Temple vs Notre Dame NCAA Football Spread/Handicapping
The Temple Owls will open at Notre Dame on national TV on August 31, hoping to take the new Midwest-dominated American Athletic Conference by storm.
The Temple Owls will open at Notre Dame on national TV on August 31, hoping to take the new Midwest-dominated American Athletic Conference by storm.
Finally we have some genuine action and not just talk. This border state battle is easily the best game of the first day of action as it pits two teams who though not favourites in either the SEC or ACC, are at least in the discussion of possible conference champs respectively.
There won’t be any love lost between the Utah Utes and Utah State Aggies when they open their schedules against one another for the first time since 2009. A staple of each program’s non-conference schedule, the Battle of the Brothers dates way back to 1892, with the Utes holding a 77-29-4 all-time edge in the series.
Florida state bragging rights will be on the line when the Florida State Atlantic Owls travel to Miami to take on the Hurricanes to open the 2013 college football season.
It’s the SEC vs. the Big 12 for Texas bragging rights as the No. 13 LSU Tigers will arrive at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, looking to win their 11th straight season opener in the 5th annual Cowboy Classic against the No. 20 Texas Christian Horned Frogs in Week 1 college football action.
ESPN’s show College Game Day will visit “Death Valley” for the second time as the defending SEC East champion No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs kick off their 2013 season by renewing an old rivalry with a No. 8 ranked Tigers team that is looking to build on last year’s season success.
Although it’s still more than two weeks away, the smack talking has already begun with Ole Miss strength coach Paul Jackson talking trash about something Vanderbilt cornerback Andre Hal’s said regarding last year’s Commodores’ come-from-behind win over the Rebels.
The Houston Texans will kick off their 2013 season in sunny southern California when they take on the San Diego Chargers in the second half of a Monday Night Football double-header.
Arizona had won 10 of its previous 11 meetings with St. Louis heading into last season, but the Rams turned the tide, beating the birds 17-3 in Week 5, a loss from which Arizona would never recover.
The New York Giants will look to erase their bad start against the Dallas Cowboys in 2012, as they open the 2013 NFL football season on the road in the NFL’s first Sunday night game.
The college football season is still about three months away, but it is never too early to start looking at how the season will get going. Alabama won the BCS Championship again last year. Changes are coming to the BCS in the year ahead, and it should be an exciting season.
The New England Patriots were one or two plays away from winning another Super Bowl last season. The team comes into the season as one of the favorites to win it this year.
The Jets have not had a good off-season and their preseason was not much better averaging only 8.5 points in their preseason games. The Bills had a great start to last season before flaming out in the 2nd half and they have high hopes coming into this season.
In the opening game for this season the Jags and Vikings may be without their biggest stars, as Adrian Peterson and Maurice Jones-Drew are questionable.
The Falcons have been solid in the last couple of years, but have flamed out in the playoffs. Matt Ryan is one of the better QB’s in the league and he may be tested in this game facing a solid Kansas City secondary.
The Saints have Drew Brees under center and a great offense, but can they get over the distractions of Bountygate as well as the recent hurricane in the Big Easy?