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College Football Bets of the Day – September 5th, 2009

September 5, 2009 by

Things haven’t been very good for Rich Rod so far in Ann Arbor and I don’t see that changing today with all the controversy swirling around his team. I like Western Michigan to give Michigan a scare and cover the 13. I also really like the over in the Cal/Maryland game!

Western Michigan +13
Purdue -10
Wisconsin -17
Bama/Va Tech under 37
Cal/Maryland over 51

Overall Record:

College Football 2-2 (this year) 107-93-1 (overall)
MLB 90-69-5
NFL 103-72-5
College Basketball
197-149-6
NHL 1-2
NBA 44-36

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College Football Bet of the Day – September 4th, 2009

September 4, 2009 by

We didn’t get off on the best foot yesterday, but there are games everyday through Labor Day so we will turn it around. Tulsa lost their starting quarterback from last year, but their offense is plug and play and G.J Kinne a transfer from Texas should do the trick.

Tulsa -13.5

Overall Record:

College Football 1-2 (this year) 107-93-1 (overall)
MLB 90-69-5
NFL 103-72-5
College Basketball
197-149-6
NHL 1-2
NBA 44-36

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LeGarrette Blount Hitting Boise State Football Player Video

September 4, 2009 by

Senior Oregon Ducks tailback LeGarrette Blount went straight loco last night after a disappointing loss to Boise State. Blount had been crowing all summer that the Ducks were going to roll into Boise and destroy the Broncos, but Boise State didn’t cave in. Boise won a defensive battle 19-8 and after the game linbacker Byron Hout from Boise asked Blount how he liked that a$$ whooping. Blount almost instantaneously sucker punched Hout and then went absolutely bonker on Boise fans as well. There hasn’t been any word from the Oregon football program, but this incident has given them a huge black eye. Look for Blount to get a multi-game suspension if he isn’t thrown off the team for good!

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The SEC is Locked and Loaded

September 3, 2009 by

The SEC continues to be the best conference in all of college football and there really isn’t an argument around this topic, but to be frank it wasn’t heads and shoulders over a couple of conferences last year. Yes, Florida won the BCS Championship and overall the conference did well in the bowl season, but do not forget the second best team Alabama got worked by Utah in the Sugar Bowl and South Carolina was crushed by Iowa in the Outback Bowl. Overall the offenses were pretty bad last year considering six teams finished 97th or lower in total offense, five teams finished 81st or lower in rushing and seven teams finished 87th or lower in scoring. Also, SEC teams scheduled weak non-conference games on the whole and outside of a few top teams the quality was pretty poor for SEC standards.

Even the best have some down times and look for things to rebound back to their normal high standards this year. Auburn and Tennessee are almost assured to be better than their horrible seasons last year and Arkansas is improving under coach Bobby Petrino. LSU has reloaded and will be ready to roll this year and South Carolina’s offense has the promise of being something better than the anemic output they have seen in the last couple of years. Georgia will drop a little after losing Stafford and Moreno, but I could see them still being a solid team. Then you have Alabama, Ole Miss and Florida who are all heavyweights on the national scene. The only real dogs in the league this year should be Kentucky, Vanderbilt and Mississippi State.

Surprise Team

Georgia – The spotlight is completely off of the team now that Stafford and Moreno have left for the NFL and they have a lot of positive items in their favor. The Bulldogs have one of the best offensive lines in the country, a truckload of good running backs and an excellent defense. Keep an eye on Mark Richt and the Dawgs!

Disappointing Team

Mississippi – This team will not be able to live up to the hype surrounding them. Last year they flew under the radar for most of the year and took solid team after solid team down, but this year they come in highly ranked in most polls. LSU and Alabama could be better than they were last year and they along with the rest of the SEC are going to give the Rebels their best shot. Look for this team to lose at least three games.

Game of the Year

Florida versus Georgia in the world’s largest cocktail party. We mentioned Georgia as our sleeper and we think this could be a game that Florida could lose this year. Look out!

Bottom Line – The SEC is back to full strength so it should be an exciting year to say the least. While Florida is head and shoulders the favorite in the conference and in the country with all defensive starters coming back and Tim Tebow still running the show there are a lot of other tough teams that want to contend. Look for LSU to be much better, Georgia to be very strong and Bama and Ole Miss to make New Year Day bowl games. I think in the end even with all the pressure Florida will pull out the SEC Championship barring an injury to Tebow or Brandon Spikes on defense.

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College Football Bets of the Day – September 3rd, 2009

September 3, 2009 by

Oh my goodness college football is back my friends. I am so darn excited I’m not sure what to do with myself right now. After eight long months college football is back. Enjoy the games tonight and throughout the holiday weekend and make sure you check us out everyday college football is played if you want to get paid.

Boise State/Oregon over 64
Ball State -16.5
Troy/Bowling Green under 56

Overall Record:

College Football 106-92-1
MLB 90-69-5
NFL 103-72-5
College Basketball 197-149-6
NHL 1-2
NBA 44-36

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30 hours and counting….

September 2, 2009 by

43 years ago Steve Spurrier was the quarterback for the Florida Gators when they came to Raleigh to play the Wolfpack in the second game every played in Carter Finley Stadium. The Wolfpack at one point led the #8 Gators 10-3 in the second half, but ended up losing 17-10. Spurrier leads his Gamecocks back into Carter Finley Stadium tomorrow night to play NC State in front of a nationally televised audience on ESPN to kick of the college football season. Spurrier, Erin Andrews and college football is about all you can ask for, right?

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PAC 10 is Now Open for a New King!

August 31, 2009 by

Extra! Extra! USC doesn’t win the Pac 10 this year.

The USC Trojans are once again the big favorite to win the Pac 10 and hold claim to an eighth consecutive league title. There have been a few close calls, but all in all USC has pretty much been the big bully of the PAC 10. Even with new coordinators and a freshman QB leading the team it seems almost every credible media head likes USC to bring it home.

Not so fast my friend!

Finally a rough schedule, freshman QB, suspect D and their top receiver on the shelf for the first 6-8 weeks means they are due for rebuilding, but not a whole lot of it.

Oregon and California enter this season of flux as the two primary candidates to take down the mighty Trojans. Cal has loads of talent and arguably the best running back in the nation in Jahvid Best. Jeff Tedford is an outstanding coach and if he can coach up quarterback Kevin Riley this could be the Bears year. The Ducks have a new head coach in Chip Kelly, but he was the offensive coordinator last year for Oregon and one of the most potent offenses in the nation. Quarterback Jeremiah Masoli is very special and if the retooled offensive line can gel then the Ducks could even be more explosive than last year.

Things drop off a bit after the big three, but there are still some programs to keep an eye on this season. Oregon State led by head coach Mike Riley consistently has a tough defense and Jacquizz and James Rogers is a powerful combo in the backfield. Arizona started to turn things around finally last year and will look to take another step ahead with this year’s squad. Rick Neuheisel brings legitimacy back to UCLA and if he can only find some offense the Bruins should do well with All-American candidates Alterraun Verner, Brian Price, and Reggie Carter on the defensive side of the ball. The Stanford Cardinal has been improving during the two years under Jim Harbaugh and they have aspirations of going bowling this year for the first time in EIGHT years. Arizona State is on the decline and probably won’t be much of a force in the overall scheme of things this year.

Washington State and Washington appear to be the two basement teams this year, but look for the Huskies to improve on their 0-12 season from last year. Quarterback Jake Locker is back and former USC offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian is now the head coach for Washington.

Below is a short list of players to keep your eyes on this year in the PAC 10.
FS Taylor Mays, Sr. USC
RB Jahvid Best, Jr. Cal
DT Brian Price, Jr. UCLA
RB LeGarrette Blount, Sr. Oregon
TE Rob Gronkowski, Jr. Arizona
RB Jacquizz Rodgers, Soph. Oregon St
QB Jeremiah Masoli, Jr. Oregon
DE Dexter Davis, Sr. Arizona State
CB Alterraun Verner, Sr. UCLA
QB Jake Locker, Jr. Washington
RB Tony Gerhart, Sr. Stanford
CB Walter Thurmond, Sr. Oregon

Surprise Team

Stanford – Jim Harbaugh has lifted this team to new heights during his first two years as head coach of the Cardinal. Stanford will make a bowl game this year after looking like it had a chance last year until fading over the last month of the season. Recruiting is dramatically improved and Stanford seems ready to make some noise again in the PAC 10.

Disappointing Team

USC – Too many new faces on the field and on the sidelines makes this USC team just a good team, but not a great team. Look for a 9-3 season which for most programs is fantastic, but in SoCal it is below par without a doubt. Oh and a loss to UCLA and Notre Dame will happen this year.

Game of the Year

Boise State at Oregon. What a way to start the college football season. This game on the opening night of the season is huge for both programs. Whoever wins this game grabs an upper hand in either of their BCS chances and its only week 1! If Boise wins they may run the table due to the lack of strength overall in the WAC. If Oregon wins they are Top 10 in the polls the next week with tons of confidence as well.
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Bottom Line – The Pac 10 is coming off a 5-0 bowl season and is slowly getting some respect as a conference to be held in the top 3-5 BCS conferences in college football. Considering the sputtering of the Big 10 and Big East that is a safe assumption to make. So who will be the team to take down USC this year? Cal finally breaks through this year in the PAC 10. The best running back in the country with a Tedford led offense that always scores points in conjunction with a strong defense lends itself to a 10-2 record at worst. This time they won’t lose to a 1-8 team at home when they have an opportunity to claim a Top 3 spot in the polls like they did 3 years ago against Oregon State.

After opening up at home against Maryland, with an axe to grind for their loss last year, they play Eastern Washington at home and then travel to Minnesota before their PAC 10 opener at Oregon. Cal has USC on Homecoming Oct 3rd a week after they play at Oregon so they can take control of the conference before they take a week off after USC before heading to UCLA.

The PAC 10 has USC, Oregon, an improved Oregon State, 2nd year Neuheisel/Chow combo at UCLA, a resurgent Stanford all waiting for their chance to shine this year. Rest assured they will, but with a huge bull’s eye on USC, Cal will be the team with a favorable home schedule who will walk away with a Pac 10 crown and a trip to the Rose Bowl for the first time in 51 years.

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Lou Holtz Has Officially Lost His Marbles

August 25, 2009 by

Former Notre Dame head coach Lou Holtz has made his prediction of who will make the BCS Championship game this year and it has turned some heads to say the least. The deranged ESPN analyst informed the Los Angeles Times the Florida Gators will face the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the title game. While selecting the Gators is going out on a limb about as far as predicting the sun will come up tomorrow the Irish prediction seems to be a maniacal bias more than anything else. Holtz has been so far up the Notre Dame football program’s a$$ in recent years he now has a permanent residence. We all understand Notre Dame has one of the most favorable schedules in the last few years for an Irish squad, but Aloha Bowl (which they didn’t deserve to make, but did because they are Notre Dame) to BCS title game in one year? In a separate prediction Holtz stated Elvis would sing the national anthem during the Navy/Notre Dame clash on November 7th. Have another sip of granny’s cough medicine Lou!

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The Wonderful World of College Football Wagering

August 21, 2009 by

Since college football is less than 2 weeks away it is time to discuss why many of us degenerates love the game so much.

As Fred Flintstone knows it is all about “bet.bbbb..bet”. fred_flintstone

Today I am going to give you the best and worst bets over the last 3 years which include the Win-Lose (teams who have an over .500 record but can’t cover), the Win-Win (teams who win and cover) and then the Lose-Win teams who have horrible records, but always seem to bring home the bacon.

Win-Lose

The SEC – yes can you believe it? The SEC is the conference in all of college football with the most teams in this category over the last 3 years.

LSU is 31-9 SU /15-20 ATS

Bama is 25-15SU/17-20 ATS

Georgia is 30-9 SU/17-16 ATS

Auburn is 25-13 SU/15-21 ATS

The Big East (West Va 31-8 SU/16-19 ATS) and ACC (Maryland 23-16 SU/15-21 ATS & Clemson 24-15 SU/ 16-20 ATS) are also players in this category, but the leader of this group comes from the WAC. Fresno State with all its, “I’ll play anyone anywhere”, bravado is 20-18 SU and a woeful 10-27 ATS.

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WIN-WIN

“They are who we thought they were!” USC, Oklahoma, Florida, Utah, TCU, Oregon and Ohio State are all covering at a 60%+ clip.

The Sleepers are:

South Florida 26-13 SU/ 20-16 ATS

Rice 20-18 SU/ 23-14 ATS

Troy 24-14 SU/ 23-14 ATS

San Jose St. 20-17 SU/21-13 ATS

Ball St 24-15 SU/23-12 ATS

Central Michigan 26-15 SU/25-13 ATS

And my personal favorite – Kansas 26-12 SU/24-11 ATS.

One thing to remember is that Kansas, South Florida, and Central Michigan have had the same QB for 3 years and they are all coming back for 2009-10 season.

Lose-Win

This is a great category. Any of you who like to bet money lines or parlays here are the teams who either kill ya or make your weekend.

Lets start with the obvious – Duke is 5-31 SU/ 17-17 ATS and temple 10-26 SU/ 20-14 ATS. A combined 15 wins over the last 3 years but a whopping 37 covers so maybe its time to take a second look at those 38 1/2 spreads.

Buffalo 15-23 SU/23-14 ATS

Mississippi 16-21 SU/ 20-12 ATS

NC St 14-23 SU/ 17-16 ATS

And then my personal and dearly beloved team – UCLA 17-21 SU/24-13 ATS. This is the team I can not wager on due to my already intense passion for them so unfortunately I have not been able to drown my game loss sorrows with a cover.

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Poor Charleston Southern

August 19, 2009 by

Danny Sheridan of USA Today has made Charleston Southern a 73-POINT underdog against the mighty Florida Gators in the first week of the pending college football season. The staggering line is believed to be the biggest point spread in college football history. Vegas doesn’t normally post lines for FBS (1-A) versus FCS (1-AA) schools because the teams just aren’t on level playing fields. FBS schools are able to keep 85 players on scholarship while FCS teams are only able to have 63 scholarship players. Yet it is a common theme for FBS teams to include one of these games on their schedule so they can embarrass the weaker teams.

Since the NCAA created the separate divisions a little over 30 years ago there have only been five FBS that haven’t played a FCS opponent. These reputable teams are UCLA, USC, Washington, Notre Dame and Michigan State. That being Michigan State will no longer be on this list after the first week of this season after their home game against Montana State. I can only hope the other four hold strong because I respect them and others should as well.

Florida is the king of scheduling early creampuff games and shows no shame in doing so because they aren’t penalized in the end. Not only do they schedule early creampuffs they cater their entire nonconference schedule to their favor in egregious fashion. The Gators haven’t played an out-of-state regular season nonconference game since 1991 and it has even been longer since they last played a regular season game west of the Mississippi considering they haven’t done so since 1983. Charleston Southern, Florida International, Citadel, Florida Atlantic, Western Kentucky, Western Carolina, Middle Tennessee State, Eastern Michigan and Florida A&M are some recent examples of the cupcake competitors the Gators chose to chomp.

In the end this is the state of college football and I’m not going to lose sleep over it because it isn’t going to change. Now, on to more in important things and something we can control. Who is going to take the Charleston Southern Buccaneers +73?

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