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KENT STATE (+7) VS. BOWLING GREEN 1:00 ET Bowling Green has had trouble getting past both Buffalo and FL International the last two weeks, and that doesn't bode well for them this afternoon. Their defense is porous, and their offense lacks punch and will now be led by redshirt Frosh Freddie Barnes who won't strike fear in the Kent State defenders. Kent QB Julian Edelman has been a pleasant surprise for HC Martin and the program. With Michael Machen out with a shoulder injury, the JUCO product has stepped right in and gotten more comfortable with every passing week. He's a dual threat that's passed for 486 yards and 2 TDs, and has run for 174 yards and a score. He and WR Pruden have formed a very nice chemistry, and RB Eugene Jarvis has been a solid complement rushing for 5.4 YPC. The Golden Flashes picked up their first win of the season last weekend by knocking off the Miami (OH) Redhawks in a crucial MAC East battle. Now they have to travel to Bowling Green to take on a Falcons club that doesn't look to be up to speed on either side of the ball. Since getting pasted by Minnesota to open up their 2006 campaign, the Golden Flashes have gotten progressively better over the last few weeks. They lost a tough one at Army in OT in a game they could have won, and then dominated their game vs. the Redhawks last week before the home team tried to make a late furious comeback. This looks to be a charitable line here, and I'll back the Flashes once again as they look to pull off the unthinkable; win two straight games!!!
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UTEP (-9) VS. NEW MEXICO 5:00 ET CSTV I'm still trying to figure out how New Mexico covered last week's game after perusing through the box score of that game. Evidently, the Tigers pulled up the reigns late and allowed the Lobos to go on their best drive of the game with about a minute and change to go. Awful defeat for Mizzou backers, but you can get it all back and then some tonight as the UTEP Miners invade Albuquerque looking to take two in a row form the red and silver. HC Mike Price and his Miners lost a real tough one two weeks ago at home to Texas Tech. They lost the game in OT, and there's no doubt they'll come into this one chomping at the bit after having a couple weeks to prepare for Rocky Long's club. The rebuilding season is underway for NM as they now stand at 1-2 overall with their lone win being of the six point variety over the in state rival Aggies who won a total of zero games last season. Many more losses are sure to come as they struggle trying to pick up the new offensive schemes, and their offense is now being led by backup QB Chris Nelson after 4 yr starting QB McKamey went down with a season ending knee injury. To make matters worse for their offense, they can't run the ball (72 YPG), and they can't keep opposing defenses from killing their QB (8 sacks last week & 15 total). UTEP doesn't have the greatest of defenses, but it is somewhat improved and should be able to contain this punchless outfit. QB Carson Palmer should be licking his chops coming into this one knowing full well that the Lobos boast the 108th ranked passing defense (281 YPG) through just three games. They can't stop the rush either, so the Miners should get a boost in that department as well. Even though UTEP's only a mediocre 3-4 ATS as a road chalk under HC Price, they're just so much better than the Lobos on both sides of the ball and the home teams severely overmatched. Lay the chalk with conviction!!!
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WEST VIRGINIA/EAST CAROLINA OVER 54 4:30 ET ECU pulled off a miraculous comeback at home last week vs. Memphis to pick up their first win of the season. They came close in their two previous games, but just fell short. The 4th ranked Mountaineers stroll into Greenville off their big prime time win over the Terrapins looking to pick up their 4th win of the season. They bolted out to a 28-0 lead in the first quarter of that game before you could finish your second beer, and never looked back as they cruised to the 45-24 victory. That being said, the Mounty's have been tabbed large road chalks in this contest, and it looks to be a bit too rich for my blood. Instead, I'm going to look at the 'Total' instead as this has the makings of a very high scoring game. WV's combo of QB White and RB Slaton should be able to run at will, and ECU's QB Pinckney and WR Allison should combine for another huge day. West Virginia hasn't shown an ability to put pressure on opposing QB's this year evidenced by the doughnut they own in the sack department, and ECU couldn't stop me if I was in your backfield running the ball. These two factors simply dictate that both offenses should be able to achieve enormous success in doing what they love to do. All in all, this game will take forever to play with the amount of first down's, incomplete passes, and TDs that will be scored. With both squads heading into the bye next week, look for both squads to put forth maximum efforts and for the combined total to soar over this cheapish number.
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