Troy State now a -2 favorite ¿?

bubba-sc · Dec 30, 2004

....when Northern Illinois was slight favorite as much as 2 all along. Why the 4 point swing? No injuries/suspensions/coaching changes/major college soapoperas going on with these two. What did I miss?

Huskies may bring some city folk from big city Chicago to Frisco for this one, but I cannot believe anyone from the peat moss farms in southern Alabama has enuff coin to scrape up for this long haul.

ElIguana · Dec 30, 2004

Bubba, I am guessing that the line move toward TSU is based on their beating Missouri on primetime TV (everyone remembers that vividly....what they don't remember is that Missouri turned out not to be very good). Most people don't know much about NIU, but they do know the MAC has been stinking it up in bowl play thus far. Those are my guesses, anyway. I think the under might be the best play of all. GL

AlwaysKeen · Dec 30, 2004

El Iguana,

Good point, I've got No. Illinois at pick...love that RB Garret Wolfe...

MikeThom33 · Dec 30, 2004

I've like NI in this one all along. I'll take the extra points!

jaxfactor · Dec 30, 2004

Under is the best bet in this one

I like the under here as well as TSU has had a stingy defense all year.(especially when playing on TV--Mizzou and Marshall were huge wins for the program this year). On the flip side, the TSU offense has been almost non-existant and I expect Larry Blakeny to run the ball to try to keep this one a low-scoring game. My prediction: N ILL 17 - 13.