Stephen Nover
S. Florida at W. Virginia
Pick: S. Florida +7.5
Analysis: It's not a fluke that South Florida has defeated West Virginia in each of the last two years. No team has defended better against West Virginia's spread offense than South Florida. The keys for South Florida's defense are quickness, speed and the brains of defensive coordinator Wally Burnham. He's a guru when it comes to game-planning against the type of run-oriented option attack West Virginia uses. Unlike West Virginia quarterback Pat White, who has just two 200-yard throwing games during the past two seasons, South Florida quarterback Matt Grothe can run and pass. He's one of the better quarterbacks in the country and can hurt a West Virginia defense that has linebacker injuries. West Virginia coach Bill Stewart isn't a strong enough coach to have his team laying this high of a number. Since Stewart replaced Rich Rodriguez, the Mountaineers have dropped from 297 yards rushing per game to 224 and their passing yards have shrunk from 159 per game to 135.
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S. Florida at W. Virginia
Pick: S. Florida +7.5
Analysis: It's not a fluke that South Florida has defeated West Virginia in each of the last two years. No team has defended better against West Virginia's spread offense than South Florida. The keys for South Florida's defense are quickness, speed and the brains of defensive coordinator Wally Burnham. He's a guru when it comes to game-planning against the type of run-oriented option attack West Virginia uses. Unlike West Virginia quarterback Pat White, who has just two 200-yard throwing games during the past two seasons, South Florida quarterback Matt Grothe can run and pass. He's one of the better quarterbacks in the country and can hurt a West Virginia defense that has linebacker injuries. West Virginia coach Bill Stewart isn't a strong enough coach to have his team laying this high of a number. Since Stewart replaced Rich Rodriguez, the Mountaineers have dropped from 297 yards rushing per game to 224 and their passing yards have shrunk from 159 per game to 135.
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Alatex 10-20 10 ALABAMA
A-Play 10-25 Game of the Year - ALABAMA
Big Al's Sportsline 3-5 1 ALABAMA
Best Bets 1 FLORIDA
Blazer 3-10 Game of the Year - ALABAMA
Captain 5-25 10 ALABAMA
Cobra R-T Top Play - ALABAMA
Dave Cokin R-T Top Play - ALABAMA
Cowtown 1-5 Top Play - ALABAMA
Doc's Enterprises 1-5 4 FLORIDA
The Edge 10-25 10 FLORIDA
Executive 100-600 300 ALABAMA
Fairway Jay 10-30 10 ALABAMA
Headquarters 5-10 5 ALABAMA
Inside Information 1-20 2 ALABAMA
Brandon Lang 5-100 SEC Game of the Year - ALABAMA
LVSS (HR Jones) 10-30 10 ALABAMA
Dave Malinsky 2-6 4 ALABAMA
Nation-Wide (Gold Sheet) R-T-7 Top Play - FLORIDA
Larry Ness 10-20 15 ALABAMA
Player's Group 1 ALABAMA
Preferred Picks 3-5 3 ALABAMA
Randy Radke R-T Top Play - ALABAMA
Raider Sports 5-10 10 ALABAMA
Score 100-1000 400 FLORIDA
Sebastian 5-100 30 ALABAMA
Lenny Stevens 10-20 10 FLORIDA
Kelso Sturgeon R-T Game of the Year - ALABAMA
Underdog Lock ALABAMA
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A-Play 10-25 Game of the Year - ALABAMA
Big Al's Sportsline 3-5 1 ALABAMA
Best Bets 1 FLORIDA
Blazer 3-10 Game of the Year - ALABAMA
Captain 5-25 10 ALABAMA
Cobra R-T Top Play - ALABAMA
Dave Cokin R-T Top Play - ALABAMA
Cowtown 1-5 Top Play - ALABAMA
Doc's Enterprises 1-5 4 FLORIDA
The Edge 10-25 10 FLORIDA
Executive 100-600 300 ALABAMA
Fairway Jay 10-30 10 ALABAMA
Headquarters 5-10 5 ALABAMA
Inside Information 1-20 2 ALABAMA
Brandon Lang 5-100 SEC Game of the Year - ALABAMA
LVSS (HR Jones) 10-30 10 ALABAMA
Dave Malinsky 2-6 4 ALABAMA
Nation-Wide (Gold Sheet) R-T-7 Top Play - FLORIDA
Larry Ness 10-20 15 ALABAMA
Player's Group 1 ALABAMA
Preferred Picks 3-5 3 ALABAMA
Randy Radke R-T Top Play - ALABAMA
Raider Sports 5-10 10 ALABAMA
Score 100-1000 400 FLORIDA
Sebastian 5-100 30 ALABAMA
Lenny Stevens 10-20 10 FLORIDA
Kelso Sturgeon R-T Game of the Year - ALABAMA
Underdog Lock ALABAMA
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