Week 5 Roundup

+ Lasko’s Winners -- 
Marshall (-19.5) - Old Dominion
Baylor (-15) - Texas Tech
Iowa (+7) - Wisconsin

+ Lasko’s Losers --
Appalachian State (-23) - Wyoming
Colorado (+9.5) - Oregon
Over 53.5 - Marshall vs. Old Dominion

For those keeping score at home, that's 1-4 on over/under bets, and it took a miracle to land that one win.  When do we start fading?

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The largest underdog to win straight up:
Arizona State (+13, ML +400) at UCLA, 38-23

The largest favorite to cover:
Boise State (-27.5) vs. Hawaii, 55-0

It was a topsy-turvy day for the Top 25, as several big teams fell on this first Saturday of October. Bad weather affected games from coast to coast, mostly keeping scores way down.

In the state of Michigan, UofM pitched its second straight shutout, topping Maryland 28-0, and they have now allowed just 7 points in the last 15 quarters.  The under is a perfect 5-0 for the Wolverines this season.  MSU had to hang on tight at home in front of a sellout crowd, narrowly escaping 24-21 against Purdue. The Spartans are now 0-5 ATS.

Ohio State turned in their fourth straight mediocre performance. They survived at previously unbeaten Indiana, 34-27, but have yet to wow anyone. That's four straight non-covers and unders heading into next weekend's game against Maryland.  If you want to look at the positives, the Buckeyes' fans still have faith in Cardale....

Baylor-Texas Tech had a total set an at unheard of 90, and they easily eclipsed it as predicted by Couch on wednesday.  The over is 4-0 for Baylor and 4-1 for Texas Tech this season.

In Bad Beats this week....

The Alabama-Georgia game had a total of 48 points after three quarters, just three points short of the total. After a scoreless fourth quarter 'over' bettors were left shaking their heads.  We also had Verne show us how to wear a chinstrap.

If you had under 61 in the Arizona-UCLA game, you were likely cursing at the TV with :45 left when Arizona State cracked off a 23-yard touchdown run to seal their stunning 38-23 road victory.

Notre Dame was down 21-3 heading to the fourth quarter, but the Irish outscored the Tigers 19-3 in a driving rain. The Irish had a chance to tie with :07 left in regulation but they failed on the two-point conversion.  ND still earned the backdoor cover to kill Clemson side bettors who were winning for the first 59:53.

Think Dabo cares his team almost blew a huge lead?

PS - #prayforthesec