Cuse opens -13 over Army

[690West]

Only Caesar’s so far. I thought it would be a couple points more

 

[690West]

-13.5 on DK

 

[dwilmont44]

Seems a little disrespectful tbh

FSU -2.5 @ Clemson. I would have pounded this before yesterday. I think I still should.

 

[007]

Seems a little disrespectful tbh

FSU -2.5 @ Clemson. I would have pounded this before yesterday. I think I still should.

Not to single you out because it is a big club, but "respect" has nothing to do with the line.

The only thing that matters to bookies is taking action on both sides of the line.

 

[djorange1989]

Seems a little disrespectful tbh

FSU -2.5 @ Clemson. I would have pounded this before yesterday. I think I still should.

I think it’s just Army’s ability to shorten the game and limit the possessions of their opponent. That being said I think we win by 21

 

[upperdeck]

army isnt triple option anymore i dont think they plan on shortening the game with the run

 

[690West]

Caesars and MGM have moved the line slightly up to -14. So early money is slightly orange

 

[djorange1989]

army isnt triple option anymore i dont think they plan on shortening the game with the run

Look at the game last weekend, they ran the ball over 65 times and had 45 minutes of possession time. It’s still their MO, with a bit more passing tossed in there

 

[721Comstock]

Look at the game last weekend, they ran the ball over 65 times and had 45 minutes of possession time. It’s still their MO, with a bit more passing tossed in there

It’s Rocky’s job to cut those possessions down, and give the ball back to our O.

They aren’t gonna string together 10-15 play drives against our D.
Especially if we get a TFL somewhere in there on any series.
Once they get behind the chains, gonna be hard to pick up a 1st down running, which then forces them to pass - something they are awful at.

Even IF Army has the ball for 35+ mins, we’re gonna put up 35+ points fairly rapidly while we have it, and they won’t be able to keep up w the 3 yards and a cloud of turf pellets O.

Pound the over.
Cuse by a million.

 

[SUfaninAZ]

If we win the toss, we better take the ball. Go up 7 early.

 

[TheHaze315]

This might be one I have a buddy of mine in PA take for me. I think we cover -13.5

 

[007]

If we win the toss, we better take the ball. Go up 7 early.

Defer. Always

 

[Chip]

Defer. Always

We won the toss against Purdue and took the ball.

 

[OrangeinBoston]

We won the toss against Purdue and took the ball.

Per Belichek, always defer.

 

[007]

We won the toss against Purdue and took the ball.

Yeah, I know. Dino usually takes the ball. I'm saying always defer. There is a small statistical advantage. That's why most teams defer.

 

[GoSU96]

Per Belichek, always defer.

Play the man not the odds. This isn’t an matchup of evenly talented teams. You want to play from ahead against a running team that wants to eat clock. Get up early.

 

[UpstateSM]

I laid -14 on a local. Mostly because if we win by less than 14 I will be really, really disappointed.

This is a good matchup for us in just about every area and Army is a little overrated. Bury them early.

 

[orangenauburn]

Per Belichek, always defer.

What's he know?

It's easy to defer when you have the goat leading your offense

 

[donniesyracuse]

You want to play from ahead against a running team that wants to eat clock. Get up early.

Are there occasions when you don’t want to be ahead?

 

[GoSU96]

Are there occasions when you don’t want to be ahead?

You certainly take that chance of not being ahead by deferring. But taking that risk makes sense in a game with two evenly matched teams where field position is key.

 

[Dinkyspond]

If we win the toss, we better take the ball. Go up 7 early.

I like taking the ball, if it's a decent drive with a couple of 1st downs, it's less time on the field for your D. I've seen too many Cuse games over the years where we'd be in a ballgame for 3 quarters and then the D would wilt in the 4th because they were on the field too long. Minimize the D's time on the field.

 

[Nicknack]

I like to defer. However, there are times I like just taking the damn ball and proving we can score. We did this routinely during the McNabb years.

 

[Jake]

I’m old enough to remember when nobody deferred at all unless wind was an issue.

1970s football. Win the toss- take the ball. No questions asked.

 

[007]

I’m old enough to remember when nobody deferred at all unless wind was an issue.

1970s football. Win the toss- take the ball. No questions asked.

The reason for that is that the ability to defer was first introduced in 1981.

 

[CanadianSU]

I am confident going alternate spread -20 tbh. No disrespect to Army, but cuse is the stronger team by far.