Let’s fritter away even more money.
After a rough opening weekend, we had ourselves a pretty good Week 2, finishing at 4-3. Should have been 5-2, but Duke and Northwestern chose ruin everyone’s under ticket by going to overtime.
The mood in the dungeon is chipper this week in spite of that insolence, and I even gave my accountant the week off from the rack. I’m feeling generous after Charlotte came through with a late TD to cover at UNC. I knew you could do it, Biff.
Moving on to Week 3, NC State is holding at -21 against Louisiana Tech, and I’m holding off on that, but give me NC State over 7.5 points in the first quarter, and the “team scores in each quarter” prop, which is hard to resist at +1400.
Obligatory Bet Against UNC Of The Week
The early-season schedule will challenge my gumption once more, as UNC transitions to FCS foe NC Central after that workout against Charlotte. Central is +37.5, and you know what, that is a lot of points for UNC’s offense to score. NCCU does have a top-35 FCS offense so the Eagles might could get to 10-14 points.
Around The Country
UNLV vs. Kansas over 57.5: Feels like this could be an unexpectedly spicy game, and if it is, then that should mean a lot of points. UNLV went nuts on a crummy FCS team last week and I was curious how Michael Allen did, so I checked the box score and found this:
Twelve different guys were credited with a carry. How many running backs do they have over there? Is that even legal?
LSU -6.5 vs. South Carolina: South Carolina-Kentucky was one of the more bizarre games of the season to date, but the Gamecocks managed a meagre 252 yards of offense (on 50 plays, so not quite as bad as it looks, but still), and as LSU has a decisive advantage at QB, I’ll take those Tigers on the road.
Memphis +6.5 vs. Florida State: This feels like a trap, but here in the dungeon we love a good trap. Our Innovative Trap Systems department is working on a new contraption called the kneecracker, in fact. We can’t wait to show it to everyone. Anyway, Memphis has a pulse and a pretty good quarterback, which makes this pick too enticing to ignore.
Coastal Carolina -18.5 vs. Temple: One thing we’re learning is that Temple is very, very bad. Three points in Week 1 at Oklahoma, 11 last week in a 27-point loss at Navy. The Owls have 104 yards on 56 carries so far this season, and their quarterback has thrown four interceptions with all that pressure mounting.
North Texas +10 vs. Texas Tech: On a similar note, Texas Tech’s season to date has not been inspirational. There aren’t a lot of encouraging signs when it comes to that defense, and I think UNT has enough firepower to keep this a one-score game, at least. The O/U is 69, so many points are anticipated.
Utah vs. Utah State over 43.5: Utah State gave up four yards per carry to Robert Morris in Week 1, which was exactly the bad omen it appeared to be. I’m expecting the Utes to lay the hurtin’ with that physical nature of theirs.
Rice vs. Houston over 44: The biggest Week 3 O/U disagreement between the oddsmakers and SP+ is in this game; SP+ has these teams combining for 57, so give me Bill Connelly’s computatin’ machine.