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October 7th, 2011 By Andrew "Mr. Multi-Task" Ryan - Cappersinfo Contributor

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Here at Cappers Info, we are taking a weekly look at the teams that could be ones ripe to pull off some major upsets! Check out the potentially ugly dogs that could come up and bite you in the butt in you aren’t careful for the Week 6 of college football betting action!

Year To Date Record: 31-27 ATS

Upset Record: 6-10 +$90

Underdog Pick #1: Indiana Hoosiers (+425 at Wager Web Sportsbook) vs. Illinois Fighting Illini, Saturday, 2:30 ET: Last week, we really should have had the upset of Northwestern over Illinois, and this week, we’re going to take another shot at the Illini. Indiana has won three of the last four here in Bloomington, and though this would be the biggest upset of the bunch, it is still an upset that we deem to be possible. The Hoosiers stuck around with, what in our eyes, is a comparable Penn State team last week in what amounted to be their best game of the season. QB Dusty Kiel might be the answer to the team’s quarterback problems. At some point the Illini are going to get picked off, and we want to be right there for the kill when it happens. This is a big, big price in a game in which we feel Indiana has at least a 1 in 4 chance of winning outright.

Underdog Pick #2: Utah Utes (+145 at Wager Web Sportsbook) vs. Arizona State Sun Devils, Saturday 3:30 ET: Last week, we were spot on with Washington against the Utes, but now that their backs are against the wall, we are definitely backing the hosts in their third Pac-12 game of the year. Part of this is that we just don’t buy into what Arizona State is selling. The team barely survived at home against Missouri, didn’t survive on the road against Illinois, and was down for far too long against Oregon State at home last week. Going on the road is never easy. Head Coach Kyle Whittingham has to be preaching to his team that the season isn’t over yet. In fact, winning out should win the Pac-12 South. Step No. 1 comes on Saturday with an “upset” over the Sun Devils, which could be the beginning of the end for Head Coach Dennis Erickson at ASU.

Underdog Pick #3: Air Force Falcons (+475 at Wager Web Sportsbook) @ Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Saturday, 3:30 ET: We were all about what the Irish were selling for a few weeks, but now, we’re not really all that sure that they should be justified as greater than a two TD favorite against a team that perhaps should be garnering some Top 25 attention. The Falcons are a solid team — just as Navy about how good the Falcons are after last week’s game. That being said, teams that run the triple option have had some success against Notre Dame in past years, and this might not be an exception. QB Tim Jefferson Jr. and the crew could be in for a big, big upset in South Bend.

Underdog Pick #4: Northwestern Wildcats (+250 at Wager Web Sportsbook) vs. Michigan Wolverines, Saturday, 7:00 ET: Night games in college football are just so much more interesting than day games are, and that’s what Big Blue is going to find out in this one. We still believe in this Northwestern outfit even though it should be disappointed to have blown a relatively sizeable lead last week at Memorial Stadium. Back at home though, we tend to think that they are going to get the job done, especially knowing that this is the time of year that the Wolverines are capable of pulling off their collapse.

Underdog Pick #3: Ohio State Buckeyes (+330 at Wager Web Sportsbook) @ Nebraska Cornhuskers, Saturday, 8:00 ET: Be very, very careful about a hangover, Nebraska… The Cornhuskers were embarrassed last week in Madison against the Badgers in their first ever game in the Big 10, and this one might not be all that much easier when you think about it. Ohio State is still legitimately probably one of the best 25 teams in the country, and though RB Boom Herron and WR DeVier Posey won’t be in the fold, this entire defense is together and should once again put forth a solid effort. If we can get a game like last week’s 10-7 loss against Michigan State, we know that the Bucks will have us smiling about having a +330 lottery ticket at that point. Don’t be shocked if Big Red gets bounced by the Bucks.

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September 30th, 2011 By Andrew "Mr. Multi-Task" Ryan - Cappersinfo Contributor

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Here at Cappers Info, we are taking a weekly look at the teams that could be ones ripe to pull off some major upsets! Check out the potentially ugly dogs that could come up and bite you in the butt in you aren’t careful for the Week 5 of college football betting action!

Year To Date Record: 26-20 ATS

Upset Record: 5-8 +$185

Underdog Pick #1: Northwestern Wildcats (+310 at Wager Web Sportsbook) @ Illinois Fighting Illini, Saturday, 12:00 ET: Our apologies to the Illini, but you’re not the better team in this game. Finally, QB Dan Persa is going to be back in the fold this week for the Wildcats after suffering an Achilles injury last season. It was a long road to recovery, but all signs point to Persa being able to take back control of this offense this week, which is great news for a Northwestern team that still thinks it has an outside shot of winning the Big 10 this year. Illinois has been doing it with smoke and mirrors. Sure, QB Nathan Scheelhaase and company are a decent team, but they’re not a Top 25 club. Bowl game? Sure. Better than 4-4 in conference? Absolutely not. Northwestern could be the real deal. This is the biggest steal on the board in Week 5 in our opinions.

Underdog Pick #2: Akron Zips (+260 at Wager Web Sportsbook) @ Eastern Michigan Eagles, Saturday 1:00 ET: Okay, we get it. Akron’s bad. Really, really bad. Of course, Eastern Michigan is also bad. Really, really bad. Neither of these teams really should even be playing FBS football at the moment, but alas, this is a conference game that we have to suffer through every year. Akron has every bit as good of a chance of going on the road and winning this game as teh Eagles do. Take the hefty price and run this week.

Underdog Pick #3: Arkansas Razorbacks (+115 at Wager Web Sportsbook) vs. Texas A&M Aggies, Saturday, 3:30 ET: We faded A&M last week, and we were paid off in a healthy manner for it. Now, we’re going to do it again. Arkansas, in our opinion, is just the better team in this game. The Aggies don’t look like they have the ability to win the big game, as demonstrated last week against Oklahoma State, and we tend to believe that the honeymoon for QB Ryan Tannehill is said and done with. QB Tyler Wilson is the real deal, and though the Hogs were crushed by Alabama last week, we don’t see that happening again. Welcome to the SEC, Texas A&M.

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September 23rd, 2011 By Andrew "Mr. Multi-Task" Ryan - Cappersinfo Contributor

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Here at Cappers Info, we are taking a weekly look at the teams that could be ones ripe to pull off some major upsets! Check out the potentially ugly dogs that could come up and bite you in the butt in you aren’t careful for the Week 4 of college football betting action!

Year To Date Record: 20-13 ATS

Upset Record: 3-6 +$85

Underdog Pick #1: North Carolina Tar Heels (+220 at Wager Web Sportsbook) @ Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Saturday, 12:00 ET: Welcome to your first legitimate test, Georgia Tech. Sure, we know that the Ramblin’ Wreck have been dropping all sorts of points on the scoreboard to start the season, especially after running up over 750 yards of offense on the Kansas Jayhawks last week. Toto, we’re not in Kansas anymore. The Tar Heels have a tough, hardnosed team, and they aren’t going to be out-physicalled at the line of scrimmage like these lesser foes that G-Tech has scheduled thus far. We wouldn’t be overly surprised if there was a major upset in the cards to start off the ACC season, as there is far too much respect being given here to Head Coach Paul Johnson’s crew.

Underdog Pick #2: Louisiana Monroe Warhawks (+500 at Wager Web Sportsbook) @ Iowa Hawkeyes, Saturday 12:00 ET: It’s a big, big underdog that we’re dealing with here, but there is a big, big prize at the end of it as well. If you’re the Hawkeyes, you have to feel good about that massive comeback last week at home to beat the Pitt Panthers. However, you also have to wonder how you got yourself into that position as well. We just don’t know if Head Coach Kirk Ferentz really has a good squad or not this year. What we’ve seen from the Warhawks, we’ve liked against the Florida State Seminoles and TCU Horned Frogs, and with this being their third big time road test of the year, we think that they really could be primed for an upset. We wouldn’t be surprised one bit if this one went right down to the wire and if QB Kolton Browning wasn’t able to pull off the upset in the end. Iowa’s defense isn’t nearly as good as those of Florida State and TCU.

Underdog Pick #3: Oklahoma State Cowboys (+165 at Wager Web Sportsbook) @ Texas A&M Aggies, Saturday, 3:30 ET: Has there ever been a game pitting two Top 10 teams against each other with such little hype as this one? The Cowboys and Aggies are playing each other for the final time as Big XII foes, and you can bet that the rest of the conference is hoping that the Pokes send A&M packing in style. College Station is a nightmare to go into, but if there’s an offense that can get the job done and silence the “12th Man,” this is it. QB Brandon Weeden is probably the more talented of the two quarterbacks, and WR Justin Blackmon is certainly going to be the best receiver on the field. The question is whether the Pokes can play enough defense to slow down QB Ryan Tannehill and company. We think that they can, and that they’ll win this one nearly half the time, making it well worth our while to back the Cowboys.

Underdog Pick #4: Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles (+130 at Wager Web Sportsbook) @ Virginia Cavaliers, Saturday, 3:30 ET: Simply put, Virginia just isn’t all that great. Head Coach Mark Fedora and the Golden Eagles won this fixture two years ago in Hattiesburg, and though we must admit that the Wahoo’s have a better team now than they did then, we are still optimistic that the Cavs should be laying points in this game. This was a team that just barely squeaked by the lowly Indiana Hoosiers, one of the worst teams in the AQ schools two weeks ago, and it is one that is still trying to figure out how to stick around with the modest teams in the ACC, most of which are right there on Southern Miss’ level. Take the names off of the fronts of the jerseys in this one. The Conference USA team has the better squad and will prove it with an upset in Charlottesville.

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September 16th, 2011 By Andrew "Mr. Multi-Task" Ryan - Cappersinfo Contributor

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Here at Cappers Info, we are taking a weekly look at the teams that could be ones ripe to pull off some major upsets! Check out the potentially ugly dogs that could come up and bite you in the butt in you aren’t careful for the Week 3 of college football betting action!

Year To Date Record: 12-11 ATS

Upset Record: 2-4 +$60

Underdog Pick #1: Duke Blue Devils (+225 at Wager Web Sportsbook) @ Boston College Eagles, Saturday, 12:30 ET: This is more of a play against Boston College than it is on Duke. We feel as though the Dookies are really in some trouble this year as always, but we also know that Head Coach David Cutcliffe has this program going in the right direction once again after years of floating through the wilderness without really having much hope. BC is just a waste, though. The running game looks incredibly shoddy, QB Chase Rettig just isn’t all that good, and the defense is beaten up beyond belief. The Northwestern Wildcats were able to come into Chestnut Hill and post a victory, and now, the Blue Devils are going to do exactly the same.

Underdog Pick #2: Florida State Seminoles (+130 at Wager Web Sportsbook) vs. Oklahoma Sooners, Saturday 8:00 ET: There are just too many eerie looking things in this game for the Sooners. First off, you know that the Noles are going to be psyched up about this game, knowing that they were absolutely taken behind the woodshed against OU last year in Norman. Now, look at some of those creepy similarities. The last time a No. 1 ranked team came to Florida State, it was the Florida Gators who were three point favorites… In Head Coach Bob Stoops’ second year with the Sooners, he guided them to a National Championship against these Seminoles. Now, it’s the second year for Head Coach Jimbo Fisher in Tallahassee. FSU proves that it belongs with a big time upset on Saturday night to send shockwaves throughout the nation.

Underdog Pick #3: Kent State Golden Flashes (+600 at Wager Web Sportsbook) @ Kansas State Wildcats, Saturday, 7:00 ET: Last year, the Wildcats really didn’t have all that great of a team, and now, with QB Collin Klein calling 100% of the shots, their offense is just incredibly one dimensional. The Eastern Kentucky Colonels were able to figure it out in Week 1, and they darn near pulled off the upset against the AQ school. Kansas State seems to be a lot more concerned about its conference affiliation right now than the way that it is playing, and it doesn’t realize that a loss in a game like this could ultimately cost the school millions and millions of dollars if the university is left out in the cold without a conference any time in the near future. Kent State has some potential, and though we don’t like that ugly loss at home against the Louisiana Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns last week, we definitely do like the idea of getting 6 to 1 odds that it can make some noise in Manhattan. This defense could be in for a great day.

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September 9th, 2011 By Andrew "Mr. Multi-Task" Ryan - Cappersinfo Contributor
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Here at Cappers Info, we are taking a weekly look at the teams that could be ones ripe to pull off some major upsets! Check out the potentially ugly dogs that could come up and bite you in the butt in you aren’t careful for the Week 2 of college football betting action!

Year To Date Record: 9-3 ATS

Upset Record: 1-2 +$130

Underdog Pick #1: Hawaii Warriors (+205 at Diamond Sportsbook) @ Washington Huskies, Saturday, 3:30 ET: If U-Dub ended up in a position where it barely survived Eastern Washington, why on earth is it going to be nearly a TD favorite against Hawaii? The Warriors didn’t look their sharpest last week against the Colorado Buffaloes, but QB Bryant Moniz can kill teams both with his arm and with his legs. Last week, he ran for over 100 yards and three TDs, making up for the fact that he didn’t even reach the 200 yard passing mark. Head Coach Steve Sarkisian’s teams just isn’t there yet to compete in the new-look Pac-12, and this is going to be a tough, tough game. The Warriors, in our opinions, should be short favorites in this one in spite of the fact that they haven’t played all that well on the mainland for the most part in recent history.

Underdog Pick #2: Air Force Falcons (+110 at Diamond Sportsbook) vs. TCU Horned Frogs, Saturday 3:30 ET: Alright, so it’s not that much of an “upset” pick, but it’s clear that the Falcons might have the better team in this game. We learned last week that TCU’s big, bad defense might not be all that big and bad after watching QB Robert Griffin III absolutely blow it apart, and now, it’s a very short turnaround to take on the triple option offense of the Falcons. Air Force accounted for almost 400 rushing yards last week against the South Dakota Coyotes, and though this week’s test will clearly be tougher, the third stringers won’t be playing in the fourth quarter. RB Asher Clark and QB Tim Jefferson, Jr. are going to be too tough to stop, and after these two have spent three years getting the snot beaten out of them by the Horned Frogs, it’s time for a small measure of payback to knock TCU out of any chance of going to the BCS, even though those dreams were probably shattered last week against Baylor.

Underdog Pick #3: Michigan Wolverines (+130 at Diamond Sportsbook) vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Saturday, 8:00 ET: Is it just us, or should the Fighting Irish absolutely be underdogs in this game? Going into the Big House is generally hard enough, but going into the Big House in the first big time game of the Head Coach Brady Hoke era is a totally different story. Already, Head Coach Brian Kelly has given up on his quarterback, and he has made the switch from QB Dayne Crist to QB Tommy Rees. We tend to think that this is the better move for the team both in the short term and in the long run, but it still won’t be enough to knock off the Wolverines on their home turf. QB Denard Robinson will have an absolutely amazing game against this defense, which was torched last week by a very similar in nature, QB BJ Daniels for the South Florida Bulls.

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September 4th, 2011 By Andrew "Mr. Multi-Task" Ryan - Cappersinfo Contributor

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There’s just one more game on the Week 1 College Football schedule to analyze this week, and it’s a big one in the ACC, as the Maryland Terrapins take on the Miami Hurricanes. As always here at Cappers Info, we’ve got our NCAA football picks for the game and a check in on our up to date record.

Year To Date Record: 8-2 ATS

Upset Record: 1-1 +$230


NCAA Football Matchup: Miami Hurricanes @ Maryland Terrapins
Date: Monday, September 5th, 8:00 ET
Location: Byrd Stadium, College Park, MD
College Football Betting Line: Maryland -4
Over/Under 46.5

Hurricanes Notes: The notes that we could be making on Miami are quite extensive. It has been well publicized that this team has been absolutely crippled this year by suspensions stemming from improper benefits, and this is the game where the club is going to pay the heftiest price. QB Jacory Harris is out of the fold, as well as four other starters and a total of eight players, which is going to make this a tough, tough task for Head Coach Al Golden in his first game captaining the ship at “The U.” Still, Miami has itself a stout defensive unit, and this team can hold even the best in the nation down under 20 points if it is at its best. QB Stephen Morris started in place of an injured Harris last year in this game, and he led the team on a TD drive with less than a minute left in the game to come all the way back to win in South Beach.

Terrapins Notes: Head Coach Randy Edsall is going to be taking his first shot at an ACC opponent with his new team as well this year, and he is going to try to duplicate the successes he had at Connecticut with the Terps. Maryland brings back a ton of pieces from a team that was right on the verge of winning the ACC Atlantic Division last year, and it could be a club that competes again this season, especially with so many vital games being played here in College Park. WR Torrey Smith needs to be replaced, but the majority of the other skill players on offense are back and should be competent this season. Again, Maryland has a defense which could be outstanding, and this unit was unlucky not to guide the team to a ‘W’ last season.

The Final Word: These two squads have played two awfully low scoring affairs in their two meetings since Miami joined the ACC, and we don’t see this game as being an exception to the rule. QB Danny O’Brien and company are the better of the two offenses without Harris in the fold for Miami, and we expect to see that defensive intensity which the Huskies had last year carrying over to the Terps. Don’t be shocked if neither of these teams get into the 20s.

NCAA Football Free Pick: Under 46.5
NCAA Football Prediction: Maryland 17 – Miami 13

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September 1st, 2011 By Andrew "Mr. Multi-Task" Ryan - Cappersinfo Contributor

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It’s a Lone Star State shootout that will take place on Friday night down in Waco, and here at Cappers Info, we are making our third pick of the season, a duel between the TCU Horned Frogs and the Baylor Bears.

NCAA Football Matchup: TCU Horned Frogs vs. Baylor Bears
Date: Friday, September 2nd, 8:00 ET
Location: Floyd Casey Stadium, Waco, TX
College Football Betting Line: TCU -4.5
Over/Under 53.5

Horned Frogs Notes: TCU is one of the few teams ranked in the Top 25 that has the testicular fortitude to go on the road in the first week of the year, and this is as tricky of a fixture as it gets. QB Andy Dalton is gone, and that now makes a tremendous chunk of the team that was so highly touted just a few years ago that is currently not playing anymore in Fort Worth. However, Head Coach Gary Patterson always finds ways to bulk up a defense, and this year should be no exception whatsoever. The only question is whether the offense is going to be able to keep up or not.

Bears Notes: Whereas TCU has a lot of questions, Baylor seems to have a lot of answers. QB Robert Griffin III is now officially one of the best quarterbacks in the Big XII after years of waiting to break out of his shell, and he has the offensive pieces around him to really make things work in Waco. However, this unit over the last three meetings against TCU dating back to 2006 only has a total of 17 points scored. The Bears did slump miserably down the stretch last season thanks to their defense, which allowed at least 38 points in its last four games of the campaign. Things don’t look all that much better on this side of the ball.

The Final Word: It seems like an odd play to make, but we are going to back the ‘over’ in this one. These two teams combined for 55 points last year, and we just don’t see how Baylor’s further experienced offense is going to be held down this low, especially playing on its home field. The Horned Frogs should still have a reasonable offense this year as well, and Patterson would love to start off with a few good efforts from his ‘O’ to prove that all of the pressure in the MWC this year doesn’t revolve around his stout defense.

NCAA Football Free Pick: Over 53.5
NCAA Football Prediction: TCU 31 – Baylor 27

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August 31st, 2011 By Andrew "Mr. Multi-Task" Ryan - Cappersinfo Contributor
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Here at Cappers Info, we are taking a weekly look at the teams that could be ones ripe to pull off some major upsets! Check out the potentially ugly dogs that could come up and bite you in the butt in you aren’t careful for the Week 1 of college football betting action!

Underdog Pick #1: South Florida Bulls (+330 at Diamond Sportsbook) @ Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Saturday, 3:30 ET: We’re coming out with guns blazing this year and starting off with a 10 point pup which is ready to pull off the big time upset. Sure, Notre Dame had its moments last year, but we just weren’t all that impressed with the way that this team really came together. Now, Head Coach Brian Kelly thinks that QB Dayne Crist is going to be able to lead his team into battle. We beg to differ. QB BJ Daniels has a ton of experience with the Bulls at this point, and Head Coach Skip Holtz knows how to build a winning program. Though South Florida has had better teams in its history, this is one of the biggest games that the school has ever had. Don’t be overly surprised if the Bulls pull off the shocker and shut down South Bend. Irish eyes won’t be smiling on Saturday.

Underdog Pick #2: Georgia Bulldogs (+135 at Diamond Sportsbook) vs. Boise State Broncos, Saturday 8:00 ET: This is more or less the undercard game on Saturday night, but it is the one with the better opportunity in our opinions. Boise State comes in figuring to add yet another scalp to its recent history of an AQ school. The Broncos though, don’t realize what’s coming. Sure, this isn’t the same Broncos team that was blown away Between the Hedges six seasons ago around this time, but this Georgia team might be just as good and certainly is more desperate than the one that was playing in ’05 as well. The Bulldogs have a fantastic leader in QB Andy Murray, and he really has the ability to shine this year even though his top target, WR AJ Green has moved on to the NFL. Boise State had better be careful, or this will be yet another season in which it gets taken out by the Dawgs.

Underdog Pick #3: Troy Trojans (+475 at Diamond Sportsbook) @ Clemson Tigers, Saturday, 3:30 ET: Be very, very careful, Clemson. This is a dangerous spot for a team which is really rebuilding and might not be all that good. The Tigers were only a .500 club last year and were a mediocre ACC team, something that isn’t good going against one of the sneakier mid major teams in America. Troy has a great quarterback in Corey Robinson, who threw for 3,726 yards as a freshman. The Trojans have won some big time games in the past, including against the likes of the Missouri Tigers, and they came awfully, awfully close to shocking a few other teams in the past as well. They also nearly beat the Oklahoma State Cowboys last year, losing by just three points in Stillwater. Not bad against a team that is now ranked in the Top 10 in the country. This is a great price on the Men of Troy on Saturday afternoon.

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January 7th, 2011 By Andrew "Mr. Multi-Task" Ryan - Cappersinfo Contributor

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The BCS National Championship is one of the oldest bowl games that we, the college football betting nation, has a chance to catch on an annual basis. This year, two old division rivals meet up in Arlington, as the Auburn Tigers try to tame the Oregon Ducks.

BCS National Championship Game Matchup: Oregon Ducks vs. Auburn Tigers
Date: Monday, January 10th, 8:30 ET
Location: University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, AZ
BCS National Championship Line: Auburn -2.5
Over/Under 74

Ducks Notes: There is no doubting the fact that the Quack Attack was absolutely fantastic this year, blowing through the Pac-10 with very few problems. The only real snafu came in a brutal 15-13 win over the Cal Golden Bears back on November 13th. Aside from that, there wasn't a win that came by fewer than 11 points this year, and there was never a game that was in any sort of doubt in the fourth quarter. It's going to take an absolutely boatload of points to make happen, but the U of O has a chance to become the top scoring offense by average in the history of college football. This team ranks No. 1 in the country both in total yardage at 542.1 yards per game and No. 1 in scoring at 49.3 points per game. The Ducks hold up those fancy play cards with faces, numbers, colors, etc. on them, they get the play, and they go. They played 12 games this year and ran a total of 935 plays, an average of nearly 78 per game. QB Darron Thomas gets all the credit in the world for coming in and leading this offense in spite of the fact that he was No. 3 on the depth chart at the start of the Spring last year. He hopped over QB Nathan Costa and took over for QB Jeremiah Masoli, who was booted off of the team. Thomas threw for 2,500 yards and 28 TDs and had 492 yards and five scores on the ground as well. Speaking of the ground game, there might not be a better running back tandem in the land than that of Heisman Trophy runner up RB LaMichael James and RB Kenjon Barner. James had 1,702 yards and 21 TDs this year in just 11 starts, while Barner had just 81 carries, but picked up 537 yards and six TDs to boot. WR Jeffrey Maehl is inevitably going to be a part of the action as well on the outside. He had 68 receptions for 943 yards and 12 TDs this year.

Tigers Notes: Then there is Auburn, which many perceive to be a one man band with QB Cam Newton. There's no denying that this man is one of the scariest players to try to defend in college football. He threw for 2,589 yards and 28 scores on the year, and he rushed for 1,409 yards and 20 more TDs. Granted, he had an extra game to do all of this damage in, but unlike Oregon, the Tigers played in the rough and tumble SEC and were challenged quite a bit at the beginning of the season. There are two fantastic backs to work with at Auburn as well this year. RB Michael Dyer needs just 50 yards to become a 1,000 yard back on the year, and he has found the end zone five times, while RB Onterio McCalebb had 763 yards and nine TDs, and he averaged 8.6 yards per carry on the campaign. The last time we saw WR Darvin Adams, he was breaking all of the SEC Championship Game records in just one half of football, as he had seven catches for 217 yards and two scores, all of which came in the first half against the South Carolina Gamecocks. What we need to remember is that Auburn isn't just an offensive club either. This defense was the real deal in the SEC, led by DL Nick Fairley, who is sure to be a Top 10 pick in the NFL Draft if he elects to come out of school early. This unit allowed just 354.5 yards per game this year and ranked No. 7 in the country against the rush at 104.0 yards per game. Opponents only averaged 24.5 points per game, a far cry from the 42.7 points per game that the Tigers averaged on offense. If you like a fast paced game, Offensive Coordinator Gus Malzahn will do the trick for you. He had Auburn snap the ball 856 times this year, an average of nearly 66 times per game.

The Final Word: Offense very well could ultimately be the word for these two teams in the title game, but we aren't so sure that either team is going to be in the swing of things after having over six weeks off at the outset. Auburn has the better defense in this game, and it appears to really be a touched team this season. Allegations about Newton or not, the Tigers just keep beating the odds and beating every single team on their schedule. They'll wrap up a fantastic bowl season for the SEC by winning the BCS Championship Game with relative ease against the Ducks.

BCS National Championship Free Pick: Auburn -2.5
BCS National Championship Prediction: Auburn 34 – Oregon 23

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January 7th, 2011 By Andrew "Mr. Multi-Task" Ryan - Cappersinfo Contributor
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One of the top offenses in the country takes on one of the top defenses that the land has to offer out in San Francisco, where Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl betting action will ensue on Sunday night after all of the NFL playoff betting festivities for the first round are said and done. The Nevada Wolf Pack will look to send QB Colin Kaepernick and company out of Reno as winners against the youthful Boston College Eagles, who have a lot to prove down the stretch.

Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl Matchup: Boston College Eagles vs. Nevada Wolf Pack
Date: Sunday, January 9th, 9:00 ET
Location: Candlestick Park, San Francisco, CA
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl Line: Nevada -7.5
Over/Under 55

Eagles Notes: It's clear that the key to winning this game for Head Coach Frank Spaziani and company is going to be contain the Nevada offense. The good news is that there has been a full month and a half to prepare for this Pistol look, something that really should play into BC's hands. Though this unit never saw an offense like this in 2010, the Eagles can rest assured that they have now allowed more than 16 points in a game since a 24-21 loss to the Maryland Terrapins at home on October 23rd. They also only gave up more than 31 points in a game once this year, a brutal 44-17 beat down at the hands of the NC State Wolfpack on October 9th. In totality, Boston College only surrendered 302.5 yards per game this year and were No. 1 in the land against the rush at 72.7 yards per game. Offensively, it's all about the running game for the young Eagles, who are going to be using this game as a bit of a springboard for the 2011 season in which the mass majority of the skill players are back. RB Montel Harris has had a great three year career thus far in Chestnut Hill, rushing for a total of 3,599 yards and 27 TDs in his career. He has six straight games with at least 100 yards on the ground, and has rumbled for an average of over 130 yards per game in that stretch. The play of QB Chase Rettig is going to be key, though. Rettig isn't going to be asked to put the ball in the air even 30 times in this game in all likelihood, but when he does throw the pigskin, he has to do it without turning the ball over. He is just a freshman playing in his first ever bowl game, but Rettig has to stay calm. He threw for 1,117 yards and six scores against seven picks in roughly half of a season's worth of action this year.

Wolf Pack Notes: Some of the numbers that you are going to see here for the Wolf Pack might shock and amaze you, as Head Coach Chris Ault deserves all the credit in the world for designing this Pistol attack and utilizing the pieces to the puzzle that he has to the fullest. If not for a 27-21 at the Hawaii Warriors, Nevada probably would have been playing in a BCS bowl game this year, as they surely would have been ranked in the Top 10 in the nation and would have had a significantly better argument to be in the Sugar Bowl than the Arkansas Razorbacks with two losses had. This is an offense that was held under 34 points just twice all season long, and was a team that put at least 49 on the board six times, including in each of the first three games of the season. The defense allowed just 22.1 points per game this year, and it was a unit that was sneakily good at times during the campaign. Nevada ranked No. 2 in the nation in total yardage at 536.1 yards per game and dropped 42.6 points per game to boot, No. 5 in the land. We've already mentioned the name of QB Colin Kaepernick. He has done a ton for this program in his four years as a starter, and Ault would love to send him out with a victory. He threw for 2,830 yards and 20 TDs this year and ran for 1,181 yards and 20 scores, making him just the third man in the history of college football to both throw for and rush for 20+ scores in the same season. RB Vai Taua will inevitably touch the ball at least 20 times on the day. He had 262 carries and 15 more receptions this year, accounting for a total of 1,750 yards and 22 TDs, one of the top marks in the country.

The Final Word: The real problem that Nevada has, we have already made mention of. It's going to be very, very hard to put new wrinkles in this rather simplistic offense. The Eagles have spent so much time analyzing this tape on this team, and you know that the squad is going to be pumped up to prove it can stop a great offensive assault. Sure, Nevada will get its points on the board, but it won't get as many as it is used to. We tend to think that Kaepernick and company will come out of San Fran with a win, but it won't be by more than a TD.

Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl Free Pick: Boston College +7.5
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl Prediction: Nevada 30 – Boston College 24

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