The Midshipmen are already a shell of themselves offensively compared to last season, and now starting quarterback Braxton Woodson could miss this game due to an ankle injury sustained prior to the bye week against FAU. Navy usually can rip and replace quarterbacks to fit their scheme, but laying a full touchdown against a pesky UAB team while shorthanded and still figuring out how to replace last year's stars is not an appealing place to be.
Indiana might be 0-3 ATS, but consider the context; they're 0-3 ATS in games with lines north of 40 points. The Hoosiers have shutout their last two opponents, and they own a 145-16 scoring edge through three games, so don't read into that 0-3 mark at all. They present a much more difficult test for Northwestern than previous opponents South Dakota State and Colorado. The Wildcats could be especially vulnerable against the run, where the are 113th in success rate allowed and 131st in line yards allowed.
Clemson needed a weather delay to rally the troops and beat North Carolina after looking like a JV team against LSU and leaving much to be desired against Georgia Southern. Now, the Dabo Swinney and the Tigers will travel out west for the first time in this new-look ACC. Not to mention, Clemson will have a true freshman in Tait Reynolds under center. Reynolds may pan out as a college quarterback, but there's no doubt Cal has the quarterback advantage here with Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele.
