Two Strong Situational Plays For Saturday Mississippi State +7' some places still +8.
LSU under Les Miles at home is a train wreck. He's 2-16 as a home favorite the last 5 years. QB Jefferson was outplayed in the spring and fall camp by Jarrett Lee yet Miles continues to stay with a QB that might cost him his job. Mississippi State new DC Manny Diaz loves to dial up pressure and Jefferson performs at a low level versus blitz happy teams. Mississippi State should cover here and might just win outright.
Southern Cal -11 mostly -11'
Southern Cal appears to be over their Hawaii hangover. When you play Hawaii, often the next week teams have trouble getting back on track. USC was in a funk last week vs Virginia. Minnesota is awful! Their defense has allowed 34-48 passing versus a backup Middle Tennessee State QB and South Dakota team that most Div I teams would destroy. USC QB Barkley should throw for 350 yards if he's in the game for at least 3 qtrs. The Gopher offense doesn't have the speed or athletes to take advantage of an ordinary Trojan defense. USC has much, much, much better athletes and should win this game by 20-30 points.
Good luck to everyone this weekend. Just a few of my thoughts for the weekend games.
Lee Sterling - Paramount Sports, Inc.