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Week 2 Preview

2018 Games · Steve Poyner · September 7, 2018

A mixed bag last week for me. Did great straight up, but awful against the spread. The Formula did better in both.

Record

Straight Up (Big) ATS (Big) Straight Up (All) ATS (All)
Me 6-2 2-6 31-12 15-25
Formula 5-3 2-6 34-9 21-19

Slim pickings this week, but two ranked match-ups and a few intriguing games.

Big Games

  1. 5 Georgia (-10) @ South Carolina — SEC East rivalry; UGA's talent edge in a tough road spot. My: UGA 24-14 (PUSH) · Formula: Georgia SU
  2. 4 Clemson (-12) @ Texas A&M — Jimbo vs Dabo; Clemson's edge in talent and experience. My: Clemson 31-17 (Clemson -12) · Formula: Clemson SU
  3. 17 USC @ 11 Stanford (-5.5) — Pac 12 rivalry; close, hinges on Stanford's passing game. My: Stan 31-28 (USC +5.5) · Formula: Stanford SU
  4. Iowa (-4) @ Iowa St — Early-season rivalry; Iowa St with the experience edge at home. My: ISU 41-38 (ISU +4) · Formula: Iowa SU
  5. Penn St (-9) @ Pittsburgh — PSU far more talented since the upset loss here. My: PSU 34-21 (PSU -9) · Formula: Penn St SU
  6. Georgia Tech (-3.5) @ South Florida — Triple option vs a fast USF defense at home. My: USF 25-17 (USF +3.5) · Formula: USF SU

The Rest (My Pick · Formula)

  1. TCU @ SMU (-22.5) — TCU SU · TCU SU
  2. 23 Mississippi St @ Kansas St (+9) — MSU SU · MSU SU
  3. Western Mich @ 13 Michigan (-28) — Mich SU · Mich SU
  4. Duke @ Northwestern (-2.5) — NW SU · Duke SU
  5. Eastern Mich @ Purdue (-16.5) — Purdue SU · Purdue SU
  6. New Mexico @ 19 Wisconsin (-34.5) — Wisc SU · Wisc SU
  7. Nevada @ 24 Vanderbilt (-8.5) — Vandy SU · Vandy SU
  8. Arizona @ Houston (-4) — Hou SU · Hou SU
  9. Liberty @ Army (-9.5) — Army SU · Liberty SU
  10. Georgia St @ NC State (+24.5) — NCSU SU · NCSU SU
  11. UCLA @ 2 Oklahoma (-32) — OU SU · OU SU
  12. Air Force @ FAU (-9.5) — FAU SU · FAU SU
  13. Kansas @ Central Mich (-5) — CMU SU · CMU SU
  14. Buffalo @ Temple (-4.5) — Temple SU · Buffalo SU
  15. Colorado @ Nebraska (-3.5) — Neb SU · Colorado SU
  16. Rutgers @ 3 Ohio St (-35) — OSU SU · OSU SU
  17. Arkansas St @ 1 Alabama (-36) — Bama SU · Bama SU
  18. North Carolina @ East Carolina (+17) — UNC SU · UNC SU
  19. Memphis @ Navy (+7.5) — Mem SU · Mem SU
  20. Ball St @ 9 Notre Dame (-37.5) — ND SU · ND SU
  21. 18 Maryland @ Bowling Green (+16) — MD SU · MD SU
  22. UMass @ Georgia Southern (-2.5) — GSU SU · GSU SU
  23. Appalachian St (-14) @ Charlotte — App SU · App SU
  24. Wyoming @ 25 Missouri (-18.5) — Mizzou SU · Mizzou SU

Good luck and have fun watching.

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