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redhawk50
09-24-2004, 04:28 PM
I am leaning towards BYU tonight, but am not sure. Had Oregon State two weeks ago and it looked good early but couldnt stop the broncs after the 1st quarter. I love playing dogs, but is this a set up for a 65-10 boise win??????????????????
redhawk50
09-24-2004, 04:52 PM
well, since I have to go and have to make my plays now, I am going to answer this one myself. my usual criteria for taking a dog is can they win the game. the answer is no. my second thing is do they have an offense that can present problems for a big favorite, the answer is no again. So I am going to live with Boise tonight -22 thinking they get up big early and dont look back

also taking northern illinois in the early game, just hard to go against the home team for me

picks boise -22
northern ill pk
thabizness40
09-24-2004, 05:39 PM
I am taking BYU +29 and BG +7 tonight with a 7 point teaser. The only reason i feel BYU will cover is because every time a team is gettting a large # this season it seems the game is closer than expected. There will be a lot of money on Boise tongiht because of their history at home which is another reason i am taking BYU. An example of this is the houston game last night. Miami won by 25 and the spread was 30. Who would have thought that Houston would even score a field goal. For God's sake, Rice held houston to 7 points!!!!
SteveMBlockUSA
09-24-2004, 06:00 PM
Originally posted by redhawk50
well, since I have to go and have to make my plays now, I am going to answer this one myself. my usual criteria for taking a dog is can they win the game. the answer is no. my second thing is do they have an offense that can present problems for a big favorite, the answer is no again. So I am going to live with Boise tonight -22 thinking they get up big early and dont look back

also taking northern illinois in the early game, just hard to go against the home team for me

picks boise -22
northern ill pk

Is there a reason you HAVE to bet this game? Seems like you are pretty split between the two. Not an easy one for me to pick. I'd lean toward BYU but I cant bet against Broncs on the Smurf again. Lost too much last time.