re: College Football Week 1/Futures Bet Thread

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i am taking a hard look at miami -55 against fl a&m and georgia southern -55 against savannah state.

id prefer to play the first half lines if i can get 35 or under. both these games have 70-3 written all over them.

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Here is something I found in my research:

Since 2011, FBS teams are 24-2 against the spread vs. HBCUs.

Georgia vs. Southern last year was one of the two losses. The other was Cincinnati vs. Alabama A&M where Cincy missed the cover by half a point.

The thing is, 55 is such a damn high number, and Richt was the coach of one of those 2 losses. I'd feel safer with Georgia Southern, personally. UTSA -27.5 vs. Alabama State is one I'll be looking at, as well as UNLV -35.5 vs. Jackson State.

EDIT: First half lines, if they are available, will be auto plays for the HBCU games. I see Miami up 42-0 at half.

Florida A&M has a damn good coach in Alex Wood. If Ryan Stanley is their starter I'm taking the Rattlers and the points.