Kent State vs Auburn – 35 O/U 52
Auburn took care of Tulane last week landing pretty much on the spread itself. Tulane was really the one who couldn’t get past that Auburn Defense. Now this spread is almost twice as much as the one last week and I do not think there is that much of a discrepancy between Tulane and Kent State. Auburn should be flat here in this spot saving some of their big guys in the second half to start the season at Texas A&M. Auburn has a true freshman quarterback which is prone to mistakes. Kent State on the other hand is looking at this game as an opportunity to make a statement. We have to remember that Kent State’s Quarterback Woody Barrett is a former Auburn Player who transferred due to Jarred Stidham winning the starting position. I know he will have a chip on his shoulder and score some garbage touchdowns at the end of this game if not keeping it somewhat respectable.
Kent State +35 – 2 star
Air Force vs Colorado – 3.5 O/U 59
Colorado is in a let down spot after beating Nebraska but we need to remember that they were held scoreless in the first half and dug deep in the second to come back and win this game. Now they have to play an option team in Air Force who only runs the ball and therefore runs the clock and I am not so sure how well Colorado can handle this sort of team. Mel tucker is a defensive oriented head coach but he did not face many option teams in the SEC at Georgia and certainly not when he was in the NFL. Colorado is also in a little look ahead spot to starting their PAC 12 season at ASU. Kind of a sandwich. This total is a high for this type of game in this type of spot.
under 59 – 3 star premium shared
ASU vs Michigan State -14 O/U 42
I am going against a lot of sharps here. This one was steamed too low in my opinion for this early in the year. Michigan State plays faster than last year and has a better offense. I noticed the last 2 weeks that the pace has picked up for this Spartan team. Seeing that they average 73 plays per game even though their first 2 games were blowouts is telling. ASU on the other hand should be able to put some some points here with their stud RB Eno Benjamin and the fact that these kids played them well last year. Michigan State is out for revenge here from last year’s loss at ASU so this could be a blow out. I can Michigan State scoring 35 points which makes me need only 7 from the Sun Devils. Revenge spot for Sparty. Take the low total over
Over 42 – 1.5 stars
