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Friday's games
Central Michigan won four of last five games vs Western Michigan, with Broncos losing last two visits here, 38-28 (-1.5)/31-7 (+6). Broncos are 2-5 vs I-A teams, routing lowly Akron/Ball State. Chippewas lost their last five games (were favored in three of five). MAC home favorites of less than 9 points are 2-4 vs spread this season. Last three Central games stayed under the total- they're 0-3 as a home favorite this season.
Home side won all three Central Florida-Houston games; Knights lost in only visit here, 51-31; average total in series meetings is 70.3. UCF won its last four games, converting 31-50 on 3rd down; they're 5-1 as a fave, 2-0 on road, winning away games by 14-35-21 points. Houston is using its #3 QB, but scored 101 points in winning last two games, both on the road. Last three Central Florida games went over the total.
Saturday's games
Highlighted games
Clemson won last six games vs NC State by 16-point average, with Pack losing last two visits here 27-9 (+20)/20-14 (+18). Underdogs are 7-4 vs spread in last 11 series games. Tigers are 2-4 vs I-A opponents, 0-4 if they give up more than 13 points- they're 2-0-1 as home fave. NC State is 3-1 as underdog this year; average total in their three road games, 60.7. Under is 6-0-1 in Clemson games this season.
Michigan lost back/back games to Illinois for first time since '58; they've lost last three games, with no takeaways (-7), allowing 37.0 ppg in last four. Wolverines are 2-3 as a favorite this year; Rodriguez has awful 3-17 record SU in Oct/Nov with Wolverines. Illinois won three of last four games, scoring 87 points last two weeks; they're 1-1 on road, whipping Penn State 33-13 (+7.5), losing 26-6 at Michigan St (+7; led 6-3 as half).
Joe Paterno goes for win #400 here; he beat Northwestern in last three meetings, 34-13 (-17), 33-7 here (-19), 34-29 (-8). Underdogs are 5-2 in Wildcat games this year; Northwestern is 4-0 on road, scoring 25.5 ppg against four weak teams. PSU was held to 3-3-13 points in three losses; they're 1-2 as home favorite this year, 2-8 in last 10 tries as favorite at home. Five of last seven Penn State games went over total.
Oklahoma State is 13-1 in last 14 games vs Baylor, winning last couple games played here, 34-6 (-17)/66-24 (-16), but 2010 Bears are improved, scoring 30+ points in last six games (5-1) beating Texas last week for the first time in 13 years. Baylor allowed 45 points in both losses this year, 45-10 at TCU (+21), 45-38 on neutral field to Texas Tech (+2.5). Four of last five Baylor games went over the total, as have six of eight OSU games. Cowboys are 4-1-1 as a favorite this season.
SEC home favorites of 10 or less points are 10-3 vs spread so far in '10. Home side won last three Arkansas-South Carolina games, with South Carolina losing three of last four meetings (favorites covered four of last five in series). Arkansas scored 130 points in last three games; they had 21+ points at half in last four, and held foes to 11 of last 52 on 3rd down conversions. Razorbacks' last three games all went over the total.
Don't sleep on Hawai'i team that won/covered last five games, holding all five teams to 27 or less points; they've lost eight of last nine meetings vs Boise State, losing last two games on blue turf, 27-7/41-34. Broncos won 33-30 vs Va Tech, 37-24 over Oregon State against two good teams they played earlier this year. Hawai'i's two losses were 49-36 to USC, 31-13 at Colorado. Five of last seven Boise games went over the total.
Oklahoma won last seven games vs Texas A&M, winning last two visits here, 17-16/66-28; Sooners struggled on road this year, beating Cincinnati 31-29 (-14), Texas 28-20 (-3.5), losing 36-27 at Missouri (-3). Aggies are 5-3, scoring 45 points in each of last two games; they're 0-1-1 as the dog, losing 38-35 at home to Oklahoma State, 24-17 vs Arkansas on a neutral field. Big 12 home underdogs are 2-9 against the spread.
Visitor is 3-2 in last five Arizona-Stanford games, with four of five won by five or less points (dogs 3-2 vs spread). Arizona is underdog for first time this year; they covered three of last four as a dog LY. Over is 3-1 in last four games for both teams. Stanford is 1-2 as home favorite in 2010; they scored 41 ppg in last seven games, but before they waxed hapless Wash State last week, they had allowed 38.3 ppg in previous three.
Home side won four of last five TCU-Utah games; Horned Frogs lost last two visits here, 13-10/20-7. TCU is 11-3 vs spread in last 14 regular season games- they outscored last five opponents 90-3 in second half of games. Utah won 28-23 at Air Force last week, but Falcons scored last two TDs, making it seem closer than it was. Not exactly sure how Utah is 8-0 and a 5-point home underdog. MWC home dogs of 14 points or less are 4-0-1 vs spread so far this season.
Underdogs are 4-0 vs spread in Oregon State's road games this year, with Beavers 1-3 as favorite; OSU won 34-6 in last visit here, after losing the previous two visits, 25-7/51-28. UCLA lost last three games, giving up average of 41.3 ppg- they were outscored 79-10 in first half of the three games. Single digit home underdogs are 1-3 in Pac-10 this year. Four of last five UCLA games went over the total.
Missouri won last two games vs Texas Tech, 41-10/38-21; Tigers lost first game of year last week at Nebraska- three of their last four games stayed under total. Only third road game of year for Mizzou, which had big 30-9 win at Texas A&M in road opener. Texas Tech lost four of last six games, allowing 38.4 ppg in last five. Big 12 home underdogs are 2-9 against the spread this year.
Saban makes second trip back to LSU; he won first two meetings against his old team, 24-15 LY (-7), 27-21 in OT (-3) in '08. Tide is 2-1 on road this year, winning at Duke (62-13), Arkansas (24-20), losing at South Carolina (35-21)- they have ten INTs in last five games. LSU lost tough game at Auburn last time out, their first loss of year; for a team without lot of takeaways (-4 in turnovers last five games) and subpar QB play, Tigers win lot of games. Three of Bama's last four road games went over the total. Both teams had last week off.
USC is 5-3, losing three of last four games; they scored 31-35-32 points in their three losses. Trojans won last 10 games vs Arizona State, taking last two played here, 28-0 (-26)/28-21 (-19). USC is just 4-3 in its last seven home games overall. Sun Devils are 3-1 as road underdog this year, with only one road loss by more than a FG. ASU is -8 in turnovers last five games. Pac-10 home favorites of less than 8 points are 6-2 in '10.
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-- Air Force is 12-1 in last 13 games vs Army, winning last six visits to West Point by average of 19 points. Falcons lost last three games overall, are 1-3 on road, with only road win 20-14 at Wyoming. Six of last seven Air Force games stayed under total.
-- Maryland won four of last five games; they're 2-2 as road dog in 2010, losing away games by 14-24 points; since '06, Terrapins are 9-11 as road dog. Under is 4-1-1 in last six Miami games. Not sure if injured Miami QB Harris will return to action here or not.
-- Duke beat Virginia 28-17/31-3 last two years, after losing 17 of last 19 games vs Cavaliers; Blue Devils are 1-6 vs I-A foes, allowing 39.3 ppg. Four of last five Virginia games went over the total.
-- Underdog covered last five Louisville-Syracuse games, with an average total of 55.3 in last four. Orange won three of last four games (all as dog) allowing total of 30 points in the wins. Cardinals are 1-3 as underdogs.
-- Iowa is 5-1 as a favorite this year, 1-0 on road; four of its five wins vs I-A opponents are by 21+ points. Hawkeyes covered last four tries as a road favorite. Indiana is 0-4 in Big 11, 2-0 as home dog, losing 42-35 to Michigan (+10), 20-17 (+3.5) to Northwestern last week.
-- Boston College won four of last five games vs Wake Forest, but Eagles lost five of last six games, are 0-2 on road, losing 44-17 at NC State (+9), 24-19 at Florida State (+22). Wake lost last six games, with four losses by 31+ points.
-- Wisconsin won last four games vs Purdue by 18-point average. Boilers are down to #3 QB- they lost last two games by combined 93-10, both on road. Underdogs are 7-0 vs spread in Wisconsin games this season.
-- Underdog is 6-2 SU in Michigan State-Minnesota games, as Gophers won last three meetings, 41-18/31-18/42-34. Minnesota lost last seven games, allowing 36 ppg in last four. Spartans had first loss last week, but covered the four games before that. Florida
-- Florida State won 30-27 in Chapel Hill LY, after trailing 24-6 in 3rd quarter; Seminoles are 3-2 as favorite this year. North Carolina trailed by 10 in 4th quarter to I-AA team last week, but rallied for shaky 21-17 win a week after they got waxed 33-10 at Miami.
-- Florida won last 19 games vs Vanderbilt, winning 42-14/25-19 in last two visits here; Gators ended 3-game skid with OT win over Georgia in rivalry game last week. Vandy lost last three games by total of 113-21.
-- Home side won four of last five Colorado-Kansas games; Buffs lost last two visits here, 30-14 (+14)/20-15 (+2)- they've lost last four games, are 0-3 on road, losing the three games by combined score of 121-17.
-- Ball State lost last four games, allowing 37.5 ppg; they're -10 last four games in turnovers. Akron is 0-9, covering one of last four- they've been outscored 65-6 in first half of their last three games. Home side is 5-2 in last seven series games. If you bet on this game, call GA......please.
-- BYU won last five games vs UNLV, winning last two played here by 42-35 (-23)/52-7 (-28) scores. Seven of eight BYU games stayed under total. Rebels lost their last four games by an average score of 46-13.
-- Tulsa won four of last five games vs Rice, with average total of 72.0 in those games; Hurricane is 2-2 as favorite this year. Rice is 3-2 as a home underdog this year; Owls' last four games all went over the total.
-- Home side won three of last four Temple-Kent games; Owls lost last visit here, 41-38. Temple is 7-2, winning last two games by total of 72-0. Kent is 3-2 in MAC, winning last two games while scoring 63 points.
-- Utah State was outscored 66-10 in first half of last three games, losing by 18-38-14 points; they're 3-2 in last five games vs New Mexico State- this is first time USU is favored this year. NM State covered last three games, split last four SU, with both wins by two points.
-- Navy (-13) got upset 34-31 by Duke last week (trailed 24-0 at half), just their second loss in last seven games. East Carolina scored 37.3 ppg in last four games; they're 2-0 as favorite this year. Six of last eight ECU games went over the total.
-- Washington's star QB Locker is out for Oregon game; Huskies lost last six games vs Ducks by average score of 42-17. Oregon is scoring a stupid 54.9 ppg; could they have a letdown after last week's win at USC, with dicey trip to Berkeley on deck next week?
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-- Southern Miss won its last five games vs Tulane by average score of 22-7, winning last three by average of 33-5. Eagles scored 41+ points in each of last four games, but they lost 50-49 to UAB last week. Tulane is 4-2 as an underdog this year, 1-1 at home (6-14-1 as HU since '05).
-- Iowa State was an unthinkable +8 in turnovers in Lincoln LY, pulled 9-7 upset, its first win at Nebraska since '77. Cyclones are 5-4 despite three losses by 28+ points this year. Cornhuskers scored 155 points in three road games, winning by 56-21/48-13/51-41 scores.
-- Texas lost last two times they played K-State, losing three of last four visits to Manhattan. Wildcats are 26-5 SU in last 31 November games at home. Longhorns lost four of last five games, allowing 28+ points in all four losses. Six of eight Texas games stayed under the total.
-- Fresno State is 8-3 in last 11 games vs Louisiana Tech, with hosts 5-2 in last seven series games. Home team is 5-2 vs spread in WAC games if spread is 7 or less points. State is 2-1 on road, winning at Utah State and San Jose, losing 55-38 at Ole Miss.
-- Gritty UAB already played three games decided by one point and two OT games (1-1); dogs covered four of their last five games vs Marshall. Marshall scored only 14 ppg in last four games; they're 1-4 as underdogs this year, with five of their six losses by 16+ points.
-- Nevada won last five games vs Idaho by average score of 53-20; they won last two visits here, 49-14/45-7. Wolf Pack allowed 42 points last week in second half, after leading Utah State 35-0 at half. Vandals are 4-4 they scored 34+ points in two of their last three losses.
-- Junior QB Mansion makes first college start for Cal, which won five in row over Washington State by average score of 40-16. Bears are 0-4 on road, giving up 36.3 ppg. Pac-10 home dogs of 22 or less are 1-4-1.
-- Wyoming lost five of last six visits to New Mexico, with only win by 14-10 score; Cowboys are 1-7 vs I-A teams (beat Toledo 20-15). New Mexico is 0-8, 2-6 vs spread, with one loss by less than 10 points. This is another game where if you bet on it, call Gamblers Anonymous.
-- Tennessee won last five games vs Memphis by average score of 46-20; Vols gave up 41-41-38 points in losing last three SEC games, but Tigers are awful, losing last four games by average score of 40-11. C-USA dogs are 14-11 vs spread out of conference, 7-3 at home.
-- Home side won four of last five SMU-UTEP games; Mustangs lost last two visits here, 36-10 (+13), 24-21 (+12). Miners lost three in row after 5-1 start, scoring 15.3 ppg. C-USA home underdogs are 3-5.
-- San Diego State won four of last five vs Colorado State (visitor is 4-1 in last five); Aztecs are bowl eligible, scoring 35 ppg in last three games. Rams covered five of last six games, but are 1-4 as road dog. Five of last six San Diego State games stayed under total.
-- UL-Lafayette lost last four games, allowing 44.3 ppg; six of their eight games went over total. Ole Miss played Bama-Arkansas-Auburn in last three weeks, have to have letdown here. Sun Belt road underdogs are 7-8 against the spread in non-conference games.
-- FAU beat Western Kentucky last two years, 29-23 (-14)/24-20 (-2.5); Owls lost four of last five games overall; five of their last six games went under total. Single digit Sun Belt home dogs are 1-3 vs spread.
-- UL-Monroe won four of its last five vs FIU, winning 31-27 (+7)/35-0 (-1.5) in last two visits here. ULM (+16) upset Troy at home last week; they're 2-3 as road dog this year, losing by 24-14-49-28 on the road.
-- Troy State won last five games vs North Texas, winning 45-17 (-24)/ 13-10 (+2) in last two visits here; they're 0-5 vs spread as favorites this year, with only one win by more than seven points. North Texas is 0-4 at home this year, losing by 1-1-5-24 points.
Write-Up
Friday's games
Central Michigan won four of last five games vs Western Michigan, with Broncos losing last two visits here, 38-28 (-1.5)/31-7 (+6). Broncos are 2-5 vs I-A teams, routing lowly Akron/Ball State. Chippewas lost their last five games (were favored in three of five). MAC home favorites of less than 9 points are 2-4 vs spread this season. Last three Central games stayed under the total- they're 0-3 as a home favorite this season.
Home side won all three Central Florida-Houston games; Knights lost in only visit here, 51-31; average total in series meetings is 70.3. UCF won its last four games, converting 31-50 on 3rd down; they're 5-1 as a fave, 2-0 on road, winning away games by 14-35-21 points. Houston is using its #3 QB, but scored 101 points in winning last two games, both on the road. Last three Central Florida games went over the total.
Saturday's games
Highlighted games
Clemson won last six games vs NC State by 16-point average, with Pack losing last two visits here 27-9 (+20)/20-14 (+18). Underdogs are 7-4 vs spread in last 11 series games. Tigers are 2-4 vs I-A opponents, 0-4 if they give up more than 13 points- they're 2-0-1 as home fave. NC State is 3-1 as underdog this year; average total in their three road games, 60.7. Under is 6-0-1 in Clemson games this season.
Michigan lost back/back games to Illinois for first time since '58; they've lost last three games, with no takeaways (-7), allowing 37.0 ppg in last four. Wolverines are 2-3 as a favorite this year; Rodriguez has awful 3-17 record SU in Oct/Nov with Wolverines. Illinois won three of last four games, scoring 87 points last two weeks; they're 1-1 on road, whipping Penn State 33-13 (+7.5), losing 26-6 at Michigan St (+7; led 6-3 as half).
Joe Paterno goes for win #400 here; he beat Northwestern in last three meetings, 34-13 (-17), 33-7 here (-19), 34-29 (-8). Underdogs are 5-2 in Wildcat games this year; Northwestern is 4-0 on road, scoring 25.5 ppg against four weak teams. PSU was held to 3-3-13 points in three losses; they're 1-2 as home favorite this year, 2-8 in last 10 tries as favorite at home. Five of last seven Penn State games went over total.
Oklahoma State is 13-1 in last 14 games vs Baylor, winning last couple games played here, 34-6 (-17)/66-24 (-16), but 2010 Bears are improved, scoring 30+ points in last six games (5-1) beating Texas last week for the first time in 13 years. Baylor allowed 45 points in both losses this year, 45-10 at TCU (+21), 45-38 on neutral field to Texas Tech (+2.5). Four of last five Baylor games went over the total, as have six of eight OSU games. Cowboys are 4-1-1 as a favorite this season.
SEC home favorites of 10 or less points are 10-3 vs spread so far in '10. Home side won last three Arkansas-South Carolina games, with South Carolina losing three of last four meetings (favorites covered four of last five in series). Arkansas scored 130 points in last three games; they had 21+ points at half in last four, and held foes to 11 of last 52 on 3rd down conversions. Razorbacks' last three games all went over the total.
Don't sleep on Hawai'i team that won/covered last five games, holding all five teams to 27 or less points; they've lost eight of last nine meetings vs Boise State, losing last two games on blue turf, 27-7/41-34. Broncos won 33-30 vs Va Tech, 37-24 over Oregon State against two good teams they played earlier this year. Hawai'i's two losses were 49-36 to USC, 31-13 at Colorado. Five of last seven Boise games went over the total.
Oklahoma won last seven games vs Texas A&M, winning last two visits here, 17-16/66-28; Sooners struggled on road this year, beating Cincinnati 31-29 (-14), Texas 28-20 (-3.5), losing 36-27 at Missouri (-3). Aggies are 5-3, scoring 45 points in each of last two games; they're 0-1-1 as the dog, losing 38-35 at home to Oklahoma State, 24-17 vs Arkansas on a neutral field. Big 12 home underdogs are 2-9 against the spread.
Visitor is 3-2 in last five Arizona-Stanford games, with four of five won by five or less points (dogs 3-2 vs spread). Arizona is underdog for first time this year; they covered three of last four as a dog LY. Over is 3-1 in last four games for both teams. Stanford is 1-2 as home favorite in 2010; they scored 41 ppg in last seven games, but before they waxed hapless Wash State last week, they had allowed 38.3 ppg in previous three.
Home side won four of last five TCU-Utah games; Horned Frogs lost last two visits here, 13-10/20-7. TCU is 11-3 vs spread in last 14 regular season games- they outscored last five opponents 90-3 in second half of games. Utah won 28-23 at Air Force last week, but Falcons scored last two TDs, making it seem closer than it was. Not exactly sure how Utah is 8-0 and a 5-point home underdog. MWC home dogs of 14 points or less are 4-0-1 vs spread so far this season.
Underdogs are 4-0 vs spread in Oregon State's road games this year, with Beavers 1-3 as favorite; OSU won 34-6 in last visit here, after losing the previous two visits, 25-7/51-28. UCLA lost last three games, giving up average of 41.3 ppg- they were outscored 79-10 in first half of the three games. Single digit home underdogs are 1-3 in Pac-10 this year. Four of last five UCLA games went over the total.
Missouri won last two games vs Texas Tech, 41-10/38-21; Tigers lost first game of year last week at Nebraska- three of their last four games stayed under total. Only third road game of year for Mizzou, which had big 30-9 win at Texas A&M in road opener. Texas Tech lost four of last six games, allowing 38.4 ppg in last five. Big 12 home underdogs are 2-9 against the spread this year.
Saban makes second trip back to LSU; he won first two meetings against his old team, 24-15 LY (-7), 27-21 in OT (-3) in '08. Tide is 2-1 on road this year, winning at Duke (62-13), Arkansas (24-20), losing at South Carolina (35-21)- they have ten INTs in last five games. LSU lost tough game at Auburn last time out, their first loss of year; for a team without lot of takeaways (-4 in turnovers last five games) and subpar QB play, Tigers win lot of games. Three of Bama's last four road games went over the total. Both teams had last week off.
USC is 5-3, losing three of last four games; they scored 31-35-32 points in their three losses. Trojans won last 10 games vs Arizona State, taking last two played here, 28-0 (-26)/28-21 (-19). USC is just 4-3 in its last seven home games overall. Sun Devils are 3-1 as road underdog this year, with only one road loss by more than a FG. ASU is -8 in turnovers last five games. Pac-10 home favorites of less than 8 points are 6-2 in '10.
Rest of the Card
-- Air Force is 12-1 in last 13 games vs Army, winning last six visits to West Point by average of 19 points. Falcons lost last three games overall, are 1-3 on road, with only road win 20-14 at Wyoming. Six of last seven Air Force games stayed under total.
-- Maryland won four of last five games; they're 2-2 as road dog in 2010, losing away games by 14-24 points; since '06, Terrapins are 9-11 as road dog. Under is 4-1-1 in last six Miami games. Not sure if injured Miami QB Harris will return to action here or not.
-- Duke beat Virginia 28-17/31-3 last two years, after losing 17 of last 19 games vs Cavaliers; Blue Devils are 1-6 vs I-A foes, allowing 39.3 ppg. Four of last five Virginia games went over the total.
-- Underdog covered last five Louisville-Syracuse games, with an average total of 55.3 in last four. Orange won three of last four games (all as dog) allowing total of 30 points in the wins. Cardinals are 1-3 as underdogs.
-- Iowa is 5-1 as a favorite this year, 1-0 on road; four of its five wins vs I-A opponents are by 21+ points. Hawkeyes covered last four tries as a road favorite. Indiana is 0-4 in Big 11, 2-0 as home dog, losing 42-35 to Michigan (+10), 20-17 (+3.5) to Northwestern last week.
-- Boston College won four of last five games vs Wake Forest, but Eagles lost five of last six games, are 0-2 on road, losing 44-17 at NC State (+9), 24-19 at Florida State (+22). Wake lost last six games, with four losses by 31+ points.
-- Wisconsin won last four games vs Purdue by 18-point average. Boilers are down to #3 QB- they lost last two games by combined 93-10, both on road. Underdogs are 7-0 vs spread in Wisconsin games this season.
-- Underdog is 6-2 SU in Michigan State-Minnesota games, as Gophers won last three meetings, 41-18/31-18/42-34. Minnesota lost last seven games, allowing 36 ppg in last four. Spartans had first loss last week, but covered the four games before that. Florida
-- Florida State won 30-27 in Chapel Hill LY, after trailing 24-6 in 3rd quarter; Seminoles are 3-2 as favorite this year. North Carolina trailed by 10 in 4th quarter to I-AA team last week, but rallied for shaky 21-17 win a week after they got waxed 33-10 at Miami.
-- Florida won last 19 games vs Vanderbilt, winning 42-14/25-19 in last two visits here; Gators ended 3-game skid with OT win over Georgia in rivalry game last week. Vandy lost last three games by total of 113-21.
-- Home side won four of last five Colorado-Kansas games; Buffs lost last two visits here, 30-14 (+14)/20-15 (+2)- they've lost last four games, are 0-3 on road, losing the three games by combined score of 121-17.
-- Ball State lost last four games, allowing 37.5 ppg; they're -10 last four games in turnovers. Akron is 0-9, covering one of last four- they've been outscored 65-6 in first half of their last three games. Home side is 5-2 in last seven series games. If you bet on this game, call GA......please.
-- BYU won last five games vs UNLV, winning last two played here by 42-35 (-23)/52-7 (-28) scores. Seven of eight BYU games stayed under total. Rebels lost their last four games by an average score of 46-13.
-- Tulsa won four of last five games vs Rice, with average total of 72.0 in those games; Hurricane is 2-2 as favorite this year. Rice is 3-2 as a home underdog this year; Owls' last four games all went over the total.
-- Home side won three of last four Temple-Kent games; Owls lost last visit here, 41-38. Temple is 7-2, winning last two games by total of 72-0. Kent is 3-2 in MAC, winning last two games while scoring 63 points.
-- Utah State was outscored 66-10 in first half of last three games, losing by 18-38-14 points; they're 3-2 in last five games vs New Mexico State- this is first time USU is favored this year. NM State covered last three games, split last four SU, with both wins by two points.
-- Navy (-13) got upset 34-31 by Duke last week (trailed 24-0 at half), just their second loss in last seven games. East Carolina scored 37.3 ppg in last four games; they're 2-0 as favorite this year. Six of last eight ECU games went over the total.
-- Washington's star QB Locker is out for Oregon game; Huskies lost last six games vs Ducks by average score of 42-17. Oregon is scoring a stupid 54.9 ppg; could they have a letdown after last week's win at USC, with dicey trip to Berkeley on deck next week?
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-- Southern Miss won its last five games vs Tulane by average score of 22-7, winning last three by average of 33-5. Eagles scored 41+ points in each of last four games, but they lost 50-49 to UAB last week. Tulane is 4-2 as an underdog this year, 1-1 at home (6-14-1 as HU since '05).
-- Iowa State was an unthinkable +8 in turnovers in Lincoln LY, pulled 9-7 upset, its first win at Nebraska since '77. Cyclones are 5-4 despite three losses by 28+ points this year. Cornhuskers scored 155 points in three road games, winning by 56-21/48-13/51-41 scores.
-- Texas lost last two times they played K-State, losing three of last four visits to Manhattan. Wildcats are 26-5 SU in last 31 November games at home. Longhorns lost four of last five games, allowing 28+ points in all four losses. Six of eight Texas games stayed under the total.
-- Fresno State is 8-3 in last 11 games vs Louisiana Tech, with hosts 5-2 in last seven series games. Home team is 5-2 vs spread in WAC games if spread is 7 or less points. State is 2-1 on road, winning at Utah State and San Jose, losing 55-38 at Ole Miss.
-- Gritty UAB already played three games decided by one point and two OT games (1-1); dogs covered four of their last five games vs Marshall. Marshall scored only 14 ppg in last four games; they're 1-4 as underdogs this year, with five of their six losses by 16+ points.
-- Nevada won last five games vs Idaho by average score of 53-20; they won last two visits here, 49-14/45-7. Wolf Pack allowed 42 points last week in second half, after leading Utah State 35-0 at half. Vandals are 4-4 they scored 34+ points in two of their last three losses.
-- Junior QB Mansion makes first college start for Cal, which won five in row over Washington State by average score of 40-16. Bears are 0-4 on road, giving up 36.3 ppg. Pac-10 home dogs of 22 or less are 1-4-1.
-- Wyoming lost five of last six visits to New Mexico, with only win by 14-10 score; Cowboys are 1-7 vs I-A teams (beat Toledo 20-15). New Mexico is 0-8, 2-6 vs spread, with one loss by less than 10 points. This is another game where if you bet on it, call Gamblers Anonymous.
-- Tennessee won last five games vs Memphis by average score of 46-20; Vols gave up 41-41-38 points in losing last three SEC games, but Tigers are awful, losing last four games by average score of 40-11. C-USA dogs are 14-11 vs spread out of conference, 7-3 at home.
-- Home side won four of last five SMU-UTEP games; Mustangs lost last two visits here, 36-10 (+13), 24-21 (+12). Miners lost three in row after 5-1 start, scoring 15.3 ppg. C-USA home underdogs are 3-5.
-- San Diego State won four of last five vs Colorado State (visitor is 4-1 in last five); Aztecs are bowl eligible, scoring 35 ppg in last three games. Rams covered five of last six games, but are 1-4 as road dog. Five of last six San Diego State games stayed under total.
-- UL-Lafayette lost last four games, allowing 44.3 ppg; six of their eight games went over total. Ole Miss played Bama-Arkansas-Auburn in last three weeks, have to have letdown here. Sun Belt road underdogs are 7-8 against the spread in non-conference games.
-- FAU beat Western Kentucky last two years, 29-23 (-14)/24-20 (-2.5); Owls lost four of last five games overall; five of their last six games went under total. Single digit Sun Belt home dogs are 1-3 vs spread.
-- UL-Monroe won four of its last five vs FIU, winning 31-27 (+7)/35-0 (-1.5) in last two visits here. ULM (+16) upset Troy at home last week; they're 2-3 as road dog this year, losing by 24-14-49-28 on the road.
-- Troy State won last five games vs North Texas, winning 45-17 (-24)/ 13-10 (+2) in last two visits here; they're 0-5 vs spread as favorites this year, with only one win by more than seven points. North Texas is 0-4 at home this year, losing by 1-1-5-24 points.
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