The Minnesota Golden Gophers were 7-1 and sitting pretty in the Big Ten at the end of October. Then, they four in a row and fell to 7-5 and a date with the Kansas Jayhawks December 31 at Sun Devil Stadium.
BSNblog reports that the oddsmakers currently have the Jayhawks listed as 8½-point favorites versus the Golden Gophers, while the game's total is sitting at 59.
Minnesota was shut out 55-0 by Iowa in Week 13 as a 7-point underdog at home. That game's 55 points made it OVER the posted total of 44.5.
Minnesota fell to 7-5 overall with the loss.
Todd Reesing's TD pass to Kerry Meier with 33 seconds remaining gave Kansas a 40-37 upset win over Missouri in Week 14.
The Jayhawks covered the 16.5-point spread, while the combined score played OVER the posted total of 70.
Team records: Minnesota: 7-5 SU, 7-4 ATS
Kansas: 7-5 SU, 6-5 ATS A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games
Minnesota is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas's last 6 games
Vanderbilt looked like a contender in the SEC before the Commodore season wrecked on the rocks with four losses in five games to end the year. Now at 6-6, they face the 9-4 Boston College Eagles - losers in the ACC title game - December 31 at LP Field in the Music City Bowl.
BSNblog reports that the oddsmakers currently have the Eagles listed as 3½-point favorites versus the Commodores, while the game's total is sitting at 40½.
Dominique Davis threw for 258 yards, one TD and two interceptions for Boston College in a 30-12 loss to Virginia Tech in Week 15.
The Eagles failed to cover the 1-point spread, while the combined score played OVER the posted total of 39.
Vanderbilt fell 23-10 to Wake Forest in Week 14 as a 4-point road underdog. That game's 33 points fell UNDER the posted total of 38.
Brandon Barden caught two passes and scored the lone TD.
Team records: Boston College: 9-4 SU, 7-5 ATS
Vanderbilt: 6-6 SU, 7-5 ATS
A few trends to consider: Boston College is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Boston College is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Boston College's last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Vanderbilt's last 9 games
Report from BSNblog: Oddsmakers currently have the Jazz listed as 6½-point favorites versus the 76ers, while the game's total is sitting at 193½.
The 76ers blew a fourth quarter lead and lost 105-101 to the Nuggets last time out. The 76ers were 7-point underdogs in that game, while the 206 points made it OVER the posted total of 197.
Andre Iguodala had 24 points with four rebounds and four assists in the loss.
The Jazz were defeated 120-115 in double OT by the Rockets last time out, as 9-point underdogs. The game's 235 points sailed OVER the posted total of 191.
Andrei Kirilenko had 20 points with 10 rebounds for a double-double in the loss.
A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing on the road against Utah
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Philadelphia's last 11 games when playing Utah
Philadelphia is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Philadelphia is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Utah's last 5 games at home
Utah is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Philadelphia
Utah is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Next up: Philadelphia at LA Clippers, Wednesday, December 31
The Missouri Tigers tumbled all the way down to the bowl ladder to the Alamo Bowlwith their Big 12 title game loss to Oklahoma. Now they will settle for a match against NorthwesternDecember 29 at the Alamodome against the 9-3 Huskies.
BSNblog reports that the oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 12½-point favorites versus the Wildcats, while the game's total is sitting at 66½.
Missouri was defeated 62-21 by Oklahoma in the Big 12 title game as 16.5-point underdogs last time out. The 83 points made it OVER the posted total of 79.
Chase Daniel threw for 252 yards with three touchdowns in a losing effort for Missouri.
A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Northwestern's last 5 games
BSNblog reports that the oddsmakers currently have the 49ers listed as 2½-point favorites versus the Redskins, while the game's total is sitting at 37.
Jason Campbell passed for 144 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions for Washington, while Clinton Portis rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries in the win.
The 49ers defeated St. Louis 17-16as a 3.5-point favorite last week. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over/under total (42).
Shaun Hill passed for 216 yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions for San Francisco and Isaac Bruce caught seven passes for 61 yards and a touchdown for San Francisco in the win.
A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games on the road
Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 6 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games
San Francisco is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Washington
Manchester United returns to action in the Premier League on Friday, when measured at Stoke in the first two matches played in four days.
Both supporters and opponents will find in this period when Manchester United's trip to Japan, where he won the Club World, has reinvigorated a tired champions or defenders of the local football.
Despite the temporary absence of United's Premier, rivals could not spin a streak of victories, which means the Red Devils are just seven points in the first place with two matches remaining.
The United usually stronger in the second round of the season, at least in each of the 10 campaigns that have been crowned. Andalusia beating Stoke on Friday, the United could start another good run to enable it to claim the title if Chelsea and Liverpool are still missing pieces.
Only the French-Senegalese zaguero Patrice Evra will be sidelined for the meeting, meeting one of four matches suspended for an altercation with an employee of maintaining the stadium's Chelsea, the previous season. In addition, the coach Alex Ferguson has full staff, although it may appear tired after the long trip to Japan.
Players lucieron well in training this morning and I am glad, Ferguson said Wednesday.
Liverpool remains first in the league, although it has produced four draws in its five most recent matches. Chelsea has won only one of five commitments.
Given the spate of bad opponents, if United wins at Stoke and imposing andalusia Middlesbrough on Monday, could be placed in the middle of the title race.
Arsenal seemed out of the competition, even before Friday's duel against Aston Villa, which is third. Injuries and poor form of some players would have resulted in Arsenal's bad start, which included five defeats in 18 matches.
The captain of Arsenal, the Spanish Cesc Fabregas, was dismissed this week for the next four months due to a knee injury. That injury, along with Theo Walcott and Tomas Rosicky had left the Gunners with few options in midfield, especially after the departure of Mathieu Flamini and Alexander Hleb before this campaign.
Liverpool, which has 39 points to 38 for Chelsea, could be boosted by the return of Fernando Torres Spanish artillero against Bolton. Torres does not play from November 26 due to a problem in a Corvo, and their participation would be crucial to a team that waged two battles in three days.
Also on Friday, Chelsea receives sotanero West Bromwich Albion.
This is a so-called minor bowl, but the teams playing in rank higher than the teams in the so-called major Orange Bowl. The No. 11 TCU Horned Frogs and the No. 9 Boise State Broncos will both be trying to pick up a win on December 23 when they battle at Qualcomm Stadium in the Poinsettia Bowl.
Andy Dalton had a pair of touchdown passes in Week 13 to lead the Horned Frogs to a 44-10 win over Air Force.
The Horned Frogs managed to cover the 20-point spread in that contest, while the combined score went OVER the day's posted total (41.5).
Boise State exploded for 48 second half points in a 61-10 pounding of Fresno State in Week 14. Boise State covered the 22-point spread, and the 71 points sailed OVER the posted total of 58.
Ian Johnson rushed for 130 yards with two touchdowns to lead Boise State. Kellen Moore completed 17-of-23 for 217 yards with two TD's in the win.
A few trends to consider: TCU is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games
TCU is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Boise State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Boise State is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boise State's last 6 games
The need to cut Boca Juniors with a spate of two years without local titles will run today (4:30 pm practice) with the illusion of modest Tigre, which must win by two goals to his powerful rival to reach the first local championship its history.
Tigre and Boca will face in the third and last match of a triangular that also involved the San Lorenzo, after the three teams finished equal in the first place in the Open.
Boca, which will not stay on with the Colombian midfielder Fabian Vargas, and the talented midfielder Juan Roman Riquelme, looms as the favorite to retain the title after winning 3-1 at San Lorenzo de Almagro last Saturday.
Tigre, which fell in their first encounter 2-1 with San Lorenzo, Boca exceed by two goals, which would allow it to match points and goals for and against the whole xeneize and be champion for having expired on the seventh day .
The match will be played at the stadium of Racing Club.
Tiger's hopes rose when Riquelme received his fifth yellow card and was automatically suspended for the momentous event.
"For us it is very important because that is not Roman is indispensable in the scheme of Boca," said the Uruguayan midfielder Sebastian Rosano.
With a goal of Wayne Rooney after a pass from Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester Unitedovercame the expulsion of a man and won the world crown in a clubs 1-0 defeat to the League of Quito on Sunday night.
Rooney, who set two others on the semifinal before the Gamba Osaka, received assistance from Portuguese into the area and with satin and placed a shot beat the goalkeeper stretched from the Ecuadorian Jose Cevallos, who had won the duel staff throughout the night.
With its three entries, Rooney tied the world record for a club which he shares with five other players and gave the Red Devils their first world crown since 1999, when they got theIntercontinental Cup defeat, also at the minimum, to Palmeiras of Brazil .
Luis Bolanos had the first clear opportunity of the meeting but will tangle with the ball inside the area four minutes and then came an overwhelming dominance of the English, which could not be capitalized thanks largely to the good tackled the goalkeeper Cevallos.
Rooney in particular was the headache of Ecuador to shots behind at 10, 14, 21, 41 and 45 minutes, which were contained by Cevallos. In addition to Rooney, the Argentine Carlos Tevez tested the goalkeeper Ecuador at 19 and 40, both times taking advantage of good services for Cristiano.
The league only had another good chance in the first part, when your steering wheel Argentine Damian Manso tested luck from 23 meters, but his attempt went beyond the framework advocated by Edwin van der Sar.
In the second part, the Diablos Rojos were left with 10 men after Nemanja Vidic received the red card by a lack of the Argentine Claudio Bieler, but the English team continued its dominance and created one more chance at 55, with a shot of Christian again at Cevallos compelled to force a throw.
Manso demanded Var Der Sar to 62 minutes, when they took out a powerful shot from the right leg of Manchester United goalkeeper sent many struggling with a corner kick, when it seemed that the ball was going to embed in the corner of his goal.
The League had another good approximation to 70, when Manso gave him a good pass to William Araujo for a shot that again brought into a tight spot Var Der Sar, who lie to his left to stop the danger on his fence.
But three minutes later, the Red Devils resolved if the Christian bereavement gave the pass to Rooney, who without thinking much took out his shot to beat Cevallos.
The League had a great chance to tie the duel at the 89, again when Manso were encouraged from outside the area, but Var Der Sar diverted the ball from a corner kick.
BSNblog reports that the oddsmakers currently have the Eagles listed as 4½-point favorites versus the Redskins, while the game's total is sitting at 38.
Donovan McNabb threw for two touchdowns and Philadelphia had little trouble handing Cleveland a 30-10 loss in Week 15.
The Eagles covered the 16-point spread, while the final score was a push against the posted total.
The Redskins lost to Cincinnati 20-13as a 6.5-point favorite last week. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over/under total (36.5).
Jason Campbell passed for 167 yards with a touchdown for Washington and Santana Moss hauled in seven passes for 72 yards with a TD.
A few trends to consider: Philadelphia is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 7 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing Washington
Philadelphia is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
Next up: Philadelphia home to Dallas, Sunday, December 28
BSNblog reports that the oddsmakers currently have the Browns listed as 3-point favorites versus the Bengals, while the game's total is sitting at 32.
The Bengals upset Washington 20-13 as a 6.5-point underdog last week. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over/under total (36.5).
Ryan Fitzpatrick passed for 209 yards with a touchdown pass and a touchdown run for Cincinnati, while Chris Henry caught four passes for 54 yards and a touchdown in the win.
Brandon McDonald's 24-yard interception return for a score late in the game was the only TD for Cleveland as they lost 30-10 to Philadelphia in Week 15.
The Browns did not cover the 16-point spread, while the final score was a push against the posted total.
A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Cincinnati's last 9 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Cincinnati is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 7 games when playing Cleveland
Cincinnati is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Cleveland's last 9 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
Cleveland is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Cleveland's last 10 games at home
Next up: Cincinnati home to Kansas City, Sunday, December 28
The Minnesota Golden Gophers were 7-1 and sitting pretty in the Big Ten at the end of October. Then, they four in a row and fell to 7-5 and a date with the Kansas Jayhawks December 31 at Sun Devil Stadium.
