Al DeMarco
Saturday's Play
10 Dime - Arkansas
Third straight tough game for Georgia as the Bulldogs opened with a loss at Oklahoma State and then hung on for a 41-37 triumph at home last Saturday against South Carolina. Conversely, Arkansas has been laying in wait since whacking Arkansas State 48-10 two Saturday's ago, a game which featured 591 total yards of offense, 309 from new quarterback - and Michigan transfer - Ryan Mallet, who completed 17-of-22 passes. More importantly, last year's 1000-yard rusher, Michael Smith, wasn't needed as he carried the ball just four times for 43 yards in the rout.
The 'Dawgs were unable to come up with key stops in the second half of their loss at Oklahoma State, and they struggled once more on D against Steve Spurrier's Gamecocks, yielding 427 yards. The pass rush was virtually non-existent as they sacked South Carolina quarterback Stephen Garcia (313 yards) only twice despite his 53 pass attempts. And the unit was on the field almost all night as SC ran 30 more plays than Georgia.
On offense, minus the since departed Knowshon Moreno, the Bulldogs have struggled running the ball, totaling 202 yards (3.4 ypc) in two games, putting more pressure on quarterback Joe Cox, who has passed for only 363 yards in two games with 3 TDs vs. 2 INTs.
This is a huge stepping stone game for Bobby Petrino's crew, who took the first step back to respectability with last year's late-season upset of LSU. The public has jumped on them mildly, elevating the price slightly, but they remain a solid investment opportunity against a Georgia squad with some holes defensively.
Saturday's Play
10 Dime - Arkansas
Third straight tough game for Georgia as the Bulldogs opened with a loss at Oklahoma State and then hung on for a 41-37 triumph at home last Saturday against South Carolina. Conversely, Arkansas has been laying in wait since whacking Arkansas State 48-10 two Saturday's ago, a game which featured 591 total yards of offense, 309 from new quarterback - and Michigan transfer - Ryan Mallet, who completed 17-of-22 passes. More importantly, last year's 1000-yard rusher, Michael Smith, wasn't needed as he carried the ball just four times for 43 yards in the rout.
The 'Dawgs were unable to come up with key stops in the second half of their loss at Oklahoma State, and they struggled once more on D against Steve Spurrier's Gamecocks, yielding 427 yards. The pass rush was virtually non-existent as they sacked South Carolina quarterback Stephen Garcia (313 yards) only twice despite his 53 pass attempts. And the unit was on the field almost all night as SC ran 30 more plays than Georgia.
On offense, minus the since departed Knowshon Moreno, the Bulldogs have struggled running the ball, totaling 202 yards (3.4 ypc) in two games, putting more pressure on quarterback Joe Cox, who has passed for only 363 yards in two games with 3 TDs vs. 2 INTs.
This is a huge stepping stone game for Bobby Petrino's crew, who took the first step back to respectability with last year's late-season upset of LSU. The public has jumped on them mildly, elevating the price slightly, but they remain a solid investment opportunity against a Georgia squad with some holes defensively.
Speculating Sports
Cincinnati at Oregon State 6:45pm EST
Selection: CINCINNATI -1
Profile: Cincinnati's offense proved just how explosive they can be in their dominant road win at Rutgers. The Bearcats return almost every starter back on offense this season. That offense improved throughout last season, and quarterback Tony Pike is in full control of the passing game. The Bearcats also have NFL caliber players throughout that group as well. It looked as though Cincinnati's weakness this year would be the defense, but head coach Brian Kelly is one of the most under-rated coaches in college football. He puts his defense in great situations to succeed, and he has recruited great talent on that side of the ball. Oregon State's offense isn't very good, as they struggled to move the ball in both games this season, despite playing weaker competition. The Beavers must be able to the run the ball in order to score points. However, Cincinnati has traditionally had a very good rush defense. Oregon State begins conference play next week at home against Arizona, so I don't look for them to be motivated at all to play this game. Look for an upstart Cincinnati team to come in and throttle Oregon State.
3 UNIT SELECTION
Cincinnati at Oregon State 6:45pm EST
Selection: CINCINNATI -1
Profile: Cincinnati's offense proved just how explosive they can be in their dominant road win at Rutgers. The Bearcats return almost every starter back on offense this season. That offense improved throughout last season, and quarterback Tony Pike is in full control of the passing game. The Bearcats also have NFL caliber players throughout that group as well. It looked as though Cincinnati's weakness this year would be the defense, but head coach Brian Kelly is one of the most under-rated coaches in college football. He puts his defense in great situations to succeed, and he has recruited great talent on that side of the ball. Oregon State's offense isn't very good, as they struggled to move the ball in both games this season, despite playing weaker competition. The Beavers must be able to the run the ball in order to score points. However, Cincinnati has traditionally had a very good rush defense. Oregon State begins conference play next week at home against Arizona, so I don't look for them to be motivated at all to play this game. Look for an upstart Cincinnati team to come in and throttle Oregon State.
3 UNIT SELECTION
Power Play Wins
Today's Power Plays of The Day are
Our money management plan is very simple:
We play each Power Play at equal unit value.
Sport: NCAAF
VIRGINIA TECH(-5) Over
NEBRASKA
Game time: 12:30:00 PM (PST)
Sport: NCAAF
CINCINNATI(-1) Over
OREGON ST
Game time: 3:30:00 PM (PST)
Sport: NCAAF
BYU(-8) Over
FLORIDA ST
Game time: 4:00:00 PM (PST)
Sport: NCAAF
BOWLING GREEN(-3) Over
MARSHALL
Game time: 4:00:00 PM (PST)
Sport: NCAAF
AUBURN(-7.5) Over
WEST VIRGINIA
Game time: 4:30:00 PM (PST)
Sport: NCAAF
TEXAS(-18) Over
TEXAS TECH
Game time: 5:00:00 PM (PST)
Today's Power Plays of The Day are
Our money management plan is very simple:
We play each Power Play at equal unit value.
Sport: NCAAF
VIRGINIA TECH(-5) Over
NEBRASKA
Game time: 12:30:00 PM (PST)
Sport: NCAAF
CINCINNATI(-1) Over
OREGON ST
Game time: 3:30:00 PM (PST)
Sport: NCAAF
BYU(-8) Over
FLORIDA ST
Game time: 4:00:00 PM (PST)
Sport: NCAAF
BOWLING GREEN(-3) Over
MARSHALL
Game time: 4:00:00 PM (PST)
Sport: NCAAF
AUBURN(-7.5) Over
WEST VIRGINIA
Game time: 4:30:00 PM (PST)
Sport: NCAAF
TEXAS(-18) Over
TEXAS TECH
Game time: 5:00:00 PM (PST)
4 Unit Play. Take Under 8.5 Florida Marlins @ Cincinnati Reds (Saturday @ 7:10pm est). Ricky Nolasco comes off a tough start against the Cardinals and I expect him to bounce-back today. Ricky gave up seven runs to the Cardinals on the road and the Marlins fell short 6-11 on the road. Nolasco had pitched three straight quality starts prior to his last start. Given the Marlins chase for the playoffs as they are inching closer to the wild card, I expect Nolasco to bounce-back well today. Speaking of pitchers who have bounced-back well, Bronson is having one hecukva second half of the season. He has put together more than 10 straight quality starts and has brought his era down to 4.07. Bronson looks like the pitcher of old and although many of us thought it was a fluke or a phase, Arroyo has continued to pitch well and stay focused. The Marlins come off winning 4-3 yesterday so I expect Bronson to have a decent start as he has done for the past two months and I expect Nolasco to bounce-back in the same token. The Under is 4-1 when the Marlins are Underdogs of late and the Under is 6-0-2 for Arroyo as favorites by this margin.
Good luck,
IC
Good luck,
IC
