Thursday Update

+ Lasko’s Week 7 Picks --

North Texas (+35.5) - Western Kentucky
Tulane (+20.5) - Houston
Nebraska (+2) - Minnesota
Under 48 - Pittsburgh vs. Georgia Tech

A new first for the Stream this week -- I'm fading myself.  My over/under bets this year are 1-5 and honestly should be 0-6 save for a magical 4th quarter in that BYU-Boise game.  The algorithm doesn't like, it LOVES the Over in Pitt/GT.  Major roll of the dice here.

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Line moves this week:
The public is banging MSU but the sharp dollars have been on Michigan. One bookie said that he's gotten hit with sharp action every week on the Wolverines and that this line apparently did not scare anyone away.

Florida is now getting sharp play. The line was adjusted for the Grier suspension and the pros decided to take the points when that happened.

Virginia Tech is getting hit pretty hard now. Speculation is that the Hokies might get Brewer back for this game, but it's also anti-Miami money.

Washington was a substantial sharp side early, and the Huskies are now also getting the bulk of the public action.

Charlotte has gotten some play, and this is a game where the volume is low and even a small dose of sharp money was going to move the line.  Sidenote: The line moved from +8.5 to +5 since my post on Monday and I think we have to believe that this was caused by the Mainstream following.

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This should be one of the best saturdays of the year.  A big-time schedule, and leading the way is Michigan vs. Michigan State in the Big House.

#prayformagic

In the words of (my friend) Dave Portnoy... "Honestly this is SO disrespectful.  The only thing more disrespectful than this is the fact Michigan is an 8 point favorite on Saturday.  Talk about taking out a white glove and slapping Sparty in the face with it.  And the best part is Michigan State won’t do anything about it.  They’ll just sit there and take it like a bitch because that’s what Little Brothers do.  They exist to get picked on and beat on and pushed around the ring."