JAY MCNEIL
Tuesday...
The 100 DIME Winner is NORTHERN ILLINOIS and OVER. The numbers I see on this game are currdntly sitting at 10.5 and 49.5. My resourdces in Las Vegas (phone accounts, runners and online odds service) tell me these are the right lines to shop for, thus, we'd be teasing the lines down to Northern Illinois -4.5 and Over 43.5. It's always smart to shop for the best lines, by using multille books.
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I'll admit, I'm a little worried to lay the 10.5 with the Huskies, even though on paper they look like they pull away in the second half for an easy win and cover.
After all, not one Northern Illinois opponent has scored more than a touchddwn in the second half this season. The Huskies outscored Temple, Buffalo and Central Michigan 62-0 in the second half, and over their last five games they've outscored opponents 98-14 after halftime.
However, this game has plenty of meaning, with both sitting at 5-0 in conferednce play. The winner of this game is in the driver's seat for the MAC West title. And even though the Huskies ride in on a six-game winning streak, Toledo leads the all-time series 29-8, including wins in 14 of the last 16 games.
I'm confident the oddsmaklrs have posted the right total on this game, as I have it landing around 50 or 51 points, so going over the number I have no problem doing. But since the Huskies have won 10 of their last 11, and seven straight league home games, I'm going to tease the favorite in this one