1) What are your thoughts on the MAC?

If I were in Vegas, I'd likely take NIU with the 2.5 points over Wake Forest. I'd also think about taking Miami and the 9.5 points over UNC. I think it'd be too risky to take EMU, Akron or Ohio even with those points. I can see Pitt beating Ohio by 3 TDs.

2) What would be your "lock"?

How will ECU be this year? They are only giving Duke 2 TDs.

************** Thursday **************
at BYU -VS- Syracuse 2
at Fresno St. -VS- San Diego St. 17
Wake Forest -VS- at N. Illinois 2 1/2

************** Friday **************
Oklahoma -VS- at Tulsa 37

************** Saturday **************
at Michigan -VS- Washington 6
at Iowa St. -VS- Kansas 20 1/2
Colorado -VS- Colorado St. 8 1/2
at Washington St. -VS- Nevada 29
at Air Force -VS- Northwestern 1
Illinois -VS- at Missouri 7 1/2
at Florida St. -VS- Virginia 27
at California -VS- Baylor 10
at Tennessee -VS- Wyoming 31 1/2
at Georgia Tech -VS- Vanderbilt 21 1/2
East Carolina -VS- at Duke 14 1/2
at Florida -VS- UAB 33 1/2
at Oregon -VS- Mississippi St. 10
at SMU -VS- Navy 10 1/2
at Georgia -VS- Clemson 9 1/2
at Louisiana Tch -VS- Oklahoma St. 1
Notre Dame -VS- Maryland 1 1/2
at Rice -VS- Houston 7
Wisconsin -VS- at UNLV 3
at Penn St. -VS- UCF 13
at Iowa -VS- Akron 18 1/2
at Alabama -VS- Middle Tenn. 19 1/2
at Michigan St. -VS- E. Michigan 38
at Boston College -VS- Connecticut 35
at Nebraska -VS- Troy St. 38
at Arkansas St. -VS- San Jose St. OFF
at Texas A&M -VS- La.-Lafayette 31
at Mississippi -VS- Louisiana-Monroe 35
at South Carolina -VS- New Mexico St. 23
at North Carolina -VS- Miami (Ohio) 9 1/2
at Pittsburgh -VS- Ohio 19 1/2
at Texas -VS- North Texas 39
at Boise St. -VS- Idaho 23 1/2
Utah -VS- at Utah St. 10 1/2

************** Sunday **************
at Virginia Tech -VS- LSU OFF
at Louisville -VS- Kentucky 14

************** Monday **************
at Cincinnati -VS- TCU 2 1/2
at Southern Cal -VS- Auburn 7

I'm feelin' pretty good about the Dogs, so I'd take the 2.5 points given to NIU - this line started at 6, and may keep coming down!

I'd probably take Miami +9.5, Troy State +38 (they're better than people think, and I don't think Nebraska is truly all that right now) and Middle Tenn +19.5 at Alabama. I'd be tempted to take UNLV +3 at home against Wisconsin, too.