Scott Rickenbach

Total Slaughter - Scott "The Bulldog" Rickenbach EPL Rotation #200041 Saturday 10* Top Play OVER the total in West Bromich Albion vs Sheffield United @ 3 ET - A match-up of bottom dwellers in the table. It has been a tough campaign for both West Bromich and Sheffield. That said, there are two ways to look at this one. The first would be that both struggle to score goals and therefore it could be an ugly low-scoring match. However, I see it the other way. These two clubs are both desperate for a win and need to go all-out in trying to notch 3 points in the table. Not only that, these clubs both have had issues with surrendering too many goals this season. That said, I think we'll see more goal-scoring here than many would expect. Sheffield United is allowing 2.3 goals in road matches this season. West Bromich Albion have allowed 18 goals (2 goals per match) this season. No team has given up more goals thus far this season than they have. Given the above, would it really be a shock if each club got to two goals here? Not really which is also why I am going to my highest rating level on this play as the over is available at just 2 goals and I am expecting at least 3, if not 4, goals in this one. 10* OVER the total in West Bromich

Situational Slaughter - Scott "The Bulldog" Rickenbach CBB Rotation #723 Saturday 10* Top Play Rhode Island Rams (+) vs South Florida Bulls @ 5:30 PM ET in the Air Force Reserve Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic @ Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT - The location of this game certainly favors the Rams and I also love the situation here. While Rhode Island is 0-2 this season they faced Arizona State and Boston College and they lost those games by an average margin of just 5.5 points. While the Bulls won their only game so far this season, it was against Florida College and South Florida actually trailed that game at half time! The Bulls were facing a much tougher battle-tested team here as they take a major step up in class for this one. South Florida is seeing Alexis Yetna and Xavier Casteneda both try to battle through injuries. They may not be 100% here. As for Rhode Island, they have played tough in each of their first two games even though they have been without starting forward Jermaine Harris but they could get him back here. Either way, I look for them to get the big win as, off back to back losses but having played much tougher competition, the Rams respond in a big way here and take it to South Florida. The Bulls have only played 1 game and that was 3 days ago and they will be a little rusty here and are facing a tough Rams team that is hungry for a win. 10* RHODE ISLAND

AAC Total of the Year - Scott "The Bulldog" Rickenbach CFB Rotation #285 Saturday 10* Top Play OVER the total in Navy Midshipmen vs Memphis Tigers @ 7 ET - A pair of bad defenses here. Navy will be even worse than normal here as this is their first game played since Halloween! The Midshipmen are allowing 37 points per game this season and the over is 6-1 in their 7 games this season. Memphis saw their offense truly struggle in only one game this season and that was against the very tough defense of Cincinnati. Other than when they faced the Bearcats, the Tigers have scored an average of 41 points per game this season. Their defense is certainly not a strength however and they will struggle again here versus the Navy option attack. Memphis is off a dominating win over an FCS school as they thrashed Stephen F Austin. However, prior to that, they allowed an average of 40 points per game their 4 preceding games - all against FBS schools. With very nice weather expected at Annapolis, MD today, both offenses will be able to thrive in this one. Memphis likes to play fast and is averaging 80 plays per game on offense this season. The Tigers make the most of those plays too as they are averaging 530 yards per game. I expect another big game from their offense here but Navy has only truly been stopped by BYU and Air Force this season. That is because BYU is having a great season and has a solid defense and because Air Force knows plenty about the option attack. As for their other 5 games, the Midshipmen scored an average of 28.6 points per game. Look for a 42-28 type game here and, no matter how it gets there, I am expecting this game to get to at least the 70 point mark. That means we have excellent line value with this one, especially as the total has dropped to 62 heading into gameday. 10* OVER the total in Navy

Game of the Week - Scott "The Bulldog" Rickenbach CFB Rotation #226 Saturday 10* Top Play Texas State Bobcats (+) vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers @ 3 ET - I fully understand that Coastal Carolina is a ranked team, undefeated on the season, and that they need to not only win but win by big margins to move up the standings. However, this is a horrible spot for them in many ways. For one thing they are off a key win over an Appalachian State team that was undefeated in conference action plus entered the game with an overall 6-1 record on the season. Secondly, the Chanticleers have an 8-1 Liberty team on deck and the Flames have also been a ranked team this season. In the middle of these two games is a 2-9 Bobcats team. I just can't see Coastal Carolina being able to fully focus here and also this game is at Texas State. The weather is expected to be very rainy in San Marcos for this one. Nasty weather generally favors big dogs as it can complicate things for offenses. I still expect Coastal Carolina to win this game but not by a huge margin and this line is up to a 17.5 as of early gameday morning. Yes, the Bobcats defense is an issue but this is a team that can score well and that means they also have backdoor cover potential should it be needed. But I am not expecting it to be necessary as I look for them to hang in tough throughout this game. I also like the fact that Texas State has played a tougher overall schedule and, outside of the SBC, they faced some bigger schools like SMU, Boston College, and BYU. The Bobcats lost by only a single score to the Mustangs and Eagles! By comparison, Coastal Carolina's schedule has been a cakewalk. Texas State enters this game on a 4-0 ATS run. The Bobcats also are scoring an average of 34 points per game in home games this season. 10* TEXAS STATE

Earliest Cash - Scott "The Bulldog" Rickenbach CFB Rotation #221 Saturday 8* Texas Tech Red Raiders (+) @ Oklahoma State Cowboys @ Noon ET - While the Cowboys are off a deflating loss last week at Oklahoma plus have QB issues, the Red Raiders enter off a bye week and with good news on the QB front. Texas Tech saw Alan Bowman come back and lead the rally versus Baylor two weeks ago. The Red Raiders also still have Henry Colombi available but it is good to see that Bowman appears healthy again. As for the Cowboys, their #2 guy (Shane Illingworth) is out this week due to Covid-19 and that could be a problem. That's because Oklahoma State's #1 (Spencer Sanders) is still dealing with a head injury. That means the Cowboys could very easily end up down to their #3 QB in this game and he is a junior college transfer. It just seems like too many points for OSU to be laying as they could be a little dejected after having lost 2 of 3 games and getting blasted at Oklahoma. The Red Raiders, on the other hand, are surging with momentum after the way they defeated Baylor with no time left on the clock and they also have the extra week of rest entering this game. 8* TEXAS TECH