Week 12 Football Discussion

CJ 4 Heisman   

Lean Boston College at home this weekend......I am sure TJ Yates will throw 3 picks this weekend and lose by 10...After playing so well last week now he has to go on the road again.

UCONN may beat Notre Dame straight up....Probably wont mess with that game though.

Really like Ole Piss again this weekend....LSU has not impressed me all year long.....Hopefully Mccluster has another great game.

Arizona getting a TD at home intrigues me....Tough to fade Oregon though. That offense is tough to stop.

I would like to back that Rutgers team again but not really fond of laying 10 on the road....That team is getting better and better every week.

Usually it would be a good idea to fade Clemson this weekend especially laying this many points but they are playing well and this will be CJ's last game at Death Valley. Virginia may not score

Your analysis has been missed Papa John....Thanx 4 trying 2 keep me off the square moves....It won't work.........

Case Keenum 4 the Heisman....Ware,Klinger,Kolb and Keenum...All great CFB QB's....

Got Zona +6

Couldn't bet DaBears with your money

I try to keep you off the square ones but you dont listen   ....

I think that Case should win the heisman but he wont I dont think....I am sure they will give it to Colt Mccoy.

Jason Bay rejects 4 year 60 Million dollar contract  

 Not to burst your bubble but carolina covered once as a favourite against the team miami almost lost to last weekend, Tampa.

GO ROMO

Why would you want to lay that many points on the road with a public play....Bengals got beaten up by Pitt this past weekend and coming off a huge emotional win for them. Cedric Benson is out so that could mean a bunch of carries for Larry Johnson and Scott.....Bad Spot IMO to bet on the Bungles.

Not sure what you are talking about but that is Brandon Langs right up

Friday's Selections ...
Note:

All about staying focused.



All about staying in the moment and doing what I've done for so many years and that is win.



Delivering winners that nobody else is delivering.



One of the few guys on this website to have the Dolphins last night when the majority were on the Panthers.



I am really seeing things clearly right now.



Wish I could explain the clarity I have Tuesday through Friday the last 5 weeks, and why it just clicks, and I am really in the zone in the NFL the last 3 weeks, and quite frankly the numbers don't lie.



12-3-1 run the last 5 weeks Tuesday thru Friday. College is 10-3-1 and NFL is now a perfect 2-0 with the Niners last week and Miami last night.



With the win on the Dolphins, I have now pushed the NFL run to 9-1-1 paid and comp plays the last 3 weeks and I am really loving the weekend card.



Now it's time to get the winning Friday night and continue to live and let live.



15 DIME - UTAH STATE AGGIES - Inflation.



Off their huge blowout win at home against Idaho, the linemaker has over-adjusted this number tonight at Utah State.



Lost in the shuffle of Boise State's 63-25 win was the fact Idaho put up over 500 yards total offense.



Idaho had the 17th best overall offense in college football while Utah State brings in the 20th and unlike Idaho having to play at Boise, Utah State gets them in their house.



Over their last 14 games on the vegas board the Aggies are 11-2-1 including a 7-0-1 run as an underdog.



Bottom line for my dollar is I don't trust this Boise State team as far as I can throw them, and asking them to lay this kind of number on the road is downright disrespectful to Utah State.



Utah State has one of the better coaching staff's in college football and I truly feel they will outcoach and outthink the overrated individual on the Boise sideline in Petersen.



I'm going to war with a big home dog I feel can score points and will find a way to stay inside the number tonight.



5 DIME - BOWLING GREEN FALCONS - (If 10 1/2 you buy the half, and lay 10. Never get beat by the hook when dealing with 3, 7, 10, 14, 17) - Long night for Akron.



Tonight is about Tyler Sheehan and Freddie Barnes.



Now I am aware of the good pass defense numbers Akron has, but anybody would have those kind of numbers when you can't stop the run.



Why should teams pass when they can run all over this Akron defense ranked in the bottom 20 of Division One?



I am also aware of the tough run at home for Bowling Green as they have gone 1-3 SU and ATS, but let's examine who those games have been against.



They beat Troy at home to start the year 31-17, and then have lost to Boise State, Ohio and Central Michigan.



Well Boise is ranked inthe top 10 while Ohio and Central Michigan are playing for a shot at the MAC Championship Game.



So as you can see, this is a true step down for Bowling Green at home against a team they can handle and I truly see a 2 touchdown win.



Akron has a true freshman QB on the road against an improving defense, and I just feel everything lines up nicely for Bowling Green at home to get their 6th win and another step closer to bowl eligibility.



It would be a crying shame folks if the nations # 1 wide receiver didn't end his career getting to play in a bowl game but trust me, it's not going to happen.



The Falcons are going to take care of business tonight over Akron, drill Toledo at home to close out the year and at 7 wins, get to go bowling.



Akron may hang around in this game early, much like they did last week versus Temple but just like that game, the cream rises to the top and in this case, it's Freddie Barnes at home.



5 DIME - ATLANTA HAWKS - I said on Wednesday, you don't start rolling into Boston as a double-digit road dog, and beat the Celtics by double digits unless you are playing your best basketball of the year.



I jumped on the Hawks against the Blazers on Monday night, and they got it done for me in OT, and I came right back with them against the Heat and they cruised to a double digit win.



I said going into Monday that Atlanta was on a tear since their double-digit loss at Charlotte, a game I had the Bobcats as a 5 dime winner.



With exception of that no show by Atlanta, they have now covered every single game this year. Think about that folks.



Atlanta has won their 5 home games this year by 11 over the Pacers, 11 over the Wizards, 25 over Denver, 23 over the Hornets, covering the 3 1/2 over the Blazers and the Heat by 15. .



Now they catch the Rockets off a nice win at Minnesota, but I just don't see Houston being able to stay within single digits of this Hawks team.



Atlanta has been good to me, and I truly believe they relish the new found fame as having the best record in the NBA and they will look to keep it that way with another double digit home win and cover.



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BRANDON LANG

Saturday's Selections ... 25 DIME - RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS - This game today is about 2 teams heading in opposite directions and heading there fast.

Let me first talk about Rutgers, and just how good Greg Schiano has this team playing right now.

They come off a complete and utter domination of South Florida at home 31-0 in a game the Scarlet Knights defense that forced 4 turnovers, held them to 159 yards total offense including just 30 yards on the ground.

Now this Rutgers defense steps way down in class to take on a Syracuse team that has not only the 95th ranked rush offense in the country but the 110th ranked overall.

In other words folks, there are only 9 teams in all of division 1A with a worse offense than Syracuse.

Allow me to put this into it's proper prospective for you.

When you can't run the football and you are forced to throw, and the defense knows you are gonna throw, turnovers are going to happen and they are going to happen in bunches.

Of their 4 road games this year, Rutgers has beaten Maryland 34-13 forcing 5 turnovers, beat Army 27-10 forcing 3 turnovers, beat Uconn 28-24 forcing 4 turnovers.

This does not bode well for a Syracuse team that has turned it over 25 times facing a Rutgers team that is 2nd in the nation at forcing turnovers getting 29 of them.

Only Ohio has forced more and it's just one more at 30.

The Orangemen are seeing the wrong team at the wrong time. Nothing more and nothing less, and just like Maryland and Army before them, they will lose this game by 17 points or more.

Unlike Syracuse, which can't get out of it's own way, Rutgers has suffered 2 losses this year and they just happen to be against the two teams battling for the Big East championship in Pitt and Cincinnati.

If a former point guard from Duke, or his back up a redshirt freshman play well enough against this Rutgers defense to keep this game within single digits, then I will take my hat off to them, take my loss like a man and move on.

For my money, I say they can't. End of story.

10 DIME - STANFORD CARDINAL - There is no stopping Stanford right now.

And it sure isn't going to be Cal coming anywhere close to shutting them down with their 71st overall defense in college football.

The last 2 weeks have shown me that Stanford is playing at a level unmatched in the history of their school, and I am talking about the days of John Elway included.

You start putting up over 50 back-to- back weeks on the likes of Oregon with the 22nd best defense, and USC on the road with their 48th best defense, trust me when I tell you things have really clicked.

Let me take this one step further.

At home Stanford has won by margins of 25 over San Jose State, 20 over Washington, 8 over Ucla, 19 over Arizona St, and 9 over Oregon.

What is even more impressive is against the 15th overall defense in the country in Arizona State they scored 33, against the 22nd best defense in the country in Oregon they put up 51, and against the 49th best in USC they put up 55.

If you think it has anything to do with being at home, let me point out they went on the road versus the 18th best defense in Arizona and put up 38 and at Oregon State against the 58th best defense they put up 28.

Cal comes in with the 71st overall defense in the country. Somebody please say, "Watch out below!!!!!!!"

Of all the defenses in the Pac-10 Stanford has faced this year, Cal has the worst. Juggle that around in your head for a minute...you have time.

One last point. At the end of the USC game last week Stanford scored to make it 53-21 and Jim Harbaugh went for 2 to stuff it in Pete Carroll's face due to the fact in recruiting circles Carroll has been telling players being recruited by both USC and Stanford, "Why do you want to go there, we beat them everytime."

Well, ask Jim Harbaugh what you think of him now.

If Harbaugh did that to USC, what do you think he is going to do to his arch-rival Cal in a game that for one of the few times has the superior team.

You do the math. Stanford beats USC and Oregon by a combined score of 106-63. Cal lost to those two schools by a combined score of 72-6, and they have to face Stanford without star tailback Jahvid Best.

Are you ready for the river card? The ace on the river? The flush on the river? The full house on the river?

Stanford is going for their 12th straight home cover which is the best mark in the entire country, and I see nothing that leads me to believe they won't win this game by double digits as well.

5 DIME - ARMY BLACK KNIGHTS - So let me get this straight.

I have the 102nd ranked run defense in the entire country who in their 5 home games this year allowed almost 1,000 yards rushing to shut down Army's option attack?

A defense that in their last 2 home games versus the 30th, and 38th ranked rushing attacks in UL Monroe, and Western Kentucky they allowed 281 and 172 yards respectively.

Now they take on a rush offense ranked 16 spots better at Army at 14th in the country.

The bottom line is a 2-8 team shouldn't be favored over a service academy any time anywhere.

I mean, Army knocked off an SEC school earlier this year in Vandy for crying out loud so that right there shows you what this team is capable of.

Furthermore, this could be a home game for Army as 18 kids on their roster are from the state of Texas and you don't think there is some magic going on here.

Army has covered 8 in a row in the Lonestar State. I'm talking about 8 in a row.

I have no problem grabbing any kind of points in a game I feel Army can win outright. Simple as that.

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