*3 Star Play Under* Duquesne is in the middle of a couple major transitions. Leading scorer and rebounder Eric Williams transferred to Oregon in the offseason. Frankie Hughes was the team's fourth leading scorer, and he is out with an injury. Duquesne will be relying on some youngsters in the backcourt.

The Dukes weren't bad on defense last year, but they gave up far too many second chance points. Princeton consistently ranks near the bottom of the nation in offensive rebounds.

Princeton lost Myles Stephens in the offseason, and there are a lot of questions about who their go to scoring options will be. The Tigers prefer to use clock on offense and they don't get to the line very much.

Princeton excels at defensive rebounding, and Duquesne got a lot of offense from second chance opportunities last year.

PPG Paints Arena (hockey arena) is where this one will be played. Duquesne doesn't really have a home gym while there campus arena is being worked on. PPG Paints arena has seen 6 of the last 8 games played here go under the total. Of those six games that have gone under- all but one of them stayed under the number by 12 points or more.

Take the under.

*3 Star Play Over* The Dallas Cowboys are first in the NFL in yards per play. Dallas had a bye week to get ready for this game. The Cowboys put it on Philadelphia in their last game. They should be up for this game though. They lost at New York against the lowly Jets earlier this year, and the Giants and Cowboys don't like each other.

The Giants offense has shown the ability to move the ball pretty well this year when they are healthy. They have their skill position stars back in Saquon Barkley and Evan Engram. They should be able to make enough big plays to score a decent amount.

The Giants secondary is a bottom five group in the NFL, and I expect Dak Prescott and his healthy group of receivers to beat them once again here. Ezekiel Elliot is a top two or three back in the NFL and he'll get his as well.

I think this total is set too low.

Take the over.

*3 Star Play Over* The Green Bay Packers offense has been on fire of late. Green Bay is averaging 32.3 points per game in their last six games. Aaron Rodgers and the passing attack have gotten it going. Now, Davante Adams is slated to come back from his injury in this one barring a setback in pregame warmups.

Green Bay should be able to take advantage of a Chargers secondary that is weak at the safety spot. Injuries have really hurt that unit.

The Chargers have a new offensive coordinator, and I think this offense will be more aggressive and move a little quicker under their new offensive coordinator. Phillip Rivers still has some pretty good playmakers around him. Green Bay has allowed 11 plays of 40 yards or more (worst in the NFL), so the Packers can be beaten deep.


Take the over.

*4 Star Play on Tampa Bay* The Tampa Bay Bucs are 2-5 this year, but the Bucs are +0.22 ypp margin which is 12th in the NFL so far this year. That's impressive when you consider the schedule Tampa Bay has played thus far. Tampa Bay has played the 5th toughest schedule in the NFL. The Bucs have road wins at Carolina and against the LA Rams. They absolutely should have won last week at Tennessee as well.

Tampa Bay is far better than their record would indicate. Seattle is always far worse than their record would indicate. The Seahawks are 6-2, but they have played the 25th toughest schedule in the NFL so far this year. Seattle has a -0.26 ypp margin on the year (23rd) even against that very weak schedule. The Seahawks are getting too much respect at home right now. They beat the Bengals by a point at home. They were fortunate to beat the Rams by a point at home. They also were beaten handily by the Ravens at home.

The Tampa Bay run defense ranks 1st in the NFL. Seattle runs at the 4th highest percentage of any team in the NFL.

Seattle's defense isn't good anymore, and I think the Bucs star receivers have big advantages against this Seattle secondary.

Grab the points.

Take Tampa Bay.

*4 Star Play Over* The Detroit Lions offense is more pass heavy without Johnson at running back. Detroit is 5th in the NFL in yards per pass attempt, so the Lions have been able to get quite a few big gainers in the passing game. The Raiders pass defense ranks 28th in yards per pass allowed. Matt Stafford and this Lions passing attack should have a lot of success here.

Oakland has been good both on the ground and through the air this year. The Raiders rank 6th in the NFL in yards per play. Detroit ranks 24th in the NFL in yards per play allowed. Darius Slay is banged up and is questionable. Mike Daniels is also questionable for the Lions defense. They aren't that good to begin with, and now they are short handed.

Both of these teams have given up far more big plays than the average team in the NFL. Expect a lot of explosive plays in this one.

The weather looks good in this one, and the number has dropped a little. I think the over is a nice value here.

Take the over.

*3 Star NFL Early Morning CASH* The Houston Texans have cluster injuries in the secondary. Houston is now also without their star pass rusher J.J. Watt after he went down with an injury last week.

Gardner Minshew has been really good for the Jaguars at quarterback. He doesn't have a cannon for an arm, but he is an accurate passer and he can keep plays alive with his feet. The Jaguars running game is much improved this year (4.8 yards per carry), and the Jaguars should have a balanced attack that is tough for Houston to slow down.

The Texans offense is all about keeping Watson upright. The offensive line is better than past years, but they are still the biggest weakness for the team. The Jaguars rank third in the NFL in sacks.

Minshew and the Jaguars lost 13-12 to Houston on the road earlier this year. The Jaguars outgained the Texans in that game. Houston's injuries are far worse now than they were in that first game.

Also, Jacksonville goes to London every single year. The Jaguars are 3-1 in their last 4 games in London. Many coaches have said it is very hard to play this game for teams who aren't accustomed to the long flight and different setup. Houston is playing this London game for the first time here. This is a clear advantage for Jacksonville.

Take Jacksonville.

*3 Star CFB Late Night BAILOUT* The BYU Cougars are getting healthy. They pulled the upset over Boise State in their last game. BYU has a good quarterback option now in Baylor Romney. He has made good decisions with the football in his action thus far. BYU's offensive line is improving as well.

The BYU defense is a strong one. BYU has allowed only 18 plays of 20 yards or more all year. That is 4th best in the country.

BYU has played an extremely tough schedule. The Cougars have the 7th ranked strength of schedule according to Sagarin. Utah State ranks 57th in strength of schedule.

Utah State's passing game that was once strong with Jordan Love is now not good. The Aggies wide receivers are a clear weakness. The running game is way down from a year ago. Love is a good quarterback, but the team around him isn't good enough.

BYU has lost to Utah State two times in a row. This is a chance for revenge.

Take BYU.

*4 Star Play Over* The Oregon secondary hadn't really been tested until the last two games. They failed their test. Washington threw the ball easily on this Oregon secondary. Washington State put up a big number against them as well.

USC has many problems, but they still have some of the best receivers in the country. They also have a good quarterback to get them the ball. I think USC can pick up big plays in the air against Oregon here.

The USC defense is allowing 5.81 yards per play. The Trojans have allowed a whopping 127 plays of 10 yards or more on the season (112th in the country). Oregon's offense is good on the ground and through the air. They should move the ball with ease as well.

Take the over.

*3 Star Play Over* The Arkansas Razorbacks continue to push the tempo. Arkansas has played a lot of good defenses so far this year. The Razorbacks have faced Auburn and Alabama in the last two weeks. Those defenses will shut a lot of offenses down.

Arkansas isn't good offensively, but Mississippi State is really bad on defense. The Bulldogs were great on defense last year, but they had to replace nearly everyone- and it hasn't gone well. Mississippi State ranks 111th in the nation in yards per play allowed.

Mississippi State has already played three games that finished with a total of 66 or higher. Two of their last four games finished at 79 points total.

These are the 12th and 13th ranked defenses in the SEC. Expect the two offenses to have quite a bit of success.

Take the over.

*3 Star Play Under* The Utah Utes play at the 129th pace in the country out of 130 teams. The Utes also run the ball on 65% of their offensive plays. Utah is a grind it out team. They will use their offensive line to try to wear you down a little bit at a time over the course of the game.

Washington isn't likely to get much at all on the ground in this one. Utah is second in the country in yards per carry allowed. The Huskies offense has been inconsistent this season. I wouldn't expect them to be able to consistently put together good drives against this elite Utah defense.

Washington also plays slowly. The Huskies rank 92nd in the country in pace of play.

The Huskies defense has been much better in recent seasons at home, and I think they'll stay in this game. Utah is the better team though and I think they dictate the flow of this game.

Take the under.