NCAAF: Bowl Games

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Bowl	Location	Date/Time
New Mexico BYU vs. UTEP	Albuquerque, N.M. University Stadium	Dec. 18 @ 2.00 p.m.
uDrove Humanitarian Northern Illinois vs. Fresno State	Boise, Idaho Bronco Stadium	Dec. 18 @ 5:30 p.m.
R+L Carriers New Orleans Ohio vs. Troy	New Orleans Louisiana Superdome	Dec. 18 @ 9.00 p.m.
Beef 'O' Brady's St. Petersburg Southern Mississippi vs. Louisville	St. Petersburg, Fla. Tropicana Field	Dec. 21 @ 8.00 p.m.
MAACO Las Vegas Utah vs. Boise State	Las Vegas Sam Boyd Stadium	Dec. 22 @ 8.00 p.m.
S.D. County Credit Union Poinsettia Navy vs. San Diego State	San Diego Qualcomm Stadium	Dec. 23 @ 8.00 p.m.
Sheraton Hawaii Hawaii vs. Tulsa	Honolulu Aloha Stadium	Dec. 24 @ 8.00 p.m.
Little Caesars Florida International vs. Toledo	Detroit Ford Field	Dec. 26 @ 8:30 p.m.
AdvoCare V100 Independence Air Force vs. Georgia Tech	Shreveport, La. Independence Stadium	Dec. 27 @ 5.00 p.m.
Champs Sports West Virginia vs. NC State	Orlando, Fla. Florida Citrus Bowl	Dec. 28 @ 6:30 p.m.
Insight Missouri vs. Iowa	Tempe, Arizona Sun Devil Stadium	Dec. 28 @ 10.00 p.m.
Military Bowl Presented By Northrop Grumman East Carolina vs. Maryland	Washington, D.C. RFK Stadium	Dec. 29 @ 2:30 p.m.
Texas Illinois vs. Baylor	Houston Reliant Stadium	Dec. 29 @ 6.00 p.m.
Valero Alamo Oklahoma State vs. Arizona	San Antonio Alamodome	Dec. 29 @ 9:15 p.m.
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Army vs. SMU	Dallas Gerald J. Ford Stadium	Dec. 30 @ 12.00pm
New Era Pinstripe Kansas St. vs. Syracuse	Bronx, N.Y. Yankee Stadium	Dec. 30 @ 3:20 p.m.
Franklin American Mortgage Music City North Carolina vs. Tennessee	Nashville, Tenn. LP Field	Dec. 30 @ 6:40 p.m.
Bridgepoint Education Holiday Nebraska vs. Washington	San Diego Qualcomm Stadium	Dec. 30 @ 10.00 p.m.
Meineke Car Care South Florida vs. Clemson	Charlotte, N.C. Bank of America Stadium	Dec. 31 @ 12.00pm
Hyundai Sun Notre Dame vs. Miami	El Paso, Texas Sun Bowl	Dec. 31 @ 2 p.m.
AutoZone Liberty Georgia vs. UCF	Memphis, Tenn. Liberty Bowl	Dec. 31 @ 3:30 p.m.
Chick-fil-A South Carolina vs. Florida State	Atlanta Georgia Dome	Dec. 31 @ 7:30 p.m.
TicketCity Northwestern vs. Texas Tech	Dallas Cotton Bowl	Jan. 1 @ 12.00pm
Outback Florida vs. Penn State	Tampa, Fla. Raymond James Stadium	Jan. 1 @ 1.00 p.m.
Capital One Alabama vs. Michigan State	Orlando, Fla. Florida Citrus Bowl	Jan. 1 @ 1.00 p.m.
Gator Bowl Mississippi State vs. Michigan	Jacksonville, Fla. Municipal Stadium	Jan. 1 @ 1:30 p.m.
Rose Bowl Game presented by VIZIO Wisconsin vs. TCU	Pasadena, Calif. Rose Bowl	Jan. 1 @ 5.00 p.m.
Tostitos Fiesta Connecticut vs. Oklahoma	Glendale, Ariz. U. of Phoenix Stadium	Jan. 1 @ 8:30 p.m.
Discover Orange Stanford vs. Virginia Tech	Miami Sun Life Stadium	Jan. 3 @ 8:30 p.m.
Allstate Sugar Ohio State vs. Arkansas	New Orleans Louisiana Superdome	Jan. 4 @ 8:30 p.m.
GoDaddy.com Middle Tennessee vs. Miami (Ohio)	Mobile, Ala. Ladd-Peebles Stadium	Jan. 6 @ 8.00 p.m.
AT&T Cotton LSU vs. Texas A&M	Arlington, Texas Cowboys Stadium	Jan. 7 @ 8.00 p.m.
BBVA Compass Bowl Pittsburgh vs. Kentucky	Birmingham, Ala. Legion Field	Jan. 8 @ 12.00pm
Kraft Fight Hunger Nevada vs. Boston College	San Francisco AT&T Park	Jan. 9 @ 9.00 p.m.
Tostitos BCS National Championship Game Oregon vs. Auburn	Glendale, Ariz. U. of Phoenix Stadium	Jan. 10 @ 8:30 p.m

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Re: NCAAF: Bowl Games I ******* hate Pitt sometimes I like a lot of these matchups, can't wait to see the lines. The BCS ones are already out

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Re: NCAAF: Bowl Games College Football 2010-2011 Overall 37W-28L-2P +5.35 units (56.92%) Bowl season! N. Illinois -1 to win 1 unit @ 5dimes Fresno St will have the crowd advantage, but even at home they have struggled. This is gonna be a shootout, but I think that Fresno St is gonna have a lot of trouble stopping this N. Illinois team. There last 3 games were all road games (they went 2-1) and they put up a collective effort of 140 and some points. The NIU coaching staff is all leaving, but I say this team is just the btter team by far

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Re: NCAAF: Bowl Games BYU -13.5 @ 2.16 centrebet Under 50.5 @ 2.00 pinnacle BYU were struggling early on in the season before coming home strong to finish 6-6 and just missing out in losing 17-16 to Utah in their last game. UTEP on the other hand started off well but faded towards the end to win just one of their last 6 games. BYU averaged 190 passing yards (ranked 84th) and 164 rushing yards (ranked 46th) per game, averaging 37 points per game in their last 5 games of the season. UTEP allowed 223 passing yards (ranked 70th) and 181 rushing yards (ranked 83rd) per game. However in its 6 losses, UTEP allowed 253 rushing yards per game, and expect BYU to pound the ball, as this is where they have the edge on them. UTEP averaged 150 rushing yards (ranked 69th) but BYU allowed 152 rushing yards per game (ranked 57th), and that included some of the top rushing teams like Air Force, Nevada and TCU. UTEP passed for 222 passing yards (ranked 58th) while BYU's pass defence allows 188 passing yards per game (ranked 21st in the nation) and thus allowed just 21 points per game for the season, and just 12 points per game in their last 5 games. UTEP prefers to pass the ball, but BYU has been quite good at defending the pass, so like them to restrict them here.

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Re: NCAAF: Bowl Games BYU -13.5 @ 2.16 Under 50.5 @ 2.00 Fresno State -2.5 @ 2.25 centrebet Fresno State passes for 214 yards (ranked 65th) and 157 rushing yards (ranked 55th) per game, with a good win over Cincinnati to start off, a close loss to Nevada by a point, and a blowout loss to a fired up Boise State, and finished off with a good win over Illinois. On defence, NI allowed 202 passing yards (ranked 35) and 131 rushing yards (ranked 26th) per game, and looking at these figures, you would say that NI had a very good defence. However this was up against some poor teams, and their soft schedule will see them get unstuck here. Northern Illinois will look to run the ball with RB Span as he leads a rush offence that averaged 265 yards per game (ranked 7th) while the passing game led by QB Harnish had 181 passing yards per game (ranked 81). They face a Fresno State defence that allows 201 passing yards (ranked 33rd) and 155 rushing yards (ranked 61st). However they also have a very effective pass rush that enabled to finish 6th in the nation in sacks, so expect them to put plenty of pressure on the NI offensive line. NI have lost their coach for this game who has accepted a position somewhere else. Wrong team is favoured here, and with Fresno State being 2-0 ATS on Boise State's blue turf in bowl games, like them to make it another win Ohio - Troy over 59.5 @ 2.16 pinnacle Troy passes for 288 yards (ranked 12th) and 153 rushing yards (ranked 62nd) as they averaged 33 points per game. Ohio allowed 218 passing yards (ranked 58th) and 115 rushing yards (ranked 13th), allowing 22 points per game. Ohio passed for 158 yards (ranked 103rd) and 169 rushing yards (ranked 39th), scoring 30+ points in 8 of their 12 games. Troy allowed 248 passing yards (ranked 97th) and 171 rushing yards (ranked 74th), allowing 31 points per game. Neither team has a significant edge, so like the over here, as expect both teams to score points here. With the game being played in a dome, then the weather is not an issue, so both teams can play their natural game. Avergae total in the last 5 New Orleans Bowl has been 62 points, so this game tends to be high scoring

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Re: NCAAF: Bowl Games BYU -13.5 @ 2.16 :D Under 50.5 @ 2.00 :@ Fresno State -2.5 @ 2.25 :@ Ohio - Troy over 59.5 @ 2.16 :D Bowl record: 2-2 (+0.32)

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Re: NCAAF: Bowl Games Louisville -6.5 @ 2.60 centrebet Southern Mississippi have appeared in 8 straight bowl games, as well as in 12 of the last 13 bowls, with a 7-5 record. Louisville will be excited to play in their first bowl game in 5 years, and their coach Strong has beaten BCS bowl bound Connecticut 26-0 in an impressive showing this year. Louisville averages 181 rushing yards per game as RB Powell has done well for them. Although USM is ranked 13th against the run, they've played only 3 teams with winning records, and who are playing in the Bowls: Tulsa where they allowed 228 yards, Central Florida where they gave up 145 yards and South Carolina 224 rushing yards. Louisville's QB situation is unknown whether Froman or Burke will start, and while they average 195 passing yards per game, they do face a pretty poor USM secondary who have allowed 248 passing yards (ranked 100) and 26 TDs this season. Southern Mississippi's defence has allowed 29 points per game and if Powell gets going, they will give up plenty more. Southern Mississippi's QB Davis averages 242 passing yards per game, with 18 TDs and 6 INTs. Louisville allows 163 passing yards (ranked 9th) per game, so like this defence to shut them down. USM run the ball well for 203 rushing yards per game. A concern is that they managed to do this against some poor defences like East Carolina (ranked 118), Memphis (ranked 117), Houston (ranked 96), Tulsa (ranked 83), and now they face a good Louisville rush defence that allows 142 rushing yards per game. Louisville have allowed 20 points or less in 7 of their 12 games. They have both faced a common opponent where Louisville beat Memphis 56-0 at home on October 9th, while Southern Mississippi beat Memphis 41-19 on the road in the following week. Louisville has enough offence to beat a pretty poor secondary and a decent rush defence, but like their own defence to do well against the pass, and though USM should get some yards on the ground, like Louisville, appearing in their first bowl in 5 season, to have enough to beat them. Bowl record: 2-2 (+0.32)

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Re: NCAAF: Bowl Games Louisville -6.5 @ 2.60 :@ Louisville wins by 3 after being down by 14 points early on. They give up a penalty on a 4th down, which allows them to then hit a short pass for a TD, when USM would have hit the FG. There is the 4 points difference between a winning and losing pick Boise State -27.5 @ 4.20 centrebet Really rate this Boise State side, and the only thing that concerns me is their level of motivation for this game. However, with a scuffle between the two sides, and some trash talking on twitter, then this only serves to fire them up even more. Many of their players are seniors who will be looking to bow out on a high, and they are also looking to impress NFL scouts one more time. So like Boise to come out and smash Utah. Boise State's averages 200 rushing yards per game (ranked 24th) so they can use Martin and Avery to run the ball well here. Defensively, Utah held teams to 104 rushing yards per game (ranked 8th), however against TCU, they gave up 177 rushing yards and Air Force, they gave up 210 rushing yards, so against the better sides, they can be exposed. Utah's secondary has had its problems, as they allow 216 passing yards per game (ranked 56th), with TCU throwing for 381 yards and 4 TDs, while San Diego State threw for 528 yards, so they can be thrown on too. QB Moore has thrown for threw for 3,506 yards with 33 TDs and 5 INTs, as they average 319 passing yards per game (ranked 6th). They have scored at least 31 points in each of their games, and averaged 47 points per game, so like them to score plenty here again. Against the poorer teams, Utah pounded them, but when facing the better sides, they struggled to score. They lost 47-7 to TCU, lost 28-3 to Notre Dame, and then edged out BYU 17-16. QB Wynn is doubtful for this game, and they will need him of they are to be competitive as he lead a pass offence that averaged 248 yards per game (ranked 26th). On the ground, RB's Wide and Asiata managed 157 yards per game (ranked 56th). Boise State allows just 14 points per game, on 156 passing yards (ranked 3rd) and 104 rushing yards (ranked 6th) per game. Boise State ranked first in the country for sacks, averaging nearly 4 per game, so they will be out to limit Utah here. Motivation is the only reason that may prevent Boise State playing their natural game, but believe they come out and play for the reasons outline above. Also TCU is pretty similar to Boise State and they beat Utah 47-7, with 381 passing yards and 177 rushing yards, while allowing just 148 passing yards and 51 rushing yards, and this was played in Utah. Furthermore, they have played common opponents. Boise State beat Wyoming 51-6 on the road, while Utah also won 30-6 on the road. Boise State beat San Jose State 48-0 on the road, while Utah beat them 56-3 at home. In their last few games, Utah have struggled to produce the same form when they played the weaker teams, and really like Boise State to pound them, as a very good sending off to their senior players. Bowl record: 2-3 (-0.68)

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Re: NCAAF: Bowl Games Boise State -27.5 @ 4.20 :@ Boise State win 26-3 but were robbed twice of TDs by some poor umpiring. Second day in a row that a favoured covered but did not put on more points than expected. San Diego State -6.5 @ 2.35 centrebet San Diego State -13.5 @ 3.90 centrebet San Diego State average 35 points per game, on 297 passing yards (ranked 11th) and 152 rushing yards per game (ranked 63rd). QB Lindley has thrown for 3,554 yards and 26 TDs with 14 INTs, and with very good WRs in Brown and Sampson, look to them to air the ball. Also RB Hillman has run for 150+ yards in a game 5 times this season, for 1,304 rushing yards and 14 TDs. Navy allows 22 points per game on 220 passing yards allowed (ranked 62nd) and 156 rushing yards allowed (ranked 60th). SDSU has a much more balanced offence to take advantage of an average Navy defence. Navy's offence is based on running the ball as they average 289 yards per game (ranked 5th) and while QB Dobbs can also pass the ball, as he has thrown for 1,380 yards and 12 TDs (ranked 116th on 118 yards per game), the ball tends to remain in the hands of his RBs. On defence, San Diego State is allowing 23 points per game, with 210 passing yards allowed (ranked 48th) and 142 rushing yards allowed (ranked 47th). Also they have recorded 28 sacks this year. SDSU have already faced a triple option offence in Air Force, and they beat them 27-25, so they should be even more ready to face this Navy threat. While AF ran for 312 yards and passed for 175 yards, SDSU managed 247 passing yards and 205 rushing yards, so their balanced offence managed to win them the game. Navy lost 14-6 at Air Force, as they allowed 292 rushing yards and just 83 passing yards, while Navy only had 103 passing yards and 209 rushing yards, so they were contained by AF, and now face an even better passing attack. Furthermore, SDSU have played bowl team like BYU (lost 24-21 on the road), lost 27-24 at Missouri, lost 40-35 at TCU and lost 38-34 to Utah, so they have been very competitive against the better sides. Their schedule has been tougher, and with the fact that they are appearing in their first bowl game since 1998, they will be much more motivated to go out and win this game. Bowl record: 2-4 (-1.68)

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Re: NCAAF: Bowl Games San Diego State -6.5 @ 2.35 :D San Diego State -13.5 @ 3.90 :D Bowl record: 4-4 (+2.57) Glad to be able to put some more presents under the Christmas tree :ok

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Re: NCAAF: Bowl Games Hawaii -13.5 @ 2.56 centrebet Hawaii's offence is based on QB Moniz who leads a pass attack that averages 388 passing yards per game (ranked 1st) with 36 TDs thrown. He will look regualrly to WR Salas who has 1,675 yards and 12 TDs. Another target is Pilares who has 1,306 yards and 15 TDs, so these two WR's should enjoy playing on this Tulsa defence that allows 306 passing yards per game (ranked 116th). But they also need to be wary of RB Green who has ran for at least 100 yards in 4 of his last 6 games, and with Moniz like to spread the field, Green should be able to find holes in the Tulsa DL to run through. Tulsa has a decent rush defence as they allow 137 yards per game (ranked 37th) but Green should still do well here, that is, if Hawaii does not pass it on every play to espose thise very poor secondary. Tulsa's offence is much more balanced as they average 284 passing yards per game (ranked 15th) and average 219 rushing yards per game (ranked 15th). QB Kinne has thrown for 28 TDs but also ran in for another 7 TDs on the ground, so he is a legitimate threat to Hawaii's defence. Another player Hawaii need to watch out for is Johnson who has 771 yards on 53 passes, and can run the ball as well. Hawaii allows 212 passing yards (ranked 51st) and 132 rushing yards (ranked 30th), so they do have a much better defence than what Tulsa has. Both teams should be able to score well here, and not much separates their offences. But Hawaii does have a better all round defence, and they should make some stops, but if Hawaii passes all day, doubt that Tulsa can do much to stop them. Playing at home gives them a huge advantage as Tulsa needs to make the long trip to get there. Hawaii looks good here to make it 7 straight for the favourites to cover in the bowls so far this season Bowl record: 4-4 (+2.57)

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Just one bet so far this bowl season...thatll change this week, will at least be home all week off work to watch these games. Had a strong leans towards G. Tech but just wasn't sure enough to lay the money on it. WVU -2.5 (-115) to win 1 unit @ 5dimes Set at -3 +110 on 5dimes but went with the -115 because I believe it can be a close game. It should be interesting with a gunsligging Wilson. On the road, he has thrown at least 1 interception in all but one game. Not sure this NC State defense can stop the WVU running game either. Big East, as shitty as it is, has a pretty good history at doing well in there bowl games. I don't think too highly of Stewart, but I think the fact that he has all but been kicked out the door, will coach this team up well and eventually get the win.

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Re: NCAAF: Bowl Games Hawaii -13.5 @ 2.56 :@ They had a shocker with all those INTs into multiple coverages Air Force - Georgia Tech under 54.5 @ 2.04 pinnacle Two of the top rushing teams meet here as Air Force rush for 318 yards per game, while they pass for 120 passing yards per game (ranked 115th), so expect them to run all game. The Georgia Tech defence allows 26 points per game based on 209 passing yards per game (ranked 48th) and 170 rushing yards per game (ranked 72nd) Georgia Tech is the nation's leading rushing team with 327 yards per game. However they are without their QB Nesbitt, who has 737 yards and 10 TDs in 9 games. On defence, AF has struggled to stop the run as they allow 195 rushing yards per game (ranked 91st). GT also does not do well in passing the ball as they average 88 yards per game (ranked 116th) and now face a AF secondary that allows 157 passing yards per game (ranked 5th) With neither team having balance on offence, expect them to focus on what they do best, and that is to run the ball. Both teams have shown that their run defence has been ordinary, but what weighs in their favour is that both teams like to use the triple option to run the ball, and so both sets of coaches should be familiar with how to stop it. AF have gone under the total in 4 of their 6 away games for the season while in GT's 6 away games, they have gone under the total in 5 of them. Like the look of a low scoring game here Bowl record: 4-5 (+1.57)

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Re: NCAAF: Bowl Games Air Force - Georgia Tech under 54.5 @ 2.04 :D Bowl record: 5-5 (+2.61)

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Re: NCAAF: Bowl Games :cryBaylor -1 to win 1 unit @ 5dimes Baylor is going to have the advantage staying close to home in Texas. Also will have the Ron Zook advantage who has never won a game. These two teams closed out the season pretty poorly. But I have a tough time seeing the Illini containing Griffin. When they faced off against Michigan's Robinson, who is somewhat similiar (but better) then Griffin, he had a field day. I can see a similiar circumstance here.

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Re: NCAAF: Bowl Games North Carolina State -2.5 @ 2.37 centrebet North Carolina State has a dual threat at QB as Wilson has thrown for 3,288 yards and 26 TDs, while running for 394 yards and 9 TDs on the ground. They average 282 passing yards on offence (ranked 18th) but run for just 125 rushing yards (ranekd 92nd) so expect them to air the ball here. On defence, WVU they allow 13 points per game, based on 166 passing yards (ranked 11th) and 85 rushing yards per game (ranked 2nd). They have not allowed more than 21 points in a game, and they have 22 takeaways as well as 40 sacks, so the defence has been very good. West Virginia has a more balanced offence that is based on the passing of QB Smith who has 23 TDs and just 6 INTs, as they average 214 passing yards per game (ranked 65th). Much was expected of RB Devine this year, and he did not produce the goods as they averaged just 162 rushing yards per game (ranked 50th), when more was expected of them. One problem for this side is that they turnover the ball, and have 16 lost fumbles for the season. NC State allows 228 passing yards per game (ranked 76th) so expect WVU to focus on throwing the ball, since they only allow 113 rushing yards per game (ranked 12th). Also with NC state getting 40 sacks, they will put plenty of pressure on the WVU QB who has been prone to fumbling the ball. NC State has the better QB here, while WVU is better on defence, NC State does have a very good rush defence as well, which means Smith will need to pass the ball. Doubt that he can stay with Wilson here Missouri -6.5 @ 2.60 centrebet Missouri averages 30 points per game based on a good balance of 238 passing yards (ranked 40th) and 163 rushing yards (ranked 49th), as QB Gabbert has passed for 2,752 yards with 15 TDs and 7 INTs, while also running for 239 yards and 4 TDs. Iowa's defence has allowed 16 points per game on 214 passing yards per game (ranked 53rd) while their rush defence has been very good, as it allows just 104 rushing yards per game (ranked 6th). They have 17 INTs for the year with another 6 fumble recoveries, so they have done well this year, but do face very good QB here. Iowa's QB Stanzi has 2,804 yards for 25 TDs and just 4 TDs. However he is missing his main WR in Johnson-Koulianos, who had 745 receiving yards and a team-high 10 TDs during the season. Also they have lost their main RB Robinson, who led the team with 941 yards and 10 TDs on the ground, so they are missing some key offensive weapons. Iowa averaged 237 passing yards per game (ranked 42nd) and 142 rushing yards per game (ranked 75th), but without these two players, doubt that they will record similar numbers here, especially as they face a very good Missorui defence. Missouri's defence has played well this year as they allow just 15 points per game. They do allow 204 passing yards per game (ranked 38th) and 147 rushing yards per game (ranked 51st) but they do have 16 INTs and 11 fumble recoveries while also recording 38 sacks. Both sets of defence are very good, but Missouri has the better QB, and with Iowa missing two key players on offence, this limits what Stanzi can do. This will be the difference here Bowl record: 5-5 (+2.61)

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Re: NCAAF: Bowl Games North Carolina State -2.5 @ 2.37 :D Missouri -6.5 @ 2.60 :wall Leading by 4 and driving down the ground and QB throws an INT which Iowa scores from. Needed to just throw the ball away. Unbelievable. Just like yesterday with Georgia Tech, one idiot play when it matters and the stuff up and loss from it. Bowl record: 6-6 (+2.98)

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Re: NCAAF: Bowl Games Tough game with WVU, I almost saw it coming as I thought about it all day yesterday.. Kansas St +1 to win 1 unit @ 5dimes The Big East proved to me they are absouletly horrible with WVU. Both these teams closed out in an unimpressive way, but Syracuse only scored 23 points in there last 3 games total. And two of those games were played at home. The Big 12 will win out over the Big Easy this game.

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Re: NCAAF: Bowl Games East Carolina +7.5 @ 1.91 centrebet Under 68 @ 1.90 centrebet East Carolina focus on passing the ball as they average 319 passing yards per game (ranked 7th) as QB Davis has 3699 passing yards for 36 TDs. This leads them to average 38 points per game, and they will like their chances passing on this Maryland defence that allows 221 passing yards per game (ranked 62nd) while they allow 132 rushing yards per game (ranked 31st) Maryland's offence is not that good as they average 218 passing yards (ranked 62nd) and 125 rushing yards per game (ranked 93rd). Though they did score a very good 38-31 win over North Carolina State in their last game, they have largely been ordinary when they have the ball. East Carolina have the second worst defence in the country as they allow 43 points per game, allowing 258 passing yards and 221 rushing yards per game. Despite this, they have had time to prepare for this game, and with a Maryland offence that is not that good, believe they will get some stops here. Doubt that Maryland can go with East Carolina, and can see an upset here. Bowl record: 6-6 (+2.98)

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Re: NCAAF: Bowl Games Illinois -2.5 @ 2.00 pinnacle Under 63.5 @ 2.00 pinnacle Illinois tends to run the ball as they average 242 rushing yards per game (ranked 13th) however their passing game is pretty ordinary as they average just 143 passing yards per game (ranked 112th). Baylor has a poor defence that allows 267 passing yards (ranked 111th) and 160 rushing yards (ranked 65th) so they can be scored upon. Baylor averages 278 passing yards per game (ranked 19th) and 201 rushing yards per game (ranked 23rd) so they have avery good and balanced offence, but they will not have it all their way against an Illinois defence that allows 24 points per game as they allow 213 passing yards (ranked 52nd) and 131 rushing yards per game (ranked 28th). Like Illinois to do enough on defence to stop Baylor's offence, but doubt that Baylor can stop this Illinois offence, as their own defence is quite porous and expect Illinois to pound the ball here Arizona +3.5 @ 1.98 pinnacle Under 66.5 @ 1.99 pinnacle Oklahoma State averages 355 passing yards per game (ranked 2nd) while they run for 183 yards per game (ranked 29th). Arizona allows 207 passing yards per game (ranked 44th) while they also allow 137 rushing yards per game (ranked 38th). Arizona averages 310 passing yards per game (ranked 9th) while they run for 135 yards (ranked 85th). Oklahoma State is quite poor in stopping the pass as they allow 276 passing yards per game (ranked 112th) while they allow 137 rushing yards per game (ranked 39th). Both teams like to pass the ball, but while Arizona can stop it, Oklahoma State cannot. Also Ok State will try to run the ball, and once again, Arizona has the ability to stop them.

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Re: NCAAF: Bowl Games East Carolina +7.5 @ 1.91 :@ Under 68 @ 1.90 :@ [url=http://www.punterslounge.com/forum/autolink.php?id=44&script=showthread&forumid=2]Illinois -2.5 @ 2.00 :D Under 63.5 @ 2.00 :D Arizona +3.5 @ 1.98 :@ Under 66.5 @ 1.99 :D Bowl record: 9-9 (+2.97)

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Re: NCAAF: Bowl Games UNC -1 to win 1 unit @ 5dimes goin to bed, try to get back to it in the morning

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Re: NCAAF: Bowl Games SMU -13.5 @ 3.15 centrebet Over 52.5 @ 2.07 pinnacle SMU prefer to pass the ball as they average 274 passing yards per game (ranked 21st) as QB Padron has 29 TDs and 12 INTs, while they run for 141 rushing yards per game (ranked 77th). Army's defence allows 25 points per game, based on 191 passing yards (ranked 23rd) and 142 rushing yards (ranked 47th). However, in losing 3 (all on the road) of their last 4 games, they gave up 124 passing yards and 277 rushing yards in the 42-22 loss to Air Force; 214 passing yards and 155 rushing yards in the 27-3 loss to Notre Dame; and 186 passing yards and 139 rushing yards in the 31-17 loss to Navy, so they will give up yardage to teams. Even in the lone win of these last 4 games where they beat a very ordinary Kent side 45-28, they allowed 225 passing yards and 185 rushing yards in that game Army likes to run the ball as they have the triple option attack which has seen them average 256 rushing yards per game (ranked 10th) and they do not pass the ball often, hence the reason why their rushing yards per game is so high. They pass for just 82 yards per game (ranked 117th), so the ball will be on the ground. SMU's defence has seen the triple option already this season, as they lost Navy 28-21, after leading 14-0, where they allowed 84 passing yards and 253 rushing yards in that game to them, and with this extra time to prepare for it, they should be even more ready for it. While they do allow 222 passing yards per game (ranked 65th) because Army hardly passes the ball, then they can bring an extra man into the line to stop the run. SMU allows 141 rushing yards per game (ranked 46th) so it does alright defending the run. Going a little bit extra here as i feel that SMU is much better than Army, and will take the better odds on offer. SMU are playing at home for this game, which is a huge advantage for them. Also with Army's much softer schedule, they have lost all 4 games to bowl opponents by an average of 32-15 points. Kansas State -2.5 @ 2.20 pinnacle (like them too AG :cheers) Under 47.5 @ 1.95 pinnacle Kansas State focuses on running the ball with Thomas leading a rush offence that averages 206 yards per game (ranked 20th) while it passes for just 173 yards per game (ranked 94th). Thomas averages just over 5 yards per carry and has 16 TDs so far this season. QB Coffman has thrown for 1,832 yards, with 12 passing TDs and 9 rushing TDs, and 7 INTs. Syracuse allows just 18 points per game, as it relies on this to keep them in the game. They allow 158 passing yards per game (ranked 6th) and 137 rushing yards per game (ranked 40th), so they are hard to score upon. Syracuse like to run the ball, with RB Carter leading an offence that averages 130 rushing yards per game (ranked 87th) and an average of 178 passing yards per game (ranked 89th), so they do struggle to move the chains. Carter has averaged 5 yards per carry, for 1,035 yards and 7 TDs, while QB Nassib passed for 2,095 yards with 16 TDs and 8 INTs. They averaged just 12 points a game in losing 3 of their last 4 games, as their offence struggled to get going. While they should have some success on a Kansas State defence that gives up 29 points per game, based on 212 passing yards (ranked 51st) and 229 rushing yards (ranked 109th), they have not shown much in their game to suggest that they will do enough to win this game. Kansas State plays in the much tougher Big 12 Conference while Syracuse are in the much maligned Big East conference, which should be much better than what it is. KSU have done been to a bowl since 2006, so expect their players to be hungry and focused for the win. With the game being played in a very cold New York, then expect their to be plenty of running, especially with both sides prefering to run the ball. Syrcasue have won all of their 7 games if they allow 14 points or less, but they lost all 5 games when they gave up more than 14 points, with all these losses by 8+ margins. Like Kansas State to score enough points here to win this game, as they have scored 28+ points in their last 4 games, while they only once in their 12 games, scored less than 14 points. Tennessee -2.5 @ 2.17 pinnacle Under 49.5 @ 1.97 pinnacle Tennesse had a poor start to the season where they won jsut 2 of their first 8 games, and then finished off with 4 straight wins to make them bowl eligible. They scored at least 24 points in these 4 wins, so their offence has momentum coming into this game. QB Bray threw for 1,537 yards and 14 TDs with 7 INTs in the 8 games he started, as Tennessee averaged 250 passing yards per game (ranked 35th) while they did not do much on the ground as they ran for 116 yards (ranked 99th). North Carolina has a good defence that allows 23 points per game on 205 passing yards per game (ranked 39th) and 124 rushing yards per game (ranked 34th). However they have some injuries on their defence that will be a big blow for them in this game and this was seen in their last 4 games on the season, where they allowed 35, 26, 29 and 19 points in these 4 games. North Carolina's QB Yates had a very good year as he passed for 3,184 yards with 18 TDs and 8 INTs, as NC averaged 267 passing yards per game (ranked 24th) while they do struggle to run the ball as they only manage 124 rushing yards per game (ranked 94th). Tennessee allows 229 passing yards per game (ranked 73rd) and 153 rushing yards per game (ranked 57th) but what this does not show is that in their last 4 games, which they won, they did not allow more than 14 points in these games. Not much separates these two sides, as they both have good passers of the ball but they do not run it much, while the defences have been solid for both sides. For Tennessee, playing in the much tougher SEC conference will have them more battle hardened, and also they are playing in their home state, so they are sure to have a big crowd advantage. Like them to edge this in a low scoring game. Nebraska -13.5 @ 2.00 pinnacle Over 53.5 @ 2.01 pinnacle Nebraska focuses on running the ball as they rush for 260 yards per game (ranked 9th) which does not leave much for passing the ball as they air it for just 155 passing yards per game (ranked 109th). QB Martinez has thrown for 1,578 yards and 9 TDs this season while he has 942 rushing yards and 12 TDs. Tailback Helu has been the star of this rush offence as he has 1,211 yards with 11 TDs. Washington's defence struggled this year as they allowed 31 points per game on 202 passing yards per game (ranked 37th) and 199 rushing yards per game (ranked 99th) as opposing teams ran in 36 TDs for the season (average 3 per game). Like Nebraska to pound the ball and exploit Washington's weakness in defence. Washington's QB Locker started the season with big predictions about his ability, but injuries and poor form saw him finish with just 2,209 yards with 17 TDs as they averaged 200 passing yards per game (ranked 74th). RB Polk took up much of the slack and he did very well this year as he ran for 1,287 yards and 8 TDs, as they averaged 164 rushing yards per game (ranked 64th). Locker will have a hard time passing on this secondary that allows 160 passing yards per game (ranked 7th). They had blitzed the QBs quite well too as they have had 31 sacks for the season, and on top of allowing 144 rushing yards per game (ranked 49th), then it is not surprising that they have allowed just 17 points per game. These two sides have already played this season as Nebraska went to Washington and smashed them 56-21, passing for 150 yards and running a massive 383 yards. Washington had just 71 passing yards and 175 rushing yards, and doubt much will change here. As long as Nebraska come out motivate for this game, then it should be one-sided once again. Bowl record: 9-9 (+2.97)

[AGurv]

Re: NCAAF: Bowl Games losing the K state play makes me want to quit for the year

[blackcrow]

Re: NCAAF: Bowl Games What a joke of a day :wall SMU -13.5 @ 3.15 :@ Turnovers leading to points even though SMU had nearly twice more yards in the game. Army passes for just 30 yards and runs for 189 yards but SMU throws for 302 yards and runs for 111 yards. Over 52.5 @ 2.07 :@ Kansas State -2.5 @ 2.20 :@:@ Defence was rubbish but still had a chance to tie the game with seconds left on a two point conversion and you give a 15 yard penalty because he saluted the crowd (unsportsmanlike conduct). Get out of here. Under 47.5 @ 1.95 :@ Tennessee -2.5 @ 2.17 :@ Lead 20-17 with seconds to go and North Carolina stuffs up by spiking the ball with too many on the field. They get just a 5 yard penalty (even though in the NFL there would be a 10 second runoff which would have ended the game). It goes into overtime where NC wins by 3 but also it goes over. Under 49.5 @ 1.97 :@ Nebraska -13.5 @ 2.00 :@ They were absolutely rubbish. Made Washington's defence look like they were the Pittsburgh Steelers, while their own offence was more like Carolina's. Cannot believe that they lost this game and there was nearly a 50 point turnaround from the last game they played. Over 53.5 @ 2.01 :@ Know how you feel AG - seeing what has happened over the last few days with some poor refereeing decisions, you start to question whether it is worth betting on these bowls. Maybe need a day or two to clear the head. Bowl record: 9-17 (-5.03)

[AGurv]

Re: NCAAF: Bowl Games blackcrow even though I won the UNC play it was bullshit.

[AGurv]

Re: NCAAF: Bowl Games Notre Dame +3 to win 1 unit @ 5dimes Florida St +3 to win 1 unit @ 5dimes

[bookiebasher]

Re: NCAAF: Bowl Games Don,t worry B.C.,you still the man...havent got espn over here so havent been able to watch any of the bowls so far...but luckily i managed to make a couple of in-play bets on the last 2 games and actually came out a little in front...but on the whole im definatley in front thanks to following your tips...so head up mate,these things are sent to test us as me old man says..lol...HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL

[AGurv]

Re: NCAAF: Bowl Games Florida -6.5 (-125) to win 1 unit @ 5dimes Michigan +3.5 to win 1 unit @ 5dimes Wisconsin +3 to win 1 unit @ 5dimes Happy new year all