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Here are the games this week/end, what do you like? Me, I like the Gophers -3 & Va Tech +2 on Monday night.


Thursday, Sept 02
SO MISSISSIPPI
SOUTH CAROLINA -13½

MARSHALL
OHIO STATE -28½

NO ILLINOIS
IOWA STATE -4½

PITTSBURGH U
UTAH -3

USC -21½
HAWAII

MINNESOTA U -3
MIDDLE TENN ST

FLORIDA ATL
UAB -15

Friday Sept 3rd:
ARIZONA U -15
TOLEDO

Saturday Sept 4th
WESTERN MICH
MICHIGAN STATE -23½

MIAMI OHIO
FLORIDA -35

ILLINOIS
MISSOURI -11½

COLORADO -12
COLORADO STATE

NORTHWESTERN -5½
VANDERBILT

MEMPHIS
MISSISSIPPI ST -21½

TEXAS -30½
RICE

PURDUE
NOTRE DAME -11

CONNECTICUT
MICHIGAN -3

KENTUCKY -3
LOUISVILLE

NEW MEXICO
OREGON -34

UCLA
KANSAS STATE -1 1/2

SYRACUSE -9
AKRON

WASHINGTON U
BYU -3

WASHINGTON ST
OKLAHOMA ST -5

SAN JOSE STATE
ALABAMA -37½

UTAH STATE
OKLAHOMA -34

ARMY -10
EASTERN MICHIGAN

OREGON ST
TCU -13½

NORTH CAROLINA
LSU (Line is temporarily off the board)

CINCINNATI U
FRESNO ST -3

WISCONSIN -20½
UNLV

UL LAFAYETTE
GEORGIA -28

W KENTUCKY
NEBRASKA -37½

NORTH TEXAS
CLEMSON -24

BOWLING GREEN
TROY -14

ARKANSAS ST
AUBURN -31

Sunday, Sept 5th
TULSA -8½
EAST CAROLINA

SMU
TEXAS TECH -14

Monday, Sept 6th
MARYLAND
NAVY -6½

BOISE STATE -2
VIRGINIA TECH
 


I don't think I'd take Va Tech over Boise State. Isn't the game on the smurf turf? The Broncos are lethal on that surface.

I think Oregon State will at least cover against TCU. TCU might win, but I can't imagine they are gonna do so by 2 TDs.

And of course, I think the Gophers easily win by more than 3.
 

I'm more of a tease guy myself......last week, I teased Mizzou (-3), Purdue (+21) & over 29.5 in the LSU/UNC game (this is the one I'm the most worried about, but think a 17-14 should at least happen).

None of the straight up games jumped out at me.
 

I like:
Miami, OH + 35
Northwestern - 5.5
Love Purdue + 11
Tempted by Connecticut +3
K State - 1.5
OK St - 5
Fresno St - 3
UNLV + 20 (I'd take the money line on UNLV)
 



AhliBobwa said:
I don't think I'd take Va Tech over Boise State. Isn't the game on the smurf turf? The Broncos are lethal on that surface.
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I don't think they're that tough at home. I just beat Boise 58-14 on the smurf turf in my Gophers dynasty on NCAA 11 LOL
 


Are we doing the GH point spread pickem game this year - where we get a starting sum to wager and see who can end up with the most fake cash? Who usually runs that - I forget.
 



Josh, I've been toying with whether or not to do it again. My problem was that by the end of the season I'd be doing all the work but only have 3 or 4 people participate.
 

GopherRock,
Please do it again. You didn't have many people towards the end last year because a lot of people lost their money week 1 when the Goph's didn't cover against the 'cuse. (I was one of them) Could happen the same way this year I guess, but I would doubt it.
 

If I do it again, the Gophers will NOT be on there for opening week. As a rule, there are no Thursday or Friday games offered on my board.

Since the next game is against a 1-AA, you'll all get to keep your money until September 18 when the Trojans come to town.
 

GopherRock, I'd advise you not to let people bet their entire bankroll early on. i.e. I ALWAYS go "all-in" the first couple weeks. If I win I'm off to a nice lead on the season, if I lose I don't have to participate the rest of the season.
 



NO ILLINOIS +4.5
UTAH -3
MINNESOTA U -3
PURDUE +11
KENTUCKY -3
SMU +14
 

NO ILLINOIS +4.5
OREGSON ST +13.5

Oklahoma St should be -15 not -5
 

Purdue +11 (ND)
Michigan -3 (UConn)
BYU -3 (UW)
 

Guys, let's move these picks to GopherRock's "Weekly Pick "em" thread and let this one die.
 

I'd take WMU +23.5 vs. Sparty. Sparty will win, but that's just too big of a number.

Also like UConn +3

Oregon State +13.5.
 

No O/U yet, at least not at the Vegas books, posted for the MN-MTSU game.

If it's a low-ish number, I'm all over the OVER in this game; go off the board for a two-game parlay, Gophers at -3 and the Over for the game.

I think the Gophers will score points, a lot of them, against MTSU. I also think the Gophers young defense will play well but the Raiders will score some points. I think their only chance is to sling the ball all over the place and they'll throw it up a lot. At some point, the secondary will make some mistakes. I also think the defense will come up with a score, run back an INT, against the inexperienced Kilgore.

Mark it down, there will be some points scored in this one. Not sure why the O/U hasnt' been put up yet.
 

:(If the Gophers can't cover the 3 point spread against MTS minus their starting QB, we're in for a long season.
 

When the starting QB was in the game, MTSU was favored to win by 4.
 


Costa Rican Gopher said:
The total's 48.5 at bookmaker.com

http://www.bookmaker.com/?cmpid=15468_1307
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What do you think? Do YOU like the OVER on that number?

I was going to take it if it was anything under 52 or 53. I just think it's going to be a higher scoring game. I could be wrong. I was going to hedge my two-game parlay (Gophers and the OVER) by making a smaller bet with Gophers and the UNDER.
 

Ogee Oglethorpe said:
What do you think? Do YOU like the OVER on that number?

I was going to take it if it was anything under 52 or 53. I just think it's going to be a higher scoring game. I could be wrong. I was going to hedge my two-game parlay (Gophers and the OVER) by making a smaller bet with Gophers and the UNDER.
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I'm bad with totals. My head says the under is the play here since it's the same anemic offense as last year returning + other team lost it's QB + early in the season defenses have the edge over offenses, since timing/rhythm is rarely 100% worked out yet and leads to less passing yards. My heart though says (and I bet the Gophers -2.5, small) we're due for a Glen Masonesque OOC steamroll where it's 49-7 or 56-10.

I say let it ride w/ your parlay though because it's hard to hedge a parlay since there's more than just the 2 possible outcomes and nothing sucks more than losing the same game twice.
 

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