Jimmy The Moose
Game: Atlanta Thrashers at Detroit Red Wings Oct 24 2008 7:30PM
Prediction: over
Reason: The over is 5-2 in the Thrashers last 7 games vs. a team with a winning record. The Thashers have played over the total in 5 of their last 7 vs. a Western Conference opponent. The Wings have played over the total in their last 3 games very easily. Over their last 5 games the Wings have averaged 3.60 GPG. The over is 8-3-1 in Detroit's last 12 games vs. a team with a winning % below .400. The team's have played over the total in their last 4 meetings. Look for another high-scoring game tonight. Play the over.
Game: Atlanta Thrashers at Detroit Red Wings Oct 24 2008 7:30PM
Prediction: over
Reason: The over is 5-2 in the Thrashers last 7 games vs. a team with a winning record. The Thashers have played over the total in 5 of their last 7 vs. a Western Conference opponent. The Wings have played over the total in their last 3 games very easily. Over their last 5 games the Wings have averaged 3.60 GPG. The over is 8-3-1 in Detroit's last 12 games vs. a team with a winning % below .400. The team's have played over the total in their last 4 meetings. Look for another high-scoring game tonight. Play the over.
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Anaheim Ducks at Ottawa Senators
Friday, October 24th, 7:05 PM ET
Anaheim is 11-1 their last 12 games vs. the Northeast Division and they are 6-1 vs. losing teams. The Ducks are 5-1 with two days of rest and they are 19-7 their last 26 games vs. the Eastern Conference. Ottawa is 1-10 their last 11 home games and they are 2-9 their last 11 games overall. The Senators are 0-7 when their opponent when their opponent allowed 2 goals or less in their last game and they are 1-6 when playing with one day of rest.
Play on: Anaheim
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Anaheim Ducks at Ottawa Senators
Friday, October 24th, 7:05 PM ET
Anaheim is 11-1 their last 12 games vs. the Northeast Division and they are 6-1 vs. losing teams. The Ducks are 5-1 with two days of rest and they are 19-7 their last 26 games vs. the Eastern Conference. Ottawa is 1-10 their last 11 home games and they are 2-9 their last 11 games overall. The Senators are 0-7 when their opponent when their opponent allowed 2 goals or less in their last game and they are 1-6 when playing with one day of rest.
Play on: Anaheim
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Matt Rivers
75,000* POSSIBLE OUTRIGHT OR BURIAL
Your winner here is on San Jose State!
Dick Tomey's Spartans are no longer the joke they used to be. These guys were very solid a few seasons ago and made a Bowl game for the first time in who knows how long. The program has been building in a very solid manner since and right now, tonight, is San Jose State's Super Bowl as they welcome in what is a very very very good Boise State team but a team which is no longer as great offensively.
Kellen Moore has been extremely consistent running the Broncos offense. Ian Johnson is a very talented running back and overall Boise is clearly the best team in the conference as the defense is better than ever right now limiting teams to single digits game in and game out. But today is not an easy game at all and laying points on the road is never really the way to go, no matter how much better you are than your opponent.
San Jose State is undefeated at home and will be as jacked as jacked can be tonight. The fans will be drunk and rowdy and with Boise's offense not exactly blowing teams out and up against what has been a very solid San Jose defense points should be at a premium tonight. When this is the scenario it is never a bad thing to grab a full score at home. I'm sure Chris Petersen will have his repetoire of trick plays at his disposal but this is going to be a competitive game, through and through.
The Spartans are perfect on their own field, have won three in a row, played competitive at Stanford earlier in the season, have a sound defense and are playing the biggest game in their school history. Therefore I'm all about Kyle Reed, Brandon Rutley and David Richmond tonight!
Will the home dog shock the dog in an outright? It's college football and we have all seen what happens in situations such as this so I say you're darn right it's possible. More than likely it's a low scoring field goal game either way.
75,000* POSSIBLE OUTRIGHT OR BURIAL
Your winner here is on San Jose State!
Dick Tomey's Spartans are no longer the joke they used to be. These guys were very solid a few seasons ago and made a Bowl game for the first time in who knows how long. The program has been building in a very solid manner since and right now, tonight, is San Jose State's Super Bowl as they welcome in what is a very very very good Boise State team but a team which is no longer as great offensively.
Kellen Moore has been extremely consistent running the Broncos offense. Ian Johnson is a very talented running back and overall Boise is clearly the best team in the conference as the defense is better than ever right now limiting teams to single digits game in and game out. But today is not an easy game at all and laying points on the road is never really the way to go, no matter how much better you are than your opponent.
San Jose State is undefeated at home and will be as jacked as jacked can be tonight. The fans will be drunk and rowdy and with Boise's offense not exactly blowing teams out and up against what has been a very solid San Jose defense points should be at a premium tonight. When this is the scenario it is never a bad thing to grab a full score at home. I'm sure Chris Petersen will have his repetoire of trick plays at his disposal but this is going to be a competitive game, through and through.
The Spartans are perfect on their own field, have won three in a row, played competitive at Stanford earlier in the season, have a sound defense and are playing the biggest game in their school history. Therefore I'm all about Kyle Reed, Brandon Rutley and David Richmond tonight!
Will the home dog shock the dog in an outright? It's college football and we have all seen what happens in situations such as this so I say you're darn right it's possible. More than likely it's a low scoring field goal game either way.
SPORTS ADVISORS
(13) Boise State (6-0, 3-2 ATS) at San Jose State (5-2, 5-1 ATS)
The Broncos hope to keep their BCS bowl hopes alive when they travel to Spartan Stadium to take on San Jose State in a battle of the only two Western Athletic Conference teams without a league loss.
Boise State, long known for its offensive firepower, has the second-ranked defense in Division I-A, allowing just 10.5 points per game, and the Broncos have given up more than seven points just once this season, in a 37-32 road win over then-No. 17 Oregon on Sept. 20. A week ago, Boise State’s defense stepped up yet again, allowing only 288 total yards (56 rushing) in a 27-7 home victory over Hawaii, but it came up just short as a 23-point favorite. The Broncos’ offense ranks third in the WAC, averaging 32.5 ppg, and QB Kellen Moore has completed 72.2 percent of his throws for 1,591 yards, 13 TDs and just three INTs.
San Jose State also fields a stout defense, and it showed in Saturday’s 31-14 road win over New Mexico State as a one-point road chalk, as the Spartans registered six sacks and forced four turnovers. San Jose State, which is on a 3-0 SU and ATS run, ranks second to Boise State in the WAC in scoring defense (16.6 ppg allowed). It also gives up just 272.6 total yards and 86.7 rushing yards per game, figures that are superior to the Broncos (310.7 total ypg, 123 rushing ypg allowed).
The Spartans are 3-0 at home this year (2-0 ATS), outscoring visitors by an average of 15 ppg (26-9) and outgaining them by nearly 200 total yards per outing (394-197). Meanwhile, Boise State is 2-0 SU and ATS on the highway, putting up 30.5 points and 387 total yards per contest and yielding 19.5 points and 371 total yards per game.
San Jose State is 0-8 all-time against Boise State, including 0-3 (2-1 ATS) under current coach Dick Tomey. The Broncos blew out the Spartans 42-7 last season on the Smurf Turf in Boise, cashing as 25½-point favorites. Prior to that, however, San Jose State had cashed in three straight meetings, including in 2006 at Spartan Stadium when the Spartans gave Boise State its biggest scare of the season, losing just 23-20 as a 13-point home underdog.
The home team is 5-2 ATS in the last seven series clashes, though the Broncos have finished with the yardage edge in all seven contests, including outgaining the Spartans by more than 200 yards five times.
The Broncos are on ATS streaks of 4-1 on the road, 5-2 in WAC games, 7-3 after a straight-up win, 8-3 in Friday kickoffs and 30-12-1 against teams with a winning record. Meanwhile, San Jose State is on pointspread runs of 21-8 overall, 20-7 at home, 14-3 in WAC contests, 10-1 after a straight-up win and 5-1 in October.
For Boise State, the under is on runs of 4-1 overall (3-0 last three), 4-1 on the road, 6-1 in league play, 5-1 on Fridays and 20-7-1 against teams with a winning record. It’s been all “unders” for the Spartans as well, including 21-5-1 overall (4-0 last four), 7-3-1 at home, 22-4-1 in conference action, 7-1-1 in October and 17-5 following a straight-up win. Finally, in this budding rivalry, the under has been the play in each of the last three meetings.
ATS ADVANTAGE: UNDER
(13) Boise State (6-0, 3-2 ATS) at San Jose State (5-2, 5-1 ATS)
The Broncos hope to keep their BCS bowl hopes alive when they travel to Spartan Stadium to take on San Jose State in a battle of the only two Western Athletic Conference teams without a league loss.
Boise State, long known for its offensive firepower, has the second-ranked defense in Division I-A, allowing just 10.5 points per game, and the Broncos have given up more than seven points just once this season, in a 37-32 road win over then-No. 17 Oregon on Sept. 20. A week ago, Boise State’s defense stepped up yet again, allowing only 288 total yards (56 rushing) in a 27-7 home victory over Hawaii, but it came up just short as a 23-point favorite. The Broncos’ offense ranks third in the WAC, averaging 32.5 ppg, and QB Kellen Moore has completed 72.2 percent of his throws for 1,591 yards, 13 TDs and just three INTs.
San Jose State also fields a stout defense, and it showed in Saturday’s 31-14 road win over New Mexico State as a one-point road chalk, as the Spartans registered six sacks and forced four turnovers. San Jose State, which is on a 3-0 SU and ATS run, ranks second to Boise State in the WAC in scoring defense (16.6 ppg allowed). It also gives up just 272.6 total yards and 86.7 rushing yards per game, figures that are superior to the Broncos (310.7 total ypg, 123 rushing ypg allowed).
The Spartans are 3-0 at home this year (2-0 ATS), outscoring visitors by an average of 15 ppg (26-9) and outgaining them by nearly 200 total yards per outing (394-197). Meanwhile, Boise State is 2-0 SU and ATS on the highway, putting up 30.5 points and 387 total yards per contest and yielding 19.5 points and 371 total yards per game.
San Jose State is 0-8 all-time against Boise State, including 0-3 (2-1 ATS) under current coach Dick Tomey. The Broncos blew out the Spartans 42-7 last season on the Smurf Turf in Boise, cashing as 25½-point favorites. Prior to that, however, San Jose State had cashed in three straight meetings, including in 2006 at Spartan Stadium when the Spartans gave Boise State its biggest scare of the season, losing just 23-20 as a 13-point home underdog.
The home team is 5-2 ATS in the last seven series clashes, though the Broncos have finished with the yardage edge in all seven contests, including outgaining the Spartans by more than 200 yards five times.
The Broncos are on ATS streaks of 4-1 on the road, 5-2 in WAC games, 7-3 after a straight-up win, 8-3 in Friday kickoffs and 30-12-1 against teams with a winning record. Meanwhile, San Jose State is on pointspread runs of 21-8 overall, 20-7 at home, 14-3 in WAC contests, 10-1 after a straight-up win and 5-1 in October.
For Boise State, the under is on runs of 4-1 overall (3-0 last three), 4-1 on the road, 6-1 in league play, 5-1 on Fridays and 20-7-1 against teams with a winning record. It’s been all “unders” for the Spartans as well, including 21-5-1 overall (4-0 last four), 7-3-1 at home, 22-4-1 in conference action, 7-1-1 in October and 17-5 following a straight-up win. Finally, in this budding rivalry, the under has been the play in each of the last three meetings.
ATS ADVANTAGE: UNDER
The Gold Medal Club
107 Boise State @ 108 San Jose State 9:00 pm
PLAY ON 108 SAN JOSE STATE +7
We will back the Spartans here knowing they come into this game with revenge for last years throttling loss at Boise to the tune of 42-7.
Now at home, facing a ranked opponent, they dearly would love to beat, we know the effort will be there. San Jose own the better defense, 7-2 to the number off two consecutive wins during the last 3 years, and under the tutelage of coach Tomey, have improved significantly since last year.
We also note this is the first time that the Spartans have been single digit dogs to the Broncos,? Something in the cards tonight? we think
107 Boise State @ 108 San Jose State 9:00 pm
PLAY ON 108 SAN JOSE STATE +7
We will back the Spartans here knowing they come into this game with revenge for last years throttling loss at Boise to the tune of 42-7.
Now at home, facing a ranked opponent, they dearly would love to beat, we know the effort will be there. San Jose own the better defense, 7-2 to the number off two consecutive wins during the last 3 years, and under the tutelage of coach Tomey, have improved significantly since last year.
We also note this is the first time that the Spartans have been single digit dogs to the Broncos,? Something in the cards tonight? we think
