Tweet
Central Florida -6.5 at Marshall (1.5 units) WIN
It goes against my mantra of picking home dogs on weekday ESPN games, but in this case I will ride UCF for the second week after an easy win last week. I just think UCF is a much better team on both sides of the ball. Offensively they are not flashy but efficient and have the two-QB system working out well. Defensively they are the 5th best team in the nation statistically...and this includes playing pretty good teams in NC State and Kansas State.
That doesn't bode well for a Marshall offense that can't pull their head out of their ass to save their life. 46 total yards at halftime in their last game against So. Miss? Yikes. Their starting QB was benched last week in favor of athletic backup AJ Graham, but he was injured and won't play. So Anderson returns under center.
Marshall will keep this game competitive for a while behind their home fans, but UCF is superior on both sides of the ball. I think they win it in the neighborhood of 28-17.
For angle players, UCF is 5-0 SU in the last five matchups and 4-1 ATS.
NC State -8 at East Carolina (1.5 units) LOSS
I'm riding the Wolfpack again after an easy win last week against Boston College. ECU has played two ACC teams thus far (granted both on the road) and lost by 22 and 25. They are allowing yards and points at an alarming rate as the fourth-worst defense in the country allowing 42 ppg.
That being said, Russell Wilson should carve up ECU's secondary with ease. He's coming off a big day against BC and is on pace for a 3,600 yd, 34 TD season. No reason that NC State can't hang a 50 spot on the Pirates if Wilson just continues to do what he's been doing all season. He's thrown TDs to 10 different players already...so good luck ECU in putting together a sound gameplan.
Some might argue this is a trap game for NC State considering FSU looms next week, but my rebuttal is that GT was also a trap game on the road three weeks ago with VT looming....and the Pack beat the piss out of the Ramblin' Wreck.
I think NC State wins this game by two scores; 45-31 or thereabouts.
Going to add one more later in the week...GL everybody :cheery:
It goes against my mantra of picking home dogs on weekday ESPN games, but in this case I will ride UCF for the second week after an easy win last week. I just think UCF is a much better team on both sides of the ball. Offensively they are not flashy but efficient and have the two-QB system working out well. Defensively they are the 5th best team in the nation statistically...and this includes playing pretty good teams in NC State and Kansas State.
That doesn't bode well for a Marshall offense that can't pull their head out of their ass to save their life. 46 total yards at halftime in their last game against So. Miss? Yikes. Their starting QB was benched last week in favor of athletic backup AJ Graham, but he was injured and won't play. So Anderson returns under center.
Marshall will keep this game competitive for a while behind their home fans, but UCF is superior on both sides of the ball. I think they win it in the neighborhood of 28-17.
For angle players, UCF is 5-0 SU in the last five matchups and 4-1 ATS.
NC State -8 at East Carolina (1.5 units) LOSS
I'm riding the Wolfpack again after an easy win last week against Boston College. ECU has played two ACC teams thus far (granted both on the road) and lost by 22 and 25. They are allowing yards and points at an alarming rate as the fourth-worst defense in the country allowing 42 ppg.
That being said, Russell Wilson should carve up ECU's secondary with ease. He's coming off a big day against BC and is on pace for a 3,600 yd, 34 TD season. No reason that NC State can't hang a 50 spot on the Pirates if Wilson just continues to do what he's been doing all season. He's thrown TDs to 10 different players already...so good luck ECU in putting together a sound gameplan.
Some might argue this is a trap game for NC State considering FSU looms next week, but my rebuttal is that GT was also a trap game on the road three weeks ago with VT looming....and the Pack beat the piss out of the Ramblin' Wreck.
I think NC State wins this game by two scores; 45-31 or thereabouts.
Going to add one more later in the week...GL everybody :cheery:
Comment