{"id":26472,"date":"2010-09-16T17:12:17","date_gmt":"2010-09-16T22:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=26472"},"modified":"2010-09-17T00:25:29","modified_gmt":"2010-09-17T05:25:29","slug":"odds-wk3-cougars-vs-seminoles-free-pick-150910","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/ncaa-football\/odds-wk3-cougars-vs-seminoles-free-pick-150910\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 3: BYU vs Florida St. Preview & Pick"},"content":{"rendered":"

BYU Cougars vs FSU Seminoles Gambling Preview + Predictions<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Week 3: BYU vs FSU Preview & Pick<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Date: <\/strong>Saturday, September 18, 2010
\nVenue: <\/strong>Bobby Bowden Field at Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, FL
\nBroadcast: <\/strong>ESPNU
\nCougars vs Seminoles NCAA Betting Lines from Betus.com<\/strong>
\nBYU: <\/strong>+10 (Moneyline: +310)
\nFlorida State: <\/strong>-10 (Moneyline: -380)
\nTotal: <\/strong>60 points: Over -110, Under -110
\nBrigham Young Cougars (1-1)<\/strong>
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What do we make of BYU this season? The Cougars were sharp in their opener at home, beating Washington 23-17. Coach Bronco Mendenhall looked like a genius employing his two-quarterback system, as both Riley Nelson and Jake Heaps passed the ball well.<\/p>\n

But the house of cards came crashing down last week on the road when Air Force pummelled the Cougars 35-14. Both Nelson and Heaps struggled \u2013 especially Heaps \u2013 and BYU\u2019s run defense was a nightmare. The Cougars allowed an absurd 409 net rushing yards to the Falcons.<\/p>\n

Mendenhall believes the Cougars will at least have more stability under center this week, as he\u2019s giving the more experienced Nelson the start and not necessarily splitting his QB reps evenly this time around. But can BYU tighten its run defense against a Florida State team averaging 150 rushing yards per game?<\/p>\n

Florida State Seminoles (1-1)<\/strong> [soliloquy id=”82219″]<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a Jekyll-and-Hyde start to 2010 for Florida State this year but, since Week 1 against Samford was a freebie, it\u2019s the Mr. Hyde performance against Oklahoma that sounds major alarm bells.<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t even close last week; the Sooners hammered the Seminoles 47-17. Most concerning for Florida State was the play of quarterback Christian Ponder. He was totally ineffective last week, completing just 11 or 28 passes and throwing two picks with no touchdowns in the defeat. That\u2019s a frightening effort from a guy some pundits touted as a Heisman Trophy candidate this year. If Ponder doesn\u2019t get better in a hurry, FSU is going nowhere fast.<\/p>\n

The pick: <\/strong><\/p>\n

While it\u2019s true that Florida State\u2019s secondary looked awful last week when the Seminoles let Landry Jones throw for 380 yards and four scores, I\u2019m not sure if BYU has the weapons to exploit those holes. Their two-pronged quarterback system is still shaky and Nelson may not be prepared to thrive in what should be a hostile, hungry crowd atmosphere.<\/p>\n

Florida State is desperate for a win \u2013 perhaps even more desperate than BYU since it\u2019s playing at home \u2013 and a matchup against BYU could be a confidence booster. The Seminoles met BYU on the road almost a year ago to the day and routed the Cougars 54-28. They knew how to beat the Cougars, racking up 313 yards on 49 attempts.<\/p>\n

Ponder and Ty Jones both ran wild on BYU last year and I suspect Florida State will successfully deploy the same strategy this time around. Don\u2019t be surprised if the Seminoles rout the Cougars; after this week, the reality could sink in for BYU that this is a rebuilding season.<\/p>\n

BYU vs Florida State Prediction: <\/strong>Florida State 38, BYU 20<\/p>\n

Moneyline: Florida State -380
\nSpread: Florida State -10
\nOver\/Under: UNDER 60<\/p>\n

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On SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 18, 2010 its the BYU Cougars vs. Florida St. Seminoles. Odds currently have the Seminoles listed as 10-point favorites, the game’s total is set at 60. Here is a preview, free pick plus the college football betting angle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":26522,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[10330,164,5039,34570,34566,34567,34568,34569,287,324,34571,34572,34573,5371,1485,470,548,763,771,17005,1039,1168,1260,1294,1775,1340,17598],"class_list":["post-26472","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ncaa-football","tag-10330","tag-betting-lines","tag-byu-cougars","tag-byu-cougars-vs-florida-st-seminoles","tag-byu-florida-st-spread","tag-byu-vs-fsu-predictions","tag-byu-vs-florida-st","tag-byu-vs-florida-st-free-pick","tag-cfb-picks","tag-college-football-odds","tag-cougars-seminoles-lines","tag-cougars-vs-seminoles","tag-cougars-vs-seminoles-predictions","tag-florida-st-seminoles","tag-football-lines","tag-free-pick","tag-handicappers-predictions","tag-ncaa-football-betting","tag-ncaa-football-previews","tag-ncaa-football-spreads","tag-previews","tag-sportsbook","tag-trends","tag-vegas-picks","tag-wagering-ncaaf-odds","tag-week-3","tag-week-3-free-picks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26472","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26472"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26472\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26524,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26472\/revisions\/26524"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26472"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}