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Central Michigan Chippewas +8 (50 Units)
***PRE-NEW YEARS BOWL GAME OF THE YEAR***
The Central Michigan Chippewas are the 2007 MAC Conference Champions and hold an 8-5 SU record coming into this game. It has been more than three months now since these two teams met and more than three months since the Chippewas were badly outyarded and badly outplayed by a Purdue team that looked like they were up to some big things. However, than was then and this is now and things have really changed since. Since losing to Purdue and losing to North Dakota State the following week, Central Michigan has since gone 7-2 SU and 5-2-2 ATS in those games and they have looked like the team that kicked some serious ass last season. This situation is totally different than the first two times these teams met as the Chippewas were still tryint to work in a new head coach in the first meeting and now they look more like a team that has played under this system for a long time. Central Michigan actually has some kind of home advantage seeing how this game is playing in their home state and a bunch of their fans are going to make the trip out to Ford Field. The Chippewas were 5-3 SU away from home this season with some big in-conference wins and in those games they managed to go 3-3-2 ATS. Their defense has not exactly improved since the beginning of the season but the offense is in tune and I trust my money a lot more with these guys than I did back in September. Central Michigan comes into this game averaging a whopping 38.3 points per game in their last three games and in those games they have averaged 522.7 points per game on offense and 6.7 yards per play in those games. That's some serious offense. Purdue has been an aboslute mess defensively the last three games of the season as they allowed 33.7 points per game and somehow managed to allow 437.3 total yards of offense per game on 5.4 yards per play. On the ground, the Chippewas have been one of the best rushing offenses in the NCAA the last three games of the season as they managed 251.7 rushing yards per game and 6.9 yards per carry. QB Dan Lefevour has surpassed the 1000 yard rushing mark and RB's Justin Hoskins and Ontario Sneed both have 100+ carries on the season. Purdue has been complete demolished by the run in their last three games of the season as they allowed 206.7 rushing yards per game and 4.4 yards per carry in those games. In the air, Lefevour completed 66.4% of his passes for 6.5 yards per pass attempt the last three games of the season. Purdue's pass defense allowed their last three QB opponents to complete 63.2% of their passes for 6.5 yards per pass attempt. My only concern with betting on Lefevour is that he makes a lot bad decisions and tends to force too many of his throws (5 interceptions in the last three games) but Purdue has only 1 interception in their last three games and their defense has not been agressive enough to force turnovers. With only 2 recovered fumbles and 1 interception in their last three games, Purdue is going to have to do a lot more than just show up and pass the ball around if they want any hope of winning this game. Central Michigan's offense is currently ranked #21 in Nation in total yardage per game and unlike the first time they played against this Purdue team, the Chippewas really have things going on offensively and they should have no such problems getting things going like they did in the first meeting. I think Central Michigan is going to be the ones who comes out guns blazing in this game and they are a much better team than they were in September.
The Purdue Boilermakers started the season off on quite the run and they looked like they were going to make a surprising run at the BIG 10 Title with no clear cut leader to start the season but things did not exactly go the way this team wanted it to the rest of the season and now the Boilermakers have to settle for an appearance in the Motor City Bowl. This team barely made it to a Bowl Game with their 7-5 SU record. The last time these two teams met, Purdue completely dominated early, took a 38-0 lead and coasted the rest of the way before allowing a bunch of second half points and making the game look a lot close than it was. As I mentioned before, that was then and this is now. Since beating Central Michigan back in September and following that up with wins over Minnesota and Notre Dame, Purdue has since gone 2-5 SU and in those games have done 3-4 ATS. So if you look back on the games that Purdue actually won this season they beat Toledo, Eastern Illinois, Central Michigan, Notre Dame, Minnesota, Iowa and Northwestern. How many of those teams are heading to Bowl Games anyways? None of them is the answer apart from this Central Michigan team. So their only legit win all season was against these Chippewas who come into this game seeking revenge and who willl be a lot tougher to beat in their home state than they were in West Lafayette. Purdue was only 2-3 SU away from home this season and in those games went only 2-2-1 ATS. In three career meetings Purdue has won by 20+ points every single time but this game is very different from the others. Purdue comes into this game really struggling over the last three games they played as they average only 24.7 points per game and in those games managed only 399.7 total yards of offense per game and 5.5 yards per play. Central Michigan, who has been one of the most liable teams defensively in the Nation all season, have allowed 30.0 points per game in their last three games. However, they have allowed only 356.7 total yards of offense per game in those games and 4.7 yards per play which is the best they have played defensively all season. On the ground, Purdue has rushed for only 106.3 rushing yards per game in their last three games on 4.0 yards per carry and I don't see that improving against this Chippewas defense that has really tightneded things up defensively and allowed only 126.3 rushing yards per game on 3.6 yards per carry in their last three games. In the air, QB Curtis Painter has completed only 60.9% of his passes the last three games for 6.4 yards per pass attempt in those games, 2 touchdown passes and 3 interceptions. Painter and the offense have somewhat struggled considering he has 26 touchdown passes on the season and that this offense was putting up 500+ yards per game earlier this year. Central Michigan is not good against the pass as they have allowed their last three opponents to complete 62.9% of their passes for 5.6 yards per pass attempt which is the best this team has played all season. The Boilermakers offensive line has allowed 11 sacks in their last three games and the pass protection has been the achilles heel of the offense. Central Michigan's pass rush is nothing too special but they have 5 sacks in thier last three games and have 4 interceptions in those games. This is an opportunistic defense that has forced 4 fumbles in thier last three games and get to go up against a Purdue team that has fumbled 6 times in the last three games and lost 3 of those fumbles. Neither one of these teams has shown any kind of discipline this season and they both average too many penalties per game. This game is a lot different than the first time these two teams met as Purdue's offense is the one having problems while the Chippewas defense is the one playing better football. I think Purdue can score some points in this game but I don't think they can score like they did earlier this season and if they don't score at least 30-40 points in this games, they don't stand a chance of winning the game.
The logical pick in this game would the Purdue Boilermakers because they totally demolished the Chippewas in an earlier season matchup as 20+ point favorites and I don't know why oddsmakers felt the need to throw out such an odd line for this game. If you ask me the line is completely bogus considering that other than their win against Central Michigan in the first meeting this season, Purdue did not beat a single other Bowl-Bound team this season winning their six games against non-Bowl eligible teams. Central Michigan has produced one of the best offensive products in the NCAA over the second half of the season and that is what makes them clear cut MAC Conference champions. This game is made to showcase the best of the MAC against a team from one of the powerhouse conferences in college football and I give Central Michigan a very good shot at winning this game and winning it big. Purdue has not been good the second half of the season and have had problems beating mediocre teams for quite some time now. Since their first meeting, the Purdue offense has really slowed down, while the Central Michigan offense has picked up. Since that meeting, the Purdue defense has really declined and the Central Michigan defense has somehow improved. The Chippewas love playing in this stadium, they have played here many times over the last few seasons and I think they are going to win this game.
Trend of the Game: Purdue is 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games versus the MAC Conference.
Central Michigan 36, Purdue 27
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ANOTHER 3* winner last night:
Texas Longhorns -2.5 (30 Units)
WINNER!
We NOW improve to 5-2 this Bowl Season and a SPECTACULAR 2-0 on 5* SELECTIONS and 2-0 on 3* SELECTIONS! Don't waste any more time, get on board...NOW!Last edited by PlayersOfAmeric; 12-28-2007, 12:44 PM.Comment
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Yesterday's Results:
Thursday, December 27
HOLIDAY BOWL (Bowl #7)
Texas Longhorns -2.5 (30 Units)
The Texas Longhorns somewhat underachieved this season if you could call it that seeing how many pre-season experts had them pegged as a BCS team who would definitely play in a BCS Bowl if not the National Championship Game but things did not go as planned and here these guys are playing in a pre-New Year's Day Bowl Game. What really has me enticed by this Longhorns team is that they already knew a long time ago that the BCS was out of reach and having already accepted their faith and destiny, this team finished the season 5-1 SU and 3-3 ATS in those games. Nonetheless, they won some big games down the stretch before losing their finale in College Station and I am willing to bet that this team comes to San Diego with a chip on their shoulder. You can hate on these guys as much as you want for not covering spreads in games this season but the Longhorns have never been known to blow teams out under Mack Brown and most of their ATS losses were 20+ point spreads that this team was just not equipped to handle. Texas went 4-1 SU away from home this season with wins at Central Florida, Iowa State, Baylor and Oklahoma State, going 2-2 ATS in those games. Apart from the loss at Texas A&M in the season finale, the Longhorns managed to outyard their other four road opponents by 621 total yards which is pretty damn impressive. Texas comes into this game averaging a whopping 42.3 points per game in their last three games of the season and in those games the Horns managed to average 499.0 total yards of offense per game and 6.7 yards per play in those games. WOW! That's going be tough to stop. Arizona State's defense looked good for the most part of this season but in their last three games of the year they allowed 27.0 points per game and managed to allow 374.7 total yards of offense per game on 5.4 yards per play which could be a problem here. On the ground, the Longhorns running game was better at the end of the season than it had been all season as the Longhorns averaged 239.3 rushing yards per game on 5.4 yards per carry in their last three games of the season. RB Jamaal Charles is one of the most unheralded backs in the Nation and he could very well shine in this game. However, it won't be easy to shine against an Arizona State defense that has allowed only 98.7 rushing yards per game in their last three games on 3.3 yards per carry in those games. In the air, QB Colt McCoy has not always been impressive but in his last three games of the season he managed to complete 65.2% of his passes for a whopping 8.8 yards per pass attempt, 6 touchdown passes and 5 interceptions. Arizona State's secondary has allowed their last three opponents to complete only 56.2% of their passes but they did allow 6.8 yards per pass attempt and have made themselves vulnerable to the deep ball on play action. Protecting McCoy has been a big problem for this offensive line all season as he has been sacked 8 times in his last three games and and could face problems against a Sun Devils team that has 7 sacks in their last three games but I think the Horns have worked on getting rid of that ball faster and setting up some play action passes with their running abilities. Interceptions have been a problem for McCoy because of the bad decisions he tends to make when pressured but Arizona State has only 3 interceptions in their last three games and they have recovered only 2 fumbles in those games which means that they are not exactly forcing turnovers at alarming rates. That's good news for Texas who have fumbled 8 times in their last three games losing only 2 of them in the end. I know the Longhorns have messed up on quite a few occasions this season but I really like some of the matchups in this game and as long as this team can keep their heads and not take too many penalties, they should have no problems winning this game. The Horns don't have the defense to win them this game alone so McCoy is going to have to pullout all the stops and hope his RB Jamal Charles is ready to carry this team on his back. I think Texas comes out throwing bombs in this game.
The Arizona State Sun Devils thought they had the PAC 10 Conference by the neck with a new coach in Dennis Erickson and with a 8-0 SU record heading into the month of November. The Sun Devils were 6-2 ATS and one of the most profitable teams in the Country at that point in the season but that's until they ran into the Oregon Ducks on the road and the dream was over with a 35-23 loss. Arizona State came out the next week looking just as stunned as they were the week before in a close 24-20 win at UCLA as -7 point favorites and then came the real crash back to earth as the Sun Devils lost 44-24 at home against USC. That loss ended all hopes of playing in a BCS Bowl and ended all hopes of playing in a post-New Years Bowl Game. If you're not as convinced as I am that this team is disappointed in how their season turned out, look no further than their season finale against Arizona where they won 20-17 as seven point home favorites. The Sun Devils outyarded the Wildcats by only 28 yards and like I said before, looked as disinterested as it gets. Arizona State was 3-1 SU away from home this season but they were only 1-3 ATS in those games and I don't know why so many respected cappers see them as a great wager in this game. Arizona State went from looking like PAC 10 Champions and BCS Contenders to a team that averaged only 22.7 points per game in their last three games of the season. In those games, the Sun Devils managed to average only 318.3 total yards of offense per game on 4.4 yards per play and I have no idea how that offense is going to keep up with the Longhorns in this game. Texas has been atrocious on defense pretty much all season but their last three games were the definition of pathetic as they allowed 38.7 points per game in those games and allowed 534.3 total yards of offense per game on 7.0 yards per play in those games. Blame it on fatigue, blame it on injuries, it doesn't matter. If the Horns come out playing like that, its going to be tough to win this game. However, seeing how Arizona State has not been able to generate any kind of yardage on the ground as of late, there is hope for Horns backers. The Sun Devils have really struggled and average only 88.2 rushing yards per game in their last three games for 2.2 yards per carry which is pathetic. Texas has not had a problem stopping the run allowing allowed only 115.0 rushing yards per game on 3.5 yards per carry in their last three games so you would think that with Arizona State having problems with their running game, the Longhorns could turn their full attention to some pass defense in this game. QB Rudy Carpenter has been just so-so in his last three games, completing 58.6% of his passes for 7.0 yards per pass attempt, 4 touchdown passes and 0 interceptions which is conservative but good. Texas on the other hand has allowed their last three opponents to complete 71.1% of their passes for a crazy 9.8 yards per pass attempt and 419.3 passing yards per game. If the Longhorns cannot improve on those numbers in this game, some of those coaches need to be fired because dropping extra guys into coverage is a must against Carpenter. The Sun Devils offensive line is complete garbage, they can't block for the RB's and they have allowed 14 sacks in their last three games. You can expect Texas to take full advantage of this as they have 5 sacks in their last three games but have a defensive line very capable of applying pressure on opposing QB's. Carpenter has shockingly enough not thrown an interception in his last three games but that could all change in this game as the Longhorns have 3 interceptions in their last three games and the added pressure could lead to some bad decisions. The Sun Devils have been fumbling the ball quite a bit as of late having fumbled 6 times in their last three games and losing three of those fumbles which could be a problem against a Texas defense that is definitely going to be a lot more aggressive than they have been the last month or so of the season. Arizona State is capable of putting up some big time points in this game but the question remains, will the fact that their running game is non-existent be a big factor in this game? I think it will be because it won't take long for the Longhorns to make some adjustments and start dropping guys back. I think Texas is going to come up with a decent effort defensively in this game and that will probably be because their offense is clicking on all cylinders and maintaining a lead most of the night.
Throw out the first three quarters of both teams seasons and look at the final product we were left starring at in the final three games of the year. You have a Texas team that has already accepted their faith this season and that is happy to be in this Bowl Game and then you have this Arizona State team that was looking for a) a BCS Title shot, b) a BCS Bowl Game appearance and c) a PAC 10 Championship and let me just tell you that they went 0 for 3 in those wishes. Safe enough to say that they are disappointed to be playing in this Bowl Game and although I never thought I would ever say this, I actually like Mack Brown to outcoach Dennis Erickson in this one. What you have to consider in this game is the fact that a quick start is going to be important for the Longhorns because they have been off for a week more than Arizona State and if they are sleeping early, the lights are not coming back on. On that note, in their last three games of the season, Texas averaged 15.0 points per first half and allowed 15.6 points per first half of each game. Arizona State on the other hand averaged only 12.4 points per first half in their last three games while allowing a whopping 21.7 points per first half in those games. That is why I give the slow start avoidance edge to Texas in this game. I know it's tough betting on a team that is 1-6 ATS in their last 7 Bowl games when the favorite but this is an underachieving Texas team with no such expectations in this game and I don't have a problem backing them at all with these kinds of small odds. I think this game is going to be a showdown of sorts and all I have to say in the end is HOOK EM!
Trend of the Game: Texas is 4-1 ATS in their last five neutral site games.
Texas 35, Arizona State 25
RESULT: WIN
DAY OVERALL RECORD: 1-0
OVERALL WIN/LOSS: +30 unitsComment
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Nice copy and paste scumComment
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TODAY'S COMP:
St. Joes -2Comment
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Yes, my apologies. Will have prepared at time of posting from here on out.Originally posted by SparkComment
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Nice copy and paste? Nice copy and paste from MY OWN BUSINESS?Originally posted by kbsooner21Comment
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Spark,
Could you drop me a line at [email protected] so I can discuss some things with you via email? I'm more than happy to send first, but I have no address. Thanks.Comment
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And sent. Thank you.Comment
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UPDATED RECORDS:
YTD NFL (Players of America): {-20.00 units} | 10* GOY Record: (0-1) | 5* Record: (2-2) | 3* Record: (10-11) | 1* Record: (28-17)
YTD NCAA F (Players of America): {+450.00 units} | 10* GOY Record: (0-0) | 5* Record: (3-1) | 3* Record: (18-5) | 1* Record: (39-41-1)
YTD NBA (Players of America): {+50.00 units} | 10* GOY Record: (0-0) | 5* Record: (2-2) | 3* Record: (4-3) | 1* Record: (13-11)
YTD NCAA B (Players of America): {+210.00 units} | 10* GOY Record: (0-0) | 5* Record: (2-0) | 3* Record: (6-4) | 1* Record: (16-11)
14-1, (+420 units) in 2007 MLB post season. +1370 units MLB regular season.Comment
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TODAYS COMP:
Cleveland State +12.5 (NCAAB)Comment
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