Second half kick-off list

That will wrap up the live blog for today. Be sure to head to the posting forum for more discussion. Thanks for following. Good luck with your plays.

(3:03 PT) Major momentum swing in A&M-OSU game....Cowboys cut it to 20-17 and then A&M rips off a huge pass play but fumbled. Okie State takes over.

(3:00 PT) Braxton Miller update. Not too sharp passing the football: 3-of-7, 57 yards though two went for touchdowns. He is OSU's leading rusher with 83 yards as they lead 34-10 over Colorado.

(2:33 PT) The comedy of errors continues....ECU toss a pick six, UAB now up 17-14. Five turnovers for the Pirates. Two of Davis' five incompletions have been INTs.

(2:23 PT) Rob Veno recommends Texas A&M Over 31.5 second half.

(2:19 PT) Brent Crow recommends Oklahoma State pk 2nd half.

(2:18 PT) Erin Rynning recommends Virginia Tech under 23.5 2nd half.

(2:14 PT)  Teddy Covers recommends Oklahoma State pk 2nd half.

(2:11 PT) Oklahoma State averaged 28.7 point per first half its first three games. Held to a lone FG as A&M heads to half up 20-3.

(2:08 PT) The Zooker!!! Western Michigan up 13-10 at Illinois nearing halftime.

(1:48 PT) Jacory Harris gets caught texting with a K-State DB that he's going to throw it his way....interception and the Cats are in business.

(1:45 PT) Miami a little sluggish after win over Buckeyes....K-State up 14-3. (Playing at Sun Life Stadium....baseball dirt and the grass is already torn up)

(1:36 PT) Texas A&M dialed in....up 17-3 on Oklahoma State early in the second quarter.

(1:32 PT) Holy line move Batman Part II: Fresno opened -6 and now down to a pick 'em at Idaho.

(1:30 PT) C-USA at its finest....UAB with another turnover in ECU territory giving both teams SIX with 10:22 to go in the first half.

(1:26 PT) Teddy: East Carolina with ANOTHER TURNOVER giving the Pirates four with 11 minutes to go in the second quarter. So much for "fully focused" off the bye. Read more

Second half kick-off list

Third straight winning week for the Sportsmemo Crew with a solid 3-2 effort today. That ups this year's record to 13-6, 68% and our two-year mark to 56-35, 62%. Thanks again for following.

(2:27 PT) Brent Crow recommends Michigan State pk 2nd half.

(2:16 PT) Erin Rynning recommends UAB -7 2nd half.

(2:09 PT) Tim Trushel recommends North Carolina Over 23 2nd half.

(2:03 PT) Teddy Covers recommends Minnesota -1 2nd half.

(1:48 PT) Akron working on 3 points in 10 quarters this season. Four turnovers against Cincinnati...Bearcats up 35-0 and may call off dogs with short week Thursday game against NC State.

(1:42 PT) Georgia Tech offense with 2,025 yards in three games. 13.5 yards per play in 66-24 win over Kansas earlier today.  

(1:33 PT) Someone tell Neuheisel that Kevin Prince isn't very good. Three picks, Longhorns up 21-0.

(1:29 PT) Florida Chris Rainey with his fifth career punt block. Gators close to blowing this one open. Up 10-0 and inside UT's 20.

(1:24 PT) Wyoming, Duke, Vanderbilt ML parlay = 27-1

(1:23 PT) Notre Dame already with two turnovers against Michigan State. Irish though up 14-3 after first quarter.

(1:05 PT) Sportsmemo Crew goes 3-0 ATS with early game 20*s. We have four still available for tonight from Marty, Crow and Lange (CFB) and Trushel, Sammy P (MLB). Check out the front page.

(12:54 PT) Nebraska rolls down and takes 7-0 lead over Washington but the Huskies storm right back with 38-yard TD pass. Is Cornhuskers defense any good this year?

(12:32 PT) In the battle of who can miss the most tackles, Auburn comes out the winner but Clemson takes the game, 38-24.

(12:22 PT) Another crazy finish. Bowling Green rallies from down two TDs but missed extra point with two seconds remaining. WOW! Wyoming now 3-0.

(12:20 PT) Iowa scored three unanswered TDs to beat Pitt. Vanderberg tosses for nearly Read more

UNLV at Wisconsin (Thursday, 5 pm PT – ESPN)
CRIS Opening Line: Wisconsin -35 O/U 54.5
CRIS Current Line: Wisconsin -35 O/U 56
Rob Veno Power Rating: Wisconsin -33.5
Teddy Covers Power Rating: Wisconsin -40.5

Marty Otto’s Betting Take: The Rebels travel east to begin the season with a primetime ESPN tilt. This is a return matchup from last season where Wisconsin won in Las Vegas, 41-21. The score looked closer than the actual play on the field – Wisconsin outgained UNLV by 258 yards – but the spread was very much in play (plenty of 20 and 20.5 available). Of course the big news this offseason in Madison was the transfer of Russell Wilson from NC State and the dynamic rushing Read more

Straight from the source. Former UNLV star Larry Johnson discusses his first and reportedly only casino experience while playing for the Runnin' Rebels.

College Football Regular Season Over/Under Wins are expected to be posted here in the next few weeks. Las Vegas’ Cantor Gaming sportsbooks however is offering hometown favorite UNLV’s number. Not looking good for Bobby Hauck’s squad with O/U 3o+105-3u-125 wins. The Rebels return 11 starters from last year’s 2-11 squad (both wins were against teams UNLV will play on the road in 2011).

Four wins to lose a bet on the over. We have a hard time projecting UNLV to be favored in more than two games.

@ Wisconsin
@ Washington State
vs. Hawaii
vs. Southern Utah
@ Nevada
@ Wyoming
vs. Colorado State
vs. Boise State
@ New Mexico
@ Air Force
vs. San Diego State
@ TCU

Interesting article from New York Times columnist and stat guru Nate Silver breaking down the luck factor of the NCAA Tournament. According to Silver’s study, UNLV, Ohio State, Wisconsin and Washington received the "unluckiest draws" while Florida, San Diego State, Pittsburgh and Kansas earned the "luckiest draws". Silver uses various formulas to uncover where teams should be seeded based on their RPI/Sagarin/Ken Pomeroy numbers. UNLV for example was 22nd in Sagarin and 25th in the RPI which is correlative to a No. 5 or No. 6 seed rather than No. 8. The Rebels drew No. 9 Illinois in the first round with the winner taking on Kansas – assuming the Jayhawks beat Boston U.