Originally Posted by
BigdaddyQH
GL. First, let me say that Stanford is the most over-rated team in the most over-rated Conference in Football. Their offense has become non-eistant in their last three games, scoring just 65 points in those three games, games that include a loss to a 4-4 Utah team. That is the offense of the #5 team in the nation? I do not think so. Stanford's defense is going to have to play smash mouth football to stop Oregon. Oregon does not like smash mouth teams. UCLA held them to 21 points in three quarters, and UCLA is nowheres near as tough on defense as Stanford is. The total has dropped from 65 1/2 to 62. The best wager here is the under.
Oklahoma is a team that has a very one dimentional offense. They must run the ball to have any success at all against Baylor. OU lost to Texas, who has lost two non-con games, barely got past a terrible Kansas team, and gave up 30 points in an 8 point win at home against Texas Tech. Baylor has covered spreads of 27 1/2, 30, 27 1/2, 33, and 34 1/2 (against the same Kansas team that gave OU problems) while failing to cover at K-State as a 17 1/2 point pick. Baylor defeated OU outright in Norman last year as a 21 point dog. As long as the line stays under 17, it is hard to see OU covering the spread here.