love it.... how so many / so afraid of actual game discussion here....is Thorpe only guy not afraid ???
Terps?......as a " wife gonna whoop my ass" size wager ?
Guess thinking is they win (needing one more for bowl to save Fat Man's job).....vs a weak WF team
Wake off bye .....and TOUGH schedule.....catching HOT teams on a roll.....so have gotten ass whipped......especially when combined with QB issues.....(played GT with 4th string QB)...rFr RB Josh Harris (241 yds vs Hokies.....12.1/rush).....could cause some damage here.....
Terps appear to have improved.....but really ?......(5-2 vs WEAK schedule)
caught a BAD BC team off huge effort at Fla St....before that
*got pounded by so-so Clemson
* struggled vs Duke at home (out-gained 399-294....> WF OG Duke 500-487)....
* struggled with FIU at home....lucky to win
looks like Terps should win close game...but Wake also could easily win.....and no shock certainly if they do
Beavs?.....like this one
LINE .......according to Vegas power ratings.....should be 4....hi-fuckin-larious how (some) of you boys desperately search for hidden meaning.....
SIMPLE....very sophisticated software shows this line at 4...predicted betting pattern ......(public reaction to huge Cal win.....and Beav's loss to weak Washington....drops it to 2'-3.... er....that's it
*as you should be able to figure out.....from VERY soft Golden Nugget GOY lines and LVSC lines...oddsmakers are NOT really smarter than you and I....just better software / resources...so > their guesses slightly better
Corvallis not tough place to play ?....especially late in season ?.......WHAT?
WORST coach early in season ? > Mike Riley
BEST coach late in season ? > Mike Riley
*now 15-25 ATS 1st 5 games......24-11 last 5
Beavs are on 27-12 run ATS.....Riley 15-5 off bye
* fast starting / weak finishing Bears are 20-9 ATS 1st 5 games since '04 .....8-22 last 5.......
note......IMO ....the sign of a well coached team is one that improves as year progresses (coach's influence more pronounced)....one that annually get's worse...is a sign of a poorly coached team
best of luck D-UP...........