adding....
smu+17(120)....
i was going to hold off on this play until i knew the status of smu's starting qb,but a capper that i know told me that the backup qb has been recruited by jones especially to run his type of offense & last week while filling in for mitchell. pardon went 11-16 for 141 yards & a td....since the backup seems capable, i thought i would make my play now in case the line dips down where buying a 1/2 or 1 point is not possible to get to 17....a fyi....a hotel in vegas has the line at 15....
although tulsa can move the ball, they are having major problems on their o-line that is disrupting the continuity of the offense....the tulsa qb has been sacked on average 4 times per game, which ranks 118th nationally.....
although they tend to turn the ball over, smu will be able to move the ball also but it is their defense that is much improved over past years as they rank 9th in the nation in take-aways with 20....
play on - underdogs of 10.5 to 21 points (smu) - turnover prone team (2.5+ to/game) against a mistake-free team (<=1.25 to/game)....
over the last 5 seasons the record for this system is....29-8....78.4%....
the average line posted in these games was.... opponent favored by 16.1....the average score in these games was....team 23, opponent 31.7....average point differential....8.7....
if you look at the yardage of each team in league play, you will notice that tulsa owns only a 32 yard advantage over smu....imo smu should be able to match points with tulsa in this game so i will take the 17....
good luck....