re: Official Wk 4 College FB Bet Thread (Swiggety Swooty, I'm Commin for that Booty)

If that QB doesnt play it could be a 56-0 win for LSU

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Were they going to score even with their QB? I think this line needs to be capped looking at Syracuse's defense vs. LSU's offense.

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Well, with a 5th-string walk-on starting for Cuse, LSU's defense might also be LSU's offense.

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they still don't have the pass game figured out

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You don't know this at all.

LSU probably has as much WR talent as any team in the country and Brandon Harris has an absolute cannon for an arm and has not turned the football over yet.

Those are facts and outside of that no one knows much about the passing game because LSU hasn't needed it yet.

LSU is going to absolutely outclass Syracuse by a wide wide margin at every single position in this game.

But are you really willing to bet against Brandon Harris being able to play action with Fournette and hit Dural on a couple big throws down field? And are you willing to bet against the LSU running game being able to put up another 300 yards?

And remember...this defense now has the ability to get after the passer and will force turnovers against this QB coming off the street.

This is one where I can see not betting LSU, but I can't fathom being excited about taking Syracuse.

I'm not sure about you but I would consider -24.5 a pretty damn wide margin for a team traveling as far as LSU will be and playing an 11 AM game the week after playing back to back SEC games.

That's no where near enough to make me feel comfortable to put money on Syracuse to be able to stay close to LSU.

I have a real hard time believing Syracuse can score double digits.

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I'm on TCU -6.5 as my only play of the week so far.

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Is the line down to -6.5? I am only seeing 7.5, 7 in a few places.

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How bad is TCUs defense going to be? Aren't they down a lot of starters?

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They returned 6 starters from their Peach Bowl team last year.

5 of those guys are injured or out, so they are down to 1 Peach Bowl starter.

Also, 3 of the first year starters who replaced the lost Peach Bowl starters are out.

Patterson said 2 walk ons will be in the 2 deep this week. True freshmen will start at both linebacker spots. If Davion Pierson doesn't play, the entire defensive line will be 2s.

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I agree, I can see Syracuse getting shut out in the same way Boston College did last Friday vs. FSU. But FSU was in a similar situation, road game in the Northeast and only scored 14. They too have a Heisman worthy candidate at running back and arguably a better QB. That is the game that keeps popping into my mind when I look at this game.

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FSU returned just 1 of 5 on the OL and was manhandled at the LOS by BC's stout front 7. I know they played nobodies besides FSU, but BC has given up just one TD in 3 games, while Cuse got lit up through the air by Wake and CMU.

I don't see a resemblance, myself.


Edit: probably enough about this game, I just don't like the "Vegas must know something I don't" talk when it's a 24.5 spread.

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Damn you think their offense will be able to score enough to cover -6.5? Thinking about buying a half and rolling with TCU

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Depends on what TCU offense shows up

They have played well in road games in Texas

Road games outside of Texas, not so much

It's a tough spot for them. BUT... TCU has played their best with backs against the well. I remember in 2012 they lost Pachall at QB and got beat at home by Iowa State by 14 that week. Everyone jumped ship and they were pretty big dogs at Baylor the next game, but won by 28 outright.

The offense is good enough to carry this team, IMO, at least until the Oklahoma game on November 21. If they can't get healthy by that one they are fricked. I think the offense is good enough to beat Baylor in a shootout at home.

Michigan -5.5
Tenn +2
ULM +38
UK -3
Arkansas +7.5

19-11 ytd