William Burns

(#920) Tampa Bay Rays | ML | .

Gerrit Cole (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. Drew Rasmussen (0-0, 0.00 ERA) .

Instead of going with Gerrit Cole during the wildcard rounds, the Yankees were able to save him for the ALDS against Tampa Bay. Even though Cole has the name value and the ability to strike his opponents out, he hasn't been completely lights out against TB this season, allowing multiple runs in consecutive starts.

Talking about the Rays, they are the #1 seed in the American League for a reason. Drew Rasmussen is a massive part of the success and I am looking for the Rays to go a long ways in this postseason race. The lineup is very resilient as well. Hammer TB at home in Game 1.

Burns' Prediction: 5-2 Rays.

(#209) Fresno State Bulldogs | ATS | .

After their beatdown loss against USC in week one, I have been slightly skeptical on playing on the Bulldogs. That being said, I'm going with Fresno State here this weekend, even on the road. All three of their wins after that game have come by double digits. I expect Fresno State to come out swinging, with a 14-7 ATS as road conference dogs since 2017 (eight outright upsets as.)

Looking at Washington State, I've been extremely underwhelmed this season. The Cougars just lost by double digits against Arizona last weekend. They also scored a combined 17 points against Washington & Kansas State to begin the season. I'm not too sure if WAZZU is going to be able to keep up with the Bulldogs here in this one. I'm big on the underdog.

Burns' Prediction: 27-17 Fresno State.

(#194) Louisiana Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns | ATS | .

I wasn't too high or too low on Arkansas State entering the season. After watching more than a few weeks now, I believe that the Red Wolves aren't quite at the level of the top teams in the conference just yet. They did manage to knock off Kennesaw State last weekend which is a big win. However, that was a home game & this one will be a huge road test.

Even with the loss against USC on its schedule, UL-Lafayette is a very strong team. The Ragin' Cajuns scored 30 points in that defeat and have three wins a part from that one. They are a legitimate contender to win lots of games and compete for the title in this SBC conference by the end of the season. I'm laying the six and a half at home in this one.

Burns' Prediction: 34-14 ULL.

(#139) Western Michigan Broncos | ATS | .

I'm a bit shocked here that I don't even have to lay two touchdowns on Western Michigan for this contest. The Broncos haven't been covering the spread all too much since their opening game against Michigan. But, this is a WMU team that is built to win double digit games again this season & I'm expecting a dominant performance against one of the weakest teams in the conference.

Looking at Buffalo, it's two wins come against Albany & Robert Morris. I'm not too sure how the Bulls got both of those teams on their schedule. But, winning against those teams by a combined score of 52-45 is not impressive whatsoever. The Bulls got destroyed against Penn State & although FIU beat them by "just" 13, I'm not too high on the Panthers this season. Give me WMU in a bloodbath.

Burns' Prediction: 37-6 WMU.