College football betting trends — Week 2

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By Bruce Marshall Special to the Review-Journal

September 9, 2021 - 12:09 pm

Las Vegas handicapper Bruce Marshall is exertion of The Gold Sheet (Goldsheet.com). He provides the Review-Journal with assemblage shot tech notes and trends. Follow @thegoldsheet connected Twitter.

Texas A&M (-17) astatine Colorado: The Aggies are 9-1 against the dispersed successful nonconference games since 2018. Texas A&M besides is 12-6 ATS connected the roadworthy since Jimbo Fisher took implicit the program. Colorado won and covered its archetypal 4 games past season, but was 14-21 ATS successful the erstwhile 35 games. The Buffaloes had covered 5 consecutive arsenic location underdogs earlier losing to Utah connected Dec. 12. Edge: Texas A&M.

California astatine Texas Christian (-11): California covered some games arsenic an underdog past play and is 7-2 ATS successful the relation since 2019. TCU covered 5 of its past six games past play and was 4-1 ATS arsenic the favorite. The Horned Frogs were 5-15-1 ATS arsenic location favorites from 2015-2019. Edge: California.

Buffalo astatine Nebraska (-13½): Entering the play the Bulls were 8-3-1 ATS arsenic underdogs since 2017. Buffalo besides was 30-14-2 ATS the past 4 seasons. The Huskers are connected an 8-14 dispersed skid and are 2-9 ATS successful their past 11 games arsenic favorites. Nebraska besides is 1-5 ATS successful its past six nonconference games. Edge: Buffalo.

Iowa astatine Iowa State (-4): Iowa State manager Matt Campbell is 0-4 consecutive up and 0-3-1 ATS against Iowa. The Cyclones are 6-7 ATS successful their past 12 location games. Iowa is 8-1 ATS successful its past 9 nonconference games and 7-5 ATS successful its past 12 games arsenic an underdog. Edge: Iowa.

Liberty (-4) astatine Troy: Coach Hugh Freeze was 17-7 ATS astatine Liberty entering this play and was 17-9 ATS successful his archetypal 2 seasons astatine Mississippi. The Flames person covered successful 8 of their past 9 roadworthy games, including the past six. Troy is 9-14 ATS the past 2 seasons. The Trojans are 4-7 ATS astatine location and 3-6 ATS arsenic underdogs. Edge: Liberty.

Eastern Michigan astatine Wisconsin (-26): The Eagles are 26-7-1 ATS arsenic underdogs since 2016, including a 21-3-1 people arsenic roadworthy underdogs. The Badgers are 1-5 ATS successful their past six location games and 12-16 ATS successful their past 28 games connected the board. Edge: Eastern Michigan.

Appalachian State astatine Miami (-9): The Mountaineers are 4-9 ATS since past play aft going 18-8-1 ATS from 2018-2019. Appalachian State is 6-2 ATS arsenic an underdog since 2017. The Hurricanes are 7-13 ATS arsenic location favorites since aboriginal 2017. Edge: Appalachian State.

North Carolina State (-2½) astatine Mississippi State: The Wolfpack were 8-4 ATS successful 2020. Mississippi State manager Mike Leach entered the play 9-17 ATS successful his past 26 games, but the Bulldogs did screen 4 of their past 5 past season. Mississippi State was 1-4 ATS astatine location past play and is 2-8 ATS successful its past 10 location games. Edge: North Carolina State.

Washington astatine Michigan (-6½): Washington lone played 4 games past play and went 3-1 (1-3 ATS), and the Huskies opened the play with a nonaccomplishment to Montana. Washington was 2-5 ATS arsenic an underdog successful the past 4 seasons. Michigan entered the play having dropped 7 of its past 8 ATS and is 8-15 ATS successful its past 23 committee games. The Wolverines did screen their play opener, but person failed to screen 4 of their past 5 location games. Edge: Washington.

UNLV astatine Arizona State (-34): The Rebels scored a large upset successful their past travel to Arizona State successful 2008. UNLV was 6-0 ATS connected the roadworthy against Power 5 schools nether Tony Sanchez, but Marcus Arroyo is 0-7 consecutive up and 1-4-2 ATS since past season. The Sun Devils person failed to screen their past 7 games arsenic location favorites. Edge: UNLV.

Utah (-7) astatine Brigham Young: The Utes person won the past 9 meetings and are 6-2 ATS successful their past 8 games against BYU. The Cougars are 8-3 ATS arsenic underdogs since 2018 and 16-9-1 ATS arsenic underdogs since 2016. Edge: Utah.

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