The Presbyterian Blue Hose travel to face the Campbell Fighting Camels on Saturday in a game that is drawing national attention due to Presbyterian's offseason coaching hire. New Presbyterian head coach Kevin Kelley rolls into town with an aggressive coaching style. Kelley doesn't believe in punting, rarely doing so. His teams also onside kick it every time unless they are up by 21-plus points. He believes this gives his team a better chance to win. The Blue Hose are 2-0 on the season. The Campbell Fight Camels faced a crushing 24-23 loss to Elon last week, falling to 0-2 on the year.
Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. ET. The Fighting Camels are 12.5-point favorites in the latest Presbyterian vs. Campbell odds. Before making any Campbell vs. Presbyterian picks, see the college football predictions and betting advice from SportsLine's Emory Hunt.
Hunt is the founder and CEO of Football Gameplan, which has been supplying analysis of all levels of football since 2007, and a former running back at Louisiana-Lafayette. He knows the game from a player's perspective.
Hunt went 178-149 on his college football picks over the past two seasons, returning $1,477 to $100 players. Anybody who has been following his college football picks is way up.
Now, he has set his sights on Presbyterian vs. Campbell. You can visit SportsLine now to see the picks.
Why Presbyterian can cover
Kelley has opened his tenure in Presbyterian with a bang. The Blue Hose put up video-game numbers in their first two games, defeating St. Andrews 84-43 in Week 1 then dominating Fort Lauderdale en route to a 68-3 victory. Redshirt sophomore quarterback Ren Hefley started his Presbyterian career in record-breaking fashion.
Hefley tossed an FCS record 10 passing touchdowns against St. Andrews with 538 passing yards. The former Michigan Wolverine followed this performance up with another stellar game. Hefley was 24 of 37 for 325 yards with four touchdowns. He showed his ability to put up monster numbers through two games.
Why Campbell can cover
The Fighting Camels have started off the season rocky, losing to Liberty and Elon. At one point against Elon, Campbell was up 10 points in the third quarter before blowing the lead. Junior quarterback Hajj-Malik Williams has been a bright spot on the Campbell offense.
Williams has done damage with both his arm and legs. The Atlanta, Ga., native has thrown for 358 yards and four touchdowns. Williams is also the leading rusher on this team, with 19 carries for 94 yards. This could for point of emphasis for Campbell's offense. Presbyterian allowed 128 yards on the ground through the first two games of the year.
How to make Campbell vs. Presbyterian picks
Hunt has studied this matchup and found a critical x-factor he believes makes one side of the spread hit hard. You can only get the pick at SportsLine.
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