Penn St. vs Virginia Odds & Prediction
Penn State led 14-3 after a half in the emotion-filled matchup last week against Ohio, but the Nittany Lions were outscored 21-0 in the second half.
Penn State led 14-3 after a half in the emotion-filled matchup last week against Ohio, but the Nittany Lions were outscored 21-0 in the second half.
The Ball State Cardinals opened the season with a solid home victory against Eastern Michigan. I know it didn’t make national headlines from the opening weekend but it gave them a head start towards competing in the MAC.
The East Carolina Pirates emerged from Week 1 unscathed, collecting an easy win against Appalachian State (at least score wise). They always schedule up in the non-conference so it is no surprise to see them making the short trip to South Carolina.
Logan will be buzzing Friday night as the Utah Utes invade Romney Stadium to take on the beloved Utah State Aggies. Utah State was a program that was an afterthought in college football a few short years ago, but Gary Andersen has this team moving up in a hurry over the past couple years.
The Cincinnati Bearcats will kick off their 2012 season this week, while the Pittsburgh Panthers look to bounce back from an embarrassing defeat in week one.
The Detroit Lions arrive in Baltimore on Friday looking for a much different outcome than last week’s preseason opener, as they take on a Ravens team that started slow but flew past the Falcons in their preseason opener at Atlanta last week.
The Philadelphia Eagles roll in to Foxborough on Monday night for their first real dress rehearsal of the 2012 preseason against the last year’s Super Bowl runner-up, New England Patriots.
And all eyes will be on the quarterback duel of Michael Vick and Tom Brady, as they can both clearly make the biggest impact on the outcome of their games.
The San Diego Chargers will aim to build on their preseason success when they host a not so equally charged Dallas Cowboys team on Saturday in sunny San Diego.
The offensive madness continued in Week 2. Once again, Tom Brady and Cam Newton were the stars, as they each set new records for the most passing yards ever in the first two weeks of a season.
This is our waiver wire pick-ups column. Dave B scours the free agent pools in fantasy land for the best available talent every week. Availability, of course, depends on the league. We’re using 12 team, 15 roster spot leagues as the median, but we’ll look for roster candidates for leagues of all shapes and sizes.
After all of the weekly games are finished be sure to check our cheatsheets, a who’s hot, and who’s not report plus more in our fantasy football guide.
Each week, the CappersPicks.com fantasy football guru Dave B brings you players you need to be paying attention to – Remember – fantasy football championships are often won by those who live eat and breath fantasy football.
After all of the weekly games are finished be sure to check our waiver wire column, cheatsheets, a who’s hot, and who’s not report plus more in our fantasy football guide.
The Patriots have and continue to rely heavily on franchise quarterback Tom Brady, and once again the seasoned gun delivered what is likely to be the of if not the best performances from an NFL quarterback this season on Monday night, throwing for the fifth most single game yardage of all time in New England’s victory of Miami.
The Philadelphia Eagles will try and jump out to a 2-0 start when they invade the Georgia Dome this upcoming Sunday night to take on the Atlanta Falcons in a battle of NFC powers. Game time is set for 8:20 p.m. and it will be broadcast nationally on NBC.
With the NFL Fantasy football nearing the home stretch we encourage you to be checking out our FANTASY FOOTBALL WEEKLY ARTICLES for all your rankings and analysis for the upcoming week.
After only one week of the NFL season, some players have proven that an extended offseason affected them minimally and that they can heat up once the real action starts.
Each week during the heart of the NFL season, and once or twice during the NFL Preseason, we’ll gather the troops around the roundtable and hash out the NFL Power rankings. We check out the stats, looks at the records, and, most importantly, we take a close, close look at the heart of each team.