 |  |
|
507 PACERS
508 HEAT
5/24/2013 8:30 PM(et)
|
+7
-7
181
|
+7½
-7½
181½
|
+7
-7
180½
|
+7
-7
180½
|
|
|
|
509 SPURS
510 GRIZZLIES
5/25/2013 9:00 PM(et)
|
+4½
-4½
178
|
+5½
-5½
177½
|
+5
-5
178½
|
+5
-5
178½
|
|
|
|
951 PHILLIES
952 NATIONALS
5/24/2013 7:05 PM(et)
|
+165
-165
7u
|
+155
-165
6½p
|
+155
-175
6½p
|
+155
-175
6½p
|
|
|
|
953 BRAVES
954 METS
5/24/2013 7:10 PM(et)
|
-160
+160
7½p
|
-161
+151
7½u
|
-170
+150
7½u
|
-170
+150
7½u
|
|
|
|
955 CUBS
956 REDS
5/24/2013 7:10 PM(et)
|
+160
-160
8p
|
+140
-150
8o
|
+135
-155
8o
|
+135
-155
8o
|
|
|
|
957 PIRATES
958 BREWERS
5/24/2013 8:10 PM(et)
|
-120
+120
8p
|
-101
-109
7½p
|
-105
-115
7½o
|
-105
-115
7½o
|
|
|
|
959 PADRES
960 DIAMONDBACKS
5/24/2013 9:40 PM(et)
|
+140
-140
9p
|
+121
-131
9p
|
+120
-140
9u
|
+120
-140
9u
|
|
|
|
961 CARDINALS
962 DODGERS
5/24/2013 10:10 PM(et)
|
-130
+130
7½u
|
-118
+108
7½u
|
-125
+105
7½u
|
-125
+105
7½u
|
|
|
|
963 ROCKIES
964 GIANTS
5/24/2013 10:15 PM(et)
|
+150
-150
7½p
|
+139
-149
8u
|
+135
-155
8u
|
+135
-155
8u
|
|
|
|
965 ORIOLES
966 BLUEJAYS
5/24/2013 7:07 PM(et)
|
-130
+130
9½p
|
-105
-105
9o
|
-120
EVEN
9o
|
-120
EVEN
9o
|
|
|
|
967 TWINS
968 TIGERS
5/24/2013 7:08 PM(et)
|
+250
-250
9p
|
+200
-220
8½p
|
+200
-240
9u
|
+200
-240
9u
|
|
|
|
969 YANKEES
970 RAYS
5/24/2013 7:10 PM(et)
|
+110
-110
8½p
|
-101
-109
8½u
|
-105
-115
8½p
|
-105
-115
8½p
|
|
|
|
971 INDIANS
972 REDSOX
5/24/2013 7:10 PM(et)
|
+125
-125
9p
|
EVEN
-110
9p
|
EVEN
-120
9p
|
EVEN
-120
9p
|
|
|
|
973 ATHLETICS
974 ASTROS
5/24/2013 8:10 PM(et)
|
-170
+170
9u
|
-158
+148
8½u
|
-165
+145
8½u
|
-165
+145
8½u
|
|
|
|
975 ANGELS
976 ROYALS
5/24/2013 8:10 PM(et)
|
-120
+120
9p
|
-112
+102
8½o
|
-120
EVEN
9u
|
-120
EVEN
9u
|
|
|
|
977 RANGERS
978 MARINERS
5/24/2013 10:10 PM(et)
|
-130
+130
8u
|
-109
-101
8u
|
-125
+105
8p
|
-125
+105
8p
|
|
|
|
979 MARLINS
980 WHITESOX
5/24/2013 8:10 PM(et)
|
+180
-180
8p
|
-164
+174
7½p
|
+160
-180
7½p
|
+160
-180
7½p
|
|
|
|
451 RAVENS
452 BRONCOS
9/5/2013 8:30 PM(et)
|
+7
-7
|
+9½
-9½
49½
|
|
|
|
|
|
453 PATRIOTS
454 BILLS
9/8/2013 1:00 PM(et)
|
-5½
+5½
|
-7½
+7½
52½
|
|
|
|
|
|
455 TITANS
456 STEELERS
9/8/2013 1:00 PM(et)
|
+6
-6
|
+7
-7
43½
|
|
|
|
|
|
457 FALCONS
458 SAINTS
9/8/2013 1:00 PM(et)
|
+1½
-1½
|
+1½
-1½
54
|
|
|
|
|
|
459 BUCCANEERS
460 JETS
9/8/2013 1:00 PM(et)
|
+1½
-1½
|
-1
+1
41
|
|
|
|
|
|
461 CHIEFS
462 JAGUARS
9/8/2013 1:00 PM(et)
|
-
pick
|
-1½
+1½
39½
|
|
|
|
|
|
463 BENGALS
464 BEARS
9/8/2013 1:00 PM(et)
|
+3½
-3½
|
+3½
-3½
45
|
|
|
|
|
|
465 DOLPHINS
466 BROWNS
9/8/2013 1:00 PM(et)
|
-2
+2
|
-
pick
39½
|
|
|
|
|
|
467 SEAHAWKS
468 PANTHERS
9/8/2013 1:00 PM(et)
|
-4
+4
|
-3½
+3½
45
|
|
|
|
|
|
469 VIKINGS
470 LIONS
9/8/2013 1:00 PM(et)
|
+2½
-2½
|
+3
-3
47
|
|
|
|
|
|
471 RAIDERS
472 COLTS
9/8/2013 1:00 PM(et)
|
+8
-8
|
+7½
-7½
48½
|
|
|
|
|
|
473 CARDINALS
474 RAMS
9/8/2013 4:25 PM(et)
|
+5½
-5½
|
+5½
-5½
40
|
|
|
|
|
|
475 PACKERS
476 49ERS
9/8/2013 4:25 PM(et)
|
+4
-4
|
+5
-5
50
|
|
|
|
|
|
477 GIANTS
478 COWBOYS
9/8/2013 8:30 PM(et)
|
+2½
-2½
|
+3
-3
49
|
|
|
|
|
|
479 EAGLES
480 REDSKINS
9/9/2013 7:10 PM(et)
|
+5½
-5½
|
+5
-5
50½
|
|
|
|
|
|
481 TEXANS
482 CHARGERS
9/9/2013 10:20 PM(et)
|
-2½
+2½
|
-3
+3
46
|
|
|
|
|
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Battle of unbeatens pits No. 1 Texas against No. 6 Texas Tech
Lubbock, TX (Sports Network) - The top-ranked Texas Longhorns complete one of the most grueling four-game stretches in recent memory, as they travel to Lubbock this weekend for a Big 12 Conference showdown with the sixth-ranked Texas Tech Red Raiders.Mack Brown's Longhorns are a perfect 8-0 on the season and are certainly worthy of their number one ranking, as they have defeated three straight Top-25 foes in Oklahoma (45-35), Missouri (56-31) and most recently, Oklahoma State (28-24).
Texas Tech presents yet another supreme challenge, as the Red Raiders are also 8-0 on the year and are coming off their most impressive victory, a 63-21 dismantling of Kansas.
Texas has a huge advantage in the all-time series, 43-14, and has won each of the last five meetings, including a 59-43 shootout last season.
The Longhorns are sitting at the pinnacle of the national polls thanks in large part to the amazing season of Heisman favorite Colt McCoy. The junior quarterback has been as sharp as any QB in the nation this year, completing a ridiculous 81.8 percent of his passes, for 2,285 yards, with 21 TDs and just four INTs. He is also the team's top ball-carrier, with 412 yards and seven more scores. McCoy is coming off a career-high 391 yards passing against Oklahoma State.
Wideouts Jordan Shipley and Quan Cosby has been the primary recipients of McCoy's accuracy, combining for 112 receptions, 1,425 yards and 14 TDs.
Defensively, the Longhorns have been vulnerable to the pass (265.5 ypg), but that is due in large part to the team's stinginess against the run. Opponents have struggled to move the ball at all on the ground against Texas, averaging a mere 2.6 yards per carry and just 69.2 ypg.
Getting after opposing QBs is something that Texas has done exceptionally well this year and will need to do again against Tech's potent passing game. On the year, the Longhorns have been able to record 29 sacks, led by All-American candidate Brian Orakpo, who paces the team with 14.0 TFLs and 9.0 sacks from his defensive end position. Linebacker Sergio Kindle has also been active in opposing backfields, with 7.0 TFLs and 5.5 sacks. He is aided in the middle by fellow LB Roddrick Muckelroy (team-high 76 tackles).
The Texas Tech offense will give the Texas defense all it can handle this weekend. The Red Raiders possess one of the most productive offenses in the nation, averaging 556.9 yards per game. As has been the case for quite some time in Lubbock, it is the passing attack that moves the chains, as the team is netting an eye-popping 418.4 yards per game through the air.
Quarterback Graham Harrell is the latest field general that has perfected head coach Mike Leach's offense. Harrell has put up mind-boggling numbers over his career and this year is no different. Harrell is completing just over 70 percent of his passes for 3,147 yards, 28 TDs and just five INTs.
It doesn't hurt to have the nation's top receiver on the opposite end of Harrell's passes in Michael Crabtree. The sophomore superstar has caught 60 balls for 794 yards and an impressive 14 TDs this season.
The ground game is a distant second in terms of production for Texas Tech, but tailbacks Baron Batch (7.5 ypc) and Shannon Woods (5.2 ypc) have combined for 14 of the team's 23 rushing scores to date.
In the rout of Kansas last weekend, Harrell was at his best, throwing for 386 yards and five TDs, while adding a one-yard TD run. The Red Raiders are certainly clicking on all cylinders of late, something that Harrell believes gives his team an advantage against most foes.
"We went out and executed well. When we play like that, we're tough to beat."
While the offense in Lubbock gets all the press, the play of the Red Raider defense shouldn't go unnoticed. The team is limiting foes to just 21.1 ppg this season and has done a good job against the run, allowing just 101.0 ypg. In addition, the stop unit has done a great job in forcing 20 turnovers and the same amount of sacks. Defensive ends Brandon Williams and Dixon McKinner have been quite the pass rushing tandem, combining for 15 sacks on the season. Safeties Darcel McBath (44 tackles, five INTs) and Daniel Charbonnet (44 tackles, four TFLs) have also made their fair share of big plays. McBath is coming off a three interception performance against Kansas.
This game features two of the nation's premier passers in McCoy and Harrell, a notion that is shared by Mack Brown.
"The thing that they do is they both win for their programs. They're both as good as any quarterbacks in the country, they both run their systems perfectly and they're as accurate as any quarterbacks I've ever seen."
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