UCLA still looking for that first win of the season will be hard pressed to get it here on Saturday night as they have to travel and face No 19 and undefeated Washington State. UCLA is both 0-3 S/U and ATS after their resounding loss last week at home to Oklahoma, 14-48. Oklahoma just piled-up the yards with 309 rushing and 302 passing for 611 total yards of offense to just 311 for UCLA. UCLA has scored 14 points in each of their first three games as the offense has not been clicking. Meantime, Wash State has been an offensive juggernaut with 58, 59 and 31 points in their three games. The passing attack has been potent, with 507 yards against New Mexico State, 481 yards against Northern Colorado and 440 yards against Houston. I normally don't like laying this many points, but I see this a a late night massacre for the Bruins. Play Washington State.

Michigan State (2-1 S/U 1-2 ATS) takes on Big 10 foe Northwestern (1-1 S/U 0-2 ATS) early on Saturday. Michigan State opened with a win over Tulsa, then demolished Western Michigan, 51-17. Last week the Spartans fell completely apart, losing at home to Arizona State, 7-10 as a 15.5-point favorite. The Spartans played very good defensively, allowing ASU just 140 yards passing and 76 yards rushing. ASU scored the winning TD with just 50 seconds left in the game over the 19th ranked Spartans. MSU had over 400 yards of offense in the game, but managed just seven points. They also managed just four scoring opportunities. Northwestern, a 9-point dog in this game, lost its opener to Stanford 7-17 and then beat UNLV last week, 30-17. The Wildcats lost QB TJ Green (foot) for the year in the Stanford game. I have to wonder if this offensive mystery that hit MSU last week will cover over today. MSU hits the road and now lays almost double digits. Northwestern is good enough to stay in this contest, especially if we see any near repeat of what the Spartans did last week. Take the points here, play Northwestern.

UL Lafayette brings their 2-1 S/U and 2-0 ATS record to Ohio today to play the Bobcats. The Rajin Cajuns have three games under their belt after wins vs Liberty and Texas Southern. They outscored the last two opponents by a 112-20 margin. The Cajuns also ran up the yards with 748 yards vs Tx Southern and 594 vs Liberty. Their one loss came at home over Mississippi State, 28-38, though they did cover the 18.5-point dog line. Now, the Cajuns take to the road for the first time this year. Ohio opened with a win over Rhode Island, followed by losses to Pitt and last week to Marshall, 31-33. Ohio has played the last two games on the road and played well really, though they didn't cover vs Pitt and did vs Marshall. The Cats have rushed for 223 yards vs Marshall and 278 vs Rhode Island. I know this Lafayette team has been an offensive powerhouse, but against very good competition and at home. Now they are tested on the road and for me, laying 3 or 3.5 points with Ohio is the way to go. Play Ohio.

Temple improved to 2-0 S/U with their win last week over ranked Maryland, 20-17. The Owls were a 5.5-point home dog to the Terapins, who had been rolling up the yards and points against their competition thus far. Temple held Maryland to just 179 yards passing and 161 yards rushing. The Owls take to the road for their first away game. Buffalo is 1-2 S/U and 0-3 ATS thus far in the season. The Bulls opened with a win over Robert Morris, lost to Penn State and then were shocked last week by Liberty, failing to cover the 5.5-point chalk line on the road. Liberty passed for 325 yards against Buffalo and scored 35 points. Temple definitely the class of this matchup today. We have to lay 14 points on the road with the Owls, but this Buffalo team has come way down from last year. Play Temple.

Western Michigan improved to 2-1 S/U & ATS with a win at home over Georgia State last week, 57-10. This was after the pummeling they took the week before at Michigan State, 17-51. The Broncos are a passing team with 244 or more yards in each of their first three games. Syracuse is 1-2 S/U & ATS after three games. They started with a softball against Liberty, which they won 24-0. Then they got beat badly at Maryland, 20-63 and then lost to top ranked Clemson last week, 6-41. You can't fault the Orange for their loss last week, it's difficult to play in Death Valley, let alone against the top team in the nation. Syracuse only laying about 5 to 6 points here today, which to me is a gift. This Syracuse team is much better then they have shown thus far and they are in need of a big win today after a pair of humbling losses. I'm taking the home team, play Syracuse.

Both these clubs come into today's contest with 1-1 S/U records and 1-1 ATS marks. The Falcons opened with that bad loss at Minnesota, 12-28. They rebounded last week at home against the Eagles with a win, 24-20, covering the one-point line. QB Ryan has thrown for 310 and 272 yards. However, the ground game has not been good with 57 and 73 yards. The Colt opened the season with a loss at the Chargers, 24-30 and then last week at Tennessee they won 19-17. They return for their first home game in the post-Luck era. The offensive stats have not been very impressive, with 376 yards against the Chargers and 288 vs the Titans. Colts laying just one-point at home here. They have been in each game while the Falcons haven't looked all that good - especially on the road. I'm going to lay the points with the Colts today. Play Indianapolis.

Both the Houston Texans and the LA Chargers come into this game 1-1 S/U and ATS. Houston lost a exciting game in the opener against the Saints, 28-30. They did cover the spread in that game. Then last week just got by the Jaguars at home, 13-12, but failing to cover the 7-point chalk line. After amassing over 400 yards vs the Saints, the Texans barely got over 250 yards in their second game vs the Jags. The Chargers opened with a win over the Colts, 30-24 and then lost last week at Detroit, 10-13. The Chargers led 10-3, but couldn't score in the 2nd half and lost. The Chargers defense lost S-Adrian Phillips to the IR last week. The injury list is growing as S-Teamer Jr, CB-Davis and CB-Williams all are hurt. This Chargers secondary is really banged-up and I expect to see the Texans take advantage of those injuries here today. I'm taking the field goal with the visitor. Play Houston.

The Miami Dolphins look like a team that has no desire to compete. The Dolphins have been blown out in both games, losing in the opener to the Ravens, 10-59 and then last week to the Patriots, 0-43. The offense has been horrendous, totaling 63 rushing yards combined for both games. The Passing game has 179 and 142 yards. As for defense, it's been shredded by the Ravens and Patriots. Won't get any easier today as the Cowboys and Ezekiel Elliot should just run all over this Miami team. Dallas has won and covered both games thus far, scoring 35 against the Giants and last week beating the Redskins, 31-21. This is one of the biggest lines we've seen in the NFL in ages and realistically, it should be higher. That being said, if the Cowboys want to cover this game they will. The Dolphins likely won't score again this week. I'm going to take a chance and lay the big number with Dallas

The Denver Broncos were the subject of controversy last week after taking a 14-13 late in the 4th over the Bears. Chicago got the benefit of a very controversial roughing the passer call that extended their last second drive and set them up for the game winning field goal with second left in the game. Now Denver has to take its 0-2 S/U and 1-1 ATS mark on the road to undefeated Green Bay. The Packers jumped out to a 21-0 lead over the Minnesota Vikings and had to hold on for the win 21-16. The Packers scored all their points in the first half and then nothing. Both the Packers games have now gone under thanks to a decent defense. Though, the Vikings did rush for 198 yards against them last week. Is there concern for the offense? So far the Packers have scored 31 total points and less than 350 yards in both games. The Broncos Joe Flacco has looked good so far, throwing for 249 yards vs the Raiders and 282 yards against the Bears stingy defense. Today, I like this game under. Both teams have decent defenses and neither offense has shown any kind of explosiveness thus far. I'm taking UNDER.