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I think some valuable lessons can be learned from the last two nights' football games.
Here is my take and I would love to here yours:
In actuality the games played both nights were quite different, and yet there is a lesson to be learned from each.
Last night Auburn seemed to be a cinch to cover for most of the game and even more so late in the game.
As we all saw last night, a desperation and lucky pass from V. Tech in closing moments resulted in a touchdown and a real backdoor cover;no service or newsletter can handicap that.
Tonight was entirely different;huge money moved the line as much as 5 points from USC being a 3 point favorite to where Oklahoma was favored by as many as 2 points by the gametime.
Judging by the lopsided score, it is obvious that big money had no idea as to what was going to transpire, as USC romped after Oklahoma scored opening touchdown.
If you go back and read some of the longwinded analyses of both games by such folks as (You guessed it) Phil Steele, you will see how little relevance his writeups had to do with the flow of the games especially tonight.
To me all games are dangerous to bet and especially Bowl Games .as so many intangibles not found in the running and passing stats. come into play(coaching, leadership, motivation, what team is affected more by layoff between end of regular season and the bowl games, etc.).
Also, remember that these are kids playing in these Bowl Games, not professional athletes, and it is not 4 out of 7;it is one game and a lot of unexpected things can happen as we saw in the last two nights.
I am sure my 'buddy"Phil Steele will be undaunted by the fact tghat he went 0-4 with his sides and totals during the two( in some ways) biggest games of the year and come right back at you the next couple of weekends with his 3* or higher various college all star games(North South-East West) and tell you that he can handicap them.
In my estimation these all star games are monkey shine games, and anyone who says that they can handicap how one team made up of players who have never played together against another team made up of the same just wants your money;sorry that is reality, and I don't care what Phil Steele and others say to the contrary.
Anyways, that is my take and best of luck to all in the NFL this weekend, where hopefully form will hold up better for those who rely on logic anyways.
Here is my take and I would love to here yours:
In actuality the games played both nights were quite different, and yet there is a lesson to be learned from each.
Last night Auburn seemed to be a cinch to cover for most of the game and even more so late in the game.
As we all saw last night, a desperation and lucky pass from V. Tech in closing moments resulted in a touchdown and a real backdoor cover;no service or newsletter can handicap that.
Tonight was entirely different;huge money moved the line as much as 5 points from USC being a 3 point favorite to where Oklahoma was favored by as many as 2 points by the gametime.
Judging by the lopsided score, it is obvious that big money had no idea as to what was going to transpire, as USC romped after Oklahoma scored opening touchdown.
If you go back and read some of the longwinded analyses of both games by such folks as (You guessed it) Phil Steele, you will see how little relevance his writeups had to do with the flow of the games especially tonight.
To me all games are dangerous to bet and especially Bowl Games .as so many intangibles not found in the running and passing stats. come into play(coaching, leadership, motivation, what team is affected more by layoff between end of regular season and the bowl games, etc.).
Also, remember that these are kids playing in these Bowl Games, not professional athletes, and it is not 4 out of 7;it is one game and a lot of unexpected things can happen as we saw in the last two nights.
I am sure my 'buddy"Phil Steele will be undaunted by the fact tghat he went 0-4 with his sides and totals during the two( in some ways) biggest games of the year and come right back at you the next couple of weekends with his 3* or higher various college all star games(North South-East West) and tell you that he can handicap them.
In my estimation these all star games are monkey shine games, and anyone who says that they can handicap how one team made up of players who have never played together against another team made up of the same just wants your money;sorry that is reality, and I don't care what Phil Steele and others say to the contrary.
Anyways, that is my take and best of luck to all in the NFL this weekend, where hopefully form will hold up better for those who rely on logic anyways.
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