Welcome back, college football fans. What a game we had yesterday afternoon. Vegas had Old Dominion (6-7/99) as 5-point favorites over W Kentucky (8-5/75), but the GCR picked WKY in the upset. Imagine my disappointment when Old Dominion took a 28-0 lead with 13:38 in the first half. My despair was palpable, but I was at a client in beautiful, yet chilly, Toronto so I didn’t look again. With 8:14 in the half the Hilltoppers got on the board 28-7. Then again in the 3rd with 10:24 28-14. The Monarchs were having none of this so they scampered 21 yards to go up 35-14 going into the 4th. 3 TDs in the 4th tied it up and a field goal in OT brought the Hilltoppers home. Congratulations on a major comeback.
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Tonight at 9:00 Eastern, we have the Frisco Bowl (outside of Dallas, not in California) with a solid matchup between UTSA (8-4/83) of the American and Marshall (6-6/100) of the Sun Belt. Reminder in the table that follows OER is Offensive Efficiency Rating and DER is Defensive Efficiency Rating. Let’s see how these teams measure up.
| Team | OER/PPG | DER/PPG | Opp’s Record – Rank | Vs Bowl Teams | Best Win | Worst Loss |
| UTSA | 110 (91st)/31.7 | 110 (85th)/24.7 | 66-79 (.455) – 117th | 3-2 (.600) | Rice (6-6/101) | Army (6-6/105) |
| MARS | 86 (185th)/233 | 99 (130th)/28.2 | 85-66 (.563) – 92nd | 4-6 (.667) | Virginia Tech (6-6/73) | Georgia St (6-6/97) |
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Vegas likes UTSA-7.5 and the GCR agrees. The Roadrunners beat the Thundering Herd and cover the spread.
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That’s it for tonight. There’s no bowl on Wednesday, but the action continues on Thursday. Be safe out there and enjoy the game. Thank you for reading and sharing, G
