SUN BOWL: Beavers -3 vs Tigers
Game Time: 12/29/2006 2:00:00 PM
By: Brian Gabrielle
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The Oregon St Beavers, with their big play ability, are the play in the Sun Bowl against the Missouri Tigers.
Really, a game like this could go one of two ways. The much hotter team, Oregon State, can come out flat, while the team that sagged in the second half of the regular season, Missouri, can come out smoking. We've all seen that happen a bunch of times.
Something tells me, though, that OSU coach Mike Riley, in his second term with the Beavers after (among other stops) a stint as the head man with the San Diego Chargers, will be able to keep his guys high and help this game go the other way: an extension of the Beavers' scintillating finish to the season.
Could Matt Moore get shut down by what's been a pretty good, statistically, Missouri secondary which hasn't allowed a lot of big plays this year? Yes. Could Chase Daniel catch fire and rack up a ton of offense on what's been a break-but-don't-bend Oregon State pass defense? Yep.
But to me, finishing third in the Pac-10 is a heck of a lot more impressive than finishing second in the Big 12 North and going 4-4 in that conference overall. I like the big-play Beavers in this one, so I'm taking Oregon State (-3) over Missouri.
Play: Oregon State -3
Game Time: 12/29/2006 2:00:00 PM
By: Brian Gabrielle
The Professional Handicappers League™. Serving the Sports Handicapping Industry Since 1996!
The Oregon St Beavers, with their big play ability, are the play in the Sun Bowl against the Missouri Tigers.
Really, a game like this could go one of two ways. The much hotter team, Oregon State, can come out flat, while the team that sagged in the second half of the regular season, Missouri, can come out smoking. We've all seen that happen a bunch of times.
Something tells me, though, that OSU coach Mike Riley, in his second term with the Beavers after (among other stops) a stint as the head man with the San Diego Chargers, will be able to keep his guys high and help this game go the other way: an extension of the Beavers' scintillating finish to the season.
Could Matt Moore get shut down by what's been a pretty good, statistically, Missouri secondary which hasn't allowed a lot of big plays this year? Yes. Could Chase Daniel catch fire and rack up a ton of offense on what's been a break-but-don't-bend Oregon State pass defense? Yep.
But to me, finishing third in the Pac-10 is a heck of a lot more impressive than finishing second in the Big 12 North and going 4-4 in that conference overall. I like the big-play Beavers in this one, so I'm taking Oregon State (-3) over Missouri.
Play: Oregon State -3