BUFFALO
One of the more enduring trends in the MAC is Buffalo’s
prowess on the road. The Bulls have covered 12 of their last 15 as
visitor, and seek to further improve upon that mark Friday at reeling
Kent State. Note that Buffalo has also covered its last 3 trips to Dix
Stadium, and as always appears as a featured play with HC Turner
Gill in the Coach and Pointspread system. Meanwhile, after a
midseason uptick the Golden Flashes have lost and failed to cover
their last two, posting a poor -12.00 “AFS” (Away From Spread)
in the process.
TULSA
Potent Tulsa provides us our last chance to go against Memphis
before the ‘09 Tigers vaporize forever, and we’re not about to miss
the opportunity when these CUSA rivals square off Friday at
Chapman (nee Skelly) Stadium. To put it mildly, Memphis has been
awful, on the verge of one of the worst-ever pointspread seasons
after dropping 9 of its first 10 (and now 10 of 11 since late ‘08) vs.
the line. Included are six straight spread losses away from home,
and a poor -13.00 “AFS” (Away From Spread) mark the last two
weeks. On the other hand, the Golden Hurricane has covered 7 of
its last 9 as host.