Hey everyone.
Here’s the Week 4 Boxscore and Wagering review. FBS vs FBS MATCHUPS ONLY.
Let’s do this!!
Boxscore review:
AAC
Cincinnati 45 Indiana 24 – up 38-10 at half, just 394-348 yd edge but Bearats were +2 in t/o and had 5 sacks
UCF 27 Georgia Tech 10 – bit of a misleading final, Ga Tech 438-333 yd edge, UCF just 49 pass yds, got TD to change momentum on blocked punt
Houston 34 Rice 27 – just 427-424 yd edge for Coogs as 17-pt favs….Tied game 4 min left and Houston gets fumble return TD for winning score
Navy 23 East Carolina 20 (2 OT) – Middies take it in two OT, 370-343 yd edge for EC, could have gone either way, Navy 152 pass yds
Memphis 44 North Texas 34 – misleading final, 473-34 yd edge for Mean Green but Memphis had two pick 6s, and were +2 in t/o margin
TCU 42 SMU 34 – 487-476 yd edge and +2 in t/o for HORNY TOADS….got up 28-3 and then held rest of the way
Ole Miss 35 Tulsa 27 – 462-457 yd edge, led 35-17 at half, coaxed it home, Rebels 300+ rush yards back-to-back games
Southern Miss 27 Tulane 24 – misleading final, Tulane 451-253 yd edge, but Southern Miss was +4 in sacks, +1 in t/o, and booked a pick six
Louisville 41 USF 3 – 542-158 yd edge for LUA-VUH, 283 rush 259 pass
Temple 28 Massachusetts 0 – 313-259 yd edge for HOOT HOOT and four sacks
ACC
Clemson 51 Wake Forest 45 (2OT) – Clemson jumped out 14-CACK, Wake took lead in 3Q and never trailed until the 2nd overtime….559-447 yd edge Clemson, Tigers were an impossible 16/23 on 3rd downs
NC State 41 UConn 10 – 492-160 yd edge…..NC State -38 spread backers get bent over the HAY BALE….41-3 late….push…..live to fight another day….uh oh…..UConn driving….driving….penetrating…..TD with 2 min left….41-10 final.
Florida St 44 Boston College 14 – 530-235 yd edge, returned opening kickoff for TD and the rest was history, QB Travis looked 100% healthy
Syracuse 22 Virginia 20 – 352-287 yd edge for Orange, Syracuse up 16-CACK at half, Virginia took lead with 5 min left, late Orange FG gets it done
MTSU 45 Miami 31…..WHOA NELLIE…..YOUR Miami Hurricanes get POLEAXED by the Blue Raiders…..507-367 yd edge for MTSU and they had TDs of 71,69,98 (!) yards….Canes went to back-up QB didn’t make much of a difference, OL was trash, MTSU four sacks
Notre Dame 45 UNC 32 – 576-368 yd edge for Irish, 287 rush 289 pass, up 45-20, UNC two garbage 4Q TDs
West Virginia 33 Virginia Tech 10 – 421-228 yd edge for Mountaineers, 218 rush 203 pass, VT 15 penalties, recall they had 14 in ODU loss
Kansas 35 Duke 27 – YES, GUY….Kansas goes to 4-0!….528-463 yd edge, never trailed, led by as many as 15 pts
Big 12
Kansas St 41 Oklahoma 34 – Cats do it again to the Sooners….up 14-CACK early and never trailed, QB Martinez 148 rush, 234 pass played a great game
Baylor 31 Iowa St 24 – 361-350 yd edge, led 31-14 4Q, held Iowa St to 66 rush yds
Texas Tech 37 Texas 34 (OT) – 479-426 yd edge for Red Raiders….Texas led 31-17 in 2nd half….Red Raiders grab late lead, Texas last play FG to send it to OT, B Robinson fumbles for Texas in OT and Tech gets the chip shot FG to win, very entertaining game
Big Ten
Ohio St 52 Wisconsin 21 – blew the doors off them from start to finish, 539-296 yd edge
Michigan 34 Maryland 27 – 463-397 yd edge, Maryland didn’t look out of place, Michigan RB Corum dominated 30-243 2 TD
Penn St 33 Central Michigan 14 – 403-363 yd edge, +4 in t/o for 2nd straight game
Minnesota 34 Michigan St 7 – 508-240 yd edge, total domination, Sparty needed TD with 17 sec left to break the shutout
Iowa 27 Rutgers 10 – Misleading final…..yup, totally a surprise in an Iowa game….361-277 yard edge for Rutgers and they threw for 300Y (!) but were (-3) in t/o and Iowa had TWO (!) defensive TDs….Under 34-36 backers get visited by the PULP FICTION GIMP for some good ole fashioned torture…..24-10 Iowa clock ticking down….51 yd FG attempt by Iowa to get the game to go OVER the total and INCINERATE millions of sharp tickets…..the kick is up….bending towards the upright…..wait for it…..DOINK….off the upright! whew….oh wait, it dropped in…..27-10….over hits, start the cars, drive safe, thanks for coming
Purdue 28 FAU 26 – 419-354 yd edge for Owls, missed 2-pt conversion to tie in 4Q, note that Purdue starting QB O’Connell dnp
Miami Ohio 17 Northwestern 14 – 364-278 yd edge for NW but (-2) in t/o….Redhawks winning FG with 21 sec left….NW now lost three in a row after taking down CORN in Ireland which seems like years ago
Conference USA
UTEP 27 Boise St 10 – MINER NATION rejoice!….Nice upset win….controlled the game won yardage battle 322-177 and held ball for 40 min…..Boise St QB Bachmeier 93 yards passing on 34 attempts (!)…..yup, that happened….Boise shitcanned their OC after the game
Western Kentucky 73 FIU 0 – 688-180 yd edge, not much else to say about 73-CACK, yo
South Carolina 56 Charlotte 20 – 545-292 yd edge, 295 rush 250 pass
South Alabama 38 Louisiana Tech 14 – 389-308 yd edge for Jags and +4 in t/o margin, covered L3G by combined 45 points
MAC
San Diego St 17 Toledo 14 – 376-282 yd edge for Rockets….Aztecs up 10-CACK after 3Q….Toledo 2 TDs in 4Q…..Aztecs respond with winning TD with 41 sec left
Kentucky 31 Northern Illinois 23 – 406-327 yd edge, Huskies played with back-up QB, Northern Illinois had five sacks, Kentucky ZERO
San Jose St 34 Western Michigan 6 – 397-201 yd edge, WM starting QB dn play
Buffalo 50 E Michigan 31 – 498-327 yd edge for Bulls, Buffalo scored final 20 points
Georgia 31 Ball St 20 – even game, 496-474 yd edge for NADS, Georgia Southern down 23-20 score two 4Q TD to cover for MEGALOCKS LEAN CLUB
Georgia 39 Kent St 22 – 529-281 yd edge, 10 pt game in 4Q
Mississippi St 45 Bowling Green 14 – 465-250 yd edge, W Rogers 409 pass yds, 6 TD, BG played with backup QB
Liberty 21 Akron 12 – 321-309 yd edge for Zips (!), 14-12 in 4Q, Flames used 3rd string QB, wasn’t horrible
Mountain West
Air Force 48 Nevada 20 – 541-242 yd edge, 461 rush yds
UNLV 34 Utah St 24 – misleading final!….421-320 yd edge for Utah St and they had four sacks…but….they turned the ball over SIX TIMES (!) (-6 overall)
BYU 38 Wyoming 24 – 525-278 yd edge, Pokes three-game win streak is snapped
LSU 38 New Mexico 0 – 633-88 yd edge (!)
New Mexico St 45 Hawaii 26 – 438-411 yd edge for Aggies and 357 rush yds
PAC 12
Utah 34 Arizona St 13 – 465-267 yd edge for Utes, held Sun Devils to 6 net rush yds
USC 17 Oregon St 14 – 357-320 yd edge for USC, greatest offense of all-time held in check, late TD to win, Trojans +4 in t/o and are now +14 after 4G
UCLA 45 Colorado 17 – 515-309 yd edge, 249 rush, 266 pass
California 49 Arizona 31 – 599-536 yd edge for Cal, Arizona led 24-21 at half
Oregon 44 Washington 41 – 624-428 yd edge for Ducks and 446 pass yds!….Wash St led by 12 in 4Q, Ducks then led by 10 4Q…..MEGALOCKS LEAN CLUB gets a miracle…..down 10….wash st 3rd and a billion own 35 or so….looks like +7 is a loser…..wait…..a bomb…..It’s caught at the 1 yd line…..5 sec left one more play……TD COOGS…..Ducks by 3, cash it up, yo
Washington 40 Stanford 22 – 478-372 yd edge for Huskies and 8 (!) sacks
SEC
ROLL TIDE 55 Vanderbilt 3 – 628-129 yd edge, 228 rush 400 pass, date with WOO PIG up next
Texas A&M 23 WOO PIG 21 – Arkansas with 415-343 yd edge….Tex A&M gets crazy fumble return TD that turned game, Hogs attempt potential late game winning FG……off the TOP of the upright and bounces backwards, yup, the OINK DOINK…..Aggies escape with their lives again
Auburn 17 Missouri 14 (OT) – Time for the PULP FICTION GIMP to make another appearance…..get out the whips, chains, and ball-gag to torture unsuspecting Missouri ML backers…..14-14….a minute left…Missourahhh ball 1st and goal at the 4 yd line…..Get that TD! win the game….Nope….let’s rely on some creepy stats guy covered in scales to tell you that the smart thing to do is to turtle a few times then kick the automatic FG….total LOCK…..Here comes the fasto FG kicker….game gonna be over….It’s a chip shot….NO GOOD!!! who woudda thunk it?….off to OT….INT Missouri!! oh wait….Replay overturns it – Auburn can try a FG…..He missed it!!! oh wait….Missouri is offside…..Try again…It’s good!….Missouri ball in OT down 3….RB breaks it heading for the end zone!!! Why not try and reach for the pylon with the ball extended!? Great idea!!….oh wait he fumbles at the 1-inch line…..ball rolls into end zone….touchback….Auburn wins…..Start the cars, drive safe, thanks for coming….Missouri 312-217 yd edge.
Tennessee 38 Florida 33 – amazing game and great performances by both QBs!…..594-576 yd edge for Gators….down by 17 4Q…..cut lead to five….got onside kick….Hail Mary doesn’t work….MEGALOCKS HEISMAN CLUB liked Hendon Hooker’s game 349 pass, 112 rush, 3 total TD….Gators QB Richardson 453 pass, 4 total TD…..thanks to your pal Billy Napier for teaching us that you always want to go for two points when you are down 11…..Gotta cut that lead to the all-important number of “9”……You never wanna be down by 10…..Well done, SIMPLE JACK.
Sun Belt
James Madison 32 Appalachian St 28 – Mountaineers led 28-3 (!!) and then GLUG GLUG GLUG…..game went down the drain….376-298 yd edge for James Madison
Troy 16 Marshall 7 – 421-174 (!) yd edge for Troy, scored TD on fumble return
Old Dominion 29 Arkansas St 26 – 399-330 yd edge for Red Wolves, Ark St led 12-CACK first Q
ULM 21 Louisiana 17 – Yes, guy……..Warhawks pull the home upset, 419-354 yd edge
Betting review
Big plays
West Virginia -2 (W) – easy winner, almost doubled-up Hokies in yardage
TCU -2 (W) – close 2.5, led 28-3 and SMU couldn’t get within a TD
Clemson -7 (L) – close -7/7.5 – back-and-forth after Clemson led 14-0….Tigers had chance to go up 8 in OT but missed 2-pt…..Lose by a point
Leans
WHOA, NELLIE. 11-4. That makes it back-to-back weeks of 11-4. ESPN Stats and Info tells us that is good for a mark of 22-8.
Good calls – James Madison, Rice/Houston over, Ohio St, Texas Tech, Utah
Bad calls – USF, Oklahoma, Michigan St
Season Win Total Club
Kansas over 2.5 – WINNER on Sept 17….Now 4-0
Vanderbilt over 2.5 – WINNER on Sept 17
BC under 6.5 – bag of trash
Washington over 7.5 – rolling at 4-0, yo
Maryland over 5.5 – CRABCAKES AND FOOTBALL !!…..Loss to Michigan was expected
Kansas St over 6.5 – pulled the yuuuuge upset at Oklahoma
Miss St over 6.5 – big game with Texas A&M this week
Air Force over 8.5 – smashed Nevada this week
UCF over 8.5 – comfortable win over Ga Tech, now sitting at 3-1 with SMU up next
Wyoming under 5 – lost to BYU, sitting at 3-2, gonna need to coax this pig home
Futures and Props Club
Heisman market looks decent ….CJ Stroud at 3-1 and Hendon Hooker at 66-1
Pitt looks like the best team in the ACC Coastal
Troy looks like the best team in the Sun Belt West…10-1 sprinkle in play
CHEERS and see you for WEEK 5!