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re: OFFICIAL CFB Bet Thread Week 3

Posted on 9/13/13 at 3:23 pm to
Posted by HoLeInOnEr05
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Posted on 9/13/13 at 3:23 pm to
quote:

so the only things I'm on are WKU -9


I was planning on taking this as well, but the RLM scares the frick out of me.
Posted by dgtiger3
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Posted on 9/13/13 at 3:32 pm to
quote:

So, you like Air Force Kentucky Bowling Green UCLA Va Tech New Mexico Colorado UCF Texas A&M Ole Miss Washington Utah Maryland?


I will probably be on most of those sides, definitely not on the opposite side of any of them. Although the last three make me nervous.
Posted by TigerTatorTots
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Posted on 9/13/13 at 3:36 pm to
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I tailed everyone that was promoting Cincy last week and those son of a bitches lost by almost 30 points.
You should have tailed me then


Will probably be the easiest win of the year for me
Posted by dcrews
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Member since Feb 2011
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Posted on 9/13/13 at 3:38 pm to
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Will probably be the easiest win of the year for me


Tots, I'm lazy. What are you on thus far aside from Louisville -10 and TN +27?
This post was edited on 9/13/13 at 3:39 pm
Posted by LSUAlum2001
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Posted on 9/13/13 at 3:42 pm to
See my other post.

We all loved Cincy and it opened at -10.5, dropped to -7 and settled around -8.

It should have told everyone that Illinois was the play if anyone bet on it.

Another similar game this week is WKU. It opened at -9.5 and I've seen it as low as -7.5.

At first glance, you would think WKU should beat them by 28.

This post was edited on 9/13/13 at 3:44 pm
Posted by blades8088
Covington
Member since Nov 2008
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Posted on 9/13/13 at 3:57 pm to
Tots, Crews whats up fellas. As much as UL looks like a trap I cant lay off them. I see a 14 pt win or more. I also like UCLA and UCF
Posted by bamafan425
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Posted on 9/13/13 at 4:00 pm to
I think I might add Penn St. Bill OBrien can coach football.
Posted by Cowbells
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Posted on 9/13/13 at 4:07 pm to
I was just about to post that I added PSU to my card this week.

My card for week 3 (all 1 unit):

Troy (+14.5)/Tulane (+14) teaser - W

Louisville (-10)
WKU (-10)
Toledo (-3.5)
Bama/A&M (u60.5)
Penn St (-4.5)
Maryland (-6)
Posted by bamafan425
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Posted on 9/13/13 at 4:10 pm to
Love the card. Bama under might be best play on the board.
Posted by LSUAlum2001
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Posted on 9/13/13 at 4:11 pm to
UCF is better than both teams that Penn State has played to date.

UCF should win SU.
Posted by dgtiger3
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Posted on 9/13/13 at 4:12 pm to
Here is my reason for staying away of a few games that look like EASY wins.

Home Field Advantage is a pretty big deal in College Football, a sport with huge emotional and momentum swings and 21 year olds. It's one of the things that makes the sport great. The key is finding teams that play much better at home than they do on the road.

TeamRankings.com is a fantastic site for this information in every sport.
LINK
They use a formula that bases how the team plays at home and on the road, according to what opponents they played against, and how they were expected to play.

I like to average out the previous two seasons and try to get an idea of teams to avoid on the road.

Top 10 Teams HFA teams in College Football last two seasons.
1. Washington
2. Oklahoma State
3. UAB
4. UCLA
5. Baylor
6. Nebraska
7. Mississippi State
8. Georgia
9. LSU
10. Army


It's the reason I will laying off of Washington and UCLA this weekend, and it's the reason that the lines look too good to be true at first glance.
Posted by bamafan425
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Posted on 9/13/13 at 4:20 pm to
Do you take into account coaching changes from previous seasons?

Or player turnover? Especially from two seasons ago. You could possibly only have a handful of the same starters as you did two seasons ago.

I don't like putting that much stock in CFB in previous seasons because of high player turnover.
Posted by carmenjello
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2011
93 posts
Posted on 9/13/13 at 4:23 pm to
RAS totals from yesterday

123 BGSU O61 now 63
162 Ball St U63.5 now 58
177 Kansas O57 now 59
193 Wisconsin O52 now 54.5
171 Ohio State O64.5 now 65.5

Doubt I'll touch any of these. So far only total for me is 151 Alabama/Texas A&M Under 62 -110
Posted by dgtiger3
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Member since Sep 2005
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Posted on 9/13/13 at 4:41 pm to
Absolutely. I think coaching has a much larger effect than player turnover as far as creating the culture as far as how teams respond at home and on the road.
Posted by bamafan425
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Posted on 9/13/13 at 4:45 pm to
Absolutely. Coaching would be way more weighted than player turnover for me as well.

But losing a QB or defensive leader could hurt as well.
Posted by LSUAlum2001
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Posted on 9/13/13 at 4:48 pm to
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But losing a QB


The biggest returning position as far as betting goes in football.

Posted by dcrews
Houston, TX
Member since Feb 2011
32130 posts
Posted on 9/13/13 at 4:59 pm to
quote:

The biggest returning position as far as betting goes in football.


Sometimes it's the only position that Vegas considers worth any points for the spread.
Posted by supadave3
Houston, TX
Member since Dec 2005
31812 posts
Posted on 9/13/13 at 5:01 pm to
quote:

Will probably be the easiest win of the year for me


Do you think you would have won without the QB injury though? I was fishing all day and didn't get to see any of the game so I have no clue how the game went other than the final score.
This post was edited on 9/13/13 at 5:03 pm
Posted by LSUAlum2001
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Posted on 9/13/13 at 5:06 pm to
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Do you think you would have won without the QB injury though? .


Legeaux was injured in the 4th quarter, I believe. The game was already over as far as Cincy -7 goes at that point.
This post was edited on 9/13/13 at 5:06 pm
Posted by supadave3
Houston, TX
Member since Dec 2005
31812 posts
Posted on 9/13/13 at 5:10 pm to
quote:

Legeaux was injured in the 4th quarter, I believe.


Oh, ok. I didn't know that.
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