College & Pro News & Notes 11-22, 11-23
By Spike Measer of Big Time Sports
Pittsburgh @ Cincinnati- Who is the true Beast of the Big East?…Bearcats 4-0 at home, Panthers 4-0 on road…Cincy off back to back road wins at West Va & L’ville…LeSean McCoy 1000+ yards, 16 TD
Michigan @ Ohio State- Wolverines have scored 21 pts or less in 7 of 11 games…while allowing 45 or more 3 times…Buckeyes have allowed only USC past the 21 point mark…OSU has won last 4 by 16, 4, 3 and 11 points
Air Force @ TCU- Falcons won last year 20-17…Oklahoma only team to score more than 14 pts against Horned Frogs this season…teams have combined 17-5 record, and are part of top-tier of Mtn West Conference along with…
BYU @ Utah- Whittingham 35-10 SU in 4th year with Utah…Utes have 5 wins by 7 pts or less, incl identical 13-10 scores over New Mexico & TCU…Utah has held last 4 opponents to 16 pts or fewer…Cougars have scored at elast 38 in 4 straight…Max Hall 34 TD, 8 INT…BYU last team to defeat Utah (17-10 in Provo last year)…
Michigan State @ Penn State- Spartans coming off only bye week of season…Ringer averaging 32 carries per game…Hoyer less that 50% completions with just 9 TD passes…Penn State has held 9 opponents to 17 pts or less…Nittany Lions lost 35-31 at East Lansing last year after leading 24-7 in 3rd qtr.
NFL WEEK 12
NY Jets @ Tennessee- Titans 9-1 ATS…have outscored opponents 127-54 in second half…83-37 in 4th qtr…Jets have won 5 of 6 since bye…34 sacks third-most in league…6 players with at least 20 receptions
New England @ Miami- both clubs 6-4, with loser probably out of playoffs…Dolphins on 4 game win streak, holding all opponents under 20 point mark…but victims have been Buff, Denver, Oak, and Seattle…combined record 15-25…Pats seeking revenge for 38-13 home loss on Sept 21st
Tampa Bay @ Detroit- Bucs 2-3 on road this season withh all 5 games decided by either 3 or 4 points…after Sunday at Ford Field, T Bay has 3 straight divisional games…Bucs D just 1 rushing TD allowed thru 10 games…Lions still scrappy despite no wins…Cal Johnson matchup problems for TB secondary
Carolina @ Atlanta- Panthers have allowed fewest pts in NFC, third fewest in league…have held 4 opponents under 10 pts…Falcons 2 games behind Carolina in division…John Abraham 11 sacks, but rest of team only 7…Falcons allowing nearly 5 yards per carry
NY Giants @ Arizona- from 2007 regular season and playoffs to today, G-Men 14-2 SU & 13-3 ATS on road…Big Blue in Top 5 turnover margin, sacks and interceptions…Cards off 3 straight division wins…Warner 70%, 3150 yards, 20 TD, 7 INT
Indianapolis @ San Diego- Colts sitting 6-4 with 3 game win streak…Chargers, Browns, Bengals, Lions, Jags, Titans remaining…San Diego has scored 20 pts or less in 4 of last 6 games…Chargers only 6 INT’s this seaosn…had that many against Manning in 1 game last year