Jesse Schule

THE PLAY: Central Florida -16.5 (-110)

This is a free play on UCF. 

Scott Frost is back in Orlando, where he went 13-0 with the Knights in 2017. The Knights open the season at home against Jacksonville State, which should allow the Scott Frost era to start off on a positive note. The Gamecocks won the C-USA last season, going 7-1 in conference play. Despite their success, they lost their first two games of the season by a combined 63 points to Coastal Carolina and Louisville. Head coach Rich Rod has left to take the job at West Virginia, and he's replaced by Charles Kelly. Despite 30+ years of coaching experience, Kelly has never before been a head coach. He will be starting from scratch, as the Gamecocks rank near last in the country in returning production. I believe there is more than a 16.5 point separation between a rebuilding BIG12 team and a completely gutted C-USA team. Lay it with UCF. 

GL, 

Jesse Schule 

THE PLAY: 1H Total Over 5.5 (-120) M Scherzer (RHP), L Severino (RHP) Must Start

This is a free play on OVER 1st 5. 

We saw the Braves and Athletics tied 3-3 after five innings last night, and we have another hot hot night in Sacramento. The Jays come in as the hottest team in baseball, having a 10 game win streak snapped in a matinee in Chicago. They rank 3rd in the major leagues in team batting average, and they have been crushing as of late. Luis Severino is 0-8 with a 7.04 ERA at home, and his last start he got torched for five runs in 4  ⅓ in a home loss to San Francisco. Max Scherzer will go for the Jays, and he's not the same Max Scherzer he was a few years ago, and this is not an ideal spot for the veteran. 

GL, 

Jesse Schule 

THE PLAY: Auburn -2.5 (-110)

This is a free play on Auburn. 

Phil Steele has Baylor winning the BIG12 this year? Everybody is high on Bears QB Sawyer Robertson, who threw for over 3000 yards, 28 TDs and 8 INTs last years. The Bears ended last season with six straight wins, before losing 44-31 to LSU in the Texas Bowl. The fact that Auburn won only five games last year, yet is favored on the road at Baylor in Week 1 would suggest that the Bears strength of schedule doesn't match up against the Tigers. Baylor has lost 10 straight versus Top 25 teams. I think the Tigers are favored for a reason. 

GL, 

Jesse Schule 

THE PLAY: Nebraska -6.5 (-110)

This is a free play on Nebraska. 

Last year there was a lot of hype around Dylan Raiola and Nebraska, but they came up short in a lot of close games. Losing in overtime to Illinois and losing to Ohio State by four points. Their final game of the regular season was a 13-10 loss at Iowa. Raiola should be better with a year of experience under his belt, and with Dana Holgerson at OC. They play Cincinnati at Arrowhead in Week 1, and the Bearcats were just 5-7 last year, and ended the season on a five game losing streak. Nebraska played a BIG12 team last year and beat Colorado by 18 points. I think we see something similar here in Week 1, and Nebraska might cruise to 8-10 wins this season. 

GL, 

Jesse Schule