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Play of the Day (rcash)

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I've got four plays for you today.

Arizona State goes to Berkely and beats Cal 36-30. State's getting 9.5 points so ASU is a big winner.

USC crushes Arizona big surprise there. 44-17 covers the spread by a couple of field goals and a late Arizona TD will scare you. USC still the pick.

South Florida shocks Kansas 21-20 at Kansas. Kansas is giving 4-4.5 pts here so even with OT S. Florida covers.

and my last play.

West Virginia will get all over E. Carolina 55-20. WVU is giving 21.5 but by halftime its over. WVU

Good luck and tell them where you got em.
 
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Thanks to the gambling gods last night for that pick 6!!! Here's my pics for today:

Minny
UCLA
Cuse
LSU
ND

Edit: Sorry Bestbuck forgot to reply to your pics which is the whole reason for the thread.
ASU-Cal--I have no idea, tried to look at the game. Flip a coin.
USC--I like em...might add it later
South Florida--honestly, haven't looked at it.
WVU--I just figure that have to have an off game eventually, but there's no reason they shouldn't crush ecu.
 
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BestBuck you didnt do to well did you? I told you ASU sucks, they just are not that good of a team.

HolyBuckeye-

Good job on the NW game. You really took Minnesota? They have not beaten anyone and were playing in Purdue. I also took Cuse. Miami (OH) is a horrible team.

It was a pretty shitty week to bet on college games, the lines were all pretty hard to beat. I pushed on the Wiscy game, not very happy on that considering it was tied at halftime. I lost the Texas game by 2 points.

Anyone got picks for the NFL this week?
 
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Wood,

I let my bias against Purdue get in the way of that game. Like you said Miami sucks, but they were within a touchdown of Purdue @ Purdue. Figured Caputo would be able to hook up with Wheelright all day, guess not. 3-2-1 for the week. Try getting on here a little earlier next week so we can discuss picks BEFORE the games. :biggrin:

NFL today, I like Redskins, Panthers, and maybe the Ravens.
 
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Bestbuck36;615072; said:
I've got four plays for you today.

Arizona State goes to Berkely and beats Cal 36-30. State's getting 9.5 points so ASU is a big winner.

USC crushes Arizona big surprise there. 44-17 covers the spread by a couple of field goals and a late Arizona TD will scare you. USC still the pick.

South Florida shocks Kansas 21-20 at Kansas. Kansas is giving 4-4.5 pts here so even with OT S. Florida covers.

and my last play.

West Virginia will get all over E. Carolina 55-20. WVU is giving 21.5 but by halftime its over. WVU

Good luck and tell them where you got em.
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Wow, you took a beating! I hope you didn't lose too much!
 
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http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/si_blogs/football/ncaa/2006/09/temple-football-sure-thing.html

Temple Football: A Sure Thing

I generally stay away from writing about gambling-related angles, but this one was simply too juicy to pass up. Reading through this weekend's lines in USA Today on Monday, I couldn't help but notice that Temple is a 33-point underdog Saturday ... to Vanderbilt!

Now, I realize this is not the same old Vandy. We all saw Jay Cutler lead the Commodores to wins over Tennessee and Arkansas last year and take Florida to overtime. This year, they've come within a field goal of both the Razorbacks and 'Bama. Still, no one's going to be confusing Vandy with Ohio State or USC anytime soon. It's just that Temple, which starts a freshman quarterback (Vaughn Charlton) and has played 18 other true freshmen (a Division I-A high), is that bad.

Following consecutive 62-0 losses to Louisville and Minnesota, the Owls, currently on a 16-game losing streak, were a 30-point underdog last week to Western Michigan. They didn't cover, losing 41-7. "I've never seen a team in the last 10 years that's been this non-competitive," said Mike Seba, senior oddsmaker for Las Vegas Sports Consultants, which sets college football lines for many Vegas sports books. "It's not asking that much [for Vanderbilt] to cover 33."

Seba, who I spoke with Tuesday morning, was extremely helpful. For one thing, he took more than an hour out of his day to research the answer to one of my questions, which was: Has Vanderbilt ever been a 33-point favorite on someone? His data only went back to 1980, but the answer was: No. The only semi-close occasion was Oct. 11, 1997, when the Commodores were 22-point favorites at Northern Illinois (which was in the midst of a 23-game losing streak). Vandy won 17-7.

Seba also helped explain how he arrived at the 33-point spread. It represents the differential between the two teams' power ratings. A "dead-average" team receives a power rating of 50, with an elite team like USC closer to 70. In Seba's ratings, Vanderbilt (1-3) is a 52; Temple (0-4) is a 19.

"Vanderbilt is an underrated team; people think, 'Oh, they lost Cutler, they're not going to be any good,' but they have a very good defense," said Seba. "It's not about Vanderbilt, though, it's about Temple. They're a touchdown worse than they were last year [when the Owls went 0-11]."

Furthermore, Seba said sports books may soon be forced to take Temple's games off the board. "If they get beat bad again this week, we'd send out an alert to our clients to take lower limits on their games," he said. "And then if they get blown out again the next week [against Kent State], we'll stop putting lines on their games."

In other words, get in on the gold rush while you can.
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My bets on the day...so far I have;

NW +19.5
NW+19.5, Wiscy/Indiana OVER 42
NW +19.5, Indiana +11.5, Wiscy/Indiana OVER 42
Kansas/Nebraska UNDER 46, NW +19.5, Indiana +11.5, Wiscy/Indiana OVER 42
Kansas/Nebraska UNDER 46, Wiscy/Indiana OVER 42
Kansas/Nebraska UNDER 46, AirForce -13.5, NW +19.5, Indiana +11.5, Wiscy/Indiana OVER 42
AirForce -13.5
Purdue +16
 
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