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Idaho State is well rested and off the bye week and are now back at home taking on a conference opponent in NAU. The Lumberjacks are off a tough, hard fought loss at Montana State last week where the team was pretty beat up, and NAU blew several chances to get back in that game. Now they are back on the road here in a tough venue against a well-rested Bengals team.

Idaho State has the better quarterback in Jordan Cooke and the passing offense has been outstanding this season for the Bengals. NAU will struggle in pass coverage, and Idaho State will score points. NAU has a weaker offensive line and Idaho State will be able to provide some defensive pressure against NAU and Ty Pennington who will have to scramble regularly, where he struggles to make plays downfield outside the pocket.

Idaho State is flying under the radar nationally but this could be the best team in the Big Sky conference. We are laying the number here.

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Albany has been much more competitive than expected this season with a close loss at Buffalo, wins over UNH and LIU and this team hung in there with Monmouth but are now coming off back to back losses and are looking to get back in the win column. Quarterback Kai Colon has thrown the ball decently well and the ground attack uses some QB run and Joey Koch as the featured running back.

The Albany defense has allowed just 294 yards per game and 4.9 yards per play and this defense should show out well against a MEAC school. Delaware State has played well against weaker defensive teams but the quarterback play is not as strong this season and the ground attack is too heavily reliant on the quarterback to carry the football. Albany can key in on that and force the Hornets to have to throw the ball more than they want to.

Albany is the better team who has played a tougher schedule and they should win this game and cover the number.

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There will be no hangover here from New Mexico after the big rivalry win last week as the Lobos play another rival here in UTEP. The offense has been strong for New Mexico having scored 38 or more points in every game other than their trip to Norman, OK this year. Toa Fa'avae has come on nicely and is throwing the ball really well and New Mexico has several nice receivers that are stepping up and making the quarterback's job easier.

UTEP has been terrible offensively and cannot run the ball effectively. The rushing offense will struggle here against the New Mexico defense which will force UTEP to have to pass the ball. The UTEP offense has never taken off under head coach Scotty Walden and I think its another week of struggle. This is a big number, but UTEP is very bad and has been blown out by every team they have played other than the FCS opponent. Lay it.

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I do not understand the love in the market for Colorado who will get out-coached in this game and are lining up against their toughest opponent of the season. The Colorado win against Georgia Tech doesnt look as impressive now and the Buffalos are now changing quarterbacks going with Isaac Wilson. Wilson played at Utah and struggled there and I do not think it will go well today lining up against the Texas Tech defense which has a nose for creating turnovers.

The TTU offense has not been as explosive this season but I think the Red Raiders still have their best offensive football ahead of them and we should see that this week. Watch for the pass game to come around and for the two running backs to gash Colorado's defensive front. We like TTU to win big.

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We think West Virginia should be getting more respect in the market in this matchup and the rushing offense should be able to have success here. We saw Iowa State struggle defensively against Utah's ground attack and with WVU having Michael Hawkins Jr running the Rich Rodriguez system. Hawkins has been more and more comfortable in the offense each week and despite the setback against OK State, this defense is actually a little better than expected. WVU will not have to be involved in a high-flying shootout against a strong offense this week and the Mountaineers should be able to control the pace and out-possess the Cyclones. Cam Cook will have a big day in this game. Getting over a field goal with the better team makes this a spot to take WVU.

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I am not sure Ohio and their performance this season would warrant being this large of a favorite against another conference opponent and Kent State has been very tough at home going 2-0 in big wins over Wofford and Ball State. Dru Deshields gives this team a chance each week and the offense looked better while playing an opponent more at their level. Ohio has a bad defense that struggles getting stops and allowing big plays, and I think Kent State has the better quarterback and coaching staff in this matchup. Ohio is way down this season and this game should come down to the wire with Kent State having a chance to win this one late.

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Both of these defenses are excellent at preventing big plays and we should see longer, more time consuming drives out of these offenses. Fresno State has a massive spot here to obtain good positioning in the Pac 12 conference race but I would expect this coaching staff to play tight and conservative early on against Washington State who has shown such an impressive defense this year.

The WSU quarterback, Pinnick, has struggled since coming over from Cal Davis and the team has very little threat of downfield passing. Washington State is also playing much slower than advertised and the Cougars red zone performances this season have been weak. I expect field goals in the red zone and for slow pace from both teams, where the winning team will likely have 20-21 points. Close game, to the wire, but this will be a low scoring slug fest. UNDER.

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I am still not convinced that the Baylor offense is any good, and DJ Lagway has struggled this season even against inferior competition. His nagging injuries are concerning, and Baylor is now going to the desert to square off against a fresh defense in ASU who is coming off the bye. I would expect the Bears to try to run the ball here which they have struggled at times doing this season. Baylor wants to connect on the downfield passing but if those plays are not hitting the Bears are going to struggle to move the football in this game.

Baylor has upgraded its defense substantially this year and we are finally seeing the Dave Arranda defense we thought we would see over the last several years. Baylor is creating negative plays in the backfield, they are strong against the run, and they do not allow big plays. Arizona State will struggle here to connect on the deep shots, and Baylor will step up defensively in the red zone forcing field goal attempts or turning away the Sun Devils with nothing. We like the under here.