Mastertv...The problem I have with the game is my numbers have Cincy winning by 12. But this is a good angle for Marshall playing at home on weekday game with Cincy having their first conference game on board. So i'm in kind of a quandary with this play. I actually think the best play for this game is the OVER 48..The reason I like the over is both of these teams are giving up well over 400 yards per game on defense. Marshall is giving up about 475. But the Akron team that Cincy played last week is actually a statistically better defense that only gives up about 395 ypg. So that tells me that Cincy will probably have more success on offense in this game than last week despite using a backup QB. Cincy's strength on offense is their passing game. They average 267 a game..But Marshall's weakness is their pass defense where they give up almost 300 ypg. Cincy's weakness is also their pass defense. And passing is where Marshall is statistically better..Marshall hasn't averaged many yards on offense this year. But keep in mind they've played some very good defenses in WV and Wisconsin to bring down their numbers..Against a Southern Miss defense that is statistically identical to Cincy's, Marshall rolled up 463 yards..And that was on the road..And despite the 17-15 Cincy win last week over Akron, they still totaled 322 passing yards with a backup QB. The biggest thing that killed Cincy in that game was penalties and turnovers.. And like I said, Akron has statistically a better defense than marshall. I expect both teams to put up close to 400 yards of offense a piece tonight. And for the game to go over..i'll probably put a one unit play down on the over 48...Good luck.
I usually fare pretty well in betting OU games..To tell you the truth I would lay odds that my winning percentage is higher when I bet against OU than when I bet for them. I feel like this is a good spot for Baylor..OU is capable of putting the hammer down on this team and winning by 35...But I don't think it's going to happen here. I think OU is going to have other things on their minds coming into this game and won't be 100% focused here. But like I said here before, I don't like the 24 number now..I liked it much better when I had it at 27. 4 TD's is usually the key number for me when playing big home dogs.Man. I liked OU. I am having second thoughts now.
How do you usually fair wagering with games involving OU? How do you do when betting against them?
The QB situation is the only problem that I'm having with Navy. They are the running dogs in this game..But I have a feeling they're going to need a healthy Kaipo to cover the spread, which keeps going down. AF is due for a win in this series..Haven't they lost the last 4 or 5 games in a row?<TABLE class=table_title style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12px" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD width="8%">Player:</TD><TD>Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada QB, Navy Midshipmen 10/03/08, Time: 4:54 pm</TD></TR><TR><TD width="8%">Status:</TD><TD><TABLE class=table_title cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD></TD><TD vAlign=center>Probable</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width="8%">News:</TD><TD>After leaving last week's game with an aggravated hamstring, Navy QB Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada looks like he'll be able to play Saturday. </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width="8%">Analysis:</TD><TD>Though probable, fantasy owners should be wary of the Navy quarterback's nagging hamstsring issue. I'd make him prove it to me this week, then perhaps jump back on his bandwagon.
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BOL today gosooners on these plays, I'm with you on Baylor!OSU (-24) over Texas A&M **
Texas-Colorado (UNDER 57) **
Texas Tech-K-State (OVER 66) **
Baylor (+27) over OU ***
Temple (+7) over Miami, Ohio **
Iowa (+7.5) over Michigan State ***
Tulsa (-15.5) over Rice **** (Best Bet)
Illinois (+3) over Michigan **
Auburn (-3) over Vandy ***