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College: 34 - 22 - 61% | NFL: 42 - 26 - 62% | Combined: 76 - 48 - 61% We're primed for a bounce back year and to once again
shoot for that lofty 60% goal. Hey, we've done it more than once, so you know we're capable of lofty results, while
others can only dream about them.
Sample Football Preview & Analysis Below COLLEGE FOOTBALL BEST BETS Georgia T - 7 @ VIRGINIA After playing the top team in the country, Virginia hosts No. 7 Georgia Tech to complete the toughest of back-to-back games possible in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Cavaliers (4-4, 3-3 ACC) could not hang with the Seminoles, falling 35-10 after holding a three-point lead at the half. Note: Junior quarterback Dan Ellis was only 4-of-8 for 44 yards against Florida State, but the UVa offense became paralyzed when he suffered a mild concussion that caused him to miss the second half. Ellis should be 100% for this game. Now they have to deal with Georgia Tech (6-1, 4-1), which leads the nation with 516 yards and 41.6 points per game behind quarterback Joe Hamilton. Besides the big two of Florida State and Georgia Tech (6-1, 4-1), only Maryland and North Carolina State, at 5-3, have winning records in the ACC. With a win, Virginia would join that group and end a three-game losing streak. Hamilton is the national leader in passing efficiency and is third in total offense, seemingly with no weakness in his game. He has completed 118-of-177 passes (66.7 percent) for 1,883 yards and 17 touchdowns with just five interceptions. In addition, Hamilton has 463 yards, just three less than team leader Sean Gregory, and six touchdowns rushing. With so much concentration on Hamilton, receivers Kelly Campbell and Dez White have benefited. Campbell and White have combined for 1,362 yards on 71 catches with nine touchdowns. White also is one of the nation's most dangerous return men. Georgia Tech has won five straight games since falling to Florida State, 41-35, on September 11. The Yellow Jackets have scored at least 31 points in every game this season, but have allowed 21 or more five times. Georgia Tech has an 11-9-1 lead in the all-time series, with George Welsh presiding over each of Virginia's wins. Last season, Georgia Tech scored 24 unanswered points in the final 18:09 to steal a 41-38 win over the Cavaliers. Jones had 207 yards on the ground while White caught eight passes for 243 yards. The Cavaliers have the nation's leading rusher in Thomas Jones, who is averaging over 159 yards per game. But since their record is at .500, Jones is only a long shot to win the Heisman, with players like Hamilton ranking ahead. Cavs loss to Sems LW was closer than score indicated. The mastery of Hamilton against the talented "sweetness like" running of Thomas Jones 5.4 ypc & 159 ypg. This kinda reminds me of Walter Payton in his early days. Check him out and watch Welsh try to control the tempo with a ball control offense around double A Thomas Jones. Thomas Jones and Hamilton, sounds like a pair right out of the declaration of independence days. Hamilton is a money player but Jones controls the tempo and final score. Upset special... VIRGINIA by 7 WINNER Minnesota @ PENN ST -14 1/2 With the Governor's Victory Bell and the second-longest winning streak in Division I-A on the line, second-ranked Penn State takes on Big Ten Conference foe Minnesota. The Nittany Lions (9-0, 5-0 Big East), who are celebrating homecoming, have won 11 straight games and have never lost to Minnesota (5-2, 2-3) in four meetings, all since 1993. The last time these teams met here was 1997, and Penn State came away with a 16-15 victory in a surprisingly close game. The Nittany Lions find themselves a two-touchdown favorite and will try to stop the main threat for the Golden Gophers, running back Thomas Hamner, who gained 154 yards in the 1997 meeting. Penn State is not a team of offensive stars. The Nittany Lions platoon at quarterback with Kevin Thompson, the seventh-ranked passer in the country, and the more athletic Rashard Casey, who is capable of producing a touchdown with his arm or leg on any play. The stars on this team reside on defense. Linebacker LaVar Arrington and end Courtney Brown are perhaps the two best players in the country at their respective positions. Another linebacker, Brandon Short, is a tackling machine that usually leaves the big plays to others on the unit, while safety Askari Adams is a hard hitter that has a team-best three interceptions. Hamner is 10th in the country with more than 126 yards per game on the ground, posting 1,009 on 191 carries, an average of 5.3 yards per attempt. He also has 12 touchdowns. I'll let you in on a little secret -- Penn State's vaunted defense has been less than vaunted at times this year. The Lions let Illinois back Rocky Harvey get 145 yards last week, for instance. If Minnesota can grind it out, keep the Penn State offense off the field and give its own pretty good defense a break, it might be able to hang closer than most people think. A big key -- don't fall behind too quickly. MINNESOTA + 6 WINNER PRO FOOTBALL BEST BETS Kansas City @ INDIANAPOLIS - 3 Coming off their first shutout in nearly two years, the Kansas City Chiefs will try to slow down Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts Sunday in a key AFC battle. The Chiefs blanked the San Diego Chargers, 34-0, last week for their first shutout since December 7, 1997 and have allowed only 22 points in their last three games. Safety Reggie Tongue led the defensive effort with a seven-yard fumble return for a touchdown, helping Kansas City remain tied for first place in the AFC West with the Seattle Seahawks. Elvis Grbac tossed two touchdown passes, including an 81-yarder to Derrick Alexander. Kansas City's defense combined for five sacks and two interceptions against the Chargers and has at least two picks in each of last six games. In the first half, the Chiefs allowed just one first down and 28 total yards. Kansas City will have a harder time against Indianapolis' "Big Three" of Manning, rookie running back Edgerrin James and wide receiver Marvin Harrison. In last week's 34-24 victory the Dallas Cowboys, Manning passed for 312 yards, including a 40-yard touchdown pass to Harrison. James gave the Colts a balanced attack, rushing for 113 yards and a score and catching seven passes for 92 yards. Manning has thrown at least one TD pass in 20 straight games while James has rushed for an AFC-high 633 yards. Indianapolis has won three straight for the first time since 1996 and remains in third place in the tough AFC East, one game behind the Miami Dolphins and one-half game in back of the New England Patriots. The Colts are looking to complete the first half 6-2 for the first time since the NFL expanded to a 16-game schedule in 1978. Indianapolis has won three straight against the Chiefs to even the all-time series at six wins apiece. Going into the 1999 season, who would have thought that this would be a marquee matchup between two potential playoff contenders? This game features an opportunistic and aggressive Kansas City defense against a very explosive and high-powered Indianapolis offense. Turnovers and mistake-free football will be critical in this game. As good as the Chiefs' defense is, unless they can run the football and keep Manning on the sidelines they will struggle to win in Indianapolis. The Colts are a very confident team right now, and they will have a very excited home crowd behind them. The Chiefs are not the same team when they play away from Arrowhead Stadium. INDIANAPOLIS by 10 WINNER Denver - 1 & 36 @ SAN DIEGO The last time the Denver Broncos visited San Diego last November 29 they left with a 12-0 record. But John Elway is retired, Terrell Davis is injured and the Broncos are currently in last place in the AFC West heading into Sunday's meeting against the Chargers. San Diego fell out of a first-place tie in the AFC West last week after suffering a 34-0 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Wide receiver Ed McCaffrey suffered a knee injury in Denver's 23-20 loss to Minnesota last week and will miss Sunday's game against the Chargers. He leads the team with 33 catches for 525 yards and six touchdowns. The loss dropped the two-time defending champion Broncos to 2-6. Only the 1970 Cincinnati Bengals reached the postseason after losing six of their first eight games. The Chargers suffered their first regular-season shutout loss last week since 1992. San Diego fell behind 20-0 after getting just one first down and 28 total yards in the first half. San Diego has not allowed a 100-yard rusher in 26 straight games, the top active streak in the league. Although both these teams are coming off bitter losses, this still has a chance to be a very competitive game. San Diego still has playoff hopes, while Denver has been all but eliminated from the playoff race in a nightmare of a 1999 season. The Chargers still have a lot of pride on defense, but they have no offense. Seau and Co. still a formidable unit despite LW's debacle. The Broncos, on the other hand are a beaten-up football team. Griese favorite sure handed target McCafferty will be sorely missed in this matchup. Look for the Broncos and Chargers in a wild horse fight in a low-scoring game with the emphasis on defense, turnovers and field position. Denver by 13 Winner If you like this, we've changed things for the better for 2010. Go there now.
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