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507 PACERS
508 HEAT
5/24/2013 8:30 PM(et)
|
+7
-7
181
|
+7½
-7½
180½
|
+7
-7
180½
|
+7
-7
180½
|
|
|
|
509 SPURS
510 GRIZZLIES
5/25/2013 9:00 PM(et)
|
-
pick
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
|
|
|
|
|
|
953 BRAVES
954 METS
5/24/2013 7:10 PM(et)
|
-160
+160
7½p
|
-161
+151
7½u
|
-160
+140
7½o
|
-160
+140
7½o
|
|
|
|
955 CUBS
956 REDS
5/24/2013 7:10 PM(et)
|
+160
-160
8p
|
+137
-147
8o
|
+140
-160
8p
|
+140
-160
8p
|
|
|
|
957 PIRATES
958 BREWERS
5/24/2013 8:10 PM(et)
|
-120
+120
8p
|
-101
-109
7½p
|
-110
-110
8u
|
-110
-110
8u
|
|
|
|
959 PADRES
960 DIAMONDBACKS
5/24/2013 9:40 PM(et)
|
+140
-140
9p
|
+122
-132
8½o
|
+125
-145
9u
|
+125
-145
9u
|
|
|
|
961 CARDINALS
962 DODGERS
5/24/2013 10:10 PM(et)
|
-130
+130
7½u
|
-118
+108
7½u
|
-130
+110
7½u
|
-130
+110
7½u
|
|
|
|
963 ROCKIES
964 GIANTS
5/24/2013 10:15 PM(et)
|
+150
-150
7½p
|
+139
-149
8u
|
+130
-150
7½p
|
+130
-150
7½p
|
|
|
|
965 ORIOLES
966 BLUEJAYS
5/24/2013 7:07 PM(et)
|
-130
+130
9½p
|
-105
-105
9o
|
-120
EVEN
9½u
|
-120
EVEN
9½u
|
|
|
|
967 TWINS
968 TIGERS
5/24/2013 7:08 PM(et)
|
+250
-250
9p
|
+200
-220
8½p
|
+190
-230
9u
|
+190
-230
9u
|
|
|
|
969 YANKEES
970 RAYS
5/24/2013 7:10 PM(et)
|
+110
-110
8½p
|
-102
-108
8½u
|
-110
-110
8½p
|
-110
-110
8½p
|
|
|
|
971 INDIANS
972 REDSOX
5/24/2013 7:10 PM(et)
|
+125
-125
9p
|
EVEN
-110
9p
|
EVEN
-120
9o
|
EVEN
-120
9o
|
|
|
|
973 ATHLETICS
974 ASTROS
5/24/2013 8:10 PM(et)
|
-170
+170
9u
|
-158
+148
8½u
|
-165
+145
8½o
|
-165
+145
8½o
|
|
|
|
975 ANGELS
976 ROYALS
5/24/2013 8:10 PM(et)
|
-120
+120
9p
|
-111
+101
8½o
|
-120
EVEN
9u
|
-120
EVEN
9u
|
|
|
|
977 RANGERS
978 MARINERS
5/24/2013 10:10 PM(et)
|
-130
+130
8u
|
-109
-101
8u
|
-130
+110
8o
|
-130
+110
8o
|
|
|
|
979 MARLINS
980 WHITESOX
5/24/2013 8:10 PM(et)
|
+180
-180
8p
|
-164
+174
7½p
|
+165
-185
8u
|
+165
-185
8u
|
|
|
|
451 RAVENS
452 BRONCOS
9/5/2013 8:30 PM(et)
|
+7
-7
|
+9
-9
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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Letdowns after Big Games? Believe It
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Florida, Alabama, Ohio State and Nebraska. What do these four teams have in common? They were all victorious in huge conference games two weeks ago. More importantly, all four failed to cover the spread the following Saturday.When the 2009 schedule was released, Florida did not have to circle many games, as they were the team the rest of the country wanted to beat. Still, there were a few important matchups on the schedule, namely the annual battles with Tennessee and Georgia.
However, there would be one true road game to focus on at Baton Rouge against an LSU team that had defeated the Gators the last two meetings at Tiger Stadium.
Florida walked away with a 13-3 win in this season's contest but it was a much tougher game than many had expected, even with Tim Tebow questionable for most of the week.
Fast-forward to this past Saturday - a home date with Arkansas. The Gators were favored by 24.5 points and played exactly like a team coming off a monstrous emotional victory winning by just three points. Arkansas even had a chance to take the lead late in the game but Alex Tejada missed a 38-yard field goal.
Another SEC team coming off a big game struggled this past Saturday.
Alabama played lights-out at Ole Miss on October 10 intercepting Jevan Snead four times in the 22-3 win on October 10. How would the Crimson Tide respond coming back home favored by 18 points against South Carolina?
For a hint, let's go back in time to see how Alabama has fared in these types of games.
Week two of last season saw the Tide fail to cover the spread vs. Tulane after completely obliterating Clemson, 34-10, at the Georgia Dome. The next big game came vs. No. 3 Georgia last September 27, an 11-point SU win. Alabama defeated Kentucky the following week but by only three as a 15-point favorite.
Nick Saban's crew rebounded nicely after winning an overtime battle at LSU in early November to win and cover vs. Mississippi State. Nevertheless, the team failed against Utah in the Sugar Bowl after playing Florida in the SEC Championship game.
This year, the Crimson Tide took care of business vs. Virginia Tech in the opener but for the second straight season, came up short ATS the following week against Florida International. And this past Saturday was more of the same when South Carolina was able to stay within the number at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
TWO MORE EXAMPLES
Let's go to the Big Ten where Ohio State and Wisconsin hooked up in Columbus, OH in week six. The game featured one of the craziest results in college football this season as the Buckeyes were able to win by 18 points despite getting outgained by a two-to-one margin.
Ohio State went into West Lafayette this past Saturday against a team that was coming off a heartbreak loss at Minnesota. Purdue racked up over 400 total yards in that contest holding the Golden Gophers to just 281 but still lost by 15 points.
The Boilermakers continued turning the ball over vs. Ohio State with three miscues, after committing nine the previous two games, and only led by two points at the half. However, the Buckeyes were ill-prepared offensively for a second straight week and came up eight points short as 12-point favorites.
The fourth team in this set of letdown losers came out of the Big 12 where Nebraska was pummeled by Texas Tech. The Cornhuskers, coming off an important Big 12 North victory over rival Missouri, were obviously riding too high returning home against the Red Raiders. Texas Tech jumped out to a 21-3 lead and coasted to a 31-10 victory as an 11-point underdog.
A YEAR-LONG TRADITION
This letdown trend is certainly not relegated to this past Saturday. There have been other examples throughout the season that show it's an angle to seriously look at each and every week.
Southern Cal defeated Ohio State in week two and then lost outright as a 20.5- point favorite to Washington the following Saturday.
Two weeks later, there were two more matchups that each of the four teams had circled on their respective calendars. Iowa and Penn State hooked up at Beaver Stadium while Virginia Tech hosted Miami-Florida in a key ACC battle.
The Hawkeyes got the best of the Nittany Lions and ended up failing to cover the spread the following game vs. Arkansas State. The Hokies obliterated the Hurricanes in the rain at Lane Stadium but allowed almost 400 yards of offense to Duke in an eight-point win as a 17-point favorite one week later.
Of the eight '09 games mentioned earlier, all eight winners came up empty against the spread the following week. Another point to look at is that the losing team went 5-2 ATS in its next game with LSU having yet to play after losing to Florida in week six.
There will be four games to pay close attention to this weekend as Texas and USC might be decent teams to bet against, while Oklahoma and Notre Dame could be two clubs that warrant some attention despite the tough SU defeats.
WEDNESDAY'S TWO-STAR PLAY
Tulsa heads to Texas-El Paso for a Wednesday night match up at the Sun Bowl.
The Miners have had a lot of extra time to prepare for this contest as their last game was back on October 10 at Memphis. The 15-point loss to the Tigers was almost to be expected after the upset win over Houston.
On the other side, Tulsa is coming off a battle with Boise State, a game the Golden Hurricane had circled on its calendar before the season started. Even though Tulsa lost by just seven points, the offense gained just 155 total yards over the final three quarters.
It is doubtful UTEP's defense will duplicate that type of defensive effort but this is a game the players and coaches have been looking forward to since last October 18 when the Golden Hurricane scored 35 unanswered points in a 77-35 rout. UTEP was outgained, 791-338, and allowed 36 first downs.
Take UTEP plus the points.
THE NEW JEFF FRANK TOP 10
The Top 10 list is not a reflection of a given team's win-loss record, but a guide in predicting spreads for the upcoming week.
1) Florida, 107; 2) Texas, 105; 3) Oklahoma, 104; 4) Alabama, 102.5; 5) USC, 101.5; 6) Boise State, 99.5; 7-T) Virginia Tech and Texas Tech, 97.5; 9) Oregon, 97; 10-T) TCU, Nebraska, California and Ole Miss, 96.5
10/20/2009 10:46:09 AM
