Hey everyone.
Here’s the Week 5 Boxscore and Wagering review. FBS vs FBS MATCHUPS ONLY.
Let’s do this!!
Boxscore review:
AAC
Cincinnati 31 Tulsa 21 – 364-285 yd edge, Bearcats with 11 sacks!
Tulane 27 Houston 24 (OT) – Green Wave does it with their 3rd string QB!….383-273 yd edge, win it in OT, clearly the better team
E Carolina 48 USF 28 – 575-455 yd edge for Pirates, 465 pass yds, never threatened
Memphis 24 Temple 3 – 331-297 yd edge for Tigers, they were sacked 5 times and the game was 7-3 after 3Q…..17 points in 4Q gets Memphis the money (-18.5)
Air Force 13 Navy 10 – 356-243 yd edge, needed FG with 4 min left to take lead for good
ACC
Clemson 30 NC State 20 – 354-279 yd edge, held Pack to 34 rush yds
Wake Forest 31 Florida St 21 – 405-393 yd edge, Deacons led 28-7, nice response after Clemson loss
Boston College 34 Louisville 33 – impressive win, 448-352 yd edge, BC QB Jurkovec 18-21 304 3 TD, note that Cards QB Cunningham left game in 2nd half, keep aware of his injury status this week
Georgia Tech 26 Pittsburgh 21 – WHOA NELLIE, the Jackets win a game…..411-334 yd edge for Pitt but they were (-3) in t/o margin
UNC 41 Virginia Tech 10 – 527-273 yd edge, too much offense for the GOBBLERS to handle
Duke 38 Virginia 17 – 377-395 yd edge, never in doubt, Duke 248 rush yds
Big 12
TCU 55 Oklahoma 24 – total domination, yo….668-355 yd edge, 41 points by halftime, note that game was out of reach when Oklahoma starting QB left game….keep tabs on the injury, they have Texas up next.
Oklahoma St 36 Baylor 25 – 457-379 yd edge for Bears but fell behind 23-3 thanks in part to safety and KR TD…..cut it to 8 points in 4Q
Kansas St 37 Texas Tech 28 – game tied 20-20 after 3q, even game 473-459 yd edge for Texas Tech but they were (-3) in t/o
Texas 38 West Virginia 20 – 446-314 yd edge, H Card at QB, good tune-up for Sooners game next Sat
Kansas 14 Iowa 11 – the JUGGERNAUT keeps rolling!!…..303-213 yd edge for Iowa St but they missed 3 FG and were sacked 5 times, Kansas held them to 16 rush yds
Big Ten
Ohio St 49 Rutgers 10 – 413-187 yd edge, RB M Williams 5 TDs, Ohio St fake punt up 39 points right out of the Jim Harbaugh playbook
Michigan 27 Iowa 14 – never in doubt, Iowa TD with 8 sec left, 327-281 yd edge for Michigan, held Iowa to 35 rush yds
Penn St 17 Northwestern 7 – sloppy weather, 360-241 yd edge for Penn St, turned it over 5 times (NW 3), bye next and then yuuuge game with Michigan
Maryland 27 Michigan St 13 – 489-321 yd edge, shutout Sparty in 2nd half, clutch win for MEGALOCKS SEASON WIN TOTAL CLUB members
CORN 35 Indiana 21 – yes, guy…..Huskers get a much-needed win, yo….385-290 yd edge, MEGALOCKS LEAN CLUB gets bent over the HAY BALE…..first half -3 wager….up 21-7 with 3 min left….what could possibly go wrong?……TWO Indiana TDs in last 3 min including one in the dying seconds of the 2Q….Ouch
Illinois 34 Wisconsin 10 – beatdown…..304-208 yd edge for Illinois, held Wisconsin to TWO rushing yards in total, Badgers (-3) in t/o margin
Purdue 20 Minnesota 10 – Big Ten West SHOCKER…..359-304 yd edge for BOILER UP and note that they outrushed the Gophers 160-47, yup that happened
Conference USA
FIU 21 New Mexico 7 – The Golden Panthers GIT ER DONE after losing 73-CACK last week, 334-221 yd edge
Rice 28 UAB 24 – HOOT HOOT beats UAB for the 2nd straight year……UAB had 360-209 yd edge….had chance to win late but were stopped on downs
UTSA 45 MTSU 30 – 590-452 yd edge, UTSA got jump and MTSU was chasing all game
UTEP 41 Charlotte 35 559-379 yd edge for MINER NATION, 303 rush 256 pass, they also had two def TDs
North Texas 45 FAU 28 – 481-432 yd edge for Mean Green including 300 rush yds
MAC
Eastern Michigan 20 Massachusetts 13 – UMass led 13-CACK in the 3rd Q, Eagles rally for 20 unanswered points and had 339-225 yd edge
Toledo 38 Central Michigan 17 – 447-285 yd edge for Rockets, won rushing battle 261-33, up 31-3 at half
Ball St 44 Northern Illnois 38 (2 OT) – 526-480 yd edge for Huskies, NADS down by 17 and rally to force OT
Buffalo 24 Miami Ohio 20 – 359-278 yd edge for Redhawks, couldn’t hold off last Buffalo winning drive…..held them to FG attempt – GOOD – but wait – OFFSIDE – Bulls get a new set of downs and snag the TD to win
Kent St 31 Ohio 24 (OT) – 736-450 yd edge, yup 736 (!) yards of offense but needed OT to GIT ER DONE……338 rush 398 pass for FLASH FAST
Bowling Green 31 Akron 28 – competitive game, 422-408 yd edge for Falcons, helped by 6 sacks and +2 in t/o margin
Mountain West
BYU 38 Utah St 26 – 397-392 yd edge for BYU, even game, Utah St played with backup QB who looked decent, Aggies were (-3) in t/o
UConn 19 Fresno St 14 – Huskies with 313-187 yd edge as 23 point dogs, Fresno played with back-up QB
Boise St 35 San Diego St 13 – Aztecs up 13-CACK thanks for blk punt TD, Boise gets ground game rolling for 316 yds, outgained Aztecs 450-114, yup this ain’t CHO MOMMA’s San Diego St team
Air Force 13 Navy 10 – AF 356-243 yd edge, need 4th Q FG to take lead for good, Falcons were (-2) in t/o
San Jose St 33 Wyoming 16 – 456-253 yd edge for Spartans, dominated in a tough place to win, Pokes had just a 143-142 yd edge on the ground
UNLV 31 New Mexico 20 – 356-272 yd edge for UNLV, Lobos jumped out to 17-CACK lead, was tied after 3Q, survive and advance for Rebels!
PAC 12
UCLA 40 Washington 32 – some SWEET PAC 12 AFTER DARK ACTION….UCLA were the better team by a good margin….499-410 yd edge and led 40-16 after 3Q, UCLA 184 rush 315 pass
Utah 42 Oregon St 16 – 417-361 yd edge for Beavers but they were (-4) in t/o margin, Oregon St starting QB C Nolan left game early, check status this week
USC 42 Arizona St 25 – 485-331 yd edge, comfortable win
Arizona 43 Colorado 20 – 673-340 yd edge, QB de Laura 484 pass yds and 6 TD; looks like this game will cost Colorado HC Karl Dorrell his job
Oregon 45 Stanford 27 – 515-332 yd edge, 351 rush yds for QUACK QUACK
SEC
Alabama 49 Arkansas 26 – led 28-CACK, WOO PIG cut lead to 28-23, 555-377 yd edge and 317 rush yds for ROLL TIDE….star QB B Young left in first half due to injury, keep and eye on that for this week
Mississippi St 42 Texas A&M 24 – 473-388 yd edge for Bulldogs, also had two non-offensive scores and were +3 in t/o margin
Ole Miss 22 Kentucky 19 – 399-328 yd edge, led 14-CACK, Kentucky battled and finally tied it in 4Q….They were in range for tying/winning score late but FUMBBBBOOOO!
LSU 21 Auburn 17 – misleading final, Auburn 438-270 yd edge but could not hold 17-CACK lead, LSU +3 in t/o and had a SCOOP and SCORE on defense
Georgia 26 Missouri 22 – 481-294 yd edge for Dawgs but they trailed the entire game until GW TD with 4 min left, teams combined for an impossible 9 FG
Sun Belt
Georgia St 31 Army 14 – 456-365 yd edge for Panthers and they had 299 rush yds, led 17-CACK, Army cut it to 17-14, Panthers pull away again
Liberty 38 Old Dominion 24 – 478-415 yd edge for Flames, 210 rush 268 pass
Coastal Carolina 34 Georgia Southern 30 – still undefeated!….485-462 yd edge, trailed by 10 in 4Q, took lead, behind by 2 with two min left…..game winning TD with 38 sec left
James Madison 40 Texas St 13 – also….STILL undefeated!….460-246 yd edge for the Dukes, 203 rush 257 pass
South Alabama 20 Louisiana 17 – 361-276 yd edge, Cajuns took lead early on PR TD, tie game late, Jags with last second FG to win the game
Troy 34 Western Kentucky 27 – 470-415 yd edge for WK and had 406 pass yds, Troy down at half surged after the break led by 14 with seven min left and held, that’s two impressive wins in a row after losing on Hail Mary at App St
Arkansas St 45 ULM 28 – 355-290 yd edge for Red Wolves, have now covered 13 straight games vs ULM
Betting review
Big plays
Central Michigan +7 (L) – closed at -6.5, Toledo mauled them early got 31-3 lead
LSU -8 (L) – fell behind 17-0, rally for lead, didn’t deserve cover tho as were signficantly outgained
California +4 (L) – 14-9 early 4Q and then Wash St gets 2 quick TD
Leans
5-9. The magical 22-8 run comes to an end. Time to start a new streak!
Season Win Total Club
Looking SPICY!!
Kansas over 2.5 – WINNER on Sept 17….Now 5-0
Vanderbilt over 2.5 – WINNER on Sept 17
BC under 6.5 – upset win over LUA-VUH, still long way to get to seven wins
Washington over 7.5 – finally took a loss
Maryland over 5.5 – CRABCAKES AND FOOTBALL !! Two more wins needed
Kansas St over 6.5 – keep on rolling
Miss St over 6.5 – big win over Texas A&M!
Air Force over 8.5 – only one loss so far
UCF over 8.5 – get SMU at home on Wed; game moved due to hurricane
Wyoming under 5 – lost to SJ St at home, still gonna need some prayers to coax this one home
Futures and Props Club
Heisman market looks decent ….CJ Stroud at 3-1 and Hendon Hooker at 66-1
Toledo +240 to win MAC West helped by blowout win over FIRE UP CHIPS
TCU live at +1250 to win Big 12; Sooners appear to be DEEEED
CHEERS and see you for WEEK 6!