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Opinion- ALABAMA, UCLA
CKO Gold Sheet
10 *INDIANA over Akron
Late Score Forecast:
*INDIANA 39 - Akron 16
Indiana HC Bill Lynch has done an excellent job getting the Hoosiers mentally
ready to play this season in the wake of former coach Terry Hoeppner's death.
The team is focused and playing with purpose. Talent-wise, this is one of
the most gifted Hoosier squads in years, as maturing soph QB Kellen Lewis has
thrown for 3 scores in each of the first two games as his receiving stars
James Hardy (6-7; 51 catches LY) & James Bailey (6-2; 40 recs. LY) have been
augmented by emergence of soph smurf wideout Ray Fisher (9 catches vs. W.
Mich.). Akron attack has been constricted by delayed development of soph QBs
Chris Jaquemain & lefty scrambler Carlton Jackson. Neither has distinguished
himself, and Zip HC Brookhart has also been hampered by an OL that has 4 new
starters (2 are RS frosh, another a soph). Two-TD spread not enough.
10 *NORTH CAROLINA over Virginia
Late Score Forecast:
*NORTH CAROLINA 27 - Virginia 13
Long-time ACC scouts are extremely bullish on chemistry-rich, hungry UNC
squad that's thrilled to be playing for upbeat, respected 1st-year mentor
Butch Davis after suffering through 5 years of bumbling, brutish John
Bunting. Tar Heels quick-learning, accurate 6-3 RS frosh QB Yates (66%; 344
YP vs. E. Carolina) will burn a Virginia 2ndary that has tendency to give up
too many big plays. Conversely, Cavs frustrated HC Groh says he will
continue to rotate his QBs (inserted true frosh Lalich), since soph
triggerman Sewell has seriously struggled in early going without top WR
Ogletree (out for year). Either QB will get pressure from hard-charging UNC
frosh DT Austin (rated nation's top prep DLman). So, look for rejuvenated &
revenge-minded Heels (lost 23-0 in Charlottesville LY) to cover small number
vs. poor-travelin' UVA squad that's 1-9 as a road dog since 2004.
10 *ALABAMA over Arkansas
Late Score Forecast:
*ALABAMA 28 - Arkansas 13
SEC scouts say it won't take much for HC Nick Saban to get the Crimson Tide
ready for this match vs. Arkansas, which won LY's meeting 24-23 in OT in
Fayetteville, thanks to three missed Alabama FGs in regulation and a blown
PAT in the extra session! Moreover, improving jr. QB John Parker Wilson, who
was making his first road start in that contest, provides the Tide with an
important balance edge on offense. Razorbacks had last week off to prepare
more plays for their versatile, excellent RB duo of McFadden & F. Jones.
However, with the health of star WR Marcus Monk (knee) up in the air, Saban
can focus his revamped, NFL-style, Bama defense (255-pound ILB Prince Hall
returned from suspension last week) vs. Hogs' ground game. In the first of
several SEC "crucials" for Saban's crew, Red Elephants get their revenge.
10 *FLA. ATLANTIC over Minnesota
(at Dolphin Stadium)
Late Score Forecast:
*FLA. ATLANTIC 29 - Minnesota 27
Acknowledge FAU's recent woes outside of Sun Belt, failing to cover last 8 in
role. But Owls usually on road for those paydays (including the last 7), and
now get rare chance to host BCS conference foe in south Florida. And Howard
Schnellenberger's troops are catching Minnesota at a good time. That's
because Gophers in adjustment phase for 1st-year HC Tim Brewster, with RS
frosh QB Andy Weber still getting feel for Minny's new spread attack.
Meanwhile, early efforts vs. modest MAC opposition have underlined concerns
about Gopher "D," especially suspect 2ndary already torched by undynamic
Bowling Green & Miami-O attacks. No reason maturing FAU "O" and emerging soph
QB Rusty Smith can't do same. And vet (10 starters back), quick-footed Owl
"D" that put clamps on potent Middle Tennessee in opener not a bad matchup
vs. young UM QB Weber, making first road start.
HONORABLE MENTION (Nine-Rated Games)
PURDUE (-20) vs. Central Michigan
IOWA STATE (+17) vs. Iowa
KANSAS (-22) vs. Toledo
CENTRAL FLORIDA (+19) vs.Texas-Longhorns
Gold Sheet
COLLEGE KEY RELEASES
AUBURN by 24 over Mississippi State
MICHIGAN STATE by 18 over Pittsburgh
BOSTON COLLEGE by 3 over Georgia Tech
UTEP by 4 over New Mexico State
Illinois 22 - SYRACUSE 17
CONNECTICUT 46 - Temple 10
NORTH CAROLINA 26 - Virginia 19
PENN STATE 51 - Buffalo 10
VANDERBILT 30 - Mississippi 20
AUBURN 30 - Mississippi State 6
PURDUE 43 - Central Michigan 17
Cincinnati 23 - MIAMI-OHIO 19
VIRGINIA TECH 36 - Ohio 10
Iowa 23 - IOWA STATE 13
KANSAS 51 - Toledo 23
NORTHERN ILLINOIS 30 - Eastern Michigan 10
WAKE FOREST 40 - Army 13
FLORIDA 27 - Tennessee 24
MICHIGAN 24 - Notre Dame 20
OKLAHOMA 54 - Utah State 3
OREGON 38 - Fresno State 17
MICHIGAN STATE 35 - Pittsburgh 17
Ohio State 17 - WASHINGTON 16
Texas 29 - UCF 16
CALIFORNIA 48 - Louisiana Tech 23
Ucla 26 - UTAH 10
*NAVY 30 - Ball State 27
*INDIANA 37 - Akron 16
*EAST CAROLINA 28 - Southern Miss 24
*MISSOURI 49 - Western Michigan 24
*WASHINGTON STATE 38 - Idaho
*Houston 42 - TULANE 23
*KENTUCKY 42 - Louisville 41
*ALABAMA 27 - Arkansas 16
*Boston College 30 - GEORGIA TECH 27
*NORTHWESTERN 35 - Duke 14
*Southern Cal 23 - NEBRASKA 17
*Utep 31 - NEW MEXICO STATE 27
*BOISE STATE 23 - Wyoming 17
*TULSA 27 - Byu 24
*Hawaii 41 - UNLV 20
*Florida State 24 - COLORADO 23
*ARIZONA STATE 48 - San Diego State 13
*ARIZONA 25 - New Mexico 22
*STANFORD 27 - San Jose State 23
MIAMI-FLORIDA 45 - Florida Intl. 3
*TEXAS A&M 38 - La.-Monroe 7 (FIRST MEETING)
*ARKANSAS STATE 34 - Smu 28
*Minnesota 29 - FLORIDA ATLANTIC 23
*LSU 49 - Middle Tennessee State 3
Norm Hitzges (went 11-10 ncaa & 6-5 in nfl, he counts double plays a two plays)
Weekend of 9/15/07
NCAA
Double Play--Kansas -23 vs Toledo
Illinois -12.5 vs Syracuse
Wake Forest -19.5 vs Army
Arizona State -28 vs San Diego State
Buffalo +34 vs Penn State
Vandy -5 vs Mississippi
VaTech -20.5 vs Ohio
Michigan State -11 vs Pittsburgh
Kentucky +6.5 vs Louisville
USC -9.5 vs Nebraska
Georgia Tech -6.5 vs Boston College
California -33.5 vs LaTech
NFL
Double Play--Cincy -6.5 vs Cleveland
Tennessee +7 vs Indy
San Francisco +3 vs St Louis
Green Bay pk vs NY Giants
New Orleans -3.5 vs Tampa
Chicago -12 vs KC
San Diego +3.5 vs New England
Tennessee/Indy Under 45.5
Jacksonville/Atlanta Under 34.5
Baltimore/NY Jets Under 33.5
THE GOLD SHEET Late Telephone Selections:
#166 ALABAMA = SUPER POWER 7 (which I think means it's a 2 unit play)
#175 TEXAS-EL PASO = Top Play (which translates to 1 1/2 units)
#122 MIAMI (Ohio) = Regular Play (1 unit)
#124 VIRGINIA TECH = Regular Play (1 unit)
#133 TENNESSEE = Regular Play (1 unit)
#173 & #174 (Southern Cal vs. Nebraska) UNDER = Regular Play (1 unit)
Pure Lock college football member play
Hawaii minus the points
DCI
Saturday, September 15, 2007
Atlantic Coast Conference
GEORGIA TECH 37, Boston College 32
NORTH CAROLINA 22, Virginia 17
Conference USA
EAST CAROLINA 25, Southern Miss 21
Houston 52, TULANE 27
Mid-American Conference
NORTHERN ILLINOIS 26, Eastern Michigan 9
Southeastern Conference
Arkansas 34, ALABAMA 33
AUBURN 28, Mississippi St. 13
FLORIDA 51, Tennessee 36
VANDERBILT 26, Mississippi 22
FBS Non-Conference
ARIZONA 31, New Mexico 13
ARIZONA ST. 44, San Diego St. 15
BAYLOR 38, Texas St. 27
BOISE ST. 29, Wyoming 9
Byu 25, TULSA 12
CALIFORNIA 59, Louisiana Tech 21
Cincinnati 33, MIAMI (OHIO) 17
CLEMSON 45, Furman 15
CONNECTICUT 39, Temple 7
Florida St. 29, COLORADO 23
GEORGIA 48, Western Carolina 0
Hawaii 44, UNLV 20
Illinois vs. SYRACUSE: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
INDIANA 27, Akron 13
Iowa 21, IOWA ST. 0
KANSAS 57, Toledo 32
KANSAS ST. 52, Missouri St. 26
KENT ST. 20, Delaware St. 19
Louisville 56, KENTUCKY 52
LSU 56, Middle Tennessee 14
Mcneese St. 24, UL LAFAYETTE 20
MEMPHIS 24, Jacksonville St. 16
MIAMI (FLA.) 42, Florida International 3
MICHIGAN 26, Notre Dame 17
MICHIGAN ST. 23, Pittsburgh 22
Minnesota 37, Florida Atlantic 26
MISSOURI 55, Western Michigan 37
NAVY 28, Ball St. 18
NEVADA 36, Nicholls St. 14
New Hampshire 37, MARSHALL 30
NORTHWESTERN 34, Duke 10
Ohio St. 20, WASHINGTON 6
OKLAHOMA 60, Utah St. 7
OREGON 46, Fresno St. 23
OREGON ST. 47, Idaho St. 0
PENN ST. 41, Buffalo 3
PURDUE 45, Central Michigan 42
RUTGERS 52, Norfolk St. 0
San Jose St. 31, STANFORD 28
Smu 26, ARKANSAS ST. 24
SOUTH CAROLINA 35, South Carolina St. 0
Southern Cal 27, NEBRASKA 19
Texas 31, UCF 6
TEXAS A&M 54, Ul Monroe 27
Texas Tech 43, RICE 18
UAB 28, Alcorn St. 19
Ucla 27, UTAH 7
Utep vs. NEW MEXICO ST.: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
VIRGINIA TECH 30, Ohio 10
WAKE FOREST 27, Army 0
WASHINGTON ST. 36, Idaho 15
WESTERN KENTUCKY 43, Eastern Kentucky 39
WISCONSIN 43, The Citadel 16
Wofford 35, NORTH CAROLINA ST. 32
Big Sky Conference
PORTLAND ST. 16, Sacramento St. 3
Colonial Athletic Association
DELAWARE 36, Rhode Island 16
MASSACHUSETTS 34, Towson 16
VILLANOVA 23, Maine 12
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Hampton 44, NORTH CAROLINA A&T 0
Howard 26, FLORIDA A&M 21
MORGAN ST. 26, Winston-Salem St. 17
Northeast Conference
ROBERT MORRIS 26, St. Francis (Pa.) 0
Ohio Valley Conference
Tennessee St. 30, AUSTIN PEAY 25
Southwestern Athletic Conference
ALABAMA A&M 27, Mississippi Valley St. 12
Alabama St. vs. UA PINE BLUFF: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
SOUTHERN 26, Prairie View A&M 3
FCS Non-Conference
ALBANY 18, Hofstra 14
APPALACHIAN ST. 50, Northern Arizona 17
Bethune-Cookman 31, SAVANNAH ST. 3
BROWN 29, Duquesne 25
CAL POLY 36, Weber St. 29
CENTRAL ARKANSAS 35, Ut Martin 32
COASTAL CAROLINA 35, Georgia Southern 25
Columbia 22, FORDHAM 19
CORNELL 32, Bucknell 20
DARTMOUTH 15, Colgate 10
HOLY CROSS 36, Harvard 35
Illinois St. 37, EASTERN ILLINOIS 31
IONA 22, Sacred Heart 20
JAMES MADISON 53, Vmi 6
Marist 20, WAGNER 14
NORTH DAKOTA ST. 34, Sam Houston St. 6
NORTHEASTERN 30, Northwestern St. 17
Northern Iowa 25, SOUTH DAKOTA ST. 17
PENN 23, Lafayette 21
PRINCETON 25, Lehigh 14
SAN DIEGO 50, Northern Colorado 13
SE MISSOURI ST. 32, Indiana St. 30
Southern Illinois 44, SOUTHERN UTAH 24
Uc Davis 36, EASTERN WASHINGTON 23
WILLIAM & MARY 42, Liberty 37
Yale 36, GEORGETOWN 6
YOUNGSTOWN ST. 34, Stony Brook 22
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ASA
4* Southern Mississippi
3* North Carolina
3* Alabama
Scott Spreitzer
Early non-conf ko of year - KANSAS
Marc Lawrence
Perfect System Play - Georgia Tech
Kelso Sturgeon
Chairmans Club 10 unit Fla Atl +7.5
Chuck Franklin Saturday Plays:
1500♦ GEORGIA TECH
Both of these teams are heading into this game 2-0, but somebody’s going down today. That will be the Eagles of BC, who are 1-4 ATS in their last five road games. Although they have performed well enough in their first two games of the season, they will crumble under the Yellow Jackets’ swarming defense. I know that the Eagles have showcased their own defensive skills, with nine interceptions already in their first two games. But this shouldn’t be a factor for Tech, as they have rushed for all of their TDs so far this season. Also, it is never a good bet to side with a first year head coach in his first road contest, which is the case for Boston College’s Jeff Jagodzinski. GT has covered four of their last five September match-ups, and will easily get another ATS win tonight.
1500♦ SOUTHERN CAL
The Trojans are facing their first real contest of the season, as they were off last week and yawned through the meeting with their first opponent of the season, Idaho. I know they did not cover the spread in that game, as many of their starters were held at bay. Believe me, if they wanted to they could have scored at will. Now in this match-up with a BCS quality team, they will come out with guns blazing. Pete Carroll has shown how important a week of rest is to his team, as they have been ATS winners in nine of their last 11 games after the bye. Nebraska allowed 236 rushing yards and got picked off twice by Wake Forest last week! USC will have a field day if the Huskers don’t bring their “A” game tonight. Nebraska has been the ATS loser in 15 of their last 16 games after allowing more than 200 rushing yards. Look for Southern Cal to have an outstanding performance and get a dominant win tonight!
2500♦ FLORIDA
The bottom line in this game is that the Volunteers of Tennessee do not perform well as road underdogs, failing to cover the point spread in 10 of their last 12 games as the listed dog of this many points. Add to this the fact that the Gators love to play in "The Swamp", and have been ATS winners in each of their last five home contests as favorites of this many points. The reigning National Champs are proving this year that they still have a dominant offense. Led by QB Jeff Tebow, they have put points on the board each time they entered the red zone this season, and almost all were TDs. I know the Gators opened their season with two relatively unimpressive opponents, but these games allowed their offense to really get into the groove they will need to be in for this match-up with the Vols. Side with the Gators in this Absolute Blowout.
Greg Roberts
THE BARKING DOG
TEXAS OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA BY ONLY 6
Bevo has been anything but impressive so far as they were outgained by Arkansas St. in their opener and shutout in the 1st half last week vs. TCU. Now they take their lethargic offense on the road to take on a Knight's squad that's been buoyed by a confidence building win over N.C. State in their opener. The emotion will also be at fever pitch with the opening of their new Bright House Networks Stadium on national TV and the fact they were able to lure a big BCS school to Orlando. The tailgating will start early and last well into the night and the menu item of choice - Bar-B-Q steer butt of course!
TEXAS - 27 CENTRAL FLORIDA 21
THE ROAST OF THE WEEK
PURDUE OVER CENTRAL MICHIGAN BY 35
A band of Chippewa's show up at the buffet table this week but they won't be sharing a peace pipe with the hard hat riveters of West Lafayette. The Curtis Painter led Purdue offense has already posted back-to-back 52 point efforts and to hang another on the tribe should come easy considering the Injun's have allowed 83 points in their 2 outings thus far. The Central Michigan secondary has been roasted to the tune of 68% completions and 345 yards per game through the air. Joe Tiller's squad loves the momentum winning can bring as his squad is 29-11 against the spread after a win. With the Chips only 3-9 against the spread on the Big 10 road don't close the bar before I have another Boilermaker!
PURDUE - 52 CENTRAL MICHIGAN - 17
Selective
Saturday September 15, 2007
USC -9 for 5 units
Tennessee +7.5 for 3 units
Tulane +14.5 for 2 units
SDSU +28.5 for 2 units
Vandy over 46 4 units
ultra sports
5 georgia tech
5 florida st.
4 new mexico
3 michigan st.
Brandon Lang
SATURDAY
25 DIME
MICHIGAN STATE
5 DIME
Vandy
Miami/Ohio
Army
E.Carolina
Florida Atlantic
Free Pick - Nebraska - (For analysis see Daily video)