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*Free Play on Over* Oklahoma State's offense disappointed in general last week, but Morris and Mestemaker is a great combination. Also, we know Oklahoma State will play as fast as possible. The Cowboys were top five nationally in tempo last weekend. They'll push the pace again here.

I think Hawkins can do some damage out of the backfield in the passing game. This is an Oregon defense that didn't tackle very well last week against Boise State.

Oregon's offense did poorly on late downs, but they rolled up 7.9 yards per play and 497 yards of total offense against Boise State a week ago. If they convert some late down chances, they could hang a big number here.

The Oklahoma State defense is a clear weakness. The Cowboys don't have the secondary to stay with these ultra talented Oregon receivers.

Take the over here.

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*3 Star Play Over* When these two teams met last year, Navy put up 503 yards of total offense and Florida Atlantic gained 444 total yards. The final was 42-32 Navy.

Navy's offense is down some from last year in the passing game, but they will still be very good on the ground. Florida Atlantic has struggled to stop the run in recent seasons, and I need to see them prove it before I trust them to stop the run.

The Florida Atlantic Owls passing attack should be better with another year in Kittley's offensive system under their belts. VeltKamp is capable of slinging it around and Easton Messer is a good second option at QB.

The Navy defense is weakest in the secondary. Navy was even beaten through the air multiple times last week by Towson. Navy is very vulnerable to pass heavy teams. FAU definitely will be that all season.

Florida Atlantic is the fastest paced team in the country, and they'll make sure there are plenty of possessions in this game.

Both offenses have the upper hand.

Take the over.

*3 Star Play on Army* The Army Black Knights are a team I'm high on this season. Army has one of the most dominant offensive lines in all of college football. Brady Small is the man in the middle that gets everything going from the center spot. Hellums is experienced in this option attack now, and I like his chances of having a nice season at quarterback.

USF looked terrible in their season opener against FIU. The Bulls ran the ball 38 times for only 108 yards against an FIU defense that isn't that good. USF averaged just 3.7 yards per play overall. Van Buren threw 18 passes for just 100 yards passing.

Army is going to control the line of scrimmage on offense. The Army defensive front is improved as well. The Black Knights will be beaten by great passing attacks at times this year, but USF looked very poor last weekend and I don't think they can take advantage too much.

At this price, I'm backing the veteran team with a clear identity in their ground game.

Take Army.

*3 Star Play on Jacksonville State* Ohio played pretty close to Nebraska for a good while before being  blown out late in week one. Jacksonville State was blown away by North Dakota State on the road in week zero.

Market perception of these two teams has definitely changed based on those games, and I think it gives us value here on the road underdog. Ohio ranks 129th in two different overall team talent rankings. Jacksonville State is 99th and 78th in those rankings. The Gamecocks have the more talented roster.

The Gamecocks have defensive talent. Perry is a really good defensive tackle to help stuff the run. Billings is a highly touted transfer from Clemson in the secondary. Fegans is a lock down cover corner.

Ohio is extremely inexperienced. The Bobcats quarterback situation is highly questionable at best. Parker Navarro was the best QB in the MAC, and now QB is a weakness for them. They no longer have a shut down defense like they had a few years ago.

I'll take the more talented experienced team getting the field goal here.

Take Jacksonville State.

*3 Star Play Under* The BYU Cougars lost a bunch of talent at wide receiver. I expect BYU to be even more run heavy this season with Martin and a strong offensive line. Bachmeier is good, but isn't the type of guy that will drop back and throw the deep ball a lot. I think BYU's offense will be successful this year, but I don't think it will be all that explosive. BYU also plays at a bottom ten tempo. A lot of time consuming drives.

Arizona's offense has a good quarterback in Fifita, but the weapons around him have gotten much worse. The Arizona offensive line is likely to have trouble controlling the line of scrimmage here too. The BYU defensive front and linebackers are excellent. I think the Cougars will be in the backfield a lot in this game.

The weather could help out here too. The average of three forecasts is calling for 19 mph winds with gusts to 30 mph during this game. That would make the two offenses more conservative and help the defenses stack up the box to stop the run.

Take the under.

*I would bet this as low as 46. Thanks and good luck*

*4 Star Play Over* The MTSU Blue Raiders offense got much better late last year when Gagliano took over at quarterback. The passing game started surprising people. They put up 8.0 yards per play against W Kentucky late last year. MTSU just put up 8.3 yards per play on Murray State in game one this season. Murray State is a bad team, but MTSU has struggled with FCS foes in the past. The Blue Raiders offense is improved.

Marshall looked terrible in week one against Penn State. The Thundering Herd were a no show in that game. I think it will look a lot different for the Marshall offense against a very weak MTSU defense. The Blue Raiders secondary will be one of the worst in the country. Carlos Del Rio-Wilson has good receivers and Marshall's passing attack should look good in this one.

Marshall will be playing fast with Rob Smith as their offensive coordinator.

Last year when these two met the final was 42-28 Marshall. MTSU had 7.8 YPP and Marshall had 6.3 YPP. Marshall had 448 total yards of offense.

Lower scoring games in the first game brought this total down. I think that created value for us.

Take the over.

*3 Star Play Under* I expect Sac State to struggle to score this season. They have way too many FCS guys at the skill positions and a below average offensive line.

Fresno State is going to play very slowly and look to run the football with Luke at running back. The new quarterback looked terrible against USC. He will likely look better here against the Sac State defense, but Entz is a run first coach who doesn't typically try to run up the score as much as the average guy.

Both teams should be run heavy here. Fresno is the better team and they should have some long time consuming drives.

Take the under.

*4 Star Play Over* Nico Iamaleava played well for much of the game against Cal this past weekend. He was banged up late in the game, but Bob Chesney said in the postgame that he was fine and just cramped up some. Nico did come back in to take the final snap in the game.

San Diego State gave up 375 yards of total offense to Portland State. Aurich is gone and a bunch of the top San Diego State defensive talent went with him. I expect the Aztecs to be much weaker on defense this season.

San Diego State's offense was playing quite a bit quicker last night, and I look for that to continue. Sean Lewis wants to speed up the pace. Sutton is a good runner.

The UCLA running backs are dynamic. I really like Knight as a big playmaker in the backfield. He is really shifty. Anthony Woods averaged 14.8 yards per carry against Cal and he's a star as well. UCLA should pile up the rushing yards here.

Take the over.

*I would play this for 4 stars up to 53 and for 3 stars higher than that*

*4 Star Play Over* The Cal Golden Bears played at a much faster pace in game one. Cal was at a very quick 23.5 seconds per play in their opening game loss to UCLA. JKS is a really good quarterback. He was up against a UCLA defense that I think is much improved. I do expect him to have success against many secondaries.

Syracuse is much better offensively. They have a star quarterback back in Angeli. Last year when he was hurt the productivity was way down. The Orange want to play faster and their RPO style offense is likely to work well against a Cal defense that I believe is pretty weak.

Two teams with very good quarterbacks playing in a dome on the fast track. I think this total is set too low.

Take the over.

*I would play this for 4 stars up to 57 and 3 stars anything higher. Thanks and good luck*