Jim Feist

SMU Mustangs are once again a high scoring team as they have at least 31 points in every game this season with a 6-0 S/U and 4-2 ATS mark on the year. They had a less than normal effort last week at Navy as they won 31-24, but failed to cover the 13.5-point line. Now they return home here tonight to play Tulane Green Wave. Tulane got pummeled last week at home against Houston, 22-40 as a 5.5-point dog. It was the team's fourth straight loss both S/U and ATS. In addition, they have allowed 61, 28, 52 and 40 point in their last four games. They best effort was a 21-28 loss at home to UAB as a 4-point favorite. Now they face an SMU team that is 7th ranked in the nation in offense. SMU has also won the last five meetings with TULANE, going 3-2 vs the number. Not sure how Tulane will stop this SMU club here tonight. I'll lay the 14-points with the Mustangs.

 I'm very surprised at how the LA Dodgers have performed in this NLCS. It almost appears that the Giants series just took everything out of them. They have lost that excellent pitching they have had all year and even into the Wild Card and NLDS series. They have made errors and mental base running errors too. Now they are down 1-3 in this series as the Braves won again on Wednesday, 9-2. LA Likely will go with a opener here tonight so they are undecided at this moment. Max Fried goes for the Braves and I have been high on him all season long. The Dodgers will need some coaching overahaul during the offseason I'm afraid as Roberts just isn't the right fit for a team of this magnitude. He was quick to pull Scherzer when he was in a 1-1 game but left in Urias when he obviously was having problems. Those kinds of decisions will get this game OVER tonight.

The Golden State Warriors opened their season at the Lakers a few nights ago and while they trailed for three quarters they made a huge run in the 4th quarter to pull away for the win. The Warriors outscored the Lakers in the 4th quarter 38-29 en route to their win, 121-114 and the cover. This just kept up where they left off last year. The Warriors are now 7-0 ATS over their last seven games. The Clippers have played well too, finishing last year on a 7-3 ATS run their last 10 games. This series is usually high scoring with 16 of the last 27 going over the total. I really liked the way the Warriors looked in their win over the Lakers. They may be showing they are a team to contend with once again in the Pacific division. Take Golden State here tonight.

UL Lafayette Rajun Cajuns opened the season with a loss at Texas. Since then, they are 5-0 S/U and 2-3 ATS. That includes last week's win over Appalachian State, 41-13. Now they get to feast on the worst ranked defense in the FBS, Arkansas State. The Arkansas State Red Wolves have allowed an average of 584 yards per game, that's 81 more the next worst team (South Florida, 503). It's no wonder then that the Wolves have allowed 52 or more points in four of their six games. The are coming off a loss at home to Coastal Carolina, 20-52 as a 19.5-point dog. This one has the markings of a ULL blowout win here tonight. Lay the points with the road team.

This AFC contest could come down to a battle of the backup QB's. Browns QB Mayfield is already ruled out for this game and Case Keenum is the starter. The Broncos QB Teddy Bridgewater has both a quad and foot injury and while he's not listed as out, it could be a tough game for him to play. The Broncos opened the season with three wins, but have now lost three straight after last week's loss to Las Vegas, 24-34. The Browns are also 3-3 on the season after last week's loss at home to Arizona, 14-34. The offense managed just 290 total yards in the loss and had trouble protecting their QB's with five sacks allowed. The Broncos have been a good under team with five of their last seven road games going under. This is thanks to their 4th ranked defense. The Browns also have a very good defense, ranked 3rd overall. And this game looks to be a battle between these top rated units. Turnovers likely also key here today. I'll take the UNDER with QB issues on both sides.