10-29-09

[Mr. IWS]

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[Mr. IWS]

Re: 10-29-09

Burns
Thursday Roast

N. Carolina

[Mr. IWS]

Re: 10-29-09

Wayne Root's Upset Club:

4* VA TECH -16.5

[Mr. IWS]

Re: 10-29-09

lang

15 DIME - NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS - (if the line is 16 1/2, you buy to +17, never get beat by the hook!) - A lot of wood for Virginia Tech to cover tonight facing the 3rd best defense in the country.



Everyone is going to look at this game as a match up of the horrible North Carolina offense versus this great Virginia Tech defense but my friends, it's the wrong way to look at it.



If you are going to cover a number like this you are going to need your offense to score you some points, and if you think Virginia Tech is going to just go up and down the field on this Tar Heels defense, well let's just say I don't think so.



Virginia Tech offensively is not Florida State. In fact, just throw out anything that happened in the Florida State game because unlike Virginia Tech, who ranks near the bottom in offense in the ACC, the Seminoles brought the best offense into Chapel Hill.



Against a similiar fast defense earlier this year against Nebraska, the Hokies struggled to a 16-15 win and we all see just how good Nebraska turned out to be. The Cornhuskers held V'tech to 270 yards total offense.



I believe North Carolina's defense will keep them in this football game. I believe their offense, which has been improving each week and faces a Virginia Tech run defense ranked 79th in the country, will make enough plays to stay within this very generous number and if the Tar Heels don't turn it over, they might just shock the world.



The bottom line is I will gladly take +17 points with the 3rd best defense in the country versus the 67th best offense in college football including just 102nd in the passing game.



The Tar Heels have the corners and safeties to shut down anything Virginia Tech wants to do in the air and I believe that is exactly what Butch Davis will do here. Put 8 in the box, man up on the outside and say to Frank Beamer, "Beat me throwing the ball buddy."



The dog is the play here. The dog is the play and the dog is the way I am going here tonight.



15 Dime TAR HEELS



5 DIME - PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES - Just like last night, I can't pass up this kind of value with the Phillies in game two.



In case you didn't watch last night's game, the Phillies showed you why they will repeat as world champions on many different levels.



Great starting pitching. Great defense. Timely hitting. Their whole lineup can come through on you any time as you saw last night.



Tonight I love the way they match up with A.J. Burnett. He is capable of making mistakes out over the plate and this is a home run hitting Philly team that will make you pay for those mistakes.



As for Pedro, nobody is as familiar with this Yankees lineup as he is. Simple as that.



He was as dominant as anybody this entire post season in his only playoff start versus the Dodgers going 7 shutout innings of 2-hit ball before being lifted for a pitch hitter in the 8th. Charlie Manuel probably should have left him in but no worries.



I love Pedro at this price just as I liked Cliff Lee at that great price last night.



As for Burnett, this could get ugly early as evidenced by his struggles over his career versus these Phillies.



He is 5-8 with a 4.85 ERA in 16 career starts including a 7-3 loss at Yankee Stadium on May 22, when he allowed five runs in six innings. Sounds familiar doesn't it? Like didn't Sabathia have those same kind of numbers versus the Phillies in a playoff start last year?



I am rolling with the Phillies to make it 2 straight in this series and take complete control tonight.



FREE SELECTION - SAN ANTONIO SPURS

[Chaseace]

Re: 10-29-09

Big al or ness?

[HipHopHarry]

Re: 10-29-09

NorthCoast with a marq on VTECH

[Mr. IWS]

Re: 10-29-09

Dr. BOOB - Free Analysis
#14 VIRGINIA TECH (-15.5) 28 North Carolina 10
Over/Under Total: 43.04:45 PM Pacific Time Thursday, Oct-29
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My math model favors Virginia Tech by 20 points, and the situation favoring UNC is not enough to keep me from leaning with the Hokies.