(09-08-2021 06:18 PM)PirateTreasureNC Wrote:  ESPN 411:
https://www.espn.com/college-football/sc...e/2/week/2

USAToday 411:
https://www.usatoday.com/sports/odds/

(09-06-2021 01:58 PM)THUNDERStruck73 Wrote:  Highlighted teams are the favorite (or perceived favorite), NOT my picks. Good luck.

Friday, September 11, 2021

UTEP 2-0 (0-0) @ Boise State 0-1 (0-0) 9:30PM FS1 BSU -27.0
MY LINE: Boise St 35-17 I'd love nothing more than UTEP to pull off the upset but their trend is their trend and I think Boise is better.
REALITY SAID: Boise State 54-13 Yeah...
1-0

Saturday, September 12th, 2021

NC Central 1-0 (0-0) @ Marshall 1-0 (0-0) 6:30PM ESPN+ No Line
MY LINE: Marshall 45-23 I mean, NCCU should provide a better game than last week's Navy contest....right?
REALITY SAID: Marshall 44-10 Yeah...
2-0

WKU 1-0 (0-0) @ Army 1-0 (x-x) 11:30AM CBSSN Army -6.5
MY LINE: Army 31-21 Considering last week's contests, I kind of believe a little more in Army and it's a home game for them.
REALITY SAID: Army 38-35 What a game. WKU showed up in a better fashion than I thought.
3-0

Middle Tennessee 1-0 (0-0) @ VaTech 1-0 (1-0) 2:00PM ACCNX VT -19.0
MY LINE: VT 41- 18 I mean yeah, VT could be feeling themselves too much after taking down UNC and overlook MTSU but in reality, I can't see MTSU going into Blacksburg and getting this done.
REALITY SAID: VT 35-14 Around what I thought.
4-0

UAB 1-0 (0-0) @ #5 Georgia 1-0 (0-0) 3:30PM ESPN2 UGA -26.0
MY LINE: UGA 41-21I'd like UAB to make this competitive but I think its going to be blowout city....unless UGA has some letdown after beating Clemson.
REALITY SAID: Georgia 56-7 I really did think UAB would show up better, even if I did pick a blowout.
5-0

Georgia Southern 1-0 (0-0) @ FAU 1-0 (0-0) 3:30PM NoTV FAU -7.0
MY LINE: FAU 35-24 Ga So is no FLorida so I expect FAU to do a lot better.
REALITY SAID: FAU 38-6 WOW @ GaSo.... I really thought they would show up better.
6-0

Gardner-Webb 0-1 (0-0) @ Charlotte 1-0 (0-0) 6:00PM ESPN3 NoTV
MY LINE: Charlotte 27-18 I don't think Charlotte is ready to blow them out yet... and that Duke victory doesn't excite me enough to up the scoring.
REALITY SAID: Charlotte 38-10 Charlotte got this in a bigger differential than I had envisioned. Props to Charlotte for starting 2-0.
7-0

Lamar 1-0 (0-0) @ UTSA 1-0 (0-0) 6:00PM ESPN3 No Line
MY LINE: UTSA 35-20 Lamar waxed their week 1 opponent but I don't think that means much against UTSA
REALITY SAID: UTSA 54-0 I mean.... DAMN.
8-0

Houston 0-1 (0-0) @ Rice 0-1 (0-0) 6:30PM CBSSN HOU -8.0
MY LINE: Houston 35-20 I am debating how much Houston choking in the 2nd half last week comes into play for them this week. Rice isn't good but might get some edge if Houston goes mental.
REALITY SAID: Houston 44-7 Gave Rice too much credit or Houston too little...not sure which.
9-0

TXST 01 (0-0) @ FIU 0-1 (0-0) 7:00PM ESPN+ FIU -1.0
MY LINE: FIU 28-24 IMO, the week 1 opponents and scores kind of offset and thus when the two meet the truth is in-between. I'm not ready to sell a Tx St win here.
REALITY SAID: Tx St 23-17 OT Close like I thought... didn't expect an OT game out of this.
9-1

SE Louisiana 1-0 (0-0) @ LaTech 0-1 (0-0) 7:00PM ESPN3 No Line
MY LINE: La Tech 31-24 I mean, I'm keeping this one close because I am not sure how much that tough loss for La Tech last week affects them this week.
REALITY SAID: LaTech 45-42 Thoughts seemed correct just under picked the offense for both teams.
10-1

North Texas 1-0 (0-0) @ SMU 1-0 (0-0) 7:00PM ESPN+ SMU -22.0
MY LINE: SMU 45-37 Both teams won big last week over inferior competition. I think SMU will be the stronger of the two this week.
REALITY SAID: SMU 35-12 I really did think UNT could get a little more out of their offense.
11-1

Hampton 1-0 (0-0) @ Old Dominion 0-1 (0-0) 7:00PM ESPN3 No Line
MY LINE: ODU 27-23 I guess ODU can get this done.
REALITY SAID: ODU 47-7 ODU winning didn't surprise me...but in an ass whuppin kind of score based on last week....
12-1

Grambling 1-0 (0-0) @ USM 0-1 (0-0) 7:00PM ESPN3 No Line
MY LINE: USM 31-23 I'm hoping USM rebounds...
REALITY SAID: USM 37-0 Nice rebound.
13-1

It is what it is, till it isn't

13-1 is a good week by any measure but my L was in a darn OT game that went the other way

(09-12-2021 09:21 AM)12thmonarch Wrote:  

(09-10-2021 04:41 PM)Blue_Trombone Wrote:  UTEP - Miners are undefeated and the Broncos have yet to win a game. Miners roll to get halfway to bowl eligiblity.
Marshall - Marshall coasts
WKU - The Black Knights can't make it over the Hill as the Toppers come out on Top
Middle Tennessee - It was really funny when ODU beat (Virginia) Tech, and when Empty Sue beat (Georgia) Tech, so how funny would it be if you combined those together?
UAB - The Blazers solidify their soon-to-be Power 6 status in a statement win over the SEC
FAU - Owls > Eagles nothing else needs to be said
Gardner-Webb - Love you my UNC-C bros but it would also be really funny if you lost to Gardner-Webb after beating Duke so I'm picking this one for the memes.
UTSA - Roadrunners Run. Lamar doesn't.
Rice - Rice shows the city of Houston why the Bayou Bucket is better with rice
FIU - Please don't lose this one FIU C-USA needs it
LaTech - La Tech knocks the rust off in Ruston with an easy breezy victoreezy.
North Texas - Owls > Eagles but Mean Green Eagles are greater than Ponies. UNT flies away with this one.
Old Dominion - The Monarchs solidify their soon-to-be Power 6 status in a statement win over the MEAC
USM - The Golden Eagles leave Grambling grumbling as they bumble their way back home.

BT i know you are excited about our win but Hampton is not a MEAC team they play in the BIg South.

What newfangled conferences are schools in nowadays? Back in my day Hampton played in the MEAC! And we had to go to conference games in the snow uphill, both ways!