Michael Cannon 10/30
Friday's Play...
40 Dime –
WEST VIRGINIA (Buy the ½ point if your line is -3 or -3½)
Take West Virginia as the small road chalk over South Florida.
The Bulls have given the Mountaineers trouble over the past few years, but this year’s edition won’t be able to keep that trend going.
That’s because South Florida lost its soul offensively when Matt Grothe went down with a season-ending injury. His replacement, redshirt freshman B. J. Daniels, is an incredible athlete with great speed but he is seriously lacking in the passing game.
Daniels loves to scramble around and extend the play, then just chuck it downfield looking for the big play. The problem with that strategy is it has produced nothing except incompletions and interceptions and the Bulls have struggled to score points as a result.
West Virginia should be plenty motivated for this game since South Florida has given them so much trouble over the past three years. Add to that the presence of Cincinnati and Pitt atop the Big East and the Mountaineers know they cannot afford a slipup here if they want to win the conference.
South Florida is known for its athletic defense, especially on the line. But teams have gashed them on the ground this year and that plays right into what West Virginia wants to do.
The Bulls gave up 189 yards to Cincinnati in a 34-17 home loss Oct. 15 and 214 yards to Pitt in last Saturday’s 41-14 road loss.
West Virginia just needs to take care of the football and they’ll get the job done here. Quarterback Jarrett Brown didn’t look particularly good last week, but he was coming off a concussion and should be better tonight. But if he struggles again, the Mountaineers can lean on Noel Devine, who rushed for 171 of his 178 yards in the second half against UConn last Saturday.
Take West Virginia as the small road chalk and remember to buy the ½ point if your line is -3 or -3½.
BOUGHT,PAID AND CONFIRMED--------GL GUYS
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Originally Posted by ExposingLines247
