RON RAYMOND
WEST VIRGINIA VS. NORTH CAROLINA WINNER
West Virginia -1.5
5* MIAMI VS. CAL BEST BET TOP PLAY WINNER
Miami Florida /California Under 50
PSYCHIC
3 units Florida State -5.5
4 units Miami/Florida OVER 50
MAJOR
DA STICK
5 units West Virginia -1.5
10 units Miami, Florida +10
Jon Russo
3 Units each
Wisconsin/Florida State over 52
Miami Fl/California over 50 1/2
CKO
11* NORTH CAROLINA over W. Virginia
Late Score Forecast: NO. CAROLINA 34 - W. Virginia 20
Situation favors North Carolina, playing in its home state, on grass, vs. West Virginia team lacking LY’s explosiveness and that best exhibits its speed on artificial surfaces. The Tar Heels have displayed better balance on offense in 2007, and their defense seems a good match for the Mountaineer spread option, with size and depth in the middle and good experience in the back seven. UNC’s QB play has been spotty TY, but the Tar Heels do possess a good short-yardage hammer in 245-pound RB Ryan Houston (8 TDR). HC Butch Davis (4-0 SU & vs. the spread at Miami) has shown a knack for bowl preparation.
Brand X Sports
Meinike Car Care Bowl Saturday December 27
West Virginia Mountaineers versus North Carolina Tarheels
Line Pick ‘em Total 45
West Virginia covers just 30% of their games versus the ACC (3-10),North Carolina covers 69% of their games versus teams with a winning record (11-5)
‘nuff said
3* North Carolina Tarheels Pick
Champs Bowl Saturday December 27
Wisconsin Badgers versus Florida State Seminoles
Line Florida State -5 Total 53
I am not a big fan of taking mediocre teams laying points in Bowl Games But Wisconsin needed OVERTIME to barely beat Cal Poly Slo (That’s right Cal Poly Slo) 36-35 to close out the season!
3* Florida State Seminoles -5
Champs Bowl Saturday December 27
Miami Florida Hurricanes versus California Golden Bears
Line California -7 Total 50
California is clearly the better and hotter team. Cal played USC to the wire, on the road, and closed out the year with Two straight wins and five of the last six covers.Miami closed out the year with two straight losses, allowing A head scratching 79 points in the process.
3* California Golden Bears -7
Rainman
5* California
3* West Va
1* Wisc
Big Al
3* Wisconsin
Kiki Sports
3 units WV
2 units Wisconsin
1 unit Miami
1 unit Air Force
1 unit S Jose St
JEFF BENTON
20 DIME Calofornia
10 DIME FLA State
5 DIME Spurs
Vernon Croy
20 Unit CFB CHAMP SPORTS BOWL SMASH** (18-8 Overall Run)
20 Units, Take Florida State ATS
The Noles are the overall superior team here Saturday afternoon and they are 6-0-1 in their last 7 games played at a neutral site. The Seminoles have out-scored their opponents by an average o 10.5 ppg on the road this season and they have dominated the time of possession this season averaging over 36 minutes per game with the ball this season. The Noles will wear down this Badgers defense Saturday since their offense will be on the field the majority of the game with their potent rushing attack that is complemented by a passing attack that has completed over 61.2% of their passes on the road this season. Take Florida State as my Champ Sports Bowl Smash and make sure you get on my other top plays as my huge overall run continues.
Sixth Sense
1% WEST VIRIGINIA -2
1% WISCONSIN +5.5
ATS Lock Club
4 units Cal -10
3 units WVU -1.5
Kelso
College Bowl Blowout Game Of The Year
100 Units California (-10) over MiamiFlorida
California by 24-27
This game opened with California (8-4) a 7 ½-point favorite and has steadily climbed to the Golden Bears -10. The line movement has everything to do with overall talent and more specifically talent at the key skill positions. There is no comparison between the Cal and Miami (7-5) quarterbacks with California having a giant edge. As big as that edge is, it is far greater in the running back category, where California has Jahvid Best who rushed for 1,394 yards this season, including a 311-yard performance against Washington. In its last two games of the season, both losses, Miami gave up a total of 691 yards rushing and there is no indication the Hurricanes defense has improved since them. In addition to this, Miami has suspended a handful of starters for this game for violating team rules. California has won its last three bowl games and always comes to play in the post-season. One then must factor into the equation this is basically a “home” game for the Golden Bears, whose campus is right across the bay from the game site. Everything points to a blowout win for California.Mostly cloudy with a 30-percent chance of rain. Winds blowing from the Southeast at 5-10 m.p.h. Game-time temperature: Around 55.
3 Units West Virginia (-2½) over North Carolina
West Virginia by 7-10
This one is cut and dried. West Virginia (8-4) is simply the better football team and should control this one from start to finish, with all due respect to North Carolina (8-4) The key to it all will be the WVU defense that gives up just 15.9 points a game.
Mostly cloudy. Winds blowing from the Southwest at 5-10 m.p.h. Game-time temperature: Around 70.
5 Units Florida State (-6) over Wisconsin
Florida State by 13-14
Florida State (8-4) has almost all the edges in this one, but none stands out more than the Seminoles speed and quickness and the potential to exploit it against a Wisconsin (7-5) that is so slow it reminds one of the old Frank Howard teams at Clemson—big and with the feet of Frankenstein. Wisconsin was life and death to beat I-AA Cal-Poly San Luis Obispo, 36-35, in overtime in its last game of the season—and the only edge Cal Poly had was speed. FSU has speed and talent and Bobby Bowden teams come to win in the post season.Partly cloudy. Winds blowing from the Southeast at 5-10 m.p.h. Game-time temperature: Around 80.
3 Units Washington St (+5½) over LSU
LSU by 1-2
First of all, it would not surprise me if Washington State (8-3) won this one outright. The Cougars are a bit down this year but still play the 40-minutes-of-hell defense that takes opposing teams completely out of their rhythm. LSU (9-1) has played little more than cupcake teams this season and now takes a major jump up in class. One must also take into consideration the fact Washington State gives up an average of 48 points per game and has allowed more than 58 just once this season. A team that plays defense line this makes that +5 ½ awfully big.
5 Units UAB (+13½) over Louisville
Louisville by 4-5
UAB (8-3) will be a full strength for the first time this season when it takes the floor at Freedom Hall—and that says something for a team that is 3-1 on the road and has won at Arizona. I do not know whether UAB cam pull off an outright win but the figures say they Blazers will take Louisville (7-2) right to the money. No question Louisville has big time talent but has thus far this season show an absence of chemistry.
4 Units Ohio State (-3) over West Virginia
Ohio State by 8-9
Ohio State (9-0) does not have a single senior on its roster but is playing as if the future is now. The Buckeyes will be going for their 16th straight win dating back to last season and have already show they can beat good basketball teams, having knocked off Butler, Notre Dame and Miami-FL. West Virginia (9-2) comes into this game on one of the most hostile home courts in the country with injuries to key players, and that seems to be to put them right behind the eight ball.
ATS Financial
3 units Florida St -6
Dr. Bob
West Virginia (pick) 2-Stars at -2 1/2 or less.