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NEW CAPPER ON BOARD!
We are very pleased to announce the hiring of an exceptional basketball handicapper. Following much research and analysis to verify his profitability he starts with us tonight.
We're always looking to improve the quality of our service and are very confident that he will be a long-term success in the 57-62% range.
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MEMBERS UPDATE
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MONDAY FREE PLAY
8pm ET
#9 Virginia Tech (10-2) vs. #3 Auburn (12-0)
Recommended Play: Auburn -5.5
Preview courtesy of The Sports Network:
After being kept out of the Orange Bowl despite a perfect record, the Auburn Tigers will cap off their magical season in the Sugar Bowl against Virginia Tech. Auburn belongs to the SEC and Virginia Tech competes in the ACC, and those two leagues are widely considered the toughest in the nation.
Tech split its first four games this season, but the team has gone on to win eight straight outings and capture the outright ACC title in the process. The Hokies captured the league championship in their final regular season game, a 16-10 road victory over a tough Miami squad. Virginia Tech, 1-1 all-time in the Sugar Bowl, last played here in 2000 for the national championship against Florida, a game that resulted in a rather lopsided 49-26 defeat. While the Tigers have plenty to be proud off, as they capped off an undefeated regular season with a victory over Tennessee in the SEC Championship game, they are obviously disappointed that they will not have the opportunity to compete for the BCS title. That right has gone to USC and Oklahoma, two of the other four Division I-A teams that enter the postseason without a loss. Still, a lackluster effort by the Sooners and Trojans in the Orange Bowl coupled with a tremendous showing by Auburn in this Sugar Bowl could enable the Tigers to earn the AP national title. Head coach Tommy Tuberville was recently named the SEC Coach of the Year to no one's surprise, and he has now brought his team to five bowl appearance in six seasons. In four other appearances in the Sugar Bowl, Auburn has a 1-2-1 record, but the last trip to this bowl came 15 years ago. The Tigers hold a 2-1-1 series lead over Virginia Tech, although the two teams have not met since 1978, a 18-7 Auburn win in Blacksburg.
Virginia Tech quarterback Bryan Randall, the ACC Player of the Year, holds the school record with 37 consecutive starts. He also is the school's all-time career passing leader with 6,209 yards and ranks second on the career list with 46 touchdowns. This year he has totaled 1,965 passing yards with 19 touchdowns through the air and three more on the ground. He has thrown only seven picks and continues to be the quiet leader of a team that has seemingly overachieved and earned a spot in this year's second-biggest bowl game. No receiver has made more than 25 grabs for the team, and the lack of a stud on the outside makes both Tech's record and Randall's personal success all the more impressive. The Hokies are averaging an impressive 32.2 ppg, and more than half of the 364.8 ypg that they average has come on the ground. Mike Imoh leads the pack with 704 rushing yards and six scores, while fellow tailback Cedric Humes has racked up 595 yards and five touchdowns. Randall is a dangerous runner as well, as the versatile signal-caller has posted 466 rushing yards and three scores. Tech does not possess any high profile offensive performers, but the offensive unit as a whole is more than capable of scoring its fair share of points.
The Tech defense holds its opponents to 12.6 ppg and 265 total ypg, and it will certainly be challenged by the vaunted Auburn offense. Leading the Hokies are linebackers Vince Hall and Mikal Baaqee, as those two individuals are tied for the team lead with 62 tackles. While Hall and Baaqee are consistent performers, the player most capable of having a big impact in this Sugar Bowl is defensive end Darryl Tapp. Thanks to a good combination of strength, skill and speed, Tapp has made 16 stops for loss, including eight sacks. The Hokies have posted 32 sacks in all and recorded 30 takeaways, including 18 interceptions. They have surrendered only seven passing touchdowns in 48 quarters of action, while allowing opposing quarterbacks to average only 10.6 yards per completion. Tech has been tough against the run as well, as it has allowed foes to gain only 115.7 ypg on the ground on 3.3 ypc.
For much of this season, quarterback Jason Campbell continued to be underrated despite the success of Auburn. Finally, he has gotten the recognition he fully deserves. Campbell was recently named the SEC Offensive Player of the Year by the league's coaches, and it is hard to argue with the selection considering that he completed a stellar 69.7 percent of his passes, for a career-high 2,511 yards with 19 touchdowns and only six interceptions.
Campbell has undoubtedly been helped by a rushing attack that features arguably the top backfield duo in the nation. Carnell Williams was recently named the SEC Special Teams Player of the Year by the coaches, and he happens to one of the nation's premier tailbacks as well. Williams finished the regular season with 1,104 yards on the ground, and his 13 touchdowns led the SEC. Teammate Ronnie Brown does not get quite as much attention, but he is averaging 6.1 ypc as compared to 5.0 ypc for Williams. Brown has totaled 845 yards and eight touchdowns to date, and both he and Williams are potentially first round NFL draft picks. Courtney Taylor is the top option at the receiver position, as he has scored six times and racked up 650 yards on his 38 grabs.
Auburn averages 33.4 ppg and 430.8 ypg of total offense, and the balance that has been achieved by the unit is remarkable.
Auburn senior defensive backs Junior Rosegreen and Carlos Rogers lead a stellar defense that allowed opponents to score only 11.2 ppg and average 269.5 total ypg. Rogers, who recently won the Jim Thorpe Award as the nation's premier defensive back, leads Auburn with 10 pass breakups this season, pushing his career total to 40, and he has posted a career-high five tackles for loss. Rosegreen ended the regular season with a career-high five interceptions, four of which came in Auburn's 34-10 victory over Tennessee in Knoxville in October. That accomplishment tied a 65-year-old SEC record and set a new Auburn mark. Opposing quarterbacks have more interceptions (14) than passing touchdowns (13) against the Tigers this season, and the defense is allowing a low average of 10.9 yards per completion. Also worthy of mention is the fact that the defense has posted a solid total of 35 sacks, and Quentin Groves and Stanley McClover lead the club with 7.5 sacks apiece.
Virginia Tech has the ability to change games with its stellar special teams play, and the team's defense is superb as well. The Hokies will keep this one close, but the edge has to go to the Tigers. Auburn would like nothing more than to finish with another win and make a case for a share of the national title.
Good luck
Mike Thomas
www.ChampionPlays.com
Just write us at [email protected] for any questions, comments or suggestions.
- Special Announcement
- Members update
- Monday free play
NEW CAPPER ON BOARD!
We are very pleased to announce the hiring of an exceptional basketball handicapper. Following much research and analysis to verify his profitability he starts with us tonight.
We're always looking to improve the quality of our service and are very confident that he will be a long-term success in the 57-62% range.
So if you're looking for the very best college and NBA plays available anywhere then look no further.....
MEMBERS UPDATE
We have four big plays on tonight's card so get on board now -
4* NBA
3* CFB
3* CBB (2)
Check out our guaranteed packages here! http://www.championplays.com/join_us.htm
Remember just $99 gets you every members play we release in every sport for the next 30 days.
MONDAY FREE PLAY
8pm ET
#9 Virginia Tech (10-2) vs. #3 Auburn (12-0)
Recommended Play: Auburn -5.5
Preview courtesy of The Sports Network:
After being kept out of the Orange Bowl despite a perfect record, the Auburn Tigers will cap off their magical season in the Sugar Bowl against Virginia Tech. Auburn belongs to the SEC and Virginia Tech competes in the ACC, and those two leagues are widely considered the toughest in the nation.
Tech split its first four games this season, but the team has gone on to win eight straight outings and capture the outright ACC title in the process. The Hokies captured the league championship in their final regular season game, a 16-10 road victory over a tough Miami squad. Virginia Tech, 1-1 all-time in the Sugar Bowl, last played here in 2000 for the national championship against Florida, a game that resulted in a rather lopsided 49-26 defeat. While the Tigers have plenty to be proud off, as they capped off an undefeated regular season with a victory over Tennessee in the SEC Championship game, they are obviously disappointed that they will not have the opportunity to compete for the BCS title. That right has gone to USC and Oklahoma, two of the other four Division I-A teams that enter the postseason without a loss. Still, a lackluster effort by the Sooners and Trojans in the Orange Bowl coupled with a tremendous showing by Auburn in this Sugar Bowl could enable the Tigers to earn the AP national title. Head coach Tommy Tuberville was recently named the SEC Coach of the Year to no one's surprise, and he has now brought his team to five bowl appearance in six seasons. In four other appearances in the Sugar Bowl, Auburn has a 1-2-1 record, but the last trip to this bowl came 15 years ago. The Tigers hold a 2-1-1 series lead over Virginia Tech, although the two teams have not met since 1978, a 18-7 Auburn win in Blacksburg.
Virginia Tech quarterback Bryan Randall, the ACC Player of the Year, holds the school record with 37 consecutive starts. He also is the school's all-time career passing leader with 6,209 yards and ranks second on the career list with 46 touchdowns. This year he has totaled 1,965 passing yards with 19 touchdowns through the air and three more on the ground. He has thrown only seven picks and continues to be the quiet leader of a team that has seemingly overachieved and earned a spot in this year's second-biggest bowl game. No receiver has made more than 25 grabs for the team, and the lack of a stud on the outside makes both Tech's record and Randall's personal success all the more impressive. The Hokies are averaging an impressive 32.2 ppg, and more than half of the 364.8 ypg that they average has come on the ground. Mike Imoh leads the pack with 704 rushing yards and six scores, while fellow tailback Cedric Humes has racked up 595 yards and five touchdowns. Randall is a dangerous runner as well, as the versatile signal-caller has posted 466 rushing yards and three scores. Tech does not possess any high profile offensive performers, but the offensive unit as a whole is more than capable of scoring its fair share of points.
The Tech defense holds its opponents to 12.6 ppg and 265 total ypg, and it will certainly be challenged by the vaunted Auburn offense. Leading the Hokies are linebackers Vince Hall and Mikal Baaqee, as those two individuals are tied for the team lead with 62 tackles. While Hall and Baaqee are consistent performers, the player most capable of having a big impact in this Sugar Bowl is defensive end Darryl Tapp. Thanks to a good combination of strength, skill and speed, Tapp has made 16 stops for loss, including eight sacks. The Hokies have posted 32 sacks in all and recorded 30 takeaways, including 18 interceptions. They have surrendered only seven passing touchdowns in 48 quarters of action, while allowing opposing quarterbacks to average only 10.6 yards per completion. Tech has been tough against the run as well, as it has allowed foes to gain only 115.7 ypg on the ground on 3.3 ypc.
For much of this season, quarterback Jason Campbell continued to be underrated despite the success of Auburn. Finally, he has gotten the recognition he fully deserves. Campbell was recently named the SEC Offensive Player of the Year by the league's coaches, and it is hard to argue with the selection considering that he completed a stellar 69.7 percent of his passes, for a career-high 2,511 yards with 19 touchdowns and only six interceptions.
Campbell has undoubtedly been helped by a rushing attack that features arguably the top backfield duo in the nation. Carnell Williams was recently named the SEC Special Teams Player of the Year by the coaches, and he happens to one of the nation's premier tailbacks as well. Williams finished the regular season with 1,104 yards on the ground, and his 13 touchdowns led the SEC. Teammate Ronnie Brown does not get quite as much attention, but he is averaging 6.1 ypc as compared to 5.0 ypc for Williams. Brown has totaled 845 yards and eight touchdowns to date, and both he and Williams are potentially first round NFL draft picks. Courtney Taylor is the top option at the receiver position, as he has scored six times and racked up 650 yards on his 38 grabs.
Auburn averages 33.4 ppg and 430.8 ypg of total offense, and the balance that has been achieved by the unit is remarkable.
Auburn senior defensive backs Junior Rosegreen and Carlos Rogers lead a stellar defense that allowed opponents to score only 11.2 ppg and average 269.5 total ypg. Rogers, who recently won the Jim Thorpe Award as the nation's premier defensive back, leads Auburn with 10 pass breakups this season, pushing his career total to 40, and he has posted a career-high five tackles for loss. Rosegreen ended the regular season with a career-high five interceptions, four of which came in Auburn's 34-10 victory over Tennessee in Knoxville in October. That accomplishment tied a 65-year-old SEC record and set a new Auburn mark. Opposing quarterbacks have more interceptions (14) than passing touchdowns (13) against the Tigers this season, and the defense is allowing a low average of 10.9 yards per completion. Also worthy of mention is the fact that the defense has posted a solid total of 35 sacks, and Quentin Groves and Stanley McClover lead the club with 7.5 sacks apiece.
Virginia Tech has the ability to change games with its stellar special teams play, and the team's defense is superb as well. The Hokies will keep this one close, but the edge has to go to the Tigers. Auburn would like nothing more than to finish with another win and make a case for a share of the national title.
Good luck
Mike Thomas
www.ChampionPlays.com
Just write us at [email protected] for any questions, comments or suggestions.