I'll play this game.

My predictions for Chad's 10 games of the week:

Miami (OH) @ #6 Ohio State
Saturday, 9/3/05, 12:00pm ABC Regional
Line: OSU -15.0
Predictions: Ohio State 54, Miami (OH) 10
Ohio State covers handily.

TCU @ #7 Oklahoma
Saturday, 9/3/05, 12:00pm ABC Regional
Line: OU -26.0
Prediction: Oklahoma 44, TCU 10
Bet: OU covers big. I LIKE CHAD'S CALL :-)

Ball State @ #11 Iowa
Saturday, 9/3/05, 12:00pm ESPN Gameplan
Line: Iowa -38.5
Prediction: Iowa 31 Ball State 21
Bet: Ball State beats the spread

UAB @ #3 Tennessee
Saturday, 9/3/05, 12:30pm ESPNGameplan
Line: UT -23.5
Prediction: Tennessee 45 UAB 14
UT covers handily.

#22 Boston College @ BYU
Saturday, 9/3/05, 3:30pm ABC Regional
Line: BC -2.5
Prediction: Boston College 42, BYU 28
Boston College covers, on the start to a big season (see my predictions coming up in a min)

#18 Boise State @ #13 Georiga
Saturday, 9/3/05, 5:30pm ESPN 2
Line: UGA -7.0
Prediction: UGA 41 Boise State 34
Bet: You took my prediction. Wash.

#1 USC @ Hawaii
Saturday 9/3/05 8pm, ESPN
Line: USC - 38.0
Prediction: Hawaii 42, USC 38. Gotta go with it!
Bet: No way USC covers even if my dream remains only a dream.

#8 Virginia Tech @ NC State
Sunday, 9/4/05, 7:45pm ESPN 2
Line: VT -3.5
Prediction: VT 42 NCSU 24
Bet: VT covers. If it's closer, it'll be a lot closer, but I think VT will lead the whole game, never in doubt.

#9 Miami @ #14 Florida State
Monday, 9/5/05, 8:00pm ABC
Line: The U -3.0
Prediction: FSU 35, Miami 21
Bet: My other long-time gut feeling was FSU would win this game by a couple tds. I'm not so confident on that as the season approaches, but I'll still go with it.

#17 Texas A&M @ Clemson
Saturday, 9/3/05, 8:00pm ABC Regional
Line: TAM -1.0
PREDICTION: Texas A&M 28, Clemson 26
COMMENTS: TAMU covers, but it'll be too darn close!


If I had to take one this week and bet it, it'd probably be USC failing to cover. That or Boston College covering/winning. I'm suprised the oddsmakers didn't give more respect to FSU or TAMU. FSU +3 at home!?! Even with it being Miami, that's tough to swallow when FSU is 14 to Miami's 9. A couple of others I'd most likely take would
West Virginia +1 1/2 @ Syracuse and
Tulane +10 @ S Miss (they are going to be playing with a lot of passion)
Other than that, there aren't too many I'd jump on this week. Maybe after a week, and we get a better feel for the season! A couple other games of interest to me this weekend: Notre Dame at Pitt (and I'd really look into taking ND) and Bowling Green @ Wisconsin

Game	SY	CR
M(OH)@OSU(-15)	OSU	OSU
OU@TCU(-26)	OU	OU
BST@IOWA(-38.5)	Ball	Iowa
UAB@Tenn(-23.5)	Tenn	UAB
BC(-2.5)@BYU	BC	BC
BoiseSt@UGA(-7)	Wash	Wash
USC(-38)@Hawaii	Hawaii	Hawaii
VT(-3.5)@NCSU	VT	VT
M(FL)(-3)@FSU	FSU	FSU
TexasA&M(-1)@Clemson	TAMU	TAMU

Shane's lock: Hawaii +38 vs. USC
Chad's lock: TAMU -1 @ Clemson