Hey everyone.
Another exciting week of college football. WHOA NELLIE! Three top-10 teams get smoked. Lots of great individual performances and wild endings.
Here’s the Week 12 boxscore and wagering review. Let’s do ittttt !
Boxscore review
SEC
Georgia 56 Charleston Southern 7 – 488-126 yd edge vs FCS foe
ROLL TIDE 42 WOO PIG 35 – 671-468 yd edge, B Young 559 pass yds 5 TD!……WOO PIG won 2nd half 21-18…..Young sacked 4 times
Texas A&M 52 Prairie View A&M 3 – 447-154 yd edge vs FCS turd
LSU 27 ULM 14 – just 411-311 yd edge for 29 pt favs, Texas A&M up next, led 17-zip
Ole Miss 31 Vanderbilt 17 – just 470-454 yd edge for 35+ pt favs, Vandy 213 rush yds
South Carolina 21 Auburn 17 – Auburn up 14-CACK and 379-306 yd edge but lose…..COCKS are bowl eligible !
Miss St 55 Tenn St 10 – 600-205 yd edge vs FCS team, 493 pass yds, WILL ROGERS SEASON is in FULL EFFECT 34 TD passes over 4,000 yds so far this year
Missouri 24 Florida 23 – CHOMP CHOMP with 360-286 yd edge but lose in OT…..Tigers decided to go for two – QB looked dead to rights but floater game-winning to TE……YOUR Miami Hurricanes still the best team in the GREAT STATE OF FLORIDA
Kentucky 56 New Mexico St 16 – 707-282 yd edge, Cats get 1st cover since late miracle vs Georgia, 459 pass yds for Kentucky
Tennessee 60 South Alabama 14 – 561-285 yd edge, 250 rush 311 pass
Big Ten
Ohio St 56 Michigan St 7 – 655-224 yd edge, 49-CACK at halftime! Michigan on deck
Penn St 28 Rutgers 0 – 407- 160 yd edge, C Veilleux looked good at QB for Penn St
Minnesota 35 Indiana 14 – 391-218 yd edge, 195 rush 196 pass and +2 in t/o
Michigan 59 Maryland 18 – 503-359 yd edge, 28 point 3rd Q, nice tuneup for Ohio St, Maryland continues to be a CRUEL MISTRESS vs Vegas when catching double digits
Wisconsin 35 CORN 28 – scrappy effort (again) by Huskers falls short…..452-397 yd edge, QB Martinez 351 yds passing (1-2 TD to INT) and 10 yds per attempt (!)…..Badgers +2 in t/o
Iowa 33 Illinois 23 – misleading final, Illinois wins yardage battle 312-255, SHOCKER……Iowa gets another TWO non-offensive TDs…..Illinois late meaningless TD with 30 sec left for some SWEET BACKDOOR ACTION reminiscent of the meadow scene in the classic film FRISKY FINNISH FARMHANDS
Purdue 32 Northwestern 14 – 473-303 yd edge for BOILER UP, 423 pass yds
Big 12
Oklahoma 28 Iowa St 21 – 361-305 yd edge Iowa St held Sooners to 96 pass yds, Iowa St down by 14 twice in 2nd half, stopped on INT late in Oklahoma territory looking to tie the game
W Virginia 31 Texas 23 – 459-355 yd edge for WV, no bowl game for Texas
TCU 31 Kansas 28 – 492-379 yd edge TCU, win game on FG in dying seconds, another solid effort for Jayhawks
Oklahoma St 23 Texas Tech 0 – 427-108 yd edge in DOMINATING performance
Baylor 20 Kansas St 10 – 387-263 yd edge Bears despite starting QB leaving game – backup played well….Cats starting QB S Thompson left game due to injury late
ACC
Clemson 48 Wake Forest 27 – 543-406 yd edge, 333 rush 210 pass, each team 3 t/o, Clemson 7 sacks
NC State 41 Syracuse 17 – 399-236 yd edge Pack, 2nd straight blowout loss for Orange
Florida St 26 BC 23 – led 26-3 (!) and held on!…..next to beat Gators next week for bowl bid……<grabs popcorn>
UNC 34 Wofford 14 – 519-302 yd edge vs FCS foe
Miami 38 Virginia Tech 26 – 411-375 yd edge Canes, note for future – QB Tyler VAN DIMES is just fine in bad weather…..heavy rain good portion of game
Pitt 48 Virginia 38 – 514-509 yd edge Pitt, B Armstrong played for VA – 487 yds 3 TD, Pitt 5 sacks, competitive game but only lead Cavs had was 7-zip
Notre Dame 55 Ga Tech 0 – 514-224 yd edge, led 24-CACK after 1st Q, J Yates QB for GT, Irish have covered 6 straight
PAC 12
Washington 20 Colorado 17 – misleading final, 426-183 yd edge for Huskies but (-4) t/o margin
Utah 38 Oregon 7 – 386-294 yd edge Utes, led 28-CACK at half, PR TD end of first half ended all shot for Ducks, Oregon held to 63 rush yds
California 41 Stanford 11 – 636-282 yd edge and 352 rush yds for Cal, still alive for bowl bid at 4-6
Washington St 44 Arizona 18 – 482-369 yd edge, 223 rush 259 pass, Cougars bowl eligible
Oregon St 24 Arizona St 10 – 327-266 yd edge, convincing win, Oregon up next, Sun Devils 2nd straight game < 100 pass yds
UCLA 62 USC 33 – 609-484 yd edge, 260 rush 349 pass, QB J Dart 325 TD, 2 INT for USC
Independents
Liberty 42 Louisiana 14 – misleading final, Louisiana just 296-293 yd edge but were +6 (!) in t/o and had 7 sacks, still an impressive win in sneaky-tough place to play
Army 33 UMass 17 – 419-277 yd edge, not as dominant as planned, also were +3 in t/o, still didn’t come close to covering yuuuuge spread
BYU 34 Ga Southern 17 – 507-268 yd edge, 3rd straight game 500+ yards offense
AAC
Cincinnati 48 SMU 14 – 544-199 yd edge, 249 rush 295 pass, very impressive win
UCF 49 UConn 17 – 537-311 yd edge, led 21-CACK after 1st Q, held on to cover by a point
Houston 31 Memphis 13 – 461-322 yd edge, still unbeaten in AAC play, clinch berth in AAC title game vs Cincy
Tulsa 44 Temple 10 – 513-293 yd edge, Owls have failed to cover in 6 straight
East Carolina 38 Navy 35 – 563-382 yd edge for Pirates, Navy season-high 345 rush yds, Middies led by 8 in 4Q…..EC TD with 5 min left…..make two-point conversion…..win game on last play 54 yd FG
Tulane 45 USF 14 – 501-297 yd edge for Green Wave, 3rd straight games Bulls allow 500+ yds
Mountain West
Boise St 37 New Mexico 0 – 427-101 yd edge, Lobos just 18 (!) pass yds
Wyoming 44 Utah St 17 – 604-362 yd edge, 14-14 after 1st Q then all Pokes, Wyoming covered 3 straight and now bowl eligible
Air Force 41 Nevada 39 – 3 OT – 499-369 yd edge, Falcons with impossible 476 rush yds, AF led 17-3 and 24-10…..both teams with TDs and 2-point conversions in 2nd OT…..AF wins in 3rd OT, Air Force with 8 (!) sacks, not sure how Nevada QB C Strong will be able to walk after this season
Hawaii 50 Colorado St 45 – lots of offense, yo, 651-535 yd edge for Rams, trailed 29-10 at half, 28 points in 4th Q but couldn’t complete the comeback, teams combined for 933 pass yds
San Diego St 28 UNLV 20 – 394-290 yd edge for Rebels, SD St led 21-20 after 3Q, QB Justin Rogers looked good for Rebels after getting into the game, 372 pass yds for UNLV
Sun Belt
App St 45 Troy 7 – 445-142 yd edge, Mountaineers in fine form, Troy greases head coach after game
Coastal Carolina 35 Texas St 21 – 498-301 yd edge, note that QB G McCall is back, looked good 319 yds 5 TD
Georgia St 28 Arkansas St 20 – 434-270 yd edge, Panthers have won 5L6G
Conference USA
Southern Miss 35 Louisiana Tech 19 – 294-250 yd edge for SMiss and note that RB F Gore played QB! …….Bulldogs 5 turnovers (-2)
WKU 52 Florida Atlantic 17 – another yuuuuge game for the TOPPERS and QB B Zappe (6 TD passes)…..held FAU to 25 rush yds
Marshall 49 Charlotte 28 – 588-374 yd edge, 321 rush 267 pass, put game away with 21 point 3Q
Old Dominion 24 MTSU 17 – 414-341 yd edge for MTSU but (-2) in t/o…..4th straight win for Monarchs!!….could somehow make a bowl game if they take down Charlotte at home next week
North Texas 49 FIU 7 – 611-245 yd edge, 378 rush 233 pass, Mean Green have covered four straight, Panthers 0-4 ATS L4 (-97)
UTSA 34 UAB 31 – Roadrunners stay undefeated!…..474-375 yd edge and they were tied on in the lead for the vast majority of the game……UTSA wins on TD with 3 sec left and gives it to UAB ML backers PULP FICTION GIMP style
UTEP 38 Rice 28 – 488-390 yd edge, 7 wins!…..UAB up next
MAC
Eastern Michigan 22 Western Michigan 21 – Trailed 21-9, WM won yardage battle 485-422 but (-2) in t/o…..Eagles hopefully clinched a MAC bowl bid with their 7th win
Toledo 35 Ohio 23 – Rockets led 28-9, very even statistical game, 445-401 yd edge for Ohio, Toledo +1 in t/o, BOBS 30-18 first down edge, Rockets +5 in net sacks
Miami Ohio 34 Bowling Green 7 – 346-258 yd edge and 8 sacks for Redhawks
Central Michigan 34 Ball St 17 – dominant, 567-329 yd edge for FIRE UP CHIPS, 285 rush 282 pass, they’re +61 vs Vegas L3G
Northern Illinois 33 Buffalo 27 (OT) – Huskies escape again, 505-384 yd edge, 308 rush yds, clinch the MAC West
Kent St 38 Akron 0 – 476-188 yd edge, 410 (!) rushing yards, 6th win!……Game for all the MAC East marbles up next vs Miami Ohio
Betting review
Big plays
Utah
Minnesota
Leans
9-9
Moneyline Underdog Plays <see blog>
Hit 3/5. Wyoming, Oregon St, Colorado. Good calls. Was almost MIDGETS FOR EVERYONE as UAB and Navy lost in agonizing fashion.
Season win totals HEAT MAP <see blog>
UTEP over 3 (WINNER)
Alabama under 11.5 (WINNER)
SMU over 6.5 (WINNER)
Buffalo under 8 (WINNER)
South Alabama over 4.5 (WINNER)
NC State over 6.5 (WINNER)
Western Kentucky over 5.5 (WINNER)
Kent St over 5 (another WINNER! take down Akron 38-CACK)
Temple over 3 (locked in a push)
Duke over 3.5 (need one more win)
FIU over 4.5 (LOSER)
Washington over 8.5 (LOSER)
Futures markets
MAC
Kent St +1400 still in play. They’re tied with Miami Ohio on top of the MAC East. Those two teams face off this week. MEGALOCKS FAUCI IN A WOOD CHIPPER FUTURES CLUB members stay tuned for hedging recommendations.
AAC
Houston +1300 is set to play Cincinnati for all the marbles, yo.
National Championship
Georgia +880 looks solid, to say the least.
Mountain West
San Diego St +1600 sits on top of the division. MEGALOCKS SAFE AND EFFECTIVE FUTURES CLUB members stay tuned for hedging recommendations.
Heisman
Bryce Young +250 comes off a team record-setting performance. Should have a big day vs Auburn this week.
GOOD LUCK and ENJOY WEEK 13!