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College College Football

Breaking down the First South Carolina game!

STEVE SPURRIER Thinking about laying some green on the Thursday night game lineup here are my picks and thoughts on the outcome!

South Carolina at N.C. State

The South Carolina Gamecocks and the North Carolina State Wolfpack will be battling on the gridiron at Carter-Finley Stadium on Thursday in season-opening action.

Odds makers currently have the Wolfpack listed as 5-point favorites versus the Gamecocks, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

South Carolina looks to get going under Steve Spurrier, he finally has decided on a QB since Chris Smelly forced his hand and transferred to Alabama. Stephen Garcia takes the helm full time this year and looks to have improved decision making.  Can he lead the team? He may have problems with a O-line that gave up 39 sacks last year and lost some WR depth. I predict Garcia to have a good year but I do not think it will start in North Carolina!

South Carolina beat NC State last year but they did not have there defense specialist and got killed in by there lack of defensive play calling.

NC State on the other hand looks like more of a complete team returning much of their offense and Defensive. The front four Defensive lineman are retuning and all seniors I look for them to have  big game at home against a weak offensive line.

NC State started horrible last year and finished as one of the stronger teams, I believe the trend continues and they easily cover the 5 points!

Final Score Prediction: 31-17

The game total has not been posted yet but look for a update when it is.

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NFL

Favre Game number 2!

Kansas City Chiefs v Minnesota Vikings

Brett Favre goes out for the second time as a Viking…what can we expect from the second game?

I would like to see at least two completed passes!

Throw the Ball deep once (we need to see something out of his arm!)

Earn the respect of his teammates, he can’t just complete two passes to do this he needs multiple completions and throw the ball deep to Berrian!

I will say after last weeks performance the bar is set low so doing anything will be better, the pressure is higher since the chatter in the locker room is getting bigger. Favre knows he needs a big game and we will see what he gets done!

Betting the Game

The Minnesota Vikings and the Houston Texans will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Reliant Stadium.

Oddsmakers currently have the Texans listed as 3-point favorites versus the Vikings, while the game’s total is sitting at 39.

Tarvaris Jackson threw two TD passes as the Vikings won their second straight preseason game last time out, defeating the Chiefs 17-13. The Vikings covered the 3-point spread, while the 30 points fell UNDER the posted total of 37.

The Texans were defeated 38-14 by the Saints last time out, as 3-point favorites. The game’s combined score sailed OVER the posted total of 39.

Weather looks good its on a grass field and looks to be 78 degrees with slight clouds no worries here!

 

I say take the Texans -3 at home Favre is old and still not ready to play. If they pull him out early then Jackson will look good again and may decide this game. Based on my belief Favre will stay in the whole first half I am going with the Texans -3.

 

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NFL

Orton vs Cutler! Preview of Bears vs Broncos

Denver Broncos v San Francisco 49ers We have arrived to the big anticipated game, although it is just a preseason game this game will have implications all over the place.

1: First we have Jay Culters return to Denver after blasting the team McDaniel and anyone else who was listening.

2: Kyle Orton vs the Bears his old team, many Fantasy Football pundits have predicted KO to have a really good year since he has all these weapons. I believe we will see the real Kyle Orton tonight and that Kyle plays Football on his Backside!

3: Bears receivers vs Broncos receivers: The Bears are undervalued at the WR position and all you Fantasy Football fans will want to see this as you have some new sleepers after this game. The Broncos have suspended Brandon Marshall so 2nd year guy Eddie Royal will be leading the charge. I like the Bears receivers to make a statement as Cutler finally gets on the same page with Hester and gets a deep ball to him.

Prediction of Game:

Bear’s Vs Bronco’s 8pm Eastern

Spread is +2 for the Bears and I like taking the points in this game. Cutler is used to playing in Denver and is still looking to make a statement! My final score prediction is Bears 28 – 12.

  1. Bears get two Turnovers off of  Orton Fumbles and take one to the House!
  2. Cutler hits Olson, Forte and Hester for touchdowns!
  3. Lovie Smith is calling Defensive plays this year and the difference will really be apparent tonight. Previously Bob Babich called the plays and was more of a rad and react guy, Lovie goes by the Attack, Attack, Attack system. I predict a big game for the defense!
  4. Take the points tonight and win big +2 is bet!
  5. As far as game total I predicted a 28-12 Score which puts it barely at the over….play this at your own risk!

The weather in Denver is 61 degrees and Cloudy and its looking like some good football weather.  Orton plays horrible with a wet ball and will be very erratic if it starts to rain so watch this closely if starts to rain.