Henderson may have opted out but Taylor can pick up the slack And now, only one favorite hasn't covered. Of course, I put a Mega Bet on that team. It was a fun back and forth game but FIU took the lead in the 3rd quarter and never relinquished it in 35-43 win. The Mega Bets are now 3-1 after the first week
Four games are on tap today starting with:
Memphis -6.5 vs Wake Forest - Birmingham Bowl - Strap on your seat belt and get your popcorn ready. This should be a high scoring affair. For Memphis, here comes the ground game. The 1-2 punch of Darrell Henderson and Patrick Taylor combined for close to 3,000 yards and 37 touchdowns. The Tigers ripped off 200 yards or more in every game but one, with 401 yards in each of the last two games.
The Tigers can throw too. QB Brady White followed HC Mike Norvell from Arizona State and haf a great year with 3,125 yards and 25 touchdowns versus just eight picks. Memphis is ranked fourth in the nation in total offense, third in rushing yards and seventh in scoring with its 43.6 points-per-game average.
White will be licking his chops against a Deacon pass defense that was among the worst in the nation, allowing 300 yards or more seven times. Wake may also be missing CB Amair Henderson who is listed as questionable with an undisclosed injury.
Four games are on tap today starting with:
Memphis -6.5 vs Wake Forest - Birmingham Bowl - Strap on your seat belt and get your popcorn ready. This should be a high scoring affair. For Memphis, here comes the ground game. The 1-2 punch of Darrell Henderson and Patrick Taylor combined for close to 3,000 yards and 37 touchdowns. The Tigers ripped off 200 yards or more in every game but one, with 401 yards in each of the last two games.
The Tigers can throw too. QB Brady White followed HC Mike Norvell from Arizona State and haf a great year with 3,125 yards and 25 touchdowns versus just eight picks. Memphis is ranked fourth in the nation in total offense, third in rushing yards and seventh in scoring with its 43.6 points-per-game average.
White will be licking his chops against a Deacon pass defense that was among the worst in the nation, allowing 300 yards or more seven times. Wake may also be missing CB Amair Henderson who is listed as questionable with an undisclosed injury.
Not sure WtF can replace Dortch Wake Forest is not as consistent or prolific but it can rise to the occasion. To stay bowl eligible it threw for over 300 yards and 3 TDs versus NC State then to clinch a bowl it ripped Duke for 340 yards on the ground and 4 TDs.
The Memphis defense is also suspect. They’re ranked 84th in the country in total defense, 98th at defending the pass, 73rd in run defense and 92nd in scoring D (31.5 PPG).
Both teams will be missing a star weapon on offense. Wake will be without WR Greg Dortch who was a second-team AP All-American and led the ACC with 1,750 all-purpose yards. He suffered a finger injury in Wake Forest’s season-ending 59-7 rout of Duke.
The Tigers loss is even more serious. Star RB Darrell Henderson decided to skip a bowl in order to stay healthy for the NFL. Henderson was 2nd in rushing in all of college ball with 1,909 yards.
Memphis has been much more friendly to bettors this year. Wake is 2-7 as a dog and 4-8 ATS overall. Memphis is 8-5 ATS overall but 2-4 ATS away from home
Wake is much better at this bowl thing. The Deacs are 2-0 under head coach Dave Clawson, 4-1 overall in the last five. When was the last time Wake Forest lost a bowl game to a current program outside of the Power Five? Try never.
Memphis has been a bowl game disaster for a stretch, partly because it’s usually playing up. The Tigers have lost their last three – including a blowout to Auburn and a thriller last year to Iowa State – and have lost five of their last six going back to the 2014 Motor City Bowl.
I'm going to take Memphis and lay the points. They have more weapons and carry the weight of the American Conference. If the American is going to keep trying this whole Power 6 banter going they need their runner up to beat a middle of the pack ACC team. Sorry Rock, they will.
The Memphis defense is also suspect. They’re ranked 84th in the country in total defense, 98th at defending the pass, 73rd in run defense and 92nd in scoring D (31.5 PPG).
Both teams will be missing a star weapon on offense. Wake will be without WR Greg Dortch who was a second-team AP All-American and led the ACC with 1,750 all-purpose yards. He suffered a finger injury in Wake Forest’s season-ending 59-7 rout of Duke.
The Tigers loss is even more serious. Star RB Darrell Henderson decided to skip a bowl in order to stay healthy for the NFL. Henderson was 2nd in rushing in all of college ball with 1,909 yards.
Memphis has been much more friendly to bettors this year. Wake is 2-7 as a dog and 4-8 ATS overall. Memphis is 8-5 ATS overall but 2-4 ATS away from home
Wake is much better at this bowl thing. The Deacs are 2-0 under head coach Dave Clawson, 4-1 overall in the last five. When was the last time Wake Forest lost a bowl game to a current program outside of the Power Five? Try never.
Memphis has been a bowl game disaster for a stretch, partly because it’s usually playing up. The Tigers have lost their last three – including a blowout to Auburn and a thriller last year to Iowa State – and have lost five of their last six going back to the 2014 Motor City Bowl.
I'm going to take Memphis and lay the points. They have more weapons and carry the weight of the American Conference. If the American is going to keep trying this whole Power 6 banter going they need their runner up to beat a middle of the pack ACC team. Sorry Rock, they will.
Army held off Oklahoma. They can hold off Houston Army -6.5 vs Houston - Armed Forces Bowl - There’s no greater contrast in styles in the bowl games this season. It’s Army, you know what you are going to get. Run the ball, control the clock, dominate the time of possession battle – The Knights held onto the rock for over 39 minutes a game – and give the defense a break game after game.
This should work because, The Cougars have no run defense. It gave up 401 rushing yards to Memphis to close out the regular season and allowed well over 900 yards over the last three games. It doesn’t help that star DT Ed Oliver is off getting ready for the NFL, and the team is dead last in college football in time of possession.
Houston can’t get opposing offenses off the field. Teams are converting 45% of the time on the money plays, with five teams hitting half of their tries or more. Army leads the nation in third down conversions at a 56% clip.
If they are going to keep up Houston offense will need to bomb away and score fast. It can do that with an attack that scored 31 points or more in every game and with 41 or more ten times. But they are going to be playing without starting quarterback D’Eriq King, who went down in mid-November against Tulane with a knee injury. Before the season-ending injury, King led all FBS quarterbacks with 50 total touchdowns (passing and rushing combined).
The trends favor Army. They are 6-1-1 away from Michie stadium and 6-0-1 ATS against teams with a winning record. Houston is 3-8 ATS away from home and 1-4 ATS against teams with a winning record.
The last time Army played a high powered offense they stalled Oklahoma before losing in OT 28-21. They can keep a not nearly as good Houston, starting a freshman QB out of the end zone. Last time I put a Mega on Army they won but didn’t cover. One more chance Dwink. I’ll put a Mega bet on Army.
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This should work because, The Cougars have no run defense. It gave up 401 rushing yards to Memphis to close out the regular season and allowed well over 900 yards over the last three games. It doesn’t help that star DT Ed Oliver is off getting ready for the NFL, and the team is dead last in college football in time of possession.
Houston can’t get opposing offenses off the field. Teams are converting 45% of the time on the money plays, with five teams hitting half of their tries or more. Army leads the nation in third down conversions at a 56% clip.
If they are going to keep up Houston offense will need to bomb away and score fast. It can do that with an attack that scored 31 points or more in every game and with 41 or more ten times. But they are going to be playing without starting quarterback D’Eriq King, who went down in mid-November against Tulane with a knee injury. Before the season-ending injury, King led all FBS quarterbacks with 50 total touchdowns (passing and rushing combined).
The trends favor Army. They are 6-1-1 away from Michie stadium and 6-0-1 ATS against teams with a winning record. Houston is 3-8 ATS away from home and 1-4 ATS against teams with a winning record.
The last time Army played a high powered offense they stalled Oklahoma before losing in OT 28-21. They can keep a not nearly as good Houston, starting a freshman QB out of the end zone. Last time I put a Mega on Army they won but didn’t cover. One more chance Dwink. I’ll put a Mega bet on Army.
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