBs over 300Y and combined for 9 TD passes…..FAU down 17 4Q couldn’t come all the way back
Conference USA
William & Mary 41 Charlotte 24 – the TRIBE beat an FBS opponent for the first time since 2009….that sizzling sound and smell of HUMAN FLESH is due to Charlotte HC Will Healy frying on the HOT SEAT….Charlotte played with backup QB but were outscored 21-CACK in the 4th Q…..559-379 yd edge for William & Mary
UAB 59 Alabama A&M 0 – 38-CACK at the half, 478-235 yd edge vs FCS scrub
Florida International 38 Bryant 37 (OT) – a wild one!…..Under backers get taken behind the WOODSHED in heinous fashion….total of 58 and 16-6 after 3Q….what could go wrong?….Both teams go bananas in 4Q FIU ties it with last sec FG and goes for two in OT to win by 1……470-377 yd edge for Bryant, backup QB for FIU was great – 207 yds and 4 TD relieving injured starter
Independents
Connecticut 28 Central Conn 3 – 446-242 yd edge, freshman Z Turner ok at QB vs FCS foe
Liberty 29 S Miss 27 (4OT) – took four OT to get this BAD BOY settled, Brewer injured at QB and Liberty had to use 3 QB, 447-389 yd edge for Flames
Betting review
Big plays
LSU -3 (L) – closed at -4, almost rallied, love that kicking game and special teams! Well done Noles, biggest win in a while
South Florida +12 (L) – closed at +11/+11.5, long delay, BYU came out smoking 28-zip, Coogs could be a top-10 team on paper, Bulls not as bad as they looked, we think….
Boise St +3 (L) – closed at +1.5, QB may have permanent brain damage from past season’s hits, looked like deer in headlights, back-up QB, Beavers jumped out 24-CACK and that was it
Got excellent closing line value, but like we say, that means squat unless the picks end up winning. It’s technically a good sign but 3-0 with bad line value beats 0-3 with “great line value”. Week 0/Week 1 combined to go 1-3.
Leans
12-10
Good calls – Miss St, Florida, Georgia, TCU, BC under, Pitt over
Bad calls – LUA-VUH, North Texas, FAU, Okla St TT under
Season Win Total Club
Good week one for the portfolio. Vanderbilt now 2-0, just one more win, baby! Hard to see BC getting to seven wins now.
Futures and Props Club
Not great game for Ohio St QB CJ Stroud but a decent opener for Hendon Hooker.
Ohio and Buffalo looked good enough to challenge in MAC East
YOUR Miami Hurricanes appear to be in a VERY crappy division
Mountain West could be trash other than Air Force and YOUR Fresno St Bulldogs!
CORN and Iowa not looking like Big Ten West champs LOL but it’s early!
CHEERS and see you for WEEK 2!