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Sharps are closely monitoring these Week 4 college football games

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Each week during the college football season, Covers Experts' Steve Merril looks at the NCAAF odds and tells you which spread to bet now, which one to bet later, and which total to watch as the week plays out.

Sharps have flagged these games as lines to keep an eye on for Week 4:

Spread to bet now:

Hawaii (+7) at Wyoming

Hawaii enters with extra preparation time, and they're taking a step down in class after losing 56-23 at UCLA two weeks ago. The bye week came at a good time as the Rainbow Warriors had already played two road games in their first three weeks. Hawaii has been gashing teams on the ground, racking up an average of 231 yards per contest. That matches up nicely against a Wyoming defense that allows 206 rushing yards per game.

Against FBS competition, Wyoming QB Josh Allen has underperformed. The much hyped signal caller completed just 32 of his 64 passes against Iowa and Oregon with no touchdowns and three interceptions. The lack of any true returning talent at WR and TE has been an issue for Allen as he continues to work with new weapons. Over the last three seasons, Wyoming has covered only once as a favorite. They are also just 2-9 ATS in the month of September.

Spread to wait on:

Ohio (+2.5) at Eastern Michigan

This line is currently +2.5, so wait for the key number of +3 to possibly show later this week. The Bobcats have two wins already this season as they've shown balance with a solid ground game and just enough passing to keep defenses honest. Ohio has been a very good underdog, covering nine of their last 12 times in that situation. Frank Solich also gives them the coaching advantage in this game.

Eastern Michigan has a weak home field advantage as they continue to try and build their fan base. Despite two wins over Charlotte and Rutgers this season, the Eagles are still just 16-47 SU the past five years. Eastern Michigan did manage to win this game last year on the road as an eight-point underdog, but that will now ensure focus from the revenge-minded Bobcats in this rematch.

Total to watch:

San Diego State at Air Force (47)

This line has already dropped lower from the opening number of 48.5. The reason is because there will not be many passing plays between these two teams. Air Force has thrown it just 23 times this season as they rely heavily on the triple option. That plays right into the Aztecs' strength on defense as they are allowing just 92 rushing yards per game this season. The Falcons have also played good defense this year as they held Michigan to just 29 points and 359 total yards last week.

Focus could be an issue for San Diego State considering they are coming off back-to-back underdog wins versus two Pac-12 schools in Arizona State and Stanford. The Aztecs managed to play two Unders in those contests, although the numbers were a little higher. San Diego State is a run-based offense that is averaging 242 yards per game on the ground this season, while throwing for just 166 yards per game thru the air.

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