Northcoast
3* Ohio St Over
3* V Tech Under
BIG AL
Stanford -13.5
Texas Tech -9
Fresno St -10
Mike Neri Sports
4* Wisconsin -23
3* Georgia -13.5
3* Penn St +1
3* Stanford -13.5
3* San Diego St -23.5
Larry Ness
Legend: Arkansas
Wayne Root
Millionaire: Maryland +2
Upset Club: Notre Dame +4.5
Perfect Play: Arkansas -3.5
MTi Sports
3* NY Knicks Under 09
Jack Jones
25* In-State Rivalry GAME OF THE YEAR - South Carolina -2.5
Simply put, South Carolina is the better team and has mismatches all over the field they will exploit. The final score of this game will resemble last year's 34-17 victory by the Gamecocks as they outgained the Tigers 388-260. The difference this season is that they have perhaps the best running back in the country in Marcus Lattimore, thus a running game and balance. SC is scoring 33.6 PPG while putting up 401 total yards per contest this season, with 161 on the ground and 240 through the air.
Defensively this is a pretty even match-up, but offensively the Gamecocks have a huge edge. Clemson is scoring just 25.4 PPG this season and posting 346 total yards, 154 on the ground and 192 through the air. SC QB Stephen Garcia is completing 68.1 percent of his passes for 2,419 yards with 16 touchdowns to 9 interceptions. Lattimore has rushed for 1,066 yards and 17 touchdowns, and WR Alshon Jeffrey has 70 catches for 1,210 yards and 7 touchdowns. The Tigers simply do not have an answer for these playmakers. The Gamecocks are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games as a road favorite of 0.5-3.0. Bet South Carolina Saturday.
15* Big Ten Saturday No-Doubt Rout - Purdue -3
Purdue and Indiana have both had hearbreaking season as each has lost their fair share of close games. Both sit at 4-7 right now, and this will be each team's final game no matter the result. For one game, Purdue is going to put it all together on Senior Day at home to send their season off on a winning note. This team had Michigan State last week left for dead, but eventually lost 31-35 on the road after the Spartans put up 22 fourth quarter points. Purdue has proven they can play with the big boys, and should have no problem taking care of lowly Indiana.
Indiana's defense is absolutely atrocious. The Hoosiers are allowing 34.3 PPG and 419 TYPG this season, and Indiana is 1-4 SU & 1-4 ATS on the road this season. Away from home the Hoosiers are giving up 45.2 PPG and 430 TYPG. I'll take the better defense here at Purdue has been solid, especially at home where the Boilermakers are allowing 23.8 PPG and 336 TYPG. Indiana is 2-13 ATS in road games after 2 consecutive games with a turnover margin of -1 or worse since 1992. The Hoosiers are 14-31 ATS after having lost 5 or 6 out of their last 7 games since 1992. Purdue is 10-2 ATS after having lost 6 or 7 out of their last 8 games since 1992. The Boilermakers are 12-3 ATS in home games when playing against a bad team (Win Pct. 25% to 40%) since 1992. Take Purdue Saturday.
15* SEC GAME OF THE WEEK - Tennessee -2.5
Tennessee has a shot to make a bowl game with a win Saturday. Most thought that wouldn't be possible after their 2-6 start to the season, but this team has rallied behind freshman QB Tyler Bray. The Volunteers have reeled off 3 straight victories in dominant fashion, beating Memphis by 36, Ole Miss by 38 and Vanderbilt by 14. Their solid play actually started the week before this winning streak when they were tied 24-24 in the fourth quarter at South Carolina before the Gamecocks pulled away by 14 in the end.
Tennessee is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall with Bray leading the way. Bray has thrown for 1,183 yards and 12 touchdowns to 5 interceptions and his playmaking ability has been the difference in this team. The Vols are going to be highly motivated today on Senior Day sitting at 5-6 knowing that a victory gets them bowl eligible. I don't see them being denied in this one. Tennessee is 18-0 SU & 13-5 ATS in all meetings with Kentucky since 1992, including 9-0 SU & 7-2 ATS in 9 home meetings. The Wildcats are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games as a road underdog. The Volunteers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games as a favorite. Roll with Tennessee Saturday
Larry Ness
8* UConn -1
Randy Edsall has gotten his Connecticut Huskies team into shape for the stretch drive of the season. Their impressive 23-6 win at Syracuse last week embodies the growth of this team. Zac Frazier has settled in at the QB position and manages the game well while not turning the ball over. This allows the improving Huskies' defense to take care of its side of the football. Last week, UConn held Syracuse to only 235 total yards. RB Jordan Todman did the rest by rushing the ball 27 times for 130 yards and two TDs. This is a sound formula for success for Edsall, as Todman has rushed for over 1,300 yards while averaging 5.5 YPC. Todman has reached the end zone 11 times. Now the 6-4 Huskies return home. With West Va's win at Pitt, the Huskies now control their own destiny. UConn has beaten both schools, so the Huskies win the tie-breaker. Win-out and UConn is headed to a BCS bowl. The Huskies are undefeated (5-0) at home with an average winning margin of 24.2 PPG. They are scoring 38.6 PPG on their home field on the strength of Todman, who leads an offense that gains over 200 rushing YPG in front of its home fans. UConn hosts Cincinnati at perhaps just the right time, as the Bearcats enter this game off a 69-38 win over Rutgers. The problem for first-year coach Butch Jones is that his team has not played two good games in a row all season. Part if this can be explained by Cincy's struggles on the road, where they have only won once in four games, getting outscored by an average of more than double-digits. The Bearcats offense has played poorly on the road this season, getting only 82 YPG out of their rushing attack, just 338.2 total YPG overall while averaging only 19.5 PPG away from home. The defense struggles as well away from home, as Cincy is allowing over 400 YPG and more than 30 PPG when on the road. Connecticut, on the other hand, has held teams to just 183 passing YPG and under 330 total YPG when on its home field this season. The Huskies have been very reliable in situations like this, as they have covered 11 of their last twelve home games against teams with a losing record on the road. UConn will have revenge on the mind its, considering Cincinnati narrowly defeated them 47-45 last November (Huskies were 17-point underdogs in that game). Unfortunately for the Bearcats faithful, this Cincy team has shown little to indicate that it can play two good games in a row. Connecticut should keep its momentum going with a nice win over its Big East rival, then head to Tampa next Saturday, with a chance to nail down the Big East title and a BCS bowl bid.
Lenny Del Genio
Georgia -14
This was a big win for us LY (Rivalry Game of the Year) as we cashed a winning ticket on UGA, a outright 30-24 winner as 9.5-point underdogs. This year, the line has swung a whopping 23 points in favor of the Bulldogs, but our selection remains the same. We knew it would be a different season for Paul Johnson in Atlanta when his Yellow Jackets lost outright at home vs. Kansas early in the season. While GT's triple option still leads the nation in rushing (337 YPG), they are just 6-5 SU and ended a three-game losing streak last week with a ten-point win over Duke. Georgia was off last week after losing to Auburn in a game that was closer than the final score indicates. Facing QB Cam Newton is excellent prep for this matchup. The week before that UGA played cupcake Idaho State, so they should be more than fresh for this matchup, which they have won eight of the last nine years. The Dawgs also need this win for bowl eligibility. They have a total of just two turnovers in their five wins. They are 19-7 ATS overall vs. ACC opponents. Last year, they rushed for 339 yards on the Yellow jackets defense, the most ever under HC Richt. Take Georgia.
Marc Lawrence
BYU +9
Every year at this stage of the season we sink our teeth into a bevy of rivalry games, with these two antagonists having played some classic games in what has become known as the Holy War. And because the two schools are approximately 50 miles apart, it's not uncommon for family members to have opposite allegiances. Our allegiance in this game is to the underdog that is closing like a freight train against an opponent whose game riding nowhere on a slow track. That's confirmed by BYU's Game Seven out stats being +113 net YPG as opposed to its overall numbers, while Utah's stats are -110 net YPG from Game seven out. Added together, that's a 223 net YPG in the Cougars' favor! Toss in the fact that this series has played within a touchdown 11 of the last 13 games and you can understand our infatuation for visiting dog. Both coaches, the Y's Bronco Mendenhall and U's Kyle Whttingham, took over their respective programs in 2005 and their SU and ATS numbers practically mirror one another. Thus the coaches' personalities lends to the close-call nature of the series. The clincher in this game is the fact that college teams that are 3-0 SU and ATS in their last three games in which they allowed 10 or less points in each of the games are 6-0 ATS away from home when facing an opponent that was not favored by seven or more points in its last game. Grab the points in this bitter rivalry. We recommend a 4-unit play on BYU.
RAS
E. Washington -3
Sacramento State +3.5
Marist +4.5
Karl Garrett
BYU
Rocketman
3* Oklahoma +3
Jimmy Boyd
5* Kentucky +3
4* Ole Miss +3
4* Oklahoma +3
THE BOSS
1000% Godfather Central Florida
1000% Godfather Ohio State
1000% Godfather Hawaii