ALAN HARRIS
4 Unit Play. Take #141/142 Georgia St. vs. Arkansas St Over 59.5 (7:00 PM, Saturday, October 31)
Two teams that have been trending to the over will meet on Saturday night when the Georgia St. Panthers travel to take on the Arkansas St. Red Wolves at Centennial Bank Stadium in Jonesboro, AR. Georgia St. has posted a 7-2-1 record to the over in their last ten Sun Belt Conference games and they have gone a perfect 6-0 to the over in their last six games following an ATS win. Arkansas St. has been an over team as well in the spot they are in here on Saturday night as they have gone 7-1 to the over in their last eight games following a straight up win and they have that same 7-1 record to the over in their last eight home games. Throw in the fact that the Red Wolves have gone 21-7 to the over in their last 28 Sun Belt Conference games and that they have gone over the posted total in thirteen of their last sixteen games where they faced a team with a losing record and that’s where we’ll have our play in a game that we see turning into a shoot-out in Jonesboro on Saturday night.
3 Unit Play. Take #149/150 Stanford vs. Washington St. Over 62 (10:30 PM, Saturday, October 31, ESPN)
Two teams that have been trending to the over will meet on Saturday night when the Stanford Cardinal travel to take on the Washington St. Cougars at Clarence D. Martin Stadium in Pullman, WA. Stanford has posted a 5-1 record to the over in their last six games following a straight up win and they have gone a perfect 5-0 to the over in their last five games where they faced a team with a winning record. The Cougars have been an over team as well in the spot they are in here on Saturday night as they have gone over the posted total in five of their last six games following an ATS win and they have a 20-8 record to the over in their last 28 home games. Throw in the fact that these two teams have a combined 9-3 record to the over in their last 12 conference games and we’ll look for points in Pullman on Saturday night in a game between two teams that can really light up the scoreboard.
5 Unit Play. Take #153 USC -5.5 over California (3:00 PM, Saturday, October 31, FOX)
The USC Trojans will look to back to back wins after their victory last week over Utah when they travel to take on the California Golden Bears at Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, CA on Saturday afternoon. The Trojans looked great last week in the win over the #3 Utes and they have been pretty good in the spot they are in here on Saturday. They have posted a perfect 5-0 ATS record in their last five games at Cal. The Golden Bears, on the other hand, have really struggled in the situation they are in here as they have gone just 4-9 ATS in their last 13 games played in the month of October and they have gone just 6-18 ATS in their last 24 home games. Throw in the fact that the road team has gone 6-2 ATS in the last eight head to head meetings between these two teams and we’ll lay the points with the Trojans in a game that we have them winning by double digits on Saturday afternoon.
4 Unit Play. Take #156 Temple +11 over Notre Dame (8:00 PM, Saturday, October 31, ABC)
The Temple Owls will put their undefeated season on the line when they take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Lincoln Financial Field on Saturday night in Philadelphia. The Owls have posted an 8-3 record in their last eleven games where they faced a team with a winning record and they have gone an excellent 23-9-1 ATS after allowing less than 100 yards or less on the ground in their previous contest. Throw in the fact that Temple has gone 5-2 ATS in their last seven games overall and we’ll take the points with them on Saturday night a game where we think their defense will keep them in it until the end, covering the double digit number over the Fighting Irish.
4 Unit Play. Take #168 Houston -11.5 over Vanderbilt (7:00 PM, Saturday, October 31, ESPN 2)
The Houston Cougars will look to improve their record to 8-0 when they take on the Vanderbilt Commodores at TDECU Stadium in Houston on Saturday night. The Cougars have posted a 5-1 ATS record in their last six non-conference games and they have gone an excellent 21-8 ATS in their last 29 games where they faced a team with a losing record. Throw in the fact that Houston has gone 4-0-1 ATS in their last five games following a win by 20 or more points and we’ll lay the number with them at home on Saturday as they know they need a big win over an SEC school to keep up with Memphis and Temple (other teams in the AAC) in the eyes of the pool voters on Sunday.
3 Unit Play. Take #174 Utah -24 over Oregon St (7:00 PM, Saturday, October 31, Pac-12 Network)
The Utah Utes will look to bounce back from their first loss of the season last week when they take on the Oregon St. Beavers at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, UT on Saturday night. While Utah was outplayed in all aspects of the game in their loss to USC, they have been pretty good in the spot they are in here on Saturday and they get to play the team that we have rated the lowest in the conference. The Utes have also been able to bounce back well after an ATS loss, going 5-1 in their last six games where they were in that situation. Oregon St, on the other hand, has been awful in the spot that they are in here on Saturday night. They have gone just 1-10 ATS in their last 11 conference games and they have failed to cover in 13 of their last 16 games overall. Throw in the fact that Oregon St. has gone 0-5 ATS in their last five road games and we’ll lay the big number with the Utes here in a game that they could win by 40+ if everything breaks right for them.
7 Unit Play. Take #176 Cincinnati -27 over Central Florida (12:00 PM, Saturday, October 31, ESPN)
The Cincinnati Bearcats will look to hand the UCF Knights their ninth loss this season when the two teams meet at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati on Saturday afternoon. The Bearcats have posted an 8-1-1 ATS record in their last ten conference games and they have gone a perfect 5-0 ATS in their last five games where they faced a team with a losing record. UCF, who is now 0-8 and dealing with the forced retirement of Head Coach George O’Leary, has been awful in the spot that we find them in here on Saturday afternoon. They have gone just 1-6 ATS in their last seven games following a straight up loss and they have failed to cover in eight of their last nine games overall dating back to last season. Throw in the fact that UCF has gone just 9-24 ATS in their last 33 games after they allowed more than 200 yards on the ground and we’ll lay the big number with the Bearcats as we have them winning in blowout fashion over the Golden Knights on Saturday afternoon.
4 Unit Play. Take #179/180 UL-Monroe vs. UL-Lafayette Under 57 (5:00 PM, Saturday, October 31)
Two teams that have been trending to the under will meet on Saturday night when the UL-Monroe Warhawks travel to take on the UL-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns at Cajun Field in Lafayette, LA. UL-Monroe has posted a 5-1 record to the under in their last six road games and they have stayed under the posted total in 13 of their last 16 games following an ATS loss. Throw in the fact that the Warhawks have scored just 51 points in their last three games and we’ll play the under here as we expect UL-Lafayette to score a bit but we’re not sure that UL-Monroe will be able to do the same.
3 Unit Play. Take #205 Air Force -7 over Hawaii (10:30 PM, Saturday, October 31, CBS Sports Network)
The Air Force Falcons will look to build on their win last weekend over Fresno St. when they travel off the mainland to take on the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors at Hawaiian Airlines Field at Aloha Stadium on Saturday night. The Falcons have posted a 6-2 ATS record in their last eight games following a straight up win and they have covered in nine of their last thirteen games overall. Hawaii, on the other hand, has really struggled in the spot they are in here on Saturday night as they have gone just 1-5 ATS in their last six home games and they are an awful 3-13-1 ATS in their last 17 games played in the month of October. Throw in the fact that Hawaii has gone just 3-7-1 in their last eleven Mountain West Conference games and we’ll lay the TD with Air Force here on the road as we think their triple option attack will be too much for Hawaii to handle.