Oregon Ducks vs. Oregon State Beavers
Prediction: Over 64
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When these two teams get together, offensive fireworks usually take place. The way this Oregon offense is playing this season, it is highly likely that the final combined score of this 2010 Civil War showdown finishes OVER the number. Oregon is scoring 50.5 points/game this season while Oregon State is putting up 30.2 points/game at home. When you look at the last six meetings in this series, especially in their last couple Civil War match-ups it’s clear that there is some value here on the OVER. The OVER is 8-0 in the last 8 meetings as each of the last 3 meetings have seen 69 or more combined points, and 6 of the last 8 meetings have seen 69 or more. We have seen final combined totals of 70, 103, 69, 58, 70, 71, 54 and 69 points over the last 8 seasons, respectively. Oregon is 8-2 OVER in all games this season. Take the OVER 64 points here. -Black Widow (Handicapperspicks.com)

College Football Picks for November 20th 2010
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Pick: Oregon State +3.5
This is a tough spot for USC. The Trojans are playing their 2nd straight road game, and it comes after a big upset win over Arizona. In other words, expect USC to come out flat this evening. After back-to-back losses to UCLA and Washington State, the Beavers will be out for blood. Last week’s terrible double-digit loss as a 23.5-point favorite especially has the blood boiling. As if that isn’t enough motivation, Oregon State will be out to avenge last season’s loss at USC. The Trojans have not fared well in their last 2 trips to Corvallis. They were shocked in both 2006 and 2008. This USC team isn’t nearly as good as those teams, and I’m putting it on upset alert again. Oregon State is an impressive 9-1 ATS as an underdog over the last 2 seasons. Take the points. -Jeff Alexander

Pick: Miami Florida +2
With freshman QB Stephen Morris under center for the injured Jacory Harris, Miami has ripped off a pair of wins, including a 35-10 blowout win at Georgia Tech last week. It is worth noting that VA Tech was lucky to beat Georgia Tech at home, winning 28-21 despite being outgained. The last 2 weeks, with Morris at the controls, the Canes have torched their opponents for 1,011 total yards and 61 points. This young Hokies’ defense has its work cut out for itself trying to slow down this runaway freight train. VA Tech is a solid football team, don’t get me wrong, but it has certainly benefited from a weak schedule during its winning streak. Most would agree that Boise State and NC State have been VA Tech’s toughest foes. Those 2 teams gashed the Hokie stop unit for 63 points and 890 yards. Miami is rejuvenated, and it will be going full steam ahead after the target on VA Tech’s back. The last time VA Tech made the trip South (2008), it was handed a 16-14 defeat. I like Miami in another close game this time around. The underdog is 7-2 ATS in their last 9 meetings. Take the Canes. -Jimmy Boyd

Pick: Southern Mississippi -3.5
System Play. We’ll Play Against – Road underdogs of 3.5 to 10 points (HOUSTON) – in a game involving two explosive offensive teams (>=34 PPG) after 7 or more games, in conference games. This is a 28-3 ATS System hitting 90.3% since 1992. This system is 2-0 this season. Southern Miss proved they were for real last week with a 31-21 road win over UCF as 10.5-point underdogs. That was the same UCF team that Houston lost to at home 33-40. USM wants revenge from a 43-50 road loss at Houston last year, and the fact that they are 4-0 SU & 3-1 ATS in their last 4 home meetings in this series, we like their chances. Bet Southern Miss at home. -Info Plays

Pick: Wisconsin -4
The Wisconsin Badgers are going to run wild on this soft Michigan defense Saturday a week after putting up 83 points in an 83-20 win over Indiana. The Badgers are 9-1 this season and have the inside track to winning the Big Ten title, so a letdown is highly unlikely. Wisconsin is scoring 40.2 PPG this season behind a balanced offensive attack, one that is seeing the Badgers rush for 228 yards per game and throw for 200 per contest. Michigan is allowing 32.1 PPG and 434 total yards per game this season. The Wolverines do not have the defense to slow down Wisconsin, while the Badgers have been playing tremendous on this end of the field all season. Wisconsin is allowing 19.5 PPG this season and 316 total yards per contest. According to the numbers, it’s inevitable that Wisconsin wins in a blowout Saturday. Michigan is 0-8 ATS in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons. The Wolverines are 1-9 ATS when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons. Michigan is 0-6 ATS versus good offensive teams – averaging >=425 yards/game over the last 3 seasons. I show this line off by roughly 8 points today as Wisonsin wins by double-digits. Take the Badgers Saturday. -Jack Jones (Handicapperspicks.com)

The future Pac-12 has played down to a lot of its opponents this year. Arizona stands out, as it has killed the NCAA football odds to top the Pac-10 poll this week at BetUS Sportsbook.
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1: Arizona Wildcats (2-0 ATS, 2-0 SU) – When you outscore your opponents 93-8 on the season and haven’t allowed a TD yet, you can grab our attention. Arizona has been killing the NCAA football odds this year!

2: Oregon Ducks (2-0 ATS, 2-0 SU) – But no one has been beating the NCAA football odds like the Ducks. Oregon would be No. 1 in almost any other conference. It is laying 51 this week against an FCS squad.

3: California Golden Bears (2-0 ATS, 2-0 SU) – Jeff Tedford’s boys have cruised past two easy foes so far this year, but the trip to Nevada this week could be treacherous.

4: Oregon State Beavers (1-0 ATS, 0-1 SU) – No one is going to blame OSU for getting knocked off by TCU. Mike Riley is one of the most underrated coaches in the land, and his Beavers are always a strong play against the NCAA football odds.

5: Stanford Cardinal (1-1 ATS, 2-0 SU) – Cardinal has been impressive this year, especially with that 35-0 romp of UCLA, but things are going to get more difficult than this.

6: Washington Huskies (1-1 ATS, 1-1 SU) – Here’s your chance to prove yourself, Jake Locker. You want to challenge for the Heisman Trophy and prove you’re worth the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft next year? Go out and beat Nebraska at home this week just like you did against USC last year.

7: Arizona State Sun Devils (1-1 ATS, 2-0 SU) – Steven Threet has really made all the difference in the world this year for the Sun Devils, but we know this team doesn’t have what it ultimately takes to beat the NCAA football odds in the Pac-10 this year.

8: Washington State Cougars (0-2 ATS, 1-1 SU) – At least Wazzou can say it picked up a victory this year… Cougs were getting no respect, as they were only 7.5 point favorites against Montana State… and to no one’s surprise, were lucky to win, let alone stand even half a chance of beating the NCAA football odds.

9: UCLA Bruins (0-2 ATS, 0-2 SU) – Does anyone else wonder where this schedule came from? The trip to Manhattan was bad, but welcoming in Houston and its vaunted offensive attack? Luckily, senior Case Keenum is listed as doubtful, so at least the Bruins now have a fighting chance of not falling to 0-3 to start the season.

10: USC Trojans (0-2 ATS, 2-0 SU) – The Trojans might be 2-0 SU, but they have been awful this year, narrowly beating lowly teams like Hawaii and Virginia. There’s no way Minnesota picks them off this week… right?

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BetUS Sportsbook presents another great football odds prediction piece for you to chew on for this Saturday, as the #22 ranked Oregon State Beavers collide with the #7 ranked TCU Horned Frogs.
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Oregon State Beavers vs. TCU Horned Frogs
Game Date/Time: Saturday, September 4th, 7:45 ET
Game Location: Dallas Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, TX
TV/Radio Broadcast: ESPN, ESPN3.com, ESPN Mobile TV, Sirius

NCAA Football Odds: Oregon State Beavers (+13.5) -110 vs. TCU Horned Frogs (-13.5) -110: Over/Under 50

TCU is going to have the unenviable task of trying to stop the two Rodgers brothers this week, as both James and Jacquizz are back to make life a living hell on the opposition.

These two are simply fantastic, and while Jacquizz is doing all of the flashy work and scoring most of the touchdowns, James does the grunt work of going over the middle for receptions and returning kicks. These two will inevitably come up with at least 300 combined all-purpose yards in this game, as they averaged 330.0 per game a year ago.

Sophomore Ryan Katz is going to be thrown into the mix as the team’s starting quarterback this year, which has to leave the purple and black ‘D’ licking its chops. Katz only went 14-of-27 for 232 yards with a TD in limited work as Sean Canfield’s backup last season.

As for TCU, this is the year that the face of college football can change. The Horned Frogs think they can run the table and not just play in the BCS, but in the BCS Championship Game as well.

The defense is going to be missing two key cogs though, as both Daryl Washington and Jerry Hughes have departed. This is still a unit that isn’t afraid to smack you in the mouth and come after your quarterback on every single play.

On the other side of the ball, the only notable casualty was leading rusher Joseph Tucker. Still, TCU deployed three running backs last year, and Andy Dalton can take off from the pocket as well. It will be up to Dalton to distribute the ball for this offense, which has the potential to put 40+ points up on anyone in the nation whenever it feels like it.

NCAA Football Insider Tip: Oregon State is 23-9 ATS in its L/32 games overall.

Betting against Mike Riley is a tough thing to do, especially when he has the entire summer to prepare for just one game. The Beavers deserve a lot of credit for essentially playing a road game here against one of the best mid-major schools in the country.

Still, we tend to believe that Oregon State is going to get rewarded. It won’t win, but our football odds prediction calls for a closer game than this line suggests. TCU will be in for a fight.

My NCAA Football Predictions: Oregon State Beavers (+13.5) -110

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The 2010 college football betting season will kick off in less than two months, and here at BetUS sportsbook, there’s no such thing as a bad time to start talking about the boys on the gridiron.
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Today, we will look at the 2010 NCAA Football betting futures and pick out a few longshots to win the BCS National Championship.

Pittsburgh Panthers (+5000) – Someone is going to have to win the Big East, and whoever successfully pulls it off is at least remotely going to have their names etched in the BCS title run, just as the Cincinnati Bearcats did last year. The Panthers are coming off a great regular season in which they only lost one game in the conference and two games overall. Though QB Bill Stull has departed, HC Dave Wannstedt has never heavily relied on his quarterback to win games. Instead, the “Stache” is going to be reliant upon the legs of RB Dion Lewis, who crushed every freshman rushing record in the U-Pitt books last year with 1,799 yards and 18 TDs. Beyond a visit to Utah, the rest of this schedule is very manageable. Trips to Connecticut and Cincinnati won’t be fun, but will be very doable for a team that should be fun to watch in ’10.

Florida State Seminoles (+5000) – It’d be a shame to see the ‘Noles do this well in the first year without HC Bobby Bowden, but there is a real possibility for it to happen. They are +125 favorites to win the ACC in the BetUS NCAA football divisions futures. QB Christian Ponder is considered one of the top quarterback prospects for the NFL Draft of 2011, and he is going to be leading an offense that should simply be amazing under new HC Jimbo Fisher. The ‘Noles averaged 30.1 points per game last year with Ponder throwing for just 2,716 yards. It looks as if a 3,000+ passing yards season is a foregone conclusion. Florida State could lose to Oklahoma in Week 2 and still be a title contender, particularly with wins at Miami and at home against Florida. If the FSU defense figures out how to avoid giving up 433.8 yards and 30.0 points per game again, look out for the garnet and gold.

Oregon State Beavers (+5000) – With the USC Trojans out of the picture in terms of the National Championship, any Bowl games or Pac-10 races, the door is going to swing open for a ton of teams. Though we don’t really believe that the Beavers can run the table with the atrocious schedule in front of them, they can clearly go to the BCS title game with one loss this year thanks to what should be very strong computer numbers. One win from games at TCU and Boise State would be great, while the Pac-10 seems reasonable, especially with USC and rival Oregon both coming to Reser Stadium. Throw into the mix the fact that RB Jacquizz Rodgers (1,440 yards, 22 TDs) is back for a Heisman Trophy run and OSU can drastically improve upon its 8-5 record from a season ago.

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