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09/21/2011 - Tampa, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Texas-El Paso Miners will continue their non- league schedule this weekend when they travel to Tampa to meet the No. 18 South Florida Bulls, who are fresh off a convincing 70-17 win over Florida A&M last weekend.
UTEP grinded out a win over New Mexico State on the road last weekend, winning 16-10 with its third starting quarterback in as many games. If history counts for anything, UTEP has its work cut out for it against the Bulls. The Miners are 0-20 against schools from a BCS conference, and just 4-47 against teams in the Top-25, and has lost 25 straight to ranked teams on the road.
South Florida caught the nation's attention with a win over Notre Dame in South Bend during the opening week of the season, and has proved not to let down in the weeks following, despite playing against Ball State and Florida A&M. The team will get one more favored non-conference matchup with UTEP before embarking on its Big East schedule, which begins next weekend with an all-important trip to Pittsburgh.
This is the first meeting between these two teams.
Junior quarterback Nick Lamaison led the team to its opening day win over Stony Brook, but UTEP has started Carson Meger and Jay Hall in the past two games, with Hall helping the team to the win over the Aggies. Hall completed 9-of-28 passes for just 124 yards in the game (3-of-4 for 59 yards in the fourth quarter), and leaned heavily on running back Joe Banyard, who ran for 90 yards, as well as Leilyon Myers, who had 55 yards and one touchdown. UTEP is averaging 338.7 yards per game with 83.7 yards coming on the ground. Three quarterbacks have combined for 57-of-113 for a 255 yard average, with four interceptions.
The Miners are accomplishing pressure through three games, garnering nine sacks thus far, not to mention six turnovers, while holding opponents to under 30 points in each of the first three games. UTEP's defense has played well in the red zone as well, allowing just five touchdowns in 10 trips by opponents, including holding New Mexico State to just 10 points on four trips deep inside Miner's territory. The unit currently ranks 27th in the nation in red zone defense. UTEP is allowing 352.7 yards of total offense per game, including 131 rushing yards per game.
South Florida was overwhelming last weekend against FCS foe Florida A&M, amassing 745 yards of total offense. Quarterback B.J. Daniels went 21-of-31 with four touchdown tosses, while Darrell Scott added 146 yards rushing and three touchdowns. South Florida recorded five touchdown runs, further evidence that the team is accomplishing a balanced attack through its first three wins of the season.
South Florida is averaging 180.3 yards per game on the ground, and Daniels has passed for 869 yards and six scores.
"He continues to grow and mature every week. He is not the one-hit wonder," said USF coach Skip Holtz. "Right now, he is here to stay. He is really focused, he is reading coverages well. He understands the offense and he is doing a great job."
Daniels has added 71 yards on the ground, and his top receiver has been Sterli Griffin, who has registered 20 catches for 224 yards and one score. South Florida is 12th in the nation in passing offense with 325.7 yards per game and 13th in total offense with 506 yards per game.
The defense has been stout, and ranks 18th in the country against the run, allowing just 77.7 yards per game. South Florida is also 18th in country in tackles for loss per game (7.7 per). The Bulls are allowing just 304.7 yards of total offense per game and just 14.7 points per game.
It created the turnovers to beat the Irish in the opener, and its has coasted since against offenses that don't stack up, but the bottom line is that the Bulls have 10 takeaways in three games.
"We emphasize turnovers," said safety Jon Lejiste, who had an interception against Florida A&M. "Every time I get an opportunity to make a play I have to make it to benefit my team and get the ball back in the offense's hands."
<< No.17 Bears set sights on Owls
Waco, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - An old Southwest Conference rivalry is dusted off
this weekend when the No. 17 Baylor Bears play host to the Rice Owls, who are
coming off of a bye after a dramatic win over Purdue two weeks ago.
Rice rested last
<< Yellow Jackets and Tar Heels square off in ACC action
Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Atlantic Coast Conference play heats up this
weekend in Atlanta, where No. 25 Georgia Tech will play host to North Carolina
in a early-season showdown of unbeatens.
North Carolina won its first ACC opener in 11
<< Tulsa visits No. 4 Boise State
Boise, ID (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The fourth-ranked Boise State Broncos finally get
an opportunity to perform in front of a favorable crowd this weekend, as they
entertain the Tulsa Golden Hurricane in non-conference action in Idaho.
Boise State,
<< No. 20 TCU welcomes FCS foe Portland State to Fort Worth
Fort Worth, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Now that TCU head coach Gary Patterson has
his 100th win with the 20th-ranked Horned Frogs under his belt, he can now
start looking forward to his next century mark as he prepares his team for its
first-ever me
Tigers and Seminoles collide in Death Valley showdown >>
Clemson, SC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A top-25 matchup in ACC play takes center stage
this weekend in Death Valley, as the 21st-ranked Clemson Tigers play host to
the 11th-ranked Florida State Seminoles.
Dabo Swinney's Tigers are starting to get na
Top-ranked Sooners open Big 12 action against Tigers >>
Norman, OK (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The top-ranked Oklahoma Sooners return home this
weekend to open up Big 12 play, as they welcome the Missouri Tigers to Norman.
Bob Stoops' squad is coming off a hard-fought, 23-13 victory over Florida
State in
Gasperini fired from Inter post >>
Milan, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Inter Milan announced Wednesday that Gian
Piero Gasperini has been relieved of his coaching duties following a poor
start to the season that included one draw and four defeats in his first five
competi
Trojans and Sun Devils meet in Pac-12 showdown >>
Tempe, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 23rd-ranked USC Trojans are playing with a
tremendous amount of confidence, but they will undoubtedly face a stiff test
this weekend at Arizona State in a Pac-12 Conference showdown.
Lane Kiffin's Trojans are
It’s time to see how the biggest NFL free agent signings will perform for their news teams. Some will work out and could be the difference that makes a difference in the win column.
We look at the best off-season signings and if they should influence your NFL betting this season. Julius Peppers – Peppers was the biggest prize available on the 2010 NFL free agent market and the Chicago Bears opened the bank to bring his talents to the south side.
Peppers is explosive, he can get around blockers and cause quarterbacks to lose their minds. We all remember the classic Peppers game last year against the Vikings where he hounded Brett Favre into his worst game of the season. Peppers joining the Bears could be the reason Favre retired for good Tuesday morning. In addition to Peppers, the Bears added Chester Taylor to back up Matt Forte, Forte didn’t have the same intensity in 2009 compared to 2008 and bringing in Taylor will challenge Forte to bring it every game or he’ll risk losing carries to Taylor.
Betting on the Bears is a good option this season because of Julius Peppers and to a lesser extent Taylor. Antonio Bryant and Terrell Owens – The Cincinnati Bengals signed two former number one wide receivers to line up with Chad Ocho Cinco. Antonio Bryant had a huge season in 2008 catching 83 passes for over 1200 yards but regressed last season. Playing for the Tampa Bay Bucs last season was a large part of the regression, everyone was bad in TB last season.
Bryant should have a bounce back season if he can win the number two spot from Terrell Owens. If Bryant wins the number 2 WR spot, it will open up a completely new set of problems for the Bengals. If Owens is forced to the bench in favor of Bryant, his attitude will create trouble for Carson Palmer and head coach Marv Lewis. If Owens is the number two receiver, it means Bryant can’t live up to his past numbers and the Bengals are still limited in the passing game. NFL bettors should be wary of laying their money down on what could potentially be the biggest gong show in the league in 2010. 2010 football betting lines for this can be found at this top online sportsbook. Karlos Danby – The Miami Dolphins have a great running back tandem in Ricky Williams and Ronnie Brown, a good young QB in Chad Henne and now the Bill Parcells regime is building a solid defense.
NFL bettors should be wary of laying their money down on what could potentially be the biggest gong show in the league in 2010. Karlos Danby – The Miami Dolphins have a great running back tandem in Ricky Williams and Ronnie Brown, a good young QB in Chad Henne and now the Bill Parcells regime is building a solid defense. They signed away the Arizona Cardinals top linebacker Karlos Danby. In the past two seasons, Danby has totaled 228 tackles, 5 sacks, 3 interceptions and 3 forced fumbles. The Dolphins are the forgotten team of the AFC East with the second longest odds to win the division but with the addition of Karlos Danby and a trade for WR Brandon Marshall makes the Miami Dolphins legitimate contenders in the AFC East and in the NFL’s Eastern Conference.
The Dolphins will make NFL wagering fans a lot of money this season, get in early and enjoy the cash.
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