By Stephen Nover Auburn plus 3 1/2 hosting Alabama Nick Saban was a greedy idiot when he kept an already banged-up Tua Tagovailoa still in the game with a 35-7 lead against Mississippi State two weeks ago. Now the hammer comes down on Alabama. I always thought talent-wise Auburn could match Alabama at nearly every […]
By Stephen Nover Illinois plus 15 1/2 at Iowa Maybe it’s because Iowa beat them, 63-0, last year. Maybe it’s because their offense ranks just 112th in yards gained. Maybe it’s because Lovie Smith is such a retread, unappealing coach. Whatever the reasons, the Illini get disrespected in the marketplace. That’s the case again this […]
By Stephen Nover Temple plus 5 hosting Memphis What tips the scale and puts me on Temple is the Owls’ home field, their balanced attack that can keep the Tigers’ high-powered attack off the field and their strong defense, which is the best Memphis has seen all season. Temple is 4-1 with its lone loss […]
By Stephen Nover Lousiana Lafayette-Georgia Southern Over 55 The top three offenses in yards gained per game are Oklahoma, Washington State and Arizona. Care to venture a guess on what team ranks fourth? I doubt you said UL Lafayette. The Ragin’ Cajuns, though, have a high-powered balance attack that is averaging 565 yards and 46.3 points […]
By Stephen Nover San Antonio at Baylor Over 58 Baylor has a shot to win 10 games this season. The Bears must fare well in nonconference for that to happen. Baylor blasted Stephen F. Austin, 56-17, last week and the Bears should win big against the University Texas-San Antonio in this one. The Bears should […]
By Stephen Nover Mississippi plus 5 at Memphis (Saturday) Sometimes it isn’t necessarily talent, but lack of motivation that causes a team to regress. Mississippi had competed in bowl games four straight years from 2012-2015. But the Rebels hadn’t been to a bowl game during the last three seasons. Now, Mississippi’s bowl suspension has been […]
