Woo hoo! B10 gets started this week. Already some interesting lines on the board.
Wisky -20.5 vs Illinois. QB Cohen is out for UW. J Taylor is gone and that is a big loss. Illinois returns a lot, including Peters at QB and OL starters, but did lose some DL players. I'm seeing a bit of money coming in on Illy, but the line has held steady. Going to be cold and breezy and UW likes to run slow on offense.
PSU -6.5 at Indiana. I think we all know about PSUs player losses. Ciarrocca should be a big improvement though. IU also changed OC. Kalen DeBoer was a really good OC and is now HC at Fresno. This is a loss, where the addition of Ciarrocca to PSU is a gain. IU returns a lot, including QB Penix. It seems like IU is the trendy dog of the week.
MSU is -13.5 vs Rutgers. Both schools have new coaching staffs. Mel Tucker not a very overwhelming name for MSU. They will be changing schemes on O and D and had no spring practices. Schiano a much bigger name for Rutgers and he brings Sean Gleeson in as OC. Rutgers also has a number of transfers. I don't know how Sparty can give 13.5 to anyone, but man, it's hard to bet Rutgers. Maybe an under bet?
Iowa -3.5 at Purdue. Iowa lost a lot on defense and some on offense, including Stanley. Rondale Moore is coming back for Purdue, along with a lot of offensive production. +3.5 is so attractive for Purdue, but Brohm is out with Covid. His brother will be calling plays. Hard to take Purdue knowing the Brohm is not on the sidelines.
UM -3.5 at Minny. UM has been terrible on the road vs ranked teams. They lost some players to NFL/opt outs/transfer on offense. QB is Joe Milton who beat out McCaffrey (who looks to transfer) Minny obviously lost their OC. Mike Sanford takes over and really isn't that impressive to me. There are hints of Covid issues too. My first inclination was to go Minny +3.5 all the way, but Covid and a new OC is concerning. Under the point total may be a good look.
OSU -26 vs Nebraska. Is Nebraska going to finally show up for Scott Frost? They were drubbed last year vs OSU. The line is probably higher than it should be, but it is difficult to bet against and OSU team that is probably looking to run up the score.
NW -10.5 vs Maryland. How is NW giving this many points? Typically a team to bet against as a fav and bet as a dog. NW also has a new OC, who may want to play faster than they have in the past (they ran slooow). QB Ramsey comes in from IU and they return a lot. Maryland was not good on offense last year. Josh Jackson opted out and Pigrome transferred. Tagovailoa transfers in from Bama at QB. Scottie Montgomery in as OC.
Wisky -20.5 vs Illinois. QB Cohen is out for UW. J Taylor is gone and that is a big loss. Illinois returns a lot, including Peters at QB and OL starters, but did lose some DL players. I'm seeing a bit of money coming in on Illy, but the line has held steady. Going to be cold and breezy and UW likes to run slow on offense.
PSU -6.5 at Indiana. I think we all know about PSUs player losses. Ciarrocca should be a big improvement though. IU also changed OC. Kalen DeBoer was a really good OC and is now HC at Fresno. This is a loss, where the addition of Ciarrocca to PSU is a gain. IU returns a lot, including QB Penix. It seems like IU is the trendy dog of the week.
MSU is -13.5 vs Rutgers. Both schools have new coaching staffs. Mel Tucker not a very overwhelming name for MSU. They will be changing schemes on O and D and had no spring practices. Schiano a much bigger name for Rutgers and he brings Sean Gleeson in as OC. Rutgers also has a number of transfers. I don't know how Sparty can give 13.5 to anyone, but man, it's hard to bet Rutgers. Maybe an under bet?
Iowa -3.5 at Purdue. Iowa lost a lot on defense and some on offense, including Stanley. Rondale Moore is coming back for Purdue, along with a lot of offensive production. +3.5 is so attractive for Purdue, but Brohm is out with Covid. His brother will be calling plays. Hard to take Purdue knowing the Brohm is not on the sidelines.
UM -3.5 at Minny. UM has been terrible on the road vs ranked teams. They lost some players to NFL/opt outs/transfer on offense. QB is Joe Milton who beat out McCaffrey (who looks to transfer) Minny obviously lost their OC. Mike Sanford takes over and really isn't that impressive to me. There are hints of Covid issues too. My first inclination was to go Minny +3.5 all the way, but Covid and a new OC is concerning. Under the point total may be a good look.
OSU -26 vs Nebraska. Is Nebraska going to finally show up for Scott Frost? They were drubbed last year vs OSU. The line is probably higher than it should be, but it is difficult to bet against and OSU team that is probably looking to run up the score.
NW -10.5 vs Maryland. How is NW giving this many points? Typically a team to bet against as a fav and bet as a dog. NW also has a new OC, who may want to play faster than they have in the past (they ran slooow). QB Ramsey comes in from IU and they return a lot. Maryland was not good on offense last year. Josh Jackson opted out and Pigrome transferred. Tagovailoa transfers in from Bama at QB. Scottie Montgomery in as OC.
