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Iowa St. +11½ at Kansas St.: The host Wildcats had a week off after grueling 17-13 victory win at Texas and now catch the up and down Cyclones off of huge games at Oklahoma last week and their big win at home against Oklahoma State. KANSAS ST.
Oklahoma +3½ at Okla St.: Almost every week I land on a game I really want to sink my teeth into and this is it. Very simple, Iowa State beat Oklahoma State and then Oklahoma beat Iowa State. Now Okie State will beat OU and then the Cowboys will sit and hope for the best and a shot at LSU in the BCS title game. OKLAHOMA ST. (best bet)
BYU -7½ at Hawaii: We get a rare afternoon game in Honolulu. The Cougars will be in just about every parlay I make Saturday going for win number nine and a good bowl game. Some teams have a good time going to the islands, but this will be just another game for BYU and business as usual. BYU.
Syracuse at Pittsburgh Panthers
Prediction: Syracuse
The final Big East game of the weekend may not have title implications but it does send the winner bowling and the loser home as a pair of 5-6 squads meet in the Steel City. Pittsburgh has cashed four straight tickets (three as dogs) while the ?Cuse is riding a 0-4 SU and ATS streak, thus the value (i.e. over-inflated line) comes to the Orange who are 8-0 ATS with revenge off back-to-back SU losses versus a foe off back-to-back SU wins. And while the Panthers may be scoring on the ATS scorecard, last week?s deflating 1-point loss at West Virginia cost them a shot at the Big East crown. We do think Pitt has enough talent to garner the straight-up victory today at home and send them to a fourth-straight bowl game but HC Todd Graham flakes like a cracker when laying points to a foe off back-to-back SU losses, posting a 1-11-1 ATS mark. Add a 1-4 ATS log in ?Last Home Games? to the mix and it would take nerves of ?Steel? to lay doubles in this long-time rivalry. Pitt may squeeze out the win but with Syracuse having something to play for, our database says the Orange will not get the pulp beat out of them. An easy take. We recommend a 1-unit play on Syracuse.
CONNECTICUT (+9.0, ov47.5)
CINCINNATI (-9.0, un47.5)
The UConn Huskies offense has new looks on the field with junior QB Johnny McEntee but not very good with 24 points, 184 yards passing per game, but they have plenty to play for in this one. UConn can become bowl eligible with a win at Cincinnati. Connecticut beat South Florida 16-10 without scoring an offensive touchdown. They only allow 22.3 ppg. Cincinnati had a high octane offense, but they had a huge injury late in the season: Senior QB Zach Collaros (14 TDs, 8 INTs) is out for the season with a leg injury, so sophomore quarterback Munchie Legaux is running the offense. A loss by Cincinnati would give Louisville, 5-2 in the Big East, the title. Bearcat defense is allowing 19 ppg.This should be a physical defensive battle with two QB's trying to minimize mistakes. Expect a safe game plan from both coaches and take the UNDER.
TAKE: Cincinnati/UConn Under 47.5
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