Also posted this in DMoney's thread, because he had already started a Louisville/Cincy discussion, but just because I always make a thread, here goes:
I think both teams are going to be throwing the ball a lot, and with a lot of success. From what I am hearing, both Douglas and Urrutia should be ready for this weeks game. Douglas is almost as much of a lock to play as you can get, and Urrutia has a good chance. Honestly, I dont think it will make that much of a difference if Urrutia takes the field or not, but the Cards can not afford to play another game without Douglas. His speed and ability to get open are by far the best on the team, and the offense is so much better when he is in there.
Anthony Allen has been a good back, but I dont think he is nearly as good as his numbers suggest. Calling him "Baby Bush" is a pretty big overstatement in my opinion. I truly believe the best two RB's on the roster have not played a snap yet, and probably wont until next year. Watch out for Victor Anderson and Dale Martin, as they will be names you will get use to hearing over the next few years.
Cincinnati has done nothing but impress me all year long. Any team that goes to Rutgers and wins, especially when Rutgers was in a revenge spot, is a team to be reckoned with. They have the weapons to get it done on offense, and can play some pretty good defense, especially at home.
Louisville has surprisingly looked better better to me on the road this season than at home! I have watched all the games, and the best two games they have played were at UK in a loss, and at NC State. In that NC State game, we would have put up quite a few more points if healthy, so the offense in that game wasnt a big deal. The defense actually played decent in that game.
What does that tell me? Maybe they are feeling a little more pressure to produce from the home crowd, and when they go on the road, they have noone to answer to but themselves. This factor could play a roll in this game at Cincy.
Cincinnati is the better team here, but Louisville will keep it close. I think this game will top 80 total points, think it gets done relatively easy. There would certainly be value in any TOTAL that is less than 70, and I will strongly consider playing it at less than 77.
My suggestion: Play Louisville with the 10 points, and check back later in the week for the TOTAL.
Final Score:
Cincinnati 49, Louisville 45
I think both teams are going to be throwing the ball a lot, and with a lot of success. From what I am hearing, both Douglas and Urrutia should be ready for this weeks game. Douglas is almost as much of a lock to play as you can get, and Urrutia has a good chance. Honestly, I dont think it will make that much of a difference if Urrutia takes the field or not, but the Cards can not afford to play another game without Douglas. His speed and ability to get open are by far the best on the team, and the offense is so much better when he is in there.
Anthony Allen has been a good back, but I dont think he is nearly as good as his numbers suggest. Calling him "Baby Bush" is a pretty big overstatement in my opinion. I truly believe the best two RB's on the roster have not played a snap yet, and probably wont until next year. Watch out for Victor Anderson and Dale Martin, as they will be names you will get use to hearing over the next few years.
Cincinnati has done nothing but impress me all year long. Any team that goes to Rutgers and wins, especially when Rutgers was in a revenge spot, is a team to be reckoned with. They have the weapons to get it done on offense, and can play some pretty good defense, especially at home.
Louisville has surprisingly looked better better to me on the road this season than at home! I have watched all the games, and the best two games they have played were at UK in a loss, and at NC State. In that NC State game, we would have put up quite a few more points if healthy, so the offense in that game wasnt a big deal. The defense actually played decent in that game.
What does that tell me? Maybe they are feeling a little more pressure to produce from the home crowd, and when they go on the road, they have noone to answer to but themselves. This factor could play a roll in this game at Cincy.
Cincinnati is the better team here, but Louisville will keep it close. I think this game will top 80 total points, think it gets done relatively easy. There would certainly be value in any TOTAL that is less than 70, and I will strongly consider playing it at less than 77.
My suggestion: Play Louisville with the 10 points, and check back later in the week for the TOTAL.
Final Score:
Cincinnati 49, Louisville 45
