Scott Hastings’ Best CFB Bets – August 31, 2019
The very first slate of college football games on a Saturday is upon us and it seems as good as the smell of fresh cut grass. Now you seeing over 50 matches and might be looking at your book, becoming overwhelmed and heading back into bed. I’ve made picks on five matches which may??make it a little less difficult for you.
Without further ado, here are my favorite college soccer stakes for Saturday, August 24:
This line was moving . I had been anticipating some motion in the direction following the devastating injury to Alabama center linebacker Dylan Moses, who’s essentially the defense’s quarterback. Meanwhile, running backs Najee Harris and Brian Robinson is going to be suspended for the first half of this game, while that will detour individuals, this intrigues me as I’m sure coach Nick Saban will need some full-team repetitions with Tua Tagovailoa in the second half allowing greater opportunities to rack up the score.
Alabama averaged 45.6 points per game last season and with all the Tagovailoa/Jerry Jeudy link, I anticipate another offensive juggernaut in 2019, although the lack of Moses on the defensive side of the ball could make some openings early on this Duke might have the ability to harness and get some crime to help the OVER.
That the Texas Longhorns have fallen to unranked teams and that has frightened me away from financing them. I have a good deal of confidence in the Longhorns’ offense and quarterback Sam Ehlinger’s development. Texas’ offense has a meaty defensive coordinator and ought to be able to flex its muscles from an LA Tech team which must replace its defensive line.
It takes two to tango and like the Bulldogs’ revived defensive line, the Longhorns have a defense . In total, there are eight starters from 2018 who are not on the team this season, so there will be some growing pains for this young gifted defense and success should be found by LA Tech offense.
I’ve been a small bullish on Michigan going into the 2019 season, this coming from an Ohio State fan. This is the fifth year with the Wolverines excuses of Jim Harbaugh, that will be the group that you’ve constructed and I believe that they get the year started off with a bang. Last year, also have an experienced veteran squad and Michigan had four wins of 35 points or more.
The Blue Raiders played Week 3 in Georgia, squad last year was rated by with , and was swarmed 49-7. Josh Gattis is the new coordinator for the Wolverines and should spark some life to what seemed to be a bit of a stale crime at times last year. Defensively, Michigan will be one of the greatest colleges in the country and winning from 35 or more in Week 1 shouldn’t come as any shock.
The game of the Week 1 program of college football has a set of teams clubbed in AT&T Stadium at Texas. There is a good deal of hype surrounding Oregon and its quarterback Justin Herbert heading to 2019, and rightfully so. The senior threw for over 3,000 yards with 29 touchdowns and eight interceptions as his Ducks finished 9-4, including a triumph over Michigan State at the Redbox Bowl.
True freshman Bo Nix has been not able to flip heads for Auburn. The last two true freshmen to start for a Power Five group both went to win the national championship in Trevor Lawrence at 2019 and Tua Tagovailoa in 2018 I’m not saying Auburn will win the name , only that Nix isn’t any joke. Furthermore there has already been seven matchups with teams that are rated and the home team is 5-2 SU and ATS in those games. Last, the Pac-12 for a road group vs the SEC hasn’t had a win because 2009 and is 6-13 SU 8-10-1 ATS.
I needed to have a single underdog on the listing and I am looking at the West Coast for this one. The Huskies are bringing in Eastern Washington for its very first test in an FCS group and the line reveals the disparity between the colleges. I think that is a line great enough with the Eagles coming from a strong showing in 2018 to leap .
Eastern Washington seemed from the FCS domestic championship game and had the fourth-best crime in the FCS, but lost to North Dakota State. They have nine starters and the program before has been shown to be hard against Washington. The Huskies have a new quarterback, new running total and back had to substitute nine novices. Washington ranked 88th in crime and might stumble from the gate combined with the Eagles’ high-octane offense and that’s why I am backing Eastern Washington.
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