Not taking a position either way but Cowboys have been money opening week covering 5 of last 6.
Flipside, Central Michigan has covered just 2 of their last 9 openers.
What does this mean...I don't know, maybe digging into who each team played in their recent openers
might shed some light on the above situations.
Flipside, Central Michigan has covered just 2 of their last 9 openers.
What does this mean...I don't know, maybe digging into who each team played in their recent openers
might shed some light on the above situations.
Duke was a 16.5 favorite hosting Tulane last year and won 47-13. The past two years the Devils have been 18-6 ATS. It all starts with David Cutcliffe who is entering his 8th year in Durham. He's a coach who content and happy where he is and has convinced recruits they can win at Duke and get a wonderful education. This year's edition looks good enough to have a winning season and go to a school record fourth straight bowl game. Cutcliffe is a wagering man's dream going 45-30-5 ATS during his seven years.
Tulane is a hard team to figure. They went 2-10 in Curtis Johnson's first year as coach, improved to 7-6 the second year, then regressed to 3-9 last year. They will have 16 of the same guys starting again this season...who knows?
Tulane is a hard team to figure. They went 2-10 in Curtis Johnson's first year as coach, improved to 7-6 the second year, then regressed to 3-9 last year. They will have 16 of the same guys starting again this season...who knows?
He is a great coach. There is no denying that. But they took a pretty big talent hit between seasons this time around and the 47-13 score from last year was one of the most deceiving of the season a year ago. Teams played almost even (Duke was superior and Tulane struggled with Crowder) and Tulane returns the players of import and Duke loses the players of import and the venue is switched. I am not sure Duke can move the ball very effectively against what Tulane is bringing to the defensive side of the table this year. Also, while I give credit to Cutcliffe for finding ways to have his team in it in the fourth even when they are outplayed and the kids credit for playing hard just about every down of a football game, that team has caught an insane number of fortunate bounces the last several years. At some point, that evens out even if not necessarily against Tulane who certainly has the ability to shoot themselves in the foot. Anyway, good points you made. Best of luck.
I'm curious as to why you like the WVU over?
WVU will have the best and deepest defense they have had in some time. The strength is be the back eight, but the front should be very good at stopping the run which is what Ga. does. Also, Ga. replacing 4 Olineman. I realize this offense can be tough to scheme for, but WVU will have had all summer to prepare. Just curious as to your thinking. WVU also replacing QB, best 2 OLineman and top 2 wrs. I do think they will score, but recent history for home openers hasn't been great for Dana.
WVU will have the best and deepest defense they have had in some time. The strength is be the back eight, but the front should be very good at stopping the run which is what Ga. does. Also, Ga. replacing 4 Olineman. I realize this offense can be tough to scheme for, but WVU will have had all summer to prepare. Just curious as to your thinking. WVU also replacing QB, best 2 OLineman and top 2 wrs. I do think they will score, but recent history for home openers hasn't been great for Dana.
i was thinking the same thing 919. if you're ever going to stop GaSo it's with better athletes and 9 months to prepare. I ran a query with week-1 for army, navy, air force, and gaso vs d-1 teams. in last 20 years the results were avg 20.6-28.8 so games coming in right at 49 ppg. total yards avg 365-359
game number = 1 and month = 9 and (team = ARMY or team = NAVY or team = AIR or team = GSOU) and o:division = 1A
| Rushes | Rush Yds | Passes | Comp | Pass Yds | TOs | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 52.8 | 266.8 | 13.4 | 7.4 | 97.9 | 1.9 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 20.6 |
| Opp | 37.4 | 168.4 | 25.2 | 16.1 | 190.7 | 1.7 | 5.8 | 8.4 | 5.8 | 6.9 | 28.8 |
