It's about that time of year. I'll use this thread for all of my plays up to and including plays on 9/3. If you haven't followed me before I specialize in teams playing in the FCS. I'll occasionally have plays between FBS teams but they are in the minority. In games between two FCS teams you can find lines at 5Dimes under "college extra". These are up now. Closer to game day BetOnLine usually puts them up. If you would like another out and have a local you can go thru, ask him to put up lines for the FCS teams. He can use the ones 5Dimes puts up.
My rating system is 1*-7*. An average play is a 2* play. 3*= top play, 4*= GOW 5*= GOM 6*=GOY 7*= MAX play, I believe this line is way off.
9/3 MOREHEAD ST. AT JAMES MADISON
Morehead St. plays in the Pioneer football Conference of the FCS. The Pioneer Conference is the ONLY Conference in the FCS that is NON-SCHOLARSHIP. When they play FCS teams from other Conferences it is a BIG step up in talent. The Eagles finished 7-4 and 6-2 in the league in 2015, narrowly missing first place and a berth in the FCS playoffs by just one loss. Morehead State returns five primary starters on both sides of the ball.
James Madison plays in the Colonial Athletic Association of the FCS. The Dukes captured their first conference title since 2008 last season after going 9-3 overall and 6-2 during conference play, sharing the crown with Richmond and William & Mary. JMU advanced to the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision playoffs, earning the No. 5 overall seed to receive a bye to the second round where it hosted Colgate. Five Dukes were named to this years Preseason All-CAA Team, which included two of three returning All-Americans. They return 17 starters from last years playoff team. The Dukes are ranked in the top 20 of three preseason Magazines. Athlon #14, Lindy's #18, and Sporting News #11.
The following is Morehead's record the last three years against teams from other FCS conferences: 2015-- lost to James Madison 56-7, 2014--lost to Richmond 55-10 and lost to E. Kentucky 55-13. 2013-- lost to Youngstown St. 67-13 and lost to E. Kentucky 56-24.
This should be another 30 plus point win for a top 20 FCS team against a team from the Pioneer league.
4* #462 JAMES MADISON -24 -120
********NEW ROTATION NUMBER FOR JAMES MADISON IS #458********