BOWL RECAP
2012 TOP BOWL MINNY +13 WIN
Sides (1*) 1-5-0 Totals 9-3-0
Sides (2*) 13-8-1 MoneyLine/AML 4-9-0 (+0.50)
2-4 yester stopped my L-ville and Oregon sweeps and no excuses. Johnny Scooter showed his studness and Stoops brothers still trying to pull heads out of azz and figure out a way to stop him, And never will. Can't win em all, so I will just move on to Pitt, gl everyone
PITT + 3.5 (2*)
PITT -2 + 165
PITT/MISS UNDER 55
3rd Year in a row Panthers hit Birmingham. Won 2 yrs ago over Kentucky, covering by 14 and last year lost to SMU 28-6 as 3.5 py fav. June Jones reminded us earlier that he can prepare a Bowl team. And how many times this Bowl season have we seen the effect of coaching chaos and an interim on the outcome of a Game. Such was Pitt last year, coachless, among the streak of 5 Coaches in a 14 month span. This year, I hope, Paul Chryst has his guys prepared.
Panthers comes in with losses vs. Youngstown St (wk #1) and a sub-par UConn. Got blown out early at Cinc (Bowl winner), lost by 1 at Cuse (Bowl winner), and got a taste of home cooking in South Bend. Panthers entered the 4th QTR of that one up 20-6 before the chefs took over and 3OTs later, homeboys remained undefeated.
Tino Sunseri comes in here with 3100 passing yds, 19 TDs, and a 65% competion rate. Most importantly, 2 INTs. He hasn't thrown a pick since Sept 15 vs VaT; that's 9 games ago! 2-time All BigEast Ray Graham is 100%, the Irish couldn't stop him, and he finished with 1000+ yds and 19 TDs.
Pitt gave up only 19 ppg, (#21 nation) and 325 ypg (#16). Yeah, I know...not against SEC D's. Right. And most importantly come in with a +12 TO margin. I think that's big in this game, Rebels come in with a negative -1. And a QB that's thrown 15 picks..
Hats off to Hugh Freeze for the turnaround he's produced in 1 year. I know they've played Bama, A & M, and LSU tough. I also know that struggled with UTEP and got blown out at home by 35 against a Texas team that lost to OK (we saw that D last nite) by 42 pts.
I've said all Bowl seasons that D's that allow 30 ppg seldom cover as favs in Bowls. Check those teams scores and ATS results.
And lastly will look at a Bowl Angle that comes in at over 85% and has come up only once this Season on a Clemson team (who'd they play??). BET any single digit Dog that lost previous Season Bowl Game by 21 pts or more.
I'll scoot with that one.
I'm wrong alot tho.
GL everyone