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3 Units TCU -3 1/2
Drew Gordon Thursday Plays:
Today's Games...
300,000♦ Utah
100,000♦ Red Sox
Utah- Several reasons to like the Utes here, but none bigger than their signal caller, Brian Johnson, who finally has the Utah offense firing on all cylinders. They've topped 500+ total yards two weeks in a row, and shouldn't have much trouble against a Horned Frogs defense that has gotten torched in their last two contests.
If you watched TCU's last two games, you saw their defense get demolished for a combined 60 points on 730 total yards! Its plain as day that this TCU defense sorely misses its two stalwarts on the D-line, Blake and Vess. Look for Utah to exploit this weakness, using Johnson and Mack (who's been on fire) to run all over the Horned Frogs.
Also consider Utah's defense, which statisically maybe similar to TCU, but over the last 3 weeks has been solid. Even limiting Louisville to 35 points at Papa John's Stadium ain't half bad, when you consider what Brohm and the Cardinals have been doing offensively this season. While TCU's offense "appears" to be back on track, only once this season have they scored more than 3 TDs. But didn't they show improvement against Stanford, scoring 38 points? No, the fact of the matter is Stanford's defense is ranked 106th in the nation.
Bottom line, Utah's offense will score early and often against this sputtering TCU defense, which immediately puts the Horned Frogs offense in a bind, as playing in comeback mode isn't their specialty. While neither team can afford to lose this conference game, the Utes have the edges necessary on both sides of the ball to keep this one razor close, with the outright upset a definate possibilty.
Take Utah plus the points over Texas Christian as your top-rated play of the day.
Red Sox- Momentum is strong thing, but two things override the momentum the Indians have built in winning 3 straight: Josh Beckett and the Red Sox bats against lefties.
Do I even need to tell you Josh Beckett is the man? He allowed 2 runs over 6 solid innings in the ALCS opener, easily outpitching Sabathia. He was even better in the Divisional Series opener, getting the shutout win over a baffled Angels club, allowing just 4 hits overall! There's no reason to believe he won't produce another impressive effort tonight at Jacobs, period.
Speaking of Sabathia, I told you in the series opener that the Red Sox have been killing lefties, batting .368 against them over their last 10 games. They've also won 6 of their last 7 contests against left-handed starters, including the series opener, when they crushed Sabathia for 8 runs in just 4 1/3 innings! That's as strong a case against a lefty as I've seen in a while, plain and simple. Look for Boston, and especially the meat of their lineup, Ortiz, Ramirez, and Lowell to deliver tonight.
I know the Red Sox haven't played well on the road this postseason, but this is the match up they wanted. They got Beckett on the mound fully-rested and ready to rock, not to mention another crack at Sabathia, whom they dominated in Game 1. Up 3 to 1, there's some room for a letdown here, as the Indians have relatively cruised the last two... Look for Boston to extend this series behind their ace tonight at Jacobs.
Take the Red Sox behind Beckett over the Indians in Game 5 of the ALCS.
Wolkosky Milan
10* RUTGERS +3
10* TCU -3½
10* SFU/RUT OVER 52
10* INDIANS
10* BOS/CLE UNDER
Kelso 25-unit
USF -2
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TOUTHOUSE TOP PLAY CLUB
Thursday, October 18th 2007
TOP PLAY: TCU Horned Frogs -3 (1.5 Units)
TOP UNDERDOG: No Selection Today
TOP TOTAL: No Selection Today
TOP OPINIONS:
NCAAF - Rutgers Scarlet Knights +2 (1/2 Unit)
MLB - Boston Red Sox -120 (1/2 Unit)
NHL - New York Islanders +140 (1/2 Unit)
NHL - Florida Panthers +110 (1/2 Unit)
(Early Bird) NCAAF - Colorado Buffaloes +3.5 (1/2 Unit)
(Early Bird) NCAAF - Navy Midshipmen +3 (1/2 Unit)
Cal Sports
5* Total of Year---under 8 Clev/Boston
Billy Coleman
5* Boston (GOY)
3* Utah
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TCU -3
Marc Lawrence
South Florida Bulls at Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Thursday, October 18th, 7:45 P.M. EST EST
Key game inside the Big East Conference pits two teams with Top 15 defenses, each of whom which surrender less than 300 YPG on the season. Look for a defensive battle under the ESPN lights tonight. Good Luck - Marc Lawrence
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