Saturday, November 1, 2008

Saturday Afternoon Additions

This feels like a lot of additions this morning, especially with 3 picks already posted last night for mid-afternoon, but it just turned out that all these games are early in the afternoon. If I was adding a couple now and a couple for tonight, it wouldn't seem like so many. At least, that's what I'm telling myself as I crack open a new bottle of bourbon for the Noon Eastern time bloodbath that's about to ensue. All lines from Matchbook, all to win 1 unit:

Army +8.5 -115

Army is having a Duke-like resurgence all of a sudden this year. In my mind, and that of most people, Air Force is a good team and Army is lousy. However, if you look at the numbers, they are pretty much the same team, except one of them is getting more than a touchdown at home. This line is +7.5 -110 most places right now, so I really enjoyed finding this alternative line at Matchbook a few minutes ago.

Wisconsin +5.5 -103

Over 70% on the Spartans today, but I give a slight edge to Wisconsin, so happy to take the points in what will probably be a low-scoring contest.

Kansas State +8.5 -106

Two high-powered passing offenses, and two terrible pass defenses (Kansas is just about the worst in the country), so this one looks like a shootout today. We get key football numbers 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8 without having to sell our souls with a teaser. Nice.

Louisiana Tech +5 -109

The opening game win at Rutgers in September fooled everybody into thinking that Fresno State is a good team. They are not.

Back later with NBA and hockey for sure, and probably another football game for tonight as well. Good luck everybody.

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