Newsletter And serice Picks Oct 21-23

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The Harmon Forecast

Stat Pack

Total games predicted, 1992-2003: 29,081
Total right: 21,759
Total wrong: 7,165
Ties: 157
Forecasting percentage: .752


Game of the Week
*Purdue 27, Michigan 15
Purdue hosts Big Ten rival Michigan, and the Wolverines, as always, will be one of the Boilermakers' stiffest tests. But after three straight losses to Michigan, it's Purdue's turn, and we make the Boilermakers a 12-point favorite.


Week of Oct. 23
Major Colleges - Div. I-A
*Air Force 24 Brigham Young 22
*Akron 19 Ball State 17
Alabama-Birmingham 24 *Tulane 12
*Arizona State 28 U.C.L.A. 14
*Arkansas 21 Georgia 20
*Auburn 34 Kentucky 7
*Boise State 30 Fresno State 19
Bowling Green 22 *Ohio 16
California 33 *Arizona 13
*Colorado State 21 Wyoming 12
*Connecticut 34 Temple 6
Florida 36 *Mississippi State 6
*Florida Atlantic 28 Louisiana-Monroe 10
Florida State 24 *Wake Forest 13
*Hawaii 33 San Jose State 12
Iowa State 21 *Baylor 14
*L.S.U. 27 Troy State 7
*Louisiana Tech 16 Texas-El Paso 14
*Louisiana-Lafayette 19 Arkansas State 12
*Louisville 39 South Florida 9
*Marshall 36 Buffalo U. 7
Maryland 26 *Clemson 17
Memphis 20 *Cincinnati 19
Miami 28 *North Carolina State 21
*Miami (Ohio) 38 Central Florida 8
*Middle Tennessee State 20 Idaho 10
*Minnesota 34 Illinois 9
*Navy 24 Rice 7
Nebraska 23 *Kansas State 19
*Nevada 20 Tulsa 17
*New Mexico 30 San Diego State 15
*North Texas 20 New Mexico State 14
Northern Illinois 29 *Western Michigan 6
*Notre Dame 24 Boston College 17
*Ohio State 29 Indiana 12
*Oklahoma 35 Kansas 7
Oklahoma State 18 *Missouri 15
*Penn State 17 Iowa 16
*Pittsburgh 21 Rutgers 7
*Purdue 27 Michigan 15
*Southern California 44 Washington 7
*Southern Mississippi 31 East Carolina 8
*Stanford 25 Oregon 15
*Tennessee 26 Alabama 21
Texas 25 *Texas Tech 20
*Texas A&M 21 Colorado 16
*Texas Christian 20 Houston 13
*Toledo 30 Central Michigan 7
*Utah 37 Nevada-Las Vegas 10
*Vanderbilt 39 Eastern Kentucky 7
Virginia 33 *Duke 6
Washington State 15 *Oregon State 14
*West Virginia 31 Syracuse 14
*Wisconsin 28 Northwestern 16
Northcoast Power Sweep

UNDPOW - MICHIGAN

4*- GEORGIA
3*- TEXAS A/M
3*- NOTRE DAME
2*- OHIO STATE
2*- OREGON
2*- KANSAS STATE

Pointwise

College 6-2 LW

1 California
1 Texas A&M
2 Akron
3 Texas Tech
4 Toledo
4 Utah
5 UTEP
5 UCLA
Lower the number the stronger the pick


Gold Sheet CKO
Ratings
11 Exceptional
10 Strong
9 Above Average

11* Auburn

10* Boise St

10* Missouri

10* Rutgers
ytd record= 26 wins-- 19 losses 57.7%
last wk 5 wins--2 losses 71.4%


The Playbook

College
3* Boston College
4* Texas Tech
5* UCONN

 

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RED SHEET
OCTOBER 23, 2004 VOLUME 36, NUMBER 8
TEXAS TECH 40 - Texas 27 - (7:00 EDT) -- Line opened at Texas minus 1, and is now minus 2½. This one
couldn't set up more perfectly. The potent Raiders had last week off, following their 2nd 70-
pt outburst in as many home games. They catch the Longhorns off their bruising loss to
Oklahoma (174-yd deficit), as well as last week's draining effort vs Missouri (nearly a 60-yd
deficit, at home). Not the ************ for the complete focus needed in facing such an
overhead juggernaut. QB Cumbie has already thrown for 16 TDs & over 2,500 yds. A year
ago, the Raiders lost in heartbreaking fashion, in the final 0:46, after having taken the lead
with 2:03 left. Tech has waited a year for this one. Wrong team is favored.
RATING: TEXAS TECH 89

MINNESOTA 48 - Illinois 14 - (2:00) -- Line opened at Minnesota minus 19½, and is now minus 18½. Well,
the Gophers are back from their 2-game road trip, which turned out disastrously. Their
overland juggernaut, led by Maroney & Barber had staked them to the 13th spot in the land,
in both polls. However, their trip to Michigan resulted in a heartbreaking loss in the final 2
minutes, and having to face a suddenly potent MichiganSt squad the very next week, proved
too much. Minny was destroyed. But now back home, where Gophs are at their best, with
the Illini "D" just the needed medicine. Minny has run with relative ease against Illinois of
late, & with the season on the line, we look for the bounceback in style.
RATING: MINNESOTA 89

TOLEDO 63 - Central Michigan 13 - (7:00) -- Line opened at Toledo minus 23½, and is now minus 25. Why
does that 63 pt prediction sound familiar? Well, that is the score that the Rockets' first 2
opponents of the season posted, in Toledo's early exercise in masochism. But since that
more than shaky opening, the Rockets have been simply magnificent, not only winning their
next 5 games, but covering all 5, their last 4 by >15 ppg. QB Gradkowski sits atop the
national listings, with his current 78% completion rate in those 5 wins (121-of-155). Central
has regained the services of their quality RB, Seymour, but altho he has run for 131,
155, & 140 yds the past 3 weeks, note only 24, 14, & 10 pts on the scoreboard.
RATING: TOLEDO 88

Miami-Florida 19 - NORTH CAROLINA STATE 17 - (7:45) -- Line opened at Miami minus 7½, and is still
minus 7½. The 3rd (or 4th) ranked 'Canes continue to get it done. They had their backs to
the wall a week ago, but came from way back to nip Louisville in the last 0:49. What ever
they need to do, apparently. Thus, we don't call for the outright upset in this one, but make
no mistake, this Wolfpack array can stay with anyone. They currently rank as the #1 overall
defensive team in the nation, as well as #1 against the pass. They have a pair of losses, to
be sure, but both setbacks were of the joke variety. The underdog in NCSt games continues
as an unbelievably profitable money maker, covering 19-OF-20! Again!
RATING: NORTH CAROLINA STATE 88

AKRON 44 - Ball State 17 - (6:00) -- Line opened at Akron minus 9½, and is now minus 10. We continue to
buck the hapless Cardinals, in the visiting role. Thus far, BallSt has a 210-34 pt deficit in
that capacity. A week ago, the Cards (+13) gave up touchdowns in 5 of their opponents'
(BowlingGreen) first 6 possessions. And they've allowed 1,127 PYs in their last 3 outings
(ATS losses of 21, 14, & 25 pts). That bodes badly in this one, as Zip QB Frye is now
cooking, & should shred that invisible overhead BallSt "D". And to make matters worse,
Akron RB Biggs is rambling (165 & 150 RYs last 2 outings). Zips don't have many opportunities
to lay the wood, so have to see a duplication of their dismantling of Buffalo.
RATING: AKRON 88

NEAR CHOICES (Rated 87): California, Wake Forest, Auburn, Purdue - NFL: NY Giants, Arizona, Denver
LINE MOVES (from largest to smallest move): Texas A&M (-13½ to -18); Louisville (-24 to -27); ColoradoSt
(-2 to -4½); Indiana (+16 to +14); Pittsburgh (-3½ to -5½); LaTech (Pick to -2); WestVirginia (-14½ to -16);
Texas (-1 to -2½); Georgia (-6 to -7½); NotreDame (-5½ to -7); Miami-Ohio (-22 to -23½); Toledo (-23½ to

 

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Northcoast
(Early Bird) Virginia

Joe Gavazzi
Nebraska (+5) over KANSAS STATE

Russel Joseph
NCAAF Northwestern vs. Wisconsin
Take Wisconsin Badgers

Ken Angland
NCAAF Wyoming vs. Colorado St.
Take Colorado St. Rams

 

[sneadmeister2]

question for you menace, would you recommend following a particular newsletter or service that you post in your thread, or does anyone else know what is the best newsletter or service to follow that is available?

 

[Menace]

Hi Snead
What I have found out with services is that they are hot one week and cold the next. Like most cappers
Pointwise was 6-2 in college last week and 5-0 in the NFL

 

[DanTanna]

Northcoast
(Early Bird) Virginia

Joe Gavazzi
Nebraska (+5) over KANSAS STATE

Russel Joseph
NCAAF Northwestern vs. Wisconsin
Take Wisconsin Badgers

Ken Angland
NCAAF Wyoming vs. Colorado St.
Take Colorado St. Rams

Thanks for sharing. I'm on opposite sides of Gavazzi and Joseph. Looks like I need to do some more research. :ughhh:

 

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[font=verdana, arial, helvetica] LSU[/font]
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[stevelew1]

have you heard anything about those fox stat numbers? the free section is intresting....wondering if it would be worth paying for more information.
thanks

 

[Menace]

Stevelew, I have heard about it but have no experience with it

SPORTS REPORTER

College

Super Best Bet
Wake Forest over Florida State by 7

Best Bets
Connecticut over Temple by 29
Purdue over Michigan by 17
Oregon over Stanford by 8

Recommended
Penn State over Iowa by 9
Maryland over Clemson by 4
Texas Tech over Texas by 7
NC State over Miami by 1
Akron over Ball State by 17
Houston over TCU by 3
Cincinnati over Memphis by 3
Florida Atlantic over La.Monroe by 21

 

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Dr Bob
Here is Dr Bobs
3* Nebraska
Oklahoma St.
Texas Tech
Central Mich.
2* Arkansas St.
Nevada
Opinions
Wyoming
Boston College
San Jose St.


Big Al
3* GOM- Boston College
3* Texas Tech
Opinions
Penn St, NC ST, Air Force and Rice (will be upgraded)



Superlockline

NCAA Football
5 Units on Wyoming [O 48½ -110]

5 Star Selections Free Picks for October 22, 2004
NCAA Football
1 Unit on Colorado State [-4½ -110]

Doc's Big 10 GOY
PSU

NSA
20*ov Col St
10*lou
10*col St

Alatex 20*SEC GOY is
Tenn Vols

Greg Roberts
(only 2nd 10* this year, won first, 10* is)
Penn State.

BOXER SPORTS ENTIRE CARD FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY

3* Colorado State(Friday)
4* Texas Tech (Saturday)
3* Iowa
3* NC State
3* Purdue
3* TCU
3* Tennesee
2* Texas A&M
2* Georgia
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[gold64]

Since you broke down Sports Reporters Side Bets, How about looking for Totals? They're usually very good with their Totals derived from their write-ups.