NCAAF: Week 9

[blackcrow]

Florida International -6.5 @ 1.96 pinnacle FIU average 245 passing yards and 143 rushing yard per game and are coming a below par performance where they had just 233 pasing yards and 66 rushing yards in that game. Expect them to bounce back here as the Troy defence is poor, as they have allowed 288 passing yards and 173 rushing yards per game as well at least 31 points in 5 of their 6 games Troy average 299 passing yards and just 101 rushing yards per game and have scored 17 points or less in their last two games while FIU allows 231 passing yards and 125 rushing yards per game, and habve allowed 17 points or less in 4 of their 7 games. Like FIU to do enough on both sides of the ball to edge this Record: 54-49 (+5.17)

[blackcrow]

Re: NCAAF: Week 9 Florida International -6.5 @ 1.96 ::@ They butchered this game. Had over 200 more yards on offence and then found ways to turnover the ball. Ended up winning by 2 points in OT. Connecticut @ 4.10 pinnacle Lot of value on the road team as both sides are pretty even. Connecticut had 135 passing yards and 118 rushing yards in the 16-10 win over South Florida and had 193 passing yards and 82 rushing yards in the 43-16 loss to West Virginia. Pittsburgh are coming off two losses, where they allowed 174 passing yards and 97 rushing yards in the 34-10 loss at Rutgers and then they allowed 127 passing yards and 124 rushing yards in the 26-14 loss at home to Utah. Pittsburgh on offence have been ordinary where they had 131 passing yards and 140 rushing yards in the loss to Rutgers, and just 50 pasing yards and 70 rushing yards in the loss to Utah. Connecticut allowed 164 passing yards and 175 rushing yards in the win over South Florida last week, but allowed 469 passing yards and just 72 rushing yards in the game with West Virginia. Not much between the two sides on offence as both sides have had their problems in consistenly moving the ball, with Pittsburgh slightly better in running the ball. Both sides are pretty even in defending the pass, but Connecticut is much better in defending the run as they allow just 89 yards per game while Pittsburgh allows just 121 yards per game.The match will be played under wet and windy conditions, so short passing is possible but most of the offence for both sides will be based on running the ball. The Connecticut defence has done well in pressuring the QB and like them to negate Pittsburgh's offence but do enough on their offence to edge them out Record: 54-50 (+4.17)

[blackcrow]

Re: NCAAF: Week 9 Connecticut @ 4.10 :( Sunseri (unexpectedly) blew away this secondary Record: 54-51 (+3.17) Houston -28.5 @ 2.09 pinnacle Houston are ranked 18th and need to keep winning and winning well if they are to get a BCS Bowl. They average a massive 442 passing yards and 164 rushing yards per game while Rice allows 254 passing yards and 219 rushing yards per game. Houston are coming off two big home wins where they beat East Carolina 56-3 with 357 passing yards and 215 rushing yard, and then last week beat Marshall 62-28 as they passed for 479 yards and ran for 142 yards. While Rice has not lost by more than 25 points on the road against teams like Texas and Baylor, that was earlier in the season when they were fresher. They allowed 277 passing yards and 229 rushing yards in the 34-9 loss to Texas and 367 passing yards and 306 rushing yards in the 56-31 loss at Baylor. Against Marshall two weeks ago, they allowed 111 passing yards and 217 rushing yards in the 24-20 road loss to them. On defence, Houston allows 240 passing yards and 167 rushing yards so expect them to allow some yards and points. but with the good efforts of the defence in recent weeks, it may not be much they allow at all. They allowed 263 passing yards and just 21 rushing yards to East Carolina and then allowed 309 passing yards and 197 rushing yards to Marshall. Rice averages 197 passing yards and 129 rushing yards and do not have the offence to match it with Houston, and can see them struggling to stay in touch with them during the course of the game. Virginia +13.5 @ 2.01 pinnacle Virginia averages 224 passing yards and 183 rushing yards per game as they had 135 passing yards and 272 rushing yards in the 24-20 win over Georgia Tech. Miami averages 213 passing yards and 153 rushing yards per game, and are coming off a good 24-7 win over Georgia Tech with 140 passing yards and 122 rushing yards in that game as it was their defence that gave them good field position with turnovers. In another common game, Virginia had 298 passing yards and 170 rushing yards in the 28-17 road loss to North Carolina as they had their chances to make this a closer game while Miami passed for 267 yards and ran for only 44 yards in the 30-24 road win at North Carolina Virginia allows an average of just 176 passing yards and 134 rushing yards per game and like them to do well in stopping QB Harris and RB Miller as they allowed just 24 passing yards and 272 rushing yards in the win over Georgia Tech, and 179 passing yards and 221 rushing yards to North Carolina. Miami allows 199 passing yards and 179 rushing yards per game as they allowed just 77 passing yards and only 134 rushing yards to Georgia Tech, and then 288 passing yards and 141 rushing yards in their road win over North Carolina Do not think much separates these two sides and can see this game being fairly close.

[bookiebasher]

Re: NCAAF: Week 9 Nice going Blackcrow...2 outta 2 last nite..i was following the Houston game and when they went down 17 -7 in the first quarter i loaded up on then at just -11 inplay as apperently the wet weather was playing its part in helping Rice.Houston scored a T.D. in the first 15 seconds of the first 3 quarters...overs came in easy...LOL..keep up the goodwork dude :cheers

[blackcrow]

Re: NCAAF: Week 9 Houston -28.5 @ 2.09 :D Slow start but finished off well Virginia +13.5 @ 2.01 :D Better team from start to finish Back to 2-2 for the week. Thanks BB :ok Record: 56-51 (+5.27) TCU -13.5 @ 2.01 pinnacle TCU has a balanced offence with 235 passing yards and 217 rushing yards per game and are up against a BYU defence that allows 217 passing yards and 124 rushing yards per game. They have scored over 33 points in 6 of their 7 games albeit against some poor opposition but they managed to score 48 points on Baylor (a good side though the defence has issues) and 27 points on San Diego State (decent defence). BYU allowed 123 passing yards and 166 rushing yards to Texas, and even Oregon State passed for 304 yards on them. With QB Paschall having 17 TDs and just 4 INTs like him to do well here TCU's defence allows 224 passing yards and 124 rushing yards per game, and has allowed less tha 20 points in 5 of their 7 games with a very good Baylor offence and decent SMU offence having scored more. BYU average 233 passing yards and 159 rushing yards per game, and have been scoring points but these have been against some poor teams. Against better teams like Mississippi (they won 14-13 - but this Mississippi defence is poor) they had just 225 passing yards and 91 rushing yards while against a decent Texas defence (they lost 17-16) they had 192 passing yards and just 43 rushing yards. Like TCU to be too quick for them once again as they beat them 31-3 last year, and though they have both lost some players since then, TCU still looks better on both sides of the ball.

[AGurv]

Re: NCAAF: Week 9 College Football 2011-2012 Overall 24W-10L-1P +12.90 units (70.58%) Nebraska -4 to win 1 unit @ 5dimes I think this a prime spot for MSU to lose by maybe a lot. Coming off a huge, miracle win. Rutgers +7 (-125) to win 1 unit @ 5dimes Just real a gut feeling on this one being really close. Mizzu +10 to win 1 unit @ 5dimes Mizzu historically either blows out Texas A and M or makes it a really close game. I dont think Mizzu wins outright, but at least competitve. Both teams coming off a bye week. Mizzu has 4 losses this year, but all 4 were against really great teams. Texas A and M defense is what makes me like this the most. will add more later...

[blackcrow]

Re: NCAAF: Week 9 TCU -13.5 @ 2.01 :@ Led 35-10 and then by 18 points with 2 minutes to play when they give away two stupid pass interference penalties, especially when they intercepted the ball. Record: 56-52 (+4.27) Florida State - North Carolina State over 54.5 @ 2.03 pinnacle Florida State averages 304 passing yards and 127 rushing yards per game, and have beaten both Duke and Maryland in their last two games by the same scoreline of 41-16. Prior to that they lost both of their games to Clemson and Wake Forest by the same score of 35-30. Against Wake Forest they had 315 passing yards and 110 rushing yards while they allowed 263 passing yards and 128 rushing yards in that game. North Carolina State averages 255 passing yards and 116 rushing yards per game where they have scored at least 27 points in 6 of their 7 games. Also against Wake Forest they had 315 passing yards and 109 rushing yards in the 34-27 loss to them while they allowed 337 pasing yards and 101 rushing yards in that game. Not much separates the two sides and they have featured in high scoring games this season. Though FSU may have a better defence, they do give up points and can see both teams contributing here to send it over. Louisville - Syracuse under 43.5 @ 2.02 pinnacle Louisville averages 207 passing yards and 120 rushing yards per game while Syracuse allows 299 passing yards and just 99 rushing yards per game. They scored an upset 16-14 win over Rutgers last week, as they had 122 passing yards and 187 rushing yards in the win, while they allowed 207 passing yards and 91 rushing yards. Syracuse averages 224 passing yards and 125 rushing yards per game while Louisville allows 99 rushing yards per game. They had 169 passing yards and 126 rushing yards in the 19-16 loss to Rutgers, while allowing 297 passing yards and just 35 rushing yards. Neither side moves the ball well through the air, and with the forecast for wet and stormy conditions, then they will look to keep the ball in the hands and run it. But both sides have very good rush defences and are likely to nullify the run, and can see this being a low scoring game. Michigan State @ 2.71 pinnacle Michigan State averages 245 passing yards and 138 rushing yards per game and meet a Nebraska defence that allows 193 passing yards and 163 rushing yards per game. They are coming off two very good wins over Michigan and Wisconsin where they had 120 passing yards and 213 rushing yards in the 28-14 win over Michigan, and had 290 passing yards and 109 rushing yards in the 37-31 win over Wisconsin. Nebraska averages 172 passing yards and 261 rushing yards while they are up against a very good Michigan State that allows just 134 passing yards and 89 rushing yards per game. They allowed 223 passing yards and 220 rushing yards to Wisconsin but they meet a Nebraska offence that is not as good as the Wisconsin one. Nebraska had just 176 passing yards and 159 rushing yards in the 48-17 loss to Wisconsin, as they allowed 255 passing yards and 231 rushing yards in that game. This Michigan State side has shown that they can put pressure on these offences and face a Nebraska offence that is not as good as the Wisconsin side they faced last week Texas A+M - Missouri over 64.5 @ 2.05 pinnacle TAM's balanced offence averages 292 passing yards and 230 rushing yard per game as they have scored at least 33 points in 6 of their 7 games. Missouri allows 241 passing yards and 125 rushing yards per game and have allowed 99 points in their 3 road games. TAM beat Iowa State 33-17 last week as they had 263 passing yards and 247 rushing yards in the win while allowing 180 passing yards and 125 rushing yards. Missouri also has a balanced offence that averages 253 passing yards and 238 rushing yard per game, while TAM's defence allows 337 passing yards and just 80 rushing yards per game. Missouri faced Iowa State two weeks ago and had 289 passing yards and 294 rushing yards in the 52-17 win over them, and allowed 186 passing yards and 157 rushing yards in the win over them. Both sides can move the ball through the air, and though the TAM rush defence can stop the run, it should not prevent a high scoring game here. Arkansas -9.5 @ 2.01 pinnacle Arkansas averages 322 passing yards and 140 rushing yards per game as they have scored at least 38 points in 5 of their 7 games. Vanderbilt allows 191 passing yards and 133 rushing yards per game, with at least 21 points allowed in 5 of their last 6 games. They beat Mississippi 29-24 last week, as they passed for 232 tards and ran for 206 more, while they allowed 219 passing yards and 151 rushing yards. Vanderbilt averages 140 passing yards and 160 rushing yards per game as they scored just 3 points against top 10 ranked sides like South Carolina and Alabama while Arkansas allows 203 passing yards and 183 rushing yards per game. Though they have a decent defence, not sure that Vanderbilt can keep up with this Arkansas offence that can pass the ball effectively. Virginia Tech -15.5 @ 2.03 pinnacle Virginia Tech averages 232 pasing yards and 195 rushing yards per game as they have scored at least 30 points in their last 3 games. They had 280 passing yards and 193 rushing yards in the 38-17 road win over Wake Forest. Duke allows 264 passing yards and 135 rushing yards per game as they allowed Wake Forest to gain 215 passing yards and 90 rushing yards in the 24-23 loss to Wake Forest. Duke averages 287 passing yards and just 100 rushing yards per game, and had 224 passing yards and 148 rushing yards in the loss to Wake Forest. They are up against a VTech defence that allows 210 passing yards and just 85 rushing yards per game, and expect them to stop the Duke running game which allows them to put one more in the secondary to defend the pass. They allowed 261 pasing yards and just 59 rushing yards to Wake Forest, and can see Duke getting similar yardage on this VTech defence but not enough to keep pace with this V Tech offence that should do well on this Duke defence.

[blackcrow]

Re: NCAAF: Week 9 Florida - Georgia under 46.5 @ 2.06 pinnacle Florida averages 178 passing yards and 176 rushing yards per game, but face a good Georgia defence that allows 172 passing yards and 102 rushing yards per game. They are off a bye so they will be well prepared to stop Florida's offence, especially their running game, where they have scored just 27 points in their last 3 games before their own bye, while Georgia have allowed 13 points or less in 3 of their last 4 games. Georgia averages 249 passing yards and 162 rushing yards per game but they too are up against a good defence, that is rested after a bye, that allows 168 passing yards and 121 rushing yards per game. Two very good defences that have had time to prepare for this game, and see this end up being a low scoring game. Penn State - Illinois under 37.5 @ 2.07 pinnacle Penn State averages 206 passing yards and 168 rushing yards per game as they had 185 passing yards and 183 rushing yards in the 23-18 win over Purdue two weeks ago. Illinois allows 187 passing yards and and 102 rushing yards and they allowed 178 passing yards and 126 rushing yards in the 21-14 loss to Purdue last week. Illinois have allowed more than 21 points just once in their 8 games, and like them to contain a PSU offence that will look to run the ball, especially with wet and windy conditons expected for this game. Illinois averages 218 passing yards and 199 rushing yards per game, as they had 245 passing yards and 121 rushing yards in the loss to Purdue. They are up against a very good Penn State defence that allows 180 passing yards and 102 rushing yards per game. They allowed 182 passing yards and 162 rushing yards in the win over Purdue. Illinois also prefers to run the ball but they are up against a stout defence that has allowed just 18 points or less in 6 of their 8 games SMU @ 2.18 pinnacle SMU averages 309 passing yards and 122 rushing yards per game as they should do well on this Tulsa secondary that allows 300 passing yards per game, as well as 132 rushing yards per game. Prior to their 27-3 loss to Southern Mississippi last week, they had scored at least 38 points in their previous 4 games. Tulsa had allowed at least 41 points to Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Boise State, while they have allowed at least 20 points against some poor sides. Tulsa averages 249 passing yards and 184 rushing yards per game while SMU allows 239 passing yards and just 103 rushing yards per game. SMU have allowed 17 points or less with Texas AM, TCU and Southern Mississippi scoring more on this defence. Tulsa has scored points against some weak opposition in recent weeks, but this is a much harder test for them. South Carolina -3.5 @ 1.97 pinnacle South Carolina averages 200 passing yards and 197 rushing yards per game, and coming off a bye, they should be well rested to do well here. Tennessee allows an average of 209 passing yards and 154 rushing yards per game, but has allowed 20 points to Georgia, 38 points to LSU and 37 points to Alabama in their last 3 games. Tennessee averages 261 passing yards and just 89 rushing yards but without their main QB, and now playing a freshman QB, they are going to find it hard to beat this very good SC defence that allows an average of just 134 passing yards and 144 rushing yard per game. Tennesse has scored just 25 points in their last 3 games and can see them being contained once again. Clemson -3.5 @ 2.02 pinnacle Clemson averages 304 passing yards and 178 rushing yards per game as their offence has been able to score at least 35 points in 7 of their 8 games. They are up against a Georgia Tech defence that allows 207 passing yards and 169 yards per game, with at lest 24 points allowed in 5 of their last 6 games. GTech averages 157 passing yards but 321 rushing yards per game while Clemson allows 209 passing yards and 169 rushing yards per game, as they have allowed quite a few points but they do enough on offence to ensure they win their games, as they have won each of their games by at least 5 points. GT relies too much on the run and they have been stopped in the last few weeks as teams get used to a one dimensional offence. Wisconsin -7.5 @ 2.00 pinnacle Wisconsin averages 260 passing yards and 252 rushing yards and though Ohio State has a solid defence as they allow 188 passing yards and 117 rushing yards per game, they are facing a tam that has scored at least 31 points in each of their 7 games. Their balanced offence should be relentless and hard to see the Ohio State defence being able to stop them from scoring. Ohio State averages 128 passing yards and 175 rushing yards per game as they have scored 51 points in their last 3 games with Michigan State, Nebraska and Illinois. Wisconsin allows an average of 166 passing yards and 121 rushing yards, and like them to be even more switched on in defence after their loss last week to Michigan State. Stanford - 7.5 @ 2.03 pinnacle Stanford averages 285 passing yards as well as 219 rushing yards per game, as their balanced offence has scored at least 37 points in each of their 7 games. USC allows 265 passing yards and 91 rushing yards per game and will have a tough time stopping QB Luck from dictating this game. They have allowed over 40 points to good passing teams like Arizona and Arizona State, and Luck is much better than their QBs USC averages 287 passing yards and 146 rushing yards per game while Stanford allows 239 passing yards and just 76 rushing yards per game. Like Stanford to stop the run and force USC to throw the ball, but Stanford have not allowed more than 21 points in any of their 7 games.

[AGurv]

Re: NCAAF: Week 9 Georgia Tech +3.5 to win 1 unit @ 5dimes Can see this being a shootout type game...Clemson's run has to be coming to an end Cal -4 to win 1 unit @ 5dimes Not sure how often these "win one for the coach" things actually work, but they seem to work a lot. Cal being blowing UCLA the last 3 years USC +7.5 to win 1 unit @ 5dimes I've got Stanford to win it all as a future for the BCS (not looking good now). Stanford hasnt really played anyone. As its been noticed, USC, theyve been getting a lot better. I hope Stanford wins but, by 7 :)

[blackcrow]

Re: NCAAF: Week 9 Florida State - North Carolina State over 54.5 @ 2.03 :( Louisville - Syracuse under 43.5 @ 2.02 :D Michigan State @ 2.71 :( Texas A+M - Missouri over 64.5 @ 2.05 :D Arkansas -9.5 @ 2.01 :( Virginia Tech -15.5 @ 2.03 :( Florida - Georgia under 46.5 @ 2.06 :D Penn State - Illinois under 37.5 @ 2.07 :D SMU @ 2.18 :( South Carolina -3.5 @ 1.97 :D Clemson -3.5 @ 2.02 :( Wisconsin -7.5 @ 2.00 :( Stanford - 7.5 @ 2.03 :D Got lucky with the win in triple OT Record: 62-59 (+3.47)