Sean Higgs

Taking the BRAVES. So we didn't play Atlanta yesterday with no pitcher listed well into the afternoon. But you should probably have been on them since we have had them in for the series, and every game vs the Brewers - and for the series and the first 3 of this Dodgers series until yesterday when I couldn't post a play with no pitcher listed. Fried has been great. Don't know how many more times I can repeat myself about this Braves team. I have said it since the playoffs started on the Mid Day Money show. Toss out the start of the season for them. And LA. This is a team that has struggled with injuries and underperforming players the entire year. Yes. 110 or however many wins. They are good. But good teams can lose. 4* Money Maker ATLANTA BRAVES 

Taking LAFAYETTE. I know what people are thinking. Fade ULL off that huge win over Appalachian State. Home dog and they roll 41-13. What I really think is that people forget that Lafayette came into this season as a team ranked in the Top 25 or close to it. They were promptly bet down as near 2 TD dogs vs Texas in Game 1 and lost 38-18. The shine was off. They then beat Nichols 27-24 as 26pt favorites and people thought, oh they are trash. They have won 5 straight since Texas. Now. The road wins 20-18 and 28-20 look bad because they were 12 and 14.5 pt faves. But I think this team won't have a tough time tonight. Arkansas State comes to the game thinking - Let's keep the opposing team under 60 and we're good. Loser 52-20. Loser 59-33. Loser 41-34. Loser 52-3. Loser 55-50. Red Wolves with a defense that is one of the worse in the land. 46.7 ppg allowed! Even off a bye week, you really think the defense is slowing things down? If ULL doesn't win by at least 3 TDs they should walk home. 4* Money Maker UL LAFAYETTE RAGIN' CAJUNS 

Taking SMU. Mustangs will dial up the ol' Pony Express tonight. Tulane giving up close to 500 yards a game. That won't do the job vs SMU who is 7th in the land putting up over 500 yards a clip and scoring 40. Add in that the Green Wave defense allows a hair of 40 a game. SMU in off a grinder over Navy who has improved as the season has progressed. Before that 31-24 game, SMU was dropping 41-42-39-35 gems on opposing teams. We won't count the 56-9 win over Abiline Christian. Tulane doing the opposite of improving since their opening day 40-35 loss at Oklahoma. And we see the Sooners offense change things up at the QB since then. Tulane though -, again tossing out a 69-20 win over Morgan St. 61-21 loser at Ole Miss. 28-21 loser vs UAB. 52-29 loser at ECU. 40-22 loser vs Houston. 61 and 52 allowed in their last 2 road game. SMU has some offensive horses of their own. I think Mustangs can get near 50. I don't see Tulane approaching 30. 4* Money Maker SMU MUSTANGS