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S.FLA -19 vs Temple = WIN

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10-8-2

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2017/18 College football Opposite Picks: 10-8-2
WEEK #4
IOWA +13.5 vs. Penn St.
That's a BIG # to lay on the road against a quality Iowa team. I know PST
made major grounds last year and hasn't missed a beat this year pitching 2 shutouts
in their 3 games---all wins. But asking a team to win on the road is one thing.
But asking a team to win by 2 touchdowns on the road is something else.
I can't do that. Iowa hasn't lost a home game by 2 touchdowns in 5 years! Also,
Penn St. crushed Iowa last year...Hawkeyes are 19-5-1 ATS seeking revenge for a previous
year's loss inc: 10-0-1 their last 11 games! LOVE getting Iowa +13.5.
OPPOSITE PICK: PENN ST. -13.5


TENNESSEE -28 vs UMASS
Normally I'd stay off a game with a line this high. But I can't help but think
the Vols will be out for blood after losing last week vs. Florida on a Gators
hail mary pass in the final seconds. The Vols & Butch Jones have been getting
killed all week for allowing that to happen.
Tennessee is going to take it out on this pathetic UMASS team which is the biggest
waste of human flesh in football uniforms. UMASS has won only 9 games since it
joined the 1-A level 4 years ago. What about covering you ask?
UMASS is a money burning, time wasting, your bookie will call you 10-17 ATS its
last 27 games inc: 0-4 this year. This team BLOWS. Tennessee is also 16-7 ATS s 20pts
or more favorites against non-SEC teams coming off a loss.
This has 47-0 Tennessee written all over it.
OPPOSITE PICK: UMASS +28


TOLEDO +13 @ Miami
Every year we hear the same thing about Miami. They are great. they are special.
They have this and they have that. blah, blah, blah. But its the same story every year.
They fall flat on their faces and don't come anywhere near their expectations.
This year will be no different. They have NO business being a near 2 touchdown favorite over
the best team in the MAC. Toledo already has a nice win over a decent Tulsa team.
They've put up 37,47,54pts in starting the season 3-0. Miami meanwhile hasn't played in 3 weeks because of the hurricane situation. They HAVE to be rusty. And that's not good because they
are only 2-10 ATS with at least 1 week's rest. Toledo not only covers this game.
I think they can win this outright. LOVE Toledo getting 13pts.
OPPOSITE PICK: MIAMI -13


VANDERBILT +18.5 vs. Alabama
I'm not saying Vandy is winning this game. But I do believe they will cover.
Why not as they are 9-2 ATS as 15pts or more underdogs.
For all of Alabama's merits under Nick Saban, one thing they are not is a good
road team with the boys in Vegas...9-9 ATS their lst 18 true road games.
Why? Their lines are inflated. BIV know everyone bets ON them so the put the lines a
couple of points higher than they ought to be. This is
another example as this Vandy team isn't bad. They beat a darn good Kansas St. team
last week holding it to just 7pts. In fact, Vandy has allowed just 13pts TOTAL in
three games this year! Now you're giving me 18.5? This is too easy. LOVE Vandy
getting 18.5pts.
OPPOSITE PICK: ALABAMA -18.5


ARMY +2.5 @ Tulane
BIV made Tulane a favorite? Haha...clearly they have a sense of humor this week.
Asking Tulane to win a football game is like asking my wife to cook. It's not happening.
Green Wave is just 8-33 their last 41 games against real 1-A teams.
Now they're a favorite? But they are at home "you say?" So what "I say."
They are 4-11 their last 15 home games so if you think you're getting any kind of homefield advantage forget it. Plus, key stat from our boy Marc Lawrence. Army rushes for nearly
350yards a game. So you ask? Well, Tulane is 6-49 when they allow teams to rush for 200+yds
per game! Plus, Army's 2-1 this year with 16 starters back from last year's 8-5 team
which was 5-3 on the road. Army wins easily over pathetic Tulane.
OPPOSITE PICK: TULANE -2.5


AIR FORCE +3 vs. San Diego St.
This has got absolute CLASSIC letdown written all over it. SDST is coming off back
to back emotional wins over Arizona St. & Stanford. Now they play at Air Force.
Great teams can't keep the emotion up for 3 straight weeks never mind clubs like
SDST. No way can they be pumped up for this game. AF may have slipped a bit over the
last year or two, but they hung tough with Michigan last week and they are a terrific
18-2 their last 20 home games inc: 5-0 ATS as home dogs. They are more than
capable of winning this game at home...and now I'm getting 3pts to boot! LOVE AF.
OPPOSITE PICK: SAN DEIGO ST. -3


NEBRASKA -12 vs. Rutgers
What is this? Is this possible? Have the BIV gone bonkers? Nebraska is a less than
two touchdown home favorite over Rutgers. Rutgers? The same team that got crushed
49-0 by Michigan St. last year....58-0 to Ohio St. last year and who can forget that
famous 78-0 effort they put forth against Michigan last year. What about this year you ask?
They lost two weeks ago to Eastern stinking Michigan...at home! Now they are suppose
to hang with mighty Nebraska? Johnny Rogers, IM Hipp, Irving Fryer, Tommie Frazier, Roger Craig, Endomican Suh & of course the great Vince Ferregamo have to be rolling over in their graves if they are dead or wishing they were after looking at this line. Nebraska is going to KILL Rutgers.
OPPOSITE PICK: RUTGERS +12


UTEP +19 @ New Mexico St.
I had to do a double, triple and quadruple check when I saw this line. New Mexico St...
the biggest waste of human flesh in football uniforms is not only a favorite, not only
a d/d favorite, but a near THREE touchdown favorite? Are you kidding me? This hasn't
happened since the Eisenhower administration. I know UTEP stinks...I get it. But I wouldn't make god awful, pathetic NMST a 3 TD favorite over Topeka high. Oh, by the way did you know
Did you know NWMST had won only 11 games over the last 5 seasons heading into this year.
Did you know this is a rivalry game as the schools are less than an hour apart? Did you know UTEP has beaten New Mexico St. EIGHT straight times. Did you know UTEP has won those games by an
average of nearly 17pts a game with 7 of the wins coming by double digits. You would have
to be the biggest You would have to be the biggest bird brain, butt head, bozo, bum, buffoon, clutz, clod, clown, dim-wit, halfwit, dolt, dope, fool, quack, ninny, nerd, numbskull, schlep, schmoe, jerk, jackass in the world to put American $$ New Mexico St. laying 19.
OPPOSITE PICK: NEW MEXICO ST. -19


WEEK #3 4-2-1 = 10-8-2
GEORGIA ST. +37.5 @ Penn St....OPPOSITE PICK: PENN ST. -37.5 = WINNER
AKRON +10.5 vs. Iowa St........OPPOSITE PICK: IOWA ST. -10.5 = WINNER
UCLA -3 @ Memphis..............OPPOSITE PICK: MEMPHIS +3 = WINNER
BAYLOR +14 @ Duke..............OPPOSITE PICK: DUKE -14 = PUSH
LOUISIVILLE +3 vs. Clemson.....OPPOSITE PICK: CLEMSON -3 = WINNER
SAN DIEGO ST. +9 vs. Stanford..OPPOSITE PICK: STANFORD -9.5 = LOSE
OHIO -7.5 vs. Kansas...........OPPOSITE PICK: KANSAS +7.5 = LOSE

WEEK #2: 3-3
MEMPHIS +3.5 @ Central Florida....OPPOSITE PICK: C-FLA -3.5 = NO GAME
HAWAII +23.5 @ UCLA...............OPPOSITE PICK: UCLA -23.5 = WINNER
CENTRAL MICHIGAN +5 @ Kansas......OPPOSITE PICK: KANSAS -5 = LOSE
SAN JOSE ST. +26.5 @ Texas........OPPOSITE PICK: TEXAS -26.5 = WINNER
OKLAHOMA +7.5 @ Ohio St...........OPPOSITE PICK: OHIO ST. -7.5 = LOSE
UTAH -2.5 @ BYU...................OPPOSITE PICK: BYU +2.5 = LOSE
IDAHO -6.5 vs. UNLV...............OPPOSITE PICK: UNLV +6.5 = WINNER
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WEEK #1: 3-3-1
MARSHALL -2.5 vs. Miami of Ohio.....OPPOSITE PICK: MIAMI of OHIO +2.5 = LOSE
FLORIDA ATLANTIC +10 vs Navy........OPPOSITE PICK: NAVY -10 = WINNER
TEXAS -18 vs. Maryland..............OPPOSITE PICK: MARYLAND +18 = WINNER
MICHIGAN -5 vs. Florida.............OPPOSITE PICK: FLORIDA +5 = LOSE
TROY +11 @ Boise St.................OPPOSITE PICK: BOISE ST. -11 = PUSH
VANDERBILT -3.5 @ M. Tenn St........OPPOSITE PICK: MIDDLE TENN ST. +3.5 = LOSE
WASHINGTON -27 @ Rutgers............OPPOSITE PICK: RUTGERS +27 = WINNER
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREDICTIONS: 2017/18

TITLE GAME:
LOUISVILLE beats Alabama!


HEISMAN TROPHY WINNER
1. Alabama QB Jalen Hurts
2. Quinton Flowers (this year's Lamar Jackson)

COACHES ON THE HOT SEAT
1. Notre Dame Brian Kelly
2. UCLA Jim Mora
3. Arizona's Rich Rodriquez
4. Tennessee Butch Jones

THIS YEAR's BYU
South Florida -- Led by QB Quinton Flowers 1st player in FL fb history to throw for 2K & run for 1K in same year last season They will go undefeated with their easy schedule.


OVERRATED TEAM
Florida St. (Brutal schedule)
Michigan

Both are in for 3 or even 4 lose seaasons


UNDERRATED TEAM
Oklahoma St. (QB Mason Rudolph)

SURPRISE TEAM
MISSISSIPPI ST.
QB Nick Fitzgerald led SEC in offense 1375yds rushing 2422ds passing last year


CAN THEY REPEAT?
Washington (Final Four LY)...YES QB Jake Browning returns/h/c Chris Peterson

Colorado....NO QB leaves
Penn St....Yeah, loaded....Like James Franklin
Northwestern...Yes/No....just as good...not good enough to take next step

Army...Yes...good group of kids comeback


BACK TO REALITY
Temple....lost top notch QB & head coach
Navy....lost top notch QB

SANDWHICH GAME OF THE YEAR
Florida St. vs. La Monroe
FST opens season w/ Alabama, then vs. LM, then host rival Miami


Stanford vs. San Diego St.
Cardinal play @ rival USC week #2, then @ SDST week #3 and then rival UCLA week #4


UPSET SPECIAL
Appalachian St. over Georgia week #1


2017 OBSCURE FACT OF LIFE
Team led the nation in rushing: New Mexico

BIGGEST POINT SPREAD GAME
Alabama hosting FCS Mercer
Florida St. hosting FCS Delaware St.

BEST GAMES
Ohio St. hosting Oklahoma


TEAMS MOST LIKELY TO GO UNDEFEATED
Alabama
South Florida
Western Kentucky



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2016 CFB FREE PICKS: 28-22
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2016/17 COLLEGE FOOTBALL OVER/UNDER's
60-65pts: 63 OVERS...67 UNDERS...1 PUSH
65+-69pts: 32 OVERS..36 UNDERS...1 PUSH
70-79pts: 20 OVERS...35 UNDERS
80+points: 8 OVERS....4 UNDER
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2016/17 COLLEGE BOWLS ATS:
FAVORITES: 14-26 ATS
OVERS: 16
UNDERS: 24

COMBOS
Favs/Over: 4
Favs/Under: 10
Dogs/Over: 11
Dogs/Under 15
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2016 CFB OPPOSITE PICKS: 56-37-5
2015 CFB OPPOSITE PICKS: 47-49-2
2014 CFB OPPOSITE PICKS: 47-41-2
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2015/16 FINAL CFB BOWLS:
FAVS: 30-11 SU & 25-16 ATS
OVERS: 26-15
FAV/OVER combo: 15
FAV/UNDER combo: 10
DOG/OVER: 11
DOG/UNDER: 5
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2015 CFB OPPOSITE PICKS: 47-49-2
2014/15 CFB OPPOSITE PICKS: 47-41-2
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2014/15 CFB BOWL RECORDS:
Favorites: 18-21 SU & 15-24 ATS
Underdogs: 21-18 SU & 24-15 ATS
Overs: 23 Unders: 15 Push: 1
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2013/14 CFB BOWL VEGAS STATS:
FAVS: 21-14 SU & 17-18 ATS
DOUBLE DIGIT FAVS: 5-3 SU & 2-6 ATS
OVERS: 15-20
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2017/18 COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL
Gruener 16-1 first 17 games and never looked back.

1st place: $1,569 (60%) + Opposite Picks shirt
2nd place: $656 (25%)
3rd place: $291 (10%)
Most games picked: $146.50 (5%)

1. Matt Gruener 114pts*** (30 correct)
2. Rich Cutinho 99pts* (24 correct)
3. Lucas Hatten 96pts**
(Wins in a tiebreaker #2 w/ Barney with 60pts predicted in title game)

SCORE MOST: Idaho 61pts
SCORE LEAST: OHIO ST. 0
WIN BY MOST: Tulsa (45pts)
WIN BY LEAST: MISSISSIPPI ST. 1pt
DEF/S-TEAMS TD: BAMA, Fla, GT, Mich, Stan, Tulsa, SD St., S.Fla, Haw,BC, App St, Ark. St, NC State
2pt CONVERSION: AF, Colorado, Col St., Kentucky, Michigan, S.Fla, S.Carolina
LONGEST TD: NC State 100yds
OVERTIME GAME: Army vs. N.Texas (Heart of Dallas Bowl), S. Fla vs.SC
BIGGEST DOG TO WIN: IDAHO beats CST as 13.5pt dog )
SMALL FAV. WIN/NO COVER: Stanford wins 25-23 as 3.5pt favs (win/No cover)
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2015 COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL POOL
1. Tommy Battista 125pts** 1st PLACE
2. Opposite Picks 110pts 2nd PLACE
3. Cassie Carson 107pts** 3rd PLACE
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1st place 65%: $1,658.80 + Opposite Picks Golf Shirt
2nd place 25%: $638 + Opposite Picks T-shirt
3rd place 10%: $252
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2014/15 COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL POOL
64 entries X $35 = $2,240 - PP/exp = $2,100 pot
65% 1st place: $1,365
25% 2nd place: $525
5% 3rd place: $105
5% Most Correct Games: $105

1. Jay Menerio 90pts* 27
2. Scott Perkins 84pts** 49
3. Wood-Man #1 84pts** 78
64. Vincent Rice 27pts*
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2013/14 CFB BOWL POOL
1st: S. Butler 89pt*
2nd: M. O'Malley 88pts*
3rd: J. Stringer 83pts*
55. J. King 37pts*
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2012/13 CFB BOWL POOL
1st Charles Stouff 86pts
2nd Armando Rodriques 77pts
3rd Pat Cloughssey 74pts
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2011/12 CFB BOWL POOL
1st V. Rice 93pt
2nd P. Bosco 86pts
3rd D. Bowers 82pts*
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2009/10 CFB Bowl: 32 x $25 = $800
1st: $520 (65%) Joe Stringer
2nd: $120 (15%) JJ Ryan
3rd: $80 (10%) LLapinski
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