THE RED SHEET
NOVEMBER 2, 2024 VOLUME 56 - NUMBER 10
ARMY 56 - Air Force 20 - (7:30 EDT) -- Line opened at Army minus 23½, and is now minus 22½. All through the years,
we could probably count on one hand the amount of times that we didn't go with the dog in military
games, which proved highly successful. And never with such a high spread. However, this time
around, there is only one way to go, with Navy's destruction of Air Force (17-pt cover) giving us the
nerve to pull the chalk lever in this meeting, as facts are facts, with the Falcons the only team in the
land without a cover, & the Cadets (#1 Rushing "O") without a single spread miss. Despite huge spot.
RATING: ARMY 89
CLEMSON 56 - Louisville 24 - (7:30) -- Line opened at Clemson minus 11, and is now minus 10½. The obvious exiting
of the Tigers from the nation's elite squadron (double digit wins over a 14-yr span, including 4-of-5 years
competing in the National Championship game) was enhanced not only with LY's 8-4 regular season,
but with TY's embarrassing 34-3 opening day loss to Georgia. All she wrote for Dabo & Co, right? Well
try 6 straight wins (4-1-1 ATS), with a 291-127 pt margin, rising to 11th in the polls. And they stand at
6-0 ATS vs the Cards, who are on an 0-5 spread run. All the incentive that Dabo needs.
RATING: CLEMSON 89
Georgia 34 - Florida 24 - (3:30 - @ Jacksonville) -- Line opened at Georgia minus 17, and is still minus 17. Only once
in the last 22 years has the spread on this classic exceeded TY's 17-pt spot, & deservedly so, with the
'Dawgs playing for the National Title 3 times over the last 7 seasons, with a current 52-3 SU record
since 2020 windup. However, no matter how legitimately fearsome they are, they've been hit a bit by
the horrid transfer portal, ranking only 41st & 19th in total "O" & "D". Gators the opposite, with 21-27
SU log since 2020, but are on a 4-0 ATS run by 61½ pts. This could be an SEC classic dog cover.
RATING: FLORIDA 88
Arizona State 38 - OKLAHOMA STATE 24 - (7:00) -- Line opened at Arizona State minus 1½, and is now minus 3. As
we mentioned on Pointwise, the most important unit on the field in this meeting has to be the defense
of the Cowboys, which ranks a surprising 132nd in the land, ahead of only one other team, namely
Kent State, even worse than such futile stop units as UtahSt, NewMexico, MissSt, etc. Not only that,
but the 'Pokes also come in at 132nd & 115th in rushing "D" & rushing "O". Not the best of foes trying
to contain the 'Devils who enter this one off a 227 RYpg run vs likes of Kansas, Utah, & Cincinnati.
RATING: ARIZONA STATE 88
North Carolina 41 - FLORIDA STATE 17 - (3:30) -- Line opened at North Carolina minus 2, and is now minus 2½. Well,
the spread monkey is finally off the backs of these Tar Heels, who snapped an incredible 0-11-1 ATS
run, with last week's 41-14 upset of a Virginia team which had covered 4 straight. Not just a cover, but
a 41-14 romper, along with a 135-7 RY edge. They should be able to keep it going against a 'Nole
squad which is currently on the ropes, with a 141-69 pt deficit in their last 4 games, while ranking
131st & 132nd in total & scoring "O". Emotional gut punch for team which ranked #10 in preseason.
RATING: NORTH CAROLINA 88
BUFFALO BILLS 34 - Miami Dolphins 20 - (1:00) -- Line opened at Buffalo minus 6, and is now minus 6½. As noted on
Pointwise, Bills' Josh Allen has finally thrown an interception, which made little difference, as the Bills
simply rolled past the Seahawks in Seattle. Now with a 3½ game lead in the AFC East, with Buffalo "D"
doing its part, allowing just 13.3 ppg in this 3-game run. Addition of Amari Cooper puts all the more
pressure on opposing "D"s, altho he did drop a couple of passes. Return of Tua has to be a plus, as
Miami backups hardly contributed, & there is always the possible "rust" factor. Bills' streak continues.
RATING: BUFFALO BILLS 88
NEAR CHOICES (Rated 87): Vandy, SMU, Tennessee, Tulane - NFL: Washington, New Orleans, Kansas City
LARGE LINE MOVES: Liberty (+1½ to -2); Minnesota (-1½ to -3); UTSA (+9 to +7½); New Mexico (-6½ to -8); Arizona
St (-1½ to -3); Fresno St (-12½ to -14); New Mexico St (+10 to +9); Mississippi (-6 to -7); Purdue (+2 to +1); Duke (+21
to +20); Air Force (+23½ to +22½); So Carolina (+3½ to +2½); Tennessee (-15½ to -16½); Michigan (+15½ to +14½);
Texas Tech (+15½ to +14½); NFL: NY Jets (+1 to -2); LA Rams (+1 to -1); Cleveland (+2½ to +1½); Indianapolis (+7 to
+6); KEY INJURIES: Air Force QB Hayes (Und) ??; Arizona St QB Leavitt (ribs) ??; Baylor QB Finn (Und) ??; Fla
Atlantic QB Fancher (neck) ??; Fla International QB Jones (Und) ??; Indiana QB Rourke (thumb) ??; Iowa QB
McNamara (Und) Out; Jacksonville St QB Huff (leg) ??; La Tech QB Baker (collarbone) Out; Nevada QB Lewis (Und)
??; Old Dominion QB Wilson (Und) ??; Penn St QB Allar (knee) ??; QB Smolik (Und) ??; Pittsburgh QB Holstein (Und)
??; Purdue QB Card (Concussion) ??; Sam Houston St QB Watson (Und) ??; San Diego St QB Duffy (Und) ??; So
Florida QB Brown (Und) ??; Texas A&M QB Henderson (Und) ??; Texas El Paso QB Locklear (Und) ??;Texas Tech
QB Morton (shoulder) ??; Toledo QB Osborne (Und) ??; UAB QB Zeno (shoulder) Out; UCLA QB Garbers (foot) ??; QB
Davis (Und) ??; - NFL: Baltimore RB Ali (concussion) ??; Carolina RB Brooks (knee) ??; QB Dalton (Und) ??;
Cleveland RB Ford (hamstring) ??; RB Hines (knee) ??; Denver RB Badie (back) ??; Green Bay QB Love (groin) ??;
Jacksonville RB Etienne (hamstring) ??; Kansas City RB Edwards-Helaire (illness) ??; Miami QB Huntley (shoulder)
Out; QB Thompson (chest) ??; New England QB Maye (head) ??; New Orleans QB Carr (oblique) ??..........