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November 4th, 2010 By Andrew "Mr. Multi-Task" Ryan - Cappersinfo Contributor

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Matchup: Western Michigan Broncos @ Central Michigan Chippewas
Date: Friday, November 5th, 6:00 ET
Location: Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Mount Pleasant, MI
Game Line: Central Michigan -3.5
Over/Under 51.5

It’s the battle of the Directional Michigan schools on Friday night in Mt. Pleasant, when the 3-5 Western Michigan Broncos take on the 2-7 Central Michigan Chippewas. Both Western Michigan and Central Michigan are having down seasons after being atop the MAC West over the past few years. Central Michigan greatly misses All-MAC QB Dan LeFevour and HC Butch Jones. New QB Ryan Radcliff has failed to match LeFevour’s vast production, completing 58.6% of his passes for 2342 yards with 12 touchdowns and 15 interceptions thus far this season. Last week in the Chippewas’ 17-14 loss to Bowling Green, Radcliff completed 14 of 25 passes for 132 yards with a touchdown and an interception. On the positive side, RB Paris Cotton looked good against the Falcons, carrying the ball 23 times for 111 yards. As for Western Michigan, QB Alex Carder hasn’t been much of a step down from QB Tim Hiller this season. Last week, Carder was able to throw all over the Northern Illinois defense, completing 31 of 53 passes for 360 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions and came close to leading the Broncos to a victory over the division leading Huskies before falling 28-21. WR Jordan White was the primary target most of the day, catching 14 balls for 180 yards and a score.

Free College Football Picks: Western Michigan +3.5
Prediction: Western Michigan 31 Central Michigan 28


Matchup: UCF Knights @ Houston Cougars
Date: Friday, November 5th, 8:00 ET
Location: John O’Quinn Field at Robertson Stadium, Houston, TX
Game Line: Houston -1.5
Over/Under 61.5

A possible preview of the Conference USA will take place Friday night when the 6-2 UCF Knights travel to Houston to take on the 5-3 Cougars. UCF has won four straight conference games to take sole possession of first place atop the C-USA East standings. They are led on offense by the backfield duo of RB Ronnie Weaver and QB Jeff Godfrey. Godfrey has done very well since taking over for QB Ryan Calabrese, and the dual threat freshman has taken great strides since winning the job. In last week’s big 49-35 win against East Carolina, Godfrey completed 8 of 12 passes for 159 yards with two touchdowns. Weaver and fellow RB Latavius Murray had a huge game on the ground for the Knights, combining to carry the rock for 227 yards and five touchdowns in the victory. Houston has turned its team remarkably in a short amount of time after losing Heisman Trophy contending QB Case Keenum and backup QB Cotton Turner in a loss to UCLA early in the season. In the last two weeks, the Cougars have scored huge wins against SMU and Memphis to put them in a tie for first atop C-USA West. Last week against Memphis, Houston dominated the game from start to finish, rushing out to a 35-3 halftime lead en route to a 56-17 victory. QB David Piland had a fantastic day, completing 20 of 23 passes for 292 yards and five touchdowns and RB Michael Hayes added 123 yards and a touchdown on the ground. This is an extremely important game for both teams so expect a hard fought affair.

Free College Football Picks: Houston -1.5
Prediction: Houston 38 UCF 34

 
September 8th, 2010 By Andrew "Mr. Multi-Task" Ryan - Cappersinfo Contributor

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Temple Owls (-8) vs. Central Michigan Chippewas
Thursday, September 9th
7:00 ET, Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA

The Owls were just able to squeak out a 31-24 win last week against a powerful FBS team in Villanova that came close to upsetting them for the second straight year. Temple was down late in the fourth, but K Brandon McManus hit his fourth field goal of the game to put HC Al Golden and the Owls ahead for good with just eight seconds left. QB Chester Stewart managed the game well for the Owls, completing 16 of 27 passes for 200 yards with a touchdown. In their first game without former all-everything QB Dan LeFevour, the Chippewas and new QB Ryan Radcliff cruised to a 33-0 win over lowly FBS Hampton. Radcliff headed a Chippewa offense that racked up 427 total yards of offense on the day and completed 20 of 34 passes for 242 yards and a touchdown while also running for a score. RB Paris Cotton also impressed with 94 yards rushing and a TD on 18 carries. Some love should also be given to the CMU defense for holding Hampton to a paltry 129 total yards of offense on the day.

Prediction: Temple 28 – Central Michigan 17

#20 Auburn Tigers (-1.5) @ Mississippi State Bulldogs
Thursday, September 9th
7:45 ET, Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field, Starkville, MS

The Bulldogs looked extremely impressive in their win against Memphis last week, but face their first real test of the season when #20 Auburn comes into Starkville on Thursday night. HC Dan Mullen has the faithful energized after the team’s dominating performance in their 49-7 thumping of Memphis last week. The Bulldogs offense racked up 569 total yards and dominated Memphis in all facets of the game. QB Tyler Russell was particularly impressive, completing 13 of 16 passes for 256 yards and four touchdowns while he was in the game. However, the Tigers of Auburn are a big step up from the ones out of the Volunteer State. Whereas Memphis may be the worst team in Conference USA this year, Auburn has a legitimate shot at an SEC West title with a talented roster and the offensive of guru Gus Malzahn. Despite two turnovers, the Auburn offense still put up 600+ yards of total offense in a 52-26 romp of Arkansas State. QB Cam Newton was studly in the win, completing nine of 14 passes for 186 yards and three touchdowns while also carrying the ball for 171 yards and two scores. Although the Bulldogs are certainly improving under Mullen, look for Auburn to show they are still above them on the SEC West pecking chain.

Prediction: Auburn 30 – Mississippi State 20