The Penn State Nittany Lions are preparing to play against the Wisconsin Badgers this Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium. This game is a huge Big Ten match-up. These teams both have a chance to reach the inaugural Big Ten title game. The first game between these two teams was in 1953. After that first game there were 13 more games played between the two. So this marks the 15th time the teams have played. The Nittany Lions have won 6 of the games. That means that the Badgers have won 8 of the games. Both of the teams have a 9-2 record going into this game. It is interesting because Penn State is undefeated on the road this year while Wisconsin is perfect at home.

The Wisconsin Badgers are by far a more high power offense ranked 12th in the NCAA in total yards per game with 479.5. That is mainly because of Badgers’ junior running back Montee Continue reading →

Fiesta Bowl Odds		Saturday, Nov 26th at 3:30 PM ET
Team	Money Line	Spread	Over/Under
No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide		-21	Under 47
No. 24 Auburn Tigers		+21	Over 47

Auburn and Alabama will square off this Saturday for another chapter of the historic Iron Bowl rivalry. For the third year in a row, a National Championship Game birth may be on the line in possibly the most heated rivalry in all of sports. Two years ago, a struggling Auburn team came minutes away from knocking off an undefeated Alabama Crimson Tide team, who pulled it off in the end with a game winning touchdown drive. Last year, with the script flipped, the undefeated Auburn Tigers overcame a 24 to nothing deficit en route to their own national championship.

This year’s Iron Bowl will be the 76th time the two rivals meet. Alabama has won 40 of those meetings, while Auburn has won 34, with one tie. However, since the year 2000, Auburn leads the series 8 to 3. Prior to 1989, every Iron Bowl game was played at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama, where the Crimson Tide won 32 of 47 meetings. In 1989, the game was played at Auburn’s home field, Jordan Hare Stadium, for the first time. Auburn holds at 7 and 3 Iron Bowl record at Jordan Hare Stadium, where this year’s game will be held.

In what has become commonplace in the Auburn and Alabama rivalry, both a possible National Championship birth and the Heisman Trophy are on the line. in 2009, Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram and the future champion Crimson Tide defeated Auburn 26 to 21. Last year’s game featured the national champion Tigers and the Heisman Trophy winning Cam Newton. This year, the #2 ranked Crimson Tide are set to earn a BCS Title game birth with a win after losses by Oklahoma State, Oregon, and Oklahoma last week. Alabama running back Trent Richardson is a leading candidate for this year’s Heisman Trophy, and is looking to make a statement with a big game against his arch rival.

The circumstances under which the two teams meet this week are very different than they were a year ago. Auburn, who lost star players Cam Newton and Nick Fairley to the NFL draft as well as almost all of their other starters to graduation, is looking for a positive end to a rough roller coaster season. For a young team relying so heavily on underclassman, a win knocking the Crimson Tide out of the championship game would make the season a success. Alabama, on the other hand, has dominated their competition this year, with its lone loss coming in a hard fought battle against top ranked LSU. They would certainly want no more than to walk into Auburn’s home to take away a win that will offer them a rematch with LSU and a shot at revenge.

As has often been the case throughout the history of this rivalry, much in on the line in this week’s game between the Auburn Tigers and the Alabama Crimson Tide. The only thing that is certain is a hard fought battle with a lot of hurt feelings.

Fiesta Bowl Odds		Saturday, Nov 19th at 8:05 PM ET
Team	Money Line	Spread	Over/Under
No. 16 Nebraska Cornhuskers		+10.5	Under 57.5
No. 18 Michigan Wolverines		-10.5	Over 57.5

When No.16 Nebraska travels to No.18 Michigan Saturday, you will get to see two of the best mobile quarterbacks in the NCAA. Nebraska’s Taylor Martinez and Michigan’s Denard Robinson can make opposing defensive players look silly at times with their great speed and moves. This game is about more than two talented quarterbacks, as the winner will still have a chance to win the Legends division. The loser will not, and will be playing for the a Bowl game. Let us take a closer look at this exciting game that has a lot on the line.

Michigan’s offense is averaging around 32.5 games and the main reason is their multi talented quarterback Denard Robinson. Although he’s dropped in the Heisman Trophy odds a bit, on any play, he can take it the distance on any Continue reading →

Fiesta Bowl Odds		Saturday, Nov 19th at 8:05 PM ET
Team	Money Line	Spread	Over/Under
North Carolina Tarheels		+10.5	Under 57.5
No. 8 Virginia Tech Hokies		-10.5	Over 57.5

A must win for Virginia Tech to stay in the lead in the ACC Coastal Division. Tech comes into the game coming off of a big 37-26 victory over Georgia Tech. The Hokies will look to duplicate that performance VS a struggling North Carolina football team that comes into the game trying to rebound from a devastating loss to in state rival North Carolina State, which have taken UNC out of the ACC Coastal division championship race. Here are some highlights from their matchup last year:

The Series: Virginia Tech defeated UNC last season 26-10. Virginia Tech leads the all-time series 17-10-6

About Virginia Tech: Tech comes Continue reading →

Orange Bowl Odds		Saturday, Nov 19th at 8:05 PM ET
Team	Money Line	Spread	Over/Under
No. 13 Kansas State Wildcats		+9.5
No. 23 Texas Longhorns		-9.5

The 13th ranked Kansas State Wildcats (8-1) roll into the University of Texas Saturday night for a Big 10 showdown against the venerated Longhorns (6-3). The Longhorns are coming off a heartbreaking 17-5 loss on the road to Missouri, while the bowl-eligible K-State enters the game still walking on air from their amazing four-overtime 53-50 win over Texas A&M. Here are some highlights from their matchup last year:

After a sterling 4-0 start to the season, Texas has lost three of its last five games and only has three games left to notch the two wins necessary to gain bowl eligibility. The Longhorn attack is lead by freshman running back Malcom Brown. The Cibolo, Texas native is averaging an impressive 79.4 rushing Continue reading →

Sugar Bowl Odds		Saturday, Nov 12th at 12:05 PM ET
Team	Money Line	Spread	Over/Under
No. 20 Auburn Tigers	+350	+12.5	Over 53
No. 15 Georgia Bulldogs	-450	-12.5	Under 53

The Georgia Bulldogs will be going into this game with a 7-2 record while the Auburn Tigers are at 6-3. Up until last year Auburn Georgia had been a fairly friendly rivalry as SEC matchups go, unlike a few other SEC rivalries (Georgia-Florida comes to mind). Last year’s Auburn Georgia game, however, got a little heated as Auburn DT Nick Fairley, now playing for the Detroit Lions, got blocked into Georgia QB Aaron Murray.

The Georgia players were justifiably upset by this and there were a few punches thrown on the field. Both the coaches and the players who are still around from last year promise a return to the relatively friendly rivalry, so while this is a game in the … Continue reading →

Orange Bowl Odds		Saturday, Nov 12th at 12:05 PM ET
Team	Money Line	Spread	Over/Under
No. 19 Nebraska Cornhuskers	-160	-3.5	Over 43
No. 12 Penn State Nittany Lions	+140	+3.5	Under 43

Ever week in college football brings out interesting match ups, no matter what the conference is or where in the country the game is being played. This week, two of the top ranked teams in the Big Ten conference go head to head, as the newly joined Nebraska Cornhuskers travel to number 12 Penn State. There are many interesting story lines here, especially the recent news of Penn Stat’s legendary coach, Joe Paterno, being fired by the university.

With the new alignment of the Big Ten, this game actually doesn’t mean as much as it would have last year. Nebraska and Penn State are in different divisions, so this is one of the two teams crossover matches. In order for a team to plan in the Big Ten championship game, the team must have the best divisional record in their division. Overall Big Ten record does not come into a tie breaker formula until after the overall head to head wins inside the division, Continue reading →

Fiesta Bowl Odds		Saturday, Nov 12th at 8:00 PM ET
Team	Money Line	Spread	Over/Under
No. 7 Oregon Ducks	+145	+3.5	Over 68
No. 4 Stanford Cardinals	-165	-3.5	Under 68

No matter where you are in the country, there is always a big game taking place. Although not all games have a national championship implication involved, there is such a case in the Number 7 Oregon at Number 4 Stanford this week. There is much to play for in this game, and it is a must see game, no matter where in the country you are currently living. It is a late kickoff, so most other football games in the country will already be over, allowing you to take in this game without fear of it interfering with your particular teams match up. Highlights from their matchup last year:

Stanford as a shot at playing for a BCS national championship and at a minimum the Rose Bowl, although it may need some additional help in order to reach the game. Last week, number one LSU beat number two Alabama in overtime, 9 to 6 (no touchdowns were scored), and because the game was so close, Alabama only moved back to number 3 in the rankings. This means, the one loss team is ahead of Stanford. However, more than likely, if Stanford wins out, it is going to make it into the championship game, as 13 wins is going to put it ahead of the one loss Alabama team. Of course, stranger things Continue reading →

NCAA football half time lines		Saturday, Nov 5th at 7:15 PM ET
Team	Money Line	Spread	Over/Under
No. 9 South Carolina Gamecocks		+5	Over 53
No. 7 Arkansas Razorbacks		-5	Under 53

When number 9 ranked South Carolina travels to Arkansas to play the number 7 ranked Razorbacks on 11/5/2011 college football fans should expect a different type of game than last season’s 41-20 victory by Arkansas. Gone are the starting quarterbacks for both teams, however each has been replaced very competently by Tyler Wilson of Arkansas and Connor Shaw of South Carolina. Here are some highlights from their matchup last year:

Arkansas comes into this match up with a 7-1 overall record (3-1 in the SEC West Division) with their only loss being a 38-14 beating at Alabama earlier in the year. Currently they hold 3rd place in the SEC West Division and a loss would all but eliminate them from a conference title. South Carolina shows a 7-1 overall record as well and are 5-1 in the SEC East Division and tied for first place with Georgia. The sole blemish on the Gamecocks record being a close loss at home versus Auburn by a score of 16-13.

Arkansas will come at South Carolina with a pass heavy offense led by QB Tyler Wilson and a less prominent but capable running game led by running backs Jarius Wright and Joe Adams. Between them the two backs have 605 total rushing yards and nearly a 5 yard per carry average. Wilson is having an outstanding season … Continue reading →

NCAA in-game quarter betting		Saturday, Nov 5th at 8:00 PM ET
Team	Money Line	Spread	Over/Under
No. 14 Kansas State Wildcats		+21	Over 69
No. 3 Oklahoma State Cowboys		-21	Under 69

Third ranked Oklahoma State looks to secure the inside track to the BCS National Championship game with a win against Kansas State this Saturday. With the top two teams in the BCS standings, LSU and Alabama, playing each other, Oklahoma State is almost assured of being ranked second after this weekend. This is, of course, assuming they can earn a win over the Wildcats. Here’s some highlights of their matchup last year:

Oklahoma State (8-0, 5-0 in Big 12) is looking to match their best start ever. The Cowboys finished 9-0 with a Sugar Bowl victory in 1945.

Kansas State (7-1, 4-1 in Big 12) is looking to recover from last week’s pounding at the hands of the Oklahoma Sooners. A bounce-back win against the Cowboys would keep their hopes of winning a Big 12 championship alive.

Kansas State won’t have an easier time with Oklahoma State, which boasts the fourth ranked passing offense in the nation. The Cowboys are led by All-American wide receiver Justin Blackmon and senior quarterback Brandon Weeden. The Cowboys are the second highest scoring team in the country, scoring nearly 50 points per game.

Prior to the game against Oklahoma, Kansas State had disguised their weakness defending the pass by forcing interceptions; they have forced the second most interceptions in the Big 12 this season. Nationally, they are ranked 103rd against the pass, giving … Continue reading →