Pac-10 Thurs/Sat

[bgold13]

Cal +2.5 vs Utah

thought this game should have been pk even before hearing that Utes starting qb will miss this game
PLAY CAL +2.5

Rest of lines
WSU +5 Colorado
HAWAII +21 USC
ILLINIOS +10.5 UCLA
OREGON +11.5 ARIZONA
NM ST +21.5 OSU
UTAHST +25.5 ASU

will post picks later in the week... only thing I am leaning towards so far is Oregon

 

[Marra]

You like Utah St + points against our Devils? I thought it was going to be about 30 when the line came out.

It's never good when your running game isn't very good against Northern Arizona, but I am not to worried about it. Loren Wade looks good and hopefully will just be adaquate enough to win. We are an obvious passing team, anyway.

I think this game is a "stay away" b/c if Dirk decides to just pass the ball, and forget about the running game, the Devils can beat them by 50. However, if they play like they did against NAU, it could be a 10-14 point game. We'll see.

GO DEVILS!

 

[bgold13]

Marra- i thnk we will run the ball fine all year especially when walter gets all his receivers in sync. Number "1" running back Mike Williams will be out with a MCL sprain for ASU. The 1 is in quotes because he is not the teams best back.. Wade or one of the Hills and even Canidate are better. ASU will get Caldwell and Lightfoot back for this game... and those two are top caliber players. I expect ASU to destroy USU and I imagine I will play ASU. I watched USU vs NU last week, but still have more to look at with USU before I wager.

It will be a highly wagered gmae becasue of the 7pm start time so the line could end up at 27 or so

 

[ststrl]

The Pac-10 guru, I look foward to hearing, reading i mean, what you have to say about Wazzu and NMSU. Think Colo barely escaped w/ a W vs UCLA, and Wazzu blew it at South Bend. OSU choked big time vs a good Fresno squad, though NMSU always seems to be in the SunBelt hunt and schedules tough opponents. I'm also w/ you on CAL. :toast:

 

[ststrl]

Forgot to ask BG, CAL ML +107 sound good?

 

[ND2002HORNS]

I like Oregon, Col and ASU. I will be watching for your plays.

HORNS

 

[bgold13]

yeah -spencer I think 21.5 is a lot of points for OSU to be lying with what little offense they showed last week. I think they are going to run Stphen Jackson 25 times and that should chew up a lot of clock. NMST will not be overwhelmed by the OSU "talent" (not sure if too many teams in the pac are that talented this year) They saw the Horns run by them... so NMST will be a little more prepared. NMST has always had a bad taste in my mouth ever since they went to Sun Devil Stadiumm in 99 i think and waxed ASU 35-7. But Im going to bite and take NMST though PLAY NMST +21.5

ND how will the hORNS fare this week?

 

[Marra]

Derek Anderson=Most overrated QB in America.

 

[johnnyb.]

mike riley=worst coach in the pac-10...nice guys finish last!

 

[Mr Hockey]

Derek Anderson is a major reason I'd never lay heavy pts with these guys. I look to fade them in any instance where they are laying big points. They are usually a good go against when facing 1-aa schools.

 

[ND2002HORNS]

Hard to say about the Horns this week. I have not seen Ark. yet this year. Horns are tough at home as always. If the Horns can establish the run they win easily but if you have to rely on Mock to win the game for you then the Horns will be in trouble covering the 13 pts. I will look into it more later but hate playing against a team I have yet to see. I hope the bye for the Horns helps them.

HORNS

 

[bgold13]

ya I dont know much about Arkansas either


Ststrl- The most underappreciated man on the board post some of your wins for this week... I know UCONN may be looking ahead to VTECH this week

 

[bgold13]

ORE -11.5
I hope I am not being paranoid here but this game kind of reminds me of Cal and Arizona last year when the "players revolt" against Mack began and UA upset Cal upright. While there in no revolt so far, coming off a loss than not only embaressed the school, but als o the pac-10, I cant help feel like hte Cats will be reved up and ready. However, Based on talent Oregon should smoke the Cats here, and with a crowd that wont see more than 25 thousand in the seats, Oregon just seems to easy here. Play UO -11.5

Illinios +11 vs Ucla

UCLA lost starting QB for 4-6 weeks last week and Drew Olsen will regain the starting role. The LA times reported this morining that the backup qb was arrested earlier in the month and will be disciplined for this game. UCLA will be severly thin at the most important position on the field. The Bruins will try and get Tyler Ebell running better after a bad performance against CU. Illinios may be down, but they certainly should not be getting double digits to a team that has so much to prove. PLAY ILLINIOS +11 BIG

Utah St +26 vs ASU
Utah St is the play here. USU will be able to pass against the Sun Devils. ASU allowed 300+ yars of passing to NAU Saturdaty mainly because NAU had recievers over 6"3 and the ASU cb's are 5"9. USU has bigger WR than NAU and will pass efficeintly. ASUran a very plain playbook vs NAU and will do the same vs USU as to not show Iowa anything next week. ASU will not play there banged up secondary too much either and will accept giving up a lot of points here. USU runs a 3-4 defense which is rare in the NCAA and ASU will be trying to run once again and that should move the clock. If ASU wants to pass they can and score at will. I see USU puttig up between 17-24 points mainly because I dont think ASU will risk playing All American canidate Saftey Jason Shivers who has abruised sternum. They want him rested for Iowa. So will ASU score 50 points? I dont think so.. Bet USU +26
after initailly thinking ASU was the play the big recievers and Awesome Tight End USU has made me sway to the Utes
more t o come

 

[ajoytoy]

nice write ups!


the best of luck this weekend!!

toy

 

[ND2002HORNS]

Arizona does not have the talent, plain and simple. So don't worry! They are so young. Freshman and sophomores starting at too many key positions. They have 2 QB's who will run scared again. GL

HORNS

 

[ststrl]

ORE -11.5
with a crowd that wont see more than 25 thousand in the seats, Oregon just seems to easy here.

Just for $hits and giggles, I can tell you that usually its about 50,000 then when half time rolls around and we are down 20, thats when everyone leaves. Odviously Oregon is the play here, and I'm not saying this cause I'm a UofA alum, but don't be shocked if what BGold says is true about the similarities to last years CAL game. UofA WILL NOT win this game, we will get fawking smoked or it will be a close game. The way I see this game is that its one of the last games of the night, assuming you have a good day and win your morning games then i'd suggest a play here, but if things don't go well, pass on this game its too weird...

 

[bgold13]

spencer- i dont know the last time ua saw 50,000 for a game, nau was your biggest crowd last year at 48,000, then asu at 47,000. I cant imagine more than 30,000 tickets havebeen sold for the oregon game and by halftime that place will be a ghost town again. When are those plays coming... congrats on the move to sherman oaks

 

[ND2002HORNS]

I was at the game Sat. night against LSU and they announced the crowd at 46,000 and there was no way it was more than 40,000. After half time there were about 20,000.

HORNS

 

[bgold13]

HAWAII +21 vs SC

Playing Hawai'i: Timmy Chang will finally make his 03 debut for the Rainbows/warriors or whatever. The last QB the Trojans saw like this was Ell Roberson for KSU and they beat the Trojans. Of course circumstances are different. USC really looked plain agasint the weird defensive formartions BYU out on the Trojans. Meanwhile Chang will be playing out of hte gun much like BYU did when they had success. BYU showed a wrinkle in hte Trojan D and look for playmaker like Chang to exploit it all day. I like Hawaii more and more here: USC beat Auburn and BYU but Hawaii may be better than both those teams. PLAY UH +21:drinky:

 

[ststrl]

I was at the game Sat. night against LSU and they announced the crowd at 46,000 and there was no way it was more than 40,000. After half time there were about 20,000.

HORNS

Ok so I was off by a couple Thou, however what ND said right above what i'm writing is how it goes. People show up, then we go to $hit then everyone heads over to dirtbags :toast: