First half under 26.5
“[41:30] But I like Georgia Clemson first half, under 26 and a half.
[41:34] I grabbed that yesterday.
[41:36] I think it's down to 24 and a half now.
[41:37] I'd still play it at that number.
[41:39] People, I think, forget that Clemson still does have a lot of talent on this team.
[41:43] A lot of it is on the defensive side of the ball.
[41:46] Their defensive line is still very good.
[41:48] Peter Woods is certainly an NFL guy.
[41:50] Dabo Sweeney and Kirby Smart are both conservative coaches that I think are going to come out and play this one tight to the vest to start.
[41:56] So I'm taking the under there in the first half.
[41:59] I also like Penn State minus seven and a half going to Morgantown.
[42:03] Now, West Virginia has been a trendy pick this week, but you have to remember about Penn State.
[42:08] Over the last two years, they're 20 and four in the regular season.
[42:11] Their only four losses have come to Michigan and Ohio State.
[42:14] In those other 20 wins, they've only had two single-digit wins in that one.
[42:20] I think Penn State is just on a different tier.
[42:22] They know how to take care of business against lesser competition,
[42:25] so I'm rolling with the Nittany Lions in that one.
[42:28] I'm also going to take the Terps at home at noon, minus 19.5 or 20.5,
[42:32] whatever it is right now, against UConn.
[42:35] UConn is starting a quarterback who has never started a game at the FBS level before,
[42:39] or any level for that matter,
[42:41] a two-trying transfer from Oklahoma and Wisconsin.
[42:44] In Nick Evers, a lot of folks think that Maryland
[42:46] is going to take a major step back”
Georgia led Clemson 6-0 at halftime of the Aflac Kickoff Game, staying under the 26.5 first-half total (ESPN box score). (Halftime: Georgia 6, Clemson 0)
Penn State Nittany Lions -7.5
“[41:59] I also like Penn State minus seven and a half going to Morgantown.
[42:03] Now, West Virginia has been a trendy pick this week, but you have to remember about Penn State.
[42:08] Over the last two years, they're 20 and four in the regular season.
[42:11] Their only four losses have come to Michigan and Ohio State.
[42:14] In those other 20 wins, they've only had two single-digit wins in that one.
[42:20] I think Penn State is just on a different tier.
[42:22] They know how to take care of business against lesser competition,
[42:25] so I'm rolling with the Nittany Lions in that one.
[42:28] I'm also going to take the Terps at home at noon, minus 19.5 or 20.5,
[42:32] whatever it is right now, against UConn.
[42:35] UConn is starting a quarterback who has never started a game at the FBS level before,
[42:39] or any level for that matter,
[42:41] a two-trying transfer from Oklahoma and Wisconsin.
[42:44] In Nick Evers, a lot of folks think that Maryland
[42:46] is going to take a major step back
[42:48] because Talia Tunga-Vailoa leaves,
[42:51] but what they don't know is that Maryland
[42:52] was carried by its defense, a top 25 defense last year.
[42:56] I expect the same this year.
[42:57] I'm going with the Terps.
[42:59] I'm going to take Miami and Florida over 54.
[43:01] These are two teams that were both in the 90s last year
[43:05] in rushing play rate.
[43:06] They throw the ball a lot.
[43:08] Shannon Dawson's an air raid guy at Miami.”
PSU 34-WVU 12 — Penn State beat West Virginia 34-12, covering the -7.5 spread by 22 points (ESPN box score).
Maryland Terrapins -19.5
“[42:28] I'm also going to take the Terps at home at noon, minus 19.5 or 20.5,
[42:32] whatever it is right now, against UConn.
[42:35] UConn is starting a quarterback who has never started a game at the FBS level before,
[42:39] or any level for that matter,
[42:41] a two-trying transfer from Oklahoma and Wisconsin.
[42:44] In Nick Evers, a lot of folks think that Maryland
[42:46] is going to take a major step back
[42:48] because Talia Tunga-Vailoa leaves,
[42:51] but what they don't know is that Maryland
[42:52] was carried by its defense, a top 25 defense last year.
[42:56] I expect the same this year.
[42:57] I'm going with the Terps.
[42:59] I'm going to take Miami and Florida over 54.
[43:01] These are two teams that were both in the 90s last year
[43:05] in rushing play rate.
[43:06] They throw the ball a lot.
[43:08] Shannon Dawson's an air raid guy at Miami.
[43:11] Florida's weakness on the defense, is it secondary?
[43:13] Same with Miami, if you can find a weakness there.
[43:15] Miami also returns the number two and three receivers in the ACC.
[43:20] And then on Monday night, I hit Florida State almost immediately minus 15 and a half.
[43:25] As soon as they lost that game to Georgia Tech, I hit them minus 15 and a half against Boston College.
[43:29] I am very down on Boston College.
[43:31] I thought this was a buy low spot for the Noles.
[43:35] Thomas Castellanos, that quarterback up in Chestnut Hill,”
MD 50-CONN 7 — Maryland beat UConn 50-7, covering the -19.5 spread by 43 points (ESPN box score).
Over 54
“[42:59] I'm going to take Miami and Florida over 54.
[43:01] These are two teams that were both in the 90s last year
[43:05] in rushing play rate.
[43:06] They throw the ball a lot.
[43:08] Shannon Dawson's an air raid guy at Miami.
[43:11] Florida's weakness on the defense, is it secondary?
[43:13] Same with Miami, if you can find a weakness there.
[43:15] Miami also returns the number two and three receivers in the ACC.
[43:20] And then on Monday night, I hit Florida State almost immediately minus 15 and a half.
[43:25] As soon as they lost that game to Georgia Tech, I hit them minus 15 and a half against Boston College.
[43:29] I am very down on Boston College.
[43:31] I thought this was a buy low spot for the Noles.
[43:35] Thomas Castellanos, that quarterback up in Chestnut Hill,
[43:38] was one of the most fun quarterbacks to watch in all of college football last year.
[43:42] He's a freelance guy.
[43:43] He's a boomer bus guy.
[43:44] I don't see that fitting well with Bill O'Brien,
[43:47] and I'm going to take the Noles there in a buy-low spot.
[43:51] Out to 17 there, so you're quick to get on the Noles in that buy-low spot.
[43:56] There's 16 and a half out there in the market as well.
[44:00] We'll obviously continue to do some more college football,
[44:01] But Jake, I know you have some college football bets this weekend.
[44:05] Well, not just baseball, college football.
[44:06] What do you like real quick, Jake, this weekend before we had to break?
[44:09] Yeah, expanding my horizons.”
MIA 41-FLA 17 — Miami beat Florida 41-17, a combined 58 points, clearing the over 54 total (ESPN box score).
Florida State Seminoles -15.5
“[43:20] And then on Monday night, I hit Florida State almost immediately minus 15 and a half.
[43:25] As soon as they lost that game to Georgia Tech, I hit them minus 15 and a half against Boston College.
[43:29] I am very down on Boston College.
[43:31] I thought this was a buy low spot for the Noles.
[43:35] Thomas Castellanos, that quarterback up in Chestnut Hill,
[43:38] was one of the most fun quarterbacks to watch in all of college football last year.
[43:42] He's a freelance guy.
[43:43] He's a boomer bus guy.
[43:44] I don't see that fitting well with Bill O'Brien,
[43:47] and I'm going to take the Noles there in a buy-low spot.
[43:51] Out to 17 there, so you're quick to get on the Noles in that buy-low spot.
[43:56] There's 16 and a half out there in the market as well.
[44:00] We'll obviously continue to do some more college football,
[44:01] But Jake, I know you have some college football bets this weekend.
[44:05] Well, not just baseball, college football.
[44:06] What do you like real quick, Jake, this weekend before we had to break?
[44:09] Yeah, expanding my horizons.
[44:11] I'm going to take the points with Colorado State because I don't believe in this Texas team whatsoever.
[44:16] They kept a couple of their players who refused to transfer because they love it there so much.
[44:20] So this is an all-time vibes play for me.
[44:22] I'll take the Rams with the points.
[44:24] And I mean, if Clemson's going to keep taking money, I'm going to just wait until the last second.
[44:28] I'm going to bet Georgia, too.
[44:29] Like, I'm not doing this with Cade Clubnick.
[44:32] Like, I don't care.”
BC 28-FSU 13 — Boston College beat Florida State 28-13; the Seminoles lost outright, failing to cover as 15.5-point favorites (ESPN box score).
Michigan State Spartans -13.5
“[33:38] I like the Spartans Michigan State minus 13 and a half tonight hosting FAU FAU was a bad offense a year ago and I think they got worse They 122nd in returning production They took a quarterback in Cam Fancher from Marshall who had 11 touchdowns to 11 picks last year Marshall had a very good defense a season ago and he did not help their cause
[33:59] I also love this Jonathan Smith hire from Michigan State.
[34:03] He did more with less at Oregon State.
[34:06] I like their quarterback, Aiden Childs, a young, talented quarterback.
[34:10] And I like the Spartans in this one.
[34:12] Let me also tell you how I'm going to use my no sweat token, College Football Parlay, because it's going to start tonight.
[34:18] I am going to take a game for it.
[34:19] Damn right, buddy.
[34:20] Let's go.
[34:20] Look at you plugging that.
[34:23] That's amazing.
[34:24] That's what we do, right?
[34:25] That's what we do.
[34:26] It was seamless, too.
[34:28] I'm sorry to interrupt the flow, but it was amazing.
[34:31] Got to call it out.
[34:32] I appreciate it.
[34:33] Go ahead.
[34:34] I'm going to take Stanford tonight against TCU.
[34:36] Their wide receiver, Alec Aomenor, one of my favorite players in college football,
[34:40] and something TCU cannot do is stop the explosive pass.
[34:44] Then tomorrow, I'm going to take South Dakota State against Oklahoma State on the money line as well.
[34:50] And the South Dakota State team, it's what everybody thinks of when they think North Dakota State.
[34:56] This is the back-to-back FCS national champion.
[34:59] Bill Connolly at ESPN does a great job with his SP Plus of ranking every team in college football from FBS to NAIA and D3.”
MSU 16-FAU 10 — Michigan State beat Florida Atlantic 16-10, covering only by 6 points, short of the -13.5 spread (ESPN box score).
Stanford plus points / South Dakota State moneyline / USC moneyline (+3400)
- Stanford Cardinal plus points pending
- South Dakota State Jackrabbits lost
- USC Trojans won
“[34:34] I'm going to take Stanford tonight against TCU.
[34:36] Their wide receiver, Alec Aomenor, one of my favorite players in college football,
[34:40] and something TCU cannot do is stop the explosive pass.
[34:44] Then tomorrow, I'm going to take South Dakota State against Oklahoma State on the money line as well.
[34:50] And the South Dakota State team, it's what everybody thinks of when they think North Dakota State.
[34:56] This is the back-to-back FCS national champion.
[34:59] Bill Connolly at ESPN does a great job with his SP Plus of ranking every team in college football from FBS to NAIA and D3.
[35:08] Well, this South Dakota State team is about 50th in his rankings.
[35:11] They're essentially equivalent to Rutgers.
[35:13] And then I'm going to finish it off with USC on the money line.
[35:17] That's nearly 34 to 1 odds when you parlay the money line on all three of those.
[35:22] I'm swinging for the fences.
[35:23] another plug as well as he's swinging for the vets with bet mgm absolutely love it 34 to 1
[35:30] on the no sweat the no sweat token parlay over at bet mgm we absolutely love to see it there from
[35:37] our guy steve gorgie uh tyler i know you have bets tonight on this friday night friday night
[35:42] usually for the high school football but it's today for the college football what do you like
[35:45] on this friday before labor day weekend i mean just a generational performance by steven there
[35:51] I mean, how do you?
[35:52] You can't teach that.
[35:53] You literally can't teach that.
[35:55] I got three bets for – yeah, I mean, as good as it gets.
[35:58] I got three bets for tonight.
[36:00] This one is a hold-your-nose stinker.
[36:02] I took Michigan State FAU over 44-and-a-half.
[36:05] So this total got steamed down seven points.”
The 3-leg no-sweat parlay needs every leg to hit: South Dakota State lost outright to Oklahoma State 44-20, so the parlay busts regardless of the Stanford and USC legs (ESPN box scores). (Oklahoma State 44, South Dakota State 20; USC 27, LSU 20)
Bobby Witt Jr. to hit a home run
“[33:07] I dabble in baseball here and there uh I have Bobby Witt Jr. to hit a homer tonight”
Bobby Witt Jr. hit two home runs and drove in 4 runs as the Royals beat the Red Sox 8-4 (ESPN box score). (Bobby Witt Jr.: 2 HR, 4 RBI)
Miami Hurricanes to win the ACC (+450)
“[1:40:05] Guys, I a little bit hate myself for being so into this Hurricanes team because they're kind of like Texas where we ask every year, is Miami back? Is Texas back? Is USC back? But I really do like this Miami team. I like them to win the league at plus 450.”
Clemson 34, SMU 31 — Clemson beat SMU 34-31 on a walk-off field goal to win the 2024 ACC Championship; Miami did not win the conference (ESPN).
Kyron Drones to win the Heisman Trophy (+10000)
“[1:42:25] Kyron Drones, I bet him to win the Heisman at 100-1.”
Colorado's Travis Hunter won the 2024 Heisman Trophy; Kyron Drones did not win (Heisman Trust official announcement). (2024 Heisman winner: Travis Hunter)
Missouri Tigers over 9.5 wins (+130)
“I like them
[2:07:34] over nine and a half at plus 130.”
Missouri finished the 2024 regular season 9-3 (before its bowl win over Iowa), short of the over 9.5 wins line (Wikipedia season page, sourced to official game logs). (Missouri 2024 regular season: 9-3)
Missouri Tigers to make the College Football Playoff (+180)
“And I like them to make the college ball playoff at plus 180.”
Missouri finished No. 19 in the final CFP rankings and was not selected for the 12-team 2024-25 College Football Playoff (Missouri Athletics official site). (Missouri final CFP ranking: No. 19 (outside the 12-team field))