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September 16th, 2010 By Andrew "Mr. Multi-Task" Ryan - Cappersinfo Contributor

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Kansas Jayhawks @ Southern Mississippi (-5)
Friday, September 17th
8:00 ET, MM Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS

Last week, the Southern Miss Golden Eagles bounced back from a crushing opening night loss to the South Carolina Gamecocks and handed FCS Prairie View A&M a 34-7 defeat. Superstar WR DeAndre Brown showed that he was getting back on track in the game by hauling in five catches for 100 yards and a touchdown against the Panthers defense. QB Austin Davis also put up improved numbers in the victory, completing 11 of 18 passes for 178 yards with a touchdown and an interception. The Golden Eagles rushing attack also put up much better stats, carrying the ball 47 times for 253 yards (5.4 YPC). Southern Miss will face a big step up in competition this week though when they take on the Kansas Jayhawks. The Jayhawks shocked much of the college football betting world last week with an eyebrow raising 28-25 win against the then #15 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Many NCAA football expert handicappers wrote off the Jayhawks after their embarrassing 6-3 opening loss to North Dakota State, but HC Turner Gill’s team showed that their worries were premature. QB Jordan Webb was effective for Kansas, completing 62% of his passes for 179 yards with three touchdowns and an interception, while RB James Sims had a solid game in rushing for 101 yards and a TD on 17 carries. This is a ripe spot for a letdown for Kansas though, and if the Jayhawks don’t bring their ‘A’ game they will leave Hattiesburg with a big 'L'.

Prediction: Southern Miss 24 – Kansas 14
#24 California Golden Bears @ Nevada Wolfpack (+3)
Friday, September 17th
10:00 ET, Mackay Stadium, Reno, NV

In the first two weeks of the season, the California Golden Bears have shown why they are legitimate contenders for the Pac-10 title in 2010. The Golden Bears outscored their opponents 104-10 and have been absolutely dominant on both sides of the ball. Last Saturday, QB Kevin Riley filled the stat sheet by completing 15 of 24 passes for 197 yards with four touchdowns to four different receivers. RB Shane Vereen also complemented the offensive attack by carrying the ball 16 times for 59 yards and a score while catching three passes for 18 yards and a TD. The defense was particularly impressive, holding the Buffaloes to 239 total yards and forcing five turnovers. The Golden Bears defense will face their toughest test so far this season when they take on the Nevada Wolfpack this Friday night. Nevada broke all sorts of WAC and NCAA records last season and was the first team in NCAA history to have three 1,000 yard rushers in the same season. QB Colin Kaepernick is off to a great start again this season and put up video game type numbers in last week’s 51-6 win against Colorado State. Kaepernick carried the ball 11 times for 161 yards and two touchdowns while also completing 72% of his passes for 241 yards and two scores against the Rams. RB Vai Taua was impressive as well for the Wolfpack carrying the ball 15 times for 118 yards and a touchdown. Expect a high scoring affair in this one and the last team with the ball may very well come out on top.

Prediction: Nevada 38 – California 34

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September 14th, 2010 By Andrew "Mr. Multi-Task" Ryan - Cappersinfo Contributor

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Cincinnati Bearcats @ North Carolina State Wolfpack (-2)
Thursday, September 16th
7:45 ET, Carter-Finley Stadium, Raleigh, NC

After struggling for the first game and a half, new Bearcats HC Butch Jones finally got his team to show some signs of life by scoring 28 points in the second half in a 40-7 win over the Indiana State Sycamores. The Bearcats got it done mainly on the ground against the Sycamores, racking up 263 rushing yards on 45 carries to help give Cincinnati the win. QB Zach Collaros was also efficient in the performance, completing 11-of-17 passes for 130 yards and two touchdowns. Though Cincinnati may not be the team it was last year, it is still a likely bowl team and a formidable opponent for the Wolfpack on Thursday. The Wolfpack struggled mightily offensively against the UCF Knights last week, but five turnovers from the Knights helped give NC State a 28-21 victory in Orlando. QB Russell Wilson had one of the worst games of his career, only completing 10 of 30 passes for 105 yards and a touchdown in leading the Wolfpack to only 239 total yards of offense. However, the versatile Wilson should bounce back against a Cincinnati defense that has struggled early on this year.

NCAA Football Pick: N.C. State -2
Score Prediction: North Carolina State 31 – Cincinnati 24

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September 10th, 2010 By Andrew "Mr. Multi-Task" Ryan - Cappersinfo Contributor

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Penn State Nittany Lions @ Alabama Crimson Tide (-12)
Saturday, September 11th
7:00 ET, Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, AL

This might be the best game of the entire day on the college football betting slate on paper, but that doesn't mean that it is going to live up to its hype. The Nittany Lions are going to be bringing a true freshman quarterback into one of the most hostile territories in the country against arguably the nation's best team. This isn't a good combination. Yes, Penn State does have a history of playing teams like this tough, particularly in the regular season, but if the Tide can keep their relatively newly formed defense together and put enough pressure on QB Robert Bolden, the offense is going to be able to do enough to put away the Nittany Lions, potentially very early. Most think that this is going to be a lower scoring game, and though the possibility is definitely there for that, we tend to believe that Alabama is going to press the issue and force the scores up just a tad. The Crimson Tide could have a very big number on the board by the end of the day.

Prediction: Alabama 38 – Penn State 20
Oregon Ducks @ Tennessee Volunteers (+12)
Saturday, September 11th
7:00 ET, Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN

It still feels weird to see the Volunteers as double digit underdogs at home. We totally buy into the hype of the Ducks, as we think that even without QB Jeremiah Masoli, they have one of the best teams in the country. Is it capable of coming halfway across the country and beating the snot out of UT? Sure. But let's be realistic here for a second. If you were looking to bet on Oregon this week, you have to be kicking yourself after watching the Ducks drop 72 and 720 yards on the Lobos last week. Perception of this team literally could not be any higher than it is right now. We tend to forget that the Vols just smacked a probably relatively comparable Tennessee-Martin team 50-0 as well. Tennessee is not the better team in this game, thus probably won't win it. But we have to imagine that HC Derek Dooley is going to have his crew as high as a kite. This is an undercard game for sure on the day, but is one that could be very interesting if the screws get tightened by the UT 'D'.

Prediction: Oregon 31 – Tennessee 27
LSU Tigers @ Vanderbilt Commodores (+10)
Saturday, September 11th
7:00 ET, Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville, TN

Just across the way from Rocky Top, the 'Dores are going to be looking for their first win of the season and their first 'W' since September 26th of last season. New HC Robbie Caldwell knows that his team let one slip away last week against Northwestern, while LSU HC Les Miles knows that his team got away lucky against North Carolina. Bottom line: The Tigers aren't as good as their record indicates, and the Commodores probably aren't as bad. This is historically a series with a bunch of slugfests that end up being ridiculously low scoring games. The 'Dores can hang in this game, especially since it isn't in Baton Rouge. If some of the sloppiness gets cleaned up from last week's defeat against the Wildcats, this is going to prove to be a winnable fixture for Vandy. However, in typical LSU fashion, the Tigers will find a way to win, just like in typical Vanderbilt fashion, the Commodores will find a way to lose. This is still a great spot to pick up a cover in a very close game.

Prediction: LSU 22 – Vanderbilt 20
Mississippi Rebels (-20.5) @ Tulane Green Wave
Saturday, September 11th
9:00 ET, Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA

The whole world is ready to jump ship on the Rebels after they were beaten by the lowly Jacksonville State Gamecocks in double overtime last week. Had they won that game in regulation by eight points, the margin that they were ahead before the dying seconds, this spread would be significantly higher. But instead, perception has gotten the better of the oddsmakers and several bettors, as Tulane is getting a lot of action in this one. However, we aren't ready to write off Ole Miss quite yet. HC Houston Nutt is still one of the best in the country, and though his team has been decimated by graduation and early departures over the past two years, he picked up a real gem in QB Jeremiah Masoli. Now that Masoli has had a full week of practice with his new team, he is inevitably going to be ready to shine. There is still a whole season in front of the Rebs, and as long as they don't dwell too hard on the past, they should be able to march into the Bayou and beat the snot out of a Tulane team which narrowly avoided the same sort of embarrassing fate of losing to an FCS team last week.

Prediction: Ole Miss 56 – Tulane 10
Stanford Cardinal @ UCLA Bruins (+6)
Saturday, September 11th
10:30 ET, Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA

Once again, perception is the key to this game. UCLA went into Manhattan last week against a game Kansas State squad and was beaten 31-22. A nine point loss looks terrible, right? Imagine if UCLA had converted on that two point conversion try with 1:19 to play… or had Daniel Thomas not ripped off that 35 yard TD run with a minute to play… The Bruins would've ended up posting either a win or a loss that was a lot more indicative of how the game went. UCLA proved that it still has some mojo about it after last year's Eagle Bank Bowl victory over Tulane. We still have some questions about Stanford, though. We love HC Jim Harbaugh and think that he has done an amazing job down on the farm, but QB Andrew Luck has never played a road game like this before without the services of RB Toby Gerhart behind him. Yes, Luck threw for 316 yards versus Sacramento State last week, but we all know what that's worth. The Bruins should provide a significantly different challenge. This was a series that the gold and baby blue dominated for a number of years before losing 24-16 last year. The Bruins might be able to score the big upset, which would be a much needed win for HC Rick Neuheisel.

Prediction: UCLA 31 – Stanford 23
Colorado State Rams @ Nevada Wolfpack (-23.5)
Saturday, September 11th
10:30 ET, MacKay Stadium, Reno, NV

Welcome to MacKay Stadium, where the Wolfpack beat the living crap out of their opponents! Last week, the challenge against Eastern Washington was to stop Bo Levi Mitchell, the QB transfer out of SMU that learned under June Jones. The mission wasn't totally accomplished, but there is no shame in a 49-24 victory against one of the potentially better teams of the FCS this year. Colorado State proved last week that it has no business being on a field with even remotely good teams. The Colorado Buffaloes steamrolled these guys 24-3 in a game that really was a complete butt whipping. If the Rams only have 245 yards of total offense again this week, the Wolfpack are going to be winning by 50. It was a fairly ho hum 553 yard day for the Nevada offense last week. This is going to be a very one-sided romp in a game that might set some personal records if the Wolfpack want to see them broken. Watch for QB Colin Kaepernick to go absolutely crazy.

Prediction: Nevada 58 – Colorado State 17

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September 10th, 2010 By Andrew "Mr. Multi-Task" Ryan - Cappersinfo Contributor

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San Jose State Spartans (+38.5) @ Wisconsin Badgers
Saturday, September 11th
12:00 ET, Camp Randall, Madison, WI

Look, we know that the Badgers are clearly the superior team in this game, but San Jose State showed at least a little bit of spunk last week against one of the best teams (and probably THE best team) in the country. Going into Camp Randall certainly is no more fun than going into Tuscaloosa, but there is no reason for this college football betting line to be higher than the one that Spartans had on their side against the defending champs last week. Wisconsin allowed 21 points to lowly UNLV this week, and only conceding half of that will probably result in a number that won't be conducive to covering this spread. Wisconsin's offense is as good as it has been this year, but asking this team to drop near 50 on anyone in the country is a tall, tall task.

Prediction: Wisconsin 41 – San Jose State 10
Georgia Bulldogs @ South Carolina Gamecocks (-3)
Saturday, September 11th
12:00 ET, Williams-Bryce Stadium, Columbia, SC

The Gamecocks were one of the more impressive teams in the land last week, which is why the AP Poll bounced them into the Top 25. Still, the coaches aren't on board yet with the Cocks, which sets up one of those prototypical situations where an unranked team is favored over a ranked team while playing at home. Even though we know we're exaggerating, it feels like this cashes in for the team favored team virtually 100% of the time, and we aren't ones to go against that trend. Congrats to the Bulldogs for beating Louisiana-Lafayette 55-7 last Saturday. You won't be so lucky this week without WR AJ Green once again, as South Carolina is out to prove that it is in the class of the SEC East this year and not a doormat like it has been for the majority of the Steve Spurrier era.

Prediction: South Carolina 34 – Georgia 16
Michigan State Spartans (-28) vs. Florida Atlantic Owls
Saturday, September 11th
12:00 ET, Ford Field, Detroit, MI

Some "home game" this is for the Owls, huh? You've always gotta love when the schedule makers try their best to make you feel better by telling you that you're the "host" of a game that is about 100 times further away from your campus than it is from the team that is technically "visiting" you… Anyway, FAU caught lightning in a bottle last week in a narrow win over UAB. Both of those teams are trying to do a huge rebuilding job. Last week, we saw that Michigan State does have an offense competent enough to score 40+ points against the worst teams on its schedule. That's been the problem for Sparty over the years, though. They're good enough to beat the worst teams down, but not good enough to even remotely compete with the big boys. Fortunately for MSU, this is a bad team that it is running up against on Saturday. Take the "visitors" here by a comfortable margin of more than four scores.

Prediction: Michigan State 41 – Georgia 10
Iowa State Cyclones @ Iowa Hawkeyes (-13.5)
Saturday, September 11th
3:30 ET, Kinnick Field, Iowa City, IA

The annual rivalry between Iowa and Iowa State heads to Kinnick this season, a place where the Hawkeyes have won in this series every year since 2002. The home team had won five straight before last year when the Hawkeyes opened a can on ISU 35-3. That also stopped a run of five straight covers for the Cyclones. This year is probably largely going to be the same story as last season. Iowa just has a superior team, and we aren't so sure why the oddsmakers aren't giving the hosts a tad more respect. Do they think this is a look ahead game for the Hawkeyes with Arizona coming up next week? We can't imagine a Kirk Ferentz coached team being caught with its pants down. ISU is okay, and it is clearly that defensively, there have been some changes. But if QB Austen Arnaud can only put 27 points up on Northern Iowa, we tend to think that he is going to struggle to do a lot more than the three he managed last year at home against Iowa. The Hawkeyes should be ready to make their statement after handling Eastern Illinois without incident last week.

Prediction: Iowa 27 – Iowa State 7
Florida State Seminoles (+7) @ Oklahoma Sooners
Saturday, September 11th
3:30 ET, Oklahoma Stadium, Norman, OK

It's sad to think that this is legitimately the undercard game for the Canes and Buckeyes going on at the same time. Still, the Noles are going to go in search of their first major victory of the Jimbo Fisher era, and if it comes, it'll be at the expense of an Oklahoma team that will officially be in a tailspin. That tailspin came close to being underway last week against Utah State, a team that had no business only losing 31-24 in Norman. If QB Landry Jones has any hopes of becoming the Heisman Trophy winner this year, he needs to have the game of his life in a beat down of the garnet and gold. Unfortunately for him, FSU's QB Christian Ponder is saying the exact same thing. Though we haven't seen either team take on legitimate competition this year, we know that OU's strengths have yet to shine, while Florida State looks like a team on the rise. Don't be shocked to see the upset here in what should be a very, very fun game that you should be keeping a close eye on while flipping back to UM/OSU.

Prediction: Florida State 31 – Oklahoma 27
Michigan Wolverines (+3.5) @ Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Saturday, September 11th
3:30 ET, Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN

We are never too keen about a game that pits the Irish and Wolverines against each other, because at least as of recent years, we haven't been thrilled about the way either team is playing. We continued to not be overly impressed with the Irish last week, as they needed to slip past a Purdue team that was playing without its best player and is clearly in rebuilding mode. However, Big Blue was a story of big difference. All of a sudden, QB Denard Robinson looked like Pat White Jr. out there for HC Rich Rodriguez, as he was making the throws necessary to take down the Connecticut Huskies and when nothing was available in the pocket, he was running and doing so for huge chunks of yards. Granted, a lot of people got excited when QB Tate Forcier largely did the same thing at the beginning of last season, so we're still tempered. However, it's clear that between these two squads, Michigan is the lesser of the evils at this point.

Prediction: Michigan 38 – Notre Dame 30
Miami Hurricanes @ Ohio State Buckeyes (-8.5)
Saturday, September 11th
3:40 ET, Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH

This is the second game going on at the exact same time that is a rematch of a previous National Championship Game. The Buckeyes looked the role of one of the best teams in the country last week in a virtually flawless domination of the Marshall Thundering Herd. The problem is, you could say the same thing about the Canes in their destruction of the Florida A&M Rattlers. Unfortunately, neither team has really proven much yet. Here's what we do know, though. We know that this game is in Columbus, a place where most good teams not named Texas and USC come to die. We know that the Buckeyes have a stifling defense that can stop anyone in the country (see: 2009 Oregon Ducks). We also know that QB Terrelle Pryor for OSU and QB Jacory Harris for Miami are largely on a level playing field. Harris will do a bit more with his arm. Pryor a bit more with his legs. Still, Miami's defense has a bunch of talent and speed, but a lot of question marks. This could be a real slug fest from the get go. Still, in the end, we tend to believe that Harris, while using that cannon of a right arm, is going to make that one mistake that "The U" doesn't recover from, as Ohio State makes its case to be the No. 1 team in the country.

Prediction: Ohio State 21 – Miami 10
BYU Cougars @ Air Force Falcons (-1)
Saturday, September 11th
4:00 ET, Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO

We know that the Cougars have won six straight in this series both SU and ATS. We know that Air Force's defense didn't put up the most stellar effort in the world against a lousy Northwestern State team last week. We know that the Cougars stomped QB Jake Locker and the Washington Huskies in Week 1 as well. However, there's something about taking a true freshman quarterback on the road for his first real test that scares us. It's true that both QBs Jake Heaps and Riley Nelson looked good last week against U-Dub, but this could be a significantly different challenge. Air Force is going to deploy about a million different players on offense, and a ton of them are returners that have a lot of experience. These Falcons have never beaten BYU, and you have to believe that this is a game that has been circled on the calendar for quite some time for them. Air Force is 11-5 ATS in its L/16 games played at home… This is a very, very interesting line that we tend to want to take advantage of.

Prediction: Air Force 37 – BYU 31

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September 9th, 2010 By Andrew "Mr. Multi-Task" Ryan - Cappersinfo Contributor

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#22 West Virginia Mountaineers – 13 @ Marshall Thundering Herd
Friday, September 10th
7:00 ET, Joan C. Edwards Stadium, Huntington, WV

Marshall got off to a rough start to their season as the sacrificial lamb to an Ohio State team that will contend for a national title in 2010. The Thundering Herd managed less than 200 total yards of offense against the Buckeyes and their only score was a blocked field goal return for a touchdown in the first quarter. Marshall couldn’t move the ball through the air (155 yards on 35 passing attempts) or on the ground (44 yards on 21 carries). Marshall doesn’t catch a break either, battling tough in-state rival West Virginia. Last week, QB Geno Smith and the Mountaineers looked dominant in their 31-0 win against FBS Coastal Carolina. Smith completed 20 of 27 passes for 216 yards with two touchdowns and an interception in his first season as a starter. Superstar RB Noel Devine also put together a nice game, carrying the ball 23 times for 111 yards and a touchdown. Expect West Virginia to make short work of Marshall behind the legs of Devine on Friday.

Prediction: West Virginia 34 Marshall 10
UTEP Miners +20 @ Houston Cougars
Thursday, September 9th
10:15 ET, Robertson Stadium , Houston, TX

Heisman Trophy candidate QB Case Keenum got off to a fast start this college football betting season against lowly Texas State. Keenum completed 77% of his passes for 274 yards and five touchdowns against two interceptions in his quest to become the NCAA’s all-time leading passer. Keenum and back-up QB Cotton Turner did a good job in getting everybody involved as 10 Cougars caught a pass over the course of the game. UTEP received much more of a challenge against their FBS cupcake Arkansas-Pine Bluff. In their game, the Miners only had a four point lead at half, but pushed the game out of reach in the third quarter thanks to the rushing combination of Joe Banyard and Vernon Frazier. For the game, the two running backs combined to carry the ball 25 times for 183 yards and four touchdowns. Although Houston should certainly come out of this game with a victory, expect the Miners to keep it within the number.

Prediction: Houston 38 – UTEP 28

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September 8th, 2010 By Andrew "Mr. Multi-Task" Ryan - Cappersinfo Contributor

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Temple Owls (-8) vs. Central Michigan Chippewas
Thursday, September 9th
7:00 ET, Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA

The Owls were just able to squeak out a 31-24 win last week against a powerful FBS team in Villanova that came close to upsetting them for the second straight year. Temple was down late in the fourth, but K Brandon McManus hit his fourth field goal of the game to put HC Al Golden and the Owls ahead for good with just eight seconds left. QB Chester Stewart managed the game well for the Owls, completing 16 of 27 passes for 200 yards with a touchdown. In their first game without former all-everything QB Dan LeFevour, the Chippewas and new QB Ryan Radcliff cruised to a 33-0 win over lowly FBS Hampton. Radcliff headed a Chippewa offense that racked up 427 total yards of offense on the day and completed 20 of 34 passes for 242 yards and a touchdown while also running for a score. RB Paris Cotton also impressed with 94 yards rushing and a TD on 18 carries. Some love should also be given to the CMU defense for holding Hampton to a paltry 129 total yards of offense on the day.

Prediction: Temple 28 – Central Michigan 17
#20 Auburn Tigers (-1.5) @ Mississippi State Bulldogs
Thursday, September 9th
7:45 ET, Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field, Starkville, MS

The Bulldogs looked extremely impressive in their win against Memphis last week, but face their first real test of the season when #20 Auburn comes into Starkville on Thursday night. HC Dan Mullen has the faithful energized after the team’s dominating performance in their 49-7 thumping of Memphis last week. The Bulldogs offense racked up 569 total yards and dominated Memphis in all facets of the game. QB Tyler Russell was particularly impressive, completing 13 of 16 passes for 256 yards and four touchdowns while he was in the game. However, the Tigers of Auburn are a big step up from the ones out of the Volunteer State. Whereas Memphis may be the worst team in Conference USA this year, Auburn has a legitimate shot at an SEC West title with a talented roster and the offensive of guru Gus Malzahn. Despite two turnovers, the Auburn offense still put up 600+ yards of total offense in a 52-26 romp of Arkansas State. QB Cam Newton was studly in the win, completing nine of 14 passes for 186 yards and three touchdowns while also carrying the ball for 171 yards and two scores. Although the Bulldogs are certainly improving under Mullen, look for Auburn to show they are still above them on the SEC West pecking chain.

Prediction: Auburn 30 – Mississippi State 20

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September 5th, 2010 By Andrew "Mr. Multi-Task" Ryan - Cappersinfo Contributor

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Navy Midshipmen (-7) @ Maryland Terrapins
Monday, September 6th
4:00 ET, Terrapins Stadium, College Park, MD

This is merely the undercard for the main event later in the evening, but that doesn't mean that we can't take huge advantage of the situation. The Terrapins probably have some unrealistic expectations of themselves this year. Yes, at times in 2009, they fought hard to pull upsets, but when push came to shove, HC Ralph Friedgen just didn't have enough talent on the field to compete. Yes, this is a new year, but we aren't overly impressed with any of the returning pieces to the puzzle. Maryland will have to prove to us that it is legitimate before we back it. We know what we're getting with the Naval Academy, though. QB Ricky Dobbs is going to be running all over the place, and odds have it, he is producing at least two touchdowns, whether via the pass or on the ground. The triple option returns almost all of its key components from last year, and the Middies know that this could be yet another double digit win season. Heck, is the BCS really out of the question? It is if this isn't a comfortable victory. Expect Navy to sink Maryland.

Prediction: Navy 36 – Maryland 20
Boise State Broncos vs. Virginia Tech Hokies (+2)
Monday, September 6th
8:00 ET, FedEx Field, Landover, MD

It has already been well advertised what this game really means, especially to Boise State. However, what hasn't been discussed that much is what could actually happen on the field. Yes, the Broncos are a fantastic team, especially offensively, where ten of the 11 starters from last season are back. QB Kellen Moore put up superb numbers all season long, but none of those figures were particularly impressive against either of the two legitimate defenses that this team faced over the course of last season (Oregon and TCU). Virginia Tech has to be tired of hearing how it can't win the big game outside of ACC play to become a National Championship contender. Yes, it is true that the Hokies might not have that much experience up front, but what we learned last season was to never doubt HC Frank Beamer, as he discovered diamond in the rough RB Ryan Williams, who immediately became one of the best backs in the nation. If QB Tyrod Taylor takes care of the football, the Hokies can win this game. Getting to 20 might be all it takes. We think that V-Tech is going to find a way to pull this off in front of a de facto home crowd on the "neutral" site of FedEx Field.

Prediction: Virginia Tech 23 – Boise State 16

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September 4th, 2010 By Andrew "Mr. Multi-Task" Ryan - Cappersinfo Contributor

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Tulsa Golden Hurricane (-7) @ East Carolina Pirates
Sunday, September 5th
2:00 ET, Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, NC

This is clearly a case between a team that is on the rise and one that is on a freefall. The Golden Hurricane were quite possibly the best 5-7 team in the land last year, and they are still an incredibly feared by the opposition. QB GJ Kinne is a great dual threat, throwing for 2,732 yards and rushing for 399. He totaled 27 scores against just ten picks. Tulsa's problem last year was winning close games. Four of the team's seven losses came by ten points or less and all but losses to Oklahoma and East Carolina came by two TDs or less. On the contrary, the only game that was won by less than two touchdowns was the season ending game against Memphis. As for East Carolina, there are a ton of major issues. Skip Holtz has left for South Florida and QB Patrick Pinkney is gone as well. There are a number of major defensive players that have graduated as well. Bottom line: This isn't your daddy's East Carolina team. The Golden Hurricane should blow into the Carolinas and come out with a 'W'.

Prediction: Tulsa 41 – East Carolina 23
SMU Mustangs (+14) @ Texas Tech Red Raiders
Sunday, September 5th
3:30 ET, Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, TX

Be very, very careful, Texas Tech. The start of the HC Tommy Tuberville era might not be a good one if the Mustangs can sneak up on the Red Raiders. The offense for T-Tech is still very much so up in the air, as Tuberville is going to be asking players that have gotten used to the Air Raid assault to run the football a bit more. That's great news for RB Byron Batch, but might not be such great news for Texas Tech backers. As far as SMU goes, we know that HC June Jones is going to ask QB Kyle Padron to throw the pigskin all over the place, just as he did when he threw for 460 yards in the Hawaii Bowl last year. The Mustangs are looking to get back on the right path towards Conference USA glory, while it seems like the Red Raiders are going backwards in a hurry. This could be a Texas-sized Lone Star State upset. Taking the two TDs on the NCAA spreads is a great idea.

Prediction: SMU 34 – Texas Tech 30

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September 3rd, 2010 By Andrew "Mr. Multi-Task" Ryan - Cappersinfo Contributor

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Miami (OH) Redhawks @ Florida Gators (-37.5)
Saturday, September 2nd
12:00 ET, Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, FL

The Gators are probably going to end up dominating this game. They are out to make a real statement now that QB Tim Tebow is gone. QB John Brantley is going to be getting a good test to begin his career as a starter. Many feel as though he might be better than Tebow as a passer, though he clearly doesn't have the mobility or the inherent leadership abilities of the departed No. 15. Still, this is going to be one of the best rushing games in the country still with RBs Jeff Demps and Chris Rainey. As for the Redhawks, they are coming off of an absolutely terrible season in which they only won one game. It is fairly clear that they aren't going to win this game, but they did a decent job last year sticking inside of college football betting lines. Unfortunately for Miami, this probably won't be a day in which it does that. If the Gators have a desire to win by at least six scores, they will. Brantley might cover the Redhawks all by himself.

Prediction: Florida 59 – Miami 7
Western Michigan Broncos (+23.5) @ Michigan State Spartans
Saturday, September 2nd
12:00 ET, Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI

Michigan State seems to start every single season with unrealistic expectations. This year is probably no exception even though HC Mark Dantonio is clearly on the hot seat and is probably going to have to win at least seven or eight games to save his job. The good news is that QB Kirk Cousins is back after having a very respectable first season as a starter. He threw for 2,680 yards and 19 TDs against just nine picks, and there are high hopes for him this season. Unfortunately for the Broncos, they can't say the same thing. QB Tim Hiller was one of the best that this program has ever seen. With him gone, QB Alex Carder is going to take over. Carder only threw seven passes last year backing up Hiller, but he is going to be thrown into the fire right away in East Lansing as a sophomore. Still, this is a hefty point total for Sparty to be laying against a team that could reasonably still be one of the best in the MAC if Carder can keep his head on straight. Expect WMU to beat the college football odds in this one.

Prediction: Michigan State 34 – Western Michigan 21
Texas Longhorns (-31) vs. Rice Owls
Saturday, September 2nd
3:30 ET, Reliant Stadium, Houston, TX

The QB Garrett Gilbert is going to get the first start of his career this week in Houston against the Owls, which should be a nice little warm up for the real big boys coming up in the weeks to come for the Longhorns. There are a number of returners for this team even though there were a number of players that were drafted in the first two days of the NFL Draft this year off of the squad in burnt orange. The Owls are playing this close to the vest, as they haven't even announced a starting quarterback yet. The good news for the Longhorns is that they are 8-2 ATS in their L/10 games against Conference USA opponents. The bad news for Rice is that they are just 1-7 ATS in their L/8 against the Big XII. The even better news for Texas and worse news for Rice is that the Horns have outscored the Owls by an average score of 49-10 since 2003. That sounds about right for Saturday afternoon.

Prediction: Texas 49 – Rice 10
Purdue Boilermakers (+10.5) @ Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Saturday, September 2nd
3:30 ET, Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN

For HC Brian Kelly, this will be his debut in South Bend and could be the most important game of his coaching career. Coaches that get off to a bad start at Notre Dame generally don't end up lasting very long, and Kelly is going to want to make sure that he doesn't blow this in a year of high expectations, especially against a team that is probably not going bowling this year. The Boilers were destroyed by RB Ralph Bolden's knee injury that is going to keep him out for the season. Meanwhile, Notre Dame is going to be breaking in a new quarterback in the form of QB Dayne Crist. TE Kyle Rudolph is questionable with a hamstring injury, and if he doesn't end up playing, Crist is going to be relying heavily on WR Michael Floyd, who could be one of the best receivers in the nation. Still, Purdue hung last year with the Irish, losing 24-21 at home. With QB Robert Marve eager to make a good debut for the black and gold, the Boilers have the potential to hang in this game, though the Boilermakers probably won't win it.

Prediction: Notre Dame 31 – Purdue 28
Kentucky Wildcats (-3) @ Louisville Cardinals
Saturday, September 2nd
3:30 ET, Papa John's Stadium, Louisville, KY

It's the battle to determine whether the Bluegrass State will be blue or red on Saturday, and the annual Kentucky/Louisville battle has even higher stakes this season. Both teams will be entering this game with new head coaches, as Joker Phillips (Kentucky) and Charlie Strong (Louisville) are both making their head coaching debuts. QB Mike Hartline is going to have a lot of experience under his belt in this one even though he is a much maligned signal caller. Louisville is changing its offense to a spread attack, which is a drastic change from the offense that Steve Kragthorpe tried running over the last few years. The winning mentality isn't quite there yet for the Cardinals, which have fallen a long way in a short period of time. Kentucky is hoping to head to another bowl game this year, and it is the significantly better team, at least this early in the year. Take the Blue State in this NCAA football betting affair.

Prediction: Kentucky 27 – Louisville 20
Connecticut Huskies (+3) @ Michigan Wolverines
Saturday, September 2nd
3:30 ET, Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI

If the maize and blue don't win this game to start off the 2010 season, the Big House might be burning. HC Rich Rodriguez knows that this is his last chance to try to impress the Ann Arbor faithful before he ends up on the unemployment lines, and this game against Connecticut is a very important one to start the season. Unfortunately for Big Blue, this won't be their day. The Huskies are one of the best teams in a conference that is relatively strong this season, and RB Jordan Todman might have a field day against a defense which struggled against the rush last season. Rodriguez still hasn't settled on a quarterback either, though QB Tate Forcier sounds like he is getting the nod. We are puzzled as to why the Wolverines are favored in this one, as we aren't buying into their hype as a team that is that much improved from the one that went 5-7 last year. The Huskies are going to be dogs that are barking very, very loudly.

Prediction: Connecticut 28 – Michigan 24
UCLA Bruins @ Kansas State Wildcats (-2)
Saturday, September 2nd
3:30 ET, Bill Snyder Family Field, Manhattan, KS

The biggest question that we have in this game is whether or not QB Kevin Prince is really going to be able to play for the full 60 minutes with his back injury or not. If he can't go, UCLA is in a heck of a lot of trouble in this one. Trying to stop RB Daniel Thomas is going to be virtually impossible for a defensive line that has been beat up all offseason long for the second straight year with injuries. HC Rick Neuheisel has his work cut out for him this year. The Bruins only made the Eagle Bank Bowl on the back of their non-conference slate, as a 3-6 record in conference left little to the imagination. This year is going to be a tough grind for the blue and gold, and it is going to start with K-State getting some big time payback for last season's 23-9 loss in LA.

Prediction: Kansas State 30 – UCLA 10
Oregon State Beavers (+13) vs. TCU Horned Frogs
Saturday, September 2nd
7:45 ET, Dallas Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, TX

Though this is technically a neutral site game, we know that Oregon State is going to clearly be the road team in this duel. The Horned Frogs are going to try to make a huge statement for the rest of college football, proving that they deserve to be considered for the BCS Championship, not just for a regular BCS bowl game like last year in the Fiesta Bowl. A slew of returning starters on both sides of the ball are going to help that cause out dramatically. QB Andy Dalton is going to have to lead the way against a very talented Oregon State defense. The offense for the Beavers is going to once again feature both the Rodgers brothers, as Jacquizz and James are virtually impossible to stop. Though the secondary is entirely intact from last year for TCU, the front seven has two major holes to fill in the form of DE Jerry Hughes and LB Daryl Washington. We give Oregon State a lot of credit for scheduling this game, and though the ultimate reward of an upset won't be the end result, we wouldn't be surprised to see HC Mike Riley's club hang around and make things quite uncomfortable for the de facto hosts.

Prediction: TCU 33 – Oregon State 28
LSU Tigers (-7.5) vs. North Carolina Tar Heels
Saturday, September 2nd
8:00 ET, Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA

Suspensions have absolutely destroyed North Carolina's chances of accomplishing just about anything this year. Their offseason probe is going to end up seeing 13 players suspended for this opening game against the Bayou Bengals, including four of which were all projected NFL stars and were first team All-ACC members in the preseason. HC Les Miles now knows that this has gone from a game that would be a huge boost to win, to one that might ultimately decide whether he gets to stay in Baton Rouge or not next year. LSU needs to pick it up in a big way in order to make it back to the big time in the SEC, and winning a game like this against a quality ACC opponent would go a long way. Speaking of going a long way, if QB TJ Yates can find a way to pull this one off, he would suddenly go from being a zero in Chapel Hill to a hero. QB Jordon Jefferson hopes to just not see his name as a gigantic screw up in his '10 debut with the purple and gold. It's hard to see how North Carolina is doing enough damage on either side of the ball, and in spite of the fact that this is a hefty line that is only rising, we don't see how LSU can do anything but smash it.

Prediction: LSU 24 – North Carolina 13
Cincinnati Bearcats (+3) @ Fresno State Bulldogs
Saturday, September 2nd
10:00 ET, Bulldog Stadium, Fresno, CA

Is the wrong team really favored in this game? The Bearcats are getting absolutely no respect this year after going undefeated in the regular season in 2009. Yes, it's true that HC Brian Kelly has jumped to Notre Dame and both QB Tony Pike and WR Mardy Gilyard have moved on to the NFL, but there are a number of quality replacements set to step up. The oddsmakers were burned last year when QB Zach Collaros stepped into the starting lineup in place of Pike and looked like Joe Montana. Collaros is only a sophomore now, but he clearly has the tools to bring Cincinnati back to the BCS. Fresno State still has a lot of questions, none bigger than who is going to replace the departed RB Ryan Mathews, who at times last year, single handedly carried it to victory. Remember that Cincinnati traveled up to Reser Stadium last year and knocked off Oregon State in a very similar position. Expect the same on Saturday night.

Prediction: Cincinnati 41 – Fresno State 28
Wisconsin Badgers (-19.5) @ UNLV Runnin' Rebels
Saturday, September 2nd
11:00 ET, Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, NV

New Rebs HC Bobby Hauck made the first huge decision of his head coaching career when he named QB Mike Clausen his starter for this crucial, potentially program changing duel with the Badgers. Unfortunately for Hauck and UNLV, this is still a team that doesn't have the horses defensively to stop Wisky. Most years, the Badgers have a subpar offense and a stellar defense, but QB Scott Tolzien might be the best signal caller this team has had in well over a decade. This is also the first game of the potential Heisman Trophy campaign for RB John Clay. With Alabama's Mark Ingram sidelined, Clay might be the best running back in the nation that no one is talking about. This is a bunch of Badgers that might be severely underrated. This game is going to be the first of a slew of huge wins for a team that we think could be a big time sleeper in the Big Ten. The Badgers will round out Saturday night's slate with a monstrous victory over a hapless and unsuspecting foe.

Prediction: Wisconsin 51 – UNLV 20

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Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles (+14) @ South Carolina Gamecocks
Thursday, September 2nd
7:30 ET, Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, SC

The Gamecocks are going to come into this one full of question marks. Yes, we know that QB Stephen Garcia is going to be the man under center and that he is a very dangerous threat every time he drops back to throw the pigskin, but there are as many as seven starters that could be suspended before the game kicks off. TE Weslye Saunders has already been informed of his suspension, and in Saunders, the Cocks are losing their second best returning receiver from a year ago. HC Larry Fedora always believes that his team can hit the road and take out the big boys across the country, and this will be no exception. QB Austin Davis is back from his foot injury that kept him out of the final two thirds of last season, and many think that he could be amongst the best QBs in Conference USA. SC HC Steve Spurrier has never lost to an non-BCS conference foe (38-0), but that could be in some serious jeopardy on Thursday night. We'll give the Gamecocks the slight upper hand, but our NCAA football picks are clearly on Southern Miss to stick in front of this two TD spread.

Prediction: South Carolina 31 – Southern Miss 27
#15 Pittsburgh Panthers (+3) @ #24 Utah Utes
Thursday, September 2nd
8:30 ET, Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT

QB Jordan Wynn really made a name for himself at the end of last season, and we think that by the end of this year, he could be in store for great things at Utah. Just one problem: This isn't the end of the year. The Utes are going to have all sorts of problems trying to keep the Pittsburgh front four off of Wynn's back, and if that unit can successfully get pressure and leave seven guys back in the secondary to cause havoc, there are going to be plenty of turnovers. At that point, all HC Dave Wannstedt has to do is put the ball into the hands of RB Dion Lewis. Lewis rushed for just short of 1,800 yards a year ago and could be a legitimate Heisman Trophy candidate by the time the season is said and done. Even though QB Tino Sunseri is taking over for the departed Bill Stull, we still don't think that the Panthers have any major problems getting out of Salt Lake City with an upset that will avenge the 2005 Fiesta Bowl loss to the Utes.

Prediction: Pittsburgh 27 – Utah 17
USC Trojans (-21) @ Hawaii Warriors
Thursday, September 2nd
11:00 ET, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

For all intents and purposes, this game is the equivalent of USC's bowl game this year, since the Men of Troy have been ruled ineligible for postseason play this year. If the Trojans are ready and raring to go, this game won't be close from the get go. HC Lane Kiffin has had months to get ready for this crazy passing attack that Hawaii is going to be bringing to the table, and as long as QB Brett Moniz and WR Greg Salas are at least mildly contained, the Trojans should have no problems. Look for QB Matt Barkley to get his second season in So Cal off to a good start, as USC should be able to handle the Warriors with ease. Had this been a normal year for the Trojans, they would be five TD favorites. The adjustment for the bowl suspension is just too much.

Prediction: USC 55 – Hawaii 17

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