Starting with Thursday night games, with the weekend to come in a day or two.
Boise St @ UCF
Two programs with new head coaches leaves a lot to be desired about what these teams look like, but if we use the past as a barometer, Malzahn will utilize his weapons. starting with Dillon Gabriel. Whom he is throwing to though, is a question mark. Boise St returns 17 starters from last year and they will contend for the MWC, but with their secondary being suspect, I'm on the Knights at -4.5.
ECU @ Appy St.
ECU wasn't very good last year, but showed signs of things to come with a win over Temple and then an unexpected drubbing of SMU. They return 10 guys on each side of the ball, so looking to keep that train rolling from last years end. Appy St also is bringing back plenty of talent, and heavy on transfers, but three new OL getting starts, scares me a little, especially early on. I'll take the Pirates and the 10.5.
USF @ NC St
USF is bad. Real bad. Not UCONN or UMASS bad, but they aren't good. That was kind of expected though as it was the first year with a new coach, no spring workouts, etc. So this year is almost like year 1 for Coach Scott. They have a long way to go before things will get excited in South Florida. NC St on the other hand could be a surprise in the ACC. The D struggled last year, but return 10 starters with a DL that ranks near the top in the country. The offense welcomes back Finley with his top 3 targets, and backs from last year. They should feast on the USF defense and their DLine will be in the back field all night. Wolfpack -18.5
I also lean Ohio St, but due to having no QB on the team that has thrown a collegiate pass, I'm going to wait and see what this team looks like before wagering on them.
BOL to all
NC State -18
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