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December 8th, 2011 By Andrew "Mr. Multi-Task" Ryan - Cappersinfo Contributor
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The five finalists for the Heisman Trophy have been announced, and here at Cappers Info, we are making our final Heisman Trophy predictions about the man that we think is going to win this award as well as rank out the rest of the finalists.

Heisman Trophy Pick No. 1: Trent Richardson, Alabama Crimson Tide (+450 at Wager Web Sportsbook): Consider us going against the grain with this one. In our eyes, had Alabama beaten LSU, this would have been a runaway, and there wouldn’t be a player in the country that could hold a candle to what Richardson did this year. The man ran for 1,583 yards and came up with a total of 23 TDs in the SEC (West, no less). We know that RB Mark Ingram had two more games to play than Richardson did this year, so let’s look at the averages for both players. Richardson averaged 21.9 carries, 131.9 rushing yards, and 1.9 TDs per game. Ingram in 2009 averaged 19.4 carries, 118.4 rushing yards, and 1.2 TDs per game. Sorry, but the comparison isn’t even close. If Ingram was good enough to win the Heisman Trophy, in a year in which there aren’t really all that many serious contenders, we would see no reason why Richardson wouldn’t be able to win the award. We warned that Richardson might be the more talented of the two backs in that Alabama backfield when Ingram won the Heisman, and we think that it would be an injustice if he didn’t win the award this year.

Heisman Trophy Pick No. 2: Montee Ball, Wisconsin Badgers (+5000 at Wager Web Sportsbook): Ball clearly isn’t going to win the Heisman Trophy, but we still would rather take 50 to 1 on Ball than lay those ridiculously hefty odds with RG3. It’s hard to argue with the fact that Ball is a finalist, and we are all about giving him the honor after he led the nation in rushing and in total touchdowns. Remember that Ball was in a split backfield on a team that set the record for most passing touchdowns in a season in Wisconsin history, and he still came up with 38 total TDs, a dozen more than anyone else in the country. The next two rushers in line, RB Bobby Rainey and RB Ronnie Hillman played in the Sun Belt and the Mountain West, which gives all the more credit to what Ball was able to do as a player in the rough and tumble Big Ten.

Heisman Trophy Pick No. 3: Robert Griffin III, Baylor Bears (-950 at Wager Web Sportsbook): Is Griffin going to win this award? Probably. That doesn’t mean that we are going to justify laying nearly 1 to 10 on him to do it. We’re thrilled to see a Baylor player here as a Heisman Trophy favorite. Griffin was the most important recruit, arguably in the history of the school, and he has now paved the way for this program to take some big time strides in the right direction for years to come. On the field, his stats were fantastic. He was fourth in the country in passing touchdowns with 36, and he only threw six picks to offset those. He threw for 3,998 yards and rushed for 655 more, and he also had nine TDs with his legs. Even in his most difficult games, like the one against the Oklahoma Sooners, Griffin came up with huge stats, and that’s what really separates him from the rest of the Heisman candidates.

Heisman Trophy Pick No. 4: Andrew Luck, Stanford Cardinal (+500 at Wager Web Sportsbook): We’re just not all that sure that Luck should be here as a Heisman Trophy finalist. Let’s list some of the numbers for some of the best quarterbacks in the country this year, and you be the one that makes the call. Luck threw for 3,185 yards and 35 TDs against nine picks and posted an 11-1 record. QB Case Keenum threw for 5,099 yards and 45 TDs, both of which were clearly tops in the nation running away, and he had a 12-1 record. QB Brandon Weeden threw for 4,328 yards and 34 TDs, though he did throw 12 INTs, but he also posted an 11-1 record and won the Big XII. QB Matt Barkley threw for 3,528 yards with a 39/7 TD/INT ratio, and he went 10-2 and would have probably won the Pac-12 had his team not been on probation. QB Kellen Moore had 3,507 yards and 41 TDS against seven picks for an 11-1 team, and he has been one of the most successful quarterbacks in terms of career stats and in terms of wins and losses in the history of college football. Sorry, Luck. We buy that you are the best quarterback prospect in the country at the next level, but we don’t think that you are a deserving Heisman Trophy candidate with those stats.

Heisman Trophy Pick No. 5: Tyrann Mathieu, LSU Tigers (+12500 at Wager Web Sportsbook): We keep saying that we don’t know about Luck. We absolutely know about Mathieu. We just don’t buy the fact that he is here in New York at all. Two punt returns for touchdowns in the last two weeks were nice, but the truth of the matter is that the only reason Mathieu is here is because the CBS announcers have played him up over the last two weeks like he is the greatest thing since sliced bread and because he has a laughable nickname, “Honey Badger.” Give us a break. Mathieu might be the best defensive player in the nation, but he isn’t a better player than Patrick Peterson was last year, and we aren’t so sure that his season, which remember was cut short because of a suspension earlier in the year for off the field problems, was that much better than that of men like Glenn Dorsey either. Meanwhile, Brandon Weeden, Case Keenum, and LaMichael James are left home? There is a degree of injustice about this decision. Just because Mathieu is the best player on the best team in the country doesn’t mean that he is deserving of his spot as a Heisman Trophy finalist.

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

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Our staff has developed college football power ratings with up to date rankings and how we as handicappers see these teams. We will list our NCAA football team rankings on a week by week basis and as much as possible. You can check this page for up to date NCAA football power ratings from Cappersinfo Sports Handicapping. Thanks for visiting and don't forget to check out all the free sports picks in the forums and free picks monitor, other sports betting information, and college football predictions for sports handicappers!

Cappersinfo Current NCAA Football Power Rankings
(Through End Of Regular Season)

1: LSU Tigers (13-0) – The Bayou Bengals have passed all of their tests this year, and they are going to be the undisputed No. 1 team in the country when they play for the National Championship in the beginning of January. We know that this is the best team in the country, and as scary as it sounds, this team might be getting even better next year with all of the underclassmen that are probably going to be back in the Bayou.

2: Alabama Crimson Tide (11-1) – Alabama is likely going to end up in the National Championship Game, and it would be hard to argue that point with anyone, save for someone who hates the SEC or is just brutally against the idea of a rematch for all of the marbles. That being said, this is going to be a great second chance for Head Coach Nick Saban and the gang to get the job done against the team that handed them their only loss.

3: Oklahoma State Cowboys (11-1) – Oklahoma State at least will stake its claim to the BCS National Championship Game, but we don’t think that there is enough anti-SEC sentiment to overcome the fact that the Pokes were beaten by a 6-6 team with just three weeks left in the season. QB Brandon Weeden might have at least remotely kept himself in the loop for the Heisman Trophy though, and we know that the Cowboys have had a year, regardless of what happens from year, that they can be proud of.

4: Stanford Cardinal (11-1) – Stanford has pushed all of the button this year, but it just couldn’t take care of Oregon in its biggest game of the year. QB Andrew Luck is going to be headed to the Heisman Trophy presentation as a finalist, and he might take the award, but either way, this is going to be a season of “what if” for both he and the Cardinal. A spot in the BCS should be a given at this point.

5: Oregon Ducks (11-2) – The Ducks blew past the Bruins to win the Pac-12, and the end result is going to have this team in the Rose Bowl. This offense is remarkable, and when it is at its best, it just cannot be stopped. RB LaMichael James could have won the Heisman Trophy in the Pac-12 title game, but it would be a huge injustice if he isn’t at least represented in New York next week.

6: Boise State Broncos (11-1) – Boise State just has to be shaking its head. It is clearly the best non-AQ team in the land now that Houston is out of the picture, but it is going to need a miracle to get into the BCS. In all likelihood though, at least the Broncos moved up to the Las Vegas Bowl thanks to the fact that TCU is likely going to end up in the Sugar Bowl or one of the other BCS bowl games.

7: Arkansas Razorbacks (10-2) – Arkansas had its chance to get into the BCS, but the task of going into the Bayou and beating the Tigers was just too much. That being said, there won’t be a BCS bowl game once again for Head Coach Bobby Petrino, but this should set up a fantastic Cotton Bowl against one of the best teams in the Big XII. Watch out for this offense, as QB Tyler Wilson and the gang can put points on the board in bunches.

8: Wisconsin Badgers (11-2) – Wisconsin dominated at the start and at the end of the Big Ten Championship Game, and that was enough to put away the Spartans to grab a second straight Rose Bowl bid. That being said, the team has to be disappointed this year with its two losses, but at least avenging that one slip to Michigan State should sit well in Madison.

9: Virginia Tech Hokies (11-2) – And to think that it was Clemson that successfully kept Virginia Tech, not only out of the BCS, but out of the BCS National Championship Game. There was just no answer for the Tigers defense this year for VT, and since that was the case, it’ll be off to a second tier bowl game unless the BCS decides to have some compassion and give it the last at large bid that is presumably available.

10: Houston Cougars (12-1) – QB Case Keenum was having an absolute dream season through the first 12 weeks of the year. He was in the process of shattering every passing record in the books, and his team was on the verge of being in the BCS. However, for what a dream it was through 12 games, it was a nightmare when push came to shove in the final game of the season. The Cougs ended up losing badly to Southern Miss in the C-USA title game, and now instead of the BCS, they a going to end up going to the Hawaii Bowl in all likelihood.

11: Kansas State Wildcats (10-2) – Kansas State finished up its season with a win over a gritty Iowa State team, and it will at least make a case to be in the BCS. We know that the Cats won’t be there, just as QB Collin Klein won’t even remotely be considered for the Heisman Trophy, but that doesn’t take away anything that this team has accomplished this year.

12: Michigan Wolverines (10-2) – Holding onto the game against Ohio State two weeks ago might be worth millions of dollars to the University of Michigan. The Wolverines could be in the BCS in the Sugar Bowl. The good news is that Big Blue never gave up on this season like they have in seasons past, a true testament to the fantastic job that Head Coach Brady Hoke did in his first year on the job in Ann Arbor.

13: USC Trojans (10-2) – Probation is just about officially over for the Trojans, and the question with this year’s team is whether or not QB Matt Barkley is going to declare for the NFL Draft or not. USC will immediately be one of the favorites to win it all this coming season if he comes back, but even if he doesn’t, Head Coach Lane Kiffin has built himself a heck of a team. USC definitely proved that it was one of the best teams in the country this year when it went into Autzen Stadium and knocked off the Ducks on their home field.

14: South Carolina Gamecocks (10-2) – Just for the second time in team history, the Gamecocks finished with double digits worth of wins in a season. A win in whatever bowl game the Cocks end up going to would give the team 11 wins for the first time in team history. QB Connor Shaw has gotten off to a great start in his collegiate career, and he is sure to be a special player in the SEC for years to come.

15: Oklahoma Sooners (9-3) – The argument could have been made that Oklahoma had a chance to survive games against Texas Tech and Baylor earlier this year, but there was just no excuse for how poorly the team played, especially in the first half against Oklahoma State. QB Landry Jones was really hurt down the stretch this year by the injury to one of the best receivers in the nation, WR Ryan Broyles, and it is going to show with the fact that the Sooners are definitely going to be taking a step in the wrong direction with their bowl bid this year.

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16: Clemson Tigers (10-3) – We still aren’t really that sure that Clemson is all that good, but what we are sure of is that the Hokies just never stood a chance against it this year. QB Tajh Boyd led a second half surge that included a tremendous four unanswered touchdowns on Saturday night to send Head Coach Dabo Swinney and the gang to the BCS, where it will almost certainly take on West Virginia in the Orange Bowl.

17: Baylor Bears (9-3) – QB Robert Griffin III put on a fantastic show in his home finale against Texas on Saturday, and the question is there as to whether or not he will be a Heisman Trophy finalist or not. Baylor’s chances of the BCS went up in flames with a Kansas State win on Saturday as well, but the truth of the matter is that the biggest bowl games of the year wouldn’t take this team because of its relatively small following. The best hope would be the Cotton Bowl, though in all likelihood, the Bears won’t be there either.

18: Michigan State Spartans (10-3) – Michigan State should be proud of itself to have stuck in there with Wisconsin, but now comes the brutal truth… The team has to probably come back to the Capital One Bowl this year, where it was embarrassed by Alabama. The good news is that the Tide won’t be here, but the bad news is that either Georgia, Arkansas, or South Carolina is clearly going to be the superior squad in the game on January 2nd.

17: Georgia Bulldogs (10-3) – We give Head Coach Mark Richt all the credit in the world for turning this Georgia team around. After two losses, the Dawgs won 10 straight games to finish up the regular season to win the SEC East. Though the Bulldogs were overmatched by the Tigers in the SEC Championship Game, they gave it everything that they had, and they took a 10-0 lead before finally getting run off the field in the second half of the game.

20: TCU Horned Frogs (10-2) – The Horned Frogs got an early Christmas present in the form of a Houston loss in the C-USA title game. Now, TCU could be headed to the Sugar Bowl if it gets into the Top 16 in the country in the BCS rankings. It will be interesting to see what happens with the human voters to see if they have their say to try to keep the Frogs out of the BCS.

21: Nebraska Cornhuskers (9-3) – The Cornhuskers finished off their regular season with a win over Iowa to ensure that they will stay up high on the bowl ladder in the Big Ten. QB Taylor Martinez still has a ways to go to be able to get this team to the top of the conference, but he has some potential going forward. This defense is still as nasty as could be and will be the cornerstone of this team going forward in the Big Ten.

22: Penn State Nittany Lions (9-3) – We really knew that the Nittany Lions were going to fall apart down the stretch, but things were only magnified by this whole scandal that cost Head Coach Joe Paterno his job. There is a real question as to whether or not the biggest bowl games in the Big Ten are going to be willing to take Penn State and all of its off the field problems. This is absolutely one of the Top 25 teams in the game, but there is a question as to whether or not this team will get in a Top 25 type of bowl game.

23: Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles (11-2) – Southern Miss was the proverbial fly in the ointment that really screwed up the BCS on the final Saturday of the season, and it kicked Houston out of the BCS. QB Austin Davis did a fantastic job of outplaying QB Case Keenum, a Heisman Trophy contender, and the defense did the rest to give the Golden Eagles the C-USA title. Now, it’s off to the Liberty Bowl to take on an SEC team.

24: West Virginia Mountaineers (9-3) – WVU did a fantastic job to take the Big East title and a spot in the Orange Bowl in all likelihood. The ‘Neers probably underachieved with three losses, two of which were in conference. QB Geno Smith was the best signal caller in the conference, and he had 4,000+ passing yards, and now, he is going to get a shot in the Orange Bowl to try to earn the conference a heck of a lot of money and respect.

25: Florida State Seminoles (8-4) – Florida State underachieved this year with four losses, but we tend to believe that this is going to finish as one of the best 25 teams in the land. QB EJ Manuel and the crew are probably going to start in the Top 10 once again next year assuming that Manuel comes back to Tallahassee, especially if the team puts forth an impressive showing in FSU’s bowl game.

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December 2nd, 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 14 of college football betting action!

Year To Date Record: 81-81 ATS
Upset Record: 20-34 +$765

Underdog Pick #1: Connecticut Huskies (+310 at Wager Web Sportsbook) @ Cincinnati Bearcats, Saturday, 12:00 ET: The Big East has been so unpredictable this year it’s not even funny, but we do think that we are in store for an upset on Saturday. The Bearcats went from the toast of the town in this conference and looking like runaway champs to being mathematically out of it in just a few weeks. QB Zach Collaros is done for the season, and the end result hasn’t been pretty. The Cats can take a share of the Big East title with a victory, but it won’t be enough to get to the Orange Bowl. That right will either belong to West Virginia (with a UC win) or Louisville (with a UC loss). At least the Bearcats know that they are going to be bowling at the end of this year. Connecticut needs to pull off the upset in this game to join the ranks of the teams going to the second season. South Florida already blew its chance at going bowling, but now, we think that the defending Big East champs are going to find their way to a bowl game by taking down the Cats in a generally meaningless game for the hosts.

Underdog Pick #2: Syracuse Orange (+310 at Wager Web Sportsbook) @ Pittsburgh Panthers, Saturday 12:00 ET: Oh, crazy Big East… Here we go with you again. This game makes even less sense. Pittsburgh has played reasonable ball of late, including nearly beating West Virginia on the road in the Backyard Brawl a week ago. However, the Panthers are just out of running backs, and for a team that can’t pass block and has a quarterback in Tino Sunseri that holds the ball far too long while he is standing in the pocket, that’s pretty darn bad news. The Orange are historically a terrible road outfit, and this year really hasn’t been any different, but what we have learned about this team is that it plays some hardnosed football and isn’t going to lie down. The winner of this one is bowl eligible, while the loser will be home for the holidays. Don’t be surprised if the Cuse turn out to be the lucky one heading to the Pinstripe Bowl for the second straight year.

Underdog Pick #3: Florida Atlantic Owls (+260 at Wager Web Sportsbook) vs. Louisiana Monroe Warhawks, Saturday, 4:00 ET: The Owls are going to be playing one final game for Head Coach Howard Schnellenberger. He won last week for the first time all season long, and we were riding the backs of FAU in that game. Louisiana Monroe isn’t a great team either, just like the UAB Blazers, and we are wondering why it is being asked to lay more than a touchdown in an emotional game for the hosts. The Owls had their best offensive game of the season last week against the Blazers, and we think that they will be able to come up with just enough to be able to pull off the win that will send one of the best coaches in the history of college football out in style.

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November 25th, 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 13 of college football betting action!

Year To Date Record: 74-74 ATS
Upset Record: 19-31 +$985

Underdog Pick #1: UTEP Miners (+330 at Wager Web Sportsbook) @ Central Florida Knights, Friday, 7:00 ET: The one Friday upset that we have on tap is in a game that just doesn’t make all that much sense to us. UTEP has been a much better team this year than anyone really prognosticated. Sure, the Miners barely survived games against Stony Brook and New Mexico State at the outset of the year, but they also blew away Tulane, comfortably coasted past Colorado State, knocked off an East Carolina team that still has a shot to go to a bowl game, and really stayed competitive against teams like Houston, Southern Miss, and SMU. Last week’s blowout loss against Tulsa at home came without QB Nick Lamaison under center. Lamaison is back, and the Miners need this game to be able to go to a bowl. UCF just continues to shoot itself in the foot time after time, and that just isn’t going to cut it. The Knights have to be disappointed that they aren’t going to a bowl game for sure now after winning Conference USA and the Liberty Bowl last year. UCF has only beaten one team by more than 10 since September 10th, that being Memphis 41-0. UTEP has a real shot to come down to the Sunshine State and gain bowl eligibility.

Underdog Pick #2: Northwestern Wildcats (+200 at Wager Web Sportsbook) vs. Michigan State Spartans, Saturday 12:00 ET: We’ve been on the Wildcats all year long for upsets, and that isn’t changing this week either. The Spartans have absolutely zilch to play for in this game, and we tend to think that it is going to show. Northwestern’s offense has been rolling up and down the field over the course of these last few weeks against some of the best that the Big Ten has to offer. Now, the Cats can take down one of the teams that is going to be in the league title game and improve their bowl positioning dramatically in the process. This line has been coming down all week long for a reason.

Underdog Pick #3: Louisiana Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns (+425 at Wager Web Sportsbook) @ Arizona Wildcats, Saturday, 4:00 ET: This atrocious season for Arizona is finally going to come to a close, and we tend to think that it is going to show on Saturday night. The Cajuns are flying high right now, knowing that they are going to a bowl game when this one is said and done, and they have to feel like they are playing on house money this week. ULL doesn’t have a win quite like this on the slate, but it has played better against some of the big boys on its schedule this year than Arizona has. Don’t be overly surprised, on the eve of the New Orleans Bowl, if the Ragin’ Cajuns come out to the desert and finish off this regular season on a high note.

Underdog Pick #4: Florida Atlantic Owls (+180 at Wager Web Sportsbook) vs. UAB Blazers, Saturday, 4:00 ET: Let’s get one thing settled about this game right away. These two teams stink. And they stink worse than your average skunk. To say that we think anything can happen in this one is an understatement. This is the second to last game in the illustrious coaching career of Head Coach Howard Schnellenberger, and he is going to want to love to go out with at least one win in his final campaign. FAU really hasn’t even challenged in the majority of its games this year, scoring seven points or fewer five times in 10 tries. However, UAB has one of the worst defenses in America. You’re seeing an odd looking line this week due to the fact that the last impression that we have of the Blazers is pulling the upset off at home against Southern Miss to knock the Golden Eagles out of the BCS picture. Don’t be fooled, though. There’s a reason that this team was beaten by 45 by Marshall. The upset could be in the cards in this one.

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November 17th, 2011 By Andrew "Mr. Multi-Task" Ryan - Cappersinfo Contributor
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There are only three weeks left for the voters to make their Heisman Trophy picks, and here at Cappers Info, we are taking another look at the handful of players that reasonably still have a shot at beating the Heisman Trophy odds.

Heisman Trophy Pick No. 1: Brandon Weeden, Oklahoma State Cowboys (+260 at Wager Web Sportsbook): Here’s the thing about Weeden. It’s true that he isn’t going to have 13 games with which to build his case over to win this award, but he is going to have a showcase game on the final day of the regular season, December 5th against the Oklahoma Sooners. With both Luck and Richardson likely not playing for their conference titles, they won’t get a chance to make a lasting impression. The schedule left for both Stanford and Alabama isn’t impressive to say the least, while a win in Bedlam with some impressive numbers against a solid Oklahoma defense would probably put Weeden over the top. Throw out Keenum, and Weeden has the best passing numbers in the nation with 3,635 passing yards and 31 TDs, and unlike Keenum, he is doing it against a schedule that is incredibly tough.

Heisman Trophy Pick No. 2: Case Keenum, Houston Cougars (+1400 at Wager Web Sportsbook): It’s going to take a lot to happen for Keenum to win this award, but just being a finalist should make these Heisman Trophy odds more than worthwhile. It’s really hard to ignore 37 TD passes and 3,951 passing yards, even if Keenum is playing in the defensively challenged Conference USA. Still, Keenum is going to finish up his career with probably right around 19,000 passing yards and around 155 touchdown passes, and he is three wins away from getting his team to the BCS. It’s going to take Weeden falling in Bedlam and Richardson doing nothing particularly memorable over these last three weeks for Keenum to really have a shot at winning the award, but we could see it happening.

Heisman Trophy Pick No. 3: Trent Richardson, Alabama Crimson Tide (+400 at Wager Web Sportsbook): Richardson could rue the day that RB Eddie Lacy poached two TDs from him against the Mississippi State Bulldogs last week. Anyone who watched the LSU/Alabama game knows just how good Richardson really is, though, as he was really the only person that was able to drive the ball against the Bayou Bengals. Richardson has 19 TDs this year in total, and he has 1,523 yards in total offense. Not bad for basically sitting out of 1.5 games because the Tide were so far ahead this year, and it’ll probably be basically two full games this week after halftime against Georgia Southern. If LSU loses to Arkansas next week, the door could swing open for the Tide to roll into the SEC Championship Game, and if that’s the case, Richardson will indeed have his one last shot against either Georgia or South Carolina to prove that he is worthy of the Heisman.

Heisman Trophy Pick No. 4: Andrew Luck (-140 at Wager Web Sportsbook): You’ll notice that we have made Luck our fourth of the reasonable four choices on the Heisman board right now. The only thing that is keeping Luck atop the charts right now is the fact that he had all of the preseason hype as the best player in the nation. Don’t get us wrong, Luck hasn’t done anything to damn him as being the top pick in the NFL Draft. After all the Stanford quarterback has thrown for 2,695 yards and 29 TDs against just seven picks. However, he’s only ranked No. 20 in the nation in passing yards, he’s not in the Top 10 in passing touchdowns, and when push came to shove, his team lost its biggest game of the year at home by 23 points thanks to two of his interceptions. We just don’t buy into the fact that Luck is truly deserving of the Heisman Trophy odds, and we think that it is ridiculous that he is the favorite, let alone the odds on favorite.

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November 17th, 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 12 of college football betting action!

Year To Date Record: 67-68 ATS
Upset Record: 16-29 +$215

Underdog Pick #1: Illinois Fighting Illini (+450 at Wager Web Sportsbook) vs. Wisconsin Badgers, Saturday, 12:00 ET: This is a dangerous, dangerous game for the Badgers. Now, it’s true that Wisconsin is clearly the better of these two teams, and it is clear that if the visitors come to play, they will come out on the right side of this one. QB Nathan Scheelhaase doesn’t give up on his team though, and neither will Head Coach Ron Zook in spite of the fact that the Illini have lost four straight games. The pressure is going to mount on the Badgers in this one, as they know that they are two wins away from playing for the Big Ten title. A slip though, and it could all be over with. Don’t be surprised if this one comes down to the wire.

Underdog Pick #2: Virginia Cavaliers (+600 at Wager Web Sportsbook) @ Florida State Seminoles, Saturday 7:30 ET: Are we nuts going against the Seminoles on their home turf, especially straight up on the moneyline? The Cavvies have always had a good go of it against FSU, including posting the first win in ACC history against the Seminoles. These two teams are both 7-3 SU, and they’re both 5-5 ATS. QB EJ Manuel and the Noles didn’t play their best game last week against the Hurricanes, and if they play that way again in this one, they could be in a heck of a lot of trouble.

Underdog Pick #3: North Carolina State Wolfpack (+245 at Wager Web Sportsbook) vs. Clemson Tigers, Saturday, 3:30 ET: The Wolfpack aren’t all that great, but we just see the handwriting on the wall in this game for Clemson. The Tigers were lucky to survive last week against Wake Forest to play for the ACC Championship Game, and we wouldn’t be surprised if they don’t win another game this season. It really seems like opposing defenses have figured out this offense with QB Tajh Boyd and WR Sammy Watkins. The problem might be that the offense isn’t good enough to win this game for NC State, but on Senior Day in a game which could put it in the bowl game, we think that that could be enough to get it over the hump against an overrated Clemson team.

Underdog Pick #4: Nebraska Cornhuskers (+160 at Wager Web Sportsbook) @ Michigan Wolverines, Saturday, 12:00 ET: The Huskers were able to survive one big road test last week in Happy Valley against an emotional Penn State team, and now, they are coming on the road to the Big House in one of the biggest games of the season in the Big Ten. Nebraska will keep its Big Ten title hopes alive with a victory, while Michigan needs some help to keep on believing that it can get to the Rose Bowl. QB Denard Robinson and his offense just doesn’t feel like it has been able to get around the rest of the Big Ten this year, and this might be the toughest defense of the bunch in the Black Shirts that it is facing. Nebraska will win its first trip into the Big House this week.

Underdog Pick #5: Rutgers Scarlet Knights (+125 at Wager Web Sportsbook) vs. Cincinnati Bearcats, Saturday, 12:00 ET: This line just doesn’t make any sense to us whatsoever. Cincinnati won’t have QB Zach Collaros in this one, and it has to come on the road to Piscataway in arguably the biggest game in the history of Rutgers football. If the Scarlet Knights can win this game, they might be on their way to the Orange Bowl and the BCS for the first time in their history. WR Mohamed Sanu just doesn’t have an equal on the field in terms of talent, and that should show in a big way. It won’t be the prettiest game in the world, but if Rutgers can keep UC off of the scoreboard as we expect, the Scarlet Knights will get the ‘W’.

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November 11th, 2011 By Andrew "Mr. Multi-Task" Ryan - Cappersinfo Contributor

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Year To Date Record: 61-62 ATS
Upset Record: 16-25 +$615

Underdog Pick #1: Penn State Nittany Lions (+140 at Wager Web Sportsbook) vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers, Saturday, 12:00 ET: We just can’t even remotely imagine how hard it is going to be for Penn State to end this regular season with all of the garbage that went on in Happy Valley over the course of the last eight days. That being said, there is still a football game to be played, and we think that the players are going to be fired up to get something positive going after a week of disgust. After all, none of them had anything to do with this sex scandal, but they all had a hand in the team’s awesome start to the season. Say what you want about Penn State, but the fact of the matter remains true. This team has one loss this year, and it came against Alabama. Nebraska lost last week to Northwestern, a game which many think was very, very eye-opening. The Cornhuskers have their faults, and those faults could be exposed in a brutal game in University Park on Saturday. Don’t be shocked if the hosts move within one victory of the Big Ten Championship Game.

Underdog Pick #2: Iowa Hawkeyes (+115 at Wager Web Sportsbook) vs. Michigan State Spartans, Saturday 12:00 ET: Apparently, the oddsmakers didn’t learn their lesson last week when they made the Hawkeyes underdogs against the Wolverines. We’re sorry, but Michigan State isn’t significantly better, if better at all, than Iowa. Going into Kinnick Stadium is always tough, and the hardnosed Hawkeyes are now 6-0 in this building this year. The Big Ten Leaders Division will become a heck of a lot more interesting once this upset happens, as there could be four teams that are 4-2 going into the last weeks of the regular season, and none of the four might control their own destiny for going to the Big Ten title game.

Underdog Pick #3: Washington Huskies (+350 at Wager Web Sportsbook) @ USC Trojans, Saturday, 3:45 ET: The Huskies, for whatever reason, have had the number of the Trojans over the course of the last two years, and we just don’t see how USC is winning this game at least four out of five times. QB Keith Price has had a fantastic season, and if you take away what he and QB Matt Barkley both did last week, you wouldn’t know which quarterback is which just by looking at the numbers. Sure, the Trojans are the better team in this game, and they have a heck of a lot of potential, but they have played down to the level of their opponents quite a bit this year. If they play down to what their perception is of U-Dub, the Huskies are going to bite them. This is a very, very good Washington team.

Underdog Pick #4: Minnesota Golden Gophers (+2000 at Wager Web Sportsbook) vs. Wisconsin Badgers, Saturday, 3:30 ET: Why not, right? Wisconsin still hasn’t won a road game all season long, and over the course of the last two weeks, the Gophers have beaten Iowa and nearly beaten Michigan State. This is a team that is clearly starting to play better ball under Head Coach Jerry Kill, and considering the fact that this is a rivalry game for Paul Bunyan’s Axe, an award that hasn’t been in Minneapolis in nearly a decade, you can bet that the Golden Gophers are going to give it everything that they’ve got. They have to have at least a 5% chance of winning this game.

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

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Year To Date Record: 50-48 ATS
Upset Record: 11-20 -$15

Underdog Pick #1: Iowa Hawkeyes (+160 at Wager Web Sportsbook) vs. Michigan Wolverines, Saturday, 12:00 ET: We’re going to double dip on the Hawkeyes this week, playing them both as an upset pick and as an ATS pick because we really believe in them to get the job done at Kinnick Stadium. Michigan is a generally soft team, and you’re not going to find a team that is more intense, especially in its home stadium, than Iowa. Head Coach Kirk Ferentz’s team gave up an easy one last week at Minnesota, but it will make no mistakes in the cornfields, where they are a perfect 5-0 this year. Don’t be all that shocked if the Hawkeyes come out and turn the Legends Division of the Big Ten upside down with a big time victory.

Underdog Pick #2: UCLA Bruins (+285 at Wager Web Sportsbook) vs. Arizona State Sun Devils, Saturday 7:30 ET: The Sun Devils can’t afford to take this game lightly, as they know that losing it could all of a sudden put them in some trouble in terms of winning the Pac-12 South. However, that might be the only way that Head Coach Rick Neuheisel keeps his job. The Bruins’ boss did recover from that loss to Arizona with a win last week, but again, without a shot at the Pac-12 title, we just don’t see him being retained at the end of the year, likely getting fired before the team ever has a shot at going to a bowl game. We just hate these Sun Devils this year, as we think that they are vastly overrated and are not worthy of a ranking in the Top 25 in the nation. They’ll be exposed by UCLA, which will be playing for its coach’s life in this one.

Underdog Pick #3: Washington State Cougars (+300 at Wager Web Sportsbook) @ California Golden Bears, Saturday, 6:30 ET: Is it just us, or are the Golden Bears just not all that great? Recent setbacks have had the world going against Wazzu once again, but it is clear that this team is good enough to win this game. Just remember that the Cougs were able to stick in front of a big time number at Autzen Stadium last week, and that might be just the momentum that they need to keep their bowl dreams alive against a Cal team with Head Coach Jeff Tedford that badly cannot afford a slip in this one. It’ll certainly be close, and we tend to think that there is going to be an upset when push really comes to shove. In the Cougs we trust!

Underdog Pick #4: East Carolina Pirates (+280 at Wager Web Sportsbook) vs. Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles, Saturday, 4:00 ET: The Golden Eagles are as good as it gets in Conference USA, which is a solid conference in its own right. That being said, ECU has a great passing attack that has just started to more or less get it together. After a dreadful 1-4 start to the season, the team has won three straight games, albeit against a significantly easier schedule, and the team has scored at least 34 points in all three games. This is a dangerous, dangerous spot on the road for the Golden Eagles for a second straight week after surviving that trip to the Sun Bowl last week. SMS might be looking forward to that home game with a traditional rival, UCF next week, and that might be cause for concern against a team that we think when push comes to shove, will at least be eligible for a bowl game.

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October 28th, 2011 By Andrew "Mr. Multi-Task" Ryan - Cappersinfo Contributor

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Year To Date Record: 47-49 ATS
Upset Record: 10-20 -$170

Underdog Pick #1: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (+145 at Wager Web Sportsbook) vs. Clemson Tigers, Saturday, 8:00 ET: The Tigers need to be very, very careful with this game. Georgia Tech has fallen victim in each of the last two weeks to teams that have been preparing and preparing hard for the triple option. Sure, the team got its wakeup call against Virginia and wasn’t able to get the job done against Miami, but Head Coach Paul Johnson has to remind his men that the Coastal Division of the ACC is still wide, wide open at this point, especially with Miami getting beaten on Thursday. Clemson has passed every test that it has had of late, but all of a sudden, its defense looks awfully shoddy. That’s not a good thing when you’re going against a Georgia Tech outfit that has the ability to score points in bunches. Don’t be shocked if this one ends up being a shootout that goes in favor of the Ramblin’ Wreck to get their season back on track.

Underdog Pick #2: Michigan State Spartans (+155 at Wager Web Sportsbook) @ Nebraska Cornhuskers, Saturday 12:00 ET: Many just think that the Children of the Corn are going to come out and dominate this game against a Michigan State team that A) hasn’t played all that well on the road in recent years and B) has to be too high to be able to really focus on playing this game after beating Wisconsin at the buzzer. However, what we have to remember is that the team really went on a nuts winning streak over the course of the first half of the season after pulling off that emotional victory over Notre Dame in overtime, and Head Coach Mark Dantonio is going to sure have his men ready for this one. We just don’t think that Nebraska is all that great, and it’ll show on Saturday afternoon in Lincoln. If QB Taylor Martinez doesn’t suddenly figure out how to make his team two dimensional instead of just a rushing force, the upset could be in the cards for a second straight week.

Underdog Pick #3: Missouri Tigers (+310 at Wager Web Sportsbook) @ Texas A&M Aggies, Saturday, 12:00 ET: It’s not often that we really pick against these Top 25 teams on their home turf, but here is another one that we’re just not all that sure about. The ‘Zou has played in some tough venues this year and has played well in virtually all of these games. Even though the Tigers are 3-4, we think that they are one of the best 25 teams in the nation. Head Coach Gary Pinkel’s boys almost never turn out completely flat for a game, and the longer that you can hang around in College Station, the better. QB Ryan Tannehill might not be as sharp as he usually is going against this defense, and we think that the visitors have at least a 30-40% chance of shocking the Big XII and getting back to .500 in this battle of soon to be SEC rivals.

Underdog Pick #4: Arizona Wildcats (+170 at Wager Web Sportsbook) @ Washington Huskies, Saturday, 10:30 ET: We really think that the Wildcats turned the corner last week when they beat the UCLA Bruins at home in that nationally televised game. This is a very, very winnable fixture for a team that is a heck of a lot better than its 2-5 record indicates. Washington was exposed last week by Stanford on the ground, and though the Cats don’t quite have the ability to do the same type of damage with their ground game as the Cardinal do, they can still get the ball up and down the field in a hurry. U-Dub just isn’t ready to be called a Top 25 team on a consistent basis quite yet, and it will fall in this game as a result against a team that really could be poised to finish out this year on a high.

Underdog Pick #5: Baylor Bears (+425 at Wager Web Sportsbook) @ Oklahoma State Cowboys, Saturday, 3:30 ET: Earlier in the season, we found out that the Bears have the ability to pull off upsets, as QB Robert Griffin III put up all sorts of nuts numbers on a solid TCU Horned Frogs defense. That being said, he has the ability to do some massive damage in this game too in a duel in which the Bears have absolutely nothing to lose and everything to gain. Griffin knows that he is going to need to pull off an upset somewhere down the line to be able to make it to a deserved bowl game in his senior year, and this is a ripe, ripe spot for it. The Pokes don’t have a good enough defense to be called a Top 5 team in the country in our opinion, and we just don’t see how they are going to be able to stop Griffin. If the offense sputters even just a few times, it might be enough to let Baylor stick in this game until the death.

Underdog Pick #6: Ohio State Buckeyes (+230 at Wager Web Sportsbook) vs. Wisconsin Badgers, Saturday, 8:00 ET: Is it possible that the wrong team is favored in this game? There’s a real chance for the Buckeyes to not just stick around in this one, but to pull off the upset as well. This is a team that has played well in back to back very difficult road games in conference, and with all of its suspended players back, there is a real chance to still win this conference. This division is wide open after Wisconsin lost to Michigan State last week. We’ve seen it time and time again this year. A team goes from being in the Top 10 in the country to all of a sudden losing a game, and then getting beaten for a second straight week after having a hangover. We might see the Badgers’ offense get totally exposed for a second straight week.

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October 21st, 2011 By Andrew "Mr. Multi-Task" Ryan - Cappersinfo Contributor

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Year To Date Record: 41-39 ATS
Upset Record: 9-18 -$150

Underdog Pick #1: Missouri Tigers (+210 at Wager Web Sportsbook) vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys, Saturday, 12:00 ET: This seems to be a pretty darn trendy upset pick this week, but we agree with it. The Tigers are probably one of the best 25 teams in America, but they have played an absolutely brutal schedule this year, including games against Arizona State, Oklahoma, Kansas State. They really haven’t been blown out of the water yet, and they have gone up against some offenses that can really shoot it out like Okie State can. Remember that in the games that Mizzou has played against weak competition of late, it dropped 52 on Iowa State and 69 on Western Illinois. You have to go back almost two full years to find the last home game that the Tigers lost, and that includes knocking off Oklahoma last year. Faurot Field is a house of horrors for the opposition in general.

Underdog Pick #2: Northwestern Wildcats (+160 at Wager Web Sportsbook) vs. Penn State Nittany Lions, Saturday 7:00 ET: And we’re back on the Northwestern bandwagon once again… This is the fourth straight week that we are backing the Cats, and we refuse to relent, knowing that this team has the talent to do some real damage, especially in night games at home. Penn State is a Top 25 team, and it is a very deserving one. Yes, its schedule has been paper thin, and its only loss came against arguably the best team in the country in Alabama. However, these wins of late have just been downright brutal. Purdue by 5, Iowa by 10, Indiana by 6, Temple by 4… The offense for Joe Pa and the gang isn’t getting any better any time in the near future, and the Wildcats are the perfect bunch to take advantage of it.

Underdog Pick #3: North Carolina State Wolfpack (+180 at Wager Web Sportsbook) @ Virginia Cavaliers, Saturday, 3:30 ET: Our light week of upset picks continues with NC State in a game which features two teams which just flat out stink. We think that Virginia has been overhyped because of this win over Georgia Tech last week, but we saw that flat performance by the Yellow Jackets coming from a mile away. That line stunk from the second that it came out. Remember, this is the same bunch of Hoos that lost to Southern Miss at home and nearly lost to both Idaho and Indiana. Yikes. Needless to say, we don’t really think highly of either team, but at least the Wolfpack looked good last week against Central Michigan. We know that UVA isn’t Central Michigan bad, but we do think that it has the potential to lay a total egg in a letdown game.

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