Bruce Marshall is simply a handicapper for CBS Sportsline. He provides the Las Vegas Review-Journal with assemblage shot notes and trends successful the Technicians Edge.
Notre Dame astatine North Carolina: The Irish are 3-1 vs. the enactment this play aft past week’s romp astatine Purdue, and support successful caput the Domers were 28-12 vs. the dispersed crossed the 3 erstwhile campaigns (2023-25). Notre Dame is besides 15-4 vs. the dispersed successful its past 19 distant from South Bend. Meanwhile, Bill Belichick’s Tar Heels are conscionable 1-5-1 vs. the fig successful their past 7 connected the committee since precocious 2025, and conscionable 2-9 arsenic an underdog since the opening of past season. Tech edge: Notre Dame, based connected squad trends.
Alabama astatine Mississippi State: Bama hasn’t mislaid outright to MSU since Nick Saban’s archetypal twelvemonth astatine the helm of the Tide successful 2007. Kalen DeBoer, however, is lone 4-5 vs. the dispersed arsenic an SEC visitant since taking implicit astatine Tuscaloosa successful 2024. Note the Bulldogs person started accelerated this season, winning and covering their archetypal four. Tech edge: Slight to Mississippi State, based connected caller trends.
UCF astatine Houston: The Cougars won a choky 30-27 determination (as 1-point chalk) astatine Orlando past fall, portion of a five-game dispersed losing streak to reason 2025 for the Knights, though Scott Frost’s squad has opened this play winning and covering 3 of four. UCF was besides 1-6 successful its past 7 vs. the enactment arsenic an underdog entering this play earlier covering doubly erstwhile getting points, astatine Pitt and astatine location vs. TCU. Note the Cougars are conscionable 2-5 vs. the fig successful their past 7 arsenic big vs. FBS sides astatine TDECU Stadium. Tech edge: Slight to UCF, based connected caller trends.
Boston College astatine SMU: The roadworthy squad has covered the dispersed the past 2 years successful this caller ACC series. Though struggling lately for outright wins, the Eagles are 6-2 vs. the enactment since mid-2025 against FBS-level opposition, and are besides “under” 5 consecutive since precocious past season. Note the Mustangs are 7-3 vs. the enactment successful their past 10 arsenic chalk astatine Dallas. Tech edge: “Under” and flimsy to Boston College, based connected “totals” and caller trends.
Michigan astatine Minnesota: The “Little Brown Jug” utilized to beryllium an yearly matter into the precocious 1990s. Note the Golden Gophers person lone 3 outright wins vs. the Wolverines since scoring a memorable 16-0 upset successful 1977 astatine Minneapolis, portion Michigan has won 26 meetings since. Teams didn’t conscionable past season. Minnesota is 6-1 successful its past 7 vs. the dispersed for P.J. Fleck since precocious past season, portion the Wolverines are conscionable 3-10 vs. the dispersed successful their past 13 connected the committee since aboriginal past play (1-3 vs. the enactment for Kyle Whittingham, 0-3 arsenic chalk counting UTEP arsenic a dispersed loss). Tech edge: Minnesota, based connected squad trends.
Navy astatine Air Force: Commander-in-Chief games person landed “under” 48-14-1 the past 21 seasons, with the Midshipmen and Falcons landing that mode successful 4 of their past 5 meetings (last twelvemonth the objection successful a 34-31 Navy win). The visiting squad is 4-0-1 vs. the enactment successful the past 5 meetings arsenic well. Tech edge: “Under” and flimsy to Navy, based connected “totals” and bid trends.
Vanderbilt astatine Georgia: Kirby Smart mislaid his archetypal crippled outright vs. Vandy arsenic Georgia manager backmost successful 2016, but has won the past six meetings handily, each by 17 points oregon much and often by overmuch more, covering 5 of those. The Bulldogs are besides 5-1 vs. the dispersed successful their past six arsenic an SEC big successful Athens. The Commodores, though, are 5-1-1 vs. the dispersed arsenic a canine since precocious 2024 for Clark Lea. Tech edge: Slight to Georgia, based connected bid trends.
Ohio State astatine Iowa: Teams past met successful 2024, erstwhile the Buckeyes (-17) rolled by a 35-7 number astatine Columbus. Ryan Day is 2-0 SU and vs. the enactment against the Hawkeyes, though these teams person met lone doubly since 2018. Urban Meyer’s OSU was thrashed astatine Iowa City, 55-24, successful 2017. Buckeyes 10-5 vs. the dispersed successful their past 15 arsenic a visitor, though Iowa is 3-1 vs. the dispersed this play and 13-3 vs. the enactment since a twelvemonth ago. As an underdog, the Hawkeyes person covered 5 straight. Tech edge: Slight to Iowa, based connected squad trends.
Florida astatine Missouri: The Gators person travel flying retired of the gross for caller manager Jon Sumrall, 4-0 SU and 3-0 vs. the enactment against FBS foes. Florida is besides “over” successful each 3 vs. those aforesaid FBS foes. Note the Tigers person dropped their past six vs. the dispersed arsenic an underdog since precocious 2024 for Eli Drinkwitz. Tech edge: Florida, based connected caller trends.
California astatine UNLV: The Golden Bears are 2-2 SU and vs. the enactment for caller manager Tosh Lupoi aft closing the Justin Wilcox epoch connected a 4-11 dispersed skid. Note the Rebels are connected a 5-0 “under” tally since precocious past season. Tech edge: Slight to “under,” based connected “totals” trends.
Maryland astatine Nebraska: The Terrapins person mislaid and failed to screen their past six Big Ten games since mid-2025. Note Matt Rhule has the Cornhuskers disconnected and flying successful 2026, 4-0 SU and vs. the enactment (counts North Dakota connected Sept. 19 arsenic a dispersed cover). Tech edge: Nebraska, based connected caller trends.
Oregon State astatine Colorado State: New Beavers manager JaMarcus Shephard has been a point-spread revelation, arsenic OSU is 4-0 vs. the dispersed successful his debut campaign. Note the Rams are “over” successful their archetypal 4 nether caller manager Jim Mora. Tech edge: Oregon State and “over,” based connected caller and “totals” trends.
BYU astatine TCU: Cougars (-3) won and covered big, 44-13, implicit the Frogs astatine Provo past season. BYU has been relentlessly bully since a twelvemonth ago, 15-2 SU and 12-4 vs. the enactment (counts Colorado State arsenic a win). The Cougars person besides covered their past 8 arsenic a favorite. Frogs 9-4 “under” successful their past 13 vs. FBS-level foes successful regular-season games. Tech edge: BYU and flimsy to “under,” based connected squad and “totals” trends.
Miami (Fla.) astatine Clemson: Teams haven’t met since 2023, erstwhile the Canes (+6) scored a 28-20 upset astatine Hard Rock Stadium. Miami 6-1 vs. the enactment successful its past 7 distant from home, besides 14-5 vs. the fig since the commencement of past season. Dabo Swinney conscionable 2-6 vs. the fig successful his past 8 astatine Death Valley, and 3-3 wide arsenic an underdog since 2024. Tech edge: Miami, based connected caller trends.
Texas Tech astatine Colorado: Teams didn’t conscionable past year. Red Raiders inactive don’t person a dispersed screen this play (0-3-1, calling Sam Houston crippled connected Sept. 26 a push), but Texas Tech was 9-1 SU and vs. the enactment against Big 12 foes past season, and is present 11-1 SU and vs. the enactment successful its past 12 vs. those foes since losing precocious successful 2024 to the Buffs. Deion Sanders conscionable 5-10-1 vs. the dispersed against FBS foes since precocious successful the 2024 campaign. Tech edge: Texas Tech, based connected extended trends.
Washington astatine USC: Huskies person yet to screen a dispersed successful 4 tries this season, and are, interestingly, conscionable 1-7 arsenic a canine for Jedd Fisch since 2024. U-Dub, however, has won and covered its past 3 vs. USC, dating to 2019. Trojans conscionable 4-12 vs. the dispersed since aboriginal past play for Lincoln Riley. SC besides connected a 7-3 “over” tally since precocious 2025. Tech edge: Slight to Washington and “over,” based connected extended bid and “totals” trends.
Utah State astatine Boise State: Note the Aggies are 7-2 vs. the enactment arsenic an underdog since Bronco Mendenhall arrived successful Logan past season. Included was a dispersed triumph successful a constrictive 25-24 nonaccomplishment to the Broncos past November. Aggies besides 4-0 “under” to statesman 2026. Boise 5-2 vs. points successful its past 7 astatine location connected the bluish carpet. Tech edge: Slight to Utah State and “under,” based connected squad and “totals” trends.
Baylor astatine Arizona State: Bears person started 2026 with a 2-2 dispersed people aft dropping 10 of 12 vs. the fig entering this season. Sun Devils 9-3-1 vs. the enactment astatine Tempe since the opening of the 2024 campaign. ASU (+2.5) won a 27-24 nail-biter astatine Waco past September. Tech edge: Arizona State, based connected squad trends.
San Jose State astatine Hawaii: Spartans person covered the past 2 meetings and won the past 5 outright vs. the Rainbow Warriors. San Jose has besides covered its archetypal 2 connected the roadworthy this season. Slow commencement this play for Hawaii, 1-3 SU and vs. the line, though Timmy Chang is an eye-opening 15-1 vs. the dispersed successful his past 16 successful Honolulu against FBS-level foes. Tech edge: Slight to Hawaii, based connected extended trends.
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