FOOTBALL NEWSLETTERS (WEEK #7)

[SportsGuru]

POINTWISE COLLEGIATE FOOTBALL PROPHECY

COLLEGE KEY RELEASES
1* KANSAS over Baylor
1* AUBURN over Mississippi State
2* ARIZONA STATE over North Carolina
3* TULSA over Nevada-Reno
4* OREGON STATE over Washington
4* SOUTH CAROLINA over Lsu
5* MISSISSIPPI over Alabama
5* COLORADO STATE over Air Force

ANALYSIS OF TOP RATED SELECTIONS

AUBURN 45 - Mississippi State 7 - (12:30) -- Purring Tigers in Arkansas/LSU sandwich here, but early start prevents any look-ahead. Held Tenn to 4 RYs in last HG, & have allowed only 1 of last 4 foes to top 7 pts. MSt beat Memphis on 100-yd KO return, & sporadically decent on "O", but 41-6 loss to LSU an omen.

KANSAS (HC) 55 - Baylor 14 - (2:00) -- We've ridden the Jays lately, & despite wrenching OT loss to Colorado, we saddle up again. Nearly 600 yds LW, & covered their last 2 HGs by 33½ & 30½ pts. Bears (30 straight league road losses) came from a 203-57 RY edge to a 437-32 RY deficit in a week. Romper!

POINTWISE PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL PROPHECY

NFL KEY RELEASES
3* PHILADELPHIA over New York Giants
4* WASHINGTON over Buffalo
4* ATLANTA over New Orleans
4* TAMPA BAY over San Francisco
5* ST LOUIS over Green Bay

Philadelphia 20 - NEW YORK GIANTS 13 - (1:00) -- Would you believe that these 2 are both 2½ games behind Dallas? To think that the Giants had a one game lead over the 'Boys after opening week. NY fields the worst rush "O" in the NFL, & with Collins tossing 7 INTs the past 2 weeks, the result has been just a lone TD in those 2 losses. That despite FD edges of 25-15 & 26-12. Philly also struggling, despite its top rated rushing "D". McNabb is now below 50% completions for the season (11-of-26 vs Dallas, for 126 yds). The Eagles normally excel in this setup, as they are 22-9-2 ATS as dogs, & 17-3 ATS as RDs vs division foes off a SU road loss. Coincides nicely with NY's 2-12 ATS log at home off a road setback. We take the pts.

 

[SportsGuru]

THE RED SHEET

RATINGS: 89 & ABOVE: SUPERIOR PLAY 88 & BELOW: ABOVE AVERAGE PLAY

SUMMARY OF PLAYS:
89* KANSAS STATE
89* KANSAS
88* OREGON STATE
88* SYRACUSE
88* MICHIGAN STATE
88* SAN DIEGO (NFL)

DETAILED ANALYSIS OF PLAYS

KANSAS STATE 56 - Colorado 21 - (2:10 EDT) -- Line opened at KansasSt minus 21, and is now minus 18. The answer is: 42-6, 40-7, 44-9, & 44-10. The question is: What were recent scores of Wildcat games, in which they were installed as double digit favorites, immediately after suffering outright losses. Kansas St was figured as the consensus Number 6 team in the land, on our Polls column in the season's first issue of Pointwise. But they are currently on an extremely rare 3-game slide, with those lofty expectation now dashed. However, this squad is still loaded, & rarely lets this type setup get away. The Buffs can move it, but theirdefense has become a sieve (47, 47, 42, & 47 pts allowed in last 4 tilts). Revenge! RATING: KANSAS STATE 89

KANSAS 55 - Baylor 13 - (2:00) -- Line opened at Kansas minus 18½, and is now minus 20. Reality came crashing down upon the Bears a week ago, & it wasn't pretty. After winning 3 straight games for the first time since 1996, Morriss' squad showed that it has miles to go beforebeing granted the "respectability" title. In their loss to A&M, the Bears allowed 73 pts, 32 FDs, 437 RYs, & 282 PYs, for a not-so-nice 719-184 total yd deficit. Running into one of the most efficient offenses in the land the very next week, is all that Baylor needs. The Jayhawks must shake the effects of last week's killer OT loss to Colorado, but after being down for so long, it won't be a problem. QB Whittemore (2nd rated QB in land) leads it. RATING: KANSAS 89

OREGON STATE 45 - Washington 20 - (10:00) -- Line opened at OregonSt minus 10, and is still minus 10. The Beavers had last week off, to properly prepare for this revenge contest. A year ago, they did nearly everything that they wanted vs the Huskies, in a 410-199 yardage edge, but couldn't overcome five interceptions by Anderson, losing 41-29. Thus, to say that OregSt wants this one badly, would be a hugeunderstatement. And get it they will, as they are on a 15-2 spread run as home chalks of less than 17 pts, & have covered their first 2 Pac Ten games by 22 & 14 pts. The normally dangerous Huskies have been outscored 67-17 the
last 6 quarters, & have a 74-25 scoring deficit on the road. Beavers!RATING: OREGON STATE 88

SYRACUSE 37 - Boston College 30 - (12:00) -- Line opened at BC minus 3, and is now minus 4. Well, the 'Cuse certainly came up empty in its trip to Blacksburg, to take on the 3rd rated Va Tech Hokies. They were stung by a pair of TDs on punt returns, in less than a 2-minute span ofthe first quarter, & that was pretty much that. But blowout losses in their road games with the Hokies are commonplace. Lost 31-7 & 31-3 at VaTech(17½ & 25 pt ATS losses), in the Donovan McNabb years, when Orange went 35-14 SU. Syracuse piled up 30 FDs when they last hosted BC ('01), & 'Cuse covered its last HG by 23½ pts. BC's jump to the ACC has added huge incentive for Orange. RB Reyes back on track here.
RATING: SYRACUSE 88

Michigan State 30 - MINNESOTA 27 - (12:00) -- Line opened at Minnesota minus 7½, and is now minus 6. Earlier in the week, we had the Spartans as a highly rated play, as their transformation under new coach Smith is more than impressive. Simply put, they've attained the ability towin. And catching the Gophers off their monumental collapse vs arch-rival Michigan, is just about the perfect setup. We decided againststepping out, due to our respect for that Minny overland game which ran for an astounding 424 yds vs the Wolves. However, respected sources assure that this is indeed the place to grab the Spartans. Gophers will find runningagainst this "D" a bit more perplexing, & Smoker gives MSt steadying hand. RATING: MICHIGAN STATE 88

San Diego 20 - CLEVELAND 16 - (1:00) -- Line opened at Cleveland minus 6, and is still minus 6. Seems almost too easy, doesn't it? Browns are on a 3-1 run, following their 0-2 start, with one of those wins a slaughter of the Steelers, & that on the road. However, that win over Pitt represents Cleveland's only decent offensive showing of the season, having been held below 15 pts in 5 of their other 6 outings. Obviously, the slack has more than been picked up by the Browns' defense, but that can't go on indefinitely. The Chargers' "D" is hardly inthe same league with Cleveland's, but before the break, San Diego's offense was kicking into gear. The visitor in Brown games is on a 12-2 spread run. Call narrow upset. RATING: SAN DIEGO 88

NEAR CHOICES (Rated 87): Auburn, Texas, South Carolina, Georgia - NFL: Philadelphia, Denver, Oakland

 

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[SportsGuru]

NORTHCOAST'S POWERSWEEP

UNDERDOG PLAY OF THE WEEK
NOTRE DAME +10 over USC

NCAA KEY SELECTIONS
4★ Texas over IOWA ST
3★ OHIO ST over Iowa
3★ BYU over WYOMING
2★ DUKE (+) over Wake Forest
2★ KANSAS over Baylor
2★ Washington (+) over OREGON ST

NFL KEY SELECTIONS
4★ SEATTLE over Chicago
3★ New Orleans over ATLANTA
2★ HOUSTON 27 NY Jets 17
2★ Dallas over DETROIT

NFL TOTALS
3★ Ravens/Bengals Under 37'
3★ NYJets/Texans Over 37'
3★ Titans/Panthers Over 40*
2★ Cowboys/Lions Under 38'
2★ Patriots/Dolphins Under 37

 

[SportsGuru]

PLAYBOOK

5 STAR SELECTIONS
TCU
BRONCOS
COWBOYS UNDER

4 STAR SELECTIONS
MICHIGAN STATE
PACKERS
BILLS UNDER

3 STAR SELECTIONS
MICHIGAN
CHARGERS
JETS OVER

UPSET SPECIAL OF THE WEEK
S CAROLINA over Lsu by 10

 

[to81]

Thanks for posting all the Football Newsletter. Just wondering if you have Marc Lawrence plays for this week.

Thanks again and keep up the great work.

 

[Horseshoe]

Thanks Guru for the time & effort..GL this fall!

 

[bhg]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by UCUNV:
Thanks for posting all the Football Newsletter. Just wondering if you have Marc Lawrence plays for this week.

Thanks again and keep up the great work.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Playbook is Mark Lawrence

 

[packerfan36]

Thanks SportsGuru for your time.....

Now, do you have any suggestions on which of these to follow???

Thanks

 

[Big_Orange]

Thanks Sports guru. We have been hoping to see you this week.