I’m going back to the well after getting humiliated last week because I still have no faith that Kansas State is anything close to a decent football team. I’ll give the Wildcats credit for embarrassing Texas A&M last week in a result not many people expected but to make them a favorite based on that performance is simply foolish. Texas A&M obviously wasn’t ready to play and that falls on the coaching staff led by NFL failure Mike Sherman. Dan Hawkins is a legitimate coach that had massive success at Boise State but more importantly had the fortitude to pull his son Cody Hawkins and replace him with Tyler Hansen. That quarterback switch sparked a 34-30 upset of #17 Kansas and leaves the Buffalos with a much more talented signal caller. The numbers for Kansas State remain the same: third to last in the Big 12 in points allowed, third to last in passing yards allowed and dead last in passing yards. Any way you slice it, K-State isn’t a better team than Colorado and playing at home is the only saving grace their backers can point to. Colorado is riding a wave of confidence and their new quarterback gives them an extra dimension they didn’t have before. Colorado’s offensive numbers don’t look very good but that’s because an ineffective quarterback and tough opponents in West Virginia and Texas plagued them. I got burned by a shameful performance by Texas A&M last week and maintain Kansas State isn’t a good team. Catching Colorado with points after a big win and potentially capitalizing on a potentially over-confident Kansas State team definitely warrants a play. Play: #381 Colorado +4½ (Risking 2.04 units to win 2).
Saturday October 24, 2009 10:00am EST English Premier League
BURNLEY +1.58 OVER Wigan Athletic PINNACLE
Burnley is a team of two tales. One is the woeful road team who look as though they don’t belong in England’s top flight and the other is the seemingly unbeatable home team that has won all four matches at Turf Moor. This game is no exception, as it is a very winnable match for Burnley, as they welcome another inconsistent team in Wigan. Wigan has only won once away from home and that was in the opening match of the season at Aston Villa. Turf Moor has proven thus far to be a fortress for Burnley, as they have already beaten the likes of Man UTD and Everton at home. Obviously Wigan is weaker than the aforementioned teams and thus Burnley will remain perfect at home winning for a fifth consecutive match. At the end of the day both teams are very average, however, this is strictly a home play as the advantage in this case goes to Burnley. Play: BURNLEY +1.58 (Risking 2 units).
Randall the Handle 10/24
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