Three college games on Friday night, and a Game Pick on all three: Tulane at Charlotte, Baylor at UCF, and Kent State at Sacramento State.
These are Game Picks. Our college ratings haven’t beaten the lines in testing, so these are leans, and every one gets graded on the receipts page win or lose. We don’t post college player props.
Tulane at Charlotte, 7:00 PM ET, ESPN2
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Tulane is 3-4, but three of the four losses were by 14 or fewer, to Duke, Kansas State and Army. Charlotte is 1-6. Its only win came 38-31 at Temple in its last game, and it lost 59-8 to Memphis and 50-10 at North Texas. The ratings have the Green Wave about 15 points better on the road, so eight isn’t enough. Green Wave.
Baylor at UCF, 7:30 PM ET, ESPN
Both teams are 4-3. UCF beat BYU 39-31 in its last game. Baylor has lost two straight, 17-6 to TCU and 25-24 at Kansas, since a 55-19 win at Arizona State. The ratings make Baylor about a point and a half better, so we’ll take the points at home. Knights.
Kent State at Sacramento State, 10:30 PM ET, ESPN2
Two teams near the bottom of the ratings. Sacramento State is 1-7, and its only win came against Mississippi Valley State. Kent State is 3-5 and beat Akron 35-20 in its last game, but it lost 57-0 at South Carolina and 59-3 at Ohio State. The ratings have Kent State about five points better on the road, so seven and a half is a little much. Hornets with the points.
Lines as of Friday morning. Confirm them before kickoff.
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