sorry about the unc play thursday. i really thought larry fedora had been fired. :facepalm:
big surprise... i'm on some doggies.
temple (+6.5) 2 units
temple (ML) 1 unit to win 2.2. last year's solid temple defense returns all 11 starters. and they're going to be ready to avenge their loss to the nittany lions. that 30-13 game was actually a lot closer than it appears. they were tied at 6 midway through the 3rd when the wheels fell off for the owls. they gave up back-to-back runs of 37 & 38 yards for a TD and 2 plays later, a pj walker pass was picked and returned to the temple 8. 1 play later, another TD made it 20-6. the owls came right back with a 75-yard td, and then their d stepped up, holding psu to a 3-and-out and a 5-and-out. but then walker, who threw about 16 INTs that day, threw another one that was returned for a TD. that effectively ended the game. to recap, let's look at psu's scoring "drives"...
12 plays, 64 yards (fg)
9 plays, 55 yards to set up a 50-yard fg at the end of the 1st half
2 plays, 75 yards (td)
1 play, 8 yards (td)
6 plays, 20 yards (fg)
so psu really only had 2 long scoring drives the entire game, and those both ended in fgs. the others, back-to-back long runs and the 2 set up by turnovers, were aberrations. the psu offense did very little in that game. IF pj walker can limit the to's (he actually threw 4 INTs that game), this is a very, very winnable game for temple.
temple/psu under (44) 2 units. while i obviously don't expect psu to do much offensively, it's hard to expect much offense from temple either. first team to 17 wins.
fau (+4) 2 units
fau (ML) 1 unit to win 1.6. more owls? this is getting weird. should i also play rice, laying 30 to wagner? anyway, fau was 6-1 ATS as a dog last year, and 19-6 the last 3 years. and they beat tulsa 50-21 last year.
byu (+6) 2 units
byu (ML) 1 unit to win 1.8. mike riley's a good coach, but tommy armstrong running a pro-style offense? yeah, the 'huskers may struggle a little offensively.
big surprise... i'm on some doggies.
temple (+6.5) 2 units
temple (ML) 1 unit to win 2.2. last year's solid temple defense returns all 11 starters. and they're going to be ready to avenge their loss to the nittany lions. that 30-13 game was actually a lot closer than it appears. they were tied at 6 midway through the 3rd when the wheels fell off for the owls. they gave up back-to-back runs of 37 & 38 yards for a TD and 2 plays later, a pj walker pass was picked and returned to the temple 8. 1 play later, another TD made it 20-6. the owls came right back with a 75-yard td, and then their d stepped up, holding psu to a 3-and-out and a 5-and-out. but then walker, who threw about 16 INTs that day, threw another one that was returned for a TD. that effectively ended the game. to recap, let's look at psu's scoring "drives"...
12 plays, 64 yards (fg)
9 plays, 55 yards to set up a 50-yard fg at the end of the 1st half
2 plays, 75 yards (td)
1 play, 8 yards (td)
6 plays, 20 yards (fg)
so psu really only had 2 long scoring drives the entire game, and those both ended in fgs. the others, back-to-back long runs and the 2 set up by turnovers, were aberrations. the psu offense did very little in that game. IF pj walker can limit the to's (he actually threw 4 INTs that game), this is a very, very winnable game for temple.
temple/psu under (44) 2 units. while i obviously don't expect psu to do much offensively, it's hard to expect much offense from temple either. first team to 17 wins.
fau (+4) 2 units
fau (ML) 1 unit to win 1.6. more owls? this is getting weird. should i also play rice, laying 30 to wagner? anyway, fau was 6-1 ATS as a dog last year, and 19-6 the last 3 years. and they beat tulsa 50-21 last year.
byu (+6) 2 units
byu (ML) 1 unit to win 1.8. mike riley's a good coach, but tommy armstrong running a pro-style offense? yeah, the 'huskers may struggle a little offensively.
