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South Carolina at Vanderbilt

South Carolina looked sweet last week but I am not sure if it was South Carolina playing very well or NC St. playing that badly. Vanderbilt is in a great spot I like to back and that is taking a home team coming off a straight up road win as an underdog. This usually means the home team is coming home to play with great confidence and plays till the end.

The Gamecocks are 1-0 both SU and ATS after shutting out NC State last Thursday. Last season they finished 6-6 SU and 5-6 ATS, but have now covered their last two games with both games going UNDER the total. Vanderbilt is also 1-0 both SU and ATS in '08. Last season the Commodores were 5-7 SU and 5-6 ATS. South Carolina is 5-1 SU, but 2-3-1 ATS the last six meeting

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Washington Redskins at New York Giants


Jim Zorn begins his coaching career on the road against the defending Super Bowl Champions. He’s installed a new West Coast offense that had mixed results in the preseason. Young quarterback Jason Campbell will have to orchestrate that offense behind a reshuffled offensive line. Veteran Jon Jansen has been benched in favor of Stephon Heyer, an undrafted free agent in 2007. Zorn has said that he wants his offense to play fast, so don’t expect any pre-snap motion from the Redskins this year, something that former coach Joe Gibbs used a lot. The Redskins defense should be stout once again, especially with the addition of future Hall of Famer Jason Taylor. The Giants may get a break though, as Taylor is a game-time decision after spraining his knee in the preseason

Redskins are 28-11 ATS as a road underdog of 3.5 to 7 since 1992.

Redskins are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 vs. NFC.


The Giants defense that tormented Tom Brady and the mighty Patriots in the Super Bowl won’t look the same in their opener versus the Redskins. Michael Strahan retired, Osi Umenyiora is out for the year, while LB’s Kawika Mitchell and Reggie Torbor, along with S Gibril Wilson, signed with other teams this offseason. Mathias Kiwanuka was moved from linebacker back to defensive end to replace Umenyiora. Justin Tuck, who had 10 sacks as a reserve last season, will replace Strahan. Expect the Giants to blitz a lot early in the year to get more pressure on the quarterback. While the Giants have won 11 straight games on the road, they need to learn how to win at home. New York has gone 3-5 at home in each of the last two seasons.


Wiz's play:Vanderbilt+16/Washington+10 1/2 (tease)