South Florida Bulls vs. Michigan State Spartans
Saturday, 9/7/13, 12:00 PM EST
Opening Point Spread: Michigan State -24.5
Current Betting Line: Michigan State -23
Opening Total: 44.5
Current Total: 43.5
Odds Courtesy of Bookmaker
South Florida will look to bounce back from a 53-21 setback to McNeese State as 20.5-point home favorites last Saturday, while going OVER the betting total of 48.5. The Bulls have dropped their last five road games, while they’ve gone 28-39 in that situation since joining the FBS in 2000, which can’t be ignored when making your college football betting picks this weekend. Offensively, senior running back Marcus Shaw is the player to watch, as he comes off a career game of rushing for 145 yards and catching five passes for 47 yards. South Florida is 4-5 ATS as underdogs the last two-plus seasons, with the UNDER going 8-1 in that situation.
The Bulls have a group of 19 seniors that will lead the school onto the field—combining to play 354 games and amassing 121 starts. South Florida’s first-year head coach Willie Taggart is one of the nation’s youngest, but he did spent the last three seasons turning around Western Kentucky’s football program. The Hilltoppers produced two consecutive winning seasons with him on the sidelines, including a 7-1 Sun Belt Conference finish in 2011.
Michigan State has compiled a 13-8-2 record against current members of the American Athletic Conference, as it looks to improve to 2-0 on the season after picking up a 26-13 victory over Western Michigan as 27.5-point home favorites last Friday. The Spartans have gone 45-17 against non-conference opponents since 1999, including a 22-9 mark under the watch of head coach Mark Dantonio. Defensively, the team has held 36 of 80 opponents to under 100 rushing yards during his time in East Lansing, which is important to consider when looking over the college football odds page. Michigan State is 0-3 ATS at home when the betting total is between 42.5 and 45 the last two-plus seasons.
The Spartans were pleased by the play of junior Jeremy Langford in his first career start at running back, as he set career highs with 20 carries and 94 rushing yards. It’s important to point out that this program has won more Big Ten Conference games than any other football team over the previous five seasons.
Sports bettors will likely back the Bulls due to the Spartans being 1-8 ATS in their last nine home games.
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