Texas AM vs OSU

Texas A&M at Oklahoma State

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ESPN Thursday Night football betting will get the college football weekend rolling in exciting fashion as Oklahoma State will host Texas A&M. Be sure to check SBG Global.com for the side and total lines on this Big 12 South Division showdown. Kickoff Thursday night is at 7:50 PM Eastern Time.

Both the Texas A&M Aggies and the Oklahoma State Cowboys are entering this matchup undefeated at 3-0 straight up. They are both highly explosive offensive teams that figure to be the top challengers at upsetting either Oklahoma or Texas for the top spot in the Big 12 South. Both teams took last week off in preparation for this one.

Texas A&M has covered the spread in 2 out of 3 games this year with 2 of their college football betting games going over the total. In Mike Sherman’s third year as head coach the program is finally taking shape in his image. The offense ranks 9th in the nation and features exceptional balance. Quarterback Jerrod Johnson has completed 59% of his passes for a 7.9 yards per attempt average with a 7/4 touchdown/interception ratio. He has two top targets in Jeff Fuller and Ryan Swope. Fuller has 18 catches for 280 yards good for a 15.6 yards per catch average and 3 touchdowns. Swope has 21 catches for 202 yards and a 9.6 yards per catch average. The running back tandem of Christine Michael and Cyrus Gray makes the Aggies a complete offensive team. Michael has gained 331 yards and has a 5.8 yards per carry average with 3 touchdowns while Gray has 188 yards and a 4.9 yards per carry average with 2 touchdowns. The defense has shown marked improvement from last year and ranks 10th in the country.

Oklahoma State’s high octane passing attack is rolling right along despite the departure of former star quarterback Zach Robinson. The Cowboys have the top ranked offense in all of college football betting as quarterback Brandon Weeden is completing 73% of his passes for 9.7 yards per attempt and an 11/2 touchdown/interception ratio. Justin Blackmon is the top receiver with 24 catches and 431 yards with an 18.0 yards per catch average and 8 touchdowns. Running back Kendall Hunter provides balance with 473 yards and a super 7.9 yards per carry average with 6 touchdowns. The defense ranks 79th however and will need to tighten up significantly in this one.

College Football Betting Picks

Cincinnati at North Carolina State
Thursday, 7:45 pm Eastern - ESPN

Cincinnati and North Carolina State get the ESPN spotlight on Thursday night and it will be their first-ever meeting. The Bearcats come into this game at 1-1 while the Wolfpack are 2-0. North Carolina State is 2-0 for the first time since 2002 but wins over Central Florida and Western Carolina don’t tell us too much.

NC State is a 2-point favorite with a total of 54.5 at SBG Global.

This is not the same Cincinnati team that was a Big East power. Brian Kelly is in Notre Dame and the Bearcats are just not the same. They lost their opener at Fresno but came back last week to rout Indiana State. Quarterback Zach Collaros had two touchdowns last week through the air and also rushed for one. Darrin Williams had 117 yards on 13 carries.

North Carolina State may be 2-0 but they had only 239 total yards against UCF last week. QB Russell Wilson was awful and the Wolfpack was fortunate to win at all. The defense won the game last week as they forced Central Florida into five turnovers.

Here are the betting stats for Thursday’s game. The Bearcats are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 Thursday games. The Bearcats are 2-5 ATS vs. a team with a winning record. The Bearcats are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 non-conference games. The Bearcats are 0-7 ATS in their last 7 games overall.

The Wolfpack are 4-0-1 ATS in their last 5 games in September. The Wolfpack are 9-3-1 ATS in their last 13 home games. The Wolfpack are 2-5-1 ATS in their last 8 vs. the Big East.

The Under is 8-1 in the Bearcats last 9 Thursday games. The Over is 4-1 in the Bearcats last 5 games overall. The Under is 5-2 in the Bearcats last 7 non-conference games. The Over is 15-7-1 in the Bearcats last 23 road college football betting games. The Over is 11-2 in the Wolfpack’s last 13 games overall. The Over is 18-7-1 in the Wolfpack’s last 26 home games. The Under is 10-4-2 in the Wolfpack’s last 16 non-conference games.

College Football Rankings

The College Football rankings are out after the 1st week of play and both the AP and USA Today poll have the Crimson Tide at the top spot. So here is the USA Today's top 25 College Football rankings:

USA TODAY Top 25 College Football Poll
Team (First-place votes) Record Points Previous Rank
1. Alabama Crimson Tide (55) 1-0 1,470 1
2. Ohio State Buckeyes (4) 1-0 1,397 2
3. Boise State Broncos 1-0 1,304 5
4. Texas Longhorns 1-0 1,264 4
5. T-C-U Horned Frogs 1-0 1,144 7
6. Florida Gators 1-0 1,130 3
7. Nebraska Cornhuskers 1-0 1,085 9
8. Oregon Ducks 1-0 1,054 11
9. Iowa Hawkeyes 1-0 1,027 10
10. Oklahoma Sooners 1-0 969 8
11. Wisconsin Badgers 1-0 821 12
12. Miami-Florida Hurricanes 1-0 799 13
13. Virginia Tech Hokies 0-1 698 6
14. Penn State Nittany Lions 1-0 655 14
15. Arkansas Razorbacks 1-0 531 19
16. L-S-U Tigers 1-0 527 16
17. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 1-0 519 17
18. Florida State Seminoles 1-0 500 20
19. Georgia Bulldogs 1-0 458 21
20. Auburn Tigers 1-0 371 23
20. Utah Utes 1-0 371 24
22. West Virginia Mountaineers 1-0 185 24
23. Arizona Wildcats 1-0 128 NR
24. B-Y-U Cougars 1-0 113 NR
25. South Carolina Gamecocks 1-0 90 NR
Others receiving votes: Houston 87, Notre Dame 86, Stanford 55, Pittsburgh 53, Oregon State 40, North Carolina 36, Oklahoma State 36, Clemson 28, Missouri 27, Michigan 17, Michigan State 11, California 10, Cincinnati 9, Washington 9, Arizona State 7, Boston College 7, Texas Tech 7, Connecticut 6, Texas A&M 6, Fresno State 5, Mississippi State 5, South Florida 4, Maryland 3, Northwestern 3, Kansas State 2, North Carolina State 2, Air Force 1, Nevada 1, Temple 1, Tennessee 1.

All of this data came out today Tuesday 9/7/2010 and if you need any college football odds and other NCAA football news, information, picks, scores, etc. than check out the rest of Cooper's Pick.

Week 1 College Football Scores

So its the first Saturday of the College Football Season. So far we have a few final scores as we come into the biggest day of the year for updates on your college football betting odds check out our Live Odds page all football season long.
Week 1
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Final 1 2 3 4 Score
Marshall 7 0 0 0 7
(2) Ohio State « 21 14 7 3 45
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Final 1 2 3 4 Score
Florida A&M 0 0 0 0 0
(13) Miami-Florida « 14 21 7 3 45
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Final(OT) 1 2 3 4 OT Score
(15) Pittsburgh 0 7 3 14 0 24
Utah « 0 14 3 7 3 27
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Final 1 2 3 4 Score
(14) U-S-C « 14 13 15 7 49
Hawaii 3 13 7 13 36

Free College Football Pick

JR ODonnell | CFB Side
Free pick 161 Texas -29.5 (-110) SportBet vs 162 Rice
Analysis:

"Jr O" is not afraid to "Lay the Wood" Week 1 as Texas - 29.5 will take the Rice Owls behind the woodshed and pound as "Jr O" never lays that many points except when a blow out is in the making!! Rice checks in off a 2-10 campain last year. The Longhorns have pounded the Owls by an average of 33 points and in the past 10 seasons have a 307 yd edge, that tells the tale. The Owls are a + 37 point dog by our exclusive "Jr O" power rating and the Longhorns will not let up in Week 1. The public will run up the line on the Horns, but the public is right here this week. Texas did lose a lot of weapons, but boys they JUST RELOAD! The Rice Owls will be stopped early and often by the Horns D, Our #5 rated D in the country !!

BOOOOOOOM

TEXAS BY 40

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