YTD: 19-16-1 (+2.0 units)
I forgot to post over here, but I did get my plays in for last night on hornfans. Swept the board last night with West Virginia -17 and over 49 for 1 unit a piece. I got a little lucky as Maryland had the chance at the backdoor cover. But, the public hammered the books last night and I'm glad I was on the "square" side. On to the tonight's game:
Toledo -4 - 8 units
Toledo is coming off of a rough start to the season as they are now 0-2 Straight Up. But, both of the first 2 games were on the road. Tonight, they play their first game of the season at the Glass Bowl. Here is a quote from the Toledo Blade about their home field advantage...
Kansas is terrible on the road since Mangino has been coach. They are 3-17 Straight Up on the road in the last 20 games. The short week also helps the home team as Kansas has to travel a day earlier than they normally would. Throw in the fact that the Rockets want revenge on the 63-14 beating they took 2 years ago and I believe that Toledo will have extra motivation for the victory.
Some issues that initially bothered me with taking Toledo was the way they played the last game against Western Michigan. The offensive line allowed 5 sacks and the offense turned the ball over 4 times. But, from reading some interviews from the players and coaches, I feel that the offensive line problems have been corrected this week in practice since Toledo's offensive lines have never had a sack problems in the past. If you want a good read on this, go here
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The crowd in Toledo will be rocking and the players will be ready as it is their chance to knock off a Big 12 opponent on national TV. I think they get it done. Final score: Toledo 31 Kansas 17
I forgot to post over here, but I did get my plays in for last night on hornfans. Swept the board last night with West Virginia -17 and over 49 for 1 unit a piece. I got a little lucky as Maryland had the chance at the backdoor cover. But, the public hammered the books last night and I'm glad I was on the "square" side. On to the tonight's game:
Toledo -4 - 8 units
Toledo is coming off of a rough start to the season as they are now 0-2 Straight Up. But, both of the first 2 games were on the road. Tonight, they play their first game of the season at the Glass Bowl. Here is a quote from the Toledo Blade about their home field advantage...
"We know we're 0-2," he said. "We're fighting for a victory. But 0-3? Hey, we're thinking about nothing except what we have to do to win."
UT has not lost two straight at the Glass Bowl during the 2000s, and that will be another thing on the minds of the Rockets while preparing for Friday's game.
Toledo, 34-2 at home since losing two in a row midway through the 1999 season, had a 17-game Glass Bowl winning streak snapped in the final home game of 2005. That was a 35-17 decision against Northern Illinois.
"We have great pride in the tradition of the program," said quarterback Clint Cochran. "But that's the past. The present is now and we need to win. That's all we're focused on."
That 63-14 loss at Kansas is also in the past, but the Rockets might have to focus on it for a while this week.
Kansas is terrible on the road since Mangino has been coach. They are 3-17 Straight Up on the road in the last 20 games. The short week also helps the home team as Kansas has to travel a day earlier than they normally would. Throw in the fact that the Rockets want revenge on the 63-14 beating they took 2 years ago and I believe that Toledo will have extra motivation for the victory.
Some issues that initially bothered me with taking Toledo was the way they played the last game against Western Michigan. The offensive line allowed 5 sacks and the offense turned the ball over 4 times. But, from reading some interviews from the players and coaches, I feel that the offensive line problems have been corrected this week in practice since Toledo's offensive lines have never had a sack problems in the past. If you want a good read on this, go here
The Link
The crowd in Toledo will be rocking and the players will be ready as it is their chance to knock off a Big 12 opponent on national TV. I think they get it done. Final score: Toledo 31 Kansas 17