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Traditional Big 10 Grind-It-Out Affair (Erik Scheponik)

About half of the teams in the Big 10 still play defense, and these are two of them.  Joe Paterno often likes to let his opponent make the first mistake in big games staying conservative until that point.  That strategy had netted a 9-17-2 UNDER mark recently Big 10 action  His offense is really struggling right now, as they weren’t only shut down by Michigan, but they were held to 24 offensive points and 295 yards by a Notre Dame team that everyone is lighting up.  I think he’ll let his fine defense and punting team do the work today in Champagne early on.   They want to throw it more and get the ball to playmakers like Derrick Williams, but things just aren’t clicking on that side of the ball.  I watched Anthony Morelli for a few years now, and for some reason he remains hesitant in this offense, despite the cannon he possesses for an arm.  These two teams played to a 26-12 PSU win in Happy Valley last year, in a game that featured 2 PSU non-offensive TD’s (546 total yards, many in the 4thQ by Illinois), and with both teams preference for running the ball, I expect the clock to be our friend.   Under may be worth a look at key number 44 or higher. 
Kicked off the weekend with a nice outright winner on South Florida last night, and today, besides the above total, I have 3 strong selections kicking off at 3:30—two more dogs and one other total— available at the Capper’s Gallery.  Documented 59% CFB, the last 2+ seasons, and would love to have you on board! 
Posted on Saturday, September 29, 2007 by Registered CommenterErik Scheponik in | CommentsPost a Comment

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