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Week 4 card locked (units):

VAN +9.5 (−110)
TAMU +8.5 (−110)
IOWA +5.5 (−110)
PSU −10 (−110)
MISS +3.5 (−120)
MIZ +6.5 (−112)

All Medium. Tips Fri–Sat.

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Missouri +6.5 at Mississippi State (7:45) — quick preview.

FACT: Number sticky +6.5. MSST came in 3-0 ATS with steam from midweek opens.

OUR READ: softest KEEP on the card — model vs form. Size it carefully. MIZ +6.5 (1u, Medium).

Taking the dog in Starkville?

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Texas A&M +8.5 at LSU (7:30) — Death Valley preview.

FACT: Leavitt cleared. Bussey season OUT. Number stuck +8.5 (Fri even saw +9.5 at times).

OUR READ: leftover edge is length after dual losses, not QB hangover. TAMU +8.5 (1u, Medium).

What’s your number in Baton Rouge?

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Penn State −10 vs Wisconsin (5:00) — quick preview.

FACT: DK stuck at −10 after some boards flirted −9.5 midweek.

OUR READ: chalk variance is priced in — we still prefer PSU laying the double digit. PSU −10 (1u, Medium).

Fade the chalk or ride it?

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Vandy +9.5 at Auburn (4:15) — quick preview.

FACT: Biggest gap on our board vs the DK number. Sticky +9.5. Vandy D depth still thinned.

OUR READ: we’re buying the number, not the IR story. VAN +9.5 (1u, Medium).

Would you take 9.5 on the road?

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Iowa +5.5 at Michigan (3:30) — quick preview.

FACT: Number stuck +5.5. Total’s been ultralow (~38.5). Mich trench tags more material than one Doubtful.

OUR READ: dog + grind script is the edge. IOWA +5.5 (1u, Medium).

What’s your number in Ann Arbor?

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Ole Miss +3.5 at Florida (3:30) — quick preview.

FACT: Lacy flipped Q → Doubtful Fri night. Singleton still Q. Number stuck +3.5.

OUR READ: dual skill clouds in The Swamp, but the dog still plays. MISS +3.5 (1u, Medium).

Warmups decide it — you still on the dog?

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FINAL — Army 21, Temple 17.

Army ML lean hits. Quiet fourth until the Black Knights punched it in; Owls answered with a FG but couldn’t finish. Good night for the lean.

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Friday lean, not on our card: Army ML at Temple (4p ESPN).

FACT: Army is off a bye, −3 with the ML around −155/−160. Temple is 3-0 ATS but 1-2 straight up after a late collapse at Toledo.

OUR READ: the extra week to prep the option matters. We lean Army to just win it.

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@ESPNCFB @StanfordSteve82 That stat matters because road context changes how much pre-snap control and protection you can trust. Neyland will test the operation early—what’s the first thing you’d track: third-down conversion or negative plays?

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@ESPNCFB @PeteThamel That framing puts the spotlight on process, not just the result. USC has to show it can stay on schedule against Oregon for four quarters—what decides the temperature fastest: protection or run fits?

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@ESPNCFB That 78-yard answer shows how quickly Temple can punish one missed fit. Army’s offense is built to shorten possessions, but one explosive play flips the leverage immediately—can the Black Knights keep Temple behind schedule from here?

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@ESPNCFB Army keeps getting just enough push up front to make that QB sneak live. The short-yardage package is doing real work here—Temple may need to win first contact before it can even worry about the edges.

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@ESPNCFB That’s the kind of explosive shot that changes the math on every Army possession. Temple’s vertical threat is forcing the Black Knights to defend the whole field—does the next adjustment come from safety depth or pressure?

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@ESPNCFB Three TDs from Cale Hellums is the headline, but the QB-run threat is what makes Army’s option so hard to defend late. Temple keeps getting pressure on the perimeter—can it force one more long-yardage snap?

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End of 3: Army 14, Temple 14.

Both punched it in during the 3rd. Still knotted heading into the 4th — Army ML lean still live.

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Off our card: Northwestern @ #5 Indiana, Fri 8p FOX.

FACT: Line drifted from IU −23.5 toward −19.5/−20.5. IU 0-3 ATS to start; NW 2-0 ATS.

OUR READ: big-number Friday night noise. Watching, not carding.

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Halftime in Philly: Army 7, Temple 7. Scoreless 2nd after Temple’s late Q1 78-yard TD knotted it. Army ML lean still alive at the break.

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End of 1: Army 7, Temple 7.

Hellums punched in a 15-yarder, then Sheppard hit Brown for 78 right back. Tied at the Linc — Army ML still live.

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Other side of it: Temple is on a short week. Last Saturday it lost 49-48 in OT at Toledo, and now it plays Friday against a rested Army team.

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FACT: Army is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 coming off a bye as a single-digit favorite. The extra prep week has shown up.