College Foots Plays for tomorrow:
I'm on the Noles at -3 1/2 from a GOY play before the season. Not excited to be holding it, less excited for -6 1/2 or whatever it is now.
AFA -5
BC -12 1/2
Duke -4 1/2
Indiana -16 1/2
N. Mexico -6 1/2
USC -3
Really chalky, kind of a weird card again. I'm also on
Nebraska +3 1/2 and +150. It's a homer play, I'll give you my analysis so you can make your own decision
Nebraska dominated Colorado in their first game on both lines of scrimmage. Injury to freshman QB Adrian Martinez ended up costing them the game
along with some breakdowns trying to cover CU's stud receiver Shenault. Huskers secondary was always going to be their weakness this year, but it's
been a little better than I anticipated. Huskers outgained Troy by 111 yards in second game despite Martinez missing the game and walk on QB Andrew
Bunch being asked to run an EXTREMELY vanilla offense. Huskers do not lose that game if not for turnovers and ST TD's by Troy. It's probably not
particularly close if Martinez starts. Martinez started last week at Michigan, had pass to speedy WR JD Spielman tipped and intercepted that likely would
have been a TD and given the Huskers a 7-0 lead on the first drive and things kind of snowballed from there. Huskers were dominated up front on both
sides, which was somewhat expected and Martinez was clearly still not 100% and was reluctant to take off and run. He says he's 100% this week and I
believe that to be true. In the two of the three games that were not blowouts that Purdue played in both NW and Mizzou were able to run the ball on them
relatively easily. The Huskers will look to do the same. Huskers rushed for 258/game in the two games other than Michigan. Huskers are desperate for a
win with Wisconsin on deck, Purdue is on the road for the first time. I'm not trying to convince anyone. Just offering my reasoning besides just "I'm a homer".
I'll take more than a FG at home as the right play. I'll take the ML as a homer.