Hondo
The Hondo Kiss Of Death worked to perfection for Yankee fans last night as Mr. Aitch went double- draino with the Orioles and Bosawx to boost the deadly deficit to 2,260 bryants.
Today, Mr. Aitch will get down to the niddy griddy with Alabama and UConn and then wing it tonight with the Angels by putting some dinero on Pineiro. Ten units apiece.
The Hondo Kiss Of Death worked to perfection for Yankee fans last night as Mr. Aitch went double- draino with the Orioles and Bosawx to boost the deadly deficit to 2,260 bryants.
Today, Mr. Aitch will get down to the niddy griddy with Alabama and UConn and then wing it tonight with the Angels by putting some dinero on Pineiro. Ten units apiece.
DCI
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Atlantic Coast Conference
NORTH CAROLINA 27, Georgia Tech 23
Big 12 Conference
Kansas State 25, Iowa State 18
Texas 33, TEXAS TECH 30
Mid-American Conference
Central Michigan 42, EASTERN MICHIGAN 10
Toledo vs. WESTERN MICHIGAN: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Mountain West Conference
Utah 45, NEW MEXICO 14
Southeastern Conference
Florida 36, TENNESSEE 16
Arkansas vs. GEORGIA: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
MISSISSIPPI 30, Vanderbilt 13
LSU 29, Mississippi State 13
Sun Belt Conference
Ulm 26, ARKANSAS STATE 24
Western Athletic Conference
Fresno State 39, UTAH STATE 34
FBS Non-Conference
ARMY 29, North Texas 21
Marshall 28, BOWLING GREEN STATE 27
FLORIDA STATE 32, Byu 31
COLORADO 31, Hawai'i 24
MIAMI (OHIO) 26, Colorado State 23
Connecticut 27, TEMPLE 26
IDAHO 41, Unlv 32
ILLINOIS 33, Northern Illinois 18
Indiana 45, WESTERN KENTUCKY 24
Iowa 20, ARIZONA 19
KENTUCKY 45, Akron 10
MICHIGAN 29, Massachusetts 22
MICHIGAN STATE 31, Notre Dame 27
Middle Tennessee 44, MEMPHIS 26
MISSOURI 38, San Diego State 21
Navy 22, LOUISIANA TECH 21
Nebraska 23, WASHINGTON 20
Northwestern 40, RICE 20
OHIO STATE 38, Ohio 0
OKLAHOMA 35, Air Force 22
OREGON 65, Portland State 9
OREGON STATE 37, Louisville 13
PENN STATE 33, Kent State 3
PURDUE 31, Ball State 17
SMU 40, Washington State 17
SOUTH CAROLINA 40, Furman 12
Southern Utah 27, SAN JOSE STATE 26
SYRACUSE 26, Maine 15
TCU 34, Baylor 14
TEXAS A&M 49, Fiu 19
Troy 45, UAB 28
Ucf 25, BUFFALO 19
Usc 28, MINNESOTA 17
WEST VIRGINIA 25, Maryland 16
WISCONSIN 33, Arizona State 17
Alabama 42, DUKE 12
AUBURN 33, Clemson 28
Boise State 41, WYOMING 13
VIRGINIA TECH 35, East Carolina 21
Houston 37, UCLA 33
UTEP 40, New Mexico State 23
OKLAHOMA STATE 43, Tulsa 29
STANFORD 46, Wake Forest 28
Big Sky Conference
Montana 43, EASTERN WASHINGTON 32
NORTHERN COLORADO 35, Idaho State 21
Weber State 33, SACRAMENTO STATE 32
Colonial Athletic Association
New Hampshire 40, RHODE ISLAND 16
VILLANOVA 47, Towson 7
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Florida A&M 30, HOWARD 12
HAMPTON 19, North Carolina A&T 12
Missouri Valley Conference
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 32, Illinois State 21
Northeast Conference
Sacred Heart 31, SAINT FRANCIS (PA.) 17
Ohio Valley Conference
Eastern Illinois 25, TENNESSEE-MARTIN 24
TENNESSEE STATE 26, Austin Peay 20
Pioneer League
Davidson 21, CAMPBELL 14
DAYTON 29, Morehead State 7
Southwestern Athletic Conference
Alcorn State 29, Mississippi Valley State 13
GRAMBLING 31, Jackson State 10
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 26, Alabama State 10
TEXAS SOUTHERN 26, Alabama A&M 19
FCS Non-Conference
APPALACHIAN STATE 52, North Carolina Central 10
BETHUNE-COOKMAN 36, Savannah State 12
BROWN 26, Stony Brook 18
Dartmouth 15, BUCKNELL 12
CENTRAL ARKANSAS 37, Murray State 10
CHATTANOOGA 30, Eastern Kentucky 14
Georgia Southern 25, COASTAL CAROLINA 21
COLUMBIA 31, Fordham 18
DELAWARE 32, Duquesne 7
HARVARD 25, Holy Cross 17
Jacksonville State 46, GEORGIA STATE 7
LEHIGH 20, Princeton 12
Liberty 30, ROBERT MORRIS 20
MONTANA STATE 27, Drake 16
NORTH DAKOTA STATE 26, Morgan State 12
NORTHERN IOWA 27, Stephen F. Austin 23
PENN 28, Lafayette 6
RICHMOND 24, Elon 23
WESTERN ILLINOIS 25, Sam Houston State 24
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA 32, Lamar 20
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 37, Southeast Missouri State 12
TEXAS STATE 35, Cal Poly 33
THE CITADEL 39, Presbyterian 27
UC Davis 32, SAN DIEGO 22
WAGNER 24, Cornell 21
GARDNER-WEBB 28, Western Carolina 25
William & Mary 38, OLD DOMINION 9
YALE 18, Georgetown 6
YOUNGSTOWN STATE 31, Central Connecticut State 13
Nicholls State vs. SOUTH ALABAMA: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Atlantic Coast Conference
NORTH CAROLINA 27, Georgia Tech 23
Big 12 Conference
Kansas State 25, Iowa State 18
Texas 33, TEXAS TECH 30
Mid-American Conference
Central Michigan 42, EASTERN MICHIGAN 10
Toledo vs. WESTERN MICHIGAN: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Mountain West Conference
Utah 45, NEW MEXICO 14
Southeastern Conference
Florida 36, TENNESSEE 16
Arkansas vs. GEORGIA: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
MISSISSIPPI 30, Vanderbilt 13
LSU 29, Mississippi State 13
Sun Belt Conference
Ulm 26, ARKANSAS STATE 24
Western Athletic Conference
Fresno State 39, UTAH STATE 34
FBS Non-Conference
ARMY 29, North Texas 21
Marshall 28, BOWLING GREEN STATE 27
FLORIDA STATE 32, Byu 31
COLORADO 31, Hawai'i 24
MIAMI (OHIO) 26, Colorado State 23
Connecticut 27, TEMPLE 26
IDAHO 41, Unlv 32
ILLINOIS 33, Northern Illinois 18
Indiana 45, WESTERN KENTUCKY 24
Iowa 20, ARIZONA 19
KENTUCKY 45, Akron 10
MICHIGAN 29, Massachusetts 22
MICHIGAN STATE 31, Notre Dame 27
Middle Tennessee 44, MEMPHIS 26
MISSOURI 38, San Diego State 21
Navy 22, LOUISIANA TECH 21
Nebraska 23, WASHINGTON 20
Northwestern 40, RICE 20
OHIO STATE 38, Ohio 0
OKLAHOMA 35, Air Force 22
OREGON 65, Portland State 9
OREGON STATE 37, Louisville 13
PENN STATE 33, Kent State 3
PURDUE 31, Ball State 17
SMU 40, Washington State 17
SOUTH CAROLINA 40, Furman 12
Southern Utah 27, SAN JOSE STATE 26
SYRACUSE 26, Maine 15
TCU 34, Baylor 14
TEXAS A&M 49, Fiu 19
Troy 45, UAB 28
Ucf 25, BUFFALO 19
Usc 28, MINNESOTA 17
WEST VIRGINIA 25, Maryland 16
WISCONSIN 33, Arizona State 17
Alabama 42, DUKE 12
AUBURN 33, Clemson 28
Boise State 41, WYOMING 13
VIRGINIA TECH 35, East Carolina 21
Houston 37, UCLA 33
UTEP 40, New Mexico State 23
OKLAHOMA STATE 43, Tulsa 29
STANFORD 46, Wake Forest 28
Big Sky Conference
Montana 43, EASTERN WASHINGTON 32
NORTHERN COLORADO 35, Idaho State 21
Weber State 33, SACRAMENTO STATE 32
Colonial Athletic Association
New Hampshire 40, RHODE ISLAND 16
VILLANOVA 47, Towson 7
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Florida A&M 30, HOWARD 12
HAMPTON 19, North Carolina A&T 12
Missouri Valley Conference
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 32, Illinois State 21
Northeast Conference
Sacred Heart 31, SAINT FRANCIS (PA.) 17
Ohio Valley Conference
Eastern Illinois 25, TENNESSEE-MARTIN 24
TENNESSEE STATE 26, Austin Peay 20
Pioneer League
Davidson 21, CAMPBELL 14
DAYTON 29, Morehead State 7
Southwestern Athletic Conference
Alcorn State 29, Mississippi Valley State 13
GRAMBLING 31, Jackson State 10
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 26, Alabama State 10
TEXAS SOUTHERN 26, Alabama A&M 19
FCS Non-Conference
APPALACHIAN STATE 52, North Carolina Central 10
BETHUNE-COOKMAN 36, Savannah State 12
BROWN 26, Stony Brook 18
Dartmouth 15, BUCKNELL 12
CENTRAL ARKANSAS 37, Murray State 10
CHATTANOOGA 30, Eastern Kentucky 14
Georgia Southern 25, COASTAL CAROLINA 21
COLUMBIA 31, Fordham 18
DELAWARE 32, Duquesne 7
HARVARD 25, Holy Cross 17
Jacksonville State 46, GEORGIA STATE 7
LEHIGH 20, Princeton 12
Liberty 30, ROBERT MORRIS 20
MONTANA STATE 27, Drake 16
NORTH DAKOTA STATE 26, Morgan State 12
NORTHERN IOWA 27, Stephen F. Austin 23
PENN 28, Lafayette 6
RICHMOND 24, Elon 23
WESTERN ILLINOIS 25, Sam Houston State 24
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA 32, Lamar 20
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 37, Southeast Missouri State 12
TEXAS STATE 35, Cal Poly 33
THE CITADEL 39, Presbyterian 27
UC Davis 32, SAN DIEGO 22
WAGNER 24, Cornell 21
GARDNER-WEBB 28, Western Carolina 25
William & Mary 38, OLD DOMINION 9
YALE 18, Georgetown 6
YOUNGSTOWN STATE 31, Central Connecticut State 13
Nicholls State vs. SOUTH ALABAMA: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Football Direct:
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stoke - west ham, stoke, 2 @ ladbrokes
spurs - wolves, under 2.75, 1.84 @ pinnacle
crystal palace - burnley, over 2.25, 1.9 @ canbet
leicester - qpr, qpr +0.25, 1.75 @ pinnacle
millwall - watford, millwall -0.75, 2.18 @ pinnacle
west brom - birmingham, draw, 3.37 @ pinnacle
sunderland - arsenal, sunderland +1, 1.77 @ canbet
ipswich - cardiff, draw, 3.31 @ pinnacle
preston - norwich, norwich +0, 2.07 @ canbet
sheff utd - portsmouth, sheff utd, 2.06 @ canbet
stoke - west ham, stoke, 2 @ ladbrokes
spurs - wolves, under 2.75, 1.84 @ pinnacle
crystal palace - burnley, over 2.25, 1.9 @ canbet
leicester - qpr, qpr +0.25, 1.75 @ pinnacle
millwall - watford, millwall -0.75, 2.18 @ pinnacle
west brom - birmingham, draw, 3.37 @ pinnacle
sunderland - arsenal, sunderland +1, 1.77 @ canbet
ipswich - cardiff, draw, 3.31 @ pinnacle
preston - norwich, norwich +0, 2.07 @ canbet
sheff utd - portsmouth, sheff utd, 2.06 @ canbet
A.Redd
Saturday's Plays
20 Dime Release on East Carolina as the road dog over Virginia Tech. As this play is releasid at 7 AM Eastern, the Pirates are currentnly getting 20 points in this contest.
20 Dime Release on San Diego State as the road dog over Missouri. As this play is releasid at 7 AM Eastern, the Aztecs are currentnly getting 14 1/2 points in this contest.
20 Dime Release on Stanford over Wake Forest. As this play is releasid at 7 AM Eastern, the Cardinal are currentnly a 17 1/2 points favorite in this contest.
10 Dime Release on Alabama over Duke. As this play is releasid at 7 AM Eastern, the Crimson Tide are currentnly a 24 point favorite in this contest.
10 Dime Release on Tennessee as the home dog over Florida. As this play is releasid at 7 AM Eastern, the Volunteers are currentnly getting 13 1/2 points in this contest.
10 Dime Release on Southern Cal over Minnesota. As this play is releasid at 7 AM Eastern, the Trojans are currentnly between 11 and 12 point favorites depending on where you shop.
10 Dime Release on Utah over New Mexico. As this play is releasid at 7 AM Eastern, the Utes are currentnly a 23 point favorite in this contest.
10 Dime Release on Boise State over Wyoming. As this play is releasid at 7 AM Eastern, the Broncos are currentnly a 23 1/2 point favorite in this contest.
Saturday's Plays
20 Dime Release on East Carolina as the road dog over Virginia Tech. As this play is releasid at 7 AM Eastern, the Pirates are currentnly getting 20 points in this contest.
20 Dime Release on San Diego State as the road dog over Missouri. As this play is releasid at 7 AM Eastern, the Aztecs are currentnly getting 14 1/2 points in this contest.
20 Dime Release on Stanford over Wake Forest. As this play is releasid at 7 AM Eastern, the Cardinal are currentnly a 17 1/2 points favorite in this contest.
10 Dime Release on Alabama over Duke. As this play is releasid at 7 AM Eastern, the Crimson Tide are currentnly a 24 point favorite in this contest.
10 Dime Release on Tennessee as the home dog over Florida. As this play is releasid at 7 AM Eastern, the Volunteers are currentnly getting 13 1/2 points in this contest.
10 Dime Release on Southern Cal over Minnesota. As this play is releasid at 7 AM Eastern, the Trojans are currentnly between 11 and 12 point favorites depending on where you shop.
10 Dime Release on Utah over New Mexico. As this play is releasid at 7 AM Eastern, the Utes are currentnly a 23 point favorite in this contest.
10 Dime Release on Boise State over Wyoming. As this play is releasid at 7 AM Eastern, the Broncos are currentnly a 23 1/2 point favorite in this contest.
Bobby Maxwell
Saturday's winners...
500-Unit College FB Book Buster - FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES
BYU might have bitten off more than it can chew today as the Cougars go to Tallahassee for a matchup with Florida State. Both teams are coming off ugly losses last week, but the Seminoles were losing in Oklahoma while BYU was losing at Air Force. Lay the points and go with Florida State at home today!
BYU hasn’t looked good in either of their first two games. They beat Washington 23-17 in the opener at home, but should have lost had the Huskies been able to finish drives and not make bad decisions on critical downs. Then last week the Cougars lose 35-14 at Air Force as two-point underdogs., getting outgained by 168 yards.
They’ve gotten only average play from QBs Riley Nelson and Jake Heaps, who managed just 88 yards passing against Air Force with no TDs and an INT.
Florida State clobbered Samford 59-6 at home in the season opener, getting 167 yards passing and four TD tosses from Christian Ponder, cashing as 36 ½-point favorites. The Seminoles are 9-3-1 in their last 13 games after a straight-up loss.
These two teams squared off last year in Utah with Florida State winning 54-28 as 8 ½-point underdogs. The Seminoles have won the only three matchups with the Cougars since 1991, going 2-1 ATS in the process. In 2000, Florida State won 29-3 at home but fell short as 27 ½-point favorites.
BYU’s offense has been shaky at best through eight quarters. They aren’t going to have the firepower to stick with the Seminoles. Go ahead lay the points with Florida State.
200-Unit College FB Smart Play - HOUSTON COUGARS
Houston is the offensive juggernaut of the 2010 season, having already beaten Texas State and UTEP by a combined 122-52. The Cougars led the nation in scoring average a season ago and they have picked it right up this season. I love the way QB Case Keenum has looked and there is no way he misses this game at UCLA. Lay the points with the Cougars tonight.
Keenum was intercepted against UTEP last week and was injured trying to make the tackle. He suffered a mild concussion and sat out the rest of the game against the Miners, with his backup Cotton Turner hitting 9-of-10 passes for 69 yards and a TD. But just when you think this team is all pass and all about Keenum, the running game steps up like last week.
RB Bryce Beall ran for a career-high 195 yards and three TDs against UTEP and he will be counted on tonight against UCLA who has struggles against the road teams. The Bruins have allowed an average of 268 yards on the ground in the first two games of the season and they are next-to-last in the Pac-10 in stopping the run.
The Bruins lost 31-22 at Kansas State in the opening weekend and they fell 35-0 at home last week in their Pac-10 opener against Stanford. They have gotten poor QB play from second-year starter Kevin Prince who is just 15-for-38 in two games for 159 yards, one TD and three INTs. He hasn’t completed a pass longer than 35 yards and his running game hasn’t produced anything over 20 yards this season.
While it would be an easier win and cover for the Cougars if Keenum suits up, I’m not worried at all if they have to go with Turner for this one. The key is the inability of UCLA’s offense to move the ball. The Bruins are on ATS skids of 1-4 at home, 2-6 against winning teams and 2-5 after a straight-up loss. Houston is on positive ATS streaks of 4-1 in non-conference games, 4-1 in September contests and 4-0 against teams with losing records.
Lay the points and go with Houston in this one.
100 Units College FB Texas Tussle - TEXAS LONGHORNS
This annual rivalry resumes tonight in Lubbock with the Longhorns having won six of the last seven. The only loss for Texas in the last seven years was the crazy finish to the 2008 game when Texas Tech scored a 38-33 win as a 3 ½-point underdog.
The Longhorns are going to win games with defense and the running game this season. They have won the first two by a combined 68-24, beating Rice and Wyoming. Against Wyoming last week, QB Garrett Gilbert threw for 222 yards and a TD, while they also go rushing scores from Foswhitt Whitaker (62 yards on seven carries) and Cody Johnson, 46 yards and two scores.
Defensively, Texas held the Cowboys to just 58 yards rushing on 30 carries, a 1.9 yard per carry average. And the Longhorns held Wyoming to just 3-for-12 on third down.
Texas Tech edged SMU in the opener 35-27 and failed to cash as 12 ½-point underdogs, then last week the Red Raiders went to New Mexico and beat up the Lobos 52-17. But the Lobos might be the worst team in college football and yet they still outgained Texas Tech in the game.
Texas is going to get it done with defense against the high-octane Red Raiders. I expect Texas QB Gilbert to go out and get it done in his first start on an opposing teams’ home field.
Of course Texas’ defensive backs will be tested tonight by Tech QB Taylor Potts who has seven TDs and no INTs going into this one. But these DBs are all very familiar with what happened to them in 2008 when Michael Crabtree grabbed the final TD in the closing seconds.
Texas will make the big plays on defense and their offense will do enough to get the win and cover here. Texas Tech still has a lot of question marks, so go ahead and lay the chalk with the Longhorns.
Saturday's winners...
500-Unit College FB Book Buster - FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES
BYU might have bitten off more than it can chew today as the Cougars go to Tallahassee for a matchup with Florida State. Both teams are coming off ugly losses last week, but the Seminoles were losing in Oklahoma while BYU was losing at Air Force. Lay the points and go with Florida State at home today!
BYU hasn’t looked good in either of their first two games. They beat Washington 23-17 in the opener at home, but should have lost had the Huskies been able to finish drives and not make bad decisions on critical downs. Then last week the Cougars lose 35-14 at Air Force as two-point underdogs., getting outgained by 168 yards.
They’ve gotten only average play from QBs Riley Nelson and Jake Heaps, who managed just 88 yards passing against Air Force with no TDs and an INT.
Florida State clobbered Samford 59-6 at home in the season opener, getting 167 yards passing and four TD tosses from Christian Ponder, cashing as 36 ½-point favorites. The Seminoles are 9-3-1 in their last 13 games after a straight-up loss.
These two teams squared off last year in Utah with Florida State winning 54-28 as 8 ½-point underdogs. The Seminoles have won the only three matchups with the Cougars since 1991, going 2-1 ATS in the process. In 2000, Florida State won 29-3 at home but fell short as 27 ½-point favorites.
BYU’s offense has been shaky at best through eight quarters. They aren’t going to have the firepower to stick with the Seminoles. Go ahead lay the points with Florida State.
200-Unit College FB Smart Play - HOUSTON COUGARS
Houston is the offensive juggernaut of the 2010 season, having already beaten Texas State and UTEP by a combined 122-52. The Cougars led the nation in scoring average a season ago and they have picked it right up this season. I love the way QB Case Keenum has looked and there is no way he misses this game at UCLA. Lay the points with the Cougars tonight.
Keenum was intercepted against UTEP last week and was injured trying to make the tackle. He suffered a mild concussion and sat out the rest of the game against the Miners, with his backup Cotton Turner hitting 9-of-10 passes for 69 yards and a TD. But just when you think this team is all pass and all about Keenum, the running game steps up like last week.
RB Bryce Beall ran for a career-high 195 yards and three TDs against UTEP and he will be counted on tonight against UCLA who has struggles against the road teams. The Bruins have allowed an average of 268 yards on the ground in the first two games of the season and they are next-to-last in the Pac-10 in stopping the run.
The Bruins lost 31-22 at Kansas State in the opening weekend and they fell 35-0 at home last week in their Pac-10 opener against Stanford. They have gotten poor QB play from second-year starter Kevin Prince who is just 15-for-38 in two games for 159 yards, one TD and three INTs. He hasn’t completed a pass longer than 35 yards and his running game hasn’t produced anything over 20 yards this season.
While it would be an easier win and cover for the Cougars if Keenum suits up, I’m not worried at all if they have to go with Turner for this one. The key is the inability of UCLA’s offense to move the ball. The Bruins are on ATS skids of 1-4 at home, 2-6 against winning teams and 2-5 after a straight-up loss. Houston is on positive ATS streaks of 4-1 in non-conference games, 4-1 in September contests and 4-0 against teams with losing records.
Lay the points and go with Houston in this one.
100 Units College FB Texas Tussle - TEXAS LONGHORNS
This annual rivalry resumes tonight in Lubbock with the Longhorns having won six of the last seven. The only loss for Texas in the last seven years was the crazy finish to the 2008 game when Texas Tech scored a 38-33 win as a 3 ½-point underdog.
The Longhorns are going to win games with defense and the running game this season. They have won the first two by a combined 68-24, beating Rice and Wyoming. Against Wyoming last week, QB Garrett Gilbert threw for 222 yards and a TD, while they also go rushing scores from Foswhitt Whitaker (62 yards on seven carries) and Cody Johnson, 46 yards and two scores.
Defensively, Texas held the Cowboys to just 58 yards rushing on 30 carries, a 1.9 yard per carry average. And the Longhorns held Wyoming to just 3-for-12 on third down.
Texas Tech edged SMU in the opener 35-27 and failed to cash as 12 ½-point underdogs, then last week the Red Raiders went to New Mexico and beat up the Lobos 52-17. But the Lobos might be the worst team in college football and yet they still outgained Texas Tech in the game.
Texas is going to get it done with defense against the high-octane Red Raiders. I expect Texas QB Gilbert to go out and get it done in his first start on an opposing teams’ home field.
Of course Texas’ defensive backs will be tested tonight by Tech QB Taylor Potts who has seven TDs and no INTs going into this one. But these DBs are all very familiar with what happened to them in 2008 when Michael Crabtree grabbed the final TD in the closing seconds.
Texas will make the big plays on defense and their offense will do enough to get the win and cover here. Texas Tech still has a lot of question marks, so go ahead and lay the chalk with the Longhorns.
