Marc David

The Cards have won 2 straight and 7 of their last 10. They have been winning both at home and the road and are now in 2nd place and are playing for a playoff spot, Milwaukee has lost 3 straight and are fading fast for a playoff spot. Woodruff is 2-5 with a 3.43 ERA and has lost his last 3 decisions. The Brewers have lost 4 of his last 5 starts and in his last 2 road games allowed 5 runs and 8 hits in 10 innings. In those games he didn't make it past the 5th inning and walked 6 batters while in his last 3 games allowed 3 HR's. Wainwright is 5-2 with a 3,05 ERA he has allowed 3 runs or less in 8 of his 8 starts while his last 2 losses were the result of the Cards scoring just 1 run in each start. He is 2-1 at home with a 3.09 ERA and is 1-0 vs the Brewers this year. Milwaukee is 4-9 in their last 13 games against righties and 4-10 in their last 14 road games. The Cards are 9-1 in their last 10 against righties and 24-11 in their last 35 home games against teams with losing records.

Take St Louis

Army outscored their first 2 opponents 79-7 and as usual had a strong running game that amasses 779 yards in the wins. Although their defense gave up less than 44 yards, the competition was weak. The Bearcats didn't have any trouble with FCS Austin Peay in a 55-20 win but they did allow 140 yards on the ground which is where they have to play well today. The key to this game is Army running and controlling the clock. The Bearcats can't score when their offense is on the bench. The Pressure is on Cincinnati to shut down the Army running game and that is no easy task. as army has a tendency to wear down defense. I like their chances against a Cinci team that really hasn't been tested. Army is 5-2 ATS in their last 7 and 7-3 ATS in their last 10 vs teams with winning home records. Overall they are 15-5-1 ATS in their last 21 September games.

Take Army

Kansas St dropped their 1st game and what we saw was an offense that is inexperienced and the Sooners have a brand new offense as well. Oklahoma came away with a win over an FCS opponent with over 600 yards of offense. That offense will be tested this week against Kansas who struggled on offense but held their opponent tp under 350 yards of offense. Kansas QB Thompson is very capable as he threw for 259 yards and 2 TD's. He is also a runner and last season threw for over 2300 yards and ran for another 400. He scored 11 TD's on the ground and was picked off just 5 times all year. If they can get a revamped defense playing well, they could be trouble for anyone. The Sooners are hurting on their defensive line and have a small secondary that can help Thompson's receivers and keep a passing game open for him without a Sooner rush. This game could be a lot closer than the numbers say. Kansas State is 6-1 ATS in their last 7 conference games and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 as a road dog while overall they are 16-5 ATS in their last 21.

Take Kansas State

Last week was a huge win for Miami as the beat up Louisville 47-34 following a 31-14 win over UAB in their 1st game. In both game their offense gained almost 500 yards and they had success running and passing in both games. Louisville was a ranked team and the outcome was never in doubt as Miami led for start to finish. The Seminole lost a game they were 16 point favorites to a toothless Georgia Tech team who held the Seminoles to just 309 yards. They have been disappointing offensively for 2 years and has had to rely on their defense to keep them in games. QB Blackmon is in his 4th year and has never played as well as expected and you could almost blame him as the offensive leader as the problem but the coaching has been just as bad constantly changing but never improving. Miami's transfer QB D'Eriq king seems to have solved an on again off again QB problem and the great thing about him is he can run and pass. With a strong defensive line, Miami should be able to shut down the running which means Blackmon better have a good passing game which has been absent most of the time.

Take Miami

The Cowboys barely beat Tulsa 16-7 last week and this is a team known for offense not defense. West Virginia in their opening 56-7 win over FCS opponent Eastern KY was more like a tune up for today's big game. QB Doege was pretty sharp passing for 228 yards and 3 TD's. When it was over WV had amassed over 600 yards of offense with 295 in the air. Offensively for the Cowboys they weren't satisfied at the QB position using 3 QB's last week and breaking in 4 new starters on the front line. Running the ball is what both teams do and the one that establishes the run controls the game. Given the 2 weeks extra time to prepare for this game gives WV an advantage especially time to focus on what's needed to be done. The Cowboys need to figure out what happened last game while WV needs to continue their play. WV is 4-1 ATS in their last 4 on the road and 7-1 ATS in their last 8 September games. The Cowboys are 1-3-1 in their last 5 as the favorite.

Take West Virginia