December 29, 2007
8:00 PM ET

The Big Ten has struggled as Bowl favorites in recent years, and the Penn State Nittany Lions will put that trend to the test when they face the Texas A&M Aggies in the Aggies’ home state at the Alamo Bowl.

Not only will the Aggies have most of the crowd support, but they have also discovered their offense late in the season. They saved the best for last, as they rolled up a whopping 533 yards of offense in their 38-30 upset of Texas. They showed some nice balance against the Longhorns, as the running of sophomore Mike Goodson opened up the airways for quarterback Stephen McGee via play action passes. If that game was not a mirage, I feel that the Aggies will be a tough team for Penn State to defend here.

Yes, the Nittany Lions only allowed 17.6 points per game, ranking them eight in the nation in scoring defense, but they are not accustomed to facing teams with the speed that A&M possesses. It is no secret that the Big Ten is full of plodding teams, and PSU played a very soft non-conference slate.

All things considered, I give the Aggies an excellent chance to win the game on the field, and do not forget that Big Ten favorites are just 2-14 against the spread in bowls since 2000!

This Saturday the bet is on Texas A&M +6 !!

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December 28, 2007
8:30 PM ET

The Oregon State Beavers (8-4, 6-3 Pacific-10 Conference) and the Maryland Terrapins (6-6, 3-5 Atlantic Coast Conference) will meet for the first time ever when they do battle in the 2007 Emerald Bowl. Oregon State enters into this game on a roll, winning 6 of their last 7 games with the only loss coming to conference power house USC with their star RB Yvenson Bernard (1037 Yds, 12 TDs) out due to injury. Maryland are not an easy team either, and have wins against top programs like Boston College and Rutgers this season. These are two pretty good teams, but Im a fan of the Beavers HC Mike Riley , who have never lost a Bowl game with a 6-0 record, as the top guy in with his current team and as the offensive cooridnator with the USC Trojans. Oregon State is ranked 12th in the NCAA in total defense, allowing 313 yards per game , while ranking first in the nation against the run, allowing just 2.1 YPC. The Terps are 9-21 ATS L/30 away from home, against rush Ds, that allow 120 yard per game or less.

This Friday Night the bet is on the Oregon State Beavers -4.5!!

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December 20, 2007
Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA
9:00 PM ET

The 2007-2008 College Bowls kicks off this Thursday night in San Diego when the Navy Midshipmen and Utah Utes square off in the Poinsettia Bowl.

The Midshipmen are coming off another fantastic season that saw them win eight games under the watchful eye of Head Coach Paul Johnson and his staff for the fourth time in six years. Last we saw the Middies, they beat Army for the 6th straight season, which allowed them to capture the Commander in Chief Trophy for the fifth straight season. However, they’ll take the field without HC Johnson for the first time in six years since he accepted the Head Coaching job at Georgia Tech a couple weeks ago. The task of bouncing back from losing the Meineke Car Care Bowl to Boston College last season is now in the hands of Johnson ‘s longtime assistant Ken Niumatalolo.

As for the Utes, they got off to a very slow start this season only winning one of their first four games, but they scratched together eight straight wins before the “Holy War” with BYU in their final game of the season. They had the Cougars on the ropes, but allowed a game winning TD drive in the final 30 seconds and suffered their first loss since September in the process.

Utah opened up as 10-point favorites in this spot with the ‘Total’ set at 67.5. Navy money has lowered that spread to 8 and the ‘Total’ has been bet down to 65.

I’m expecting the final score of this game to come in on the low side of this ‘Total’. Utah by no means wants to take part in a shoot-out with this Navy club. If it happens, they have a much better chance of losing this game outright. Instead, the Utes will look to pound the ball offensively with RB Mack and take what it can get from their passing game when the Middies adjust for the run. They’ve only allowed opponents to rush for 91 yards per game in their last 3 contests. Navy’s offense will certainly start to press if the Utes force them to pass the ball (Navy offense ranked dead last in the country passing the ball). Look for P Louis Sakoda to play a major role in this game.

This Thursday Night the bet is on the Navy Midshipmen and Utah Utes UNDER 65.5…

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December 1, 2007
Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV
7:45 PM ET

The Pittsburgh Panthers and the West Virginia Mountaineers get ready to battle in the 100th edition of the annual Back yard Brawl this Saturday. The opening line on this tilt has the Mounties as a 4 touch- down favoite, which in my opinion is just a bit steep considering how competitive the Panthers have been lately. Beating Cincinnati and Syracuse and not looking out of place against Navy,Louisville , Rutgers and USF are prime examples of a win hungry team. I know how explosive this West Virginia team is, but with this being a rivalry game, I would not be surprised to see Wannstedts black cats sticking around in this one for at the least the first half. The Mountaineers are 1-8 ATS L/9 after an ATS win.

This Saturday night the bet is on the Pittsburgh Panthers against the West Virginia Mountaineers…

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November 23, 2007
Rubber Bowl , Akron , OH
11:00 AM ET

The Akron Zips may be just 4-7 straight up this year, but they do have a winning 6-5 mark against the spread and they get the call to handle the Central Michigan Chippewas at home in this early Friday kickoff.

Believe it or not, the Zips have played just three home games this season and they are 2-1 both SU and ATS in those games. The last time they played here, they were underdogs of less than a field goal exactly as they are here, and they responded with a 48-37 triumph over the Ohio Bobcats.

The Chippewas are 6-5, but they are actually allowing more points per game (38.5) than they are scoring (33.5) this season, which is not a trait you’d like to see in a road favorite. Comparatively, Akron is allowing about 10 points less per contest at 28.6. Furthermore, Central Michigan is probably still reeling from a 48-45 home loss to lowly Eastern Michigan as a 14-point favorite last week.

Akron is playing with double revenge here after losing to CMU each of the last two seasons, and we look for the Zips to get their revenge here.

This Thursday afternoon the bet is on the Akron Zips…

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November 23, 2007
Scott Field , Starkville , MS
12:30 PM ET

The battle for the State of Mississippi football supremacy takes place in Starkville Friday afternoon as the Mississippi Rebels and Mississippi State Bulldogs partake in the 106th installment of the Egg Bowl.

The Rebels put forth a gritty home effort against LSU last week succumbing to the #1 ranked team in the country by a 41-24 final count, while the Bulldogs did their best not to suffer a letdown after defeating Alabama two weeks ago vs. Arkansas. It wasn’t to be however, as the Razorbacks pulled away for the eventual home win and cover by a 45-31 final count.

This is a series that the state of Mississippi gets up for year in and year out regardless of how bad each teams season has gone. The folks in Starkville would love nothing better than to see the Golden Egg sit perched atop the Bulldogs trophy case in the same year the Bulldogs managed to go bowling for the first time since 2000.

The Rebels have been solid at home all season long competing with Top 25 talent, but their story on the road is of a much different variety. Their lone win came against a putrid Memphis team at the beginning of the year that almost saw them squander a 20-point halftime lead to eventually win by a 23-21 final count. Their next three road affairs saw them lose to Vandy, Georgia, and Auburn by a combined 93-37. Needless to point out, but the Rebels are a much different team outside the comfy confines of Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.

As for the Bulldogs, Head coach Sylvester Croom are already Bowl eligible, but they’d do themselves a huge favor by securing their seventh win of the season just in case. Since dropping a lopsided affair to LSU to open the season, the Bulldogs are 3-1 SU at home with an impressive win over Alabama a couple weeks ago. The Starkville faithful have only seen their team play once over the last month at home, so its safe to say the cowbells will be out of control as the 55,000+ pack the stands of Davis Wade Stadium.

The Rebels have gotten balanced production the last couple weeks with QB Schaeffer and RB Green-Ellis most recently doing some solid damage against the stout LSU defense. I expect that to continue here as the Rebels would love nothing more than to close out their disappointing season with a win ion this spot. That being said, the Bulldogs should have no problems moving the ball themselves, and they’ll look to its ground attack to take advantage of the Rebs “D” that’s allowed opponents to rush for 200 yards per game in 3 of its last 4 games. Last years Egg Bowl was a snoozer, but this one looks to be of the higher scoring variety. Expect Ole Miss to threaten early, but for the Dawgs to pull away in the second half thus allowing us to cash this ticket on the ‘Over’….

Place your bets on Mississippi vs. Mississippi State over 47…

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November 22, 2007
Sun Devil Stadium , Tempe , AZ
8:00 PM ET

This Thursday night the USC Trojans are on the road in Arizona to play the Arizona State Sun Devils. The Sun Devils have a strong team this season but once again I have to go with my heart and home team on this one. This 4 pt spread should be no sweat at all for J.D. Booty and the Trojans. Booty boasts a 63% completion rate with 1525 yards for 15 Touchdowns. Senior tight end Fred Davis is also having a good year with 44 receptions for 634 yds and 4 touchdows. Number 11, USC, on BCS rankings will be moving up a few spots as of Thursday night. As we come to the end of the NCAA Football season that #1 spot comes closer and closer to California with each game the Trojans play from now on. The Trojans came into this season on a roll and some how lost site but they are falling right back into the captain’s chair.

Look for a final score in this game of 31-24 USC taking the win.

This Thursday night the bet is defintely on the USC Trojans…

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November 16, 2007
Mackay Stadium , Reno , NV
11:00 PM ET

For this Friday night’s late game we have #16 Hawaii Warriors vs. the Nevada Wolf Pack. Theres no line spread up yet for this game but I am sure it will be high. Hawaii is currently 9-0, 5-0 at home and 4-0 on the road.

Senior QB Colt Brennan has a 69% pass completion rate for 3216 yards and 28 touchdowns making Hawaii the number one highest scoring team in the NCCA football league at the moment. Ryan Grice-Mullen, junior wide reciever currently holds a record of 75 receptions for 1080 yds and 9 TDs, contributing to Hawaii being #2 for passing yards. Nevada faces a very tuff team this weekend and I think we are in for yet another upsetting game. I forsee a final score in this game of 50-37 Hawaii.

 This friday night the bet is defintely on the Hawaii Warriors…

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November 15, 2007
Arizona Stadium , Tucson , AZ
9:00 PM ET

Dennis Dixon’s Oregona Ducks are coming into this encounter off a restfull bye week. He and his team are charged up and at full health levels for Thursday night’s game against the Arizona Wildcats. I think Arizona is in for a heavy upset. Ranked #2 for the BCS, Oregon should have no problem covering this 12.5 pt spread.

The Ducks are currently 8-1 and havent played since beating then-No. 6 Arizona State 35-23 on Nov. 3 to hand the Sun Devils their first loss of the season. It came a week after they beat then-No. 9 Southern California 24-17.

Oregon has an incredible passing game. Their Heisman Trophy candidate QB has thrown for 2,074 yards with 20 touchdowns and rushed for 549 yards and eight scores.

The Ducks hold a 3-0 road record which will soon change to a 4-0 record for the season.

For this Thursday the bet is on the Oregon Ducks -12.5 !!

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November 9, 2007
Michie Stadium, West Point , NY
8:00 PM ET

Rutgers has failed in its last two outings against the Big East elite, and will now take their show on the road to West Point where they will face the Army Cadets. The Scarlet Knights haven’t lived up to their pre-season hype which i clearly evident by their poor 5-4 mark. A win here will make HC Schiano’s men, Bowl eligible for the third straight season. The same can’t be said of Army who’s in the midst of yet another disappointing season. They have tied last years season win total at three, but they’ll have to win out against Rutgers, Tulsa, and Navy to secure a Bowl bid for the first time since 1996. They would need a real twist of fate in order to acomplish that.

Army hasn’t been able to get much pressure on opposing QB’s (13 sacks in 9 games), and they come into this game allowing 200+ YPG on the ground. That means RB Ray Rice will get a heavy workload to add to the 1257 yards he’s gained this season. Then when Army decides to load the box up, QB Mike Teel should pick them apart downfield by looking to WRs Underwood and Britt. This will be the first time in almost a month that Rutgers will get to flex its offensive muscle, and I don’t foresee them passing on the opportunity.

Place your bets on the Rutgers Scarlet Knights -19 !!

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