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Match Up	Pick	Rating	Score	Result	Profit	Analysis
Jets vs Sharks	Jets -130	Premium	3-4	Loss	-130	Show
The Sharks were terrible last season finishing 3-14. San Jose doesn't look any better going into this season. If anything they could be even weaker in goal. They also don't have Evander Kane. Winnipeg is off a 4-1 loss to Anaheim from Wednesday. The Jets aren't going to lack motivation. They outshot the Ducks, 34-22. Now the Jets get back Mark Scheifele, who finished his four-game suspension by sitting out against the Ducks. The Jets have won the past four times in San Jose.
Dodgers vs Braves	Braves +122	Premium	2-3	Win	122	Show
This is an action play for me. I don't care who the Dodgers start here. Max Fried is pitching well for Atlanta and LA is in a terrible situational spot. While the Braves were resting after finishing off the Brewers in four games during their Division Series, the Dodgers had to endure a tough five-game series against their long and most hated rival, the Giants. The Dodgers finally finished off the Giants with a tense 2-1 victory late Thursday night. Following that game, the Dodgers had to make the long flight to Atlanta. This sure looks like a bullpen game for the Dodgers. Fried, a native of LA, was sharp in his first postseason start holding the Brewers scoreless in six innings last Saturday. Fried is 3-0 in his last 3 starts with a mind-boggling 0.39 ERA. The Dodgers are missing Max Muncy and his 36 home runs. LA has scored 3 or fewer runs in four of its six playoff games.
Vanderbilt vs South Carolina	UNDER 51½ -110	Premium	20-21	Win	100	Show
These teams don't have strong defenses, but their offenses are terrible. Vanderbilt is last in the nation in scoring averaging 13.3 points in its six games. The Commodores are 121st in yards per game at 310.7. South Carolina ranks 108th in scoring at 22 points and is 112th in yards at 335. The Gamecocks also play at a very slow tempo. Vanderbilt passes more than South Carolina. However, the Gamecocks' defense strength is their secondary. They rank 12th in pass defense. Weather could factor, too, as there is a wind and a chance of rain.
Texas A&M vs Missouri	Missouri +11½ -110	Free	35-14	Loss	-110	Show
Texas A&M is the toast of college football after ending Alabama's 19-game win streak last week. The Aggies were the first unranked team to knock off the Crimson Tide in 100 games. One of the rewards of accomplishing that is the Aggies are now in the Top 25, ranked 21st. Heady stuff. Certainly I don't want to deflect from the Aggies' great victory - the most impressive of the season - but I don't think they are the 21st-best team in the nation. Before upsetting Alabama, the Aggies had lost to Mississippi State and Arkansas, combining to average just 16 points versus those two SEC foes. Texas A&M QB Zach Calzada threw for a combined 286 passing yards versus the Bulldogs and Razorbacks. He had a career-best 285 passing yards and three TD throws against the Crimson Tide. That may have been Calzada's game of his life as on the season he's completed 56.6 percent with an 8-to-5 touchdown-to-interception ratio. I get that Missouri has the worst defense in the SEC. The Tigers yield an average of 37.5 points and 497.7 yards a game, although some of those numbers are skewed from a terrible 62-24 loss to Tennessee. But Texas A&M does not have a dynamic offense. It's actually below average. The Aggies rank 84th in scoring at 26.3 and 85th in total yards at 377. Sparked by star running back Tyler Badie, Missouri averages 37.8 points and 467 yards. Badie has combined for 899 rushing/receiving yards and has scored 12 TD's, second-most in the country. The combination of Texas A&M being overrated, in a monster letdown situation and not having nearly the offense Missouri has, puts me on the Tigers as a double-digit home 'dog.
Hawaii vs Nevada	Hawaii +14½ -110	Premium	17-34	Loss	-110	Show
Hawaii has the right ingredients to hang with Nevada. I'm fully expecting starting QB Chevan Cordeiro to be behind center. Head coach Todd Graham expects that, too. But I'm fine if the Rainbow Warriors have to use backup QB Brayden Schager, who threw a pair of TD passes and no interceptions in Hawaii's upset win against Fresno State, 27-24. That was two weeks ago. The Rainbow Warriors were idle last week. Hawaii has some underrated running backs in Dae Dae Hunter and Dedrick Parson, who can take advantage of Nevada's less-than-stellar run defense. The Warriors also have pass defense to bother Carson Strong. Hawaii has come up with 16 takeaways, which was tied for third-most in the nation entering Friday. The Wolfpack will have to contend with Calvin Turner Jr., perhaps the best all-around and most dynamic player in the Mountain West Conference. This has been an underdog series with the 'dog covering the past five times.
Alabama vs Mississippi State	OVER 57½ -114	Top Premium	49-9	Win	100	Show
Alabama put up 41 points on Mississippi State last year. The Crimson Tide are in the mood to run up a score after getting upset, 41-38, by Texas A&M last week. The Crimson Tide average 44.3 points per game. Only five teams score more per game. Not surprisingly, Mississippi State is all about passing under Mike Leach. The Bulldogs rank fifth in the nation in passing yards. Zach Calzada burned Alabama for nearly 300 passing yards and 3 TD throws last week. Mississippi State QB Will Rogers is the second-most accurate passer in the country connecting on 75.7 percent of his throws. Rogers has thrown for 1,862 yards with a 14-to-2 touchdown-to-interception ratio. So the Bulldogs should put up their share of points.
Rutgers vs Northwestern	Rutgers -130	Premium	7-21	Loss	-130	Show
These two teams sit at the bottom of their respective divisions in the Big Ten. But there's a class difference here. Rutgers is much the better team. Greg Schiano has the Scarlet Knights on the path to respectability. Rutgers opened 3-0, but then had to play a gauntlet of Michigan, Ohio State and Michigan State. Rutgers has played a much tougher schedule than Northwestern. The Wildcats have just one win against an FBS team - and that was against Ohio, which is 1-5. The Wildcats have been outscored, 94-28, in their two Big Ten games losing to Michigan State and Nebraska. Rutgers has covered in its last seven road contests. That says something about the job Schiano is doing.
Ohio vs Buffalo	UNDER 57½ -116	Premium	26-27	Win	100	Show
Ohio has one of the worst offenses in the country. The Bobcats average just 19.3 points. They rank 119th in passing yards. The Bobcats are a running team, which eats clock. Buffalo ranks 95th in passing. The Bulls also like to run a lot. The Bulls' offense numbers are skewed because they opened the season scoring 69 points against Wagner, a non-Division I school. Another big key to the Under is weather. The forecast in Buffalo is for rain and heavy wind in the 20-to-35 mph range.

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