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Playmaker: Wyoming +10.5
Charlotte -3
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3* Wyoming
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20* Dallas Cowboys
20* Rutgers
20* Fresno State
10* Arizona State
10* Western Kentucky
10* Hawks
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2 units Bobcats -3
2 units Kings +6
2 units Thunder +3.5
Lenny Del Genio
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Wyoming +11
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In these early bowl games, we tend to stray towards the underdogs, particularly when they are in this price range. Sure most are likely to gravitate towards Fresno State in this matchup as they fall in love with the rushing numbers, but what they are overlooking are the serious motivational edges Wyoming has as well as the looming potential for the backdoor cover. Yes, the Cowboys were just 6-6 SU in HC Dave Christensen's 1st year in Laramie and were fortunate to benefit from a 4-0 SU record in games decided by three points or less, but this is also the program's first bowl game in five seasons and just its second since the now defunct Copper Bowl in 1993. Wyoming will be up for this game. Can the same be said for Fresno State, who logged more travel miles this year than Tiger Woods trying to keep track of all his girlfreinds? The Bulldogs played at Wisconsin, Cincinnati, Hawaii and Illinois already this year and thought they would be spending Christmas Eve in Hawaii before Nevada got the shot instead. This will be their second straight trip to this Bowl and last year they lost outright to a Colorado State team, who you guessed it, came in at 6-6 and had not been to a bowl in several seasons. Fatigue might also be a factor here as FSU's regular season ended uncharcteristically late with that weird finale vs. Illinois (that they almost lost). Back to the rushing game, which allegedly favors FSU so much. The Bulldogs defense surrendered 230+ rushing yards in each of their final five regular season games, so Wyoming will be able to run the ball here as well. Also, the Cowboys D-line is made up of mostly seniors and will want to go out with a proud performance. Wyoming is our 10* Bowl Opener.
Bob Balfe
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Wyoming / Fresno St Under
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Fresno should have no problem winning this game against a Wyoming offense that is just not good at all and has played in 6 games this year scoring 10 pts or less. The only reason why I cannot take the Bulldogs is because they cant force turnovers and they cant sack the QB. I expect Fresno to keep everything in front of them when playing defense playing bend but don’t break defense. When a team is such a big favorite they usually have to force turnovers to win big. Fresno has not proven that this season. Both teams have pretty bad defenses, but I think Fresno should be able to contain a young Wyoming offense lead by a good QB in Canta-Samuel, who is just a freshman. Neither team has real deep threat scoring ability. The only player who can really break this game open is running back Ryan Matthews for Fresno. Matthews should get a ton of carries which will chew up the clock. Fresno is the better team and all four losses have been against really good teams. Both teams have great punters which will pin each other deep all game. This is just one of those games where the talent level to score a ton of points just isn’t there. Neither team really has a defense that can score so breaking 55 is going to be a challenge. Fresno might not be up for the task to be playing in such a small bowl game and on the other hand Wyoming isn’t as talented and is lucky to even be in a bowl game. Look for a low scoring game. Wyoming probably wont score too much. Fresno should control the clock. Take the Under.
Marc Lawrence
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Dallas +7
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A huge game in the kicks off Saturday night for both teams when the undefeated Saints host the needy Cowboys in the Superdome. While Dallas' woes during the final month of the season are well documented, what isn't is the fact that they have dominated the NFC South, going 9-1 SU and 8-2 ATS, including 6-0 SU and ATS as a dog or favorite of less than seven points. In addition, head coach Wade Phillips has been taking his lumps but we learn that he is 7-1 ATS as a dog against undefeated opponents in his NFL career, including a perfect 4-0 ATS when playing off a loss. The clincher comes from our database as it tells us to: Play Against any NFL undefeated favorite of 5 or more points from Game Seven out versus a sub .666 opponent if the opponent scored 10 or more points in its last game. That because these undefeated favorites are 0-12 ATS in this role since 1980. With that, look for Dallas to end the Saints dream of a perfect season here tonight. We recommend a 3-unit play on Dallas.
Evan Altemus
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Rutgers -2.5
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Rutgers has been a great bowl team in recent years under head coach Greg Schiano. He has won three straight bowl games, with his teams posting dominant performances in all of those games. They have been well prepared and focused for the post season during his tenure. Schiano should have no problem having his team put out a strong effort in this game because of their poor performance to end the season. They failed to show up against West Virginia, losing in their final game, and they also played horribly at lowly Syracuse two weeks earlier. Meanwhile, Central Florida had a tough time when they were asked to step up against better competition. They were dominated by Miami and Texas, as well as losing to Conference USA opponents East Carolina and Southern Mississippi. Central Florida’s weakness is their pass defense, and I feel that Rutgers will be able to take advantage of the Knights secondary with freshman quarterback Tom Savage. Overall I feel that the Big East is slightly under-rated as a conference while the Conference USA is over-rated. The Big East has also done well in bowl games over the last few years. Look for Rutgers to get the win and cover.
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Tony George
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Central Florida vs. Rutgers
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Do not look at stats here for offense, UCF played Tulane, Houston and UAB to end the season, none play defesne, and Rutgers is more physical. Both teams strength is defense neither allowing over 21 ppg on the season. This is a evenly matched game and the battle will be on the ground and in the trenches. I like a low scoreing 20-17 type game. UFC ranked 4th in the nation in run defense. A battle royal, I like the Under. WR Brown for Rutgers, a main weapon is out for this game, if he plays a sprained ankle will neutralize him.
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Nick "BookieKiller" Parsons
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Rutgers -2.5
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For a number of different reasons I believe the value in this game is on Rutgers:
The Knights, who will be playing about 100 miles from campus, reached their third bowl game in five years. They didn’t make it to one last year, however, and lost their previous two.
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This is a spot that the Knights have struggled in already this season; UCF is 0-1 ATS when playing with 2 weeks or more of rest; over the last two seasons they are a poor 1-4 ATS.
On the other side of the field: The Scarlet Knights will try to make it four bowl victories in a row when they face the Knights for the first time in the St. Petersburg Bowl on Saturday night.
Rutgers (8-4) made it to yet another postseason game this year after going 8-5 and beating North Carolina State 29-23 in the PapaJohns.com Bowl in 2008.
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Rutgers got off to a poor start this season with a 47-15 loss to Cincinnati, the eventual unbeaten Big East champion. The Scarlet Knights then won seven of eight to crack the poll at No. 25, but lost 31-13 at last-place Syracuse on Nov. 21 and fell out immediately.
That defeat was the first of two in the Scarlet Knights’ last three games. Rutgers dropped its finale 24-21 to then-No. 24 West Virginia on Dec. 5 and earned the St. Petersburg Bowl berth after going 3-4 in the conference; however I expect a concerted effort on both sides of the ball on Saturday as Rutgers will look to close its season strong.
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Rutgers’ ground attack is led by sophomore Joe Martinek, who rushed for 923 yards and a team-high nine touchdowns while averaging 4.8 yards per carry.
Keep in mind, Rutgers is 4-2 ATS its last six overall.
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Bottom line: Expect the Scarlet Knights to settle down and take advantage of their opportunities; look for RUTGERS to move to 4-1 ATS this season when the line is +3 to -3 and for UCF to fall to 1-1 ATS in the same position.
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15* UCLA
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