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Friday Locks: From Oklahoma to Oregon — It’s Bounce-Back Time

M. HofeldOctober 17, 2025 1 Comment Arkansas Razorbacks Football Auburn Tigers Football Duke Blue Devils Football Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Football Louisville Cardinals Football LSU Tigers Football Miami Hurricanes Football Minnesota Golden Gophers Football Missouri Tigers Football Nebraska Cornhuskers Football Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma Sooners Football Oregon Ducks Football Rutgers Scarlet Knights Football South Carolina Gamecocks Football Texas A&M Aggies Football Vanderbilt Commodores Football

Last weekend didn’t deliver the redemption we were hoping for. Once again, the crew suffered a collective losing weekend, pushing our season record further below…

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Hurricanes or Cardinals? Friday Locks: Week 8

M. HofeldOctober 18, 2024 No Comments Friday Locks Louisville Cardinals Football Miami Hurricanes Football NCAA Football Oklahoma Sooners

We had an even draw last week with our picks at 6-6. That’s not great, but it’s better than than a losing record for the…

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2024 Heartland Sports College Football Preseason Top 25 | #23 Louisville’s New Signal Caller Takes Center Stage

M. HofeldJune 29, 2024 1 Comment Louisville Cardinals Football NCAA Football Oklahoma Sooners Preseason Top 25

The Louisville Cardinals are looking to build on a successful 2023 season that saw them reach the program’s first-ever ACC Championship Game. Head Coach Jeff…

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Friday Locks | Taking Advantage Of Iowa As An Underdog

M. HofeldNovember 26, 2021 No Comments Alabama Crimson Tide Football Auburn Tigers Football Friday Locks Iowa Hawkeyes Football Iowa State Cyclones Football Kansas Jayhawks Football Kentucky Wildcats Football Louisville Cardinals Football LSU Tigers Football Michigan State Spartans Football Michigan Wolverines Football Mississippi State Bulldogs Football Nebraska Cornhuskers Football Ohio State Buckeyes Football Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma State Cowboys Ole Miss Rebels Football Penn State Football Texas A&M Football Texas Tech Red Raiders Football West Virginia Mountaineers Football

I must be missing something because I don’t see how the Hawkeyes are the underdog in this one. Give me Iowa, easy.

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Friday Locks | Cincinnati Should Be Favored By More!

M. HofeldNovember 20, 2020 No Comments Appalachian State Football Arkansas Razorbacks Football Cincinnati Bearcats Football Coastal Carolina Football Indiana Hoosiers Football Iowa State Cyclones Football Kansas State Wildcats Football Louisville Cardinals Football LSU Tigers Football Minnesota Golden Gophers Football Northwestern Wildcats Football Ohio State Buckeyes Football Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma Sooners Football Recruiting Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State Cowboys Football Recruiting Oregon Ducks Football Purdue Boilermakers Football Syracuse Orange Football UCF Football UCLA Bruins Football USC Trojans Football Utah Utes Football Wisconsin Badgers Football

The Bearcats have built quite the reputation this season based upon a stout defense that surrenders a mere 12.4 points per outing. However, the ability to score 41.6 points per game (No. 13 in the country statistically) doesn’t allow opponents much room for mistakes. Similarly, UCF has the capability of scoring quickly themselves. Yet, it’s hard to ignore the defensive differences in this one. If defense wins championships then I have to bank on the Cincy program claiming a win and covering here.

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Friday Locks | UNC In The Spotlight

M. HofeldOctober 16, 2020 No Comments Alabama Crimson Tide Football Auburn Tigers Football BYU Cougars Football Florida State Seminoles Football Friday Locks Georgia Bulldogs Football Houston Cougars Football Louisville Cardinals Football Miami Hurricanes Football Mississippi State Bulldogs Football North Carolina Football Notre Dame Football Oklahoma Sooners Pittsburgh Panthers Football SMU Mustangs Football South Carolina Football Texas A&M Football Tulane Green Wave

I never thought the Tarheels would be two touchdown favorites over the Seminoles, but 2020 is weird, so let’s do it.

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Friday Locks Week 4 | Oh The Shame!

M. HofeldSeptember 25, 2020 No Comments Alabama Crimson Tide Football Arkansas Razorbacks Football Army Black Knight Football Central Florida Football Cincinnati Bearcats Football East Carolina Football Florida State Seminoles Football Georgia Bulldogs Football Georgia Southern Football Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Football Kansas State Wildcats Football Louisiana Lafayette Football Louisville Cardinals Football Miami Hurricanes Football Missouri Tigers Football Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma Sooners Football Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State Cowboys Football Pittsburgh Panthers Football Syracuse Orange Football West Virginia Mountaineers Football

We’ll get it figured out…eventually. Until then, your best course of action is to look at our picks and absolutely go the other way. Just…

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Friday Locks Week 3 | Please Don’t Take Our Advice

M. HofeldSeptember 18, 2020 No Comments Appalachian State Football Baylor Bears Football Georgia State Football Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Football Houston Cougars Football Louisiana Football Louisville Cardinals Football Marshall Football Miami Hurricanes Football Notre Dame Football Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State Cowboys Football South Florida Bulls Football Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football UCF Football

At some point you just gotta sit back and laugh. Last weekend was that point for us as we collectively went 0-15 in what is…

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Friday Locks Week 7 | The Red River Showdown

M. HofeldOctober 11, 2019 No Comments Alabama Crimson Tide Football Baylor Bears Football Cincinnati Bearcats Football Clemson Tigers Football Florida Gators Football Florida State Seminoles Football Friday Locks Georgia Bulldogs Football Houston Cougars Football Iowa Hawkeyes Football Louisville Cardinals Football LSU Tigers Football Memphis Tigers Football Miami Hurricanes Football Michigan State Spartans Football Notre Dame Football Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma Sooners Football Penn State Football South Carolina Football Temple Owls Football Texas A&M Football Texas Longhorns Football Texas Tech Red Raiders Football USC Trojans Football Virginia Cavilers Football Wake Forest Football Wisconsin Badgers Football

It’s Rivalry Week with Oklahoma and Texas as well as Notre Dame/USC. Some of our guys have picks on both of those games in our…

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Friday Locks | How We Feel About Oklahoma And All Those Points

M. HofeldAugust 30, 2019 No Comments Alabama Crimson Tide Football Auburn Tigers Football Duke Blue Devils Football Florida Atlantic Owls Football Georgia Bulldogs Football Houston Cougars Football Liberty Flames Football Louisiana Tech Football Louisville Cardinals Football Northwestern Wildcats Football Notre Dame Football Ohio State Buckeyes Football Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma Sooners Football Oklahoma State Cowboys Oregon Ducks Football Stanford Cardinal Football Syracuse Orange Football Texas Longhorns Football Vanderbilt Football

Here we go! Tine to show you exactly how much we don’t know about picking against the spread. Mark Louisiana Tech +20.5 at Texas |…

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