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Friday's game
West Virginia won last six games vs UConn, covering five, with only one of the wins by less than 12+ points; they won/covered last three visits here, winning 35-13/37-11/31-19. UConn threw its starting QB off team last week, then got blanked 26-0 at Louisville; they've been outscored in second half of last two games, 23-0. Mountaineers are 1-1 on road, with an OT win at Marshall and 20-14 loss at LSU- they lost to Syracuse at home last week, and have only 3 second half points in last two games. Three of last four UConn games went over the total.
Saturday's games
Highlighted games
Home teams won eight of last nine Michigan State-Iowa games; dogs are 4-1 vs spread in last five. State lost last four visits to Iowa by 7-22-8-5 points (underdogs 4-0 vs spread). Hawkeyes are +11 in turnovers over last six games- they allowed 28-31 points in last two games. Spartans fell behind in last two games, but outscored foes 51-10 in second half to win both-- undefeated team getting a TD? Interesting.
Home team lost last four Kentucky-Miss State games; Wildcats are 3-1 in last four visits here, winning 14-13/34-31 in last two visits. Underdogs are 4-1 vs spread in last five series games. Kentucky lost four of last five games, giving up 39.8 ppg; they're 0-2 as road dog this year. Last seven Kentucky games went over the total. Bulldogs won last five games after barely getting by UAB last week. SEC home favorites are 12-6.
Auburn won eight of last ten games vs Ole Miss, with dogs covering 3 of last 4 meetings; Tigers are 5-1 in last six visits here, but only one of their five wins there was by more than eight points. Auburn has 1,071 yards on ground in last three games; they're 2-0 on road, beating Miss State and Kentucky, both by a FG. Over is 4-1 in last five Auburn games, 3-1 in last four Ole Miss tilts. All three Ole Miss SEC losses are by 13+ pts.
Baylor became bowl eligible last week; will go bowling for first time in 16 years, but they've lost to Texas 12 straight times, with last 11 all by 21+ points. Last time Longhorns were single digit series favorite, Bears did upset them. Baylor lost last six visits here (4-2 vs spread); favorites are 6-1 vs spread in their '10 games, with Bears 0-2 as underdog. Baylor's last four games all went over the total.
Georgia won its last three games, Florida lost its last three, but Gators are 10-2 in last 12 series games and they had last week off. Average total in last three renewals of this neutral field rivalry is 63.0. Georgia was last a series favorite in 2004; over last 13 years, they're 1-2 as series favorite. Dawgs scored 41-43-44 points in last three games, hitting their stride as soon as star WR Green became eligible. Florida has been outgained on the ground in last three games by disturbing 544-323 margin.
East Carolina won last four games vs Central Florida; underdogs covered four of last five series games. Three of last four series totals were 33 or less. Pirates won last two visits here, 13-10/23-10. UCF won three in a row, outscoring foes 118-35; they outscored last five opponents 79-10 in first half. Five of seven ECU games went over the total. Home faves are 10-5-1 in Conference USA games this season.
Oklahoma State WR Blackmon is suspended for this game after his DUI arrest, second year in row Gundy had to suspend a star WR; home team won five of last six series games, with Cowboys losing last three visits to Little Apple, 31-27/44-9/52-20. OSU scored 88 points in winning road games at ULL, Texas Tech. Big 12 home underdogs are 2-8 vs spread. Last three K-State games went over the total.
Favorites covered last four Missouri-Nebraska games; last 11 games in series were all decided by 11+ points, with Mizzou 1-5 in last six visits here. Tigers are 2-0 as underdog this year; they outscored last four foes 80-17 in first half. Cornhuskers allowed 601 rushing yards in last couple games; they've scored 48+ points in four of six games against I-A teams. Mizzou is only allowing teams to run ball for 71.8 yards/game.
Texas A&M lost seven of last nine games vs Texas Tech, with dogs 5-2 vs spread in last seven; Tech won three of last four trips here, with dogs 4-2 vs spread in their six visits. Red Raiders are on road for fourth time in last five weeks; they're -6 in turnovers last four games. Aggies ended a 3-game skid last week, winning big at Kansas; they're 2-2 as favorite this year. Big 12 home favorites are 3-5-1 against the spread.
Oregon State is 9-2 in last 11 games vs California, winning last three by 17-13-3 points; favorites are 4-0 vs spread in Bears' last four visits here, with Cal 2-4 in last six (all four losses by 9+ points). Bears are 0-3 away from home, 3-0 at home, losing road games at Nevada (52-31), Arizona (10-9) and USC (48-14). Beavers' last three games were all decided by 3 or less points; they had last week off after OT loss at Washington.
Underdogs are 10-1 vs spread in last 11 Air Force-Utah games; Utes are 4-1 in last five visits here, but dogs are 4-1 vs spread in those games. Air Force lost last two games, getting waxed 38-7 by TCU last week; their other two losses were by total of five points. Six of Utah's last seven wins in series were by 7 or less points- they beat Falcons in OT in LY's meeting. MWC home teams are 11-5 vs spread in conference games.
Michigan won four of last five visits to Penn State, with favorites 3-0 vs spread in last three, but Wolverines lost the last two years to Penn State, 35-10/46-17, after winning previous nine series games. Michigan lost last two games after 5-0 start; they've allowed 35-34-38 points in last three games, with three of their last four games going over total. Penn State got outscored 34-12 in second half of their last three games- they're 0-2 as a dog this year. Big 11 home underdogs are 5-3 vs spread.
Oregon is 7-0, scoring 49.3 ppg in last four games; they're 3-0 on road, winning 48-13 at Tennessee (-11), 42-31 at Arizona State (-11), 43-23 at Washington State (-36). Ducks are 6-4 in its last ten games vs USC, with favorites covering seven of last nine series games. Oregon lost last couple visits here, 44-10/35-10. 5-2 Trojans scored 31+ points six times in their seven games, losing 32-31 to Washington (-10), 37-35 at Stanford (+9.5). Last four Oregon games went over the total.
Rest of the Card
-- Cincinnati won last five games vs Syracuse (4-1 vs spread); Orange lost last three visits here, 30-10/17-3/12-10. Average total in last seven series games is 37.7. Orange has upset USF, West Virginia this year.
-- Southern Miss won nine of last 10 games vs UAB, winning last four here by average score of 31-14. Over is 3-1-1 in Blazers' last five games. Average total in last five series games is 57.
-- Purdue won last five games vs Illinois, winning last two games here by 42-31/38-30 scores; dogs covered five of last seven in series. Illini scored three TDs on defense in its last three games.
-- Miami is 4-2 in last six games vs Virginia; dogs covered five of last six in series. Canes are 2-1 in last three visits here, winning by 7-10 points. Virginia is 0-3 vs spread in ACC games, losing by 20-12-34 points.
-- Favorite covered four of last five Pitt-Louisville games, with favorites covering last two played here. Cardinals are +9 in turnovers in last four games. Favorites are 5-1 vs spread in Louisville's 2010 games.
-- Northwestern won five of last six games vs Indiana, with four of six decided by 4 or less points; dogs covered last four series games. Indiana lost three of its last four games, allowing average of 39.3 ppg.
-- Clemson is 0-2 on road, losing at Auburn, North Carolina. BC lost last five games (1-4 vs spread); they're 1-3 as a dog this season, 0-2 at home, with losses by 19 (Va Tech), 18 (Notre Dame), 3 (Maryland).
-- Wake Forest won three of last four vs Maryland, after losing seven in row before that. Dogs covered four of last five in series. Terps returned punt for TD in each of their home games, both wins (FAU/Duke).
-- Northern Illinois won its last five games, all by 11+ points; they're 4-0 as a favorite this year, and 5-1 as fave in this series. NIU's last four wins in this series all came by 21+ points.
-- Favorites are 3-0-1 vs spread in last four Tennessee-So Carolina tilts; Vols are 11-2 in series, with losses by 1-21 points, but they've lost five of last six games, losing last two games 41-14 and 41-10.
-- Vanderbilt actually won its last visit here, 28-24 after losing 21-19 at home in previous meeting (Vandy covered both). Arkansas gave up total of 59 second half points in last two games, allowing 515 rushing yards.
-- Iowa State upset Texas last week after giving up 120 points in losing previous two games; average total in last four series games is 62. Kansas lost its last three games by an average score of 53-8.
-- Akron is 0-8; they're 2-2 as road dog, but are -8 in turnovers last three games; they lost last three games vs Temple by 56-17/27-6/24-20 scores. Three of last four Akron games went over the total.
-- Ball State won last three games vs Kent State, 41-20/30-6/34-17; dogs covered three of last four series games. Kent split last four games (led all four at half). Last four Ball State games went over the total.
-- San Diego State lost last three visits to Wyoming; average total in last five series games, 51.8. Underdogs are 4-2 vs spread in last six games of series. Dogs covered four of Aztecs' last five games overall.
-- Tough week at Notre Dame, where manager died while filming practice in a high tower in horrific winds; hard to know what effect that has here. Three of four Irish wins this season are by 11+ points.
-- Home faves covered last three UTEP-Marshall games; Herd lost three games in row, allowing 37.7 ppg. Marshall was outscored 62-17 in first half of last three games; their only win this year was 24-23 over Ohio.
-- SMU lost six of last eight games vs Tulane, with last four all decided by 7 or less points (dogs covered the last three). Four of last five Tulane games went over total, with average total in last three, 66.0.
-- Favorites covered last three Bowling Green-Central Michigan games. Falcons lost last five games (1-4 vs spread), getting outscored 69-15 in 1st half of last three. Chippewas also lost their last five games.
-- Stanford won four of last five games vs Washington; underdogs are 4-0 vs spread in their last four trips to Seattle, with Cardinal winning the last two by 7-17 points. Huskies allowed 37.8 ppg in last five games.
-- Arizona won last three games vs UCLA by 14-21-7 points; favorites are 5-0 vs spread in Wildcats' last five visits here. Arizona won both its road games this year, 41-2 at Toledo (-15), 24-7 at Washington St (-23).
-- Colorado lost QB Hansen last week, turns to backup QB Hawkins to save his dad's job; Buffs just lost winnable home games by 5-3 points. Oklahoma won five of last six series games, winning last two played here 24-3/27-11. Buffs are 0-2 as road dog, losing 52-7/26-0.
-- Miami OH lost 42-17/37-17 in last two games vs Buffalo, after taking previous nine series games. Bulls are 1-5 vs I-A teams, were outscored in secind half of last two games, 38-0. Last three Miami tilts stayed under.
-- Navy won four of last five games vs Duke, which lost last two visits here, 46-43/27-12; Blue Devils are -13 in turnovers last four games, 1-1-1 as road dog this year, losing on foreign soil by 6-5-37 points. Only one of five Navy wins this year was by more than 14 points.
-- Toledo is 9-1 in last 10 games vs Eastern Michigan, winning last three by 26-24-24 points; favorites are 6-1 vs spread in last seven series tilts. Five of last six EMU games went over the total.
-- Nevada won last five games vs Utah State, winning 44-17/42-0 in last two played here; Wolf Pack covered last two times they spotted Aggies 20+ points (0-6 if they gave them less than 20). Nevada failed to cover its last three games as a favorite.
-- San Jose State won last five games vs New Mexico State, covering last five trips here (won 31-14/31-21 in last two). Aggies are 0-2 as a home dog, losing 41-21 to San Diego State, 59-0 to Boise State. Last four New Mexico State games stayed under total.
-- Underdog covered last 10 New Mexico-Colorado State games, winning seven of 10 SU; Lobos are 2-3 in last five visits to Fort Collins, losing by 14-8-3 points. Lobos are 0-3 on road in '10, losing by average of 44-8.
-- Arizona State won last six games vs Washington State, with dogs 4-0 vs spread in last four; Sun Devils are 1-4 vs I-A teams this year- they're -10 in turnovers last four games. Wazzu covered its last four games.
-- Memphis was outscored 79-13 in first half of last three games, losing last two home games by combined 89-26. Tigers allowed 773 yards on ground in last three games. Houston is 0-2 as road favorite, is using its 3rd-string QB. Underdogs are 3-1 in Houston's last four visits here.
-- Ohio State won last seven games vs Minnesota, covering five; they've won last five visits here (4-1 vs spread). Gophers are 0-4 at home, but none of the losses were by more than 12 points (2-1 as home dog).
-- TCU won last six games vs UNLV, covering five; Frogs won last three visits here, 44-14/25-10/41-18. Rebels were outscored 97-24 in first half of last three games; they allowed 44-49-43 points in last three games.
-- Hawai'i won five of last six games vs Idaho; favorites covered four of last five in series. Vandals lost last three visits here, 49-17/68-10/52-21. Hawai'i won its last five games, picking off 12 enemy passes.
-- UL-Lafayette allowed 46.3 ppg in its last three games; five of their last seven games went over total. Sun Belt road underdogs are 7-9 vs spread in non-conference games. ULL lost 31-23 here three years ago.
-- North Texas won last three games vs Western Kentucky by 19-1-11 points, with average total of 87 in those games. WKU snapped 25-game losing streak last week. UNT is 1-3-1 as an underdog this year.
-- Home side won last six Troy-ULMonroe games; Trojans lost last two visits here, 31-30/27-3. ULM is just 6-32 on 3rd down last two games, and was outscored 45-10 in first half of those games.
-- Florida Int'l lost last four games vs Florida Atlantic; favorites are 4-1 vs spread in last five, with average total of 78.0 in last three. FAU lost its last five games, with three of the losses by 13+ points.
Write-Up
Friday's game
West Virginia won last six games vs UConn, covering five, with only one of the wins by less than 12+ points; they won/covered last three visits here, winning 35-13/37-11/31-19. UConn threw its starting QB off team last week, then got blanked 26-0 at Louisville; they've been outscored in second half of last two games, 23-0. Mountaineers are 1-1 on road, with an OT win at Marshall and 20-14 loss at LSU- they lost to Syracuse at home last week, and have only 3 second half points in last two games. Three of last four UConn games went over the total.
Saturday's games
Highlighted games
Home teams won eight of last nine Michigan State-Iowa games; dogs are 4-1 vs spread in last five. State lost last four visits to Iowa by 7-22-8-5 points (underdogs 4-0 vs spread). Hawkeyes are +11 in turnovers over last six games- they allowed 28-31 points in last two games. Spartans fell behind in last two games, but outscored foes 51-10 in second half to win both-- undefeated team getting a TD? Interesting.
Home team lost last four Kentucky-Miss State games; Wildcats are 3-1 in last four visits here, winning 14-13/34-31 in last two visits. Underdogs are 4-1 vs spread in last five series games. Kentucky lost four of last five games, giving up 39.8 ppg; they're 0-2 as road dog this year. Last seven Kentucky games went over the total. Bulldogs won last five games after barely getting by UAB last week. SEC home favorites are 12-6.
Auburn won eight of last ten games vs Ole Miss, with dogs covering 3 of last 4 meetings; Tigers are 5-1 in last six visits here, but only one of their five wins there was by more than eight points. Auburn has 1,071 yards on ground in last three games; they're 2-0 on road, beating Miss State and Kentucky, both by a FG. Over is 4-1 in last five Auburn games, 3-1 in last four Ole Miss tilts. All three Ole Miss SEC losses are by 13+ pts.
Baylor became bowl eligible last week; will go bowling for first time in 16 years, but they've lost to Texas 12 straight times, with last 11 all by 21+ points. Last time Longhorns were single digit series favorite, Bears did upset them. Baylor lost last six visits here (4-2 vs spread); favorites are 6-1 vs spread in their '10 games, with Bears 0-2 as underdog. Baylor's last four games all went over the total.
Georgia won its last three games, Florida lost its last three, but Gators are 10-2 in last 12 series games and they had last week off. Average total in last three renewals of this neutral field rivalry is 63.0. Georgia was last a series favorite in 2004; over last 13 years, they're 1-2 as series favorite. Dawgs scored 41-43-44 points in last three games, hitting their stride as soon as star WR Green became eligible. Florida has been outgained on the ground in last three games by disturbing 544-323 margin.
East Carolina won last four games vs Central Florida; underdogs covered four of last five series games. Three of last four series totals were 33 or less. Pirates won last two visits here, 13-10/23-10. UCF won three in a row, outscoring foes 118-35; they outscored last five opponents 79-10 in first half. Five of seven ECU games went over the total. Home faves are 10-5-1 in Conference USA games this season.
Oklahoma State WR Blackmon is suspended for this game after his DUI arrest, second year in row Gundy had to suspend a star WR; home team won five of last six series games, with Cowboys losing last three visits to Little Apple, 31-27/44-9/52-20. OSU scored 88 points in winning road games at ULL, Texas Tech. Big 12 home underdogs are 2-8 vs spread. Last three K-State games went over the total.
Favorites covered last four Missouri-Nebraska games; last 11 games in series were all decided by 11+ points, with Mizzou 1-5 in last six visits here. Tigers are 2-0 as underdog this year; they outscored last four foes 80-17 in first half. Cornhuskers allowed 601 rushing yards in last couple games; they've scored 48+ points in four of six games against I-A teams. Mizzou is only allowing teams to run ball for 71.8 yards/game.
Texas A&M lost seven of last nine games vs Texas Tech, with dogs 5-2 vs spread in last seven; Tech won three of last four trips here, with dogs 4-2 vs spread in their six visits. Red Raiders are on road for fourth time in last five weeks; they're -6 in turnovers last four games. Aggies ended a 3-game skid last week, winning big at Kansas; they're 2-2 as favorite this year. Big 12 home favorites are 3-5-1 against the spread.
Oregon State is 9-2 in last 11 games vs California, winning last three by 17-13-3 points; favorites are 4-0 vs spread in Bears' last four visits here, with Cal 2-4 in last six (all four losses by 9+ points). Bears are 0-3 away from home, 3-0 at home, losing road games at Nevada (52-31), Arizona (10-9) and USC (48-14). Beavers' last three games were all decided by 3 or less points; they had last week off after OT loss at Washington.
Underdogs are 10-1 vs spread in last 11 Air Force-Utah games; Utes are 4-1 in last five visits here, but dogs are 4-1 vs spread in those games. Air Force lost last two games, getting waxed 38-7 by TCU last week; their other two losses were by total of five points. Six of Utah's last seven wins in series were by 7 or less points- they beat Falcons in OT in LY's meeting. MWC home teams are 11-5 vs spread in conference games.
Michigan won four of last five visits to Penn State, with favorites 3-0 vs spread in last three, but Wolverines lost the last two years to Penn State, 35-10/46-17, after winning previous nine series games. Michigan lost last two games after 5-0 start; they've allowed 35-34-38 points in last three games, with three of their last four games going over total. Penn State got outscored 34-12 in second half of their last three games- they're 0-2 as a dog this year. Big 11 home underdogs are 5-3 vs spread.
Oregon is 7-0, scoring 49.3 ppg in last four games; they're 3-0 on road, winning 48-13 at Tennessee (-11), 42-31 at Arizona State (-11), 43-23 at Washington State (-36). Ducks are 6-4 in its last ten games vs USC, with favorites covering seven of last nine series games. Oregon lost last couple visits here, 44-10/35-10. 5-2 Trojans scored 31+ points six times in their seven games, losing 32-31 to Washington (-10), 37-35 at Stanford (+9.5). Last four Oregon games went over the total.
Rest of the Card
-- Cincinnati won last five games vs Syracuse (4-1 vs spread); Orange lost last three visits here, 30-10/17-3/12-10. Average total in last seven series games is 37.7. Orange has upset USF, West Virginia this year.
-- Southern Miss won nine of last 10 games vs UAB, winning last four here by average score of 31-14. Over is 3-1-1 in Blazers' last five games. Average total in last five series games is 57.
-- Purdue won last five games vs Illinois, winning last two games here by 42-31/38-30 scores; dogs covered five of last seven in series. Illini scored three TDs on defense in its last three games.
-- Miami is 4-2 in last six games vs Virginia; dogs covered five of last six in series. Canes are 2-1 in last three visits here, winning by 7-10 points. Virginia is 0-3 vs spread in ACC games, losing by 20-12-34 points.
-- Favorite covered four of last five Pitt-Louisville games, with favorites covering last two played here. Cardinals are +9 in turnovers in last four games. Favorites are 5-1 vs spread in Louisville's 2010 games.
-- Northwestern won five of last six games vs Indiana, with four of six decided by 4 or less points; dogs covered last four series games. Indiana lost three of its last four games, allowing average of 39.3 ppg.
-- Clemson is 0-2 on road, losing at Auburn, North Carolina. BC lost last five games (1-4 vs spread); they're 1-3 as a dog this season, 0-2 at home, with losses by 19 (Va Tech), 18 (Notre Dame), 3 (Maryland).
-- Wake Forest won three of last four vs Maryland, after losing seven in row before that. Dogs covered four of last five in series. Terps returned punt for TD in each of their home games, both wins (FAU/Duke).
-- Northern Illinois won its last five games, all by 11+ points; they're 4-0 as a favorite this year, and 5-1 as fave in this series. NIU's last four wins in this series all came by 21+ points.
-- Favorites are 3-0-1 vs spread in last four Tennessee-So Carolina tilts; Vols are 11-2 in series, with losses by 1-21 points, but they've lost five of last six games, losing last two games 41-14 and 41-10.
-- Vanderbilt actually won its last visit here, 28-24 after losing 21-19 at home in previous meeting (Vandy covered both). Arkansas gave up total of 59 second half points in last two games, allowing 515 rushing yards.
-- Iowa State upset Texas last week after giving up 120 points in losing previous two games; average total in last four series games is 62. Kansas lost its last three games by an average score of 53-8.
-- Akron is 0-8; they're 2-2 as road dog, but are -8 in turnovers last three games; they lost last three games vs Temple by 56-17/27-6/24-20 scores. Three of last four Akron games went over the total.
-- Ball State won last three games vs Kent State, 41-20/30-6/34-17; dogs covered three of last four series games. Kent split last four games (led all four at half). Last four Ball State games went over the total.
-- San Diego State lost last three visits to Wyoming; average total in last five series games, 51.8. Underdogs are 4-2 vs spread in last six games of series. Dogs covered four of Aztecs' last five games overall.
-- Tough week at Notre Dame, where manager died while filming practice in a high tower in horrific winds; hard to know what effect that has here. Three of four Irish wins this season are by 11+ points.
-- Home faves covered last three UTEP-Marshall games; Herd lost three games in row, allowing 37.7 ppg. Marshall was outscored 62-17 in first half of last three games; their only win this year was 24-23 over Ohio.
-- SMU lost six of last eight games vs Tulane, with last four all decided by 7 or less points (dogs covered the last three). Four of last five Tulane games went over total, with average total in last three, 66.0.
-- Favorites covered last three Bowling Green-Central Michigan games. Falcons lost last five games (1-4 vs spread), getting outscored 69-15 in 1st half of last three. Chippewas also lost their last five games.
-- Stanford won four of last five games vs Washington; underdogs are 4-0 vs spread in their last four trips to Seattle, with Cardinal winning the last two by 7-17 points. Huskies allowed 37.8 ppg in last five games.
-- Arizona won last three games vs UCLA by 14-21-7 points; favorites are 5-0 vs spread in Wildcats' last five visits here. Arizona won both its road games this year, 41-2 at Toledo (-15), 24-7 at Washington St (-23).
-- Colorado lost QB Hansen last week, turns to backup QB Hawkins to save his dad's job; Buffs just lost winnable home games by 5-3 points. Oklahoma won five of last six series games, winning last two played here 24-3/27-11. Buffs are 0-2 as road dog, losing 52-7/26-0.
-- Miami OH lost 42-17/37-17 in last two games vs Buffalo, after taking previous nine series games. Bulls are 1-5 vs I-A teams, were outscored in secind half of last two games, 38-0. Last three Miami tilts stayed under.
-- Navy won four of last five games vs Duke, which lost last two visits here, 46-43/27-12; Blue Devils are -13 in turnovers last four games, 1-1-1 as road dog this year, losing on foreign soil by 6-5-37 points. Only one of five Navy wins this year was by more than 14 points.
-- Toledo is 9-1 in last 10 games vs Eastern Michigan, winning last three by 26-24-24 points; favorites are 6-1 vs spread in last seven series tilts. Five of last six EMU games went over the total.
-- Nevada won last five games vs Utah State, winning 44-17/42-0 in last two played here; Wolf Pack covered last two times they spotted Aggies 20+ points (0-6 if they gave them less than 20). Nevada failed to cover its last three games as a favorite.
-- San Jose State won last five games vs New Mexico State, covering last five trips here (won 31-14/31-21 in last two). Aggies are 0-2 as a home dog, losing 41-21 to San Diego State, 59-0 to Boise State. Last four New Mexico State games stayed under total.
-- Underdog covered last 10 New Mexico-Colorado State games, winning seven of 10 SU; Lobos are 2-3 in last five visits to Fort Collins, losing by 14-8-3 points. Lobos are 0-3 on road in '10, losing by average of 44-8.
-- Arizona State won last six games vs Washington State, with dogs 4-0 vs spread in last four; Sun Devils are 1-4 vs I-A teams this year- they're -10 in turnovers last four games. Wazzu covered its last four games.
-- Memphis was outscored 79-13 in first half of last three games, losing last two home games by combined 89-26. Tigers allowed 773 yards on ground in last three games. Houston is 0-2 as road favorite, is using its 3rd-string QB. Underdogs are 3-1 in Houston's last four visits here.
-- Ohio State won last seven games vs Minnesota, covering five; they've won last five visits here (4-1 vs spread). Gophers are 0-4 at home, but none of the losses were by more than 12 points (2-1 as home dog).
-- TCU won last six games vs UNLV, covering five; Frogs won last three visits here, 44-14/25-10/41-18. Rebels were outscored 97-24 in first half of last three games; they allowed 44-49-43 points in last three games.
-- Hawai'i won five of last six games vs Idaho; favorites covered four of last five in series. Vandals lost last three visits here, 49-17/68-10/52-21. Hawai'i won its last five games, picking off 12 enemy passes.
-- UL-Lafayette allowed 46.3 ppg in its last three games; five of their last seven games went over total. Sun Belt road underdogs are 7-9 vs spread in non-conference games. ULL lost 31-23 here three years ago.
-- North Texas won last three games vs Western Kentucky by 19-1-11 points, with average total of 87 in those games. WKU snapped 25-game losing streak last week. UNT is 1-3-1 as an underdog this year.
-- Home side won last six Troy-ULMonroe games; Trojans lost last two visits here, 31-30/27-3. ULM is just 6-32 on 3rd down last two games, and was outscored 45-10 in first half of those games.
-- Florida Int'l lost last four games vs Florida Atlantic; favorites are 4-1 vs spread in last five, with average total of 78.0 in last three. FAU lost its last five games, with three of the losses by 13+ points.
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