college football week 12

**Mark's Moneymakers** · 11-13-2008, 08:44 AM

Week twelve is off to a good start and I needed that. Picked up three units to start of the week last night. I will admit my confidence is a little shaken by the past two weeks, but you have to go on. Need to stop the bleeding...only a few weeks left in the regular season and I think bowl games are tough to cap.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH

Virginia Tech +4 � vs Miami-Florida (regular play)……………….Neither team what they once were, but this should still be a pretty good game. Only going with a gut feeling in this game. I just cannot see either team winning by more than 3-4 points. This just smells like a close game to me.

Wyoming +7 vs UNLV (strong play)………………..Like above, this just smells like a close game to me. A couple of below average teams playing each other. A little scary taking Wyoming on the road, but I am going to go with the team with the better defense getting a touchdown. Defense in general wins games, not offense.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH

Louisville +3 � vs Cincinnati (regular play)……………….Cincinnati has been a surprise team this year and they could easily win the Big East and get a nice bowl bid. Louisville just got crushed at Pitt last week, so you have to wonder how they are only getting 3 � points. Louisville turned the ball over a million times vs Pitt. Stat wise I think the game was pretty even. Whole Big East sucks and is over rated and does not deserve a BCS Bid. Nobody knows who is coming from this conference. Whoever it is will get crushed in their bowl game. I will take the home dog to win this game and mix up the already mixed up Big East Conference.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH

Minnesota +14 vs Wisconsin (best bet)………………….I guess the way these two are playing right now you could say two teams headed in opposite directions. Wisconsin is finally playing a little more like they were supposed to, while Minny after a great start has come back to earth. I think mentally Wisky still has to be a little down with their record not being as good as expected. Minny still has to feel pretty good about their record this late in the season. Long story short, there is no way Wisky should be laying two touchdowns in this game. I love all those points and after going 0-4 the past two weeks in my best bets, I am due for a win or so. This should be it.

Northwestern +4 vs Michigan (best bet)……………I have been betting most of my life and I am 45 years old. Hard to believe things have changed this much where Northwestern is only getting 4 points AT Michigan. This line used to be 28 every year. This game almost mirrors the above game for me. Michigan with new coach having a horrible year, although playing a little better lately, while Northwestern has played very well and is having a decent season, but has slumped lately. Northwestern has a great shot a winning this game and I feel really good about getting more than a field goal.

Mark my words….my best bets are going 2-0 or 0-2 this week. I will either snap out of it or the streak will continue. I am either thinking correctly or I am way of base with my two best bets.

Rutgers +7.5 vs S Florida (strong play)…………………S Florida was supposed to run the table and maybe play in the national championship game this year. At least that was the talk coming from the Big East this year.. Rutgers was supposed to be decent, then really, really sucked, but has played better recently. Rutgers QB Teal is finally playing like he did last year, so I think Rutgers will score some points and they do have a decent defense. S Florida is a great dog, but a questionable favorite. I just don’t see S Florida blowing this team out. I think that hook at the end of 7 is what suckered me in. S Florida by seven or less.

Air Force +5 � vs BYU (strong play)………………Byu might be the better team, but I get the feeling they lose this game. Air Force is one of those teams who are a headache to play against. Something tells me Air Force will run the ball, control the clock and keep it away from BYU’s offense. BYU might in the meantime feel some pressure and turn the ball over a few times allowing Air Force to stay in this game and have a shot at winning it in the end. I was going to buy this line up to 7, but it is very rare that I buy lines. If I am wrong about this one, BYU will win by more than seven points.

Everything else just a one unit regular play.

Troy +18.5 vs LSU (regular play)……………..LSU is not the once unbeatable team at home anymore. I am not saying they will lose this game, but Troy is one of those teams who nobody pays attention to who is not all that bad. I don’t see how LSU is up for this one after the recent competition they have played. Troy sneaks under the number here.

S Carolina +23 vs Florida (regular play)………….Only a regular play. It is scary to go against Florida and their offense when they can put 70 on the board in any game. It is not like S Carolina sucks and it is a lot of points. I am hoping for an off game by Florida where they only win by 2 or 3 touchdowns.

Mississippi St +22 vs Alabama (regular play)…………….Going against another top team here, but again only for one unit. Out of all the top teams we have talked about in recent weeks, I think even though Alabama is number one, that they are the weakest of the teams. My gut tells me Miss St will be up for this game and cover the spread. It is not like Bama has to kill people to jump people in the standings. They just have to win from here on out to play in the BCS Championship game.

Auburn +8.5 vs Georgia (regular play)……………I know Auburn sucks and has all kinds of problems, but any win on the road in the SEC is a good win. Even chumpy teams at home can give you fits sometimes. Auburn is far from what they used to be, but they are not chumps either. Georgia also known to play down to the level of their competition. I think it will be a battle decided in the fourth quarter and if that is the case, 8.5 points will come in handy.

Good Luck Everybody!!

college football week 12

college football week 12

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