Wrong team favored - big NCAAF play

[TruckeeT]

Big conference teams get the respect of average gamblers, and so, by proxy, they must also get the respect of oddsmakers.

Middle Tennessee State might be a lowly Sun Belt team, but they are the best team in that minor conference, and they have one of the top 5 QBs in the country. Yes, they will be playing a Big 10 school, but Minnesota is likely to finish at the bottom of their conference, and they are a notoriously bad road team.

Dwight Dasher threw for over 2500 yards and ran for over 1000 yards last season, but never got the chance to shine in a national spotlight. Tonight he gets to do that, at home, against a "major" conference opponent, and where MTSU has everything to gain from this, Minnesota looks like a reminder of why it is so difficult to get major programs to sign on for a game like this.

Minnesota was a 6-7 team last year, and most projections have them finishing worse this season. Middle Tenn is a defending conference champion who lost only one home game last year, and were victorious in a bowl game.

Minnesota is the favorite here because the squares think they ought to be. They shouldn't.

MidTennSt +1 BIG

Good luck all.

[molta02]

Big conference teams get the respect of average gamblers, and so, by proxy, they must also get the respect of oddsmakers.

Middle Tennessee State might be a lowly Sun Belt team, but they are the best team in that minor conference, and they have one of the top 5 QBs in the country. Yes, they will be playing a Big 10 school, but Minnesota is likely to finish at the bottom of their conference, and they are a notoriously bad road team.

Dwight Dasher threw for over 2500 yards and ran for over 1000 yards last season, but never got the chance to shine in a national spotlight. Tonight he gets to do that, at home, against a "major" conference opponent, and where MTSU has everything to gain from this, Minnesota looks like a reminder of why it is so difficult to get major programs to sign on for a game like this.

Minnesota was a 6-7 team last year, and most projections have them finishing worse this season. Middle Tenn is a defending conference champion who lost only one home game last year, and were victorious in a bowl game.

Minnesota is the favorite here because the squares think they ought to be. They shouldn't.

MidTennSt +1 BIG

Good luck all.

a non-square like yourself might know that dasher isn't playing tonight.

[ravenmaniac]

Hate to tell you this but Dasher isn't playing tonight. That's why Minny is favored. Better do your homework before posting

[TruckeeT]

Thanks for the headsup. Unfortunately made a 1stH play, but held out on making the game play. Yes, this was a poor oversight on my part -- i've clearly not rounded into midseason form. I had eyed this game a week or so ago, but not stayed up on my Sun Belt gossip. Point taken, and hope I didn't lead anybody down a misguided path.

[Kaptain]

gl this season trucker T