Week 8 Lines are out Discussion

[DevilsAdvokt]

KANSAS FOOTBALL TEAM is undefeated i dont need to defend them any further...:thumbs:


currently losing teams and their fans always resort to past accomplishments....

[NathanUK]

First off you will see how not good kentucky is and how big of upset last week really was after the gators are done digesting you this week...
Gators are gonna turn your field into the new Swamp!

second off my Gayhawks?

HELL NO! **** Kansas
Bluedevils all the way :beerbang:

It's nice to see that you can't even defend Kansas after I bring out the facts to their season.
In regards to Kentucky, you are dealing with a hypothetical. We'll see what happens Saturday. UK hasn't beaten UF in a long time. Will that change this weekend? Maybe, maybe not, but it's their best chance to do it in quite a while. It won't be easy to regroup after the win over LSU, and Florida was off last week. It sets up well for the Gators, but things aren't always as they seem.

Kentucky lost atleast last 2 vs kansas most recent displayed right here

I'm well aware of that, but once again, the overall record says it all.

[DevilsAdvokt]

Kentucky lost atleast last 2 vs kansas most recent displayed right here

USATODAY.com - Men's Basketball - Kentucky vs. Kansas

[DevilsAdvokt]

In regards to comparing the upsets of Stanford over USC and UK over LSU, that's ridiculous. Comparing a 40 point favorite losing to a 10 point favorite losing is just stupid, especially with USC playing at home and LSU on the road.

Oh and one more thing...on the hardwood, Kentucky is 19 and 6 all-time against you're Jayhawks.

First off you will see how not good kentucky is and how big of upset last week really was after the gators are done digesting you this week...
Gators are gonna turn your field into the new Swamp!

second off my Gayhawks?

HELL NO! **** Kansas
Bluedevils all the way :beerbang:

[Ming the Merciless]

i like louie -3 @ uconn:beerbang:

i think Lou will have a letdown after that Cincy game. Quietly Conn is pretty good. They have a good defense. I'll be on the homedog.

[NathanUK]

Not as good as their record shows??? 9th in total yards per game 14th in the pass 16th on the ground and 3rd in points per game?
they beat kansas st on the road? are you mad cause they kick kentucky's ass every time they play you in basketball....


Kentucky winning last week was as big of upset as standford beating USC in other words never should have happened the MOB probably had their hands dirty in those 2 games....

:fire:

Okay, let's break this down...

Kansas is up high in all the main stats nationally, but let's look at the schedule.
Kansas
vs. Central Michigan 52-7
vs. Toledo 45-13
vs. Florida Int. 55-3
at Kansas St. 30-24
vs. Baylor 58-10

There are 119 Division 1 football teams, and that schedule ranks 110. All cupcakes except Kansas St., and that's an emotional in-state rivalry so records are thrown out the window on that one, same thing as when UK plays Louisville.

They better have damn good stats with that schedule. Are they better than previous years? Absolutely, but it's obvious their stats are overblown.

In regards to comparing the upsets of Stanford over USC and UK over LSU, that's ridiculous. Comparing a 40 point favorite losing to a 10 point favorite losing is just stupid, especially with USC playing at home and LSU on the road.

Oh and one more thing...on the hardwood, Kentucky is 19 and 6 all-time against you're Jayhawks.

[jpix]

Agree with Daws.. Miss St +23. Line way to high. But WTF do I know, I'm 20 games below .500...........:laughing:

[BoKnows]

Kentucky winning last week was as big of upset as standford beating USC in other words never should have happened the MOB probably had their hands dirty in those 2 games....

:fire:

What?Not even close.

[DevilsAdvokt]

I agree with those above that like:

Louisville -3 at UCONN
Maryland -4 vs. Virginia

I also like:
Colorado +4 vs. Kansas
I just don't think Kansas is as good as their record shows, and we know how well home dogs have been performing this season.

I like my Cats +7 vs. Florida too, but I stay away from betting on my team.

Not as good as their record shows??? 9th in total yards per game 14th in the pass 16th on the ground and 3rd in points per game?
they beat kansas st on the road? are you mad cause they kick kentucky's ass every time they play you in basketball....


Kentucky winning last week was as big of upset as standford beating USC in other words never should have happened the MOB probably had their hands dirty in those 2 games....

:fire:

[FlyersFan]

well i am down on RUT +3 -115...was hoping to get a little bit better ML play than +115 which is the best i can find.

there is NO freeking way that KY can be as up as they have to be 2 weeks in a row to beat FLA this week. There is still a talent edge to FLA and KY had to play a pretty near perfect game vs. LSU to win that one. I just don't see them doing this 2 weeks in a row. FLA went into LSU 2 weeks ago and should have left with a DD W. No reason they don't leave KY with a DD win, IMO.


Really torn on the OSU game. MSU has just given OSU fits over the years and MSU can run the football with Ringer. I haven't seen OSU's run D play a team with a decent running game yet this season, which is my problem in laying 17 1/2, especially now that it has creeped over 17. I have been taking OSU 1H the past few weeks and not looking back. I am even a little hesitant to lay the 1H chalk this week. Seems like a game that could be 27-20 or 41-10.


TENN at +1 is looking better and better. They are quietly flying under the radar right now, and i am still not totally impressed with ALA.



tempted also to look at WASH +11 1/2...that is a nasty rivalry and WASH is a much better team at home than on the road. They were with ASU for a half before getting run over in the 2H. ORE RB is out for the year, as well, i believe.

[hodown]

hammering was poor word usage, but 61% at WL. thats pretty high for a homedawg

[Larry]

i find it interesting that the public is on kentucky pretty hard. not surprising because they beat lsu last weekend, but the fact that the public never hammers homedawgs. its alot of points to ask from fla on the road against a good team, but i dont think kentucky will have enough in the tank to take lsu and fla down in back to back weeks. and i think its hard to justify betting on a team at +7 if you dont think they can win.

The 2 sites i looked at have Kent @ 60% and 51 % so I don't think that the public is hammering kent that hard. This game definitly looks like one of the tougher ones to figure out this week.

[PhillyFan20]

My Book has Auburn at +11.5 and Michigan at -2.5 I'm thinking about a 6 pt. teaser to make it Auburn +17.5 and Michigan +3.5. Any thoughts about this?

[hodown]

i find it interesting that the public is on kentucky pretty hard. not surprising because they beat lsu last weekend, but the fact that the public never hammers homedawgs. its alot of points to ask from fla on the road against a good team, but i dont think kentucky will have enough in the tank to take lsu and fla down in back to back weeks. and i think its hard to justify betting on a team at +7 if you dont think they can win.

[NittanyLions94]

:thumbs:



IMO the line alone is telling you they expect a close one, I'm leaning Rutgers. Nobody is talking about the actual matchup, just about how it looks like a trap line, or how thursday homedogs cover a lot, or how sweet USF is. Rutgers averages 182 rushing/307 passing, while USF averages 180 on the ground & 213 passing. Let's look at the passing attacks. Rutgers has the edge there (The Scarlet Knights are the 12th best passing attack, while USF is ranked 73rd), & Teel has thrown for 300 yards in the last 3 games. However, this is far & away the best pass D Rutgers has faced this year (USF #15 pass D in the nation). Maryland is #30, while Cuse Navy & Cincy are 96, 101, & 102! For USF, this is the best pass D they have faced, as the Rutgers pass D is ranked 5th in the nation. On the ground, both are able to move the ball. As Nitts mentioned, Rutgers has allowed some big yardage on the ground... They allowed 150 to Cincy, but the Bearcats ran the ball 40 times, so 3.8 ypc allowed really isn't that bad. They allowed 254 to Navy, but that's really not bad as Navy does nothing but run. The Terps game worries me a bit, as they allowed 239 there... I think the key for the Rutgers D is to stop Grothe from running, as he has more yards than his rbs. Rutgers is usually able to get a good pass rush on the qb, so I think they have the ability to limit those big runs by Grothe. IMO it will come down to who wins the turnover battle... Rutgers has now lost 2 games because of turnovers (4 vs Cincy & 3 vs. Maryland). I'm sure Schiano will be preaching about them protecting the football. If you really look, this is only USF's 2nd big test on the road, with Auburn being the 1st. They won the Auburn game because of turnovers, Aub had 5 of them!

I threw down a little on the matchups looking at how bad the Rutgers run D was, in comparison to a good USF rush offense. And there are 2 ways to look at turnovers:

1) Did USF's superior corner play and hard hitting cause the turnovers?
2) Was Auburn just not careful with the football and fumbles snaps, etc.

Looking at Auburn's games, they have had 3, 5(USF game), 5, 1, 1, 1, and 1 turnovers in all of their games.

All the match ups point to USF IMO, but the line keeps throwing me off.