Week 2 Preview

September 7, 2018 by Leave a Comment

Was a mixed bag last week for me.  Did great Straight up, but awful Against The Spread.  Formula did better in  both aspects.

Straight up (Big-Games):

Me = 6-2

Formula = 5-3

 

ATS (Big Games):

Me = 2-6

Formula = 2-6

 

Straight up (all-Games):

Me = 31-12

Formula = 34-9

 

ATS:

Me = 15-25

Formula = 21-19

 

Looking for a better week this week ATS.  Pretty slim pickings for games this week, but we do have Two (2) ranked match-ups and a few others that are intriguing. Again we will give my picks and the Formula’s picks for every game, with a short write-up on the big games:

 

Big Games:

  1. 5 Georgia (-10) @ South Carolina – SEC East rivalry game.  Game could go a long way in determining who wins the SEC East, as both are 2 of the favorites in that division.  Georgia is the favorite, but winning in Columbia is no cake-walk. Last year Georgia won 24-10 in Athens.  Neither team has a significant advantage in experience, although Georgia has a significant talent advantage.
    1. My Pick – Georgia 24 – South Carolina 14 (PUSH)
    2. Formula – Georgia Straight up (UGA -10)
  2. 4 Clemson (-12) @ Texas A&M – These teams have no seen each other, but the coaches have a nice little rivalry going in Jimbo Fisher and Dabo Swinney, so they are very familiar with each other.  The home of the 12th man is no easy place to gain a victory and Jimbo knows how to play against Clemson.  Clemson has the clear advantage here in both talent and experience. TAMU should struggle to score (as anyone does against Clemson). If Lawrence plays QB for Clemson this one could potentially get ugly, if not TAMU should be able to hang around.
    1. My Pick – Clemson 31 – TAMU 17 (Clemson -12)
    2. Formula – Clemson SU (Clemson -12)
  3. 17 Southern Cal @ 11 Stanford (5.5) – Pac 12 rivalry game.  A win will catapult the winner into the Playoff picture, a loss will not drop either out of the picture.  Last year USC won at home 42-24. Both teams are pretty equal in talent and experience.  Should be a close game.  Question is going to be if Stanford can hit some shots in the passing game and open up some room for Heisman Candidate Bryce Love.
    1. My Pick – Stanford 31 – USC 28 (USC +5.5)
    2. Formula – Stanford SU (USC +5.5)
  4. Iowa (-4) @ Iowa St – Good early season rivalry game here.  Iowa won last year in a shoot-out 44-41. This year it shifts to a home game for Iowa St. Both teams are pretty equal talent wise and Iowa St has more experience coming back.
    1. My Pick – Iowa St 41 – Iowa 38 (Iowa St +4)
    2. Formula – Iowa SU (PUSH)
  5. Penn St (-9) @ Pittsburgh – another traditional early season rivalry game. Last year Penn St won 33-14, but last time in Pittsburgh, Pitt upset Penn St (and ended up being the game that kept them out of the playoff). Penn St has gotten significantly more talented since then with top recruiting classes, Pitt has not.
    1. My Pick – Penn St 34 – Pitt 21 (PSU -9)
    2. Formula – Penn St SU (Pitt +9)
  6. Georgia Tech (-3.5) @ South Florida – One of the few Power 5 v Group of 5 games where there isn’t a significant talent advantage.  With the Group of 5 team being at home that presents a unique challenge for Georgia Tech.  They do have an experience advantage.  Will Paul Johnson’s Triple Option offense be able to control the ball and make plays when needed against a fast and scrappy USF defense?
    1. My Pick – USF 25 – GT 17 (USF +3.5)
    2. Formula – USF SU (USF +3.5)

 

The Rest:

  1. TCU @ SMU
    1. My Pick – TCU SU (TCU -22.5)
    2. Formula – TCU SU (SMU +22.5)
  2. 23 Mississippi St @ Kansas St
    1. My Pick – Miss St SU (KSU +9)
    2. Formula – Miss St SU (Miss St -9)
  3. Western Mich @ 13 Michigan
    1. My Pick – Michigan SU (WMU +28)
    2. Formula – Michigan SU (WMU +28)
  4. Duke @ Northwestern
    1. My Pick – Northwestern SU (NW -2.5)
    2. Formula – Duke SU (Duke +2.5)
  5. Eastern Michigan @ Purdue
    1. My Pick – Purdue SU (Purdue -16.5)
    2. Formula – Purdue SU (EMU +16.5)
  6. New Mexico @ 19 Wisconsin
    1. My Pick – Wisconsin SU (NM +34.5)
    2. Formula – Wisconsin SU (Wisconsin -34.5)
  7. Nevada @ 24 Vanderbilt
    1. My Pick – Vandy SU (Nevada +8.5)
    2. Formula – Vandy SU (Vandy -8.5)
  8. Arizona @ Houston
    1. My Pick – Houston SU (Hou -4)
    2. Formula – Houston SU (AZ +4)
  9. Liberty @ Army
    1. My Pick – Army SU (Army -9.5)
    2. Formula – Liberty SU (Liberty +9.5)
  10. Georgia St @ NC State
    1. My Pick – NCSU SU (GSU +24.5)
    2. Formula – NCSU SU (GSU +24.5)
  11. UCLA @ 2 Oklahoma
    1. My Pick – OU SU (OU -32)
    2. Formula – OU SU (OU -32)
  12. Air Force @ FAU
    1. My Pick – FAU SU (FAU -9.5)
    2. Formula – FAU SU (AFA +9.5)
  13. Kansas @ Central Michigan
    1. My Pick – CMU SU (CMU -5)
    2. Formula – CMU SU (CMU -5)
  14. Buffalo @ Temple
    1. My Pick – Temple SU (Temple -4.5)
    2. Formula – Buffalo SU (Buffalo +4.5)
  15. Colorado @ Nebraska
    1. My Pick – Nebraska SU (Neb -3.5)
    2. Formula – Colorado SU (Color +3.5)
  16. Rutgers @ 3 Ohio St
    1. My Pick – Ohio St SU (Ohio St -35)
    2. Formula – Ohio St SU (Rutgers +35)
  17. Arkansas St @ 1 Alabama
    1. My Pick – Alabama SU (Alabama -36)
    2. Formula – Alabama SU (Alabama -36)
  18. North Carolina @ East Carolina
    1. My Pick – UNC SU (ECU +17)
    2. Formula – UNC SU (UNC -17)
  19. Memphis @ Navy
    1. My Pick – Memphis SU (Navy +7.5)
    2. Formula – Memphis SU (Memphis -7.5)
  20. Ball St @ 9 Notre Dame
    1. My Pick – ND SU (ND -37.5)
    2. Formula – ND SU (ND -37.5)
  21. 18 Maryland @ Bowling Green
    1. My Pick – MD SU (BGU +16)
    2. Formula – MD SU (MD -16)
  22. UMASS @ Georgia Southern
    1. My Pick – Georgia Southern SU (GSU -2.5)
    2. Formula – GSU SU (GSU -2.5)
  23. Appalachian St @ Charlotte
    1. My Pick – App St SU (ASU -14)
    2. Formula – App St SU (ASU -14)
  24. Wyoming @ 25 Missouri
    1. My Pick – Missouri SU (Wyoming +18.5)
    2. Formula – Missouri SU (Mizzou -18.5)
  25. La-Monroe @ Southern Miss
    1. My Pick – USM SU (USM -5.5)
    2. Formula – ULM SU (ULM +5.5)
  26. UAB @ Coastal Carolina
    1. My Pick – UAB SU (UAB -10)
    2. Formula – UAB SU (CC +10)
  27. Baylor @ UTSA
    1. My Pick – Baylor SU (UTSA +15.5)
    2. Formula – Baylor SU (Baylor -15.5)
  28. Virginia @ Indiana
    1. My Pick – Indiana SU (Indiana -6.5)
    2. Formula – Indiana SU (UVA +6.5)
  29. Fresno St @ Minnesota
    1. My Pick – Minnesota SU (Minn -2.5)
    2. Formula – Minn SU (Minn -2.5)
  30. Utah @ Northern Illinois
    1. My Pick – Utah SU (Utah -10)
    2. Formula – Utah SU (Utah -10)
  31. Kentucky @ 12 Florida
    1. My pick – Florida SU (UF -13.5)
    2. Formula – Florida SU (UK +13.5)
  32. Arkansas @ Colorado St
    1. My Pick – Arkansas SU (Ark -14)
    2. Formula – Arkansas SU (Ark -14)
  33. Florida International @ Old Dominion
    1. My Pick – FIU SU
    2. Formula – FIU SU
  34. South Alabama @ Oklahoma St
    1. My Pick – OSU SU (OSU -32)
    2. Formula – OSU SU (USA +32)
  35. New Mexico St @ Utah St
    1. My Pick – USU SU (NMSU +24)
    2. Formula – USU SU (USU -24)
  36. Cincinnati @ Miami (ohio)
    1. My Pick – MU SU (MU -1)
    2. Formula – Cincinnati SU (CU +1)
  37. Tulsa @ Texas
    1. My Pick – Texas SU (Tulsa +23)
    2. Formula – Texas SU (Tulsa +23)
  38. UTEP @ UNLV
    1. My Pick – UNLV SU (UNLV -23.5)
    2. Formula – UNLV SU (UTEP +23.5)
  39. Cal @ BYU
    1. My Pick – Cal SU (Cal +3)
    2. Formula – Cal SU (Cal +3)
  40. UCONN @ 14 Boise St
    1. My Pick – Boise SU (Boise -31.5)
    2. Formula – Boise SU (Boise -31.5)
  41. Michigan St @ 21 Arizona St
    1. My Pick – MSU SU (MSU -6)
    2. Formula – ASU SU (ASU +6)
  42. San Jose ST @ Washington St
    1. My Pick – Wash St SU (WSU -34.5)
    2. Formula – WSU SU (SJSU +34.5)

 

Have fun watching the games.

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