thanks for the feedback guys....i'll just keep posting as i have for the past few years. i'm sorry if people don't like it but am not going to change now & if anybody doesn't like it just ignore my posts...
on with the games....
i decided to sit tonight out...it's too tough for me to find any type of edge & no need to force anything....
clemson-19(120)....
i waited too long to play this game..because it jumped from 16/17-19.5/20 in a manner of hours this morning. but am not going to worry about it since i have clemson winning this game by a wide margin.
this game sets up very well for clemson. they are coming off that flat weeknight loss to v.t.(where clemson had only 8 first downs & 166 total yards), & maryland is coming off their emotional win over fla. st.(where they were outgained 458-223 in total yards). so i expect clemson to be on top of their game while maryland to be a little flat for this game.
looking at the stats....
clemson is ranked #13 in total offense (423 total yds per game & 240 rushing yards per game),5th in total defense(241 yards per game),8th in pass efficiency defense, & 12th nationally in scoring defense (13.8 pts. per game). in their 9 games so far this year they have given up only 12 tds. prior to losing to vt, clemson had won 6 straight games by an average score of 42-10....& rushed the ball for more than 320 yds. per game in 4 of those 6 games.
maryland is ranked #97 in total offense (297 yds. per game) & 83rd in total defense nationally (362 yds. per game), & ranked #100 in rushing defense. maryland has out stated only one opponent this year.....& that was william & mary.
here is a system that i read that supports this play.....
play on a saturday home team with 5+ days rest off a non-saturday, non-ot road su loss scoring less than 34 points & not playing it's 3rd game in 12 days vs. an opponent not off a home dog su loss...
since 2003 the ats record is 24-0...
a brief explanation of the system....
non-saturday games in college football are equivalent to nfl's monday night football. it's usually the only game in town & is usually nationally televised. teams want to perform well under these circumstances & home teams usually draw larger than normal crowds than they do for saturday games. teams that lose on the road have a unsatisfying feeling, & when they return home for a satuday game in front of their home town fans, they want to have a strong showing & get rid of the sour taste of that loss from everybody's mouth. by eliminating teams playing with little rest, teams that had to play beyond regulation, teams that scored a lot of points & still lost, & weak opponents off a home dog loss, this system is picking the best opportunities....
3 teams qualify this week for this system....clemson, so. fla., & utep....
of the 3 i'm choosing clemson as the best bet because they are 4-0 at home & have won by an average score of 47-5....& that's including beating g.t. by a 31-7 score.
w. mich-11...
i took this earlier in the week primarily because a well respected capper on another forum likes this game & because w. mich. is stronger on both sides of the ball.
good luck.