1/8/2012 9:00 PM
W/L ATS O/U
Ark State 10-2 9-2 3-8
N Ill 10-3 5-6-1 6-6
Offense Avg. Yards Pass Rush Y/R Y/P
Ark State 33.5 453.4 288.7 164.8 4.1 7.8
N Ill 38.3 481.8 234.2 247.6 5.7 8.3
Defense Avg. Yards Pass Rush Y/R Y/P
Ark State 19.3 325.7 218.4 107.3 3.1 6.1
N Ill 31.1 417.8 239.8 178.1 4.2 7.4
*ASU P/66.....1H ASU - 1/2/33.....50% betting ATS...89% on the OVER
Ark St with interim HC....and only 3 full time coaches total...+ 2 grad assistants + 2 STUDENT coaches + a few alumni "helping out"....okey dokey
MOTIVATION?......good luck as N Illinois last seen with huge come from behind win over Ohio in MAC Championship game......gonna get up here?...ASU fired up no doubt...excited with Malzahn hire ....but with patch-work staff....????
*NIU in 4th straight bowl...ASU last/only bowl in 2005
ASU apparently the stronger team....not bad at all O/pretty tough D (Hokies and illinois couldn't run much)...NIU with very explosive O/weak D
*NOTE > from that weak D > 2 best pass rushers are OUT....DE Progar and DT Newcomb
ASU with the better ST...and better in TO margin (+6 > +2 for NIU)
ASU the "obvious" call....but watch out....as NIU led by 5th yr star QB Harnish....looking to impress NFL scouts here...(OL has 4 5th yr Srs...and 1 rJR)
*look for the last team with the ball to win...in a high scoring (both O's up-tempo) ....possibly ridiculous game
NIU a notorious slow starter....1H maybe low scoring...team that is down should come back
**small play OVER.....slightest of all leans to NIU....I have played the OVER at 62 earlier....I'll play 1H under 33...then look for a play on 2H OVER and/or team that is behind....probably NIU
best of luck.............