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Arizona St. a Heavy Favorite Over Colorado in Thursday Night Tussle

October 8, 2012
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One of the three college football games on the Thursday menu is a Pac-12 matchup pitting the upstart Arizona St. Sun Devils against the struggling Colorado Buffaloes in Boulder. Both teams will have plenty of time to prepare for this contest as both were idle Saturday. Arizona St. enters the fray following a 27-7 win over Cal as 2.5-point road favorites Sept. 29, while Colorado was blitzed that same day, 42-14 by UCLA, as 19.5 point road underdogs. The...

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USC vs. Utah

October 2, 2012
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The Trojans were able to get back on track last week after a tough loss to Stanford. They next head to Rice-Eccles Stadium to play the 2-2 Utah Utes. Some were wondering how USC would respond against California after a relatively surprising loss to the Cardinal. Well, they did just fine. Matt Barkley, though, struggled a little bit, completing 22-of-34 passes for 192 yards, while throwing two touchdowns and two interceptions. Both scores were caught by Marqise Lee, who...

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Washington vs. Stanford

September 24, 2012
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Washington vs. Stanford

An interesting Pac-12 battle is set for Thursday night, as the Washington Huskies host the Stanford Cardinal as underdogs. The Cardinal, who are 3-0 on the season, are favored by a touchdown for the game held at CenturyLink Field, which is also home to the Seattle Seahawks. It should be a terrific atmosphere at this conference tilt. The start to the season for Stanford couldn’t have gone much better. After grinding out a 20-17 win over San Jose State...

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Broncos Welcome Cougars To The Blue Grass

September 18, 2012
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Broncos Welcome Cougars To The Blue Grass

  Both the Boise State Broncos and BYU Cougars have looked good and bad through the first three weeks in the season. They’ll match up on Thursday night in a contest that will send one team’s stock soaring higher and one team back to .500. The Broncos opened up the season with a tough four-point loss to Michigan State. They followed that up with a 39-12 win over Miami of Ohio and will now welcome the Cougars to their blue...

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Rutgers, South Florida Battle On Thursday

September 10, 2012
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Rutgers, South Florida Battle On Thursday

Both the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and South Florida Bulls would like people to believe they are in fact contenders in the Big East. They’ll have the opportunity to showcase their talents on national television when they meet up on Thursday night on ESPN. The Scarlet Knights are built around a strong defense, which to date has allowed just 12 points this season. They’ve won their first two contests to start the season, although the competition might be questioned as...

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NCAA Football Betting – Panthers Look To Rebound From Embarrassing Outing

September 4, 2012
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NCAA Football Betting – Panthers Look To Rebound From Embarrassing Outing

There weren’t many big upsets in the first week of the college football season but one team that was embarrassed was the Pittsburgh Panthers. Pittsburgh was upended 31-17 at home to Football Championship Subdivision school Youngstown State. After that humiliating failure, the Panthers will try to pick up the pieces as conference play starts when they visit Cincinnati this Thursday. Pittsburgh Panthers @ Cincinnati Bearcats Betting Line: Bearcats -3.5 It’s surprising to see Cincinnati only laying 3.5 points considering...

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Tide Still The Best In SEC

August 27, 2012
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Tide Still The Best In SEC

The Alabama Crimson Tide have lost a lot off their 2012 National Championship-winning roster but Nick Saban’s crews never rebuilds, they simply reload. The same is the case for their current team that is set to kickoff the campaign against the Michigan Wolverines. The Crimson Tide graduated eight players to the NFL, including five that were taken among the first 35 selections of the 2012 NFL Draft. Safety Mark Barron, cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick, linebackers Courtney Upshaw and Dont’a Hightower...

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Mountain West Conference

August 20, 2012
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Mountain West Conference

It’s a much different look in the Mountain West this season, but one thing hasn’t changed. The favorite to win remains Boise State despite losing a number of starters on both sides of the ball. Let’s get the conference changes out of the way first. Boise State will be happy to see TCU leave considering the Horned Frogs were the main obstacle in the way of winning the MWC. TCU has moved on to the Big 12, but the...

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