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Friday Locks | Taking Advantage Of Iowa As An Underdog

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

Friday Locks | Penn State Preparing To Take Center Stage

M. HofeldNovember 12, 2021 No Comments Alabama Crimson Tide Football Auburn Tigers Football Baylor Bears Football Cincinnati Bearcats Football Georgia Bulldogs Football Michigan Wolverines Football Mississippi State Bulldogs Football New Mexico State Football Ohio State Buckeyes Football Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma Sooners Football Oklahoma State Cowboys Penn State Football Purdue Boilermakers Football South Florida Bulls Football Tennessee Volunteers Football

With a spread this small you’re essentially picking the winner here. I think Penn State playing at home will be the difference maker in this one.

Friday Locks | Loading Up On The Hawkeyes

M. HofeldOctober 29, 2021 No Comments Baylor Bears Football Cincinnati Bearcats Football Florida Gators Football Georgia Bulldogs Football Iowa Hawkeyes Football Iowa State Cyclones Football Michigan State Spartans Football Michigan Wolverines Football Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma Sooners Football Penn State Football Texas Longhorns Football Texas Tech Red Raiders Football Tulane Green Wave Football West Virginia Mountaineers Football Wisconsin Badgers Football

After dropping their first game of the season last week the Hawkeyes find themselves as 3.5-point underdogs against a three-loss Wisconsin team. I’m thinking that this is a huge overreaction and this game could just be free money waiting to be claimed.

Friday Locks | Is Cincinnati Due For A Letdown?

M. HofeldOctober 8, 2021 No Comments Arizona State Sun Devils Football Arkansas State Football Boise State Broncos Football BYU Cougars Football Cincinnati Bearcats Football Coastal Carolina Football Iowa Hawkeyes Football Michigan Wolverines Football Nebraska Cornhuskers Football Notre Dame Football Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma Sooners Football Oklahoma State Cowboys Penn State Football Stanford Cardinal Football Temple Owls Football Texas Longhorns Football Virginia Tech Hokies Football

There’s the potential for a Cincinnati letdown here. Why I don’t think that’ll happen I do believe that it’s entirely possible that the Bearcats can win comfortably and still not cover a 29.5 point spread.

Friday Locks | Can The Vols Hold The Line?

M. HofeldOctober 23, 2020 No Comments Alabama Crimson Tide Football BYU Cougars Football Clemson Tigers Football Coastal Carolina Football Friday Locks Georgia Southern Football Indiana Hoosiers Football Iowa State Cyclones Football Kansas Jayhawks Football Kansas State Wildcats Football NC State Football North Carolina Football Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State Cowboys Football Penn State Football South Florida Bulls Football Syracuse Orange Football Tennessee Volunteers Football Texas Longhorns Football Texas State Football Tulane Green Wave Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football UCF Football

Tennessee got embarrassed last week at home which resulted in a firing of an assistant coach. This is a rivalry game for the Volunteers and they’ll be excited and ready to play. Alabama is coming off a huge win last week and I don’t think they’ll be as focused.

Friday Locks Week 13 | Riding With The Oklahoma State Cowboys

M. HofeldNovember 22, 2019 No Comments Arizona State Sun Devils Football Baylor Bears Football Friday Locks Georgia Bulldogs Football Minnesota Golden Gophers Football Navy Football Northwestern Wildcats Football Ohio State Buckeyes Football Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma State Cowboys Football Oregon Ducks Football Penn State Football SMU Mustangs Football Texas A&M Football Texas Longhorns Football West Virginia Mountaineers Football

You’ll have to excuse me for thinking that the Spencer Sanders injury won’t have much impact in this game. Dru Brown is a fifth-year senior with plenty of starting experience during his time at Hawaii. He’ll lead the Cowboys to win, and cover, in Morgantown.

Friday Locks Week 11 | How Is Texas A 7-Point Favorite?

M. HofeldNovember 8, 2019 No Comments Alabama Crimson Tide Football Baylor Bears Football Clemson Tigers Football Florida Gators Football Friday Locks Iowa State Cyclones Football Kansas State Football Kansas State Wildcats Football LSU Tigers Football Maryland Terrapins Football Minnesota Golden Gophers Football NC State Football Ohio State Buckeyes Football Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma Sooners Football Penn State Football TCU Horned Frogs Football Texas Longhorns Football Vanderbilt Football

Honestly, you have to question how Texas is favored by so much here? I totally get home field advantage but I also get the reality of a program’s situation. Texas may very well win this game (I don’t think they do) but it won’t be by more than a touchdown, in my opinion.

Friday Locks Week 9 | Opposite Sides Of Penn State/Michigan State

M. HofeldOctober 25, 2019 No Comments App State Football Auburn Tigers Football Friday Locks Iowa Hawkeyes Football Kansas State Wildcats Football LSU Tigers Football Michigan State Spartans Football Michigan Wolverines Football Northwestern Wildcats Football Notre Dame Football Ohio State Buckeyes Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma Sooners Football Oklahoma State Cowboys Penn State Football South Alabama Football TCU Horned Frogs Football Texas Longhorns Football Wisconsin Badgers Football

Playing in front of a home crowd, MSU is eyeing an upset bid. With a stormy defense, it’s the offense that continues to be the cause of concern. However, this is the one game where the Spartans put it all together to pull of the upset.

Friday Locks Week 8 | Will Baylor Crash Homecoming?

M. HofeldOctober 18, 2019 No Comments Baylor Bears Football Boise State Broncos Football BYU Cougars Football Florida Gators Football Friday Locks Kansas Jayhawks Football LSU Tigers Football Michigan Wolverines Football Mississippi State Bulldogs Football Missouri Tigers Football Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State Cowboys Football Oregon Ducks Football Penn State Football SMU Mustangs Football South Carolina Football Temple Owls Football Texas Longhorns Football Vanderbilt Football Washington Huskies Football

I don’t think the Bears are getting nearly enough credit for what they’ve done this season. I expect them to show up to play on the road against the Pokes.

Friday Locks Week 7 | The Red River Showdown

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