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Wisconsin Badgers versus UNLV Rebels Versus TV Saturday September 4th 2010 College Football Odds Sports Betting Pick Preview

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:17:08 +0000

The Wisconsin Badgers from the Big Ten conference will have the trip out west with their fans to fill up Sam Boyd Stadium for a college football game with the UNLV Rebels on late night Saturday night.

Kick off from UNLV is set for 11PM Eastern Time with live national television coverage provided by Versus TV.

The LVSC college football odds makers have set the betting line in this game and it opened with the road club Wisconsin Badgers as 17 point favorites with an over under of 57 ½.

The early money from the betting public has come on the side of the road team as the Wisconsin Badgers are currently 21 point favorites. The total has not moved off the opener of 57 ½ points.

College football money line gamblers playing the side of the favored Wisconsin Badgers will lay -1500 odds with the home underdog UNLV Rebels returning +1000 to pull off the upset win without the aid of taking the points.

Wisconsin will returns 10 offensive starters and 6 to the defense for fifth year head coach Bret Bielema in 2010.

The Badgers finished up the 2009 season with a 10-3 record and defeated Miami Florida 20-14 as a 3 ½ point underdog in their bowl game. The team finished winners of 5 of their past 6 games.

Starting quarterback Scott Tolzien returns for his senior season under center for the Badgers. In 2009 Tolzien completed 64.3% of his passes for 2705 yards 16 touchdowns and 11 picks. Tolzien needs to toughen up when he steps up in class against good defenses such as the likes of Ohio St, Iowa and Penn St.

Leading rusher from a year ago junior John Clay is back in 2010. The running back is coming off a season where he rushed for 1548 yards and 18 touchdowns with a very good 5.3 yards per carry average.

Out wide the club returns leading receiver junior Nick Toon who had 54 catches for 805 yards with 4 touchdowns and a very good 14.9 yards a catch average. Senior Issac Anderson returns off a pretty good 2009 where he caught 30 passes with an impressive 16 yards per reception average.

Last year the team produced 32 points and 417 offensive yards per game. The defense held their opponents to 22 points and 306 yards per game. The Badgers were very good against the run limiting opposing backd to just a 2.9 yards per carry average.

This will mark the debut of first year head coach Bobby Hauck to the Rebels program. Hauck ran a very successful program at Montana where he guided the Grizzlies to three FCS National Championships so he brings much needed excellent qualifications to the program.

He will inherit 8 starters on offense and 8 to his defense. The team is coming off an awful tenure with head coach Mike Sanford at the helm. The team finished 5-7 in 2009 and missed another bowl game. The Rebels haven’t gone bowling since the 2000 season.

Senior quarterback Omar Clayton returns to UNLV as the signal caller completed 60.1% of his passes for 2230 yards 13 touchdowns and 12 picks. Junior Mike Clausen is the clubs number two quarterback and has been impressive in summer practice. Last season Clausen hit on 59.1% of his passes for 463 yards 4 touchdowns and 2 picks.

The Rebels return leading running back senior Omar Clayton returns back to the club. Clayton in 2009 rushed for 569 yards with 9 touchdowns and an impressive 4.7 yards per carry average. Clayton and Clausen rushed a combined 145 times last season for 10 touchdowns.

Tight end Ryan Wolfe and his 74 catches is a big loss this season. The team returns junior wide outs Phillip Payne and Michael Johnson. Payne had 58 catches a year ago for 661 yards and 7 touchdowns.

The Rebels averaged 25 points and 351 offensive yards in 2009. The team struggled big time on defense last season. They allowed 32 points and an atrocious 456 yards a game. Opposing teams ran all over UNLV in 2009 with 220 rushing yards averaged per game against their defense. Wisconsin is not a good opponent to face when you cannot stop the run.

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Kentucky Wildcats versus Louisville Cardinals ABC TV Saturday September 4th 2010 College Football Odds Sports Betting Pick Preview

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:50:42 +0000

The Kentucky Wildcats will travel in week 1 college football action when they do battle with the Louisville Cardinals in a college football game on Saturday afternoon.

They kick this game off from Louisville at 3:30PM Eastern Time with regional television coverage provided by ABC Television.

The LVSC college football odds makers set the betting line in this game and it was the road club Kentucky Wildcats opening as a 5 ½ point betting favorite with an over under of 49.

The early money from the NFL betting public has come on the side of the home underdog as the Kentucky Wildcats are currently a 3 point road favorite. The total has seen no movement as the game is hung at 49.

Money line gamblers playing the favored Kentucky Wildcats will lay -155 odds with the home underdog Louisville Cardinals returning +135 to pull off the upset win without the aid of taking the points.

With the retirement of head coach Rich Brooks it will be former coordinator Joker Phillips taking over the position.

Kentucky returns 5 offensive starters and 7 to their defensive corps in 2010. The team finished the 2009 campaign with a 7-6 record and fell 21-13 in their bowl game to Clemson as a 6 ½ point favorite.

Sophomore starting quarterback Moron Newton returns to the team. Newton completed 55.6% of his passes a season ago with 706 yards 6 touchdowns and 3 interceptions.

Their top running back returns as senior Derrick Locke produced 961 yards with 6 touchdowns and a 4.6 yards per carry average. Junior Randall Cobb was effective with 10 touchdowns and a 6.1 yards per carry average on 94 carries last season.

The Wildcats top 5 pass catchers are back and include senior Chris Matthews, junior Gene McCaskill and Randall Cobb who line up wide when the team goes to three wide.

Kentucky averaged 26 points and 331 yards last season. Their defense was solid in a very tough SEC conference allowing 23 points and 361 total yards per game.

First year head coach Charlie Strong at Louisville will find 9 returning starters to the offense and 6 to their defense.

Since Bobby Petrino left the program the Cardinals struggled the past three years on the football field failing to earn a bowl berth in each season.

The team finished 2009 with a disappointing 4-8 record which was the second straight losing season.

Louisville returns senior quarterback Adam Froman under center. The Cardinals signal caller in 2009 completed on 60% of his passes for 1354 yards 6 touchdowns and 5 picks.

The Cardinals return their top 3 rushers from 2009. Junior running back Victor Anderson led the team with a 5.3 yards per carry average and 5 touchdowns. Senior Blair Powel had 108 carries for 434 yards and 4 touchdowns a season ago.

The team is experienced in the receiving and tight end position. Senior Doug Beaumont was second on the club with 38 catches for 465 yards. Louisville lines up two seniors and 1 junior when they go three wide and senior Cameron Graham lines up at tight end.

The offense sputtered greatly as the team produced just 18 points and 334 yards in 2009. On the defensive side of the ball the Cardinals allowed 26 points per game and 371 yards to their opponents.

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Colorado Buffaloes versus Colorado St Rams The Mountain TV Saturday September 4th 2010 College Football Odds Sports Betting Pick Preview

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:34:06 +0000

The Colorado Buffaloes will face in state rival the Colorado St Rams in a week 1 college football game on Saturday afternoon.

This game will kick off from a neutral field in Denver Colorado at 2PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by The Mountain.

The LVSC college football odds makers have set the betting line in this game and it was the Colorado Buffaloes from the Big 12 conference opening as 10 ½ point favorites with the over under lined at 46 ½.

The early money from the college football betting public has come on the side of the favorite as the Colorado Buffaloes are now 12 point favorites. The total has not moved off the opener of 46 ½.

Money line bettors playing the favored Colorado Buffaloes will lay -450 odds with the underdog Colorado St Rams from the Mountain West conference bringing back +380 odds to pull off the upset win without taking the points on their side.

Colorado is experienced on offense as they return 9 starters and 7 on the defensive side of the ball.

It was another disappointing season for Colorado and head coach Dan Hawkins as the team went 3-9 last season and failed to make a bowl for the second straight year. In Hawkins 5 years with Colorado the team is a miserable 16-33 straight up.

Junior Tyler Hanson will get the start for the Buffaloes. He completed 55.8% of his passes in 2009 with 8 touchdowns and 7 interceptions. The coaches son Cody Hawkins will come off the bench as a backup as he could only complete 50.6% of his passes with 10 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.

The team returns their leading rusher as junior Rodney Stewart rushed for 872 yards on 198 yards ant 9 touchdowns.

They do return their top two receivers from 2009 as they line up with junior Markques Simas and senior Scotty McKnight out wide. Those two combined for 119 catches for over 1400 yards and 9 touchdowns.

The Buffaloes averaged just 22 points and a mere 314 total yards last season. They could only average 88 rushing yards last season. Defensively the club allowed 29 points and 363 yards per game.

Colorado St will bring back only 4 offensive starters but 10 to their defense in 2010.

The club finished 2009 with a poor 3-9 record and missed a bowl game after a successful 2008 campaign that not only saw a bowl but a victory in their bowl game.

In these clubs meeting last season it was Colorado St with the 23-17 victory as a 12 point underdog.

Colorado St will start freshman quarterback Pete Thomas. None of the Rams quarterbacks who attempted a pass in 2009 will return this season.

Good news for the Rams is that their two top rushers from last season return to help break in a freshman quarterback. Junior Raymond Carter and senior John Mosure return after combining for 280 carries with 9 touchdowns and 5 yards per carry.

They will miss their top two pass catchers this season. They line up junior T.J. Borcky and senior Tyson Liggett out wide. Liggett had 17 catches for just under 15 yards a catch and 3 touchdowns.

The Rams averaged only 22 points and 351 offensive yards last season. The club on the defensive side gave 30 points and 388 yards per game.

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UCLA Bruins versus Kansas St Wildcats ABC TV Saturday September 4th 2010 College Football Odds Sports Betting Pick Preview

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:32:17 +0000

The UCLA Bruins will hit the highway to face the Kansas St Wildcats in a college football game on Saturday afternoon.

They kick off this contest from Kansas St at 3:30PM Eastern Time with national television provided by ABC TV.

The LVSC college football odds makers have set the betting line in this game and it was the road club UCLA Bruins opening as 1 point favorite with the over under lined at 45.

The early money in this game has come on the home team as we have a new favorite as the Kansas St Wildcats are now 2 ½ point favorites. The total saw no movement as the total is hung at 45.

Money line bettors can play the favored Kansas St Wildcats at -125 with the road underdog UCLA Bruins returning +105 to pull off the upset win without the points.

UCLA returns 7 players on offense and 5 to their defense.

The club finished 2009 with a 7-6 record and made a bowl game and it was a winning one with the 30-21 victory against Temple. UCLA backed into a bowl berth last season as they needed an Army loss to Navy to get the invite.

Sophomore Kevin Prince returns as the starter. In his freshman season Prince completed 56.2% of his passes for 2050 yards with 8 touchdowns and 8 picks.

Running back sophomore Jonathan Franklin is backed after 126 rushing attempts for 605 yards and 5 touchdowns in 2009.

UCLA’s top two receivers are back in junior Nelson Rosario and junior Taylor Embree. They combined in 2009 with 87 catches with 4 touchdowns.

The Bruins averaged only 22 points and 338 offensive yards a season ago. The defense was good allowing their opponents 21 points and 334 yards a game.

Kansas St returns only 5 players on offense and 7 to their defensive corps.

The team finished 2009 with a 6-6 record and failed to qualify for a bowl bid. Two of their wins in 2009 came outside division 1 against UMass and Tennessee Tech. It was the third straight season the team failed to go bowling.

Senior quarterback Carson Coffman will line up under center for the Wildcats. The signal caller completed 60.7% of his passes in 2009 with 860 yards two touchdowns and four picks.

The club returns leading rusher senior Daniel Thomas this season. Thomas had 247 carries last year with 1290 yards and 11 touchdowns with a 5.1 yards per carry average.

There is tons of turnover to their pass catchers as the team returns only 1 of their top five in 2010. The club lines up senior Aubrey Quarles, sophomore Chris Harper and sophomore Brodrick Smith when they go three wide. Harper and Smith are transfers and Quarles returns after an injury last season.

The team averaged just 23 points and 349 yards per game last season. The defense allowed 23 points and 340 yards.

In their meeting last season it was UCLA with the 23-9 home victory as an 11 point favorite.

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CFB Trend: Kansas St Wildcats are 5-1 ATS in their past 6 games

San Jose St Spartans versus Alabama Crimson Tide ESPN Game plan TV Saturday September 4th 2010 College Football Odds Sports Betting Pick Preview

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:30:32 +0000

The San Jose St Spartans from the WAC conference will travel to face 2009 BCS national champions the Alabama Crimson Tide from the SEC conference in a college football game on Saturday afternoon.

They kick off this game from Alabama at 7PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the ESPN Game plan package.

The LVSC college football odds makers have set the betting line in this game and it was the home club Alabama Crimson Tide opening as 38 point favorites with an over under of 51 ½.

The early money in this game has come on the side of the road underdog as the Alabama Crimson Tide are now 37 ½ point betting favorites. The total saw no movement to a current line of 51 ½.

Money line bettors taking the favored Alabama Crimson Tide will lay -48000 odds with the road underdog San Jose St Spartans bringing back + 16000 to pull off the huge upset win without the aid of taking the points.

San Jose St will return 9 starters to the offense and 7 to the defense for 1st year head coach Mike Macintyre. The new Spartans head coach comes over from Duke where he served as the defensive coordinator.

The Spartans finished 2009 with a poor 2010 record and failed to make a bowl game for the third consecutive season which sent former head coach Dick Tomey into retirement.

Senior quarterback Jordan La Secla returns after a 2009 season that saw the signal caller hit on 59.9% of his passes for 1926 yards 10 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.

The teams leading rusher senior Lamon Muldrow is back. The Spartans running back had 131 carries last season for 634 yards and 3 touchdowns.

Out wide the Spartans line up with experience behind senior Jalal Beauchman, junior Josh Harrison and senior Marqis Avery. The trio combined for 112 catches and 12 touchdowns in 2009.

San Jose St averaged a mere 14 points and a miserable 286 offensive yards per game last season. The defense was atrocious giving up 35 points and 443 yards per game in 2009.

Alabama returns 8 offensive starters and only 2 on defense from a national championship team. The Crimson Tide was a perfect 14-0 in 2010 and won the BCS Title game with the 37-21 victory against Texas.

Starting quarterback senior Greg McElroy returns for the Crimson Tide. In 2009 McElroy completed 60.9% of his passes for 2509 yards 17 touchdowns and 4 interceptions.

Heisman trophy winning running back Mark Ingram returns for his junior season after 1678 yards on 271 carries and 17 touchdowns last season. Ingram underwent knee surgery and is out for this game with the San Jose St Spartans. His backup is sophomore running back Trent Richardson who rushed for 784 yards on 145 carries with 8 touchdowns and a very good 5.2 yards per carry average.

The Crimson Tide’s top two receivers are back in junior Julio Jones and junior Marquis Maze. Jones had 43 catches and 4 touchdowns with a 13.9 yards per catch average. Maze with 31 receptions last season had 523 yards and 2 touchdowns.

The club averaged 32 points and 403 offensive yards last season. On the defensive side the Crimson Tide only allowed 12 points per game and only 245 yards.

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Marshall Thundering Herd versus Ohio St Buckeyes Big Ten Network TV Thursday September 2nd 2010 College Football Odds Sports Betting Pick Preview

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:29:47 +0000

The Marshall Thundering Herd from Conference USA will travel to face Big Ten powerhouse the Ohio St Buckeyes in a college football game on Thursday night.

They kick off this contest from Ohio St at 7:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the Big Ten Network.

The LVSC college football odds makers opened the betting line in this game and it was the Ohio St Buckeyes opening up as 28 point favorites with an over under of 47 ½.

The early money from the bettors has come on the side of the favorite as the Ohio St Buckeyes are now 29 ½ point favorites. The total has not moved off the opener of 47 ½.

Money line bettors can play the favored Ohio St Buckeyes at -5000 odds with the road underdog Marshall Thundering Herd returning +2500 odds to pull off the major upset without taking the points.

Marshall returns to the field in 2010 seven starters to the offense and seven to the defense. The team is coming off a 7-6 season and a win in their bowl game with the 21-17 victory against Ohio U as a 3 point underdog. It was the teams first bowl appearance since 2004.

The team returns senior quarterback Brian Anderson. The signal caller completed 58% of his passes in 2009 for 2646 yards with 14 touchdowns and 13 interceptions. Anderson will have Clemson junior transfer Willy Korn competing for the starting position.

With top rusher Darius Marshall graduating the team will punch in sophomore back Martin Ward at the position. Ward in 2009 was the second leading ball carrier with 82 rushes for 403 yards and three touchdowns. Marshall posted solid numbers last season with 227 carries for 1177 yards and 11 touchdowns.

The club returns its top receiver from a year ago as Antavious Wilson pulled down 60 catches for 724 yards and three touchdowns. Four of the Thundering Herd’s top 5 pass catchers from a season ago returns in 2010.

Marshall averaged 22 points and 349 offensive yards in 2009. The defense held their opponents to 24 points and 372 yards per game.

The Thundering Herd met a powerhouse last season in Virginia Tech and got pounded 52-10 in week 2 as a 19 ½ point underdog.

Ohio St will bring back 10 offensive starters and only 6 to the defense in 2010. There are talks of a National Championship run for the Buckeyes this season. The club finished 11-2 last year and defeated Oregon in the Rose Bowl 26-17 as a 5 point underdog.

Junior quarterback Terrell Pryor brings in tons of momentum after leading the Buckeyes to a Rose Bowl win. Pryor only completed 56.5% of his passes for 2094 yards 18 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.

Pryor led the Buckeyes on the ground with 1014 yards on 162 carries and 7 touchdowns. The Buckeyes return their top four ball carriers from a year ago. Senior Brandon Saine rushed 145 times for 768 yards and 4 touchdowns and junior Dan Heron contributed with 153 carries and 633 yards with 7 TD’s.

The Buckeyes top 4 pass catchers are back and are led by junior Devier Posey who posted 60 catches for 828 yards and 8 touchdowns in 2009.

Ohio St produced an average of 29 points and 369 offensive yards per game. Their defense was stout allowing their opponents just 13 points and 262 yards per game. Opposing running backs could only muster 2.9 yards per carry against their defense last season.

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Illinois Fighting Illini versus Missouri Tigers FSN TV Saturday September 4th 2010 College Football Odds Sports Betting Pick Preview

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:28:08 +0000

The Illinois Fighting Illini will travel in a week 1 contest to face the Missouri Tigers in a college football game on Saturday afternoon.

They will kick off from St Louis Missouri at 12:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by FSN.

The LVSC college football odds makers have set the betting line in this game and it was the home team Missouri Tigers opening up as 13 point favorites with an over under of 53 ½.

The early money came on the side of the road underdog as the Missouri Tigers dropped to an 11 point favorite. The total saw no movement as it is hung at 53 ½.

College football money line players taking the side of the favored Missouri Tigers will lay -430 odds with the road underdog Illinois Fighting Illini returning +360 to pull off the upset victory without taking the points.

These teams opened the season the past three years and Missouri has won straight up in each game. The Tigers defeated the Fighting Illini 37-9 as a 7 point underdog and breaking in a new starting quarterback a season ago.

Illinois will return 5 starters to the offense and 7 to the defense. They are coming off a disappointing 2009 campaign as they won just three games and lost 9. They failed to make a bowl game for the second straight year and head coach Ron Zook suddenly is under pressure to get the team back to respectability.

With Juice Williams out of eligibility the team will look to red shirt freshman quarterback Nathan Scheelhasse to start.

The teams two leading rushers are back to support their red shirt frosh as junior Mikel Leshoure produced 765 rushing yards on 108 carries for 5 touchdowns and junior Jason Ford had 606 yards on 97 carries and 4 TD’s in 2009.

The Fighting Illini will lose their two top pass catchers from last season. Senior Jarred Fayson and junior A.J. Jenkins line up out wide and the two combined for only 26 catches and 2 touchdowns in 2009.

The team averaged 24 points and 393 offensive yards per game. Illinois behind a running quarterback averaged 200 rushing yards in 2009. On the defensive side the Fighting Illini gave up a very high 30 points and 403 yards per game to their opponents.

Missouri has good experience returning with 8 starters back from the offense and 8 to the defense. The team finished play in 2009 with an 8-5 record but was thoroughly embarrassed by Navy in their bowl game losing 35-13 as a 6 ½ point favorite.

Junior quarterback Blaine Gabbert returns under center after an injury plagued season in 2009. Gabbert played hurt much of the time and still completed 58.9% of his passes for 3593 yards 24 touchdowns and 9 interceptions in his first year as starting quarterback.

The top 5 ball carriers return in 2010 including leading rusher senior Derrick Washington who produced 909 yards on 190 carries and 10 touchdowns in 2009.

Missouri must replace their two top pass catchers from last season. The big loss is Danario Alexander who had 113 receptions and 14 touchdowns in 2009. They will line up with junior Wes Kemp and sophomore T.J. Moe. Kemp had 23 catches for a solid 18.2 yards per catch average and 3 touchdowns a year ago.

The Tigers after a 2007 and 2008 season where they averaged over 40 points per game could only average 29 points and 413 offensive yards in 2009. The team on the defensive side of the ball gave up 25 points and 370 yards a game.

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CFB Trend: Illinois Fighting Illini is 0-5 ATS in their past 5 meetings with Missouri Tigers

Washington Huskies versus BYU Cougars CBS College Sports TV Saturday September 4th 2010 College Football Odds Sports Betting Pick Preview

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:26:20 +0000

It will be a PAC 10 versus Mountain West showdown when the Washington Huskies pay a visit to the BYU Cougars in a college football game on Saturday afternoon.

Kick off time from BYU is scheduled for 7PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by CBS College Sports Television.

The LVSC college football odds makers set the betting line in this game and it was the home team BYU Cougars opening up as 3 point favorites with the total of 56.

The money has come early on the side of the underdog as the BYU Cougars fell under the key number to 2 ½ point favorites. The total moved upward to 56 ½ points.

Money line bettors playing on the side of the BYU Cougars will lay -155 odds with the road underdog Washington Huskies returning +135 to pull off the upset victory without the points on their side.

The Huskies will return 10 starters to their offense and 6 to their defense in 2010. The team is coming off a 5-7 year and missed a bowl game for an unbelievable 8th straight season.

In his first season head coach Steve Sarkisian brought respectability back to the program with a 5 game improvement from the teams 0-12 season in 2008.

These teams met in 2008 at Washington and it was BYU pulling out the 28-27 victory as an 8 ½ point underdog.

The team returns senior quarterback and NFL prospect Jake Locker under center. Locker finally had a healthy year as in his early years with the program he was plagued with injury problems. This was due in part for his knack to run the ball way too much against the speed of the PAC 10 defense and often tangling in violent open field collisions.

Locker in 2009 completed 58.4% of his passes for 2800 yards 21 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.

The team returns their top running back in 2010 as Chris Polk rushed for 1189 yards on 226 carries and 5 touchdowns.

The teams 7 top pass catchers from 2009 are back in 2010. When they go to three receivers will you find sophomore James Johnson, junior Devin Aguilar and junior Jermaine Kearse out wide. Kearse is a big play guy with 50 catches with an outstanding 17.3 yards per catch average and 8 touchdowns. But Devin Aguilar is a gutsy receiver that drives opponents crazy with his knack to make the tough over the middle catches in traffic to extend drives despite taking vicious hits.

Washington averaged 26 points and 375 offensive yards per game in 2009. Their defense struggled early on allowing 27 points and 389 yards per game. The team improved greatly in their final two games allowing just 10 points combined to their opponents.

BYU faces a 2010 with only 6 starters returning on offense and 6 to their defense. They finished play in 2009 with an 11-2 record and defeated Oregon St 44-20 in their bowl game. BYU had a very high profile game to start the year and defeated Oklahoma in a game played in Big 12 territory in Arlington Texas 14-13 as a 23 point underdog.

The team has huge shoes to fill as 2009 starting quarterback Max Hall exits the program. The team has no #1 starter as head coach Bronco Mendenhall announced that the battle for number one ended in a tie. Both freshman Jake Heaps and junior Riley Nelson will see action under center on Saturday. Nelson will get the start and the signal caller in very limited action completed just 7 of 10 passes last season for 99 yards and 1 touchdown.

The club must replace their starting running back as senior back Harvey Unga was kicked off the team. Junior Brian Kariya had 55 rushes in 2009 for 221 yards and 2 touchdowns. Junior J.J. Di Luigi rushed 45 times for 251 yards and 3 touchdowns.

Leading wide receiver Dennis Pitta is out of eligibility and his 66 catches for 829 yards and 9 touchdowns must be replaced. Junior McKay Jacobson and junior O’Neill Chambers will start out wide. The duo combined for 55 catches and 5 touchdowns in 2009.

BYU averaged 36 points and 427 offensive yards in 2009. Their defense was solid allowing opponents only 22 points and 329 yards per game.

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CFB Trend: Washington Huskies are 2-8 ATS in their past 10 road games.

Purdue Boilermakers versus Notre Dame Fighting Irish NBC TV Saturday September 4th 2010 College Football Odds Sports Betting Pick Preview

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:28:35 +0000

The Purdue Boilermakers will travel to face in state rivals the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in a week 1 college football game on Saturday afternoon.

They kick off from Notre Dame at 3:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by NBC.

The LVSC college football odds makers opened the betting line with the home team Notre Dame Fighting Irish opening as 10 point favorites with an over under of 55.

The bettors came in early on the home club as the Notre Dame Fighting Irish is now favored by 11 points. Totals bettors will find the movement downward to 54 ½ points.

Money line gamblers on the side of the favored Notre Dame Fighting Irish will lay -450 odds with the road underdog Purdue Boilermakers returning +370 to pull off the upset win without the aid of taking the points.

In their meeting in 2009 it was the Notre Dame Fighting Irish pulling out the 24-21 victory as a 6 ½ point betting favorite.

Purdue will return 6 starters to the offense and 6 to the defense in 2010. The team finished with a 5-7 overall record and missed a bowl game for the second straight season.

With quarterback Joey Elliot graduating the team will go with Miami Florida transfer junior Robert Marve under center. In 2008 for the Hurricanes the signal caller completed only 55.8% of his passes and was under .500 as a starter.

The team suffered high turnover in the running back position as the clubs top two running backs are out of eligibility. Al-Terek McBurse is listed on the depth chart as the number one back who had just 4 carries for 10 yards as a freshman in 2009.

Purdue returns their top receiver as senior Keith Smith had 91 receptions for 1100 yards and 6 touchdowns a season ago.

The Boilermakers were a good offensive team in 2009 with an average of 28 points and 391 offensive yards. Defensively the Boilermakers were very weak allowing 29 points per game and 376 total yards.

This marks the debut of Brian Kelly as the new Notre Dame coach. Kelly in his final season with Cincinnati finished the regular season with a 12-0 perfect record.

He will inherit a club that finished 6-6 overall last season and declined a bowl invitation. The club returns 6 players on offense and 8 on the defensive end.

With Jimmy Clausen off to the NFL the fighting Irish will line up sophomore Dayne Crist under center. Crist in limited action in 2009 completed 10 of 20 passes for 130 yards a touchdown and a pick.

Notre Dame’s top two running backs are back. Senior Armando Allen led the Irish with 733 yards and 3 touchdowns on 142 carries. Senior Robert Hughes contributed with 430 yards and 5 touchdowns on 88 carries.

The team loses its top 2009 receiver as Golden Tate was drafted in the NFL. Junior wide receiver Michael Floyd returns and he was the #2 receiver with 44 catches and an impressive 18.1 yards per carry average and 9 touchdowns.

The Irish put up impressive offensive numbers in 2009 with 30 points and 473 yards per game with 345 coming by way of the pass. Notre Dame lacks a physically tough defense and was pushed around last season for 26 points and 398 yards per game. Notre Dame gave up an average of 170 rushing yards per game. Defense is an area Brian Kelly can make an impact on.

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Connecticut Huskies versus Michigan Wolverines ABC TV Saturday September 4th 2010 College Football Odds Sports Betting Pick Preview

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:26:45 +0000

The Connecticut Huskies from the Big East conference will travel in week 1 play with a college football game with the Michigan Wolverines from the Big Ten conference on Saturday afternoon.

Kick off time from Michigan is scheduled for 3:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ABC TV.

The LVSC college football odds makers have set the opening point spread with the Michigan Wolverines opening up as 3 point favorites with an over under of 54.

The early money from the betting public has not moved this point spread and total as Michigan is still favored by 3 points and the total is hung at 54.

Money line bettors on the side of the favored Michigan Wolverines will lay -150 odds with the road underdog Connecticut Huskies bringing back +130 to pull off the upset victory without taking the points.

The Huskies welcome back 8 starters to their offense and 8 starters to their defense. The team finished 2009 with an 8-5 record and won their bowl game with the 20-7 victory against the South Carolina Gamecocks.

Senior Zach Frazier returns under center for the Huskies in 2010. Frazier completed just 116 of 218 passes for 1461 yards 10 touchdowns and 9 interceptions. Backup Cody Endres returns and the junior saw action for an injured Frazier and completed 63.5% of his passes for 1354 yards 6 touchdowns and 4 picks.

The team lost running back Andre Dixon but retains leading rusher junior Jordan Todman who contributed with 1237 yards on 235 carries with 14 touchdowns.

Connecticut loses two of their top three pass catchers from 2009. Kashif Moore returns and was second on the team a year ago with 22 catches for a 16.8 yards per catch average and 3 touchdowns. Junior Isiah Moore returns off a year with 24 catches for an 11.9 yards per catch average and 1 touchdown.

The club averaged 31 points and 387 offensive yards a year ago. On defense they allowed 24 points and a high 369 yards per game. The team finished strong in 2009 with 4 straight wins.

Michigan will returns 7 starters on offense and 8 on defense on a team that finished 5-7 and missed a bowl game for the second straight season. The pressure is on third year head coach Rich Rodriguez who holds a dreadful 8-16 record with the team.

Sophomore quarterback Tate Forcier returns to the team in 2010. As a freshman Forcier completed just 58.7% of his passes for 2050 yards 13 touchdowns and 10 picks. In the spread offense Forcier is a run threat who produced 454 rushing yards on 118 carries and three touchdowns a season ago.

But the Wolverines lost their top two running backs from 2009 who combined for over 1000 yards and 12 touchdowns. The team may go with a freshman at starting running back in Fitzgerald Toussaint.

Four of the five top Michigan pass catchers return in 2010. Wide receiver Roy Roundtree led the team with 32 catches for 434 yards and 3 touchdowns in 2009.

Michigan put up points in 2009 with an average of 30 points and 384 offensive yards per game. The Wolverines were dreadful on defense allowing 28 points and 393 yards per game. It was a shocker to hear that defensive coordinator Greg Robinson returns for another year.

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