Pacific Star: Minnesota -41½
Game Time: 9/16/2006 2:00:00 PM (EST)
By: Pacific Star
Look for Minnesota to beat up on lowly Temple this Saturday when the Golden Gophers host the Owls at the Metrodome in Minneapolis.
Ball State simply let one get away last week against a pretty decent First things first. We certainly aren't in the habit of laying 40+ point chalk in College Football (or any sport for that matter), and we certainly aren't throwing a dart and simply taking the better team here.
We are making a play on Minnesota because if there ever was a strong case for this big of a favorite to cover, this is it. Plain and simple, Temple is awful. In last week's 62-0 home loss to Louisville, they gave up 672 total yards and trailed 42-0 at halftime. They surrendered 300+ yards both in the air and on the ground and didn't come close to scoring.
Last week, Minnesota (coming off a 44-0 road whipping of Kent St) went into Berkley fully expecting to beat Cal and got humiliated 42-17. Temple is the perfect punching bag for a Minnesota team that is known for laying it on bad teams to take out their frustrations on.
We fully expect Minnesota to come close to covering this number at halftime and not letting up. Considering Temple has scored a grand total of three points this season we see little chance of the backdoor even being slightly ajar. Minnesota is 22-4 ATS in the first three games of the season against non-conference opponents. This one gets ugly.
Play: Minnesota -41½
Game Time: 9/16/2006 2:00:00 PM (EST)
By: Pacific Star
Look for Minnesota to beat up on lowly Temple this Saturday when the Golden Gophers host the Owls at the Metrodome in Minneapolis.
Ball State simply let one get away last week against a pretty decent First things first. We certainly aren't in the habit of laying 40+ point chalk in College Football (or any sport for that matter), and we certainly aren't throwing a dart and simply taking the better team here.
We are making a play on Minnesota because if there ever was a strong case for this big of a favorite to cover, this is it. Plain and simple, Temple is awful. In last week's 62-0 home loss to Louisville, they gave up 672 total yards and trailed 42-0 at halftime. They surrendered 300+ yards both in the air and on the ground and didn't come close to scoring.
Last week, Minnesota (coming off a 44-0 road whipping of Kent St) went into Berkley fully expecting to beat Cal and got humiliated 42-17. Temple is the perfect punching bag for a Minnesota team that is known for laying it on bad teams to take out their frustrations on.
We fully expect Minnesota to come close to covering this number at halftime and not letting up. Considering Temple has scored a grand total of three points this season we see little chance of the backdoor even being slightly ajar. Minnesota is 22-4 ATS in the first three games of the season against non-conference opponents. This one gets ugly.
Play: Minnesota -41½
