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    Who's Hot, Who's Not

    December 13, 2011

    There are plenty of factors to consider when handicapping the college football bowl season, especially when you look at particular matchup. Analyzing a non-conference matchup isn’t easy in September yet alone December or January. So how do you find a mismatch? Looking at the current form of a school is a nice way to start. Below is a list of bowls that have are either streaking or slumping into the postseason.

    On a Roll

    Famous Idaho Potato Bowl – Saturday, Dec. 17

    Utah State (7-5 straight up, 6-5 against the spread) owns an all-time bowl record of 1-4 and hasn’t been to a postseason game since the 1997 Humanitarian Bowl, which it lost to Cincinnati (19-35). Perhaps things will change this year. The Aggies have closed the season with five straight wins, three coming on the road too. Utah State is listed as a short favorite (2 ½) but earning its second bowl victory won’t be easy against a decent Ohio (9-4 SU, 7-5 ATS squad. The Bobcats had a five-game winning streak intact before they lost to Northern Illinois (20-23) in the MAC Championship.

    Poinsettia Bowl – Wednesday, Dec. 21

    Gamblers will have a tough decision in this battle from San Diego’s Qualcomm Stadium. Louisiana Tech (8-4 SU, 10-1 ATS) and TCU (10-2 SU, 5-6 ATS) both enter this game with identical seven-game winning streaks. Even knowing that fact, the Horned Frogs have been listed as 10 ½-point favorites on the neutral field. TCU is 3-1 in its last four bowl games under Gary Patterson, but only 1-3 ATS and the largest margin was seven points. Make a note that the Bulldogs were 5-2 SU and 7-0 ATS on the road this season, and the two losses came against quality foes in Southern Miss (17-19) and Mississippi State (20-26 OT).

    Alamo Bowl – Thursday, Dec. 29

    Robert Griffin and Baylor (9-3 SU, 7-4 ATS) will look to build on their five-game winning streak (4-1 ATS) this postseason when it battles Washington (7-5 SU, 7-4 ATS). The Bears haven’t won a bowl game since 1992 and this will be a home game for them, with Waco just a few hours north of San Antonio. Most books have Baylor listed as a nine-point favorite.

    Rose Bowl, Monday Jan. 2

    It’s kind of amazing that Wisconsin (11-2 SU, 6-6 ATS) is getting six points against Oregon (11-2 SU, 6-5 ATS) in its bowl game. The Badgers closed the season with five straight wins, four by double digits and their two losses came by a combined 10 points on heartbreaking plays. Oregon is no slouch but it hasn’t won a bowl game under head coach Chip Kelly.

    GoDaddy.com Bowl – Sunday, Jan. 8

    This particular bowl doesn’t boast big programs but you do have a pair of hot teams squaring off. Arkansas State (10-2 SU, 9-2 ATS) started the season 1-2 but closed with nine straight wins. Meanwhile, Northern Illinois (10-3 SU, 5-7 ATS) was also shaky (2-3) in the first five weeks but the Huskies ended the season with eight consecutive games, including its MAC Championship win over Ohio (23-20). The oddsmakers are expecting a tight game as well, with the Red Wolves listed as one-point favorites.

    BCS Championship – Monday, Jan. 9

    The rematch between LSU (13-0 SU, 10-2 ATS) and Alabama (11-1 SU, 8-3 ATS) needs no introduction. The Tigers have the longest winning streak in the nation at 13 and almost half of them came on the road. LSU has gone 6-0 both SU and ATS outside of Baton Rouge, but Alabama’s road mark (5-0 SU, 4-1 ATS) isn’t too shabby either.

    Why Bother Playing?

    The bowls listed below will have teams that are slumping into their bowl games and not surprisingly, all three of them will have new coaches as well next season.

    Maaco Bowl – Thursday, Dec. 22

    At one point this season, Arizona State (6-6 SU, 4-7 ATS) had positioned itself for a spot in the Pac 12 Championship. The Sun Devils then dropped five of their last six, including their final four games. The school fired Dennis Erickson as head coach, yet he’ll still be on the sidelines when ASU meets No. 8 Boise State (11-1 SU, 4-8 ATS) in the Las Vegas Bowl. The Sun Devils only went to one bowl under Erickson and they lost by 18 to Texas (34-52). The Broncos are currently listed as 14-point favorites, which is the highest number amongst all the bowls.

    Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl – Saturday, Dec. 31

    New Year’s Eve college bowl slate will have five games on tap and this is probably the one you shouldn’t bet on. Despite closing the season with six straight setbacks, Illinois (6-6 SU, 4-7 ATS) is listed as a 2 ½-point favorite in its bowl game. Why? Because the opponent is UCLA (6-7 SU, 5-8 ATS), who actually showed some fight against Oregon (31-49) in the Pac 12 title game. What’s even more comical is that both teams fired their head coaches, Ron Zook and Rick Neuheisel, and will use interims for this bowl.

    Gator Bowl – Monday, Jan. 2

    Most of the talk on this contest will be centered on former Florida coach and new Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer. The Buckeyes (6-6 SU, 6-6 ATS) will be led by interim head coach Luke Fickell, who will be hoping to snap a three-game losing skid when they meet Florida (6-6 SU, 3-7 ATS) from Jacksonville. Even though Ohio State is in a bit of a slump, all three of its recent losses came by a combined 15 points. Florida defeated Ohio State 41-14 in the 2006-07 BCS Championship game. Most books have the Gators listed as two-point favorites over the Buckeyes in the rematch.
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  • #2
    BCS Matchups & Odds posted

    December 5, 2011

    John Avello at the Wynn Las Vegas wasted little time in opening up his BCS bowl odds Sunday. As soon as the announcement of the matchup was made official, the Wynn had the lines up within five minutes. It shouldn’t come much of a surprise that Avello and the Wynn were the first because they’ve been the first in the world all season long putting up college football lines.
    They already had LSU up as a two-point favorite over Alabama in the BCS Championship game for over a week so there wasn't a mystery with the line, but a couple of the other games did raise some eye-brows, not only with the odds but the actual matchups.

    Two teams that likely shouldn’t have been BCS-bowl bound, Virginia Tech and Michigan, are playing each other in the Sugar Bowl with the reason being simply because their alumni travel well. Does Virginia Tech really deserve a shot at playing on this stage after getting pounded twice this season by a questionable Clemson squad?

    The ACC is just a notch -- a small notch -- above the Big East. Meanwhile we have Kansas State (10-2) coming from the strongest strength of schedule conference and ranked No. 8, three positions higher than the Hokies and seven higher than Clemson, getting left out because they’re not a strong traveling school.

    You can throw Michigan into that group as well, but they always travel well. Who knew that traveling well was one of the BCS criteria? So this what it’s become about in the BS -- or rather BCS -- bowl system, teams that travel well and sell hotel rooms will get the nod from a major conference and become eligible for an invite if their in the top-14 of the BCS standings.

    The Wynn opened Virginia Tech as a three-point favorite over Michigan, but were immediately bet against dropping it down to -1 ½. The Las Vegas Hilton opened their numbers shortly after with Tech -1 and have since moved to PICK.

    Trying to see who the bettors thought was worse, the ACC or Big East, didn’t take long in Orange Bowl matchup between West Virginia and Clemson. Clemson opened as a 2 ½-point favorite and was immediately bet up to -3. The Hilton opened their number at -3 ½.

    The Rose Bowl and Fiesta Bowl give us a couple of classic matchups that are sure to leave us wanting more, like an extended playoff system to see how the winners would do against the winner of the SEC bowl.

    The Wynn opened Oregon -4 ½ against Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl and it has been bet up to -5. The Hilton opened Oregon -4 and had been bet up to -5 ½ by Monday morning. It’s almost like we have seen this game before with the Big 10 type of team in Stanford not being able to keep up with the speed of Oregon earlier this season.

    Oklahoma State did all they had to do in crushing Oklahoma last week in hopes that voters would want to see the best team from the Big 12 play the best team from the SEC, but it wasn’t enough as the terrible loss at Iowa State still lingered in the back of every voters mind.

    The Cowboys opened as a 3 ½-point favorite in the Fiesta Bowl against Stanford in what should be a very entertaining game. The two teams have contrasting styles with the physical Stanford squad led by Heisman candidate Andrew Luck and his precision execution to Oklahoma State’s fast paced offense led by 28-year-old quarterback Brandon Weeden. So far, this has been the only game with no movement as bettors are showing great respect for each team.

    Meanwhile, one-loss Boise State is left out of the mix joining Kansas State as a casualty of BCS politics. Houston was also punished harshly with their loss to Southern Miss falling from No. 6 all the way to No. 19 as if the voters said, “go away already, you’re bothering me.” Southern Miss didn’t get much credit for knocking off the undefeated Cougars moving up only three positions to No. 21.

    While the system is surely flawed, South Point sports director Bert Osborne loves the low numbers on the games.

    “What the low numbers do is keep the underdog money-line respectable to a point where we don’t lose too much if the ‘dog wins,“ said Osborne. “Everyone thinks that when the underdogs win we do well. But that’s not always the case, especially in the bigger bowl games with huge action. The trend with the public is usually to lay the points or take the odds with the ‘dog at plus-money.”

    Osborne opened LSU -2 over Alabama in the Championship with a total of 40. He shortened the money-line about 10 cents to LSU -130 and +110 on Alabama just to be ahead of the game over the counter that always replays itself.
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    • #3
      College football betting: Bowl mismatches outside BCS

      Gildan New Mexico Bowl

      Temple Owls vs. Wyoming Cowboys (6.5, 48.5)
      Bernard Pierce/Matt Brown vs. Wyoming’s run defense

      In 12 games this season, Temple has attempted 184 passes (15.3 per game) and has run the ball 576 times (48 per game) for more than 3,000 yards. Bernard Pierce has gotten most of it, going 248 times for 1,381 yards (5.6 average) and 25 touchdowns. Matt Brown has another 867 yards on 142 carries (6.1 average).

      There’s little doubt what Temple is going to try to do and Wyoming appears to be the perfect team to do it against. The Cowboys rank 115th out of 120 teams in rushing defense, allowing 231.4 yards per game.

      MAACO Bowl Las Vegas

      Boise State Broncos vs. Arizona State Sun Devils (-14, 66)
      Kellen Moore vs. Devils’ defensive backs

      Boise State hasn’t been as consistently overwhelming as many had hoped this season. But the Broncos still have one of the top receiving corps around, and a senior quarterback in Moore that can get it to them.

      Moore has thrown for 3,507 yards, 41 TDs and just seven INTs. He and the rest of the team’s seniors have been one of the school’s most successful classes and are poised to go out a winner.

      ASU, meanwhile, has lost four straight, giving up big passing numbers to Pac 12 bottom feeders Arizona (370) and Washington State (494) during the span.
      Moore must be licking his chops studying an Arizona State defensive backfield that ranks 107th against the pass (270.9 ypg). The Broncos will also look to make a statement following the major BCS snub.

      Valero Alamo Bowl

      Washington Huskies vs. Baylor Bears (-9, 78)
      Robert Griffin III vs. Huskies’ defense

      Griffin is a dual-threat offensive juggernaut for Baylor. He threw for 3,998 yards, 36 TD and six INT, completing 72.4 percent of his passes. He also rushed for 655 yards and nine scores.

      Washington has been dismal against quarterbacks who can throw, allowing 283.8 yards per game through the air which is fifth-worst in the nation. And that number is lowered because the likes of Stanford’s Andrew Luck, Oregon’s Darron Thomas and USC’s Matt Barkley. They barely passed in the second halves against Washington because of big leads.

      Leading a Baylor offense that ranks No. 5 in passing (356.2 ypg), there’s a good bet Griffin may not be throwing much in the second half either.

      Capital One Bowl

      Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. South Carolina Gamecocks (-2.5, 48)
      Tyler Martinez vs. Gamecocks’ defense

      Martinez is an explosive runner who’s able to break away from most defenses and change games with his feet. But he’s also Nebraska’s quarterback and when he needs to throw, it’s a hold-your-breath moment for Huskers fans.

      Martinez has completed just 55.9 percent of his passes for 1,973 yards, 12 TDs and seven INTs.

      Nebraska had better get ahead early so it can run all the time, because USC’s defense doesn’t allow much through the air. The Gamecocks rank second in the nation in pass defense (133 ypg) and have intercepted 18 passes. In the last three games, USC has allowed a paltry 70 ypg through the air.

      AT&T Cotton Bowl

      Kansas State Wildcats vs. Arkansas Razorbacks (-8, 62.5)
      Razorbacks’ pass offense vs. Wildcats’ defensive backs

      Tyler Wilson has thrown for 3,422 yards, 22 TDs and six INTs. He even threw for more than 200 yards against Alabama and LSU. He also had a QB rating of more than 120 and 148 in those games respectively.

      Jarius Wright has 1,029 yards receiving and 11 TDs, one of four of Wilson’s targets with 490 yards or more.

      The Wildcats have been torched through the air. They’re allowing an average of 267.2 yards, 104th in the nation. That includes 502 yards against Oklahoma State, 346 against Baylor, 461 against Texas Tech and 505 against Oklahoma. The Razorbacks are licking their chops.

      Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman

      Toledo Rockets vs. Air Force Falcons (3, 69.5)
      Rockets’ run offense vs. Falcons’ run defense

      Toledo’s offense uses a passing attack that averages an impressive 272 yards per game to run the ball. The Rockets average 222 yards per game on the ground, the eighth-most in the nation.

      That balance shows why Toledo averages a whopping 42.2 points per game.

      The speed – but lack of size – of Air Force makes the squad strong against the long ball. But the Falcons have struggled to slow down running games, allowing 228 yards per game - 112th out of 120 teams. In AFA’s last game, it beat hapless Colorado State 45-21, but Rams’ Chris Nwoke still rushed for 29 for 269 and two TD. If the Falcons can’t slow down the rush against bad teams that can’t pass, how will they slow down a team that can?

      Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas

      Texas A&M Aggies vs. Northwestern Wildcats (10, 65)
      Dan Persa vs. Aggies’ pass defense

      Persa, Northwestern’s cerebral quarterback, isn’t going to throw the ball over the Aggies’ beleaguered defensive backs. But he will throw underneath them, again and again.

      Persa completed 74.3 percent of his passes this season, the best percentage of any starter in college football. Conversely, A&M’s defense allowed QBs to throw at a 62-percent clip, which is among the very worst among the 70 teams that are playing in a bowl game.

      The problem is, A&M isn’t great at making the quick tackle. The team allows 280.5 pass yards per game, ranking 113th.

      Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl

      Florida Gators vs. Ohio State Buckeyes (2, 44)
      Gators’ pass defense vs. Buckeyes’ pass offense

      Buckeyes freshman quarterback Braxton Miller is going to be very good eventually. But he’s still learning.

      Miller has completed just 50 percent of his passes for 997 yards. OSU’s 124.1 pass yards per game ranks 116th out of 120 teams.

      Florida’s had its own problems this season, but passing defense is not one of them. The Gators still have NFL-caliber talent in the backfield and rank 10th in slowing the pass. Quarterbacks only connected on 52.8 percent of their passes and have just 13 passing TDs against Florida.

      Miller’s going to need a lot of help from the Buckeyes’ inconsistent running game to give him a chance against that defensive unit.
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      • #4
        NCAAF
        Long Sheet

        Bowl Season

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        Saturday, December 17

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        TEMPLE (8 - 4) vs. WYOMING (8 - 4) - 12/17/2011, 2:00 PM
        Top Trends for this game.
        WYOMING is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) in road games after playing a conference game over the last 3 seasons.
        TEMPLE is 12-4 ATS (+7.6 Units) when playing on a Saturday over the last 2 seasons.
        TEMPLE is 7-0 ATS (+7.0 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.

        Head-to-Head Series History
        There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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        UTAH ST (7 - 5) vs. OHIO U (9 - 4) - 12/17/2011, 5:30 PM
        Top Trends for this game.
        OHIO U is 0-7 ATS (-7.7 Units) in road games when playing with 2 weeks or more of rest since 1992.

        Head-to-Head Series History
        There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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        LA LAFAYETTE (8 - 4) vs. SAN DIEGO ST (8 - 4) - 12/17/2011, 9:00 PM
        Top Trends for this game.
        LA LAFAYETTE is 7-0 ATS (+7.0 Units) as an underdog this season.
        LA LAFAYETTE is 12-2 ATS (+9.8 Units) in road games when playing on a Saturday over the last 2 seasons.
        LA LAFAYETTE is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) in games played on turf over the last 2 seasons.
        SAN DIEGO ST is 10-23 ATS (-15.3 Units) after 2 or more consecutive straight up wins since 1992.

        Head-to-Head Series History
        There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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        Tuesday, December 20

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        FLA INTERNATIONAL (8 - 4) vs. MARSHALL (6 - 6) - 12/20/2011, 8:00 PM
        Top Trends for this game.
        FLA INTERNATIONAL is 2-11 ATS (-10.1 Units) when playing with 2 weeks or more of rest since 1992.
        FLA INTERNATIONAL is 2-12 ATS (-11.2 Units) after a bye week since 1992.

        Head-to-Head Series History
        There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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        Wednesday, December 21

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        LOUISIANA TECH (8 - 4) vs. TCU (10 - 2) - 12/21/2011, 8:00 PM
        Top Trends for this game.
        TCU is 91-66 ATS (+18.4 Units) in games played on a grass field since 1992.
        LOUISIANA TECH is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) in all games this season.
        LOUISIANA TECH is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) in all lined games this season.
        LOUISIANA TECH is 7-0 ATS (+7.0 Units) as an underdog this season.
        LOUISIANA TECH is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) after playing a conference game this season.
        LOUISIANA TECH is 8-2 ATS (+5.8 Units) in games played on a grass field this season.

        Head-to-Head Series History
        There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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        Thursday, December 22

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        ARIZONA ST (6 - 6) vs. BOISE ST (11 - 1) - 12/22/2011, 8:00 PM
        Top Trends for this game.
        BOISE ST is 101-61 ATS (+33.9 Units) in all games since 1992.
        BOISE ST is 101-61 ATS (+33.9 Units) in all lined games since 1992.
        BOISE ST is 81-51 ATS (+24.9 Units) as a favorite since 1992.
        BOISE ST is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) in road games in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
        BOISE ST is 60-28 ATS (+29.2 Units) off a win against a conference rival since 1992.
        BOISE ST is 70-40 ATS (+26.0 Units) after 2 or more consecutive straight up wins since 1992.
        BOISE ST is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) after playing a conference game this season.

        Head-to-Head Series History
        There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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        Saturday, December 24

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        NEVADA (7 - 5) vs. SOUTHERN MISS (11 - 2) - 12/24/2011, 8:00 PM
        Top Trends for this game.
        SOUTHERN MISS is 103-74 ATS (+21.6 Units) when playing on a Saturday since 1992.

        Head-to-Head Series History
        There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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        Monday, December 26

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        N CAROLINA (7 - 5) vs. MISSOURI (7 - 5) - 12/26/2011, 5:00 PM
        Top Trends for this game.
        N CAROLINA is 25-12 ATS (+11.8 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1992.

        Head-to-Head Series History
        There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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        Tuesday, December 27

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        W MICHIGAN (7 - 5) vs. PURDUE (6 - 6) - 12/27/2011, 4:30 PM
        There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

        Head-to-Head Series History
        There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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        LOUISVILLE (7 - 5) vs. NC STATE (7 - 5) - 12/27/2011, 8:00 PM
        Top Trends for this game.
        LOUISVILLE is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) as an underdog this season.
        LOUISVILLE is 13-2 ATS (+10.8 Units) against ACC opponents since 1992.
        NC STATE is 42-64 ATS (-28.4 Units) as a favorite since 1992.

        Head-to-Head Series History
        There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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        Wednesday, December 28

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        TOLEDO (8 - 4) vs. AIR FORCE (7 - 5) - 12/28/2011, 4:30 PM
        Top Trends for this game.
        AIR FORCE is 15-5 ATS (+9.5 Units) in road games when playing with 2 weeks or more of rest since 1992.
        TOLEDO is 55-34 ATS (+17.6 Units) as a favorite since 1992.

        Head-to-Head Series History
        There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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        CALIFORNIA (7 - 5) vs. TEXAS (7 - 5) - 12/28/2011, 8:00 PM
        Top Trends for this game.
        CALIFORNIA is 15-33 ATS (-21.3 Units) when the line is +3 to -3 since 1992.

        Head-to-Head Series History
        There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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        Thursday, December 29

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        NOTRE DAME (8 - 4) vs. FLORIDA ST (8 - 4) - 12/29/2011, 5:30 PM
        Top Trends for this game.
        FLORIDA ST is 19-8 ATS (+10.2 Units) when the line is +3 to -3 since 1992.

        Head-to-Head Series History
        There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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        WASHINGTON (7 - 5) vs. BAYLOR (9 - 3) - 12/29/2011, 9:00 PM
        Top Trends for this game.
        WASHINGTON is 62-92 ATS (-39.2 Units) after playing a conference game since 1992.
        WASHINGTON is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) after a bye week over the last 3 seasons.
        BAYLOR is 62-88 ATS (-34.8 Units) after playing a conference game since 1992.
        BAYLOR is 39-61 ATS (-28.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1992.

        Head-to-Head Series History
        There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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        Friday, December 30

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        TULSA (8 - 4) vs. BYU (9 - 3) - 12/30/2011, 12:00 PM
        Top Trends for this game.
        BYU is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) when playing with 2 weeks or more of rest over the last 3 seasons.
        BYU is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) after a bye week over the last 3 seasons.
        BYU is 7-0 ATS (+7.0 Units) in games played on turf over the last 3 seasons.
        TULSA is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) in road games after playing a conference game over the last 2 seasons.

        Head-to-Head Series History
        There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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        RUTGERS (8 - 4) vs. IOWA ST (6 - 6) - 12/30/2011, 3:20 PM
        There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

        Head-to-Head Series History
        There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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        WAKE FOREST (6 - 6) vs. MISSISSIPPI ST (6 - 6) - 12/30/2011, 6:40 PM
        There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

        Head-to-Head Series History
        There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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        IOWA (7 - 5) vs. OKLAHOMA (9 - 3) - 12/30/2011, 10:00 PM
        There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

        Head-to-Head Series History
        There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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        Saturday, December 31

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        TEXAS A&M (6 - 6) vs. NORTHWESTERN (6 - 6) - 12/31/2011, 12:00 PM
        Top Trends for this game.
        TEXAS A&M is 2-8 ATS (-6.8 Units) when playing on a Saturday this season.
        TEXAS A&M is 4-19 ATS (-16.9 Units) in road games after a bye week since 1992.
        NORTHWESTERN is 37-21 ATS (+13.9 Units) as an underdog of 3.5 to 10 points since 1992.
        NORTHWESTERN is 5-13 ATS (-9.3 Units) in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.

        Head-to-Head Series History
        There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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        UTAH (7 - 5) vs. GEORGIA TECH (8 - 4) - 12/31/2011, 2:00 PM
        Top Trends for this game.
        UTAH is 29-15 ATS (+12.5 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1992.
        UTAH is 27-12 ATS (+13.8 Units) as an underdog of 3.5 to 10 points since 1992.
        UTAH is 46-26 ATS (+17.4 Units) as an underdog since 1992.
        UTAH is 26-12 ATS (+12.8 Units) when playing with 2 weeks or more of rest since 1992.
        GEORGIA TECH is 16-31 ATS (-18.1 Units) after a bye week since 1992.

        Head-to-Head Series History
        There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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        UCLA (6 - 7) vs. ILLINOIS (6 - 6) - 12/31/2011, 3:30 PM
        Top Trends for this game.
        UCLA is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) in road games after playing a conference game over the last 2 seasons.
        UCLA is 3-15 ATS (-13.5 Units) in road games after a bye week since 1992.

        Head-to-Head Series History
        There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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        CINCINNATI (9 - 3) vs. VANDERBILT (6 - 6) - 12/31/2011, 3:30 PM
        There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

        Head-to-Head Series History
        There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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        VIRGINIA (8 - 4) vs. AUBURN (7 - 5) - 12/31/2011, 7:30 PM
        There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

        Head-to-Head Series History
        There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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        Monday, January 2

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        PENN ST (9 - 3) vs. HOUSTON (12 - 1) - 1/2/2012, 12:00 PM
        Top Trends for this game.
        HOUSTON is 10-3 ATS (+6.7 Units) in all games this season.
        HOUSTON is 10-3 ATS (+6.7 Units) in all lined games this season.
        HOUSTON is 10-3 ATS (+6.7 Units) as a favorite this season.
        HOUSTON is 7-1 ATS (+5.9 Units) after playing a conference game this season.

        Head-to-Head Series History
        There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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        MICHIGAN ST (10 - 3) vs. GEORGIA (10 - 3) - 1/2/2012, 1:00 PM
        Top Trends for this game.
        MICHIGAN ST is 31-49 ATS (-22.9 Units) in road games after playing a conference game since 1992.
        MICHIGAN ST is 25-50 ATS (-30.0 Units) off a loss against a conference rival since 1992.
        GEORGIA is 8-2 ATS (+5.8 Units) as a favorite this season.
        GEORGIA is 19-8 ATS (+10.2 Units) in road games after a bye week since 1992.
        GEORGIA is 44-27 ATS (+14.3 Units) in non-conference games since 1992.
        GEORGIA is 53-33 ATS (+16.7 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1992.
        MICHIGAN ST is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

        Head-to-Head Series History
        There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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        NEBRASKA (9 - 3) vs. S CAROLINA (10 - 2) - 1/2/2012, 1:00 PM
        There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

        Head-to-Head Series History
        There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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        FLORIDA (6 - 6) vs. OHIO ST (6 - 6) - 1/2/2012, 1:00 PM
        Top Trends for this game.
        OHIO ST is 26-11 ATS (+13.9 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
        OHIO ST is 26-11 ATS (+13.9 Units) in all lined games over the last 3 seasons.
        OHIO ST is 16-6 ATS (+9.4 Units) after playing a conference game over the last 3 seasons.
        OHIO ST is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
        OHIO ST is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.

        Head-to-Head Series History
        There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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        WISCONSIN (11 - 2) vs. OREGON (11 - 2) - 1/2/2012, 5:00 PM
        Top Trends for this game.
        WISCONSIN is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) when playing with 2 weeks or more of rest over the last 3 seasons.
        WISCONSIN is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) after a bye week over the last 3 seasons.
        OREGON is 20-36 ATS (-19.6 Units) as a favorite of 3.5 to 10 points since 1992.

        Head-to-Head Series History
        There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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        STANFORD (11 - 1) vs. OKLAHOMA ST (11 - 1) - 1/2/2012, 8:30 PM
        Top Trends for this game.
        OKLAHOMA ST is 8-0 ATS (+8.0 Units) as a favorite of 3.5 to 10 points over the last 2 seasons.
        OKLAHOMA ST is 19-6 ATS (+12.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
        OKLAHOMA ST is 19-6 ATS (+12.4 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
        OKLAHOMA ST is 17-5 ATS (+11.5 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
        OKLAHOMA ST is 12-4 ATS (+7.6 Units) after playing a conference game over the last 2 seasons.
        STANFORD is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) in all games this season.
        STANFORD is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) in all lined games this season.
        STANFORD is 14-5 ATS (+8.5 Units) in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
        STANFORD is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
        STANFORD is 13-3 ATS (+9.7 Units) after 2 or more consecutive straight up wins over the last 2 seasons.

        Head-to-Head Series History
        There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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        Tuesday, January 3

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        MICHIGAN (10 - 2) vs. VIRGINIA TECH (11 - 2) - 1/3/2012, 8:30 PM
        Top Trends for this game.
        MICHIGAN is 5-16 ATS (-12.6 Units) after playing a conference game over the last 3 seasons.
        MICHIGAN is 5-15 ATS (-11.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.

        Head-to-Head Series History
        There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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        Wednesday, January 4

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        W VIRGINIA (9 - 3) vs. CLEMSON (10 - 3) - 1/4/2012, 8:30 PM
        Top Trends for this game.
        W VIRGINIA is 4-15 ATS (-12.5 Units) in road games against ACC opponents since 1992.


        Head-to-Head Series History
        There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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        Friday, January 6

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        KANSAS ST (10 - 2) vs. ARKANSAS (10 - 2) - 1/6/2012, 8:00 PM
        Top Trends for this game.
        ARKANSAS is 12-4 ATS (+7.6 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
        KANSAS ST is 7-1 ATS (+5.9 Units) as an underdog this season.

        Head-to-Head Series History
        There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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        Saturday, January 7

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        SMU (7 - 5) vs. PITTSBURGH (6 - 6) - 1/7/2012, 1:00 PM
        Top Trends for this game.
        PITTSBURGH is 38-21 ATS (+14.9 Units) off a win against a conference rival since 1992.

        Head-to-Head Series History
        There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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        Sunday, January 8

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        ARKANSAS ST (10 - 2) vs. N ILLINOIS (10 - 3) - 1/8/2012, 9:00 PM
        Top Trends for this game.
        ARKANSAS ST is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) in all games this season.
        ARKANSAS ST is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) in all lined games this season.
        ARKANSAS ST is 8-2 ATS (+5.8 Units) as a favorite this season.
        ARKANSAS ST is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) off a win against a conference rival over the last 2 seasons.

        Head-to-Head Series History
        There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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        Monday, January 9

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        ALABAMA (11 - 1) vs. LSU (13 - 0) - 1/9/2012, 8:30 PM
        Top Trends for this game.
        LSU is 10-3 ATS (+6.7 Units) in all games this season.
        LSU is 10-3 ATS (+6.7 Units) in all lined games this season.
        LSU is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) against conference opponents this season.
        LSU is 7-1 ATS (+5.9 Units) after playing a conference game this season.
        LSU is 7-1 ATS (+5.9 Units) off a win against a conference rival this season.
        LSU is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) after 2 or more consecutive straight up wins this season.
        LSU is 7-1 ATS (+5.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
        ALABAMA is 25-13 ATS (+10.7 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
        ALABAMA is 25-13 ATS (+10.7 Units) in all lined games over the last 3 seasons.
        ALABAMA is 37-18 ATS (+17.2 Units) in road games after 2 or more consecutive straight up wins since 1992.

        Head-to-Head Series History
        LSU is 2-1 against the spread versus ALABAMA over the last 3 seasons
        LSU is 2-1 straight up against ALABAMA over the last 3 seasons
        1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
        Remember the 3 G's Gambling, Golf, Girls not in any particular order.....

        Comment


        • #5
          NCAAF
          Short Sheet

          Bowl Season

          Saturday, 12/17/2011

          New Mexico Bowl - University Stadium - Albuquerque, NM
          TEMPLE vs. WYOMING, 2:00 PM ET
          TEMPLE: 7-0 ATS vs. non-conference
          WYOMING: 8-1 Under this season

          Idaho Potato Bowl - Bronco Stadium - Boise, ID
          UTAH ST vs. OHIO U, 5:30 PM ET
          UTAH ST: 1-4 ATS off SU win
          OHIO U: 0-7 ATS Away playing w/ 2+ wks rest

          New Orleans Bowl - Superdome - New Orleans, LA
          LA LAFAYETTE vs. SAN DIEGO ST, 9:00 PM ET
          LA LAFAYETTE: 7-0 ATS as an underdog
          SAN DIEGO ST: 10-24 ATS off BB ATS wins


          Tuesday, 12/20/2011

          St. Petersburg Bowl - Tropicana Field - St. Petersburg, FL
          FLA INTERNATIONAL vs. MARSHALL, 8:00 PM ET
          FLA INTERNATIONAL: 2-12 ATS off bye week
          MARSHALL: 12-3 Under off ATS win


          Wednesday, 12/21/2011

          Poinsettia Bowl - Qualcomm Stadium - San Diego, CA
          LOUISIANA TECH vs. TCU, 8:00 PM ET
          LOUISIANA TECH: 7-0 ATS as an underdog
          TCU: 13-4 Over after leading prev game by 24+ at half


          Thursday, 12/22/2011

          Maaco Las Vegas Bowl - Sam Boyd Stadium - Las Vegas, NV
          ARIZONA ST vs. BOISE ST, 8:00 PM ET
          ARIZONA ST: 8-2 Over in all games
          BOISE ST: 0-6 ATS 2nd half of season


          Saturday, 12/24/2011

          Hawaii Bowl - Aloha Stadium - Honolulu, HI
          NEVADA vs. SOUTHERN MISS, 8:00 PM ET
          NEVADA: 1-5 ATS in bowl games
          SOUTHERN MISS: 12-4 ATS off SU dog win


          Monday, 12/26/2011

          Independence Bowl - Independence Stadium - Shreveport, LA
          N CAROLINA vs. MISSOURI, 5:00 PM ET
          N CAROLINA: 6-0 Under after gaining 6.75+ yards/play
          MISSOURI: 9-0 Under on turf


          Tuesday, 12/27/2011

          Little Caesars Bowl - Ford Field - Detroit, MI
          W MICHIGAN vs. PURDUE, 4:30 PM ET
          W MICHIGAN: 1-5 ATS vs. Big 10
          PURDUE: 1-5 ATS as neutral field favorite

          Belk Bowl - Bank Of America Stadium - Charlotte, NC
          LOUISVILLE vs. NC STATE, 8:00 PM ET
          LOUISVILLE: 6-0 ATS as underdog
          NC STATE: 42-64 ATS as favorite


          Wednesday, 12/28/2011

          Military Bowl - RFK Stadium - Washington, DC
          TOLEDO vs. AIR FORCE, 4:30 PM ET
          TOLEDO: 19-7 ATS after 2 game road trip
          AIR FORCE: 8-0 Over off cover as DD favorite

          Holiday Bowl - Qualcomm Stadium - San Diego, CA
          CALIFORNIA vs. TEXAS, 8:00 PM ET
          CALIFORNIA: 7-0 Over vs. non-conference
          TEXAS: 0-6 ATS if 70+ total pts scored last game


          Thursday, 12/29/2011

          Champs Sports Bowl - Citrus Bowl Stadium - Orlando, FL
          NOTRE DAME vs. FLORIDA ST, 5:30 PM ET
          NOTRE DAME: 4-9 ATS in bowl games
          FLORIDA ST: 19-8 ATS when the line is +3 to -3

          Alamo Bowl - Alamodome - San Antonio, TX
          WASHINGTON vs. BAYLOR, 9:00 PM ET
          WASHINGTON: 6-0 ATS off bye week
          BAYLOR: 10-2 Over this season


          Friday, 12/30/2011

          Armed Forces Bowl - Gerald Ford Stadium - Dallas, TX
          TULSA vs. BYU, 12:00 PM ET
          TULSA: 7-30 ATS off BB games w/ 60+ total pts scored
          BYU: 6-0 ATS off bye week

          Pinstripe Bowl - Yankee Stadium - Bronx, NY
          RUTGERS vs. IOWA ST, 3:20 PM ET
          RUTGERS: 26-10 Under vs. non-conference
          IOWA ST: 23-11 Under in all games

          Music City Bowl - LP Field - Nashville, TN
          WAKE FOREST vs. MISSISSIPPI ST, 6:40 PM ET
          WAKE FOREST: 8-1 Under off loss by 17+ points
          MISSISSIPPI ST: 8-1 Under when the total is between 42.5 and 49

          Insight Bowl - Sun Devil Stadium - Tempe, AZ
          IOWA vs. OKLAHOMA, 10:00 PM ET
          IOWA: 12-4 Under vs. Big 12
          OKLAHOMA: 6-1 ATS off conference loss


          Saturday, 12/31/2011

          Meinke Car Care Texas Bowl - Reliant Stadium - Houston, TX
          TEXAS A&M vs. NORTHWESTERN, 12:00 PM ET
          TEXAS A&M: 4-19 ATS Away off bye week
          NORTHWESTERN: 5-1 ATS vs. Big 12


          Sun Bowl - Sun Bowl Stadium - El Paso, TX
          UTAH vs. GEORGIA TECH, 2:00 PM ET
          UTAH: 46-26 ATS as an underdog
          GEORGIA TECH: 16-31 ATS off bye week

          Fight Hunger Bowl - AT&T Park - San Francisco, CA
          UCLA vs. ILLINOIS, 3:30 PM ET
          UCLA: 9-0 ATS after allowing 37+ points BB games
          ILLINOIS: 7-0 Under off 6+ straight up losses

          Liberty Bowl - Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium - Memphis, TN
          CINCINNATI vs. VANDERBILT, 3:30 PM ET
          CINCINNATI: 12-2 Under after allowing 3.75 or less yards/play last game
          VANDERBILT: 8-20 ATS off win by 17+

          Chick-Fil A Bowl - Georgia Dome - Atlanta, GA
          VIRGINIA vs. AUBURN, 7:30 PM ET
          VIRGINIA: 9-2 Under this season
          AUBURN: 13-4 ATS off conference loss by 21+


          Monday, 1/2/2012

          Ticket City Bowl - Cotton Bowl - Dallas, TX
          PENN ST vs. HOUSTON, 12:00 PM ET
          PENN ST: 8-2 Under this season
          HOUSTON: 6-0 Over when the total is between 56.5 and 63

          Outback Bowl - Raymond James Stadium - Tampa, FL
          MICHIGAN ST vs. GEORGIA, 1:00 PM ET
          MICHIGAN ST: 16-2 Over after gaining 6.25+ yards/play BB games
          GEORGIA: 8-2 ATS as favorite

          Capital One Bowl - Citrus Bowl Stadium - Orlando, FL
          NEBRASKA vs. S CAROLINA, 1:00 PM ET
          NEBRASKA: 7-0 ATS after a game with a turnover margin of +2 or better
          S CAROLINA: 2-12 ATS after having won 6 or 7 out of their last 8 games

          Gator Bowl - Everbank Field - Jacksonville, FL
          FLORIDA vs. OHIO ST, 1:00 PM ET
          FLORIDA: 0-8 ATS after 1st month of season
          OHIO ST: 11-3 ATS vs. non-conference

          BCS - Rose Bowl - Rose Bowl - Pasadena, CA
          WISCONSIN vs. OREGON, 5:00 PM ET
          WISCONSIN: 6-0 ATS off bye week
          OREGON: 24-10 Over as favorite

          BCS - Fiesta Bowl - University of Phoenix Stadium - Phoenix, AZ
          STANFORD vs. OKLAHOMA ST, 8:30 PM ET
          STANFORD: 6-0 ATS vs. non-conference
          OKLAHOMA ST: 8-0 ATS as a favorite of 3.5 to 10 points


          Tuesday, 1/3/2012

          BCS - Sugar Bowl - Superdome - New Orleans, LA
          MICHIGAN vs. VIRGINIA TECH, 8:30 PM ET
          MICHIGAN: 22-9 Over w/ rest
          VIRGINIA TECH: 13-4 ATS off 3+ Unders


          Wednesday, 1/4/2012

          BCS - Orange Bowl - Sun Life Stadium - Miami, FL
          W VIRGINIA vs. CLEMSON, 8:30 PM ET
          W VIRGINIA: 4-15 ATS Away vs. ACC
          CLEMSON: 12-3 Under in bowl games


          Friday, 1/6/2012

          Cotton Bowl - Cowboys Stadium - Arlington, TX
          KANSAS ST vs. ARKANSAS, 8:00 PM ET
          KANSAS ST: 7-1 ATS as an underdog
          ARKANSAS: 13-3 Under on neutral field


          Saturday, 1/7/2012

          Compass Bowl - Legion Field - Birmingham, AL
          SMU vs. PITTSBURGH, 1:00 PM ET
          SMU: 1-11 ATS after a win by 3 pts or less
          PITTSBURGH: 11-2 Under off an Over


          Sunday, 1/8/2012

          GoDaddy.com Bowl - Ladd-Peebles Stadium - Mobile, AL
          ARKANSAS ST vs. N ILLINOIS, 9:00 PM ET
          ARKANSAS ST: 8-2 ATS as favorite
          N ILLINOIS: 0-5 ATS as neutral field favorite


          Monday, 1/9/2012

          BCS National Championship Game - Superdome - New Orleans, LA
          ALABAMA vs. at LSU, 8:30 PM ET
          ALABAMA: 15-2 Under after scoring 42+ Points
          LSU: 7-0 ATS off win by 28+ pts

          ** (TC) Denotes Time Change
          Remember the 3 G's Gambling, Golf, Girls not in any particular order.....

          Comment


          • #6
            NCAAF

            Bowl Season

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            Trend Report
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            DECEMBER 17, 2:00 PM
            TEMPLE vs. WYOMING
            The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Temple's last 23 games
            The total has gone OVER in 4 of Temple's last 5 games
            The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Wyoming's last 5 games
            Wyoming is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games

            DECEMBER 17, 5:30 PM
            UTAH STATE vs. OHIO
            Utah State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
            Utah State is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
            Ohio is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games

            DECEMBER 17, 9:00 PM
            LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE vs. SAN DIEGO STATE
            The total has gone OVER in 4 of Louisiana-Lafayette's last 5 games
            Louisiana-Lafayette is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
            San Diego State is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
            San Diego State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games


            DECEMBER 20, 8:00 PM
            FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL vs. MARSHALL
            Florida International is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
            Florida International is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
            Marshall is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
            Marshall is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games


            DECEMBER 21, 8:00 PM
            LOUISIANA TECH vs. TCU
            The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Louisiana Tech's last 7 games
            Louisiana Tech is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
            TCU is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
            The total has gone OVER in 9 of TCU's last 12 games


            DECEMBER 22, 8:00 PM
            ARIZONA STATE vs. BOISE STATE
            Arizona State is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
            Arizona State is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
            Boise State is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
            The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boise State's last 8 games


            DECEMBER 24, 8:00 PM
            NEVADA vs. SOUTHERN MISS
            Nevada is 1-4-1 ATS in its last 6 games
            The total has gone OVER in 4 of Nevada's last 6 games
            Southern Miss is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games
            The total has gone OVER in 4 of Southern Miss's last 5 games


            DECEMBER 26, 5:00 PM
            NORTH CAROLINA vs. MISSOURI
            North Carolina is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games
            The total has gone OVER in 4 of North Carolina's last 6 games
            Missouri is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games
            Missouri is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games


            DECEMBER 27, 4:30 PM
            WESTERN MICHIGAN vs. PURDUE
            The total has gone OVER in 6 of Western Michigan's last 8 games
            Western Michigan is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games
            Purdue is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games
            Purdue is 6-12 SU in its last 18 games

            DECEMBER 27, 8:00 PM
            LOUISVILLE vs. NORTH CAROLINA STATE
            The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Louisville's last 9 games
            Louisville is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
            The total has gone UNDER in 5 of North Carolina State's last 6 games
            North Carolina State is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games


            DECEMBER 28, 4:30 PM
            TOLEDO vs. AIR FORCE
            The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toledo's last 5 games
            Toledo is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
            The total has gone OVER in 9 of Air Force's last 12 games
            Air Force is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

            DECEMBER 28, 8:00 PM
            CALIFORNIA vs. TEXAS
            The total has gone UNDER in 7 of California's last 9 games
            California is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
            The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 6 games


            DECEMBER 29, 5:30 PM
            NOTRE DAME vs. FLORIDA STATE
            Notre Dame is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
            Notre Dame is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
            Florida State is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
            The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida State's last 5 games

            DECEMBER 29, 9:00 PM
            WASHINGTON vs. BAYLOR
            Washington is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
            Washington is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
            The total has gone OVER in 9 of Baylor's last 10 games
            Baylor is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games


            DECEMBER 30, 12:00 PM
            TULSA vs. BYU
            The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tulsa's last 7 games
            Tulsa is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing BYU
            BYU is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
            BYU is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Tulsa

            DECEMBER 30, 3:20 PM
            RUTGERS vs. IOWA STATE
            The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Rutgers's last 9 games
            Rutgers is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
            Iowa State is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
            The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Iowa State's last 6 games

            DECEMBER 30, 6:40 PM
            WAKE FOREST vs. MISSISSIPPI STATE
            The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Wake Forest's last 6 games
            Wake Forest is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
            The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Mississippi State's last 10 games

            DECEMBER 30, 10:00 PM
            IOWA vs. OKLAHOMA
            Iowa is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
            Oklahoma is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games
            Oklahoma is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games


            DECEMBER 31, 12:00 PM
            TEXAS A&M vs. NORTHWESTERN
            Texas A&M is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
            Texas A&M is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
            Northwestern is 7-15 ATS in its last 22 games
            The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Northwestern's last 5 games

            DECEMBER 31, 2:00 PM
            UTAH vs. GEORGIA TECH
            The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Utah's last 7 games
            Utah is 6-12 ATS in its last 18 games
            The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Georgia Tech's last 7 games
            Georgia Tech is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games

            DECEMBER 31, 3:30 PM
            CINCINNATI vs. VANDERBILT
            The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games
            Cincinnati is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
            Vanderbilt is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games
            The total has gone OVER in 6 of Vanderbilt's last 7 games

            DECEMBER 31, 3:30 PM
            UCLA vs. ILLINOIS
            The total has gone UNDER in 6 of UCLA's last 8 games
            UCLA is 5-11 ATS in its last 16 games
            Illinois is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
            Illinois is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games

            DECEMBER 31, 7:30 PM
            VIRGINIA vs. AUBURN
            Virginia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
            The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Virginia's last 10 games
            Auburn is 20-5 SU in its last 25 games
            Auburn is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games


            JANUARY 2, 12:00 PM
            PENN STATE vs. HOUSTON
            Penn State is 3-10-1 ATS in its last 14 games
            The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Penn State's last 11 games
            Houston is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games

            JANUARY 2, 1:00 PM
            FLORIDA vs. OHIO STATE
            Florida is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
            Florida is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
            The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ohio State's last 5 games
            Ohio State is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games

            JANUARY 2, 1:00 PM
            NEBRASKA vs. SOUTH CAROLINA
            Nebraska is 4-8-1 ATS in its last 13 games
            The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Nebraska's last 6 games
            The total has gone UNDER in 7 of South Carolina's last 10 games
            South Carolina is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games

            JANUARY 2, 1:00 PM
            MICHIGAN STATE vs. GEORGIA
            The total has gone OVER in 4 of Michigan State's last 5 games
            Michigan State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
            The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Georgia's last 10 games
            Georgia is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games

            JANUARY 2, 5:00 PM
            WISCONSIN vs. OREGON
            The total has gone OVER in 8 of Wisconsin's last 10 games
            Wisconsin is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
            The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oregon's last 6 games
            Oregon is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games

            JANUARY 2, 8:30 PM
            STANFORD vs. OKLAHOMA STATE
            The total has gone OVER in 4 of Stanford's last 6 games
            Stanford is 19-1 SU in its last 20 games
            Oklahoma State is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games


            JANUARY 3, 8:30 PM
            MICHIGAN vs. VIRGINIA TECH
            The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Michigan's last 6 games
            Michigan is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games
            Virginia Tech is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games
            Virginia Tech is 22-3 SU in its last 25 games


            JANUARY 4, 8:00 PM
            WEST VIRGINIA vs. CLEMSON
            The total has gone OVER in 9 of West Virginia's last 11 games
            West Virginia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
            The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Clemson's last 5 games
            Clemson is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games


            JANUARY 6, 8:00 PM
            KANSAS STATE vs. ARKANSAS
            The total has gone OVER in 6 of Kansas State's last 7 games
            Kansas State is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games
            Arkansas is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
            The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arkansas's last 5 games


            JANUARY 7, 1:00 PM
            SOUTHERN METHODIST vs. PITTSBURGH
            Southern Methodist is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
            Southern Methodist is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
            The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games


            JANUARY 8, 9:00 PM
            ARKANSAS STATE vs. NORTHERN ILLINOIS
            The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Arkansas State's last 14 games
            Arkansas State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
            The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Northern Illinois's last 6 games
            Northern Illinois is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games


            JANUARY 9, 8:30 PM
            ALABAMA vs. LSU
            Alabama is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing LSU
            Alabama is 3-4-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing LSU
            The total has gone OVER in 4 of LSU's last 6 games when playing Alabama
            LSU is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
            Remember the 3 G's Gambling, Golf, Girls not in any particular order.....

            Comment


            • #7
              NCAAF
              Armadillo's Write-Up

              Bowl Season

              New Mexico Bowl

              This should be good game if only because both teams thrilled to be in a bowl game; Temple is in second bowl since 1979 (lost 30-21 to UCLA in '09 bowl), Wyoming is in its third bowl since '93 (won bowls in '04, '09, both as double digit underdogs). Cowboys covered last four games as an underdog, winning five of last seven SU. Owls ran ball for 200+ yards in each of last seven games- they lost to Penn St. in September 14-10 (+8) . Temple is 4-4 as a favorite thi season. MAC non-conference favorites are 4-3 vs spread this year; MWC road underdogs are 4-8, 2-1 if spread is single digits. Mountain West teams won this bowl the last four years, with average total in the last three, 71.3.


              Idaho Potato Bowl

              Utah State lost the first Idaho Potato Bowl 35-19 to Cincinnati back in 1997, last bowl Aggies played in; State won its last five games to get to this bowl, with all five wins by 4 points or less, or in OT- they're 2-6 vs spread as a favorite. Ohio U hasn't played on a Saturday since October 22; they're playing their 4th bowl in last six years, but lost last three, by 28-7/21-17/48-21 scores. Bobcats' bowls last two years were in domes; their punter whined when he found out they were coming here. Ohio also won its last five games; they are 1-1 as underdog this year. WAC faves are 7-5 out of conference this year, 3-1 on road. MAC road underdogs are 10-16 vs spread, 4-3 if spread was single digits. WAC teams are 3-5 in last eight Idaho Bowls. Utah State should have edge in fan support.
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              • #8
                Wyoming And Temple Tangle In New Mexico Bowl

                We’ve seen the drill before, not only in sports, but in life. Bullies exist. And for the purposes of this exercise in previewing bowl action, it’s best that we identify that characteristic as soon as possible.

                To put it simply, Temple (8-4 straight up and against the spread) was a bully team this campaign. Whether the Owls can similarly push around Wyoming (8-4 SU, 7-5 ATS) in Saturday’s New Mexico Bowl at University Stadium in Albuquerque remains to be seen.

                This matchup is also significant because it marks the commencement of the 2011 college football bowl season, which will continue on a near daily basis for the next three-plus weeks, until the BCS title game the night of January 9 between Alabama and LSU at the Mercedes Benz Superdome in New Orleans.

                But if LSU-Alabama is being played appropriately in a stadium sponsored by Mercedes Benz, the New Mexico Bowl is a Chevy Cobalt by comparison. Temple-Wyoming is about as far away from the BCS as a bowl game can get. The dynamics, however, suggest an intriguing battle in Albuquerque.

                Yet the oddsmakers and wagering public seem to have been taken in by Temple’s bullyish nature. As the Don Best odds screen indicates, the Owls are favorites of 6½-7 points around Las Vegas, with the total teetering between 48 and 49 points, depending upon the outlet. ESPN will be there to telecast the first bowl of the postseason, with Saturday’s kickoff slated for 2:00 p.m. (ET).

                Goodness knows, however, that Temple could be excused for taking out its frustrations on whomever it could. The Owls have been one of college football’s notorious punching bags for the past three decades, or not long after coach Wayne Hardin retired in 1982. Hardin, who had coached Roger Staubach’s Navy teams in the early ‘60s, sought to upgrade the Owls’ football profile by going independent upon his arrival in 1969, leaving the old University Division Middle Atlantic Conference behind.

                Hardin’s Temple competed on mostly-even terms with other Eastern independents throughout the ‘70s, with QB Steve Joachim earning some All-American honors in 1974. The Owls even fashioned a 10-2 mark behind QB Brian Broomell in 1979, in the process qualifying for the second Garden State Bowl at the original Meadowlands Giants Stadium, where Temple lost to Roger Theder’s Cal Bears, quarterbacked by Rich Campbell, 28-17.

                But it would be another 30 years before the Owls would go bowling again. In between that 2009 Eagle Bank D.C. Bowl appearance against UCLA and revival under Al Golden, Temple’s program fought merely to survive, never mind flourishing. Successors to Hardin had less and less success, beginning with current Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Bruce Arians, then ex-Penn and Rice head coach Jerry Berndt, followed by some real despair in a 13-season period between 1993 and 2005 under Ron Dickerson and Bobby "NASCAR" Wallace, who were a combined 27-118.

                No wonder the Owls have seemed to enjoy the chance for once to beat up some foes in 2011!

                After Golden departed for Miami-Florida following last season, Temple tapped Florida Gators offensive coordinator Steve Addazio to continue the momentum, which Addazio seems to have accomplished. The Owls took no prisoners in most of their eight wins, as many of their scorelines confirm; 42-7 over Villanova, 41-3 over Akron, 38-7 over Maryland, 42-0 over Ball State, 34-3 over Buffalo, 42-14 over Army, 34-16 over Kent State. Only one win, a 24-21 success vs. Miami-Ohio, was close.

                Upon closer inspection, however, notice the common thread among all of those battered foes; each was subpar this season, all under .500 and nowhere near the bowl scene. When Temple stepped up, it was hardly as easy, although the Owls did come close to a rare win over Penn State in mid-September before bowing. Toledo (a runaway winner at Lincoln Financial Field), and close road setbacks at Bowling Green and Ohio completed the schedule as the Owls missed out on the MAC East crown thanks to that loss to Frank Solich’s Ohio Bobcats in a midweek game at Athens in early November.

                The Owls can run the ball, ranking seventh nationally at 258 ypg, with pinball-like RB Bernard Pierce (nation’s sixth-leading rusher with 1,381 yards) leading the way, complemented by "Mini" Matt Brown (all 5-foot-5 of him), who often disappeared behind his blockers before emerging with 891 rush yards.

                The matchup vs. a Wyo defense that ranked a poor 115th vs. the rush would thus figure to be troubling for the Mountain West rep Cowboys, but we’re not so sure.

                Remember that Wyoming had to face all sorts of brutish rush games all season, from Nebraska’s bone-crushing power to the lightning of Utah State’s 6th-ranked infantry, Air Force’s second-ranked option, San Diego State’s future NFL back Ronnie Hillman, and omnipotent Boise State, among others. Dealing with Temple will hardly be any more difficult than what Wyo has already endured in 2011.

                Consider, too, that the Owls were completely imbalanced this season, ranking down near Navy and Army’s passing attacks at 117th in the land. Addazio used three QBs – senior Chester Stewart, junior Mike Gerardi and sophomore Chris Coyer – throughout the season without much success, gaining just 123 ypg via the aerial route. Coyer, who had assumed the starting role because of his better running ability, suffered a shoulder injury in the regular-season finale vs. Kent State but is likely to be ready to go in Albuquerque.

                Balance-wise offensively, it’s advantage Wyoming which did almost as much damage on the ground (185 ypg) as in the air (214 ypg). Entering the season with plenty of questions at QB after last year’s starter Austyn Carta-Samuels transferred to Vanderbilt, true frosh Brett Smith grabbed the job by the throat and ended up breaking most of the Mountain West freshman passing marks held by TCU’s Andy Dalton, throwing for 2495 yards, More importantly, Smith only tossed three picks over his last seven games.

                The committee-based running attack led by high-stepping junior Alvester Alexander and whippet-like soph Brandon Miller was also complemented by none other than QB Smith, who contributed another 645 YR. Freshman wideout Josh Doctson also emerged as a gamebreaker by the end of the season, catching passes worth 139 yards and two TDs in the regular-season finale win over border rival Colorado State while mitigating the loss of leading receiver Chris McNeill (42 catches) to an arm injury earlier in November.

                All of those developments contributed to making Wyoming one of the nation’s surprise teams this season and created some attention for coach Dave Christensen, who has been peripherally mentioned for several higher-profile job opening overs the past few weeks. For the moment, Christensen remains in Laramie, but he’s definitely on the coaching radar after leading the Cowboys to bowls (both at this one in Albuquerque, by the way) in two of his three seasons on the Wyo job.

                The Owls and Cowboys had one common foe, Bowling Green, with both games at the Falcons’ Doyt Perry Stadium, Wyoming winning by a 28-27 count (thanks to a last-second blocked PAT) and Temple losing 13-10.

                A trend to note is also Wyoming’s sparkling 13-3 spread mark as an underdog away from Laramie since Christensen arrived as coach in 2009.
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                • #9
                  Utah State Aggies Battle Ohio Bobcats In Boise

                  It’s not often that we get to see Utah State (7-5 straight up, 6-6 against the spread) in a bowl game. Indeed, the last time the Aggies participated in the postseason, Bill Clinton was still President and Barack Obama was newly elected to the Illinois State Senate. And the Governor of Texas was a fellow named George W. Bush.

                  That was all in 1997.

                  Fast-forward 14 years, and the Utags have returned to Boise, where their last bowl adventure also took place against the Cincinnati Bearcats, who won that 1997 contest, 35-19. Utah State was Big West champion that season and was coached by John L. Smith, who immediately skedaddled to Louisville after the bowl game.

                  But it looks like the Aggies’ current coach, Gary Andersen, isn’t about to go anywhere. More on that in a moment.

                  Another rare Utah State postseason appearance takes place this Saturday on the blue turf of Boise’s Bronco Stadium. Although the bowl isn’t called the Humanitarian Bowl as it was the last time the Aggies participated. Nor is it named after the truck stops (Roady’s) that subsequently sponsored this game for several years. Fittingly, they’ve gotten around to labeling it the Idaho Potato Bowl, which we thought always should have been the name of the game in the first place.

                  The bowl is in Idaho, for gosh sakes! It’s about time they gave this Boise bowl game a proper title!

                  The opponent this Saturday will be Frank Solich’s Ohio Bobcats (9-4 SU, 6-7 ATS) for the 5:30 p.m. (ET) kickoff. The Don Best odds screen shows the Utags as 2½ to 3-point favorites at all Las Vegas wagering outlets, with the total hovering between 57 and 57½. ESPN will provide the TV coverage.

                  It might surprise many modern-day fans that Utah State actually has a bit of interesting football history, and some familiar names that the Aggies count among their alumni. Several 1960s and ‘70s pro football stars were Utah State products, including the late, great Rams Hall-of-Fame DT Merlin Olsen. Packers DE Lionel Aldridge, Jets PK Jim Turner, Lions RB Altie Taylor, Rams/Lions/Chargers/Bills/Seahawks QB Bill Munson and Cowboys DB Cornell Green were also Utags. In the ’80s, familiar NFL names such as Lions QB Eric Hipple, Broncos DE Rulon Jones and Broncos RB Rick Parros were all Aggies, too.

                  Their coach from 1959-62 was John Ralston, who mentored Olsen, Aldridge, Munson and Turner, who also played some QB for the Utags and had, according to Ralston, "the best arm I ever coached." Hardly faint praise from a successful pro and college coach who also had a Heisman-winning QB named Jim Plunkett at Stanford, where Ralston moved from Logan in 1963. Ralston would later go on to turn around the fortunes of the Denver Broncos in the 1970s. Cornell Green’s name is notable because he never played a down of college football, and made his mark instead as an All-American hoopster in college for LaDell Anderson before being one of the early products to be identified by the Tex Schramm and Gil Brandt’s "computerized" scouting for the Dallas Cowboys.

                  Colorful history aside, it had mostly been a barren few decades in Logan until the arrival of coach Gary Andersen, who assumed the reins at Utah State after serving with distinction as Utah’s defensive coordinator, including the Utes’ unbeaten 2008 season and Sugar Bowl win over Alabama. Andersen, however, made the Aggies competitive almost from his arrival date in 2009 and stewarded the breakthrough this season. Moreover, he seems content in Logan, and despite his name being peripherally mentioned for several recent higher-profile job openings, Andersen apparently has no desire to leave, even tattooing a Utah State logo onto his shoulder. Sounds like he intends to stay in Logan as long as they want him.

                  It was a bit of a wild ride for Utah State in 2011, however, blowing several games in indescribably wretched fashion during the first half of the season, including the opener at defending BCS champ Auburn, which trailed almost the entire game at Jordan-Hare Stadium before two very late TDs (the last aided by an onside kickoff recovery) stole a 42-38 decision. Subsequent losses to Colorado State and BYU were no less gut-wrenching.

                  Ironically, Utah State began to turn its season around after exciting frosh QB Chuckie Keeton was KO’d with a concussion in the November 5 game at Hawaii. The Utags rallied from a 31-14 deficit behind backup QB Adam Kennedy and notched a late 35-31 win that triggered a season-ending 5-game win streak, with Kennedy at the controls, to get bowl-eligible.

                  White-knucklers were the rule for the Aggies, however, with each of their last five wins decided by 7 points or fewer, and that 7-point success came in overtime at Idaho.

                  Utah State will pressure the Ohio defense with an electric infantry paced by slashing junior RB Robert Turbin, who motored for 1426 YR and 19 TDs in 2011 and is apparently leaning to come out early for next April’s NFL Draft. Along with sidekicks Michael Smith (728 YR and 7.1 ypc) and Kerwynn Williams (480 YR and 6.7 ypc), the Ags force opposing defenses into cheating against a running game that ranked sixth nationally at 280 ypg. That invites trouble against the accurate-throwing Kennedy, who completed 71% of his tosses, with deep threat wideouts Matt Austin and Stanley Morrison combining for 59 catches and nine TDs. Keeton will also be available for duty in Boise.

                  Ohio’s defense might believe it has the credentials to slow down the Utags ground game after finishing near the top in MAC rush defense stats (allowing only 126 ypg and 3.7 ypc), but the Bobcats did not face many ground-gobbling offenses in what was a pass-happy MAC. The one powerful infantry it confronted, Temple’s, ran for 305 yards, though Ohio survived that Wednesday night game on November 2 by a 35-31 count.

                  Still, Solich’s Bobcat offense might have a chance to trade points behind dual-threat soph QB Tyler Tettleton, son of former MLB catcher Mickey Tettleton and projected to have a shot at the NFL despite his relatively small (5-foot-11) stature. Capably operating the Ohio "Pistol" looks, Tettleton completed 63 percent of his passes with 26 TDs while adding another 598 rush yards, with RB Donte Harden adding another 939 yards on the ground. The Bobcats gained 457 yards per game, ranking 21st nationally, and posted better than 200 ypg both running and passing.

                  MAC sources, however, wonder about Ohio’s mental approach to this game after a late meltdown in the conference title game two weeks ago at Ford Field against Northern Illinois. Tettleton picked a bad time to have one of his worst outings, tossing three crucial interceptions, as the Bobcats allowed the Huskies to score the last 23 points of the game after leading 20-0. MAC insiders report that the team was not excited about the quick turnaround and trip to Boise, which was not its preferred postseason destination.

                  Moreover, despite the success Solich has recorded since assuming the Ohio job in 2005, he’s still winless in conference title games (0-3 SU) and bowls (also 0-3 SU).

                  Nonetheless, given the numerous close games on each side this season, a down-to-the-wire finish looks likely. And with both teams scoring better than 30 ppg, the total in the high 50s seems very reachable.
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                  • #10
                    Temple-Wyoming meet in New Mexico Bowl

                    TEMPLE OWLS (8-4)
                    vs. WYOMING COWBOYS (8-4)

                    New Mexico Bowl
                    University Stadium – Albuquerque, NM
                    Kickoff: Saturday, 2:00 p.m. EDT
                    Line: Temple -6.5, Total: 48.5

                    The 35-game college bowl season begins Saturday when Temple and Wyoming, both 8-4, square off in the New Mexico Bowl in Albuquerque.

                    This game features two run-heavy teams, as Temple ranks seventh in the nation with 257 rush YPG and Wyoming gains 185 rush YPG. Owls junior RB Bernard Pierce has rumbled for 126 YPG (6th in nation) and 25 TD in 11 games and will be quite a handful for a Cowboys team allowing 230 rushing YPG (6th-most in nation). Temple (8-4 ATS) is the better team here, having lost by just four points to Penn State and suffering two other narrow defeats (by three at Bowling Green and by four at Ohio). Wyoming has been blown out in all four of its defeats, losing by 44, 24, 22 and 11 points. The Owls are also much better defensively, holding five opponents (including Maryland) to seven points or less. The Cowboys have allowed 31+ points five times this season. The pick here is TEMPLE to win and cover.

                    This FoxSheets trend also sides with the Owls:

                    TEMPLE is 7-0 ATS (+7.0 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons. The average score was TEMPLE 31.0, OPPONENT 17.4 - (Rating = 2*).

                    Pierce has been consistently excellent all season, rushing for at least 145 yards six times. He has also scored 3+ TD on six different occasions. With Pierce and Matt Brown (867 rush yds, 6.1 YPC, 5 TD) running so effectively, the Owls don’t bother throwing the ball that often. They have the fifth-fewest pass attempts (186, 15.5 per game) in all of FBS. Chris Coyer did not play in the season finale because of a shoulder injury, but he is listed as probable for Saturday’s game. In his three games this season, Coyer is a solid 22-of-38 (58%) for 294 yards, 5 TD and 0 INT. He has also rushed for 491 yards (8.6 YPC) and three touchdowns this year behind a beefy offensive line with an average weight of 319 pounds per lineman. The Owls offense has played turnover-free football in six of its 12 games this year.

                    Temple ranks third in the nation in scoring defense (13.8 PPG) and 15th in total defense (316 YPG). Senior DL Adrian Robinson leads the team with six sacks and senior LB Stephen Johnson has piled up 113 tackles, including 30 in the past two games. Temple last won a bowl game in 1979, but has only played in one bowl since, a 2009 loss to UCLA in the Eagle Bank Bowl.

                    Wyoming junior RB Alvester Alexander leads his team with 678 rushing yards, but has not reached 100 yards in any game this year. However, Alexander is familiar with University Stadium. He rushed for 137 yards on just 12 carries in the 2009 New Mexico Bowl, a 35-28 double-overtime win over Fresno State. Freshman QB Brett Smith has had a great first collegiate season (2,495 pass yds, 18 TD, 8 INT; 645 rush yds, 10 TD), but he will be missing his top receiver, Chris McNeill (504 rec. yds in 9 games), who suffered a season-ending arm injury on Nov. 12. But Smith has other weapons, as four other receivers have at least 30 catches and 340 yards this season.

                    Defensively, the Cowboys’ undersized defensive line (270-pound average) could have trouble stuffing Temple’s potent ground game. And since the Owls rank 10th in the nation in time of possession (32:51), Wyoming’s defenders could be spending a lot of time on the field. That doesn’t bode well for a team ranked 98th in the country in total defense (432 YPG allowed). The Cowboys are on a two-bowl win streak, beating UCLA in the 2004 Las Vegas Bowl before their 2009 New Mexico Bowl triumph.
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                    • #11
                      SDSU takes on ULL in Saturday's New Orleans Bowl

                      LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE RAGIN’ CAJUNS (8-4)
                      vs. SAN DIEGO STATE AZTECS (8-4)

                      New Orleans Bowl
                      Louisiana Superdome - New Orleans, LA
                      Kickoff: Saturday, 9:00 p.m. EDT
                      Line: San Diego State -5, Total: 58

                      A pair of 8-4 teams look to cap off their seasons in style with a win in the New Orleans Bowl on Saturday night.

                      SDSU seeks its fifth win in six games while Louisiana-Lafayette has lost two in a row. The Aztecs, whose four losses have all been to bowl teams, are led by RB Ronnie Hillman (138 rush YPG, 3rd in nation). Hillman rushed for 228 yards in last year’s Poinsettia Bowl win over Navy, and should have little trouble chewing up yards against ULL’s subpar defense (393 YPG, 72nd in nation). The Ragin’ Cajuns are 6-1 ATS in non-home games this year, but have just 66.7 rushing YPG in the past three contests. Expect SAN DIEGO STATE to control the clock and win comfortably.

                      This FoxSheets trend also expects the UNDER to occur on Saturday:

                      SAN DIEGO STATE is 16-3 UNDER (84.2%, +12.7 Units) after outrushing opponent by 125 or more yards last game since 1992. The average score was SAN DIEGO STATE 26.2, OPPONENT 24.7 - (Rating = 3*).

                      Although ULL has been struggling to run the football, the passing game has been clicking behind the arm of junior QB Blaine Gautier. He has thrown 20 TD and just 5 INT this year, and has 876 passing yards (292 YPG) and 7 TD in his past three games. This includes 315 yards and a score at Arizona in his last game. Considering SDSU’s passing defense has allowed 822 yards (274 YPG) in its past three contests, the Cajuns’ game plan will call for an all-out air attack with Gautier.

                      Hillman has rushed for at least 170 yards six times this year, including both of his past two games. In these two contests, the sophomore has piled up 370 rushing yards (6.1 YPC) and 6 TD. The Aztecs also have a capable quarterback with senior Ryan Lindley, who has thrown for 2,740 yards, 20 TD and 8 INT this year. He was nearly perfect in last year’s bowl win, completing 18-of-23 passes for 276 yards, 2 TD and 0 INT. Lindley could certainly post similar numbers Saturday against ULL’s 92nd-ranked pass defense that is surrendering 249 YPG this year.

                      The Cajuns are making their first bowl appearance since the 1970 Grantland Rice Bowl, and the Aztecs are looking for just their second bowl win since 1969.
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                      • #12
                        Utah State-Ohio square off Saturday in Idaho

                        UTAH STATE AGGIES (7-5)
                        vs. OHIO BOBCATS (9-4)

                        Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
                        Bronco Stadium - Boise, ID
                        Kickoff: Saturday, 5:30 p.m. EDT
                        Line: Utah State -2, Total: 57

                        Ohio tries to earn its first bowl victory in school history when it matches up with Utah State on Saturday afternoon in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in Boise.

                        Ohio has never won a bowl game in five tries, but Utah State is just 1-4 in its bowl history. The Aggies are riding a five-game win streak as it prepares for a Bobcats team that blew a 20-0 halftime lead in its MAC title game loss. The Aggies have played nine games decided by a touchdown or less this year, including all five during their win streak. Ohio had won five in a row by an average of 8.8 PPG before losing to Northern Illinois in its conference title game. This contest expects to be tight throughout as well, as both offenses are nearly identical in total yards (Utah State 458.7 YPG, Ohio 457.3 YPG). But the Bobcats have a better defense, which should be able to contain the Aggies potent rushing attack. The pick here is OHIO to finally win a bowl game.

                        This FoxSheets trend also points out how the Bobcats thrive against great ground games:

                        OHIO is 13-3 ATS (81.3%, +9.7 Units) versus good rushing teams - averaging >=4.75 rushing yards/carry since 1992. The average score was OHIO 25.4, OPPONENT 28.1 - (Rating = 1*).

                        Utah State ranks sixth in the country in rushing, thanks mostly to star RB Robert Turbin (118 rush YPG, 19 TD). Turbin has rushed for at least 110 yards in seven different contests, but has been held to just 159 yards (3.7 YPC) and zero touchdowns in the past two games. Michael Smith led the Aggies with 121 yards on 18 carries (6.7 YPC) in their last game, a 24-21 win at New Mexico State. This was especially key because QB Chuckie Keeton was unable to play because of a back injury. Keeton (11 pass TD, 2 INT) is expected to return to the field on Saturday to throw his first passes since Nov. 5 when he was injured at Hawaii. Although Ohio ranks a respectable 31st in the nation in scoring defense (22.1 PPG) and 30th in rushing defense (126 YPG), the Bobcats have allowed 228 passing YPG (68th in FBS) this year and 304 passing YPG in the past four contests. Keeton will look to take advantage of this weakness, but only two of his receivers have surpassed 250 yards this year (Matt Austin 465 yds and Stanley Morrison 416 yds).

                        The Bobcats are more balanced on offense (206 rush YPG, 251 pass YPG) with dual-threat QB Tyler Tettleton piling up 286 YPG of total offense and 35 total TD this year. Tettleton is eager to erase his three-interception game against NIU, which marked just the second time in his career that he threw multiple picks in a game. Senior RB Donte Harden (939 rush yds, 5.5YPC) also has to pick up his performance. Since running over a great Temple defense for 184 yards on Nov. 2, he has failed to reach 75 yards in any of his four games since, totaling 241 rushing yards on just 4.0 YPC. The Bobcats best receiver, senior LaVon Brazill, has been slowed by a leg injury, but he is expected to start on Saturday. Brazill (1,042 rec yds, 10 TD) has six 100-yard receiving games, including 124 in the MAC title game. He should be able to get open against a USU pass defense giving up 240 YPG for the year (77th in FBS), and 296 passing YPG in the past four games.
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                        • #13
                          Saturday's Tip Sheet

                          December 14, 2011

                          New Mexico Bowl – Dec. 17, 2011 (Saturday) – 2 p.m. ET., ESPN
                          Temple (8-4 straight up, 8-4 against the spread) vs. Wyoming (8-4 SU, 7-5 ATS)
                          Line: Temple minus-6.5
                          Over/Under: 48.5

                          The Wynn opened Temple as a six-point favorite on Dec. 5, but the number quickly moved to seven. Since Dec. 7, however, most betting shops have had the Owls favored by 6 1/2, while the total opened at 48 and is now up to 48 1/2. Gamblers can take Wyoming on the money line for a lucrative plus-220 return (risk $100 to win $220).

                          The Cowboys have thrived as underdogs this year, compiling a 5-2 spread record with three outright victories. They are led by freshman quarterback Brett Smith, who has 2,495 passing yards and 18 touchdown passes compared to only eight interceptions.

                          Temple is ranked seventh in the nation in rushing thanks to junior Bernard Pierce, who has 1,381 yards and 25 TDs. The Owls went to their first bowl game since 1979 two years ago, losing 30-21 to UCLA as 4 ½-point underdogs.

                          In Wyoming’s last two postseason appearances in 2004 and ’09, it has won outright as a double-digit underdog with wins over UCLA and Fresno St., respectively. I like the Cowboys to win outright in this spot, too, so I’ll back them as ‘dogs and get a small taste of the money-line as well.

                          As for the total, Temple has seen four consecutive ‘overs’ despite a 7-5 overall ledger for the ‘under.’ Wyoming has watched the ‘under’ cash in five straight games and go 7-4-1 overall.

                          Idaho Potato Bowl – Dec. 17, 2011 (Saturday) – 5:30 p.m. ET., ESPN
                          Utah State (7-5 SU, 6-6 ATS) vs. Ohio (9-4 SU, 6-7 ATS)
                          Line: Utah St. minus-2.5
                          Over/Under: 57.5

                          Motivation and location are two pivotal factors in predicting the outcome of bowl games. In this scenario, we have a Utah St. squad that has won five in a row and is returning to the postseason for the first time since 1997. The Aggies are close to home and familiar with their surroundings, playing on the smurf turf of Bronco Stadium in a loss to Boise St. in last year’s regular-season finale.

                          Ohio, on the other hand, just saw its five-game winning steak snapped when it blew a 20-0 third-quarter lead in a 23-20 loss to No. Illinois in the MAC Championship Game. The Bobcats have to fly out West into a different time zone while still suffering a hangover from the loss to NIU.

                          Therefore, Gary Andersen’s team appears to have the motivation/location advantages. Utah St. will also have the best player on the field in WAC Player of the Year, Robert Turbin, who has 51 career rushing TDs. Furthermore, USU gets back freshman QB Chuckie Keeton, who has not played due to a back injury since a Nov. 5 win at Hawaii. Keeton has an 11/2 TD-INT ratio. In his absence, another true freshman, Adam Kennedy, has played well by leading the Aggies to victory in all four of his starts. Kennedy has a 10/4 TD-INT ratio.

                          Frank Solich’s squad won the MAC East thanks to the brilliant play of sophomore QB Tyler Tettleton, who has 3,060 passing yards with a 26/10 TD-INT ratio. Tettleton has also rushed for 598 yards and nine TDs.

                          The ‘over’ is 7-5 overall for USU, but the ‘under’ has cashed in back-to-back games. Meanwhile, Ohio has seen the ‘over’ go 7-6 overall, but the ‘under’ has hit in its last three outings.

                          These schools met in 1994 with Utah St. going to Ohio and winning by a 5-0 count as a two-point road underdog.

                          New Orleans Bowl – Dec. 17, 2011 (Saturday) – 9 p.m. ET., ESPN
                          Louisiana (8-4 SU, 8-4 ATS) vs. San Diego State (8-4 SU, 5-7 ATS)
                          Line: San Diego St. minus-5
                          Over/Under: 58.5

                          Although the location and motivation factors favor Louisiana, which is playing in a bowl game for the first time in school history, bettors have to weigh if those advantages are enough for a Sun Belt team to beat a squad from a tougher league – the Mountain West Conference in this instance.

                          The Aztecs stayed home and played in the Poinsettia Bowl last season, so it’s debatable whether or not they are disappointed to travel to New Orleans. Rocky Long’s team has won four of its last five games with the lone loss coming to Boise St. San Diego St. has one of the nation’s most underrated running back in sophomore Ronnie Hillman, who has already rushed for more than 3,000 yards and 36 career touchdowns. Also, QB Ryan Lindley has 20 TD passes.

                          Mark Hudspeth’s squad is bowling thanks to outstanding production from junior QB Blaine Gautier, who has 20 TD passes compared to only five interceptions. The Ragin’ Cajuns are an amazing 7-0 ATS as underdogs this year. They have seen the ‘over’ go 8-4 overall, 4-1 in their last five games.

                          SDS has a mediocre 3-5 spread record in eight games as a favorite this year. Totals have been an overall wash (6-6) for the Aztecs.

                          **B.E.’s Bonus Nuggets**

                          --La. Tech and TCU will both bring seven-game winning streaks to San Diego for the Poinsettia Bowl. The Bulldogs, who are catching 10 ½ points from the Horned Frogs, have taken the cash in all six of their games as underdogs this year. They are 5-0 ATS against teams in bowl games and they’ve cashed tickets at a 4-0 ATS clip when playing in the Pacific time zone.

                          --TCU went 3-5 ATS as a double-digit favorite this year.

                          --Alabama offensive coordinator Jim McElwain has been named the new head coach at Colorado St. He’ll recruit for the Rams until Dec. 19 before going back to Tuscaloosa to join the Crimson Tide in its preparation for the BCS Championship Game vs. LSU on Jan. 9 at the Superdome in New Orleans. We’ve seen many instances through the years when a coordinator for a team prepping for the national-title game has taken a head-coaching gig at another school. The results have been mixed. When Mark Richt took the Georgia job while serving as the OC for FSU vs. Oklahoma in the 2000 title game, the ‘Noles had their worst offensive showing of the year in a 13-2 loss to the Sooners. On the flip side, Florida fared just fine in 2008 when it beat Oklahoma after OC Dan Mullen had taken the Mississippi St. job. The same positive results came for LSU in a blowout win over Ohio St. after DC Bo Pelini took the Nebraska job in 2009. (If I didn’t make it clear, all three of those coaches stayed on and called plays in the aforementioned BCS title games.)

                          --Auburn OC Gus Malzahn is leaving The Plains to become the new head coach at Arkansas State, which lost Hugh Freeze to Ole Miss last week. Also, DC Ted Roof has bolted for the same job at UCF under George O’Leary.
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                          • #14
                            Early Bowl Trends

                            December 14, 2011

                            Saturday, Dec. 17


                            New Mexico Bowl from Albuquerque
                            Matchup Skinny Tech Trend
                            TEMPLE vs. WYOMING...Wyo 4-1 as dog away from Laramie TY, 13-3 against number in role since Dave Christensen arrived as coach in 2009. Owls 8-4 vs. spread in 2011 but only 2-2 as chalk away from home. Wyo not often in bowls but has won last two outright as DD dog (2004 Las Vegas vs. UCLA and 2009 New Mexico vs. Fresno). Wyoming, based on Christensen dog mark away from Laramie.


                            Idaho Potato Bowl from Boise
                            Matchup Skinny Tech Trend
                            UTAH STATE vs. OHIO...Utags bowling for first time since 1997 in this same bowl game vs. Cincinnati. Solich 0-3 SU and vs. line in bowl games with Bobcats but is 17-9 his last 26 as dog since 2007. USU only covered two of last seven on board TY and was 1-5 its last six as chalk. Slight to Solich, based on team trends.


                            New Orleans Bowl from New Orleans
                            Matchup Skinny Tech Trend
                            UL-LAFAYETTE vs. SAN DIEGO STATE...Mark Hudspeth waits for Miss. State job to open or one of the others (SUM, maybe Houston) in the region. ULL a staggering 7-0 as dog in 2011 and has covered 12 of last 13 as the "short" since last season. Ragin' Cajuns also 11-1 against line last 12 away from Lafayette! Rocky Long only covered 2 of last 7 as chalk this season, and Aztecs only 2-8 against points their last 10 as chalk away from Qualcomm Stadium. Rocky Long New Mexico & SDSU teams just 2-6 their last 8 as chalk away from home. ULL, based on team trends.



                            Tuesday, Dec. 20

                            Beef 'O Brady's St. Petersburg Bowl from St. Petersburg
                            Matchup Skinny Tech Trend
                            FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL vs. MARSHALL...FIU very streaky vs. spread this season, opened and closed with three straight covers but lost six straight spread decisions in between. Golden panthers still 7-4 against points last 11 away from home including Little Caesar's Bowl win LY vs. Toledo. Doc Holliday just 2-4 vs. line away this season and 3-9 in role since taking over Herd in 2010. FIU, based on team trends.



                            Wednesday, Dec. 21

                            Poinsettia Bowl from San Diego
                            Matchup Skinny Tech Trend
                            LA TECH vs. TCU...La Tech was flying down the stretch in 2011, with wins and covers in its last seven games! Sonny Dykes 14-5 vs. line last 19 on board, and Bulldogs were 5-0 as dog this season. Gary Patterson no covers last three bowls but had covered previous five. Frogs only 3-3 vs. line away from Fort Worth TY and just 2-6 as DD chalk in 2011. La Tech, based on team trends.



                            Thursday, Dec. 22

                            MAACO Las Vegas Bowl from Las Vegas
                            Matchup Skinny Tech Trend
                            ARIZONA STATE vs. BOISE STATE...Boise has covered last three and four of last five bowls but closed 2011 on a pointspread downtick, dropping last 6 and 8 of last 10 vs. number (all as DD chalk). Broncos were 4-2 against number away from blue carpet in 2001, however, and are 17-4 vs. line away from Boise since 2008. ASU no covers last four this season for the departing Erickson and only 2-3 vs. line on road in 2011 after 10-2 spread mark in 2010. Slight to Boise, based on extended trends.



                            Saturday, Dec. 24

                            Sheraton Hawaii Bowl from Honolulu
                            Matchup Skinny Tech Trend
                            NEVADA vs. SOUTHERN MISS...Pack just 2-4 SU and 1-5 vs. number in bowls for Chris Ault since 2005, including failures to cover in two chances at Aloha Bowl (though did win SU over UCF in 2005). Pack also dropped five of last six vs. spread in 2011. Ault is 5-2 last 7 as dog, however. Fedora will reportedly coach this game for USM, which has lost and failed to cover its last two bowls but did fashion 9-4 spread mark this season. Slight to USM, based on team trends.



                            Monday, Dec. 26

                            Independence Bowl from Shreveport
                            Matchup Skinny Tech Trend
                            NORTH CAROLINA vs. MISSOURI...Gary Pinkel has failed to cover his last three years in bowl games. Tigers also only 1-4 as chalk TY and 3-7 last 10 laying points since mid 2010. Heels unbeaten vs. line last three years in bowls (all games down to the wire), but overall spread numbers very middling lately. Slight to North Carolina, based on recent Mizzou chalk woes.



                            Tuesday, Dec. 27

                            Little Caesar's Bowl from Detroit
                            Matchup Skinny Tech Trend
                            WESTERN MICHIGAN vs. PURDUE...Purdue bowling for first time since appearing in this bowl vs. CMU in 2007. Broncos were last bowling in 2008 Texas Bowl when losing vs. Rice. WMU 7-3-1 vs. spread its last 11 away from Waldo Stadium and was 4-0 as dog in 2011. Broncos 3-5 vs. line last 8 against Big Ten foes. Danny Hope just 5-8 last 13 as chalk since early 2009. Slight to WMU, based on team trends.


                            Belk Bowl from Raleigh
                            Matchup Skinny Tech Trend
                            LOUISVILLE vs. NC STATE...Conflicting trends here, with Louisville 6-0 vs. line away from Papa John's in 2011, 9-0 last nine in role, and 11-1 since Charlie Strong arrived LY. Tom O'Brien BC and NCS teams, however, have covered in eight straight bowl games. O'Brien NCS teams 26-9 vs. line from sixth games of season onward since he arrived as Wolfpack coach in 2007. Slight to NCS, based on O'Brien bowl marks.
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                            • #15
                              Inside the Stats - Bowls

                              December 14, 2011

                              Stats Matter - A Guide to Handicapping the Bowl Games
                              It's unanimous. Smart handicappers alike agree on one thing - preparation is the key to success. The better prepared you are the better chance you stand at succeeding.

                              With the 2011-12 college football bowl season now upon us, it's time to get ready for the 35 that await us.

                              While a myriad of different techniques and approaches exist, one simple element is often overlooked and that is how a team is performing on the playing field 'In The Stats' (ITS) as they enter into its bowl game. In other words, are they winning or losing that overall yardage on the playing field.

                              As handicappers we know better than most the scoreboard does not tell the entire story. Like a doctor examining an MRI or an X-Ray, it's critically important to look inside the patient and check out his vitals before rendering a diagnosis.

                              Listed below are noteworthy results of how the 70 bowl teams have fared ITS overall and most recently this season, along with other notes of significance…

                              Air Force 8-4 overall
                              Alabama 12-0 overall / held 7 foes to season low yards
                              Arizona St 6-6 overall
                              Arkansas 7-5 overall / 1-4 away
                              Arkansas St 9-3 overall / 6-0 L6
                              Auburn 5-7 overall
                              Baylor 10-2 overall
                              Boise St 11-1 overall / held 4 foes to season low yards
                              BYU 9-3 overall / 8-0 L8

                              California 8-4 overall / held 4 foes to season low yards
                              Cincinnati 6-5-1 overall / 1-3-1 L5
                              Clemson 10-3 overall / 2-3 L5

                              Florida 7-5 overall
                              Florida Intl 5-7 overall / 1-3 L4
                              Florida St 8-4 overall / held 6 foes to season low yards

                              Georgia 12-1 overall
                              Georgia Tech 8-4 overall / 2-4 L6

                              Houston 11-2 overall / 6-0 away


                              Illinois 9-3 overall / 1-2 L3
                              Iowa 6-6 overall / 1-3 L4
                              Iowa St 5-7 overall / 4-1 L5

                              Kansas St 3-9 overall / 0-5 L5


                              La Lafayette 6-6 overall / 0-3 L3
                              La Tech 7-5 overall / 4-1 L5
                              Louisville 7-5 overall / 1-3 L4
                              LSU 9-4 overall / held 5 foes to season low yards

                              Marshall 4-8 overall / 3-1 L4
                              Michigan 10-2 overall / 5-0 L5
                              Michigan St 10-3 overall / held 5 foes to season low yards
                              Mississippi St 7-5 overall
                              Missouri 8-4 overall

                              NC State 6-6 overall / 4-0 L4
                              Nebraska 7-5 overall / 1-3 L4
                              Nevada 10-2 overall / 8-0 L8
                              North Carolina 6-6 overall / 3-1 L4
                              Northern Illinois 8-5 overall / 4-0 L4
                              Notre Dame 7-5 overall / held 4 foes to season low yards

                              Ohio St 4-8 overall / 0-5 away
                              Ohio U 10-3 overall
                              Oklahoma 9-3 overall
                              Oklahoma St 10-2 overall
                              Oregon 11-2 overall

                              Penn St 8-4 overall
                              Pittsburgh 6-6 overall
                              Purdue 5-7 overall

                              Rutgers 7-5 overall

                              San Diego St 7-5 overall / 4-1 L5
                              SMU 7-5 overall
                              South Carolina 7-5 overall / 3-0 L3
                              Southern Miss 11-1-1 overall
                              Stanford 12-0 overall

                              TCU 7-5 overall
                              Temple 7-5 overall / 1-4 L5
                              Texas 8-4 overall / held 6 foes to season low yards
                              Texas A&M 10-2 overall / 7-0 L7
                              Toledo 10-2 overall / 7-0 L7
                              Tulsa 8-4 overall / 7-1 L8

                              UCLA 5-8 overall
                              Utah 4-8 overall / 0-4 L4
                              Utah St 10-2 overall

                              Vanderbilt 6-6 overall
                              Virginia 8-3-1 overall
                              Virginia Tech 9-4 overall

                              Wake Forest 5-7 overall / 1-6 L7
                              Washington 5-7 overall / 1-3 L4
                              West Virginia 9-2-1 overall
                              Western Michigan 7-5 overall
                              Wisconsin 10-3 overall / 1-2 L3
                              Wyoming 5-7 overall / 3-1 L4

                              Given the fact that teams who outgain their opponent win the game better than 80% of the time, and straight-up winners in bowl games being 570-95-10 ATS - including 32-3 last season - since 1980, it's crucial to your success when evaluating a team's chance of winning the yardage wars.

                              Just another slant when it comes to handicapping the bowl contests. Add it to your arsenal and enjoy the games!
                              Remember the 3 G's Gambling, Golf, Girls not in any particular order.....

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