FCS Picks/Playoffs

Time: 10:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: SE Missouri State 69.671; Montana 79.075
Dunkel Line & Total: Montana by 9 ½; 63
Vegas Line & Total: Montana by 13 ½; 56 ½
Dunkel Pick: SE Missouri State (+13 ½); Over

SE Missouri State and Montana wrap up the first weekend of the FCS playoffs tonight. Game time is 10:00 pm ET at Washington-Grizzly Stadium in Missoula, Montana.

Vegas has Montana favored by 13.5 points with an over/under set at 56.5 points.

SE Missouri State (9-2; 5-0 in the Ohio Valley) finished the regular season with a three-game winning streak, capped off by last week’s 52-22 win over Murray State. Redhawks QB Paxton DeLaurent finished with 2,407 passing yards and 19 TDs, while RB Geno Hess rushed for 1,569 yards and 19 TDs.

Montana (7-4; 4-4 in the Big Sky) had a two-game winning streak snapped in the final weekend with a 55-21 loss at Montana State. The game was never close with the Bobcats expanding the lead to 48-7 before the Grizzlies scored a pair of late TDs.

Dunkel has Montana winning at home but failing to coverthe Vegas line, while the final score goes OVER the Vegas total.

Dunkel’s Pick: SE Missouri State (+13 ½); Over

Below are all of Dunkel’s FCS playoff picks:

NOVEMBER 24

AR-Pine Bluff at Alabama State
Time: 3:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: AR-Pine Bluff 22.687; Alabama State 50.380
Dunkel Line & Total: Alabama State by 28; 42
Vegas Line & Total: Alabama State by 17 ½; 45 ½
Dunkel Pick: Alabama State (-17 ½); Under

NOVEMBER 26

Elon at Furman
Time: 12:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Elon 71.615; Furman 73.079
Dunkel Line & Total: Furman by 1 ½; 55
Vegas Line & Total: Furman by 5; 47 ½
Dunkel Pick: Elon (+5); Over

Davidson at Richmond
Time: 2:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Davidson 43.164; Richmond 61.687
Dunkel Line & Total: Richmond by 18 ½; 54
Vegas Line & Total: Richmond by 22 ½; 56 ½
Dunkel Pick: Davidson (+22 ½); Under

Grambling vs Southern
Time: 2:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Grambling 35.531; Southern 51.294
Dunkel Line & Total: Southern by 16; 46
Vegas Line & Total: Southern by 10; 52
Dunkel Pick: Southern (-10); Under

St. Francis-PA at Delaware
Time: 2:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: St. Francis-PA 56.894; Delaware 68.887
Dunkel Line & Total: Delaware by 12; 56
Vegas Line & Total: Delaware by 7; 47
Dunkel Pick: Delaware (-7); Over

Fordham at New Hampshire
Time: 2:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Fordham 69.589; New Hampshire 55.561
Dunkel Line & Total: Fordham by 14; 70
Vegas Line & Total: Fordham by 1; 74
Dunkel Pick: Fordham (-1); Under

North Dakota at Weber State
Time: 4:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: North Dakota 72.777; Weber State 79.651
Dunkel Line & Total: Weber State by 7; 61
Vegas Line & Total: Weber State by 11; 57 ½
Dunkel Pick: North Dakota (+11); Over

Gardner-Webb at Eastern Kentucky
Time: 5:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Gardner-Webb 67.672; Eastern Kentucky 64.186
Dunkel Line & Total: Gardner-Webb by 3 ½; 61
Vegas Line & Total: Eastern Kentucky by 3 ½; 64
Dunkel Pick: Gardner-Webb (+3 ½); Under

Idaho at SE Louisiana
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Idaho 72.248; SE Louisiana 73.217
Dunkel Line & Total: SE Louisiana by 1; 55
Vegas Line & Total: Idaho by 3 ½; 61 ½
Dunkel Pick: SE Louisiana (+3 ½); Under

SE Missouri State at Montana
Time: 10:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: SE Missouri State 69.671; Montana 79.075
Dunkel Line & Total: Montana by 9 ½; 63
Vegas Line & Total: Montana by 13 ½; 56 ½
Dunkel Pick: SE Missouri State (+13 ½); Over

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