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IT….IS….FINALLY….HERE. The three words we have been waiting for
seemingly forever are just a few days away. Football…Is…..Back!! LET’S
GET RIGHT AT IT AS I LOOK AT THREE BIG Thursday MATCH-UPS AS WE LIFTOFF
WHAT SHOULD BE ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING YEARS OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL IN
RECENT MEMORY.



Thursday Sept 3rd NORTH CAROLINA V SOUTH CAROLINA 6pm EST



Neutral Site- bank of America stadium, charlotte, North Carolina

Current line – South Carolina – 2



The Tar Heels seem like they are on the upswing, but go against good ole
Steve Spurrier in first FBS football game of the year. This is a huge
opening game for both in terms of setting a tone of the season. the
Cocks are a slight fave, but with UNC’s improved offense they are a live
play in this game and if USC opens with a loss to their interstate
rival, there could be some chaos at the start of this season. UNC’s star
QB marquise Williams will have a lot to say in how this game goes and
while the Gamecocks should be strong on defense, most of the rest of
their team is in full rebuild mode after last year. This is going to be a
fun game to watch with a ton of back and forth and in the end look for
UNC to put their stamp on an early season statement.



PREDICTION- (Based on 1-10 College Football is back inflatable wacky waving guy scale) 6 Inflatable Wacky Waving guys on UNC +2

Thursday Sept 3rd TCU AT MINNESOTA 9pm EST



TCF BANK STADIUM, MINNEAPOLIS

Current line – TCU -14



Talk about a doozy of a home opener for a Big 10 team with visions of
making a New years day bowl game this season. The Gophers welcome in the
#2 team in all the land with in my eyes the Heisman fave in QB Trevone
Boykin. While I think Minny will have a solid season in their conference
, maybe even with stunning upset or two. Opening night will not go well
for Coach Kill and company. This game could be over before halftime
with just how dynamic the Horned Frogs are on both sides of the ball.



PREDICTION- (Based on 1-10 College Football is back inflatable wacky waving guy scale) 8 Inflatable Wacky Waving guys on TCU -14



Thursday Sept 3rd MICHIGAN AT UTAH 8:30 pm EST



Rice-Eccles Stadium. Salt Lake City, Utah

Current line – Utah -5.5



Memories of the 16 point beatdown last year at Michigan Stadium by the
Utes….. gone!……..Fred Flintstone as head coach in Ann
Arbor…..gone!…..All that was wrong with the world cause Michigan
Football simply blew….GONE! The reason is simple, cause football Jesus
in the shape of a khaki pants wearing, shirtless former hero has come
back to the town where he made so many memories. JIM HARBAUGH IS BACK ,
and all is right with the world:) Now he hasn’t coach one down or won
one game as the Wolverines head coach, but the anticipation and
excitement level in Ann Arbaugh has been simply out of control since he
was name the HC. This is one of the most opening games in 50 years for
Michigan football and they do it on the road against a team that is well
coached by Kyle Whittingham and ha s a QB in Travis Wilson that was
lights out last year, but also struggled mightily in some contents.
While this game might start out close in the end all the questions
Michigan had coming in will be answered and in one of the games that
defines an era, Michigan will sneak out of the Utah Mountains with not
only a big upset win, but a truly convincing one to start off the Jim
Harbuagh era in a massive way.



PREDICTION- (Based on 1-10 College Football is back inflatable wacky
waving guy scale) 10 Inflatable Wacky Waving guys on MICHIGAN ( AN EARLY
SEASON 10 POINT PLAY- DONT WANT TO SNOOZE ON THIS ONE)



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basis of the Denzel Washington’s character in American Gangster, and is a
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(22) Ohio State is a 1-1/2 Point Road Dog as They Travel to Play Minnesota

The Ohio State Buckeyes and the Minnesota Golden Gophers will both be
trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at Williams Arena.


Oddsmakers currently have the Golden Gophers listed as 1½-point
favorites versus the Buckeyes, while the game’s total is sitting at 146.


Minnesota was a 70-58 loser in their most recent outing on the road
against Maryland. They failed to cover the +4.5-point spread as
underdogs.


Ohio State was a 77-61 winner in their most recent outing at home
against Illinois. They covered the -7-point spread as favorites.


Ohio State:

Team record: 12-3 SU,6-7-1 ATS

Ohio State is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games

Ohio State is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games

The total has gone OVER in 6 of Ohio State’s last 8 games

Ohio State is 0-4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road


Minnesota:

Team record: 11-4 SU,6-5-1 ATS

Minnesota is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games

Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Minnesota is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Ohio State

Minnesota is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing Ohio State


Next up:

Ohio State at Indiana Saturday, January 10

Minnesota at Michigan Saturday, January 10



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(22) Ohio State is a 1-1/2 Point Road Dog as They Travel to Play Minnesota

Big Ten Basketball Preview: Indiana Hoosiers Square Off Against the Minnesota Golden Gophers

INDIANA HOOSIERS MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS 21-7 February 26, 1:00 PM | of Williams Arena 17-11

RECENT FORM TEAM SU ATS OFF DEF DIFF INDY 21-7 13-8-1 77.9 66.0 11.9 MINN 17-11 12-13 68.0 64.1 3.9 TEAM ATS HOME ATS AWAY OU OU HOME OU AWAY INDY 9-3 4-5-1 12-9-1 7-5 5-4-1 MINN 8-8 4-5 12-13 7-9 5-4

SMART CHART INDY TEAM MINN 77.9 PTS FOR 68.0 66.0 PTS AGNST 64.1 11.9 DIFF. 3.9 23.8 DEF. REBOUNDS 23.3 10.8 OFF. REBOUNDS 11.2 49.2 FG% 47.0 75.2 FT% 69.3 6.4 3 POINTERS 5.2 6.6 STEALS 7.4

INJURIES INDIANA PLAYER POS DESCRIPTION Maurice Creek G Out For Season (achilles) Verdell Jones III G Day-to-Day (shoulder) MINNESOTA PLAYER POS DESCRIPTION Trevor Mbakwe F Out For Season (ACL)

BETTING TRENDS INDIANA Indiana is 2-5-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road Indiana is 4-21 SU in its last 25 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games on the road Indiana is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Minnesota The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota MINNESOTA Minnesota is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games Minnesota is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games Minnesota is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games at home Minnesota is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Minnesota's last 12 games when playing Indiana Minnesota is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Indiana Minnesota is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Indiana Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Indiana The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing at home against Indiana

HEAD TO HEAD SUMMARY TEAM SU ATS OU AVG SCORE AVG ½ SCORE FG% REB 3PT MADE STEALS Indiana 4-6 7-3 4-6 64.5 31.2 39.9 33.9 59 - 192 6.8 Minnesota 6-4 3-7 4-6 66.3 31.5 42.9 32.3 55 - 167 6.8 HEAD TO HEAD DETAIL DATE DAY AWAY PTS HOME PTS HOMELINE ATS TOTAL OU FG% EDGE REB EDGE 3PT EDGE 01/12/2012 Thu MINN 77 INDY 74 -9½ MINN 138½ O MINN INDY MINN 02/02/2011 Wed MINN 57 INDY 60 3 INDY 137½ U INDY MINN MINN 01/04/2011 Tue INDY 63 MINN 67 -9 INDY 136 U MINN MINN INDY 02/20/2010 Sat INDY 58 MINN 81 -16½ MINN 137½ O MINN MINN MINN 01/17/2010 Sun MINN 78 INDY 81 10½ INDY 137½ O MINN INDY INDY 02/10/2009 Tue INDY 54 MINN 62 -17 INDY 126 U INDY MINN INDY 01/25/2009 Sun MINN 67 INDY 63 9 INDY 128 O MINN Push INDY 03/14/2008 Fri MINN 59 INDY 58 -7 MINN 136 U MINN INDY MINN 03/05/2008 Wed MINN 55 INDY 69 -9 INDY 142½ U INDY INDY MINN 01/17/2008 Thu INDY 65 MINN 60 1 INDY 145 U INDY INDY INDY

TEAMS LAST 5 GAMES
INDIANA
DATE	DAY	SCORE	OPPONENT	SCORE	SU	LINE	TOTAL	FG%	FT%	3PT MADE	DAYS REST
02/22/2012	Wed	75	North Carolina Central	56	W			51.0	76.0	4	2
02/19/2012	Sun	66	at Iowa	78	L	3½	151½	37.7	76.9	6	2
02/15/2012	Wed	71	Northwestern	66	W	-8½	146½	49.1	83.3	2	4
02/09/2012	Thu	84	Illinois	71	W	-5½	135½	50.0	83.3	7	4
02/04/2012	Sat	78	at Purdue	61	W	-3½	140½	41.8	82.9	3	2
MINNESOTA
DATE	DAY	SCORE	OPPONENT	SCORE	SU	LINE	TOTAL	FG%	FT%	3PT MADE	DAYS REST
02/22/2012	Wed	61	Michigan State	66	L	5½	128	45.7	93.3	5	3
02/18/2012	Sat	53	at Northwestern	64	L	-3½	133½	42.0	46.2	5	2
02/14/2012	Tue	68	Ohio State	78	L	8	131	46.2	65.2	5	4
02/09/2012	Thu	61	Wisconsin	68	L	1½	116	41.8	64.3	6	3
02/05/2012	Sun	69	at Nebraska	61	W	1	124	54.0	50.0	7	2

SUPERGRID
		RANK		RANK
Indiana's Overall Scoring vs Minnesota's Overall Defense	77.86	0	64.14	0
Indiana's Away Scoring vs Minnesota's Home Defense	71.50	47	61.74	0
Indiana's Road Rebounds vs Minnesota's Home Rebounds Allowed	34.80	99	30.63	0
Minnesota's Overall Scoring vs Indiana's Overall Defense	68.00	0	65.96	0
Minnesota's Home Scoring vs Indiana's Road Defense	68.42	0	72.40	0
Minnesota's Home Rebounds vs Indiana's Road Rebounds Allowed	34.79	0	32.50	0

TEAM NEWS INDIANA MINNESOTA TOP 3/BOTTOM 3 INDIANA No trends to report MINNESOTA No trends to report

POWER STATS SHOOTING PERCENTAGE TEAM OFF DEF DIFF INDY 49.2 42.6 6.5 MINN 47.0 41.4 5.6 REBOUNDING TEAM OFF DEF TOTAL INDY 10.8 23.8 34.6 MINN 11.2 23.3 34.5 ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO TEAM ASSISTS TURNOVERS RATIO INDY 13.9 13.2 1.1 MINN 15.6 14.5 1.1

TEAM VS DIVISION OR CONFERENCE
INDIANA	SU	HOME	AWAY	ATS	ATS HOME	ATS AWAY	OFF	DEF	DIFF
Overall	21-7	17-1	4-6	13-8-1	9-3	4-5-1	77.9	66.0	11.9
vs Conf	8-7	6-1	2-6	6-8-1	4-3	2-5-1	72.5	71.6	0.9
Last 10	6-4	5-0	1-4	5-4	3-1	2-3	72.5	67.0	5.5
MINNESOTA	SU	HOME	AWAY	ATS	ATS HOME	ATS AWAY	OFF	DEF	DIFF
Overall	17-11	13-6	4-5	12-13	8-8	4-5	68.0	64.1	3.9
vs Conf	5-10	2-5	3-5	7-8	3-4	4-4	65.9	67.8	-1.9
Last 10	4-6	2-3	2-3	5-5	3-2	2-3	65.5	65.8	-0.3

Big Ten Basketball Preview: Indiana Hoosiers Square Off Against the Minnesota Golden Gophers

Big Ten Basketball Preview: Michigan State Spartans vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers

The Michigan State Spartans and the Minnesota Golden Gophers will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Williams Arena.

Michigan State is currently favored by 5 1/2 points and the total is posted at 127 1/2.

Last time out for Michigan State, they were a 76-62 winner as they battled Purdue on the road. They covered in the match as a 4.5-point favorite.

Minnesota lost its last outing, a 64-53 result against Northwestern on February 18. They failed to cover in that game as a 3.5-point underdog.

Michigan State: Team record: 22-5 SU, 18-7 ATS Current streak: won 5 straight games.

is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Minnesota is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games on the road

When playing on Wednesday are 7-3 Before playing Nebraska are 1-0 After playing Purdue are 6-4 After a win are 8-2

Minnesota: Team record: 17-10 SU, 11-13 ATS Current streak: lost 3 straight games.

The total has gone UNDER in 7 of last 8 games when playing Michigan State The total has gone OVER in 4 of last 5 games at home is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games at home The total has gone OVER in 4 of last 6 games

When playing on Wednesday are 7-3 Before playing Indiana are 4-6 After playing Northwestern are 3-7 After a loss are 4-6

Next up: Michigan State home to Nebraska, Saturday, February 25 Minnesota home to Indiana, Sunday, February 26

Big Ten Basketball Preview: Michigan State Spartans vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers

Big 10 Basketball Preview: Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers

The Ohio State Buckeyes and the Minnesota Golden Gophers will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at Williams Arena.

Oddsmakers currently have the Buckeyes listed as 8-point favorites versus the Golden Gophers, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

Last time out for Ohio State, they were a 58-48 loser as they battled Michigan State at home. They failed to cover in the match as an 8.5-point favorite.

In their last action, Minnesota was a 68-61 loser at home against Wisconsin. They failed to cover the 1.5-point spread as underdogs.

Ohio State: Team record: 21-4 SU, 12-9 ATS

is 18-5 SU in its last 23 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 12 of last 16 games on the road is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Minnesota

When playing on Tuesday are 7-3 Before playing Michigan are 8-2 After playing Michigan State are 6-4 After a loss are 9-1

Minnesota: Team record: 17-8 SU, 11-11 ATS

is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games at home is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games The total has gone OVER in 6 of last 9 games is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Ohio State

When playing on Tuesday are 4-6 Before playing Northwestern are 3-7 After playing Wisconsin are 3-7 After a loss are 4-6

Next up: Ohio State at Michigan, Saturday, February 18 Minnesota at Northwestern, Saturday, February 18

Big 10 Basketball Preview: Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers

Big 10 Basketball Preview: Wisconsin Badgers vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers

The Wisconsin Badgers and the Minnesota Golden Gophers will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Williams Arena.

Oddsmakers currently have the Golden Gophers listed as 1-point favorites versus the Badgers, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

Last time out for Wisconsin, they were a 58-52 loser as they battled Ohio State at home. They failed to cover in the match as a 4-point underdog.

Last time out for Minnesota, they were a 69-61 winner as they battled Nebraska on the road. They covered in the match as a 1-point favorite.

Wisconsin: Team record: 18-6 SU, 12-9 ATS

The total has gone UNDER in 6 of last 7 games when playing on the road against Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Minnesota

When playing on Thursday are 7-3 Before playing Michigan State are 7-3 After playing Ohio State are 8-2 After a loss are 6-4

Minnesota: Team record: 17-7 SU, 11-10 ATS

The total has gone UNDER in 6 of last 7 games when playing at home against Wisconsin is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games at home is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games The total has gone UNDER in 7 of last 10 games at home

When playing on Thursday are 6-4 Before playing Ohio State are 3-7 After playing Nebraska are 6-4 After a win are 7-3

Next up: Wisconsin at Michigan State, Thursday, February 16 Minnesota home to Ohio State, Tuesday, February 14

Big 10 Basketball Preview: Wisconsin Badgers vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers