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2015 PB4.Indd Volume 30, Issue 4 September 17-21, 2015 Marc’s College Underdog GOM Goes Saturday! BEST BETS STAY RED-HOT, NOW 8-1! NFL Opening Week Play of the Year: Bills (+2) 27, Colts 14! • ‘Betcha Didn’t Know’ Handicapping Article • Awesome Angle & Tremendous Trends • Incredible Stat of the Week • Analysis on Every Lined Game • Best Bets and Key Plays • Full Schedule with Opening Lines GET SMART GET PLAYBOOK GET EVERY EDGE IMAGINABLE COPYRIGHT NOTICE - All materials in this newsletter are protected by United States copyright law and may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, rebroadcast, displayed, or otherwise published without the prior written permission of Playbook.com. You may not alter or remove any trademark, copyright or other notice, nor may you offer for sale or resale the material included herein. www.PLAYBOOK.com 1. 800. 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TEAMS KEY FACTS, STATS & ATS TRENDS TEAMS KEY FACTS, STATS & ATS TRENDS Saturday, September 19 Thursday, September 17 No Illinois 10-2 in 1st of BB RG… 7-2 as non-cond dogs 17 > pts Denver 8-0 1st BB A vs div… 11-1 A vs div… 6-1 Thursday OHIO ST 8-2 as non-conf HF’s 24 > pts… 4-14 in 2nd of 3 str HG KANSAS CITY 1-7 Home One… 3-11 H off non-div bef BB A (0-9 favs) S Carolina SERIES: 7-1 L8 / 4-1 away… 7-1 as conf dogs 8 > pts Sunday, September 20 GEORGIA 4-1-1 home w/ conf rev… 5-2 aft Vandy… 1-3 Game Three Houston 5-1 vs NFC South… 5-1 A Game Two… 4-1 Away One Auburn SERIES: 4-1 L5… 0-5 Game Three… 1-4 as RD’s < 6 pts CAROLINA 1-8 Home One favs… 1-5 H vs AFC South LSU 7-3 w/ conf rev… 3-1 aft Miss St… 1-8 as HF’s 7 < pts Tampa Bay 7-0 w/ rev in AFC sandwich… 3-9 dogs after AFC game Mississippi SERIES: 7-3 L10 / 5-1 away… 2-12 vs conf revenge NEW ORLEANS SERIES: 1-3 L4 / 1-3 L4 H… 5-1 Home One ALABAMA 4-1-1 home w/ conf revenge… 6-2 in 1st conf gm San Francisco 14-3 off non-div vs AFC… 1-4 A vs AFC North Nebraska 1-5 vs non-conf revenge… 2-5 as non-conf RD’s PITTSBURGH SERIES: 2-5 L7… 7-2 Home One vs non-div MIAMI FLA 11-0-1 as non-conf HF’s 8 < pts… 7-2 w/ non-conf revenge Detroit 0-5 Away Two vs div opp w/ rev… 1-5 bef Denver Georgia Tech 4-0 in 1st RG… 4-1 Game Three… 1-5 in 1st of BB RG MINNESOTA 0-7 Home One… 0-6 1st BB H off non-div NOTRE DAME 5-2 in 1st of BB HG… 3-7 Game Three New England 0-6 RF’s btwn 2 H… 1-5 A in 2nd of 3rd AFC opp Smu SERIES: 6-3 L9… 1-7 aft N Texas… 1-5 away bef BB HG BUFFALO 19-5 Game Two (7-1 vs div)… 1-6 vs div after Indy TCU 6-1 as favs > 28 pts… 3-1 in 2nd of BB HG Arizona 6-1 A btwn 2 H… 5-1 vs non-div bef San Francisco Stanford 6-0 Game Three… 5-0 as dogs 8 > pts… 9-1 bef Oregon St CHICAGO 1-6 H vs non-div opp off HG… 3-14 in 2nd BB H USC 1-3 in 3rd straight HG… 2-5 Game Three… 2-5 bef Ariz St Tennessee 1-8 in 2nd BB A… 2-10 Game Two off non-div Air Force 4-1 in 1st RG… 7-2 as non-conf dogs 15 > pts CLEVELAND 10-1 1st BB H vs non-div… 7-2 bef Oakland MICHIGAN ST 7-3 as non-conf HF’s 15 > pts… 0-5 bef C Michigan San Diego 1-5 Game Two RD’s < 7 pts… 2-7 off NFC vs opp w/ rev Byu 3-1 aft Boise St… 0-6 Game Three… 2-6 in 1st of BB RG CINCINNATI SERIES: 4-1 L5… 5-0 Game Two… 6-2 H btwn 2 A UCLA SERIES: 4-1 L5… 4-0 as non-conf HF’s 10 < pts St.
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