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Five and a Fade, College Edition: Last Week Chaos and Carnage Was the Rule
Last week I went 4-2 in the college edition of Five and a Fade, and five underdogs I backed won outright on one Saturday, Vols included. The five: Michigan +7 against Indiana, Kentucky -11.5 against Vanderbilt, Oklahoma -3.5 at Mississippi State, Houston +6.5 at Utah and Texas Tech -10.5 at Cincinnati. The Fade: LSU -7.5…
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Tennessee Found Its Identity Saturday as It ‘Smoked’ Bama
Everybody’s talking about the defense and DeSean Bishop. Tennessee beat Alabama 26-10 at Neyland, holding the Tide to 54 rushing yards and 201 total, with five sacks and four takeaways. Bishop ran for both Tennessee touchdowns, and Alabama didn’t score after halftime. That’s an identity: a defense that gets after the quarterback, a running game…
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Tennessee vs. Alabama: Too Many Points at Neyland
Alabama comes to Neyland without Ryan Coleman-Williams, its best receiver, and probably without its starting center. If sophomore Mal Waldrep gets the call, his first career start at center comes in front of 101,915 people. Meanwhile, Xavier Gilliam has 10 tackles for loss through six games, and George MacIntyre gets the start at quarterback. The…
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Five and a Fade, NFL Week 6: Bad Offenses and Short Weeks
Five NFL games I like, one where the crowd is wrong, and a running record so you can hold me to it. That’s Five and a Fade, my new weekly NFL picks column at TriStar Daily, and we always start with the Titans. The five: Titans at Colts under 44, Broncos +2.5 against Seattle on…
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Five and a Fade, College Edition: Underdog Saturday
Five college games I like, one where the crowd is wrong, and a running record so you can hold me to it. That’s the new college edition of Five and a Fade at TriStar Daily, and week one is all underdogs. The five: Mississippi State +10.5 at LSU, Kentucky +6.5 at Oklahoma, Indiana +3.5 against…
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