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College football picks against the spread for evening games September 20

In case you missed my previous predictions:

Thursday and Friday

Noon kickoffs

Midday kickoffs

Now, on to the night games!

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Mississippi State at (8)LSU(-9.5): I am a little surprised to see this line climbing. All of the experts are picking a close game, and I tend to think that it will be as well. That said, this is the kind of team that can really learn from Les Miles. I think LSU covers this at home.

Northern Illinois at Arkansas(-13.5): This line is up five points and still climbing. After the way Arkansas abused Texas Tech on the ground, it makes sense. They should be able to do the same here. Give me Arkansas

Utah State at Arkansas State(-1.5): The Aggies have not been good without Keeton the last couple of years. Now they are without him again, and on the road. Give me Arkansas State.

Miami(OH) at Cincinnati(-29.5): I’m not entirely sure why this line is falling. It’s no stretch to think that Gunner Kiel could throw another six touchdowns against the Redhawks. Give me Cincinnati.

Middle Tennessee State at Memphis(-12.5): This seems high. I know that Memphis played UCLA tough, but they may be getting too much credit for that. MTSU is not a bad team. Give me the Blue Raiders.

Appalachian State(-1.5) at Southern Mississippi: This line opened with Southern Miss opened, and probably should have stayed that way. I like the Eagles at home.

Ball State at Toledo(-13.5): This looks high. I do realize that Ball State just lost to Indiana State, but I don’t think Toledo has looked that great either. At home though, I think I have to go with Toledo.

Idaho at Ohio(-12.5): At home, I might be tempted to take the Vandals, but not on the road. Give me Ohio.

(14)South Carolina(-22.5) at Vanderbilt: WAY too low.  SC covers this with ease!

Georgia Southern(-2.5) at South Alabama: This line is off a TD from what it opened at. Yes, South Alabama was a five point favorite at one time. Look, USA is not nearly as bad as Mississippi State made them look. I like the Jaguars at home.

UNLV at Houston(-21.5): Houston played BYU tough last week, but does that mean that they have turned the corner? The bettors think so. This line is up a TD. I think it is about a half point too high right now. Give me UNLV.

New Mexico(-3.5) at New Mexico State: I don’t like the half, but it looks like Gautsche is playing, so give me the Lobos.

(4)Oklahoma(-7.5) at West Virginia: Way too low. The Mounties allowed a lot of big plays against Maryland, and will give up twice as many against the Sooners. Oklahoma by at least double this.

Miami(FL) at Nebraska(-7.5): The Nebraska defensive line is probably just as good as Louisville’s, and the Cardinals ate the Hurricane O-line alive. Give me Nebraska.

(22)Clemson at (1)Florida State(-10.5): This line is down 11 points with the news that Winston won’t play. I thought this game would be close anyway, even with Winston. I’m taking Clemson. The offense is better than you think.

California at Arizona(-7.5): This line opened at 17, and I can find no logical reason why it is falling. Give me Arizona.

(2)Oregon(-23.5) at Washington State: This looks low. Have you seen the Cougars defense? Neither have they. Give me Oregon.

San Diego State at Oregon State(-9.5): My question here is whether the Beavers can stop the run. Even if they can’t, I still think the offense won’t really be stopped. Give me Oregon State.

Louisiana-Lafayette at Boise State(-17.5): The Broncos weren’t impressive against Ole Miss or UConn. That said, Ole Miss crushed Lafayette by more than they did Boise. Give me Boise, I guess.

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