Dr. Strangelove Week 5

YTD: 8-5

CMU -3

I played this last night when CMU was +1.5 and they qualified as a running dog. I should have posted it. I'm going to stick with it today at -3. But they no longer qualify as a running dog.

Do the running dogs come out this week?

@DrStrangelove

 It wouldn't be football season without your Running Dogs forecast each week sir! Let's have a big weekend!

Great to see 

Nice work Doc! Thank you and good luck bud 

Good luck Dr. S.  

Maryland+7

I wanted to get this while i can still get 7. Maryland is one of my PRD's (Probable Running Dog). This has historically been a pretty tight series except for last season where Maryland won 44-17. 

@DrStrangelove

USF +6.5

USF is a running dog 

Does Arkansas qualify? 

Here's a list of the G5 running dogs: Buffalo, USF, UMASS, WMU, ULM, FIU, UNCC....Georgia St. and CMU opened as a running dogs, but are now faves.

Illinois a possible running dog?

Leaning Illinois with a system where the total is under 48 and spread higher than a TD.

@MrFreedo

 Freedo. Look at the ML. I've watched them every game as I have with Penn State. It's going to be won in the trenches, I lean Illy. BOL to whatever you choose.

Texas/Miss St under 62.5

MSU ran the ball well last week against Florida. With a new QB going on the road, I think they'll try to stick to their ground game. The Texas totals are starting to creep up. I think this might be a good time to take the under.

doctorlove will you have your list of runningdogs with the better d

@DrStrangelove

 

Reverse triple jinx if it’s not a night game. 

bol this weekend 

1. Dogs with better D’s than their opponents
2. Offenses that struggle to score (avg 27 ppg or less) favored by more than a TD (7+ points)
3. Teams with bad/questionable defenses favored by DD

Washington (1) ....Tough travel spot for UW & Rutgers is built for these kinds of low scoring games. But nothing would surprise me here.

Minnesota (2)

NIU (1) ...but remember, they are playing a P4 opponent. I actually kind of like NCST in this spot fwiw.

Maryland (1)

WKU +13 (2)

UMASS (2) …. Miami, OH avg 8.33 ppg, but they’ve played 3 REAL GOOD defenses)

Akron (2)

Kent (2)

ODU (2 … BGSU has played PSU & Texas A & M away, so their offensive ppg is low at the moment)

FIU (1, H)....The trifecta: Running dog with the better D playing at home

Stanford (1, 3)

Tulsa (1)

ULM (1, 2)

UNCC (1, 2)

Illinois (1)

NMSU  (1, 2, H)

Wazzu (1)

PRD (Running Dogs)

Auburn +1 (-112)

With OU WR Deion Burks now ruled out of the Auburn game, that was pretty much the last straw for me. He was basically OU's last great weapon on offense. He carried the bulk of the work for the first 3 games before getting hurt against Tennessee. And they've also ruled out RB Tatum. OU is hurting in a big way on offense. And that's not even counting the makeshift OL. I think it will probably be too much to overcome with a new freshman QB going into in a hostile SEC enviornment. Even against Auburn.

GL  on your plays mah man @DrStrangelove 

Florida St +7 (-120)

Good stuff!  BoL this weekend, Doc!