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NEVADA 58 - Hawaii 17 - (4:00 EDT) -- Line opened at Nevada minus 24, and is still minus 24. Oh, what an
offense! Led by the spectacular Kaepernick, who does it both overland (230 RYs last week:
15.3 ypr) & overhead, this squad just continues to roll. Accompanied by the likes of Taua &
Lippincott (7.0 & 6.7 ypr, respectively, for the year), they rank #1 in the nation in rushing, but
unlike such overland powers as Navy, AirForce, etc, they also do it thru the air. As our
subscribers know, we've been on 'em in their last 3 hosters, & have enjoyed their 56.3 ppg
output in those games. 'Bows hurting at QB, & their "D" won't contain 'em.
RATING: NEVADA 89
Nebraska 34 - BAYLOR 10 - (12:30) -- Line opened at Nebraska minus 12½, and is still minus 12½. This is
not the best of times for the fast-falling Bears to be taking on the 'Huskers, namely off a pair
of home stinkers, in which they experienced as incredible 10-0 TO deficit, & that includes
EIGHT coughups in their 9-7 loss to IowaSt last week, with FOUR inside the Cyclone 5. As
Buffalo RB Thurman Thomas said after the Bills were pummeled by Dallas in the '92 Super
Bowl, "You can't beat a high school team with 7 turnovers". 'Huskers have Oklahoma up
next, but fully focused here. Bears are simply anemic without Griffin.
RATING: NEBRASKA 89
TCU 65 - Unlv 13 - (4:00) -- Line opened at TCU minus 32½, and is now minus 33. This team has simply
been magnificent in recent seasons, with this year's squad just extending the excellence. A
week ago, they traveled to take on the BYU Cougars, one of the most explosive teams in the
nation (7th in scoring, at 39 ppg), & simply applied a 38-7 drubbing (28½ pt cover). Their
only spread misses this year have come by a scant 3½ pts, & by 7, when they gave up a
meaningless TD at AirForce in the final minute. The Rebels are in off snapping a 20 game
conference road losing streak. Celebration short-lived, as they start another one.
RATING: TCU 88
OREGON STATE 41 - Ucla 17 - (4:00) -- Line opened at OregonSt minus 8½, and is still minus 8½. We
know that it might not seem the best of times to be backing the Beavers, who are in off a
bruising 42-26 loss to USC. Couple it with the fact that Jacquizz hurt his ankle in that loss,
& it seems a nice spot for their opponent. Forget it. He is expected to be just fine, & OSU
has continually proven its bounceback ability, most recently in upset of ArizSt, directly on
heels of nailbiting loss to Arizona. QB Canfield off a 329-yd, 3-TD showing vs Troy, so
Beavs can kill you either way. Bruins own land's 105th "0", & on a 4-game slide.
RATING: OREGON STATE 88
SAN DIEGO STATE 51 - New Mexico 17 - (7:30) -- Line opened at SanDiegoSt minus 19, and is now minus
17. We gave this one a long look as a Pointwise Rated Play, but decided to table it, because
of the fact that the chalk role is a bit foreign to these Aztecs (only 3rd such designation over
the last 3 years), with many a squad failing to properly grasp the situation. Case in point:
SDSt's 17½ pt spread loss to Idaho, in its only other favorite setup. But QB Lindley is in off
smoking ColoradoSt, with a 459-PY, 6-TD display in 21½ pt cover, & that was in FortCollins.
Lobos on 11-game losing skid, & own worst offense in the land.
RATING: SAN DIEGO STATE 88
NEW ORLEANS 41 - Atlanta 24 - (8:35 Monday - ESPN) -- Line opened at NewOrleans minus 8½, and is
still minus 8½. Is there really any other way to go? The Saints own one of the most explosive
offenses in the history of the NFL, riding that unit to a perfect 6-0 record, both SU & ATS.
But who have they played? Try a 48-22 win at Philadelphia, and a 48-27 rout of the Giants,
whose previously near-invincible road persona was somewhat shattered (34 1st half pts). A
wk ago, Brees was a terrible 1/3, but nonetheless, a 46-34 win, after trailing 24-3. Falcons
have lost to just the Pats & Cowboys, but that gives us value here.
RATING: NEW ORLEANS 88
NEAR CHOICES (Rated 87): PennSt, Iowa, MichiganSt, FlaSt , Duke - NFL: Chicago, Houston, Dallas
LINE MOVES (from largest to smallest): NoCaroSt (+10 to +7½); Boise (-32½ to -35); NewMex (+19 to
+17); SoCaro (+6½ to +4½); Minny (+6½ to +4½); Marshall (+5½ to +3½); Arkansas (-35 to -36½) - NFL:
None -
TIME CHANGES: College: None - NFL: GB/Minny: 4:15; Philly/Giants: 1:00 -
KEY INJURIES: Ariz
RB Grigsby (shoulder) ??: ArizSt QB Sullivan (knee) prob; BallSt QB Page (thumb) out for season; Cincy QB
Pike (forearm) ??; ColoSt QB Mason (ribs) prob; Fla RB Demps (neck) prob; Hawaii QB Moniz (concussion)
??; Iowa RB Robinson (ankle) doubtful; IowaSt QB Arnaud (hand) prob, & RB Robinson (groin) prob; Minny
WR Decker (ankle) doubt; Mo QB Gabbert (ankle) prob; Monroe QB Revell (thumb) doubtful; Navy QB Dobbs
(knee) doubt; Neb RB Helu (shoulder) prob; NIU QB Harnish (knee) doubt; Okla QB Bradford (shoulder) out
for season, RB Murray (ankle) prob; OregSt RB Jacquizz Rodgers (ankle) prob; SMU QB Mitchell (shoulder)
??; Syr WR Williams (suspension) prob; TexTech QB Sheffield (foot) doubt; Toledo QB Dantin (ankle) ??, QB
Opelt (shoulder) doubt; USC FB Havili (shoulder) ??; WMich WR Nunez (ankle) ??; & WR White (ankle) ??
- NFL: Balt QB Flacco (ankle) prob; Buff QB Edwards (concussion) doubtful; Detroit QB Stafford (knee) ??,
& WR Johnson (knee) ??; Houston WR Johnson (chest) prob; Philly RB Westbrook (concussion) ??; SF QB
Smith named starter; Ram QB Bulger (hand) prob..