12/20 Playoff Games

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Quick reminder... not an official "posted" play, but i did bet illinois st tonight. grabbed 'em as early as i could and got +105.

Ok, I'm getting a late start, but hopefully this won't take too long, as I already know who I'm on in this first game. Well, to be specific, I know who I'm betting against.

Spoiler alert... I have this pending.

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Full disclosure.... my record on multi-day parlays is abysmal. So tail at your own risk.

Both these teams beat ND very early in the season. And both games were very close. A&M perhaps only won because of a dropped snap on a late extra point. But the most impressive stat I see... is the job the Miami defense did on Jeremiyah Love. They held him to 33 yards on only 10 carries. (side note - Carr, a freshman, was making his first start. On the road. At a top 20 team. While they never led in the game, they never trailed by more than 2 scores. So why the fuck did Love get 10 carries while Carr threw 30 passes AND ran 11 times. Doesn't seem like a great game plan.) Anyway, that's not an aberration. Miami was excellent against the run all year, giving up 2.9 yards/carry (10th in the country). A&M has a balanced offense, with Owens, Moss (back today), and Reed all averaging at least 5.5 yards/carry. But Miami may be able to make them one-dimensional. And that's when Reed is in trouble.

On the other side of the field, A&M tied for the national lead in sacks. But Beck has only been sacked 9 times all year. Their O-line grades out as outstanding in pass blocking. Combined with the veteran QB who knows when to get rid of the ball.

Gotta wrap this up, only 40 minutes to kickoff. The biggest reason I'm betting against A&M? The same reason I bet against them in the Texas game. They are very overrated, thanks to a weak schedule. Sure, they escaped ND with a win. If they played again today... probably a different outcome. But they played one of the weaker SEC schedules this year. They won at Missouri, but the Tigers had a true freshman QB making his first start that day. So their two biggest wins on the year were both against a VERY inexperienced QB. Well, today they are facing a QB who has already won a NC (full disclosure, I'm too lazy to verify that. I'm PRETTY sure Beck won a NC. Feel free to correct me.).

The under looks logical, but I'm getting killed on totals, so staying off.

Miami ML 4 to win 5
 

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Not doing much with the 2nd game. Sumrall is still coaching, so probably a plus for the Green Wave. Kiffin is gone, so probably a plus for the Rebels. Although all the distractions around that situation could be an issue.

I assume Ole Miss will play it fairly tight to the vest. In the first matchup, Chambliss ran 14 times for 112 yards. I'd think they'd want to protect him for the next game. That said, Tulane actually did a very good job keeping Lacy in check, as he only had 68 yards on 18 carries.

Retzlaff was terrible in that game, missing his first 9 pass attempts and finishing 5-for-17 for 56 yards. He did run for 51 yards on 8 carries.

As of now, all I'm doing is...

Tulane 1H TT Under (9.5) 2 to win 2.1.

I'm really tempted to bet Ole Miss to have 170+ rushing yards (at +100), but not pulling the trigger.
 

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Not doing much with the 2nd game. Sumrall is still coaching, so probably a plus for the Green Wave. Kiffin is gone, so probably a plus for the Rebels. Although all the distractions around that situation could be an issue.

I assume Ole Miss will play it fairly tight to the vest. In the first matchup, Chambliss ran 14 times for 112 yards. I'd think they'd want to protect him for the next game. That said, Tulane actually did a very good job keeping Lacy in check, as he only had 68 yards on 18 carries.

Retzlaff was terrible in that game, missing his first 9 pass attempts and finishing 5-for-17 for 56 yards. He did run for 51 yards on 8 carries.

As of now, all I'm doing is...

Tulane 1H TT Under (9.5) 2 to win 2.1.

I'm really tempted to bet Ole Miss to have 170+ rushing yards (at +100), but not pulling the trigger.
Nice call!
 
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I'm gonna take some (small) shots in the late game.

Hard to believe just 4 short years ago Jimmy Mad was in the CAA. And now they're in the FBS Playoffs. Amazing job there by, first, Cignetti, and now Chesney. And they've done it with defense. This year, JMU was 3rd in the country, allowing 2.5 yards/rush. And they're 8th against the pass, allowing 5.7 yards/attempt.

Oregon also has outstanding defensive #s this year. But when you look at the offenses they played against... shit, I'm half serious when I say the offenses JMU faced were damn near as good as the offenses Oregon faced. Look at these powerhouse offenses Oregon faced....

Oklahoma St
Northwestern
Oregon St
Penn St
Rutgers
Wisconsin
Iowa
Minnesota

I really believe Oregon is somewhat overrated this year. And I think if JMU can avoid huge mistakes, they might just be able to turn this into an ugly slog.

Both teams are led by a RB having a great season. Whittington for Oregon is averaging 6.9 yards/carry. And Wayne Knight is averaging 6.6 for JMU. Hold up...

We interrupt your program for this breaking news...

WAYNE KNIGHT IS PLAYING RB FOR THE JAMES MADISON DUKES!!

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Well, you know what they say about Wayne Knight... he really carries the mail for this team.

We now continue with your regularly scheduled program.

Barnett, the JMU QB, is also a big factor in the run game, averaging 7 yards/carry.

Oh, remember that QB from UNLV last year who quit the team due to an NIL disagreement? Matthew Sluka? Yeah, he's the JMU backup now. He usually gets in the game for a few carries, but he's only attempted 11 passes all year.

It's a fair point that JMU only played one "power 4" (is that what they're calling them now? Why not just go with "Fantastic 4"?) team all year. And a quick glance makes it look like Louisville handled them pretty easily (28-14). However, a closer look reveals a different story. JMU was up 14-6 early in the 3rd quarter. And they did a great job shutting down Isaac Brown who averaged 8.6 yards/carry on the season. "Smitty," you may say, "have you lost your marbles? Brown had 104 yards on 12 carries." Yup, BUT... 78 of those yards were on a TD run with 3 minutes left in the game. Up until then, he only had 26 yards on 11 carries. Also, the game was tied until Louisville recovered a Barnett fumble in the end zone early in the 4th quarter. And last thing... JMU ended the game at the Louisville 1-yard line. Anyway, my point is that JMU was hardly overwhelmed on the road against a decent opponent. Obviously Autzen Stadium is a different beast. Maybe the Dukes will collapse, make a ton of uncharacteristic mistakes, and get blown out. But I'm willing to take a few stabs at that not happening.

Shit, I just realized this game is Dukes vs. Ducks. That's kinda fun.

JMU 1Q +6.5 2 to win 2.1
1Q Under 10.5 1.4 to win 1
JMU +20.5 2.1 to win 2
Under 46.5 2.3 to win 2
Parlay JMU 1Q +7.5/Game Under 49.5 2.2 to win 2
 
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Your Illinois State money train should send me to bed down just an Applebee's dinner for 4. Drinks not included... This team was a sexy find, thank you!
 

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Your Illinois State money train should send me to bed down just an Applebee's dinner for 4. Drinks not included... This team was a sexy find, thank you!
it was completely accidental, too. a friend mentioned they had pulled off the huge upset at the fargo dome. i wasn't paying any attention to the FCS games. but when he said that, i took a look. and i noticed all their losses were at home. they're monsters on the road.

the big question, of course... will that hold up on a neutral field in... 16 days??? are you fucking kidding?
 
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