BRIAN KING
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Ball State -9
Watch out tonight for this ranked and revenge minded Ball State team led by Junior QB Nate Davis to silence the critics with a big win over MAC Rival Northern Illinois.
Northern Illinois has dominated this series between these two teams with the Huskies compiling a 7-2 SU mark against Ball State including a 40-28 win on the road in Muncie in 2006.
The Huskies have won three in a row overall and four straight at Ball State. But this is a much improved Ball State team versus a Huskies squad that was just 2-10 in 2007 and themselves have not yet been tested in the MAC. Ball State is allowing only 15.5 ppg 13th fewest in the nation and will be looking to slow a Huskies running game that comes in averaging 184.2 ypg. Ball State slowed the Navy running game in a big win back on September 5th and I think they have the tools to slow this Northern Illinois running game.
Look at Ball State on the offensive side of the ball and know that the one-two punch of Nate Davis and MiQuale Lewis will be to much for this Huskies defense. Davis has had the Huskies number putting up sick numbers (50-73 for 624 yards and six TD's with no picks) in two games against Northern Illinois.
Davis, a junior is already the school's leading passer and is completing 66.7% of his passes this year while ringing up 15 TD's against only 4 picks. Meanwhile Lewis is seventh in the nation averaging 123.6 ypg. Northern Illinois has lost 5 straight against Top 25 teams and is just 1-3 on the road this year. Tonight they come to Muncie bringing a knife to a gunfight. This Ball State team is too talented and out to prove they are for real. The four game home losing streak to the Huskies ends tonight in dramatic fashion with a double digit Ball State win.
Take Ball State minus the points to win this one convincingly tonight.
AntonWins
3 units Minnesota +5
Wizard of Odds Guaranteed Selections
LATE BREAKING COLLEGE FOOTBALL STEAM WINNER
Akron -6.5
any chance will have northcoast play thank you
TheProSource
Phoenix - 3 to - 4
Phx 39-15 as a rd fav of 6 or less, 16-6 in Nov road games,35-14 away when ttl is 200 to 205Pacers have trouble restarting, 0-6 L3ys with 3(+) days restIndy may be a bit flatter than usual off a big upset homewin vs Boston and with a Div game on deck vs Cle.Last season, the Suns swept their first 4 teams in theirearly east coast swing -NJ-Ind-Chic-Mil.Very short price to pay vs the retooled Pacers with their2 forwards banged up. We give props to Granger who hadhis front teeth knocked out vs Boston but kept playing.remember, there is no Jermaine O'neal here anymore, andIndy's other forward Dunleavy will miss this. The Sunsbig men should have another good nite .
Cleveland -7 to - 8 ** TOP Play
**Cavs playing with triple revenge tonite. The Bulls weredown by dble digits at Orlando in the 4th, but climbedback in only to see their effort fall short at the buzzer.Chicago is a young team and it will be hard to puttogether 2 strong road games in a row. Especiallywhen they have a 5 game homestand coming up.Chic 6-12 off a rd cover where the team lost SU as a dogCle 9-1 at home revenging BB losses where opp scored 100+- 19 -6 H vs DivPlay Against - Underdogs of 3.5 to 9.5 - vs. division,off a cover where the team lost the game straight up as anunderdog 72% last 6 yrs
INDIAN COWBOY
Sacramento Kings/Memphis Grizzlies Under 193 (POD).
I might regret this particular play later, but I like it for several reasons. For one, the Kings return home after a brutal road trip. They just gave up 125 points to the Sixers on the road. that is embarrassing for any team. What is the first team that the Kings coach preached to his team when they returned home? You lazy bums - start playing some defense. Add to the fact that Memphis comes off a big win against the Warriors, they are in for a bit of a let down today. Remember, even when winning that game at home, they only scored 91 points and held Golden State to 79 points. Thus, why couldn't this game go under with the Kings more focused on defense, likely goes in the favor/under mode of thinking that I have always talked off, Memphis is less effective on the road on offense and I have this game around 181. Let's roll and cash the under here.
Northcoast
Marquee Toledo +7
Opinion Northern ILL +10
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6000* NBA BLOWOUT WINNER
Washington -1
6000* MAC CONFERENCE GAME OF THE YEAR
Toledo +6.5
Executive
200 Toledo
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INDIANA +3.5 1 unit
Donn Wagner
4* Denver/Golden Over
4* San Antonio/Minnesota Under
4* Clippers
4* Sacramento
Paul Leiner
200* Phx/Ind Over 201.5
50* Akron -6
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CFB Northern Illinois +10
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WILLIE "D"
NBA Elite SAN ANTONIO/MINNESOTA UNDER
CFB Blue Chip BALL ST.
RANDY MITCHEL
CFB Platinum AKRON
NBA Diamond INDIANA
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Larry Ness
20* MAC Game of the Year (4-0 run with MAC games!)
My 20* play is on Akron at 8:00 ET. What a strange schedule both of these MAC teams have this year. The Rockets haven't played since October 25 (a 10-day layoff) while incredibly, the Zips have had a 17-day rest since their last game (October 18). As I pointed out last night with Buffalo (a 37-17 winner!), the MAC West is 'loaded' while the East owns just one winning team (Bulls are now 5-4 overall and 3-2 in MAC play). The Zips come in 4-4 overall and 2-2 in league play and believe it or not, have yet to win a home game (0-3)! I'll start with the Rockets. They enter just 2-6 (1-3 in the MAC) on the season and while the team won 13-10 at "The Big House" on October 11, as the season progresses, beating the pathetic Wolverines in '08 is hardly noteworthy. Toledo followed that win by getting routed at Northern Illinois 38-7 and then lost a very tough home game to Central Michigan (24-23) in its most recent outing. The Rockets suspended DT Sean Williamson prior to the CMU game for violating team rules, which is hardly a sign that things are going smoothly, as Williamson was the team's defensive captain. In the 10-day layoff since that game, head coach Tom Amstutz (in his eighth year at the school) has resigned, or should I say was forced to resign? He'll remain until the end of the season but this can't be a good thing. I'm not ready to believe the Rockets will rally behind their departing coach, as the team's inconsistency is a main reason Amstutz is departing in the first place! QB Opelt is nursing a leg injury and while he's got a solid completion percentage (61.7) and has thrown only three INTs on the year, he has just eight TD passes and has averaged only 185.0 YPG. His top-two receivers, Stephen Williams (51) and Nick Moore (49), own YPC averages of 9.5 and 9.8, respectively. RBs Collins (557 YR / 6.5 YPC) and Williams (408 YR / 4.3 YPC) have decent numbers but the team is gaining a modest 126.4 YPG on the ground for the year. Toledo is averaging 21.3 PPG for the season (not very good) but since losing a 55-54 double-OT game at home to Fresno State on September 20, the Rockets have been inept, totaling just 59 points for an 11.8 PPG average. The defense is a mess, allowing 31.4 PPG for the year, which puts them tied-99th in the nation. The Zips have yet to win at home but I believe that makes this spot even 'juicier!' QB Jacquemain says the team is "primed for an excellent effort" and that "they are READY, not RUSTY!" Akron has averaged 35.0 PPG over its last three games, with Jacquemain tossing two TDs in each contest (he's topped 200 yards in all but one game TY). RB Kennedy has 'exploded' the last two games, rushing for 459 yards (8.5 YPC) and five TDs. The power of the conference lies in the West but Toledo, while in the West, is not part of the power-base. Toledo has won eight of its last nine vs Akron, including six straight by an average margin of 21.0 PPG. However, as I said last night when selecting Buffalo, which had lost all 10 previous meetings with Miami (average loss by 26.0 PPG), this is a different time and setting. Akron is moving into a new on-campus stadium next season, so tonight's game in the Rubber Bowl will be its second-to-last home game. The team has waited 17 days to get back on the field and a win moves them into a tie with Buffalo for first-place in the East, with the Bulls coming to the Rubber Bowl next Wednesday. The Rockets limp into town with a lame-duck head coach and NOTHING to play for and a 2-8 road record in league play since the beginning of the 2006 season. MAC Game of the Year 20* Akron.