It’s the first huge showdown of the year in college football, as the Ohio State Buckeyes (2-0 SU, 0-1 ATS) take the field against the USC Trojans (1-0 SU & ATS) in an inter-conference game that some think could be a preview of the BCS title match, set to kick off at 8 PM ET on Saturday at the Los Angeles Coliseum (natural turf).
The Connecticut Huskies (2-0, 0-0 Big East), squeaked by the Temple Owls on the road on Saturday, winning 12-9 in overtime on Donald Brown’s 7-yard touchdown run just one week after pounding tiny Hofstra 35-3 at home in their season opener.
North Carolina is favored by 5.5
Last Week: Brandon Tate put on a dazzling one-man show, scoring on an 82-yard punt return and putting North Carolina ahead for good with a 57-yard catch to help the Tar Heels hold off McNeese State 35-27.
Last Week: Ryan Mathews ran for 163 yards and three touchdowns, Seyi Ajirotutu set up two scores with long receptions and Fresno State made its first trip to the East Coast a successful one with a 24-7 victory over Rutgers on Monday night.
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The battle of the titans between Ohio State and USC may be the headliner on this weekend’s college football slate, but it’s not the only ranked matchup on the NCAAF betting schedule; No. 13 Kansas takes on No. 19 South Florida, and No. 10 Wisconsin drops in on No. 21 Fresno State.
Two teams without a history of winning but certainly on the upswing will collide on Saturday, as the Temple Owls (1-1 SU, 2-0 ATS) will travel to Western New York to face the Buffalo Bulls (1-1 SU, 2-0 ATS) in NCAA football betting action that is set to begin at Noon ET at UB Stadium (artificial turf) in Buffalo.
The Kansas Jayhawks (2-0 SU, 1-1 ATS) get their first big test of the season, and on the road no less, as they travel to Tampa on Friday to face the South Florida Bulls (2-0 SU, 0-1 ATS) in a huge NCAA inter-conference matchup that is scheduled for an 8 PM ET kickoff at Raymond James Stadium (natural turf), which also home to the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The Oklahoma Sooners (2-0, 1-0 ATS) have rolled in their first two games, scoring more than 50 points in each. On Saturday they go to Seattle as they take on the Washington Huskies (0-2 SU, 1-1 ATS), who swallowed a very bitter pill last weekend, in an NCAA football contest that is set to take place at 7:45 PM ET at Husky Stadium (artificial turf).
AUGUST 28, 7:00 PM
TEXAS EL PASO vs. BUFFALO
Texas El Paso is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Texas El Paso is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Buffalo is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Buffalo’s last 9 games at home
AUGUST 28, 7:00 PM
NORTHEASTERN vs. BALL STATE
Northeastern is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Northeastern is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ball State’s last 6 games
Ball State is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
It’s an annual intra-state rivalry as the NCAA football season opens, as the University of Louisville Cardinals (6-6 SU, 4-7 ATS in 2007) begins its quest to get back to a bowl game as it plays host to the University of Kentucky Wildcats (8-5 SU, 6-5-1 ATS in 2007) in a game that is set to kick off at 3:30 PM ET on Sunday, August 31 at Papa John’s Stadium in Louisville.
BetUS NCAA Football Betting Odds: LOUISVILLE -4.5
Here are some of the NCAA college football betting trends as they relate to this matchup:
KY is 1-4-1 ATS in its last six games
* KY has won 13 of its last 19 games SU
* KY has lost four of its last six games SU
* KY has covered five of its last seven road games
* KY has lost 18 of its last 23 road games SU
* KY has played four of its last six road games UNDER the total
* LOU has has 18 of its last 25 games SU
* LOU has covered one of its last five home games
* LOU has won 23 of its last 25 home games SU
* LOU has played four of its last five home games OVER the total
* LOU has won four of the last five meetings SU
* LOU has covered six of the last nine meetings
* Five of the last seven meetings have gone UNDER the total
