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Free Week 1 Prediction: Colgate Raiders vs Air Force Falcons Odds
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College Football Handicapping: Week 1
(0-1) Colgate Raiders vs. Air Force Falcons (0-0)
Date: Saturday, August 31st 2019
Time: 3:30 pm EST
Venue: Falcon Stadium, Air Force Academy, Colorado
NCAA Football Spread: Falcons -19.5
NCAA Betting Total: 43.5
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College Football is back in full swing and we have a full slate of games this Saturday including this Raiders and Falcons matchup.
This game takes place on Saturday, August 31st at Falcon Stadium which has a capacity of over 46 000.
These two played last in 2013, at Falcon Stadium, and the Falcons absolutely annihilated the Raiders in that contest 38-13.
Colgate Raiders
The Colgate Raiders are coming off a successful 2018 campaign going 10-2 overall and having a 6-0 record in the Patriot League. Fifth year coach Dan Hunt will be looking for more of the same in 2019.
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The Raiders, however, did play in week 0 which was a crushing defeat to Villanova with a final score of 34-14.
In that game Villanova ran all over this Raiders defense to the tune of 239 yards.
On the flip side, the Raiders couldn’t get anything done in the rushing game only getting 77 total yards on the ground. Starting Raiders quarterback Grant Breneman had some success through the air throwing for 211 yards and a TD.
That, however, was not even close to enough to make up for a disastrous 2nd quarter where they were outscored 27-0.
The Raiders Will be looking to bounce back from that surprising blowout against the Falcons this coming Saturday.
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That won’t come easy, though, as the Air Force Falcons are likely a step up in class compared to that Villanova squad they just got destroyed by.
Air Force Falcons
Air Force are coming off a pretty disappointing season in 2018 going 5-7. Head coach Troy Calhoun, who is in his 13th season with the team, will be hoping his smash mouth style of football will be more successful this time around.
This offense finished third in the country in rushing last year with 284 yards per game on the ground.
The team also gets most of their rushers back outside of the loss of FB Cole Fagan who rushed for 997 yards last year and managed 7 TD’s. The rushing game should remain strong with 4 out of their top 5 linemen returning to the squad.
The team is likely to go with a duo at QB again with Daniel Hammond getting a greater share of the snaps over Isaiah Sanders.
This is a run first football team, but both of these guys can be accurate and avoid making mistakes which will be critical for this Falcons team to be successful.
Most of this team’s problems start on the defensive side of the ball with both the run defense and secondary struggling mightily last campaign.
Thankfully for this Falcons side, 3 of their 4 top linebackers return and with the extra year of experience under their belt they may be able to improve on a run defense which allowed 244 yards per game along with giving up 24 TD’s.
NCAA Football Handicapping Trends
- Colgate is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
- Colgate is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
- Air Force is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
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Once again we are not getting the best of the number as this line has moved from -15.5 all the way to -19.5, but I still feel comfortable laying the points as this could very well be another disaster for Colgate.
The Falcons have all the returning talent to keep this run oriented offense humming and I can really see them dominating time of possession here.
I would look for the Air Force Falcons to really put some daylight between themselves and Colgate in the second half when this Raiders defense starts to get worn down.
4* Free NCAA Betting Pick: Air Force Falcons -19.5
If you are interested in the Falcons in this match I would get on it sooner rather than later as this line continues to shift in favor of the Falcons. Don’t let this one get into the 20’s and bet the Falcons ATS to get the job done this Saturday.
Week 1 Free Score Prediction: Colgate Raiders 7 – Air Force Falcons 31
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