CFB 2013 (and some NFL)

[SilverTongueFox]

Getting ready to start the heavy lifting on CFB card. Will be posting with thoughts. That's the last game of my initial 11, but i initially lean Beavs (also Buckeyes, Huskers). I think Stanford is vulnerable with their injuries up front on defense.

In the meantime, tailing Jets ML and Preds/Wild under in pucks tonight, each 1u.

Holy shirts & pants! What a crazy 2nd period in the Jets game - 6 goals.

[BiffTFinancial]

Holy shirts & pants! What a crazy 2nd period in the Jets game - 6 goals.

Was just thinking that it might be time to invest in NHL equivalent of MLB.tv after that! Like Hoosier CFB on ice.

[Vinnie Paz]

Based off your #s wouldnt Nebraska spread be the best option or do you plan on playing both?

Also IDK if its just me but it seems like every hockey game nowadays is going over. Just coincidence? Mind you I don't follow i religiously but I swear everytime I look over the scoreboard the games are pretty high scoring.

[BiffTFinancial]

PSU/OSU - Buckeyes, 40-21/41-20. Similar to UNL/Gophers, catching the dog off of an outstanding performance, fave and/or fave TT over. PSU off huge win over UM then bye, fat and happy. Penn State's inability to control 3rd downs on both sides will be their undoing. Urban will go for BCS style points late off less-than-convincing Iowa game.

[BiffTFinancial]

Based off your #s wouldnt Nebraska spread be the best option or do you plan on playing both?

Also IDK if its just me but it seems like every hockey game nowadays is going over. Just coincidence? Mind you I don't follow i religiously but I swear everytime I look over the scoreboard the games are pretty high scoring.

i'll choose either Husker minus points or TT over. if recent history is a guide, i'll choose the wrong one.

i'm not hockey expert, but early season seems a little high-scoring. as a sport, similar to MLB, i think that value remains in the under, and early season overs should be good for that longterm. cmon Preds/Wild under!

[TexasJayhawk]

Off topic, but I think they're set to make a movie about Manda Knox. Kate Beckinsale set to star in 'Face of an Angel'.

[JabooFootball]

Goalie pads have been reduced on the legs making the 5 hole 25% bigger. This accounts for the higher scoring

[SilverTongueFox]

Getting ready to start the heavy lifting on CFB card. Will be posting with thoughts. That's the last game of my initial 11, but i initially lean Beavs (also Buckeyes, Huskers). I think Stanford is vulnerable with their injuries up front on defense.

In the meantime, tailing Jets ML and Preds/Wild under in pucks tonight, each 1u.

Should have been in the under with you. Lost Wings & Jets in shoot outs! Seems totals are the way to go however every time I play an under it'll be 3-2 in final minute and winning team scores empty netter. lol Gambling can be so cruel!

[ram1502]

Where has bank been biff? Your guys' interaction is priceless and when on the same side its automatic...

[SilverTongueFox]

Biff - does TCU make your initial list? Never know which Mack Brown team will show up. Could feel safe after beating Okla and back to playing football w/o a sense of urgency. Or could have turned the corner. Just not sold that Mack Brown can get that same emotion out of his team. Have not watched TCU this year but the line surprised me after Texas big win. I would have thought line would be flopped so when I saw TCU favored wrote it down as one to look deeper. Let me know when you look at this one.

[SilverTongueFox]

Biff, hard lean to the Beavers. Mannion playing lights out. Excellent WRs. Riley will have them ready. Corvallis tough place to plays. Thoughts?

Looking more into this game and you have to consider the possibility Stanford is looking ahead to their big Thursday night showdown with Oregon. Same can be said for Oregon in their game vs UCLA this weekend. Ducks 22pt favs so Bruins might be worth a look. Although I like Oregon St +3.5 better since it's a home game and fact Corvallis is such a tough place to play.

[JabooFootball]

Looking more into this game and you have to consider the possibility Stanford is looking ahead to their big Thursday night showdown with Oregon. Same can be said for Oregon in their game vs UCLA this weekend. Ducks 22pt favs so Bruins might be worth a look. Although I like Oregon St +3.5 better since it's a home game and fact Corvallis is such a tough place to play.

I think Oregon eviscerates UCLA to keep the poll voters in their court, on the other hand I think you may be on to something with the OSU/Stanford game. Any opinion on the total?

[BiffTFinancial]

Goalie pads have been reduced on the legs making the 5 hole 25% bigger. This accounts for the higher scoring

Thanks for posting this!

[BiffTFinancial]

Off topic, but I think they're set to make a movie about Manda Knox. Kate Beckinsale set to star in 'Face of an Angel'.

I'm a big Kate Beckinsale fan. They'll have to make her look a little more tan than her normal skin tone, but sounds like a good choice. The fact that Beckinsale is doing makes it sound as if it might be a decent movie. She's not in a position where she needs to take work on shitty scripts.

[BiffTFinancial]

Should have been in the under with you. Lost Wings & Jets in shoot outs! Seems totals are the way to go however every time I play an under it'll be 3-2 in final minute and winning team scores empty netter. lol Gambling can be so cruel!

That Jets ending was a real rooster_eater. Liking Cards/Red Sox under 7, Bruins/Sabres over tonight (Rask out for Bruins). Taking closer look.

[BiffTFinancial]

Where has bank been biff? Your guys' interaction is priceless and when on the same side its automatic...

Haha, thanks for that. I have to bring some wit, Bank's a better capper than i am. Saw him in MLB forums today and i'm sure he'll be around NFL thread in advance of predictable Panthers/Bucs TNF shitfest.

[BiffTFinancial]

Biff - does TCU make your initial list? Never know which Mack Brown team will show up. Could feel safe after beating Okla and back to playing football w/o a sense of urgency. Or could have turned the corner. Just not sold that Mack Brown can get that same emotion out of his team. Have not watched TCU this year but the line surprised me after Texas big win. I would have thought line would be flopped so when I saw TCU favored wrote it down as one to look deeper. Let me know when you look at this one.

Will settle down to work on CFB card once I finalize my play or two tonight.

[BiffTFinancial]

Passing on MLB, NHL. Really like MLB under but just can't pull the trigger. Oh well, the lack of a sweat will make tonight's CFB prep that much more productive.

[BiffTFinancial]

STF, help me out, pal. In big pool, i have to pick UK/MSU (10'), UT/Bama (28'), S Carolina/Missou (4') sides. Capped all three and like chalk in all three. Get something like:
MSU, 35-17
Tide, 41-7
Missou, 36-26

Missou line seems way fishy

[BigBoi]

bama seems like an easy one. Tennessee prolly wont score. mizzou like is fishy with most action on them. I like state and under tomorrow. Kentucky is gar-bage.

[SilverTongueFox]

STF, help me out, pal. In big pool, i have to pick UK/MSU (10'), UT/Bama (28'), S Carolina/Missou (4') sides. Capped all three and like chalk in all three. Get something like:
MSU, 35-17
Tide, 41-7
Missou, 36-26

Missou line seems way fishy

Biff, I really believe Butch Jones has Tenn on the up swing and as a Dawg fan, I hate Saying it. Tenn will be back to a top 25 team and return to having a say in who wins the SEC East. Two recruiting classes away. That 28.5 pts is a whole helluva lot a pts to lay in the SEC. However Bama is just on another level. they are so good and so consistent on both sides of the ball. I think they are the best team in the country and its not that close. Sorry FSU fans but I'm not ready to take Winston over McCarron in the biggest of ball games and w/ Bama's D I just don't see anyone beating them. Bama makes very few mistakes and I don't see how Tenn can move the ball and they are not a team with explosive play capability. Even though I don't like laying that many pts it's Bama or nothing. Not a real vote of confidence bc Tenn has surprised in back to back weeks vs Georgia & SCarolina granted those were in Neyland. I think Bryant Denny will be a different story for Butch Jones & Tenn. Bama 38-3


Miss St & Kentucky both coming off bye weeks. Kentucky needed it after a 4 game stretch that included Louisville, Florida, SCarolina & Bama. Neither team has impressed. Kentucky is going with the backup qb this week due to ankle injury of the normal starter. I say normal starter bc the coaches have gone back & forth, rotated both qbs. I like the starter bc he's more of a running threat and can moves the chains with his legs. God knows Kentucky's offense needs help moving the football. I think Miss St is more settled at the qb position, more healthy and playing at home that you have to lay the pts. If you think Miss St can put up 30 pts I think you should be okay as I don't see Kentucky scoring more than 20 pts.

Do you think Mizzou can stop the run? Can they stop Mike Davis? Bc they are about to get a heavy dose. No Connor Shaw this week so they won't have Dylan Thompson dancing around in the pocket too much. Even as stubborn as Spurrier can be he can't afford to lose Thompson. I don't think Mizzou can stop the run. And it will open up the pass and Thompson is a pretty good passer. He's no stranger to big games. I think Clowney shows up early and Maulk struggles in only his 2nd start. I like SCarolina to bounce back and pull off the upset. SCarolina 31-28

BOL

[BigBoi]

What kind of score u get for Oregon UCLA and Oregon st Stanford. Thought about those two with Denver over in RR

[BiffTFinancial]

Biff, I really believe Butch Jones has Tenn on the up swing and as a Dawg fan, I hate Saying it. Tenn will be back to a top 25 team and return to having a say in who wins the SEC East. Two recruiting classes away. That 28.5 pts is a whole helluva lot a pts to lay in the SEC. However Bama is just on another level. they are so good and so consistent on both sides of the ball. I think they are the best team in the country and its not that close. Sorry FSU fans but I'm not ready to take Winston over McCarron in the biggest of ball games and w/ Bama's D I just don't see anyone beating them. Bama makes very few mistakes and I don't see how Tenn can move the ball and they are not a team with explosive play capability. Even though I don't like laying that many pts it's Bama or nothing. Not a real vote of confidence bc Tenn has surprised in back to back weeks vs Georgia & SCarolina granted those were in Neyland. I think Bryant Denny will be a different story for Butch Jones & Tenn. Bama 38-3


Miss St & Kentucky both coming off bye weeks. Kentucky needed it after a 4 game stretch that included Louisville, Florida, SCarolina & Bama. Neither team has impressed. Kentucky is going with the backup qb this week due to ankle injury of the normal starter. I say normal starter bc the coaches have gone back & forth, rotated both qbs. I like the starter bc he's more of a running threat and can moves the chains with his legs. God knows Kentucky's offense needs help moving the football. I think Miss St is more settled at the qb position, more healthy and playing at home that you have to lay the pts. If you think Miss St can put up 30 pts I think you should be okay as I don't see Kentucky scoring more than 20 pts.

Do you think Mizzou can stop the run? Can they stop Mike Davis? Bc they are about to get a heavy dose. No Connor Shaw this week so they won't have Dylan Thompson dancing around in the pocket too much. Even as stubborn as Spurrier can be he can't afford to lose Thompson. I don't think Mizzou can stop the run. And it will open up the pass and Thompson is a pretty good passer. He's no stranger to big games. I think Clowney shows up early and Maulk struggles in only his 2nd start. I like SCarolina to bounce back and pull off the upset. SCarolina 31-28

BOL

Thanks a lot for taking the time to post this, STF. Good to know that i wasn't way off in my initial analysis. Will go with MSU, Bama and be very wary of Missou game.

[BiffTFinancial]

What kind of score u get for Oregon UCLA and Oregon st Stanford. Thought about those two with Denver over in RR

Haven't gotten to Oregon/UCLA yet, will this morning. Lean over in Stanford/Oregon State (have that game in the low 60s), most likely to play either OSU or OSU TT over there.

[TexasJayhawk]

I'm a big Kate Beckinsale fan. They'll have to make her look a little more tan than her normal skin tone, but sounds like a good choice. The fact that Beckinsale is doing makes it sound as if it might be a decent movie. She's not in a position where she needs to take work on shitty scripts.

Agree about Beckinsale. Apparently it's based on a best selling book so the movie should be decent and done on a solid budget.

Regarding the Bama game, I'd like to point out an observation I made while watching the end of the Bama/Ark game.
Was like 2 or 3 min left in the 4th quarter, Bama up 52-0, Arkansas was driving towards the end zone...and Saban was as intense as I've ever seen him...just absolutely intent that they not let Arkansas score a TD/FG on their home field.

Bama is just on a different planet right now...I see Saban covering 30 points v. Tennessee with EASE.

[SilverTongueFox]

Haven't gotten to Oregon/UCLA yet, will this morning. Lean over in Stanford/Oregon State (have that game in the low 60s), most likely to play either OSU or OSU TT over there.

Like both Ore St + pts & over TT. The 2 plays go hand in hand bc if Ore St is in this game it'll probably be played in the high 50's and possibly 60's.

[BiffTFinancial]

What kind of score u get for Oregon UCLA and Oregon st Stanford. Thought about those two with Denver over in RR

I have the Oregon game in the 80s. Like Ducks TT over better than game over.

[BiffTFinancial]

Biff, I really believe Butch Jones has Tenn on the up swing and as a Dawg fan, I hate Saying it. Tenn will be back to a top 25 team and return to having a say in who wins the SEC East. Two recruiting classes away. That 28.5 pts is a whole helluva lot a pts to lay in the SEC. However Bama is just on another level. they are so good and so consistent on both sides of the ball. I think they are the best team in the country and its not that close. Sorry FSU fans but I'm not ready to take Winston over McCarron in the biggest of ball games and w/ Bama's D I just don't see anyone beating them. Bama makes very few mistakes and I don't see how Tenn can move the ball and they are not a team with explosive play capability. Even though I don't like laying that many pts it's Bama or nothing. Not a real vote of confidence bc Tenn has surprised in back to back weeks vs Georgia & SCarolina granted those were in Neyland. I think Bryant Denny will be a different story for Butch Jones & Tenn. Bama 38-3


Miss St & Kentucky both coming off bye weeks. Kentucky needed it after a 4 game stretch that included Louisville, Florida, SCarolina & Bama. Neither team has impressed. Kentucky is going with the backup qb this week due to ankle injury of the normal starter. I say normal starter bc the coaches have gone back & forth, rotated both qbs. I like the starter bc he's more of a running threat and can moves the chains with his legs. God knows Kentucky's offense needs help moving the football. I think Miss St is more settled at the qb position, more healthy and playing at home that you have to lay the pts. If you think Miss St can put up 30 pts I think you should be okay as I don't see Kentucky scoring more than 20 pts.

Do you think Mizzou can stop the run? Can they stop Mike Davis? Bc they are about to get a heavy dose. No Connor Shaw this week so they won't have Dylan Thompson dancing around in the pocket too much. Even as stubborn as Spurrier can be he can't afford to lose Thompson. I don't think Mizzou can stop the run. And it will open up the pass and Thompson is a pretty good passer. He's no stranger to big games. I think Clowney shows up early and Maulk struggles in only his 2nd start. I like SCarolina to bounce back and pull off the upset. SCarolina 31-28

BOL

thinking that i'm going to go with Kentucky TT under 23 tonight. also like NFL 1H under, gonna wait for 20' at lower juice (currently -115).

[blumpkin]

biff when you get a chance what do you have troy/w. kentucky at? troy cannot stop anybody with a pulse but will put points up.. total is 61ish and im liking this over

[BigBoi]

Took Oregon over 71
Oregon st over 56'
And Denver over 58
Going to ttown to the bama game so won't have much time to fool with it this weekend. RTR

[BiffTFinancial]

CFB Week Nine
2* Kentucky team total under 23

[BiffTFinancial]

biff when you get a chance what do you have troy/w. kentucky at? troy cannot stop anybody with a pulse but will put points up.. total is 61ish and im liking this over

Haven't run it yet but can do it sometime tonight.

[Vinnie Paz]

Biff you have Phil Steele on Twitter? He tweets tons of little stats, trends and all kinds of angles, maybe you'll find it useful...maybe not but can't hurt.Guys like a walking enyclopedia of cfb stats lol.

[BiffTFinancial]

Biff you have Phil Steele on Twitter? He tweets tons of little stats, trends and all kinds of angles, maybe you'll find it useful...maybe not but can't hurt.Guys like a walking enyclopedia of cfb stats lol.

Yep, follow Phil on twitter, you're right, he's great. Thanks for the tip.

[BiffTFinancial]

NFL Week Eight
2* Panthers/Bucs first half under 20 (-108)