I really like the card for this week. I have completed my writeup for my 5 STAR play, but I am really busy this week and most likely will not have a chance to do writeups for the rest of the plays. Lets get right to it...........
Thursday 10/9/03...
1 STAR: Colorado State (+1.5) OVER BYU
Friday 10/10/03...
5 STAR: SOUTH FLORIDA (+1) OVER Tcu
TCU comes in 5-0 ranked #17 in the nation, but I feel that this team is very over rated, as their 1-4 record against the spread suggests. Don't be fooled because you might not be familiar with the Bulls, South Florida is a very good team. Most people are aware that the Miami Hurricanes have the longest home winning streak in the nation, but who has the second longest? Ohio State? No. Oklahoma ? No. Yep, you guessed it, South Florida. The Bulls kicked off their Conference USA home opener in style beating unbeaten Louisville in overtime. This win not only gave the Bulls a 2-0 record in conference USA play, but it also extended their home winning streak to 21 games, second only to Miami’s streak. South Florida is also 8-1 against the spread in the nine lined games they have had at home since stepping up to division one. TCU is a good team, but they have an injury depleted backfield and are just not as good as they were last season. When you look at their 5-0 record, they have played nobody and I mean nobody. They have wins over Vanderbilt, Navy, Arizona, Army and Tulane. Tulane would have to be the strongest test that they have had, and they escaped with a 3 point road win there, they also snuck by Arizona with a 3 point win in their only other road game. South Florida has played the tougher schedule, having beaten Louisville at home last week and winning at Houston against a good Cougars team, and losing at Alabama after actually leading in the first half of that game. They both have won common opponent this season in Army. TCU shut them out at home last week 27-0, while South Florida shut them out on the road 28-0. Home field advantage will be huge for the Bulls and they will make the most of this nationally
televised game. Bulls win this one!
Saturday 10/11/03...
5 STAR: OVER 70Texas Tech vs. Iowa State
3 STAR: Miami (+7) OVER FLORIDA STATE
3 STAR: MISSOURI (+7) OVER Nebraska
3 STAR: Auburn (+5.5) OVER ARKANSAS
3 STAR: WISCONSIN (+3) OVER Ohio State
3 STAR: Florida (+9.5) OVER LSU
3 STAR: ARIZONA STATE (+2.5) OVER Oregon
2 STAR: Syracuse (+19) OVER VIRGINIA TECH
1 STAR: Memphis (+4) OVER MISSISSIPPI STATE
2003 NCAA FOOTBALL RECORD
5 STAR RECORD 3-2 (+4.0 UNITS)
3 STAR RECORD 8-7 (+0.9 UNITS)
2 STAR RECORD 8-3 (+9.4 UNITS)
1 STAR RECORD 8-1 (+6.9 UNITS)
OVERALL RECORD 30-17 (+24.5 UNITS)
A $100 player would be up $2450.00
Good luck,
John
EZWINNERS.com
Thursday 10/9/03...
1 STAR: Colorado State (+1.5) OVER BYU
Friday 10/10/03...
5 STAR: SOUTH FLORIDA (+1) OVER Tcu
TCU comes in 5-0 ranked #17 in the nation, but I feel that this team is very over rated, as their 1-4 record against the spread suggests. Don't be fooled because you might not be familiar with the Bulls, South Florida is a very good team. Most people are aware that the Miami Hurricanes have the longest home winning streak in the nation, but who has the second longest? Ohio State? No. Oklahoma ? No. Yep, you guessed it, South Florida. The Bulls kicked off their Conference USA home opener in style beating unbeaten Louisville in overtime. This win not only gave the Bulls a 2-0 record in conference USA play, but it also extended their home winning streak to 21 games, second only to Miami’s streak. South Florida is also 8-1 against the spread in the nine lined games they have had at home since stepping up to division one. TCU is a good team, but they have an injury depleted backfield and are just not as good as they were last season. When you look at their 5-0 record, they have played nobody and I mean nobody. They have wins over Vanderbilt, Navy, Arizona, Army and Tulane. Tulane would have to be the strongest test that they have had, and they escaped with a 3 point road win there, they also snuck by Arizona with a 3 point win in their only other road game. South Florida has played the tougher schedule, having beaten Louisville at home last week and winning at Houston against a good Cougars team, and losing at Alabama after actually leading in the first half of that game. They both have won common opponent this season in Army. TCU shut them out at home last week 27-0, while South Florida shut them out on the road 28-0. Home field advantage will be huge for the Bulls and they will make the most of this nationally
televised game. Bulls win this one!
Saturday 10/11/03...
5 STAR: OVER 70Texas Tech vs. Iowa State
3 STAR: Miami (+7) OVER FLORIDA STATE
3 STAR: MISSOURI (+7) OVER Nebraska
3 STAR: Auburn (+5.5) OVER ARKANSAS
3 STAR: WISCONSIN (+3) OVER Ohio State
3 STAR: Florida (+9.5) OVER LSU
3 STAR: ARIZONA STATE (+2.5) OVER Oregon
2 STAR: Syracuse (+19) OVER VIRGINIA TECH
1 STAR: Memphis (+4) OVER MISSISSIPPI STATE
2003 NCAA FOOTBALL RECORD
5 STAR RECORD 3-2 (+4.0 UNITS)
3 STAR RECORD 8-7 (+0.9 UNITS)
2 STAR RECORD 8-3 (+9.4 UNITS)
1 STAR RECORD 8-1 (+6.9 UNITS)
OVERALL RECORD 30-17 (+24.5 UNITS)
A $100 player would be up $2450.00
Good luck,
John
EZWINNERS.com
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