College Football - Teams
On A Roll
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After week four
in the college football season, there are some
truths that have to be pointed out! We need
to take a look at which teams are on a roll
and which might be a tough bet against future
spread. Yep, that’s what us college
football bettors need!
Let’s re-cap
the BCS Championship caliber teams, their BCS
chances and their against the spread chances.
USC rolled again
versus a Washington State team that some had
as a surprise team in the Pac-10. That probably
won’t happen with Oregon
and ASU turning in terrific come from behind
wins. Expect the Trojans to keep winning, however.
BCS
Championship Chances: Excellent. They won’t
lose a game this year and should beat whomever
they face in the BCS Championship game by 14
points or more. Yes, they are that good.
Against
the Spread Chances: Okay. Because USC runs up the score
so quickly in games in the first half, Coach
Pete Carroll tends to call off the dogs in
the second half. That allows teams to score
on the Trojans and get to within the ridiculous
against the spread number. It’s
just tough to know which way USC games are going.
This
Weekend: The BetUS line for USC is -21.5
against a Washington Huskies team who played
UCLA tough. USC actually does better in games
where they are expected to not do as well. Still,
the line is high and USC could be up 42 to 3
at half, Carroll could call off the dogs, and
USC could simply win by 17 points or so.
LSUhad their hands full versus South Carolina
and did not cover for the first time this year.
They have the best defense in the nation, but
their offense is hot or cold and they had to
use a trick play in order to break the game open
versus the Gamecocks early. LSU is still a very,
very good team but the truth is that they play
in a conference that is just too tough.
BCS
Championship Chances: Good. LSU is the only
team in the SEC who could go undefeated. Could
is an important word to remember.
Against
the Spread Chances: Okay. Because LSU
was so awesome in the first three weeks of the
season, expect gigantic spreads to continue the
entire year. When LSU gets into hard-core SEC
play they may or may not cover.
This
Weekend: LSU
gets a break versus Tulane before really getting
into their SEC schedule. The BetUS line is – 41
against the spread for LSU. No worries. The
Tigers have covered their last 10 straight
games versus non-conference opponents.
TheOklahoma Sooners
man-handled Tulsa and covered a ridiculous
against the spread line of –23.5
by beating the Golden Hurricanes 62 to 21. Wow.
Oklahoma has covered every game so far this year
and is without a doubt the best team in the Big
12.
BCS
Championship Chances: Excellent. They will beat every team
in the Big 12 and roll into the BCS Championship
Game after LSU and Florida lose a game and
West Virginia doesn’t get there
due to their easy schedule.
Against
the Spread Chances: Excellent. There is no spread to large
for this team to cover because they’re
playing cream-puffs. They have an unbelievable
offense and a better than expected defense.
This
Weekend: Oklahoma gets to show how awesome
they are by crushing the BetUS against the spread
line of -24.5 versus the Colorado Buffaloes.
Florida escaped
a tough game versus Ole Miss. The thing to
worry about is Florida’s defense.
It looks soft. Also, can quarterback Tim Tebow
last the entire year while throwing his body
around like a bag of peanuts in the stands?
BCS
Championship Chances: Not very good. If Tebow continues
playing the way he has and doesn’t
get injured, then they have an okay chance. If
Tebow gets injured, then they have no chance
at all. They play in the SEC and the thinking
here is that they will stumble along the road
somewhere.
The West Virginia
Mountaineers have done what they can against
the teams on their schedule. They have a good
enough offense to challenge almost any team
in college football, but, let’s
be honest, Louisville turning out to be a bum
does them no favors and Rutgers is still Rutgers.
BCS
Championship Chances: None. Sorry West Virginia but your
strength of schedule is just horrible and you
might lose that game to Rutgers or this weekend’s
game versus South Florida. Also, Oklahoma is
not going to lose and USC is not going to lose
and LSU or Florida will sneak in with one loss
before you sneak in with no losses.
Against
the Spread Chances: Very good. West
Virginia, like Oklahoma plays cream-puffs. So,
they cover a lot of games. They will especially
have to run up the score because their strength
of schedule is so weak.
This
Weekend: Did
I say very good? Maybe I should downgrade that.
West Virginia has a chance to lose this weekend
against a very tough South Florida team. South
Florida is home and they have a better defense
than any other team West Virginia has faced.
They also play pretty good offense, that South
Florida team. This is the one team, after Rutgers,
that could beat the Mountaineers. The BetUS
against the spread line is West Virginia – 7.5.
Beware South Florida!
Until next week, good luck!
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Posted on 9/25/2007 2:44:09 PM
College Football Betting - Teams to Watch
By DS Williamson
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