Jesse Schule Handicapper Reviews & Picks

This is a 4* play on MISST.

Offensive futility has been the theme for the Aggies so far this season, and losing their leading WR Senior Ainias Smith for the rest of the season is going to make matters worse. They were quite lucky that Arkansas missed a 42 yard FG in the last two minutes of last week's 22-20 home win. They were on the wrong side of total yards, first downs and time of possession in that game. They are on the road for the first time this week, and it might be a tough ask to hang with the Bulldogs in Starkville. Will Rogers ranks second nationally in passing with 1386 yards (two yards fewer than Michael Penix). Rogers had a monster game at College Station last year, throwing for 408 yards and three TDs on 46-of-59 passing in a 26-22 win. The Aggies played three true road games last season, and lost two of them. They have failed to cover in four of their last five road games.

GL,

Jesse Schule

This is a 4* play on DUKE.

The Blue Devils are coming off their first loss of the season on the road at Kansas. They gained 463 yards of offense and QB Riley Leonard threw for 324 yards and a TD on 24-of-35 passing in the loss. They return home to host Virginia, a team that appears to be in disarray. Virginia QB Brennan Armstrong was held to 138 yards with a TD and an INT on 19-of-38 passing in the loss to Syracuse last week. While it appeared to be a close game, the Orange actually dominated total yards, first downs and time of possession. This is a huge revenge game for Duke, after losing 48-0 at Virginia last year. These programs have trended in the opposite direction since, and the Cavaliers are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 meetings in Duke.

GL,

Jesse Schule

This is a 4* play on Baylor.

This Baylor team has proved itself, last week on the road at Iowa State, and even in a losing effort on the road at BYU. I don't think it's fair to say that Oklahoma State has proven anything so far. All three of their games were at home against inferior opponents. They gave up 44 points to a MAC team in Week 1. They beat Arizona State, but the Sun Devils lost by a similar score to a MAC team the following week. They come into this, their first road game of the season off a blowout win over Arkansas Pine Bluff. The Bears are 8-1 ATS in their last nine home games, and they owned the Cowboys in the BIG12 Championship Game last year. Spencer Saunders threw for 257 yards, no TDs and 4 INTs in that game. Blake Shapen three for three TDs in that game, and he's picked up right where he left off. He's completed almost 70 percent of his passes for 773 yards with 7 TDs and just one INT so far this season.

GL,

Jesse Schule

This is a 4* play on Kansas.

Stop asking if Kansas is for real! That's not a real question anymore. They beat Duke, West Virginia and Houston, and they scored an average of 46 points in those games. Cyclones QB Hunter Dekkers has thrown more picks than TDs in conference play so far. Playing on the road in Lawrence against a team that puts points on the board in a hurry isn't an ideal spot for this Iowa State offense. Jalon Daniels comes in completing over 70 percent of his passes for 890 yards with 11 TDs and just one INT. He's lighting it up, and it's no longer sensible to say: "He hasn't played anybody". I like Kansas to extend their winning streak here, but even if they are down by 10 late, this is a team that is fully capable of getting that late TD in garbage time for a back door cover.

GL,

Jesse Schule

This is a 4* play on Illinois.

The Badgers are asked to cover a big number here at home when you consider that they are 0-2 versus Power Five schools. Wisconsin QB Graham Mertz threw for just 94 yards, 1 TD and an INT on 11-of-20 passing against Ohio State last week. Illinois comes in with a 2-1 record, and a defense that ranks Top 10 nationally allowing just eight points per game. While this will be their toughest test yet, they looked pretty good completely shutting down Virginia and Wyoming. If it wasn't for blowing a lead in the final seconds at Indiana, this team would be 4-0. Brett Bielema's team has the nation's leading rusher Chase Brown, and in a game that could be a war of attrition he could be a real factor. The under is 11-3 in the Fighting Illini last 14 games overall, and another low scoring close game should be expected in Madison.

GL,

Jesse Schule