This document provides previews and predictions for 4 college football games taking place this weekend. It summarizes key details for each game such as injuries, player matchups, trends, and betting lines. Oregon State vs. Colorado State and Hawaii vs. UMass are expected to be close games. South Florida is favored big over San Jose State behind star QB Quinton Flowers. Stanford is a heavy favorite over Rice as they rebuild without Christian McCaffrey while Rice's QB makes his debut.
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3. Oregon State vs. Colorado State (-4 -105, 61)
Oregon State has lost 13 straight road games
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CSU led by QB Nick Stevens was fifth in
nation in QB rating last season
Sellout at new on-campus stadium
Oregon State 7-0 against the spread on turf
CSU 7-1 overall run against the spread
4. Hawaii vs. UMass (-2.5, 61.5)
Hawaii traveling more than 5,000 miles
Hawaii opened at -3.5 in early betting with lower limits but now
+2.5
Rematch of final game of last year in which Hawaii won 46-40
UMass will probably play two QBs Ross Comis and Andrew Ford
o Comis won job last year and struggled against quality defenses
Florida and BC
o Alternated after that until Comis got season-ending injury
o Comis is healthy now
UMass has a star TE in Adam Breneman
Hawaii 7-20 fieldturf against the spread
UMass 3-7 home ATS
5. South Florida (-21.5, 70.5) vs. San Jose State
First game as USF head coach for Charlie Strong
Brent Brennan first game for San Jose State
USF QB Quinton Flowers is one of great dual threats in country
USF has scored 30 points or more in 17 straight games, longest
streak in country
o With new OC Sterlin Gilbert’s fast pace, look for that to continue
Spartans most experienced OL in country with 123 starts
USF will travel 2342 miles
South Florida easily biggest consensus play at 80, 77, 69, 62
Free pick: South Florida OVER 71
6. Rice vs. Stanford (-30.5, 51)
Game in Sydney, Australia
Stanford rebuilding without Christian McCaffrey
McCaffrey missed two games last year and this year’s
replacement Bryce Love rushed for 100 yards in both
o Love averaged 7.1 yards per carry
Rice QB Sam Glaesmann playing first college game against
very good secondary
Stanford’s QB Keller Cryst returning from injury. They won
all six of his starts as he threw 10 TDs and just 1 INT
Stanford won 41-17 when the teams met last year to close
out regular season
Stanford 45-22 against the spread grass
Rice 15-5 against the spread outside conference