Pumpin for Thursday: Week 1

(Each Thursday I will make my spread prediction for the ESPN Thursday Night Game which I give weekly to my friend Josh
for his sportsbook account. As for you...all picks are for entertainment purposes only. You can't sue me to recover loss wagers)

LSU (-18) at Mississippi State (over/under 45.5)



Vegas Algebra says: LSU 31.75, Mississippi State 13.75



My thoughts: How is this NOT a three touchdown spread? I kind of count on betting against new quarterbacks giving up 20+ points to win you money early on in this and get us all excited. As is I gotta think.

No way in hell Mississippi State is scoring more than 10 points in this game. They probably won’t even get in the end zone. Sylvester Croom is on the hot seat and will probably coach more aggressively than he should. LSU should get at least one defensive touchdown and a couple offensive ones. I like them at least 31 to 3.



Suggestion: Give up the 18 points, because it should be more. Go under because it’s the first game of the year and these defenses are both going to be way ahead of the offenses.