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Week 7
(Saturday, October 17th ) – S. Florida Vs Temple
(Vegas Temple -10 ) (Game Picker Temple by 14.7 )
This has been a rebuilding year for S. Florida going 1-3 and not being really close in their blow out loses to Notre Dame, Cincinnati, and E. Carolina. Temple is a team that went 8-4 last year and returned 7 skilled starters on offense. Temple should be able to move the ball on the ground against the very poor rush defense of S. Florida (68th out of 77 teams). Look for Temple to cover the spread in this one.
(Saturday, October 17th ) – Cincinnati Vs Tulsa
(Vegas Cincinnati -3 ) (Game Picker Tulsa by 10.38 )
Tulsa stunned C. Florida last week using its veteran offense to outscore C. Florida in a shootout. Cincinnati has played well on defense, but has struggled offensively with only 6 starters back. Cincinnati has played the 10th easiest schedule in college football so far and has not seen a strong team like Tulsa yet. Tulsa will gets its first home game after playing all its games on the road against the number 1 ranked strength of schedule in the country. Tulsa has an incredible +22 rating against the spread average implying that Vegas has grossly undervalued Tulsa thus far. Look for Tulsa to cover the spread in this one.
(Saturday, October 17th ) – C. Florida Vs Memphis
(Vegas C. Florida -2.5 ) (Game Picker C. Florida by 5.1 )
C. Florida will have a glaring mismatch in this game with its 3rd ranked pass offense going against the 76th ranked (out of 77 teams) Memphis pass defense. Memphis is without its returning leading rusher in RB Kenneth Gainwell. This will probably be a bit of a shootout, but C. Florida will just have too much offensive fire power for Memphis to use its running game to stay in the football game. Look for C. Florida to cover the spread in this one.
(Saturday, October 17th ) – Auburn Vs S. Carolina
(Vegas Auburn -3.5 ) (Game Picker S. Carolina by 0.70 )
S. Carolina has improved each week so far especially on defense. Auburn has struggled moving the ball against Georgia and then had a struggle win against Arkansas last weekend. Auburn traditionally is a much better home team and will have to deal with a rowdy although smaller Gamecock crowd. Auburn’s ‘inexperienced O line will struggle against the solid D Line and linebackers of S. Carolina just as it did in the Georgia game. South Carolina behind its veteran O Line and returning skilled offensive players should be able to move the ball on Auburn just as Arkansas did last week. Look for S. Carolina to cover the spread in this one.
Saturday, October 17th ) – N. Carolina Vs Florida St.
(Vegas N. Carolina -13 ) (Game Picker N. Carolina by 19.54 )
To say Florida St has struggled mightily this year would be an understatement. Florida St was blown out in its two games against quality opponents losing 52-10 to Miami FL and 42-26 to Notre Dame. N. Carolina is another quality opponent that will have the upper hand on rebuilding Florida St. Florida St has ranked 72nd out of 77 teams defensively against the run. Meanwhile, N. Carolina has the 7th ranked rush offense and can also move the ball thru the air with capable QB Sam Howell. N. Carolina has been in a couple of shootouts the past couple of weeks winning 56-45 against VA Tech last week. Florida St. will not have the offense to run with the Tar Hills. Look for N. Carolina to cover the spread in this one.
(Wednesday, October 14th ) – Coastal Carolina Vs La Lafayette
(Vegas La Lafayette -7 ) (Game Picker La Lafayette by 12.96 )
Coastal Carolina has played the 5th easiest schedule in the country to this point. Meanwhile, La Lafayette is undefeated against a much more difficult schedule including a win over Iowa St in its opener. La Lafayette has a veteran offensive line with quality backs and should be able to move the ball on Coastal Carolina. La Lafayette will get all of its starters back from Covid-19 for this game. The La Lafayette defense has been holding its own against some quality opponents. Look for La Lafayette to cover the spread in this one.
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