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Week 14
6 GOY* Colorado State -(15.5) over Air Force
Yes Air Force has beaten Colorado State 7 straight years, but this streak ends this year as this game is going to be one sided. Air Force is getting outgained by 101 yards per game! Colorado State’s potent infantry was emasculated at Utah State. After averaging 615 yards (302 rushing) in their previous three starts, the Rams were limited to 185 yards from scrimmage. But that wasn’t all that surprising. Utah State was allowing only 3.2 yards per rush. Colorado was embarrassed last week against Utah State gaining just 1.1 yards per carry and 38 rush yards for the game in a 12-0 shutout. Rams came from 43.9 ppg in previous 7 tilts, to 0 at Utah St. Quick shot at regrouping here vs a Air Force team that brings nothing to the table, posting a horrid 0-9 ATS mark as a dog from Game Ten out and a 1-5 ATS log on the road in Last Games of the Season. This is a complete mismatch! Colorado is hoping with an impressive win here against Air Force that they will impress bowl scouts and land a bid wit a 7-6 record. Air Force is 6-18 ATS in all lined games over the L2 seasons.
3 units: Ohio State over Michigan -14
3 units: Hawaii over Army -7
3 units: Fresno State over San Jose State -7
3 units: Wisconsin over Penn State -24
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Stanford Cardinal (-15.5, 49)
Riding the second-longest home winning streak in the nation, No. 10 Stanford hopes to enjoy a successful tuneup before the Pac-12 championship game when Notre Dame pays a visit on Saturday. The Cardinal will face either Arizona or Arizona State in next week's conference title game with a BCS berth on the line. In the meantime, Stanford must contend with a Fighting Irish squad that has won five of its last six games.
Notre Dame never trailed in defeating Brigham Young 23-13 last Saturday, marking the first wire-to-wire win for the Irish since Week 1 against Temple. The Cardinal have an impressive resume that includes wins over Arizona State, Washington, UCLA, Oregon State and Oregon, in addition to last week's 50-point trouncing of arch rival California - the program's 15th straight home victory. "You cannot play finesse football against Stanford," said Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly. "You've got to play physical football against Stanford if you have a chance to win against them."
TV: 7 p.m. ET, FOX. LINE: Stanford -14
ABOUT NOTRE DAME (8-3): Stanford has one of the nation's top rushing defenses, but Notre Dame is coming off a 235-yard rushing performance highlighted by Cam McDaniel's career-high 117. Last week's win against BYU was played in temperatures in the 20s with swirling winds and intermittent snow, but Irish quarterback Tommy Rees still threw for 235 yards and a touchdown in his final home game. The victory over the Cougars marked the fifth time this season that the Irish have allowed 13 points or fewer.
ABOUT STANFORD (9-2): Cardinal quarterback Kevin Hogan has yet to complete 20 passes in a game this season, but he is 14-2 as a starter for his career, including an 8-0 mark against ranked opponents. Of course, it helps to have a weapon like Ty Montgomery, who matched the school record with five touchdowns in last week's win against Cal. "It's awesome," Hogan said, "just getting him the ball and he makes me look good."
TRENDS:
* Under is 5-2 in the last seven meetings.
* Fighting Irish are 5-2 ATS in their last seven meetings in Stanford.
* Cardinal are 11-3 ATS in their last 14 non-conference games.
* Under is 10-3-1 in Fighting Irish last 14 road games.
EXTRA POINTS:
1. The Fighting Irish lead the all-time series 18-9, although Stanford had won three in a row before an overtime defeat at Notre Dame last year.
2. The right side of the Cardinal's offensive line, RT Cameron Fleming and RG Kevin Danser, has combined for 53 consecutive starts.
3. Stanford leads the nation in kickoff returns, averaging 27.1 yards per return behind the electrifying play of Montgomery (31.2 yards per return, two TDs).
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