Balfe Report - Week 7 NFL Pick

10/25/20 • 2 min

Balfe Report

NFL

1:00 PM EST

Rotation #461

Saints -6.5 over Panthers

This Saints team isn’t going to light up the scoreboard without Michael Thomas in the lineup, but today Drew Brees should be able to find all of his targets against a poor Panthers Defense and against a new defensive coaching staff. The Panthers are not a great team and their offensive line is dealing with a few injuries today. Teddy Bridgewater returns back to play his former team so they know his tendencies. The Panthers will be getting Christian McCaffery back next week, but without him I don’t like their chances in an important divisional game. The Saints should have a field day today running the ball against a bad run defense . The bottom line in this game is you have decades of coaching experience with the Saints going against a rookie staff. The Saints should win by double digits. Take New Orleans.

NFL

1:00 PM EST

Rotation #461

Saints -6.5 over Panthers

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Balfe Report - Week 8 College Football Free Pick

College Football
4:00 PM EST
Rotation #312
Boston College -3.5 over Georgia Tech
It’s hard for a team to get blown out like Georgia Tech did last week and then refocus on the road. Sometimes great teams like Clemson can beat you even the week after they beat you. Boston College has a very good defense that’s filled with veteran talent. The Yellow Jackets offense and their true freshman QB must be questioning their confidence after last weeks performance. Boston College isn’t going to run up the score like Clemson, but they will run the ball and try to control the clock and then rely on their defense to hold on. Georgia Tech is thin on the defensive line and lacks the talent to control the line of scrimmage. This is just the kind of game the Eagles like to play in. Take Boston College.

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Balfe Report - Week 9 College Football Free Picks

College Football
12:00 PM EST
Rotation # 138
Cincinnati -7 over Memphis
Cincinnati showed how great their defense was in their road win last week against SMU. This team plays like an NFL team and I just don’t think Memphis has the identity they once had in the past. This is a young head coach that was left some talent, but a few of the guys opted out this year and I don’t think the skilled players are good enough to beat this Bearcat Defense. Brady White is not the most mobile guy so I expect the front seven to do a good job at frustrating and sacking him. This game is all about defense. The Bearcats successful defense puts their offense in position to score. Take Cincinnati.

College Football
2:00 PM EST
Rotation # 178
Houston +3 over UCF
UCF is a track meet offense, but with that comes costly penalties and on the road that is always a cardinal sin. This Houston Defense has the talent in all three levels to compete with the Knights and on the offensive side Clayton Tune is looking like he may have a future at the next level. This is a tough team at home and they have plenty of skilled players of their own to match the talent UCF has. The Cougars have the edge on special teams as well. Take Houston.

College Football
6:00 PM EST
Rotation # 151
Boise State -14 over Air Force
Boise State/Air Force Over 49
Covid hit some teams harder than others. Because Air Force is a military school the players all went on to deployments or studies and simply can’t opt back in. The entire defense is literally gone. This team has not been exposed yet, but it’s coming today with a great QB in Hank Bachmeier. Boise has a ton offensive weapons and are balanced at both throwing and running. They should put up 50 tonight as this Falcons Defense does not have the bodies to match up. Take Boise and the Over.

College Football
10:30 PM EST
Rotation # 153
Nevada -13.5 over UNLV
Nevada/UNLV Over 60
Last year UNLV stunned Nevada on the road. The Wolfpack have payback in mind as they head to Las Vegas. This is a new coaching staff for UNLV and a few of their players had covid and are questionable once again this week. Nevada is an offensive minded team and in their Air Raid Offense should put up a ton of points against a very young defense. The Rebels only bring back one every game starter from last year and just have so many new faces on that side of the ball that I don’t think they will keep up. The UNLV offense will be good for a few scores as they have talent and proved they could score against this team last year, but the new system and their weak defense will eventually be too much to keep pace with the Wolfpack on and this game will get out of hand. Take Nevada and the Over.