6-3-1 ATS PAC-10 GAME OF THE WEEK
3-1 ATS Last Week, 35-23 for the year all lined PAC 10 games
Almost predicted the blow-out score for the game of the week, but I gave Oregon too much credit, as they could only muster 10 points instead of the 14 I predicted.
WARNING – WARNING – WARNING
My betting brothers, WC Bias is in a season-low tailspin which started NFL Sunday last week. After another solid college football Saturday, I have lost nearly 90% of the bets I have made, including 1-4 in CF this week. I might be a solid fade play this week because it feels like the man’s gotta mean mojo hanging over my ass.
I do not like any Pac-10 games this week, but I feel a responsibility to my friends to share my thoughts with those of you who care. This is a strange week with solid odds posted by the linemakers.
GAME OF THE WEEK (WEEK 10)
WASHINGTON -16 AT ARIZONA
Look who has a running game! Washington’s ground assault chewed up a pathetic Oregon defense last week, and has the good fortune of playing at Arizona, perhaps the worst run defense in the Pac 10.
Could be a let-down spot for Washington, as they are coming off a big rivalry win against Oregon. But, Washington still has an outside shot at making the Rose Bowl, or at least an upper-echelon Pac-10 bowl. Furthermore, Gilbertson still needs to prove that he is the right man for the Washington job, and home losses to Nevada sure don’t look good. So I expect Washington to come out playing hard.
Arizona is just a bad football team. They started to play with some dignity after Mackovic got fired, but have looked abysmal the past two weeks, losing by a combined score of 94-37. Several players have been let go, there is no senior leadership, and it is up to the young pups, albeit hungry young pups, to carry the load.
Washington may be without Pickett, but believe me, their back-up Paus looks just as good, if not better. They may be without Alexis, which would be the best thing in the world for them, because the two back-up RB’s are absolute studs.
On paper, this should be a blow-out, but you never know which Washington team is going to show up. I do know this, Arizona is perhaps the worst team Washington has faced all year, and that includes Indiana and Idaho.
Final Score: Washington 44 – Arizona 20
The rest of the Pac-10 slate.
Didn’t ASU just get punked by the other No-Cal team at home? And didn’t Stanford just knock off the 1st place team rather handily? Such is the life in the Pac-10, where teams bring their A game about every other week or two. I’m taking ASU as they are the better team. Stanford has the worst pass defense in the Pac 10, and ASU should be able to score. Stanford also has the worst offense in the Pac 10, so ASU should be able to keep them from scoring...you’d think.
Cal is favored at Oregon. What has happened to the mighty Ducks, the team that beat Michigan just one month ago. I’ll go with a hungry Cal team on the rise over this hapless Duck team on the decline. Cal has looked impressive in recent weeks. But I warn you, this is the type of game that Oregon can win, especially at home. It really depends on whether or not they have truly thrown in the towel, and I’m betting they have.
UCLA goes up to Washington State for the battle of 2nd place in the Pac. First things first, UCLA has a shitty offense, and Washington State has a solid defense. However, Washington State does not seem to put teams away at home. In fact they have not covered at home this year, and only have a point spread record of 3-6. UCLA’s is not much better at 3-5. I’m taking UCLA and the points here as I expect an inspired effort from UCLA and perhaps a let-down spot for Washington State. This should be a low-scoring affair, which does not provide much insight when UCLA is involved with the game.
OSU and USC are off this week. Both will win handily next.
Final Predictions:
ASU -2 at Stanford: ASU 31 – Stanford 24
Cal -2 at Oregon: Cal 34 – Oregon 31
UCLA +10 at WSU: WSU 24 – UCLA 17
Good luck all...and pray for me, this week’s ass-whoopin’ has got me in the dumps.
I’d also like to say one more thing. I have opinions, lots of ‘em. So I appreciate yours and take no offense. Someone came in last week and scoffed at my comments that USC was “perhaps” the best team in the country. Last I checked they were No. 2 in the BCS. I think that qualifies them as one of the best teams in the country. I will say this, USC may not have the defense to stop Oklahoma, that is one bad-ass college football team. But they would CRUSH Ohio State (sorry Buckeye fans, your team is the most pathetic of all one-loss teams), and I think they deserve to be #2.
Certainly Florida State does not deserve to be #2, they lost at home to another one-loss team, Miami, which has a tougher schedule and lost on the road. I’d even make arguments for LSU to go before Florida State. I think the BCS has to account for home loss versus road losses, as well as head-to-head matchups. This could lead to the same fiasco as 2000, when FSU got into the national championship game even though they lost to Miami, the other one-loss team. I personally think Miami would have beat Oklahoma that year, but they got their due in 2001.
3-1 ATS Last Week, 35-23 for the year all lined PAC 10 games
Almost predicted the blow-out score for the game of the week, but I gave Oregon too much credit, as they could only muster 10 points instead of the 14 I predicted.
WARNING – WARNING – WARNING
My betting brothers, WC Bias is in a season-low tailspin which started NFL Sunday last week. After another solid college football Saturday, I have lost nearly 90% of the bets I have made, including 1-4 in CF this week. I might be a solid fade play this week because it feels like the man’s gotta mean mojo hanging over my ass.
I do not like any Pac-10 games this week, but I feel a responsibility to my friends to share my thoughts with those of you who care. This is a strange week with solid odds posted by the linemakers.
GAME OF THE WEEK (WEEK 10)
WASHINGTON -16 AT ARIZONA
Look who has a running game! Washington’s ground assault chewed up a pathetic Oregon defense last week, and has the good fortune of playing at Arizona, perhaps the worst run defense in the Pac 10.
Could be a let-down spot for Washington, as they are coming off a big rivalry win against Oregon. But, Washington still has an outside shot at making the Rose Bowl, or at least an upper-echelon Pac-10 bowl. Furthermore, Gilbertson still needs to prove that he is the right man for the Washington job, and home losses to Nevada sure don’t look good. So I expect Washington to come out playing hard.
Arizona is just a bad football team. They started to play with some dignity after Mackovic got fired, but have looked abysmal the past two weeks, losing by a combined score of 94-37. Several players have been let go, there is no senior leadership, and it is up to the young pups, albeit hungry young pups, to carry the load.
Washington may be without Pickett, but believe me, their back-up Paus looks just as good, if not better. They may be without Alexis, which would be the best thing in the world for them, because the two back-up RB’s are absolute studs.
On paper, this should be a blow-out, but you never know which Washington team is going to show up. I do know this, Arizona is perhaps the worst team Washington has faced all year, and that includes Indiana and Idaho.
Final Score: Washington 44 – Arizona 20
The rest of the Pac-10 slate.
Didn’t ASU just get punked by the other No-Cal team at home? And didn’t Stanford just knock off the 1st place team rather handily? Such is the life in the Pac-10, where teams bring their A game about every other week or two. I’m taking ASU as they are the better team. Stanford has the worst pass defense in the Pac 10, and ASU should be able to score. Stanford also has the worst offense in the Pac 10, so ASU should be able to keep them from scoring...you’d think.
Cal is favored at Oregon. What has happened to the mighty Ducks, the team that beat Michigan just one month ago. I’ll go with a hungry Cal team on the rise over this hapless Duck team on the decline. Cal has looked impressive in recent weeks. But I warn you, this is the type of game that Oregon can win, especially at home. It really depends on whether or not they have truly thrown in the towel, and I’m betting they have.
UCLA goes up to Washington State for the battle of 2nd place in the Pac. First things first, UCLA has a shitty offense, and Washington State has a solid defense. However, Washington State does not seem to put teams away at home. In fact they have not covered at home this year, and only have a point spread record of 3-6. UCLA’s is not much better at 3-5. I’m taking UCLA and the points here as I expect an inspired effort from UCLA and perhaps a let-down spot for Washington State. This should be a low-scoring affair, which does not provide much insight when UCLA is involved with the game.
OSU and USC are off this week. Both will win handily next.
Final Predictions:
ASU -2 at Stanford: ASU 31 – Stanford 24
Cal -2 at Oregon: Cal 34 – Oregon 31
UCLA +10 at WSU: WSU 24 – UCLA 17
Good luck all...and pray for me, this week’s ass-whoopin’ has got me in the dumps.
I’d also like to say one more thing. I have opinions, lots of ‘em. So I appreciate yours and take no offense. Someone came in last week and scoffed at my comments that USC was “perhaps” the best team in the country. Last I checked they were No. 2 in the BCS. I think that qualifies them as one of the best teams in the country. I will say this, USC may not have the defense to stop Oklahoma, that is one bad-ass college football team. But they would CRUSH Ohio State (sorry Buckeye fans, your team is the most pathetic of all one-loss teams), and I think they deserve to be #2.
Certainly Florida State does not deserve to be #2, they lost at home to another one-loss team, Miami, which has a tougher schedule and lost on the road. I’d even make arguments for LSU to go before Florida State. I think the BCS has to account for home loss versus road losses, as well as head-to-head matchups. This could lead to the same fiasco as 2000, when FSU got into the national championship game even though they lost to Miami, the other one-loss team. I personally think Miami would have beat Oklahoma that year, but they got their due in 2001.
