12-29-12

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Northcoast

4* over 52.5 navy / arz st
3* Texas +3.5

Top opinions
Mich st
Navy
Sryacuse
Over 56 texas / Oregon st

Regular opinions
AF -1.5
Under 62.5 AF / rice
Under 71.5 WV / syracuse
Under 40.5 TCU / mich st

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RAS

Rotation 604 Hawaii (-2.5) 1.00 UNIT
Game start: 12/29/12 09:30pm PST Released at: 12/29 8:12am PST


PREVIOUS RELEASES
Rotation 543 Northeastern (+4) 1.00 UNIT
Game start: 12/29/12 12:00pm PST Released at: 12/29 8:09am PST
Rotation 631 Davidson (+3.5) 1.00 UNIT
Game start: 12/29/12 03:00pm PST Released at: 12/29 8:06am PST
Rotation 554 UC Riverside (+5.5) 1.00 UNIT
Game start: 12/29/12 01:00pm PST Released at: 12/29 8:03am PST
Rotation 602 UC Irvine (-6) 1.00 UNIT
Game start: 12/29/12 07:00pm PST Released at: 12/29 8:00am PST

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Lee sterling

25 AF
40 Az St
30 over tex
25 Mich St

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NCAA Basketball Play of the Day December 29, 2012 7:17 AM by GT Staff

Harvard +10½ at California

We always like to ride the Ivy League when applicable. The Crimson only lost by 8 at Connecticut, which rarely loses at home. We don’t think Cal is as good as UConn.

HARVARD +10½

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Best Weekend wagers with Weekend Warrior December 29, 2012 7:21 AM by GT Staff

NCAA Basketball

Harvard +10½

North Carolina -4½

Illinois -13

College Football Bowl Game

Syracuse +3½

NBA Basketball

Minnesota Timberwolves (no line)

Brooklyn Nets (no line)

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GamingToday’s Consensus Picks December 29, 2012 7:25 AM by GT Staff

NBA Basketball

Toronto Raptors/Orlando Magic OVER 187

New Orleans Hornets -2

NCAA Basketball

North Carolina -4

College Football Bowl Games

Air Force -2

Navy +14

Syracuse +4

Texas +2½

TCU -3

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kelso

50 oregon st
10 az st
5 tcu
5 rice
5 west. va

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David Banks

Saturday, December 29,2012

TCU Horned Frogs vs. Michigan State Spartans

It is the Big 12 vs. the Big Ten on Saturday, albeit with two disappointing
teams when the TCU Horned Frogs (7-5, 5-7 ATS) take on the Michigan State
Spartans (6-6, 4-8 ATS) in the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl from Sun Devil Stadium
in Tempe, AZ at 10:15 ET on ESPN.

TCU did not have as many wins in its first season in the Big 12 as it did while crashing BCS bowls in recent seasons, while Michigan State really fell off the face of the earth after being ranked in the top 10 early in the year.

Yes TCU has become accustomed to better records, but the Horned Frogs had one of the most inexperienced rosters in the country this season while joining a tougher conference, and also their starting quarterback at the start of the year Casey Pachall was dismissed from the team after four games following a DUI arrest, tossing freshman quarterback Trevone Boykin right into the fire.

So in that context, the 7-5 record does not seem so bad at all and the defense played very well all year. TCU finished 18th in the country in total defense allowing only 332.0 yards per game in a Big 12 full of potent offenses, and perhaps most importantly in regards to this game, the Horned Frogs finished 10th in rushing defense permitting only 103.9 yards per game on 3.9 yards per rush.

The offense wasn't terrible as a whole averaging 29.3 points and 397.0 yards per game, and the most important dimension could be the running of the quarterback Boykin, who ended up as the Frogs' third leading rusher. His mobility should be a major asset vs. a good Michigan State pass
rush.

Michigan State statistically had one of the best defenses in the nation this season, ranking fourth in total defense at 273.2 yards per game and ninth in scoring defense at 16.3 points. And yet with fantastic defensive numbers like that, the Spartans still needed to win their season finale at Minnesota just to get to 6-6 to become bowl eligible.

That should give you an idea of how bad the Michigan State offense was despite the presence of one of the best running backs in the country in Le'Veon Bell, who finished with 1648 rushing yards with an amazing 587 of those yards coming in the last three games.

However, Bell was the entire offense as junior quarterback Andrew
Maxwell completed a meager 52.9 percent of his passes and averaged a low 6.0 yards
per pass attempt while throwing for a modest 2578 yards while starting all 12
games. The problem here is that aforementioned great TCU run defense used
to facing more explosive offenses in the Big 12 can put the clamps on Bell
and dare Maxwell to try and win this game through the air.

TCU failed to cover despite a very game effort while losing 24-17 to
Oklahoma in the season finale, and the Horned Frogs are 20-6 ATS in their
last 26 games following an ATS loss. Michigan State meanwhile is 7-18-1 ATS in its
last 26 games after accumulating less than 170 passing yards in its previous
game.

Pick: UNDER 40

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Early Sebastian Report for Saturday
All 100's
Football:
OVER Rice
Syracuse
Basketball:
Illinois
North Carolina
Last play is in error and should be CAL RIVERSIDE.

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Charlie Sports 12/29/2012
500* NCAAF - Oregon State -3
500* NCAAF - Oregon State vs Texas under 58
500* NCAAF - Navy +14

NCAAF - Michigan State +2

NCAAF - Syracuse +4

NBA Milwaukee +4 (Freebie)

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Ray Falco

CBB

Duke
Illinois

CFB

Rice
Arizona State

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Lenny Stevens



20 west vir oregon st


10 air force navy tcu

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Handicappersports 12/29 day games
CBB
NC STATE -17 .. THIS IS A 12 NOON EST START

CFB - FIGHT HUNGER BOWL
on NAVY +14

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int picks


2* Air force under

1* Air force

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SBP College Bowl Picks 12/29

237. TCU -2