Other FCS Matchups / Betting Lines

[CappinHard]

Re: Other FCS Matchups / Betting Lines

Saturday, Oct. 5th
Valley Games
NDSU @ ISUr +14.5 (I can see ISUr staying within 14.5, but NDSU wins)
ISUb @ USD -3.5 (This game and the next one will go a long way in determining who will be the bottom dwellers in the MVFC, I expect USD to bounce back against a Boyle-less ISUb)
MSU @ WIU -3.5 (see above, I'm surprised WIU is favored... they're really really bad)
YSU @ UNI -7 (I'm interested to see how UNI looks after a rough game @ Weber St.)
SIU @ SDSU -17.5 (This line seems about right, but imo could be up to 20 or 21, so there might be some value)

My picks:
You'll have to tune into this week's B team edition of the Splitting Hares podcast by Jackrabbit Illustrated!

[JacksBacker]

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Sorry guys, slacking this week. Here are some notable spreads for this weekends match-ups. These are current lines as of Friday, many have shifted since they opened on Tuesday.

October 5th
Long Island +10.5 @ Duquesne
NDSU -14.5 @ Illinois St.
UC Davis -1 @ UND (This line opened at a PK went all the way to 4.5 and is now back to -1, quite a bit of movement throughout the week for an FCS game)
E. Illinois +9 @ Murray St.
Furman -3 @ Samford
S. Illinois +18 @ SDSU
Indiana St. +4.5 @ USD
Idaho St. +10 @ Montana
Villanova -10 @ William & Mary
Elon +4 @ New Hampshire
Wofford -2.5 @ E. Tenn. St.
Missouri St. +3 @ W. Illinois
SFA +15 @ Sam Houston St.
Central Arkansas +2.5 @ Nicholls St.
S. Utah +9.5 @ Portland St.
Youngstown St. +7 @ UNI
SELA -3 @ McNeese St.
Weber St. -6.5 @ Idaho
James Madison -14 @ Stony Brook
N. Colorado +12.5 @ N. Arizona
Tenn. Tech +13.5 @ SEMO
Abilene Christian -4.5 @ Lamar
Montana St. -5 @ Cal Poly
E. Washington +2 @ CS Sacramento

[JacksBacker]

Re: Other FCS Matchups / Betting Lines

Saturday, Oct. 5th
Valley Games
NDSU @ ISUr +14.5 (I can see ISUr staying within 14.5, but NDSU wins)
ISUb @ USD -3.5 (This game and the next one will go a long way in determining who will be the bottom dwellers in the MVFC, I expect USD to bounce back against a Boyle-less ISUb)
MSU @ WIU -3.5 (see above, I'm surprised WIU is favored... they're really really bad)
YSU @ UNI -7 (I'm interested to see how UNI looks after a rough game @ Weber St.)
SIU @ SDSU -17.5 (This line seems about right, but imo could be up to 20 or 21, so there might be some value)

My picks:
You'll have to tune into this week's B team edition of the Splitting Hares podcast by Jackrabbit Illustrated!

Thanks for picking up the slack on this thread haha.
My picks in the Valley this week (using updated lines)
NDSU -14 (im buying the half point, Ive got a feeling NDSU rolls)
USD -4.5 (I think USD will have a solid day on D-Days and as you said ISUb is without Boyle, that's a tough loss for them)
MSU +3 (I was surprised to see WIU as the favorite this week as well, I think MSU wins outright)
YSU +7 (this game is a toss up in my mind, give me the points)
SDSU -18 (I keep going back and forth on this, 18 points is a lot. I think the Jacks come out hot and take care of business. Jacks 38-14)

[JacksBacker]

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Thanks for picking up the slack on this thread haha.
My picks in the Valley this week (using updated lines)
NDSU -14 (im buying the half point, Ive got a feeling NDSU rolls)
USD -4.5 (I think USD will have a solid day on D-Days and as you said ISUb is without Boyle, that's a tough loss for them)
MSU +3 (I was surprised to see WIU as the favorite this week as well, I think MSU wins outright)
YSU +7 (this game is a toss up in my mind, give me the points)
SDSU -18 (I keep going back and forth on this, 18 points is a lot. I think the Jacks come out hot and take care of business. Jacks 38-14)

3-0-2 in my picks, if Vinny wouldn't have showed up playing like a drunken hobo, would have been 4-0-1. �� not too shabby. Nailed the NDSU and MSU predictions

[JacksBacker]

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Back on track this week getting the match-ups out on time. These are the opening lines. It will be interesting to keep on eye on them as the week continues and see how they move.

Saturday, October 12th
Richmond +14.5 @ Maine
Jacksonville St. -12.5 @ E. Illinois
Drake -13 @ Butler
San Diego -9 @ Davidson
Villanova +11.5 @ James Madison
Samford -7 @ VMI
Delaware -3.5 @ Elon
W. Carolina +17 @ The Citadel
Lamar +17 @ Sam Houston St.
Murray St. -5 @ Tenn. St.
Charleston So. +24 @ Kennesaw St.
SEMO -2.5 @ Austin Peay
UND +1.5 @ Idaho St.
Albany +11 @ Towson
N'Western St. +23 @ Nicholls St.
CS Sacramento +1.5 @ Montana St.
N. Colorado +19.5 @ E. Washington
Idaho +1.5 @ Portland St.
McNeese +7 @ Central Arkansas
Incarnate Word +13 @ SELA
New Hampshire +4.5 @ Stony Brook
Tenn. Martin -6.5 @ Tenn. Tech
Cal Poly +13.5 @ UC Davis
Houston Baptist +7 @ Abilene Christian


MVFC
UNI +19 @ NDSU
Western Illinois +6 @ Indiana St.
USD -7.5 @ Missouri St.
SDSU -7 @ Youngstown St.
Illinois St. +2.5 @ S. Illinois

Some lines that pop out to me right away. Villanova getting 11.5 points seems a little high, I would have expected something closer to 7.5 to 9. Illinois St. getting 2.5 points vs SIU surprised me. Maybe the Redbirds aren't who we thought they were. UNI getting 19 also seemed high to me, I was expecting that to open in the 15 point range, they always play NDSU tough.

[Mr_Tibbs]

Re: Other FCS Matchups / Betting Lines

Back on track this week getting the match-ups out on time. These are the opening lines. It will be interesting to keep on eye on them as the week continues and see how they move.

Saturday, October 12th
Richmond +14.5 @ Maine
Jacksonville St. -12.5 @ E. Illinois
Drake -13 @ Butler
San Diego -9 @ Davidson
Villanova +11.5 @ James Madison
Samford -7 @ VMI
Delaware -3.5 @ Elon
W. Carolina +17 @ The Citadel
Lamar +17 @ Sam Houston St.
Murray St. -5 @ Tenn. St.
Charleston So. +24 @ Kennesaw St.
SEMO -2.5 @ Austin Peay
UND +1.5 @ Idaho St.
Albany +11 @ Towson
N'Western St. +23 @ Nicholls St.
CS Sacramento +1.5 @ Montana St.
N. Colorado +19.5 @ E. Washington
Idaho +1.5 @ Portland St.
McNeese +7 @ Central Arkansas
Incarnate Word +13 @ SELA
New Hampshire +4.5 @ Stony Brook
Tenn. Martin -6.5 @ Tenn. Tech
Cal Poly +13.5 @ UC Davis
Houston Baptist +7 @ Abilene Christian


MVFC
UNI +19 @ NDSU
Western Illinois +6 @ Indiana St.
USD -7.5 @ Missouri St.
SDSU -7 @ Youngstown St.
Illinois St. +2.5 @ S. Illinois

Some lines that pop out to me right away. Villanova getting 11.5 points seems a little high, I would have expected something closer to 7.5 to 9. Illinois St. getting 2.5 points vs SIU surprised me. Maybe the Redbirds aren't who we thought they were. UNI getting 19 also seemed high to me, I was expecting that to open in the 15 point range, they always play NDSU tough.

I think SIU takes the Redbirds at home. ISUR looked inept against NDSU, and I thought SIU looked better than anticipated.

I also think UNI covers, but loses. I'd also look for UNH to upset Stony Brook after their OT game with JMU last week and Sac State to upset the Bobcats in Bozeman. The USD line looks a little low to me given last week's result, but MSU isn't a complete dumpster fire, and USD doesn't play well outside typically. I still think they win by 10+.

The Jacks spread is probably abut right, IF the team plays to their potential. If they're going to come out slow again and have difficulties moving the ball, I think that spread should be more like SDSU +4.5. I think this game is the one where it either all comes together and we win by 14+, or it continues to be a disjointed effort and we get beat.

[JacksBacker]

Re: Other FCS Matchups / Betting Lines

Back on track this week getting the match-ups out on time. These are the opening lines. It will be interesting to keep on eye on them as the week continues and see how they move.

Saturday, October 12th
Richmond +14.5 @ Maine
Jacksonville St. -12.5 @ E. Illinois
Drake -13 @ Butler
San Diego -9 @ Davidson
Villanova +11.5 @ James Madison
Samford -7 @ VMI
Delaware -3.5 @ Elon
W. Carolina +17 @ The Citadel
Lamar +17 @ Sam Houston St.
Murray St. -5 @ Tenn. St.
Charleston So. +24 @ Kennesaw St.
SEMO -2.5 @ Austin Peay
UND +1.5 @ Idaho St.
Albany +11 @ Towson
N'Western St. +23 @ Nicholls St.
CS Sacramento +1.5 @ Montana St.
N. Colorado +19.5 @ E. Washington
Idaho +1.5 @ Portland St.
McNeese +7 @ Central Arkansas
Incarnate Word +13 @ SELA
New Hampshire +4.5 @ Stony Brook
Tenn. Martin -6.5 @ Tenn. Tech
Cal Poly +13.5 @ UC Davis
Houston Baptist +7 @ Abilene Christian


MVFC
UNI +19 @ NDSU
Western Illinois +6 @ Indiana St.
USD -7.5 @ Missouri St.
SDSU -7 @ Youngstown St.
Illinois St. +2.5 @ S. Illinois

Some lines that pop out to me right away. Villanova getting 11.5 points seems a little high, I would have expected something closer to 7.5 to 9. Illinois St. getting 2.5 points vs SIU surprised me. Maybe the Redbirds aren't who we thought they were. UNI getting 19 also seemed high to me, I was expecting that to open in the 15 point range, they always play NDSU tough.

Already quite a bit of action already on the Villanova/JMU game, in just five hours after the lines opened, JMU has gone from -11.5 to -9.5.

[JacksBacker]

Re: Other FCS Matchups / Betting Lines

Thursday, October 17th
E. Tenn St. +3.5 @ Chattanooga


Saturday, October 19th
New Hampshire -1.5 @ Delaware
W. Carolina +24.5 @ Wofford
Colgate +7 @ Cornell
Kennesaw St. -37.5 @ Presbyterian
VMI +1.5 @ Mercer
Nicholls St. +3 @ Sam Houston St.
E. Kentucky +3 @ Murray St.
Portland St. -10.5 @ N. Colorado
E. Illinois +21.5 @ Tenn. Martin
N. Arizona +15.5 @ Weber St.
Rhode Island +7 @ Albany
James Madison -19 @ William & Mary
Stephen F. Austin +10 @ Abilene Christian
Bucknell +24.5 @ Towson
SEMO +2.5 @ Jacksonville St.
Houston Baptist +7 @ McNeese St.
Lamar +3.5 @ Incarnate Word
Austin Peay -14 @ Tenn. St.
Idaho St. -6.5 @ Idaho
Maine +14 @ Liberty
Yale -4 @ Richmond
Central Arkansas -11.5 @ N'Western St.
Charleston So. -2.5 @ N. Alabama
North Dakota -1 @ Cal Poly
UC Davis -14 @ S. Utah
Montana -2.5 @ CS Sacramento

MCFC
SDSU -19 @ Indiana State
Illinois St. -14 @ W. Illinois
Youngstown St. -4 @ S. Illinois
Missouri St. +40 @ NDSU
USD +6.5 @ UNI

My MVFC picks for the week are in bold.

[slosho]

Re: Other FCS Matchups / Betting Lines

MCFC
SDSU -19 @ Indiana State
Illinois St. -14 @ W. Illinois
Youngstown St. -4 @ S. Illinois
Missouri St. +40 @ NDSU
USD +6.5 @ UNI

My MVFC picks for the week are in bold.

Hope you don't have money on that...
Specifically, the way I see it is with the lines.
I think we find out that USD IS the paper tiger.
SIU beating YSU would be a large Upset IMO even if the line doesn't show that.

[JacksBacker]

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Hope you don't have money on that...
Specifically, the way I see it is with the lines.
I think we find out that USD IS the paper tiger.
SIU beating YSU would be a large Upset IMO even if the line doesn't show that.

I get where you are coming from, but I dont take chalk. Not my style haha. If I can go 3-2 that makes me a winner, so thats what im shooting for.

[slosho]

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I get where you are coming from, but I dont take chalk. Not my style haha. If I can go 3-2 that makes me a winner, so thats what im shooting for.

https://twitter.com/HEROSportsFCS/st...46386462765057

[JacksBacker]

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https://twitter.com/HEROSportsFCS/st...46386462765057

Looks like SIU is a legit playoff contender, even at 3-4. If they can get past USD this weekend. They have a very good chance at 7-5.

[DB117]

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Week 13 lines

MVFC
SDSU-13@USD 61.5
Illinois St-3.5@YSU 47
WIU+23@UNI 47
Indiana St-3.5@Missouri St 34
NDSU-19.5@SIU 53.5


Nicholls St+8.5@ SE La
Central Ark-7@ Incarnate Word
JMU-27@ Rhode Island
Maine@ UNH pick em
Delaware+9.5 @Nova
Elon+9.5 @Towson
S. Utah+12@ UND
Montana-5@ Montana St
Idaho St+20.5@ Weber St
Portland St+14@ EWU
UC Davis+9@ Sac St