4* Money Maker CAROLINA PANTHERS

Taking the FALCONS. Another bye week home dog spot. Chargers off back to back prime timers. Have rival Chiefs on deck. Have to face the Falcons off their bye week and a road beat down, 38-6 at Denver.  4* Money Maker ATLANTA FALCONS

Taking SEATTLE. Put a fork in the Jets. We have two teams going in opposite directions. Jets talking of benching/ IRing their QB. 1-7 SU/ ATS last 8. That firing of the coach had the desired result! This is spot off a bye week I will be running to the other team to bet on. Seattle off 2 big wins over San Fran and Arizona. So 2 big division wins and now a slight road fave. Not exactly a great spot. But - Geno vs an old team. Maybe a little added bump vs an otherwise overlooked opponent. The fact the Jets were favored to even begin with is nutty. 4* Money Maker SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 

Taking the JAGUARS. Love this spot. Trevor's 2-12 run as a starter. Texans 17-4 last 21 SU vs Jacksonville. What is there not to like?  We are off a bye week. Texans have not looked good at all this season. Home dog with revenge from a few weeks ago. Add in last time we saw them they were hammered 52-6! Love it - OUTRIGHT! 4* Money Maker JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS

Taking the BENGALS today. So 4-7 favored by a FG over 8-3. Love it. We are off a bye week. We need it. The Cincy defense has been, in the words of Charles Barkley - turrrabull. And the Steelers. Man everyone loves them lately. But - the 2nd half schedule. Started last week with a loss at Cleveland. Now at a desperate Cincy team. Home vs the Browns. At Philly and Baltimore. KC at home on Christmas, home Cincy to close out the season. Did they look good in that loss last Thursday? How about the 18-16 win over the Ravens that Baltimore missed to FGs and a 2pt conversion. Should have been a Ravens cover! A TD with 2 minutes and change left to get a win at Washington. Don't be fooled by the FG and, oh, Tomlin as a dog. He is a dog here for a reason. 4* Money Maker CINCINATTI BENGALS 

Taking TEXAS A&M. Winner is in the SEC Championship Game. Had Auburn last week in that wild one. HC Elko said last week their focus was on Texas, I mean Auburn.  He said that! So a dead look ahead spot and they still nearly pulled it off. Is Texas the better team. Yes. That is why the line opened at 3.5 or whatever it was and moved up a bit. But give me the home dog. One. I like Elko a lot more than Sark. Ewers is banged up, but Longhorns should be fine. This game should be a close one. Do I love the Aggies outright. Eh, I think they can get there. Do I believe this will be a close game? Absolutely. Texas has been pretty steady all season. But covering the number? They haven't done in 4 of the last 5. 4* Money Maker TEXAS A&M 

Taking ARKANSAS. I thought Pittman would be on the hot seat and bringing in an ex coach to run the offense might be a problem. So at 6-5, the people are not happy. But losing to Texas, Texas A&M, Ole Miss and LSU? Come on. Are those bad losses? This is Arkansas football? When has been near any of those programs. This is a winnable game with a team not in desperate mode, but a team I think that likes their coach. Missouri has 1 good win beating Vandy! A surprise Vandy team and that was 30-27 and they were 17.5 point favorites. They beat Oklahoma, Mississippi State and Auburn (21-17 -3.5 here at home) - The Razorbacks beat Tennessee after losing 21-17 at A&M. We had them covering vs Texas. I think we win this one outright. 4* Money Maker ARKANSAS

4* Money Maker LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS

Taking KANSAS. Jayhawks with 3 straight wins all over ranked teams. That is something. And, they nearly knocked off K State on the road (29-27) or else we could be looking at 5 straight wins for Kansas. Still need this one for a bowl bid though. Baylor another slow starter that has caught fire lately. 5 straight for the Bears. Baylor has won the last 10 so, safe to say a little 'revenge' is in order! I also like the Over in this one the way the teams have been playing. But what really gets me on these guys is the line flip from dog to fave for the visitors. 4* Money Maker KANSAS JAYHAWKS

Taking VANDERBILT. Vandy 7-1 ATS as an underdog this year. I can go back to Vols/ Oklahoma at the start of the season. Oh - look at this Tennessee offense. 69 vs Chattanooga 51 vs NC State 71 vs Kent (winless on the year!!) - Then they get into SEC play. 23 points a game. Now laying double digits on the road vs a team that has covered all 5 of the games they were double digit dogs, won 2 outright, lost 2 by 3 points and 1 by 7. Another home outright dog perhaps? 

4* Money Maker UTSA

4* Money Maker SOUTH CAROLINA 

4* Total Money OVER Alabama A&M/ Florida A&M

Taking MIAMI OHIO. We got a pair of hot teams kicking off at High Noon Friday. RedHawks winners of 6 straight, Bowling Green 5 in a row. Miami O has won 4 of the last 5 in the series including last year in 27-0 blow out fashion. No payback for the home team. BG not even laying a FG at home? Looks easy with the short home fave in a revenge spot. Winner heading to the MAC Championship Game and I think the roadies pull the outright win. 4* Money Maker MIAMI OHIO

Taking the LIONS. If you watch my Mid Day Money Show, or have seen me on Sports Grid, you know my feelings on the Bears. 5 win team. 7 tops. Another late, tough, heart breaking - what other words do we put into play here. Hail Mary at Washington. Trucked in Arizona. Lose to Patriots. Blocked FG Green Bay. Rally in the 4th to lose in OT. Short week vs the best team in the NFC. A team that lost last Thanksgiving. A team off a ho-hum sleep walk road win. That was where Detroit was ripe for the picking. Not at home vs a division rival. I thought the Lions would take that step forward this year. Well. 0-3 SU on Turkey Day under HC Dan Campbell. Time to get that first W. Lions last games at home 52-52-42 points. 4* Money Maker DETROIT LIONS

How about Lions Team Total OVER 

31.5 +130 - 32.5 +130  - 33.5 +154 - 34.5 +195 - 35.5 +225 - 36.5 +240 - 37.5 +295 -38.5 +370 - 39.5 +400 - 40.5 +450

Taking the CHARGERS. Ok. Chargers finally gave up more that 20 points in that wild game vs Cincy. Ravens defense barely a shell of what they were. But - we have some coaches that know each other. They are familiar with the offense and defense of each other. Chargers will want to run, keep Lamar off the field. Had Baltimore last week in a dogfight that should have been a win. 2 Missed FGs? come on. This game screams to me a close, FG type game. I'll take any points. I can see this one being 24-23, 22-20 type of battle. 4* Money Maker LA CHARGERS

4* Total Money UNDER Eagles/ Rams 

Taking the PACKERS. Well. Another good number for us. These have had believe it or not, not the best results on the year. We had the Colts, in this building as 4.5 dogs, they went off the favorite, and lost outright. I still recommend you coming to the Look Ahead Lines Show for early looks on NFL though! - I like GB. We had GB wins over last year. We believed in Love. I like them this year even though they were that trendy team to like. Niners are not the previous versions. 5-5 SU - favored in all 10 games. The perception is they are good. They are not. We also have GB in payback mode from a playoff loss. It isn't the playoffs, but you want to beat a team that knocks you out of a Playoff Run. 4* Money Maker GREEN BAY

Going UNDER the total. I was on this before the Purdy news. SF is not that same team. Defense is ok. Should be able to keep Love in check. I had this game playing out 26-20 anyway. Not much to change my mind now. 4* Total Money UNDER Niners/ Packers

Taking SEATTLE. I get it. Tough spot off that last second Niners win. Arizona has the bye week. A wide open NFC West. Should be a good one and that is why we are looking at a line like this As good as Arizona does look, sitting in 1st place, this is still asking them to go on the road, vs a team that has beaten them 5 straight times, and win. Give me the veteran Geno Smith to pull the rabbit out of the hat here at home. 4* Money Maker SEATTLE SEAHAWKS

Taking DENVER. I am a believer in the Broncos defense. Raiders have trailed by 10 in every game this season. Brock Bowers is the main focal point of the Vegas offense. Bo Nix is getting better each week. I don't like the line jumping, but, expected. You blowout a team at home and the other team again gives up late points to lose, the line is going to move. Better HC, QB and defense for the visitors. 4* Money Maker DENVER BRONCOS

Going OVER the total. After a slow start the Broncos offense is coming together. The Raiders are bad. I like Denver today. So I see them in a 33-20 type of game today. Vegas, as bad as the 2-8 looks, is 7-3 to the Over. The defense doesn't do their job. The offense does just enough to annoy you if you are an under back. 4* Total Money OVER Broncos/ Raiders

Taking WASHINGTON. Dallas is absolutely done. I said way back in August that these guys would not get close to their win total. A rebuilt OL - no running game - 1 WR - a new DC bring a new scheme to town. All of that and now Dak out. 3-7 on their way to a Top 7 pick in the draft. Cooper Rush won some games filling in a few years ago with a team that was light years better than this bunch. Washington HC Quinn is licking his chops to beat Dallas after turning around their defense. As if he doesn't know how to scheme for Lamb or a geriatric Elliot or Rico Dowdle. I am looking to alt line Washington to 19.5. Big D. D as is Drubbing, because that is what we have seen from Dallas. Do not expect them to 'flip a switch' at the end of November and start winning. Monday night loss - short week on the road - home Thanksgiving vs NYG. I don't even if Cowboys fans will want to eat on Thursday after Monday and now Sunday's beat downs. Washington by 20+ 4* Money Maker WASHINGTON

Taking CAROLINA. Off a bye week, KC off big Bills game. Raiders on deck. Too many points even for a terrible Panthers team. Eyeing the over here also. (41.5 Sunday evening). 4* Money Maker CAROLINA PANTHERS

Going UNDER the total. Giants with a huge move releasing Daniel Jones. Then going not to their #2 or #3 QBs - but ole Tommy Cutlets. The guy won a few games. 6 TOs in 1 and 3 TOs in 2 others. You tell me today that TB turns it over 4 times, I see why NY wins. Tampa defense will allow nothing to this guy. 23-6. 4* Total Money UNDER Bucs/ Giants

Taking MIAMI. Dolphins offense has been turning things up since Tua has returned. 34-23-27-27. For me, time to buy a ticket on the Miami ride for some ATS covers. Patriots are not good. A couple tough wins sure. But Drake Maye is still a rookie. 4 INTs the last 3 games. Miami 9-1 ATS 8-2 SU last 10 in the series. 4* Money Maker MIAMI DOLPHINS

  Taking COLORADO STATE. 5 straight and 6 of 7 for the Rams (6-1 ATS). These 2 haven't played vs each other since 2020 so no recent history. Fresno with a pair of losses their last 2 at Air Force and home vs Hawaii. Line here for me is Fresno off bye. And normally, I am on that bye week team. No lack of motivation for CSU, as with a win here and next week, they will be in the MWC Championship Game. But we are getting ahead of ourselves. A win is fine, but we can also lose a tough one and cover. 4* Money Maker COLORADO STATE 

  Taking NEVADA. Well, Air Force has now won 2 in a row after dropping 7 straight. A 28-0 win over Oregon State has this game priced under a FG. I don't see it. Nevada beat Oregon State also. They are also in off a bye week. I love me some bye week home teams that's for sure, especially for a team that had dropped 4 in a row. 4* Money Maker NEVADA WOLFPACK

Taking UCLA. Bruins had been playing good ball before last weeks loss at Washington. Three straight outright wins as underdogs. Maybe too much thinking they could do it 4 straight times, and on the road. But here at home vs a rival as a doggy - sign me up. They are 6-2 ATS last 8, all as a dog. USC destroys the entire PAC 12 to lose games at Maryland and Minnesota. I am sure Lincoln Riley is so pumped! 5-5. What a disaster. I have the better defense, and getting points. Is it a home game if both teams are in LA? 4* Money Maker UCLA

4* Money Maker AUBURN TIGERS

Taking ARMY. This game is at Yankee Stadium. I know the Irish rolled Navy. If you tell me now that Army will have 5 fumbles lost and an INT, well, Notre Dame in a blowout. Getting 2 TDs with a team that holds onto the ball for 35 minutes a game is worth the look for me. Army also in off another bye week which only helps. 4* Money Maker ARMY BLACK KNIGHTS

Taking BAYLOR. Would love to see Houston do well going forward. 2 kids on my son's team are going to Houston next year to play for Coach Fritz. But today, we are on the Bears. Houston offense just not doing it for me. 3-24-17-14-30-0-0-33-12-7. I think Baylor is better than Rice and TCU who the Cougs scored 33 and 30 against. Bears offense humming lately 49-37-38-59. Baylor should get to 30, will Houston crack 20? I don't think so. 4* Money Maker BAYLOR BEARS

4* Money Maker UL MONROE WARHAWKS

 Taking OLE MISS. Rebels off their bye week. If this game was right after that Georgia win we would be on the home dog. That is not the case. Gators off upset win against LSU. They have Florida State, a much easier opponent on deck to get them their 6th win and a bowl spot. Ole Miss is 6th in the SEC and 9th in the playoff bracket. How does that happen? Well, lose to Kentucky 20-17 at home and then lose an OT game at LSU that's how. I am a Kiffin guy and I think the offense is too much for Florida to handle here. 4* Money Maker OLE MISS REBELS 

 Taking SMU. Mustangs sitting at 9-1 with a home loss to BYU (we had BYU) as their only blemish. Virginia comes in losers of 3 of 4 and 5-5 on the year. Tough to get 6 wins here vs SMU and at Virginia Tech next. I don't' expect them to lay down. Virginia QB Colandrea with 3 INTs (12 TD 11 INT on year) vs ND last week and was pulled. Do they start Muskett? With 2 games left if you are having QB problems, you really aren't a team i would want to be backing. SMU a win from the ACC Championship Game and just as important, at 13, just outside the Playoff window. 4* Money Maker SMU  

4* Money Maker OHIO STATE

Taking MICHIGAN STATE. Hey - Sparty is not playing well at all. QB Chiles has been sacked 26 times the last 6 games and are 1-6 their last 7.  Michigan State needs 2 wins for a bowl and here is 1 on a silver platter. Boilermakers have score 10-0-20-0-(49?? how Illinois!!) 6-10-21-7 --- Dreadful. One team motivated, the other deflated. 4* Money Maker MICHIGAN STATE

Taking UTSA. Temple fires their coach AFTER a WIN. Owls win total was 3.. They have 3! What is the plan Temple? What kind of message does that send to players. I'll tell.- Hi, I am looking to find out about the transfer portal. Roadrunners putting up monster numbers lately. 48-44-45-38 their last 4. UTSA needs a win for a bowl spot. 10 TDs 1 INT 1120 yards last 4 games passing for QB McCown. 4* Money Maker UTSA ROADRUNNERS

Taking the STEELERS. Uh. Short week, going with a road favorite vs a division rival. Look. You know I do my Look Ahead Lines Shows. This was a game I was taking before the Ravens game even ended. I had Baltimore - thought that would be a Baltimore win and Steelers get right beating a Browns team still looking like a ship without a rudder. Well. If BLT hit their FGs this is a different story. Same story out of Cleveland. What a disaster. That is 2 weeks in a row the Saints get teams that can't hit FGs and in the Browns case, look entirely lost. Home dog or not. And I love the coach, zero shot I grab Cleveland here even with the hook. I see that and this game to me is Steelers by 13. 4* Money Maker PITTSBURGH STEELERS

Taking MIAMI OHIO. RedHawks finding their groove after a slow start. Look. Putting up 6-16-3 vs Northwestern Cincinnati and Notre Dame to start the year isn't terrible. When the MAC begins, these guys are now 5-1 winning their last 5. Offense putting up 30+ in 4 of the last 5 also. Will lay the short number with the home team tonight. 4* Money Maker MIAMI OHIO 

Going UNDER the total. I know the Bengals defense is bad. But the Chargers offense is a plodding mess. They will run like it is 1986. And even though the defense has looked good, nobody has scored 20, that has been vs some teams that don't have a QB like Burrow. Joe Cool with 24 TDs 4 INTs looks pretty good. That being said, Chargers will bring this game to down to the mud. 4* Total Money UNDER Bengals/ Chargers

4* Total Money UNDER Seattle/ San Fran

Going UNDER the total. I'll say it. Two bad QBs. I also like the Colts here because I think the Jets defense is not all that great. 4* Total Money UNDER Colts/ Jets

Taking the RAVENS. All these games have been close ones. And the Steelers 7-1 SU in the last 8. I am a Lamar believer. Yes it is tough fading the Steelers the way they have been playing lately. I am shocked this hasn't come down with the Steelers dog numbers. 8-3-1 ATS as home dogs since 2021 with 8 outright wins. As much as I love my dog spots, this one screams to me to go opposite. * Money Maker BALTIMORE RAVENS

Going UNDER the total here. The Bears. I took a lot of heat on The X when I went on Sports Grid and said Chicago would 5, games, 7 tops. Fire the OC. The HC has been the problem! Packers defense will hold the Bears down. Bears OL a mess. Williams sacked 38 times. Green Bay off the bye week and a loss to Detroit before that. Worse case the Packers score 40 themselves. And we can still win 40-0! 4* Total Money UNDER Packers/ Bears

Taking the BROWNS. Uh. These guys. Time for them to get back to business. Off their bye week - OL getting healthy - Chubb getting back in to form. The teams loves the HC. They won't quit on him and are happy with the new QB. Saints get the fire the HC win, but barely since the Falcons missed FGs. 5* Best Bet CLEVELAND BROWNS

Going UNDER the total. Raiders are looking for a QB in the draft. Hello Sanders. Maybe a Sanders HC too. I can't see Vegas scoring more than 13 here. And as long as Tua plays like he has the last 3 weeks, that is 27 points for Miami, we are good with the under. Add in the short week and that might help slow things up a bit with a lack luster 1st half. 4* Money UNDER Raiders/ Miami

Taking the RAMS. Patriots off a nice road upset win. Rams off a bad home Monday Night loss. New England a miserable 2-12-1 ATS and 3-13 SU their last 16 home games. NE had the win in Chicago, a tough OT loss at Tennessee, and knocked off the lowly Jets in their last 3 games. None of those teams have a QB as good as the Rams (Sorry Rodgers, not counting the glory days) nor a HC. Bears look like they quit. Back to normal here. Rams with a 10 point win, Patriots with a loss. 4* Money Maker LA RAMS 

Taking the COLTS. Why the heck are the Jets favored? These guys are 1-3 SU/ATS last 4, 3-7 ATS on the year. Got blitzed in Arizona where they had extra time to prep and rest and maybe, salvage the season with winnable games ahead. Nope. Indy 7-3 ATS on the year. They don't quit. Change the QB. Sit the QB. We come to play, and we cover. 4* Money Maker INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 

Taking KANSAS. Oh my man Jesse Schule will get on me for this one. He calls them Vampire BYU. Something like 30-3 in night-games. Like they are The Lost Boys preying on the boardwalk of Santa Carla in 1987! But back to 2024. BYU is ranked 6 in the Playoff Poll. And the line was a FG. Get outta here. Kansas 0-5 in their 1 possession games. That is some bad mojo. They beat Iowa State outright. Nearly won at Kansas State on the road. Cougars are ripe for the picking. 4* Money Maker KANSAS

4* Money Maker SAN JOSE STATE

4* Money Maker MARYLAND

Taking MICHIGAN STATE. Remember when the Illini were 5-1 and people thought they were good. The loss, at Penn State, nothing to be ashamed for. Now a pair of b2b losses at Oregon and home to Minnesota and 2 road games to close out the year, 6 or 7 wins seems disappointing. Both teams off bye weeks. I have more faith in Sparty here. Bielema 5-10-2 ATS as a home favorite. Line has ticked down, but I think that is because MSU QB Chiles should be good to go here Saturday. 4* Money Maker MICHIGAN STATE

Taking ARKANSAS. Line has dropped a bit. Maybe people see Pittman 21-0 ATS as a dog in his career and want to buy in. Not many other reasons to like the Razorbacks. Texas looked good last game. Kentucky on deck before closing out vs A&M, so no look ahead looming. With Georgia and Miami losing, Texas with their 1 loss is climbing even with their loss to Georgia. Even in their 32 point win over the Gators, Florida rushed for nearly 200 yards. If you do that on the road as a big favorite, you won't be covering much. Arkansas won here vs Texas in 2022 40-21. Not saying we get an outright win, but we will be in this thing. Razorbacks off their bye week should be able to hang here and cover this number. 4* Money Maker ARKANSAS

4* Total Money OVER Central Michigan/ Toledo 

Taking TOLEDO. 8 straight road games losses for Central Michigan. 4 straight losses in MAC action the last month. Rockets 9-1 last 10 at home - that loss, their last home game to Bowling Green. Time to make the fans happy. CMU has a bad offense and worse defense. In the past, Toledo has been a terrible double digit favorite. 8-2 ATS last 10 vs Chips. The bad loss at home their last game out. Backup QB for the visitors. Last week they threw the ball 14 times, 5 completions, 63 yards passing. That is not a recipe for success on the road. 4* Money Maker TOLEDO ROCKETS

Taking the RAMS. Miami has looked good in Tua's return. 27 points on the board in both games. But, still 3 straight losses. 6 losses in 7 games. Rams come in off OT win over Seattle. That is 3 straight in the win column for the home team. I will lean on Stafford and his banged up WRs before Tua and a banged up Hill. 4* Money Maker LA RAMS

Taking the LIONS. I know the Texans have extra prep off their Thursday night loss. Nico Collins should play. I don't think it matters even with Detroit off a big rivalry win at Green Bay. Lions are 7-1 ATS on the year, something like 44-18 ATS under Dan Campbell. The team has 28 TDs and 24 incompletions their last 6 games. I'm won't get in front of that train. If Houston wins, great. I won't be backing them here though. Jets sacked Stroud 8 times on Halloween. If the line plays like that again, this game is going to get out hand fast tonight. 4* Money Maker DETROIT LIONS

Taking the CHARGERS. Big number for a team that plays a boring running offense. LA does beat up on lesser teams. And the Titans fit that bill posting a 1-7 ATS mark. They won last week, in OT, beating a possibly worse team in the Patriots. No clue if Levis or Rudolph is behind center. Doesn't matter to me. (Will be on the Under also). I don't think the Titans score 13 points today. 14 at Detroit. 10 at Buffalo. 17 at Chicago. Somehow scored 31 at Miami. As I said - Chargers beat the bad teams. 26-8 over the Saints. 27-10 Cleveland. 26-3 Carolina. 22-10 Vegas. Heck 17-10 loss to KC and 20-10 loss to Pitt. The defense is there. This game screams 23-13. 4* Money Maker LA CHARGERS

Going UNDER the total. Titans are bad, but, they play defense. The Chargers also struggle a bit on offense vs a better defense. Where does the Tennessee offense come from? 14 at Detroit. 10 at Buffalo. 17 at Chicago. Somehow scored 31 at Miami. Charges offense - 26-8 over the Saints. 27-10 Cleveland. 26-3 Carolina. 22-10 Vegas. Heck 17-10 loss to KC and 20-10 loss to Pitt. The defense is there. This game screams 23-13. 4* Money Maker LA CHARGERS4* Total Money UNDER Titans/ Chargers

Taking the FALCONS. Not excited about the Saints coaching change. I know this line has moved a bit now at 3.5. Is this line moved based on the loss to Carolina. The coach being canned. Or maybe, the Falcons offense will put up some points here and win this one by 10. Saints have dropped 7 in a row, 5 straight ATS losers to boot. Do we remember them dropping 47 on Carolina and 44 on Dallas? New Orleans is getting healthier sure. Does it matter? Cousins is getting healthier as the season progresses. He is getting in better sync with his weapons. They opened up with a 18-10 loss to the Steelers. No shame their. 1st game for their new QB freshly back from injury. They lost to KC in game where their WR was tackled before the ball hit him in the endzone for what should have been a game winning TD. And they lost to Seattle in a bad sandwich spot at home between a road win at Carolina and a road win at Tampa. Falcons 3-0 on the road - Cousins 7 TDs the last 3 weeks. 4* Money Maker ATLANTA FALCONS

Going UNDER. A pair of solid defense and questionable offenses. A pair of rookie QBs. Both teams near the bottom of Red Zone scoring attempts. Did I mention rookie QBs - oh. Bears 29th in passing, Patriots 32. I will be shocked if either team touches 20. 4* Total Money UNDER Patriots/ Bears

Taking the PATRIOTS. Do we even need a reason to fade the Bears? I have been fading these guys since Week 1. Look can the Bears cover this one? Sure. They have the better QB. But they have a trash HC. The defense is good. That being said, for them to allow Arizona, with 20 seconds on the clock, to run for a 53 yard TD? Then nothing, not a peep in the 2nd half. At least New England will show some heart. They won at Cincy 16-10. Lost to Seattle 23-20 OT. Lost to Miami 15-10. Beat the Jets. Lost at Tennessee in OT. Houston trucked them and SF and Jets got them. I don't think the Bears drop 40 here (Will also be on the Under today). 4* Money Maker NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

Taking WASHINGTON. Steelers off their bye week and the better defense. But let's not discount the Washington defense. Take out the 30-23 loss to Baltimore. 22-15-7-13-14 in those 5 games. That is a little more than 14ppg. I know they have a short week with the Eagles on Thursday night. But at 7-2, Washington has not been taking anything for granted. Will also be on the Under in this one. 4* Money Maker WASHINGTON COMMANDERS

Will be going UNDER the total here. Also like Washington to win this thing. But to the UNDER. If we remove the Ravens game, and look at those other 5 games, Commies giving up just 14.2ppg. Steelers off their bye week, for me at least, not a real big offensive team. They are defense first. We know Tomlin has a solid record vs rookie QBs. But rookie QBs have been covering machines this year. Again. 14ppg allowed. We have seen Washington struggle a bit vs the better defenses they have faced. 4* Total Money UNDER Pitt/ Washington 

Taking OKLAHOMA. Well. Another reason why you be on a weekly or monthly pass. Line has now gone to Sooners -3 with the Missouri QB out. Although I do not love it as much as getting points, Is Drew Pyne going to throw 3 INTs this game like he did in his game vs Bama? He has a bye week to get things corrected. He will need his old Irish team luck vs the Sooners. They are no great shakes themselves. Dropping 54 on Maine is great for a team that that in their last 4 games combined! Huge game for Vrabel and Oklahoma with Alabama and LSU on deck and them being 5-4. He needs 6 for a bowl, or he is probably out. Arnold has not been that terrible at QB for them. I think him and Barnes should be able to put some points up on the Tigers here. 4* Money Maker OKLAHOMA SOONERS

Taking LSU. Well - one of these guys will be out of the playoffs by the end of this game tonight. My guess ~ Alabama to the showers. Clearly not the same team of years past. I think the coaching change is a reason why. Not that DeBoer is a bad coach. But, year 1 replacing the maybe the best ever. Lot of moving parts here coach, staff, player, scheme wise. LSU with the revenge angle off last years 42-28 loss. They pulled it out here in 2022 32-31 in OT as now Washington Commanders QB Jayden Daniels connected on a 2pt conversion for the upset as 13 point dogs. Not as much as a dog here, but I expect Kelly to have his team ready to go. Chinks in the Tide armor and every team that has been stepped on the last decade wants a lick. Another outright winner perhaps. 4* Money Maker LSU

4* Total Money OVER Mississippi State/ Tennessee 

Taking OLE MISS. I thought in August that Georgia was the best team in the land. I don't think that in November. Carson Beck has been a turnover machine with 8 INTs the last 3 games. I guess we can say that is impressive to throw 3 picks vs Texas and win by 15 on the road. But that kind of stuff catches up to you. Not to compare it to South Carolina last week who we had over A&M. But teams that are playing with fire, tend to get burned. They barely got past a Florida team with a 3rd string walk-on at QB. Ole Miss has a cat who just tossed 6 TDs last week, on the road to boot! If Lane Kiffin goes down here, Rebels out of the playoffs. I think offense gets us the upset today. 4* Money Maker OLE MISS

Taking SAN JOSE STATE. Spartans catch the Beavers on a 3 game slide and really slumping as Cal pummeled them 44-7.  Defense has been a bit shoddy for Oregon State. 44-33-43-31 their last 4 games. San Jose puts up 27, which means, at least 30 the way the Beavers have been playing. Road dog might pull this one outright. 4* Money Maker SAN JOSE STATE 

Taking NORTH TEXAS. Another bye week team. I know Mean Green has been trouble stopping the run. But let's look at this line. 6.5 and now on Friday I am seeing 2.5s and 3s. And I am guessing, which is why I liked NT here, Army looks to be without QB Daily. 900 yards rushing 19 TDs.. Plus the guy has thrown 13 TDs! Part of the reason why Army is 8-0 on the year.  Mean Green can lock up a bowl spot here. 4* Money Maker NORTH TEXAS

Taking JAMES MADISON. Great spot here. Madison off their bye week and Georgia State playing their 4th straight road game. Oh. Losing 5 straight is also a nice look for the visitors. This was 42-14 JMU on the road last year. Should be more of the same this afternoon. 4* Money Maker JAMES MADISON

Taking KANSAS. We love our bye week teams. Kansas has beaten the Cyclones the last 2 games. Do they win out for a bowl? I don't know. I think they pull this puppy out though. I would really have loved this spot if Iowa State eked out Texas Tech last week at home. Not lose to them. They are off b2b bad games. One a loss, the other a come from behind 38-35 win. A TD with 30 seconds left saves them.  Maybe Jayhawks get some KC Chiefs mojo from playing in Arrowhead! 4* Money Maker KANSAS JAYHAWKS 

 4* Total Money OVER Duke/ NC State

4* Money Maker CENTRAL CONNECTICUT

Taking UCLA. Just a team playing hard right now. I do have the Iowa Over 7.5 win ticket that I am still hopeful on. But after a slow start and a bunch of losses, Bruins have shown some heart. Ugly win at Hawaii. Lose to Indiana, LSU, Oregon, Penn State, Minnesota. I think 3 of those are Top 10 teams. Where is the bad loss? They could have packed it at 1-5. They didn't - went on the road, got up 35-19 and won at Rutgers. We had them last week off their bye week and catching points vs Nebraska. Iowa can win this one, sure. But do they cover? Give me the points. 4* Money Maker UCLA

Going OVER the total. Line has moved a few points as I see 52.5 and even 53.5 out there. If you aren't comfortable with the big move, I would say Ravens Team Total Over.  Now. If you watch or listen to Look Ahead Lines you would have been down on this one at the early number. Even said it on Mid Day Money. We saw a wild 41-38 game a couple weeks ago. Cincy defense is still not a solid unit. Ravens will put up 30+ here at home. Baltimore 8-1 to the over this season, Cincy 6-3. Lamar is possibly on his way to another MVP. Henry hasn't lost a step. They should have at least 5 TDs between them with their feet and Lamar's arm.  Again. This is now around 53 - I have this game at 34/37 points for Baltimore - 20/23 points for the Bengals. 4* Total Money OVER Bengals/ Ravens

Taking OHIO. Kent State is brutal. 1-19 SU with 3 covers. 0-8 SU 2-6 ATS. 42-17 last year. Should be more of the same tonight. 19-9-1 ATS run for THE Ohio Bobcats. 4* Money Maker OHIO BOBCATS 

Taking TAMPA BAY.  KC clearly better even with Mahomes having more INTs (9) than TDs (8). Better QB + HC for sure. But Tampa is a tough group. Look. KC off the Raiders and have Denver on deck. They do get a banged up TB team that is also in a tough spot. Just a tough early schedule set up and their own set of injuries. But at this price, the backdoor should be open. They do put points on the board and KC usually plays down and doesn't care about covering.  4* Money Maker TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 

Taking the RAMS. Man. Who had Geno leading the league in passing yards. Are the Jets kicking themselves for getting rid of him and Sam Darnold! Oh the Jets.. Anyway. Give me the Rams here. Seattle has beaten Denver with Bo Nix making his first NFL. Then went to New England and barely escaped. They get Miami with a backup QB isn't a back up QB. And the Falcons who were in a division sandwich spot. Not impressed.  Rams with extra rest following their Thursday win over the Vikings. 4* Money Maker LA RAMS

Taking ARIZONA. A never in doubt winner for us last week with Washington over the Bears. Chicago now 0-3 on the road. They face another QB who I think will give them a hard time. Arizona is a weird team. Beating San Fran. 20-13 loss to Detroit. Battle Bills on road. Lose to Washington badly. Crush the Rams. Who shows up? I think the good Cards show up. You know I have no love for Chicago and their HC and he hurts their rookie QB. Good defense at home is one thing. Pulling games out on the road as they found out last week, a different ball of wax. McBride and Harrison are a nice little combo for Murray and Arizona will get their 3rd straight win and 4th in 5 games. 4* Money Maker ARIZONA CARDINALS 

Taking the JAGUARS. I know - how do I take a team on 2-12 L14 with Trevor Lawrence behind center. Philly 1-12-1 ATS as 4.5 or more favorites though - that balances that puppy out! - Look. I am shocked Pederson hasn't been fired yet. Maybe the team rally's for him vs his old squad. But he is a man on a seat that is so hot it has burst into flames as he sits on it. Eagles with Cowboys on deck. Back door is how I am looking to cover this one. 4* Money Maker JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS

Going UNDER the total. Both teams off last second games. A 3rd straight win for Arizona, a gut wrenching loss for the Bears. Don't love rookie QBs on the road. Especially when I think their HC is absolute trash. But the defense is the real deal. We saw a 20-13 game vs the Lions here. We also saw a 41-10 game here by Arizona. Arizona does have a little defense. Bears have a lot of it. 4* Total Money UNDER Bears/ Arizona

Taking the BROWNS. We have seen this act before. Anyone but Watson behind center and this team comes alive. The OL is getting in shape, the team showed last week it hasn't quit. I know the defense hasn't been all that great, but the Chargers offense is nothing special. 4* Money Maker CLEVELAND BROWNS 

Taking the BRONCOS. I think we have the better defense in this one. And we are getting a nice chunk of points. I do like the Ravens. But the defense has been underwhelming to say the least. Easy to remember them blowing a lead here vs Vegas. How about last week's loss to Cleveland as a big road favorite. They give up points. 29-31-23-38 (10 somehow to Buffalo!) 25-26-27. Bo Nix with 8 TDs 1 INT the last 5 games. And 1 game, a 33-10 win, he didn't even throw a TD. Denver a tough little bunch. 4* Money Maker DENVER BRONCOS 

Going UNDER the total here. Even if Carr is the QB, are the Saints scoring 40? I don't think so. 8-10-27-13-24-12. That is what the offense has delivered. That opening 47-10 over these same Panthers and 44-19 over Dallas are distant memories. And Carolina. Their best game was after they benched Bryce and went with Andy in Vegas. 44? I might look to go under 34! 4* Total Money UNDER Saints/ Panthers

Going OVER the total. Baylor seems to have found some offense and is still looking for their defense. 66-94-64-64--62-67. Crooked numbers all over the place. TCU is looking for win 6 and a bowl birth. 4-4 Baylor looking for wins to save their coach. Horned Frogs have been turnover prone (-11 on the year). Bears lost to Utah, BYU and Iowa State some of the better defenses in the Big 12. TCU gives it up. 27 at Stanford, 35 to UCF, 66 at SMU, 27 to Kansas State, 30 to Houston and 34 to Texas Tech. Shoot Out!  4* Total Money OVER TCU/ Baylor

Taking PITT. Grabbing the guys with a little extra rest. Both teams lack luster last week. We will start with Pitt 31-0 out the door over Syracuse. Well - 3 Pick 6's, 5 INTs all day. Yes. You will lose the yardage game and get a little too comfortable. SMU in off a wild one. Duke scored and gets the conversion to force OT. SMU scores TD first. Duke responds - then goes for the 2 and the win. Nope. SMU hangs out. I just don't know if 7.5 is the right number here. Normally I am grabbing favorites in 7.5 or 3.5 spots. But this one seems off. This is the ACC not AAC. I know it is down a bit. But I think both teams are about the same. SMU lone lost at home as 10pt faves 18-15 to a now ranked Top 10 BYU club. I think this is a close one also. 4* Money Maker PITTSBURGH 

Going UNDER the total. Washington 6-2 to the Under on the year. USC scores better at home. Washington defense has been pretty solid here at home. 17-5-24-9-3. Trojans probably wishing they still played in the PAC 12 as they sit at 4-4 hoping for 2 wins in their next 4 games. I think this is an ugly 24-20 type of game. 4* Total Money UNDER USC/ Washington 

Taking SOUTH CAROLINA. I do like this A&M team, but they have been playing with fire the last few weeks. Off a huge win at LSU. A win where they were outgained, got 2 TO's from LSU, and the Tigers missed 3 FGs. As I said, playing with fire. Outgained in 3 of their last 4. Gamecocks off a bye week. We can say they should have beat both LSU and Alabama. 4* Money Maker SOUTH CAROLINA

4* Money Maker IOWA HAWKEYES

Taking COASTAL CAROLINA. A good spot off their bye week, Coastal had dropped 2 in a row. Now they have some time to right the ship and with a win here, bowl season. Troy was Sun Belt Champs last year, now, 1-7. Coastal in the habit of crushing bad teams going 12-1 SU and 11-1-1 ATS vs bottom feeders. 4* Money Maker COASTAL CAROLINA 

Taking NORTH CAROLINA. Now. As much as I don't love the Tarheels, I think Florida State is A B SO L U T E L Y DONE! I will be shocked if they have much fan support in this one. There is no home field. The coach is all but out the door. The offense is nearly invisible.  After being written off when James Madison blitzed them 70-50, and they blow a 20-0 lead at Duke, you would think they would in a Florida State-like freefall. But they battle Pitt 24-24, before Pitt pulls away in the 4th. They are down 27-14 vs Georgia Tech, get to 27-24, lose 41-34. Again. Not quitting even when down. Last week 41-14 win on the road. One thing they haven't lost in North Carolina, their heart. And sometimes that is all you need when they other side has quit.  4* Money Maker NORTH CAROLINA TARHEELS

Going OVER the total. Not that Oregon has to run it up for extra beauty points, but, going to Ann Arbor and dropping 34+ on the defending champs is still a good look. Michigan will always get the 'A' game from whomever they play. When you are ranked #1 you will always get the best punch from the other team also. And that is exactly what Oregon is ~ #1. Ducks get to that 35-40 range this afternoon, Michigan, in full desperation mode, should get 17-20 and we get this Over. 4* Total Money OVER Oregon/ Michigan

Taking UCLA. Bruins haven't quit on the season after a terrible start. Now off their bye week, the get Nebraska who gave it their all only to fall short vs Ohio State. 4* Money Maker UCLA

Going OVER the total here. Tulsa off a 46-45 wild one. They aren't much on offense prior. But on defense - 45-49-52-45 in 4 allowed in 4 of their last 6 games. UAB are just a dumpster fire. We knew Trent Dilfer would be bad. Getting outscored 43-18 on the year. Look at the points allowed - 35-44-71-41-37-32. A pair of bad teams, bad defenses. Tulsa gets to 40 and UAB should get over 20 points. 4* Total Money OVER Tulsa/ UAB

Taking PENN STATE. Alright. Toss out both teams games last week. You know this game was much more important and both escaped with ugly wins. I know we have some QB questions with Allar questionable. And James Franklin is not anywhere close to being a guy I like to bet on big games. But Ryan Day (2-6 vs Top 5 teams) is no great shakes himself. Will Howard - eh. Nice season, but - saw him lose in a shootout at Oregon already. Last year saw him lost in a shoot-out at Texas. Saw him edge TCU in OT and lose to Bama in playoffs. Big game experience. Not many wins. Getting points. Home field. Give me that home dog. 4* Money Maker PENN STATE

Taking SYRACUSE. wow. 5 INTs 3 Pick 6s. You better believe that Syracuse with some extra time to stew about their last game will look to be very crisp and error free this afternoon. Hokies a nice squad, but with their top RB banged up, I side with the home dogs. 4* Money Maker SYRACUSE

Going OVER the total. Black Knights have been and Over and Covering machine. Air Force won't slow these guys down. I know historically we do service academy unders. That is not the case this year. Navy beat the Falcons 34-7. 45-44-49-42-37-42. 24-7 at FAU the low points for Army. New Mexico rushed for 255 yards vs Air Force. Army might have that in the first half. 4* Total Money OVER Air Force/ Army