Originally Posted by
BigdaddyQH
It is still way too early for us to make plays (other than our two middles), but we have leans. Here they are: Oregon State -2.5 vs BYU. Oregon State has won their last 5 bowl games and has a big SOS edge here. BYU is returning to Las Vegas for the 4th or 5th time in a row. They may not have their hearts set for this game. Miami -3 vs Wisconsin. As long as Harris avoids turnovers, this should be a no-brainer for Miami. Wisconsin is just too slow for this team. The over is also under consideration here. The ACC has won the last 6 Champ Bowls. Nebraska-Arizona under 41. Look for a huge drop in this total. We know Nebraska has no semblence of an offense, but Arizona has not been your scoring machine either. This game will be decided by turnovers and FG's. LSU +3 vs Penn State. JoePa is the reason why PSU is the favorite. The fact is that LSU had the 16th most difficult schedule while Penn State had the 83rd. The wrong team is favored in this game. LSU will be too fast for Penn State. Oregon +3/5 vs Ohio State. Again it is the same old problem for Big 10 teams. No overall team speed. Oregon can score on the ground with 3 different weapons. Ohio State has one. Tressell and Pryor get to see the offense that Ohio State should be running up close and personal. Arkansas -7.5 vs East Carolina. ECAR is not playing at home in this game. Arkansas has played a much tougher schedule (13th vs 61st), and will outscore ECAR. We would like to see the line drop to under 7, and it is headed in that direction. Texas Tech -7 vs Michigan State. Texas Tech, in Texas, is going to be very difficult to beat. Michigan State got run out of their own stadium in their last game of the season, and may have a bunch of players who will been suspended for this game. Tech will score enough points to win. Again we are looking for slippage in the line.