FCS Picks/Week 9

Time: 6:30 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Yale 52.075; Columbia 54.468
Dunkel Line & Total: Columbia by 2 ½; 46
Vegas Line & Total: Yale by 3; 41 ½
Dunkel Pick: Columbia (+3); Over

Columbia looks for its first conference win as the Lions host Yale in an Ivy League matchup on Friday night. Game time is 6:30 pm ET at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium in New York.

Vegas has Yale favored by 3 points with an over/under set at 41.5 points.

The Lions (3-3; 0-3 in the Ivy League) are coming off a 27-24 loss to Dartmouth at home. Columbia outgained the Big Green, 342-315, and overcame a 24-9 deficit to tie it before Dartmouth won on a field goal with four seconds remaining.

The Bulldogs (4-2; 2-1) suffered their first conference loss at Penn, 20-13, their last time out. Yale was also tied in the fourth quarter before giving up the game-winning TD with 20 seconds remaining.

Dunkel has Columbia winning at home, while the final score goes OVER the Vegas total.

Dunkel’s Pick: Columbia (+3); OVER

Below are all of Dunkel’s FCS picks for Week 9:

OCTOBER 28

Yale at Columbia
Time: 6:30 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Yale 52.075; Columbia 54.468
Dunkel Line & Total: Columbia by 2 ½; 46
Vegas Line & Total: Yale by 3; 41 ½
Dunkel Pick: Columbia (+3); Over

OCTOBER 29

Morehead State at Butler
Time: 12:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Morehead State 36.395; Butler 34.348
Dunkel Line & Total: Morehead State by 2; 60
Vegas Line & Total: Butler by 7 ½; 54 ½
Dunkel Pick: Morehead State (+7 ½); Over

Wagner at Central Connecticut
Time: 12:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Wagner 24.544; Central Connecticut 38.076
Dunkel Line & Total: Central Connecticut by 13 ½; 47
Vegas Line & Total: Central Connecticut by 4 ½; 51 ½
Dunkel Pick: Central Connecticut (-4 ½); Under

LIU at Duquesne
Time: 12:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: LIU 25.743; Duquesne 48.292
Dunkel Line & Total: Duquesne by 22 ½; 42
Vegas Line & Total: Duquesne by 16 ½; 47 ½
Dunkel Pick: Duquesne (-16 ½); Under

St. Francis-PA at Sacred Heart
Time: 12:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: St. Francis-PA 53.129; Sacred Heart 55.708
Dunkel Line & Total: Sacred Heart by 2 ½; 48
Vegas Line & Total: St. Francis-PA by 4 ½; 41 ½
Dunkel Pick: Sacred Heart (+4 ½); Over

Presbyterian at Marist
Time: 12:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Presbyterian 14.808; Marist 29.333
Dunkel Line & Total: Marist by 14 ½; 48
Vegas Line & Total: Marist by 9 ½; 54 ½
Dunkel Pick: Marist (-9 ½); Under

South Carolina State at Morgan State
Time: 12:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: South Carolina State 45.027; Morgan State 39.879
Dunkel Line & Total: South Carolina State by 5; 53
Vegas Line & Total: South Carolina State by 13; 47 ½
Dunkel Pick: Morgan State (+13); Over

Penn at Brown
Time: 12:30 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Penn 62.706; Brown 45.715
Dunkel Line & Total: Penn by 17; 45
Vegas Line & Total: Penn by 11 ½; 49 ½
Dunkel Pick: Penn (-11 ½); Under

Georgetown at Lafayette
Time: 12:30 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Georgetown 31.427; Lafayette 49.481
Dunkel Line & Total: Lafayette by 18; 50
Vegas Line & Total: Lafayette by 13 ½; 39 ½
Dunkel Pick: Lafayette (-13 ½); Over

Cornell at Princeton
Time: 1:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Cornell 54.160; Princeton 63.009
Dunkel Line & Total: Princeton by 9; 43
Vegas Line & Total: Princeton by 21 ½; 46 ½
Dunkel Pick: Princeton (+21 ½); Under

Colgate at Bucknell
Time: 1:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Colgate 48.535; Bucknell 33.008
Dunkel Line & Total: Colgate by 15 ½; 55
Vegas Line & Total: Colgate by 10; 40 ½
Dunkel Pick: Colgate (-10); Over

Fordham at Holy Cross
Time: 1:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Fordham 62.731; Holy Cross 65.508
Dunkel Line & Total: Holy Cross by 3; 63
Vegas Line & Total: Holy Cross by 15 ½; 73 ½
Dunkel Pick: Fordham (+15 ½); Under

Charleston Southern at Kennesaw State
Time: 1:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Charleston Southern 54.406; Kennesaw State 52.317
Dunkel Line & Total: Charleston Southern by 2; 50
Vegas Line & Total: Kennesaw State by 7 ½; 58 ½
Dunkel Pick: Charleston Southern (+7 ½); Under

Richmond at Maine
Time: 1:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Richmond 71.545; Maine 47.441
Dunkel Line & Total: Richmond by 24; 58
Vegas Line & Total: Richmond by 15 ½; 51 ½
Dunkel Pick: Richmond (-15 ½); Over

Stony Brook at Albany
Time: 1:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Stony Brook 48.264; Albany 46.377
Dunkel Line & Total: Stony Brook by 2; 50
Vegas Line & Total: Albany by 6 ½; 53 ½
Dunkel Pick: Stony Brook (+6 ½); Under

Merrimack at Stonehill
Time: 1:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Merrimack 57.271; Stonehill 41.523
Dunkel Line & Total: Merrimack by 16; 56
Vegas Line & Total: Merrimack by 7 ½; 53 ½
Dunkel Pick: Merrimack (-7 ½); Over

Hampton at Villanova
Time: 1:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Hampton 49.744; Villanova 54.299
Dunkel Line & Total: Villanova by 4 ½; 54
Vegas Line & Total: Villanova by 17 ½; 56 ½
Dunkel Pick: Hampton (+17 ½); Under

Campbell at NC A&T
Time: 1:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Campbell 63.249; NC A&T 54.327
Dunkel Line & Total: Campbell by 9; 53
Vegas Line & Total: Campbell by 2 ½; 50 ½
Dunkel Pick: Campbell (-2 ½); Over

Rhode Island at William & Mary
Time: 1:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Rhode Island 67.533; William & Mary 65.004
Dunkel Line & Total: Rhode Island by 2 ½; 52
Vegas Line & Total: William & Mary by 7 ½; 55 ½
Dunkel Pick: Rhode Island (+7 ½); Under

Valparaiso at Dayton
Time: 1:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Valparaiso 33.763; Dayton 42.377
Dunkel Line & Total: Dayton by 8 ½; 62
Vegas Line & Total: Dayton by 1 ½; 49 ½
Dunkel Pick: Dayton (-1 ½); Over

Towson at Monmouth
Time: 1:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Towson 49.622; Monmouth 54.199
Dunkel Line & Total: Monmouth by 4 ½; 74
Vegas Line & Total: Monmouth by 13 ½; 61 ½
Dunkel Pick: Towson (+13 ½); Over

Drake at Stetson
Time: 1:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Drake 28.844; Stetson 27.386
Dunkel Line & Total: Drake by 1 ½; 57
Vegas Line & Total: Stetson by 2 ½; 51 ½
Dunkel Pick: Drake (+2 ½); Over

Harvard at Dartmouth
Time: 1:30 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Harvard 51.475; Dartmouth 56.665
Dunkel Line & Total: Dartmouth by 5; 43
Vegas Line & Total: Pick; 49 ½
Dunkel Pick: Dartmouth; Under

East Tennessee State at Wofford
Time: 1:30 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: East Tennessee State 74.456; Wofford 53.001
Dunkel Line & Total: East Tennessee State by 31 ½; 45
Vegas Line & Total: East Tennessee State by 7 ½; 49 ½
Dunkel Pick: East Tennessee State (-7 ½); Under

Mercer at VMI
Time: 1:30 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Mercer 78.112; VMI 40.303
Dunkel Line & Total: Mercer by 38; 64
Vegas Line & Total: Mercer by 24 ½; 58 ½
Dunkel Pick: Mercer (-24 ½); Over

Bryant at Gardner Webb
Time: 1:30 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Bryant 46.134; Gardner Webb 69.566
Dunkel Line & Total: Gardner Webb by 23 ½; 59
Vegas Line & Total: Gardner Webb by 16 ½; 55 ½
Dunkel Pick: Gardner Webb (-16 ½); Over

Southern at Jackson State
Time: 2:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Southern 61.522; Jackson State 67.720
Dunkel Line & Total: Jackson State by 6; 46
Vegas Line & Total: Jackson State by 10 ½; 51 ½
Dunkel Pick: Southern (+10 ½); Under

Howard at Norfolk State
Time: 2:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Howard 41.477; Norfolk State 40.501
Dunkel Line & Total: Howard by 1; 45
Vegas Line & Total: Howard by 4 ½; 52 ½
Dunkel Pick: Norfolk State (+4 ½); Under

Chattanooga at Furman
Time: 2:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Chattanooga 75.306; Furman 67.611
Dunkel Line & Total: Chattanooga by 8; 54
Vegas Line & Total: Chattanooga by 2 ½; 44 ½
Dunkel Pick: Chattanooga (-2 ½); Over

Samford at The Citadel
Time: 2:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Samford 72.644; The Citadel 49.419
Dunkel Line & Total: Samford by 23; 67
Vegas Line & Total: Samford by 11 ½; 43 ½
Dunkel Pick: Samford (-11 ½); Over

Eastern Kentucky at SE Missouri State
Time: 2:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Eastern Kentucky 64.393; SE Missouri State 62.365
Dunkel Line & Total: Eastern Kentucky by 2; 62
Vegas Line & Total: SE Missouri State by 6 ½; 72 ½
Dunkel Pick: Eastern Kentucky (+6 ½); Under

San Diego at St. Thomas-MN
Time: 2:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: San Diego 43.195; St. Thomas-MN 42.457
Dunkel Line & Total: San Diego by 1; 39
Vegas Line & Total: St. Thomas-MN by 3 ½; 44 ½
Dunkel Pick: San Diego (+3 ½); Under

NC Central at Delaware State
Time: 2:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: NC Central 56.262; Delaware State 36.209
Dunkel Line & Total: NC Central by 20; 42
Vegas Line & Total: NC Central by 13 ½; 47 ½
Dunkel Pick: NC Central (-13 ½); Under

South Dakota at Youngstown State
Time: 2:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: South Dakota 69.692; Youngstown State 65.470
Dunkel Line & Total: South Dakota by 4; 40
Vegas Line & Total: Pick; 47 ½
Dunkel Pick: South Dakota; Under

Alcorn State at Grambling
Time: 3:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Alcorn State 41.878; Grambling 43.075
Dunkel Line & Total: Grambling by 1; 57
Vegas Line & Total: Alcorn State by 9 ½; 52 ½
Dunkel Pick: Grambling (+9 ½); Over

Montana at Weber State
Time: 3:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Montana 82.285; Weber State 79.720
Dunkel Line & Total: Montana by 2 ½; 60
Vegas Line & Total: Weber State by 3 ½; 48 ½
Dunkel Pick: Montana (+3 ½); Over

Utah Tech at Stephen F. Austin
Time: 3:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Utah Tech 50.974; Stephen F. Austin 59.460
Dunkel Line & Total: Stephen F. Austin by 8 ½; 46
Vegas Line & Total: Stephen F. Austin by 12 ½; 62 ½
Dunkel Pick: Utah Tech (+12 ½); Under

Northern Iowa at Southern Illinois
Time: 3:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Northern Iowa 66.772; Southern Illinois 76.550
Dunkel Line & Total: Southern Illinois by 10; 56
Vegas Line & Total: Southern Illinois by 3; 53 ½
Dunkel Pick: Southern Illinois (-3); Over

Indiana State at South Dakota State
Time: 3:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Indiana State 67.293; South Dakota State 78.148
Dunkel Line & Total: South Dakota State by 11; 43
Vegas Line & Total: South Dakota State by 25 ½; 48 ½
Dunkel Pick: Indiana State (+25 ½); Under

Incarnate Word at Texas A&M-Commerce
Time: 3:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Incarnate Word 78.633; Texas A&M-Commerce 53.180
Dunkel Line & Total: Incarnate Word by 25 ½; 69
Vegas Line & Total: Incarnate Word by 15 ½; 65 ½
Dunkel Pick: Incarnate Word (-15 ½); Over

Western Illinois at Missouri State
Time: 3:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Western Illinois 52.301; Missouri State 61.777
Dunkel Line & Total: Missouri State by 9 ½; 61
Vegas Line & Total: Missouri State by 16 ½; 55 ½
Dunkel Pick: Western Illinois (+16 ½); Over

Bethune-Cookman at Prairie View
Time: 3:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Bethune-Cookman 34.357; Prairie View 55.197
Dunkel Line & Total: Prairie View by 21; 51
Vegas Line & Total: Prairie View by 17; 56 ½
Dunkel Pick: Prairie View (-17); Under

Tennessee Tech at Eastern Illinois
Time: 3:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Tennessee Tech 44.717; Eastern Illinois 47.173
Dunkel Line & Total: Eastern Illinois by 2 ½; 62
Vegas Line & Total: Tennessee Tech by 1 ½; 58 ½
Dunkel Pick: Eastern Illinois (+1 ½); Over

Tennessee State at Murray State
Time: 3:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Tennessee State 61.417; Murray State 35.938
Dunkel Line & Total: Tennessee State by 25 ½; 45
Vegas Line & Total: Tennessee State by 10; 48 ½
Dunkel Pick: Tennessee State (-10); Under

UT-Martin at Houston Christian
Time: 3:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: UT-Martin 66.986; Houston Christian 34.935
Dunkel Line & Total: UT-Martin by 32; 72
Vegas Line & Total: UT-Martin by 23 ½; 58 ½
Dunkel Pick: UT-Martin (-23 ½); Over

Robert Morris at Appalachian State
Time: 3:30 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Robert Morris 31.853; Appalachian State 86.480
Dunkel Line & Total: Appalachian State by 54 ½; 62
Vegas Line & Total: Appalachian State by 51 ½; 58 ½
Dunkel Pick: Appalachian State (-51 ½); Over

Delaware at Elon
Time: 3:30 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Delaware 67.422; Elon 58.312
Dunkel Line & Total: Delaware by 9; 49
Vegas Line & Total: Delaware by 3 ½; 44 ½
Dunkel Pick: Delaware (-3 ½); Over

Alabama State at Alabama A&M
Time: 3:30 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Alabama State 43.896; Alabama A&M 46.261
Dunkel Line & Total: Alabama A&M by 2 ½; 38
Vegas Line & Total: Alabama State by 3 ½; 46 ½
Dunkel Pick: Alabama A&M (+3 ½); Under

Illinois State at North Dakota State
Time: 3:30 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Illinois State 69.079; North Dakota State 79.513
Dunkel Line & Total: North Dakota State by 10 ½; 36
Vegas Line & Total: North Dakota State by 17 ½; 39 ½
Dunkel Pick: Illinois State (+17 ½); Under

Portland State at Eastern Washington
Time: 4:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Portland State 52.662; Eastern Washington 68.998
Dunkel Line & Total: Eastern Washington by 16 ½; 58
Vegas Line & Total: Eastern Washington by 9 ½; 65 ½
Dunkel Pick: Eastern Washington (-9 ½); Under

Jacksonville State at Austin Peay
Time: 4:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Jacksonville State 64.613; Austin Peay 61.138
Dunkel Line & Total: Jacksonville State by 3 ½; 61
Vegas Line & Total: Austin Peay by 5 ½; 55 ½
Dunkel Pick: Jacksonville State (+5 ½); Over

Nicholls State at Lamar
Time: 4:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Nicholls State 46.526; Lamar 33.114
Dunkel Line & Total: Nicholls State by 13 ½; 53
Vegas Line & Total: Nicholls State by 4 ½; 59 ½
Dunkel Pick: Nicholls State (-4 ½); Under

Abilene Christian at North Dakota
Time: 4:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Abilene Christian 62.878; North Dakota 67.245
Dunkel Line & Total: North Dakota by 4 ½; 68
Vegas Line & Total: North Dakota by 7 ½; 51 ½
Dunkel Pick: Abilene Christian (+7 ½); Over

AR-Pine Bluff at Florida A&M
Time: 4:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: AR-Pine Bluff 26.652; Florida A&M 50.861
Dunkel Line & Total: Florida A&M by 24; 58
Vegas Line & Total: Florida A&M by 14 ½; 54 ½
Dunkel Pick: Florida A&M (-14 ½); Over

North Alabama at Central Arkansas
Time: 5:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: North Alabama 50.884; Central Arkansas 69.647
Dunkel Line & Total: Central Arkansas by 19; 81
Vegas Line & Total: Central Arkansas by 15; 71 ½
Dunkel Pick: Central Arkansas (-15); Over

Cal Poly at UC-Davis
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Cal Poly 55.416; UC-Davis 71.433
Dunkel Line & Total: UC-Davis by 16; 52
Vegas Line & Total: UC-Davis by 24 ½; 57 ½
Dunkel Pick: Cal Poly (+24 ½); Under

Sam Houston State at Tarleton State
Time: 8:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Sam Houston State 57.922; Tarleton State 61.425
Dunkel Line & Total: Tarleton State by 3 ½; 35
Vegas Line & Total: Sam Houston State by 7 ½; 43 ½
Dunkel Pick: Tarleton State (+7 ½); Under

SE Louisiana at McNeese State
Time: 8:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: SE Louisiana 75.812; McNeese State 39.499
Dunkel Line & Total: SE Louisiana by 36 ½; 58
Vegas Line & Total: SE Louisiana by 18 ½; 60 ½
Dunkel Pick: SE Louisiana (-18 ½); Under

Idaho at Sacramento State
Time: 9:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Idaho 75.214; Sacramento State 91.438
Dunkel Line & Total: Sacramento State by 16; 60
Vegas Line & Total: Sacramento State by 12 ½; 65 ½
Dunkel Pick: Sacramento State (-12 ½); Under

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