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December 29th, 2012 By Jack Wilshire

BovadaThe TCU Horned Frogs and the Michigan State Spartans are set to kick off the 2012 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl on Saturday 12/29, and I’m set to make my Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl pick for the affair at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, AZ. Kickoff is set for 10:15 ET, and I’ve got the perfect NCAA football pick for the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl.

2012 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl
TCU Horned Frogs (7-5, 5-7 ATS) -2
Michigan State Spartans (6-6, 4-8 ATS) +2
Over/Under 40.5

I’m going to start off by saying that teasing anything in this game is probably a great idea, though I think that I would stick with Michigan State with either side of this ‘total’. The ‘over’ is probably the safer call, as it is tough to envision most any bowl game not getting to at least 34 points, but in the end, I think that a straight play for the game is better suited playing the ‘under’ than anything else, as these two defenses are just flat out nasty.

The Horned Frogs have had some problems this year, but those problems have come against teams with some truly elite offenses in the Big XII. Throw out middle of the season games against Baylor, Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, and West Virginia, all of which have out of this world offenses, and what’s left are eight games with just 15.8 points per game allowed. The club ranked 18th in the land in total defense at 332.0 yards per game, a number that was well under 280 yards when you take away those four previously mentioned outings, and was 10th in the land in rush defense at 103.9 yards per game. I also want to point out that QB Trevone Boykin, in spite of his respectable year, is still nothing more than a backup quarterback that really isn’t ready to play at this level in my eyes on a regular basis.

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I’m going to call QB Andrew Maxwell for what he truly was this year: Terrible. He had a ton of pomp and circumstance for his arrival as a starter with QB Kirk Cousins now playing in the NFL, but he completed just 52.9 percent of his passes, averaged 6.0 yards per pass attempt, and had almost as many picks (9) as he did TDs (13). That just doesn’t cut it when push comes to shove. The only thing that kept MSU in games this year was its defense, which held every single team to 28 points or fewer on the campaign. Odds have it, TCU is going to be another one of these teams that gets stuck in the low- to mid-teens when push comes to shove, and if that turns out to be the case, it’s tough to see the Buffalo Wild Wings spread reaching the ‘total’.

TCU vs. Michigan State Picks & Tips: Under 40.5

 
December 29th, 2012 By Andrew Ryan

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The TCU Horned Frogs and the Michigan State Spartans are going to square off on the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl odds and betting lines. Join us here at Cappers Info, as we make our Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl picks & predictions for football for what should be a great game on Saturday.

Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl Picks: TCU Horned Frogs vs. Michigan State Spartans
Date: Saturday, December 29th, 10:15 ET
Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, AZ
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl Betting Odds: TCU -2
TCU vs. Michigan State Live TV: ESPN

When we look at the Buffalo Wild Wings odds, we have to take quick notice that over 60% of the betting action is on the Horned Frogs, yet the line is moving in the wrong direction. All in all, this seems like a bit of a shaky spread to say the least. The Horned Frogs really came on strong at the end of the season, especially with a road win at the Texas Longhorns on Thanksgiving night. The squad won seven games in the Big XII, arguably the toughest conference to play in that the country had to offer, and five of those wins came on the road. Michigan State meanwhile, slumped to a 6-6 mark and really didn’t have much in the way of quality victories in the suspect Big Ten this entire season.

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It’s been awhile since Head Coach Gary Patterson has lost a bowl game to a team not named Boise State. TCU is always incredibly well prepared for whatever challenge comes its way this time of year. QB Trevone Boykin has really stepped in despite all of the adversity that he has faced this year with the departure of QB Casey Pachall from the club, and all of the running backs have stepped it up and gotten the job done in spite of all of the injuries that befell the backfield. The defense struggled at times, but it made the big time plays as well, something that has to tremendously concern QB Andrew Maxwell and the Spartans.

It’s the Michigan State defense that we think is going to make the difference, though. You don’t think of this unit as a bunch that rank in the Top 10 nationally in every major category, but that’s exactly what has turned out to happen when push came to shove. No one scored more than 28 against this team all year long, and save for the 27 points allowed to the Indiana Hoosiers, there wasn’t a truly surprising defensive result from a negative standpoint all year long. Remember that MSU already has a win over the Boise State Broncos, and it was unlucky not to claim games against the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Michigan Wolverines, and Ohio State Buckeyes as well. The only team that beat the Spartans by more than four was the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and hindsight 20/20, there was no shame in losing by 17 to the No. 1 team in the land. Take the points and know that you won’t need them with Sparty.

TCU vs. Michigan State Pick: Michigan State Spartans +2
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl Score Prediction: Michigan State 20 – TCU 14

 
November 30th, 2012 By Andrew Ryan

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College football betting fans are running to their online sportsbooks to place their Oklahoma Sooners vs. TCU bets and predictions, and here at Cappers Info, we are making our Saturday football picks for this encounter.

Week 13 College Football Picks: Oklahoma Sooners @ TCU Horned Frogs
Date: Saturday, December 1st, 12:00 ET
Location: Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, TX
CFB Betting Odds: Oklahoma -6
Oklahoma vs. TCU Live TV: ESPN

All week long, the college football point spreads have been dropping in this game. The common thought is that Oklahoma is going to want to come out and dominate this game to keep itself alive in the race for the Big XII Championship and a spot in the BCS. Winning is the only option to get to either Tucson or New Orleans this year for a bowl game, as a loss will surely knock the team out of the BCS regardless of whether Kent State/Northern Illinois bust the BCS or not. The Horned Frogs though, aren’t going to go easily. Head Coach Gary Patterson has had a frustrating season, but he still knows how to scheme. He’ll go back and watch tape of that game against Kansas State that the Sooners played, one where the DBs jammed the line of scrimmage and took away a lot of those short passes. As we came to find out, QB Landry Jones might not be as good as his numbers suggest. It’s all about mind games here for the Frogs, and they’ll be able to pull off this upset to cap off a very improbable eight-win regular season in such a tumultuous first season in the Big XII.

Oklahoma @ TCU Pick: TCU Horned Frogs +6
Oklahoma @ TCU Score Prediction: TCU 28 – Oklahoma 24

 
November 21st, 2012 By Andrew Ryan

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The 2012 college football season is back, and here at Cappers Info, we’ll be looking at some of the best games on the docket each and every week, as we try to make the most money possible off of the CFB odds for the week. Join us on Thursday night, as we make our TCU Horned Frogs @ Texas Longhorns free picks and predictions for what should be a great clash on the gridiron.

Week 13 College Football Picks: TCU Horned Frogs @ Texas Longhorns
Date: Thursday, November 22nd, 7:30 ET
Location: Royal Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, TX
CFB Betting Odds: Texas -8
TCU @ Texas Live TV: ESPN

QB Trevon Boykin is going to have his work cut out for him in this one. He is going to be leading his Horned Frogs into battle against a Texas team that is quite good defensively. The Longhorns really looked to figure it out a week and a half ago versus the Iowa State Cyclones when they held ISU down to just a single touchdown and outgained it by 332 total yards. Since allowing 113 points in a span of seven days to Oklahoma and West Virginia, Texas has settled down and held the last three foes to a total of just 46 points, scoring a total of 64 in the last two weeks. TCU is a solid team, but it has its six wins already and really doesn’t need to have this one. The Longhorns though, have to have this if they want a shot at a 10-win season and a chance to go to the BCS. It won’t be easy, but we see this as a two score game when push comes to shove.

TCU @ Texas Pick: Texas -8
TCU @ Texas Score Prediction: Texas 28 – TCU 17

 
November 21st, 2012 By Jack Wilshire

Of all of the games on the Thursday 11/22 college football betting schedule, one of my favorite is the clash between the TCU Horned Frogs and the Texas Longhorns. Join me for my Week 12 tips for this 7:30 p.m. ET kickoff that can be seen on ESPN.

TCU Horned Frogs (6-4, 4-6 ATS) +8.5
Texas Longhorns (8-2, 5-5 ATS) -8.5
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The feeling is there that Texas is clearly the better of these two teams from the Lone Star State, but I’m just not all that sure that this is the case. This could be a game that turns out to be closer than the college football experts think.

One look at the Texas schedule gives proof that this is a weak 8-2 team. Sure, there are notable road wins against Okie State and Texas Tech, but this team also struggled with Kansas and Baylor and took on no one out of conference play. TCU didn’t face much either, but it has still played relatively well. The loss to Kansas State at home is a loss with no shame attached to it, and the road test in Stillwater came later in the season when the Cowboys were in a lot better shape, as opposed to when they took on the Longhorns. The Horned Frogs crushed Baylor on the road and beat West Virginia on the road in overtime, too.

The question in my eyes is whether the Longhorns can really put this team away. They really haven’t been able to shake many teams of late, though the win a week and a half ago versus Iowa State was a good indication that it is at least possible. But is it something that is going to happen with any sort of regularity? I tend to doubt it. Take the points.

TCU @ Texas Tips: TCU Horned Frogs +8

 
November 10th, 2012 By Andrew Ryan

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College football betting fans are running to their online sportsbooks to place their Kansas State Wildcats vs. TCU bets and predictions, and here at Cappers Info, we are making our Saturday football picks for this encounter.

Week 11 College Football Picks: Kansas State Wildcats @ TCU Horned Frogs
Date: Saturday, November 10th, 7:00 ET
Location: Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, TX
CFB Betting Odds: Kansas State -7.5
Kansas State vs. TCU Live TV: FOX

The Wildcats and the Horned Frogs are going to be involved in a great showdown this week, and we really like the idea of the Frogs pulling off the upset of the No. 2 team in the country. Kansas State is clearly a fantastic team, but this could be a tough battle if QB Collin Klein ends up being hampered by his arm injury. We find it eerie that the team has covered up this injury so much over the course of the last few days, and we think that there is more to this than what meets the idea. The TCU defense has been shell shocked by the level of play in the Big XII, and the unit has found itself allowing just a ton of points week after week after week. However, this is still a very talented team, and the ground game might be able to open up some holes in the KSU defense. There are only so many potholes that you can avoid before you fall into one, and the Wildcats might finally be falling into their hole.

Kansas State @ TCU Pick: TCU Horned Frogs +7.5
Kansas State @ TCU Score Prediction: TCU 31 – Kansas State 27

 
November 3rd, 2012 By Andrew Ryan
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The TCU Horned Frogs and the West Virginia Mountaineers are going to square off in Week 10 of the college football betting campaign. Join us here at Cappers Info, as we make our predictions for football for what should be a great game on Saturday.

Week 10 College Football Picks: TCU Horned Frogs @ West Virginia Mountaineers
Date: Saturday, November 3rd, 3:00 ET
Location: Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV
CFB Betting Odds: West Virginia -7
TCU vs. West Virginia Live TV: FOX

Is there really any other way to go in this one but to back the ‘over’? Sure, sometimes if things look too easy, they probably are too easy, but we just don’t see how this one doesn’t happen. The Horned Frogs have allowed 36 points in regulation in each of the last two weeks, and now they are playing against an even better offense. They have shown the ability to score against bad defenses, putting up 36 in regulation against T-Tech and 49 against Baylor. Getting into the 30s means that West Virginia doesn’t even need to hit 40 in this one. Sure, the Mountaineers have scored just a total of 28 points in their last two games combined, but they are coming off of a bye week and should look a lot more like the unit that scored 69 points or more in three of its previous six games before that. This is the first meeting of these two as Big XII rivals, and though we don’t think that it will feature 133 points like the game against Baylor did, 75 or so will more than suffice.

TCU @ West Virginia Pick: Over 68
TCU @ West Virginia Score Prediction: West Virginia 45 – TCU 30

 
October 19th, 2012 By Andrew Ryan

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The 2012 college football season is back, and here at Cappers Info, we’ll be looking at some of the best games on the docket each and every week, as we try to make the most money possible off of the CFB odds for the week. Join us on Saturday night, as we make our Texas Tech Red Raiders @ TCU Horned Frogs free picks and predictions for what should be a great clash on the gridiron.

Week 8 College Football Picks: Texas Tech Red Raiders @ TCU Horned Frogs
Date: Saturday, October 20th, 3:30 ET
Location: Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, TX
CFB Betting Odds: Texas Tech -1.5
Texas Tech @ TCU Live TV: ABC/ESPN2

The world is about to get bamboozled by the Red Raiders in this one. Do you really believe that Texas Tech is all that great? Sure, the team has five wins to show for its work at this point, but that doesn’t mean that it is on its way to the Big XII title any point in the near future. The win against West Virginia was a bi-product of the hefty Big XII slate catching up to a team that is used to playing a bunch of creampuffs in the conference season. Now, the Red Raiders, coming off of their biggest victory of the season, have to go on the road to Fort Worth, where TCU and its ferocious defense are waiting. As long as the offense, even without QB Casey Pachall, figures out how to put some points on the board, this is a game that could, and really should be won by the hosts.

Texas Tech @ TCU Pick: TCU +1.5
Texas Tech @ TCU Score Prediction: TCU 27 – Texas Tech 21

 
September 21st, 2012 By Andrew Ryan
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The 2012 college football season continues this week, and here at Cappers Info, we’ll be looking at some of the best games on the docket each and every week, as we try to make the most money possible off of the CFB odds for the week. Join us on Saturday, as we make our Virginia Cavaliers @ TCU Horned Frogs free picks and predictions for what should be a great clash on the gridiron.

Week 4 College Football Picks: Virginia Cavaliers @ TCU Horned Frogs
Date: Saturday, September 22nd, 12:00 ET
Location: Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, TX
CFB Betting Odds: TCU -18
Virginia vs. TCU Live TV: ESPN

The Cavaliers ran into their first legit foe of the season last week, and they were just blown the heck out of the water by Georgia Tech in a game that was just never even remotely close. The fact of the matter is that this is a team that has some talent, but it doesn’t have the gusto to win the big time games all that often. This is as big time of a game as it is going to get. Last week, G-Tech outdid the Cavvies by 297 yards. Last year in a comparable game against Virginia Tech, the Hokies got them by 169 yards. It just isn’t going to cut it. Yes, the Horned Frogs are probably a tad worse this year than they were a few years ago when they went to Charlottesville and rocked UVA, but this is still a great team that should not be taken for granted. QB Casey Pachall and the gang should roll to a four-score win at home.

Virginia @ TCU Pick: TCU -18
Virginia @ TCU Score Prediction: TCU 35 – Virginia 10

 
December 11th, 2011 By Andrew Ryan

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To say that the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and the TCU Horned Frogs couldn’t dream of playing in the Poinsettia Bowl a few weeks ago is a bit of an understatement. La Tech probably never thought that it was going to end up winning the WAC, while TCU has to have had a hard time imagining its place in a bowl game outside of the BCS. Regardless, the two try to beat the Poinsettia Bowl betting lines in a standalone game on Wednesday.

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Poinsettia Bowl Matchup: Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs. TCU Horned Frogs
Poinsettia Bowl Date/Time: Wednesday, December 21st, 8:00 ET
Poinsettia Bowl Location: Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA
Poinsettia Bowl Odds: TCU -10.5
Poinsettia Bowl Total: 55.5
Poinsettia Bowl TV Coverage: ESPN, ESPN3.com

And so we ask ourselves the age old question whether or not the Horned Frogs really want to be in this bowl game or not… It’s going to be a tough sell for sure, as there was a big difference between taking on either the Virginia Tech Hokies or Michigan Wolverines in the Superdome and the Bulldogs here in San Diego, a lot further away from home in the team’s final game before jumping to the Big XII next year.

The Horned Frogs absolutely play fantastic ball. They were only beaten by Heisman Trophy winning QB Robert Griffin III and the Baylor Bears and the SMU Mustangs this year, and there was no shame in either defeat. TCU also went on the road and picked up its biggest win since last year’s Rose Bowl, a 36-35 win at the gun over the Boise State Broncos on the Smurf Turf. TCU averaged 41.7 points per game this year and allowed just 21.2 points per game, but it is clear that this year’s team wasn’t nearly as good on either side of the ball as it was before QB Andy Dalton graduated last year.

So we ask ourselves whether we really think that the Bulldogs have the capability to win a game like this one or not. They did go 10-2 ATS this year, a fantastic sign for a team that is getting a slew of points. La Tech took the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles down to the wire, and they did so with the Houston Cougars and Mississippi State Bulldogs as well. That’s really saying something, as teams were routinely killed by those squads. This team also won five games on the road this year and played a total of seven, something that hardly anyone does successfully any longer these days.

In the end, we trust an offense led by RB Lennon Creer and a defense that held teams down to just 122.1 yards per game on the ground this year. This was a heck of a lot better Bulldogs team that you would probably have figured, and though the WAC was down this year, it wasn’t so far down that its champion won’t be able to at least put up a fight against some of the best teams in America. TCU can be had, and we think that it will at least be challenged in the Poinsettia Bowl.

Free Poinsettia Bowl Pick: Louisiana Tech +10.5

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October 27th, 2011 By Andrew Ryan

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Big East football rules on Friday night, as there are a pair of games on the docket that should whet any appetite. Check out our Big East college football picks and our Friday night football predictions!

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Week 9 College Football Matchup: BYU Cougars @ TCU Horned Frogs
Date: Friday, October 28th, 8:00 ET
Location: Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, TX
College Football Lines: TCU -13
Over/Under 56
Week 9 College Football TV Schedule: ESPN

This is quite the interesting battle between a pair of teams, one which is going to be a former member of the Mountain West next year, and one of which who has already left the conference. Earlier this year, TCU had to think that it had a chance at being the BCS. No one would really think that the Cougars would have the potential of being a BCS team after getting blown away and getting outscored 40-0 by their instate rivals in a half of football once upon a time this year… but don’t count it out! An upset in this game and BYU winning out just might be enough to get it into the Top 15 in the BCS rankings. If that’s the case and the Boise State Broncos end up losing at some point (especially if it is to TCU), all of a sudden, this could really be a BCS club.

The Cougars have done a significantly better job over the course of the last few weeks after getting reamed by Utah at home, and that included giving the ball back to QB Riley Nelson from QB Jake Heaps. Sure, this is going to be a tough task against a TCU defense which has the potential to really be phenomenal. However, for as good as this unit has been in the past, there are two games this year, both of which ended in losses, in which the opposition really just kept flying up and down the field. You can bet that BYU has the same potential that SMU and Baylor had against this team. Don’t be surprised if this turns out to be an upset in the making… We called the Friday Night Upset two weeks ago with San Jose State over Hawaii, and we are going to do the same thing this time around with the Cougs on the road against TCU.

Week 9 NCAA Football Pick: BYU Cougars (ml) +390

 
September 1st, 2011 By Andrew Ryan

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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