Redskins vs Rams NFL Football Spread/Handicapping
The Redskins had to be biggest surprise of week one with their upset of the Saints on the road at New Orleans.
The Redskins had to be biggest surprise of week one with their upset of the Saints on the road at New Orleans.
What preseason? While testing levels of ineptitude last month the Jets soared last week against Buffalo. We all thought this team couldn’t be that bad but can they really be this good either.
The Greg Schiano era got off to a great start with a win (that I am pretty sure I predicted) to open the season last week. It certainly wasn’t anything fancy as Tampa was outgained in the contest but nevertheless they got it done.
The Baltimore Ravens looked as sharp as anyone in week 1, beating Cincinnati easily and in impressive fashion. Now they are on the road for the first time and playing a nonconference opponent they haven’t faced since 2008 – when they crushed the Eagles 36-7.
The Division IAA Florida A&M Rattlers step up in class this upcoming Saturday night in an in-state matchup with the No.22 South Florida Bulls. The kick-off in this one is slated for 8 p.m. (ET) and the game will be available on ESPN3.com.
One can hardly think about early-season college football without this classic rivalry coming to mind. A rivalry bitter, yet as old-school and respectful as they come, the Notre Dame-Michigan game is always cherished by the fan bases and the TV networks.
Among the several exciting games coming down the pipes for Week 2, sadly this isn’t one of them. Arkansas is a strong SEC West division program with noble aspirations in 2011, while the Lobos are rather a mess.
A glut of marquee match-ups greets the college football world in the second week of the season; one of the games that stand out is Alabama vs. Penn State.
In Utah’s first Pac-12 game since joining the conference, they will face up against one of the conference’s perennial powerhouses at one of the most storied venues in football, as they prepare to take on the USC Trojans at the Coliseum in Los Angeles on Saturday.
After being demolished by the Stanford Cardinal in the first week of the season, the San Jose State Spartans will head south to face the UCLA Bruins who will be trying desperately to stop from falling to 0-2 for the second time in as many seasons.
The ACC’s Boston College Eagles will try and bounce back from a tough opening day loss when they take on the Central Florida Knights, out of Conference-USA this Saturday night. The game is slated to kick-off at 8 p.m. and it will be available on ESPN3.com.
The UAB Blazers, out of Conference-USA, kick-off their 2011 season with a trip to Gainesville to tangle with the SEC’s Florida Gators this Saturday night. Kick-off is slated for 7 p.m. and the game will be available on ESPN3.com.
The Connecticut Huskies and the Vanderbilt Commodores square off this Saturday night in a non-conference matchup between the Big East and the SEC. Game time is set for 7:30 p.m. and it will be available on ESPN3.com.
Nebraska is coming off a 33-point win in their opening game and they face a Bulldogs team that lost their opening game and has lost 6 straight games to teams ranked in the top 10 in the nation.
Texas and QB Garrett Gilbert passed their first test in winning their opening game, as there was a lot of pressure on the Longhorns, who are coming off an embarrassing 5-7 season.
The Washington Huskies and the Hawaii Warriors will meet in Seattle this Saturday in a matchup of teams trying to prove that they deserve a spot in the top 25. The Huskies are favored going into the game, and have the advantage of playing host, but will that be enough?