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7-3 on College Football this season Up 20.33 units

Alabama -6 1H at -106 for 6 units. Bama has dominated every team they have played. I was surprised at how good OSU’s wideouts and D-line looked against Clemson. My “OSU hasn’t played anybody logic” may have backfired (not like Clemson beat anybody that great.. sorry Notre Dame). Fields looked amazin vs Clemson. Most of the season he looked pretty pedestrian though. Was the Clemson game an anomaly? Maybe, but Alabama has a better defense, especially in the secondary, this season when compared to Clemson. Shaun Wade is not good enough in OSU’s secondary to cover Bama’s wideouts. OSU’s safeties are even worse. Cornell Powell had over 5 receptions and 100 yards against Shaun Wade in the semi-final. Cornell Powell did not win the heisman like DeVonta Smith did.

Bama finished with the highest point total in the country at 48.2 points a game. Sermon is the only guy that worries me a little. He has looked like a beast over the past 3 games, but I ain’t scared. Roll Tide. Dabo ranked this OSU team 11th, so they must not be as good as Bama…….

6-2 on College Football this season Up 17.63 units

Full disclosure, my units are so high because I hit two parlays that included an NFL game, but were mostly College football. The money was still won and the plays were posted in advance.

The Big Ten has changed their rules so Ohio State can be their Playoff team. Back in my day you had to play at least 6 games to make the Big 10 Championship game, but NO MORE! Dabo Swinney thinks Ohio State shouldn’t make the playoff. Dabo’s thoughts on the matter:

“Obviously, that’s a tough question to answer in my position because we feel like we’re definitely one of the best four teams in the country and there’s nothing that’s going to happen in that game next week for Clemson or Notre Dame that’s going to change that in my opinion and that’s based on data,” Swinney said. “It’s almost like you’ve got to have 120 hours to get a business degree and yet these people over here only need 60 hours to get a business degree.

“I think any time you step in between the lines, the game of football, there’s a lot that can happen — a lot. I mean, heck — in 2017, we lost to a three-win or four-win Syracuse team and still went to the Playoffs. So anything can happen. Guys can get hurt. There’s a lot. So I think the fact that we’re going to have 11 games as well as the SEC teams — I mean, you look at Florida and Texas A&M and Alabama. I mean, these teams are going to have 11 games this year.”

It will be real interesting to see who gets left out of the playoff. Do Texas A&M and Bama both get in if Bama has one loss? Does Clemson’s loss even count cause they didnt have Lawrence? Poor Cincinnati and Coastal Carolina.

Iowa +2 at -110 for 6 units. Iowa has played almost twice as many games as Wisconsin. What a weird season this is. Iowa is averaging over 37 points over their past 5 games. I think the perception is that Iowa’s “boring” offense against Wisconsin’s strong defense will lead to a Badgers’ win. This should be a close game, but I like Iowa’s offense more than most this season. Tyler Goodson, is well, good at running the football for the Hawkeyes. Iowa’s defense is just as good as Wisconsin’s. Wisconsin’s best healthy wideout is 5 foot 7. Davis being out kills their ability to jet sweep along with other things. Mertz has no one to throw to. Iowa’s seniors will want to end the losing streak against Wisconsin. I think Iowa’s defense against Wisconsin’s lack of wideouts, along with Iowa just simply having more game and practice time this season means they should be favored. Take the points.

Florida/LSU under 68.5 at -110 for 3 units. I just see a 41-14 type game here. I don’t think LSU can score against this Florida defense.

69-58-5 on the NFL season (2018/19) up 26.36 units

46-49 on the NFL 2019/20 season up 27.97 units

5-4 on the NFL this season up 13.44 units

Bills -9.5 at -110 for 3 units. Jets suck. Their best offensive weapon, the former Dookie, Jamison Crowder is out today. Bills are coming off of back 2 back losses to the Chiefs and Titans. Josh Allen get right game. Buffalo’s defense will want to play better than they have the past two weeks. Rumor is Josh Norman is still depressed after getting stiff armed across the field two weeks ago against Henry.

Panthers +6.5 at -110 for 3 units. Brees can’t throw the ball down the field. Panthers have looked surprisingly good without Cam, CMC, Olsen, Kuechly, and others. Anderson and Moore are talented wideouts. I had the Saints favored by 3 so will take this. The Panthers d-line is underrated and young.

Falcons at -116 for 3 units. I hate betting the Falcons, but Detroit’s secondary will struggle. In a battle of two teams who should have fired their coaches… I’ll take the team that already has.

49ers at +140 for 3 units. Patriots lost to the Broncos. The Broncos suck. NE doesn’t have enough weapons on offense anymore. Kittle should eat. McKinnon is enough coming out of the backfield for San Fran. Both teams do not have their full roster. I’ll take the team with the best player on the field (Kittle) at plus money.

Titans at -123 for 6 units. AJ Brown is a stud. Tennessee will have a defense planned for the Pittsburgh trips to one side offense that has been dominating the league so far. Claypool is good, but Corey Davis is back for the Titans. Derrick Henry will eat. Pittsburgh hasn’t played a good rushing offense all season (Giants, Broncos, Texans, Eagles, and Browns w/o Chubb). I think the Titans should be favored by more. I’ll bite.

Packers at -172 for 2 units. Packers won’t lose two in a row.

Chiefs at -340 for 2 units. Broncos suck. Tyreek Hill should go off today if last year’s games against Denver are any indication. Interested to see how much work Bell gets with CEH looking so good. Throw this in some parlays if you’re feeling frisky.