The pros at FiveStarPick.com love making money, and remember, money won is much sweeter than money earned.  Last night we celebrated with some “money won” as the Pitt Panthers covered the spread as 6.5-point road favorites.  But we can’t keep dwelling on past success, so today we will focus on the Oklahoma/Miami game.  Las Vegas sportsbooks list the Sooners as 7-point road favorites with a total of 51.

A loss to BYU in the season opener sent the Sooners bid for a National Championship into quick uncertainty.  In addition, Sam Bradford injured his right shoulder and it was unknown at that time whether or not he would return this season.

Oklahoma (2-1 straight up, 1-1 against the spread) has made due without Mr. Heisman, because Landry Jones has proven that he is the name of the future.  Jones has connected on 60.5 percent of his passes for 673 yards and nine touchdowns in Bradford’s absence.  It’s clear that the future is bright in Norman.  Jones guided the Sooners to a 45-0 victory over Tulsa as 18-point home favorites mostly by converting 11 of their 17 third downs.  Oklahoma’s defense also shined bright as Tulsa had five “three-and-outs” last Saturday and only two trips to the red zone.

Miami (2-1 SU, 2-1 against the spread) survived a late drive in Tallahassee and looked impressive against the Yellow Jackets at home.  Quarterback Jacory Harris had completed 65 percent of his passes for 656 yards and five scores pushing the Hurricanes into the Top 10 coming into Blacksburg. 

Last Saturday Miami lost 31-7 in a monsoon against Virginia Tech as 2 ½-point road favorites.  FiveStarPick.com members got the home dog, VA Tech…a nice cash for the good guys.  Jacory Harris was not so good connecting on only 9 of 25 attempts for 150 yards and an INT.  The Cane’s running game gained just 59 yards on the ground and converted just 1 of 11 third downs on the Hokie defense.

The Hurricanes have never been home dogs since Randy Shannon took over as head coach in 2007 and Miami has done well against Big XII squads recently with a 3-1 SU and against the spread record in its last four games. The Hurricanes’ lone defeat came in Norman as 11-point road underdogs in 2007, 51-13.

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FiveStarPick.com had a great comeback last night going 4-0 against the spread.  Our handicapping team took all four games straight up for 5 dimes a piece then parlayed them for a dime at 10 to 1.  If you add up all that action up, it was a $30K night.  What’s sad is that we all got crushed on Saturday going 0-3 against the spread costing us $9,900 in our casino account.  But that is why they call it gambling, right?

Las Vegas sportsbooks list Oklahoma as 3-point favorites with the total listed at 154.5.  The Sooners have been dominating the Big XII recently first by crushing Baylor as seven-point home favorites, 95-76 and then finding big wins against Nebraska, Texas A&M, Kansas State and Texas (3-1 ATS in those matchups.)  In the Baylor win on Saturday, Oklahoma’s (19-1 SU, 9-6 ATS) Blake Griffin scored 20 points, grabbed 17 rebounds and had four assists.  Griffin is definitely one to mention for Player of The Year honors. 

Oklahoma State (13-5 SU, 5-6-1 ATS) is also riding a small win streak.  They needed OT against Nebraska, but still found a way to win as a 2 ½-point road dog, 76-74.   James Anderson scored 18 points and pulled down 8 rebounds in the win.

But Oklahoma has played extremely well away from home this year with a 7-1 SU and 5-3 ATS record. The Under is 5-2 for the Sooners on the road as well.   The betting public has seen the Cowboys go 9-1 SU at home, but just 3-2 ATS.  In recent head-to-head play, Oklahoma has won six of the last eight games outright, covering the number in four of them with one push. The ‘under’ is on a 4-0 run in this matchup.

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Well, this is it!  The college football season has come to an end and FiveStarPick.com is very sad to see it go.  The FedEx BCS Championship game will feature the nations top two scoring offenses in the Florida Gators and the Oklahoma Sooners.  Las Vegas sportsbooks list the Gators as 5-point favorites with the total currently at 70. 

By the end of the FBS season, 7 teams had one loss at the top of the rankings; two more were undefeated.  What was the BCS to do?  They definately got it right this year with Oklahoma and Florida.  Each team sent a Heisman candidate to the podium in New York and one came away with the hardware. 

Led by Tim Tebow, the Gators rebounded from their only loss (Ole Miss) to dominate their next 9 games.  In addition, they scored more than 49 points a game, then topped it off with a 31-20 victory over Alabama on Saturday for the SEC title.

Sam Bradford did the same for Oklahoma. The Sooners lost 45-35 to Texas in October, but still ended up with an NCAA-record 702 points this season. They ended the season by becoming the first team since 1919 to score 60-plus in five straight games.

This will be the first meeting between these two programs, each seeking their second national title this decade.  Florida was on the way up and Oklahoma was on the way down back in 1998, when Bob Stoops decided to leave as Gators defensive coordinator and take his first head-coaching job with the Sooners.  In 2000, Stoops helped Oklahoma to its 7th national title.   Still, when Steve Spurrier left Florida a year later, many Gators thought Stoops’ return was a lock.  But Stoops turned down the Gator job and they hired Ron Zook, then Urban Meyer.  Myer is trying for Florida’s second title in 3 seasons.

The Sooners rank No. 1 in scoring, averaging 54 points a game. The Gators are third, averaging 45.2 points.  Both teams are among college’s passing elite. Oklahoma is first, scoring 49 touchdowns through the air, with quarterback Sam Bradford accounting for all but one.  Bradford, third individually, has averaged 10.1 yards per pass. He threw six of the team’s seven interceptions en route to a 12-1 record.  Bradford recently had surgery on the left thumb of his non-throwing hand to repair torn ligaments suffered in the first quarter of Oklahoma’s thrashing of Missouri in the Big 12 title game for the second consecutive year. He should be ready to take snaps in practice well before the BCS face-off.

Florida is fifth in passing, with 31 touchdowns. Quarterback Tim Tebow accounted for 28 of those scores and was intercepted only twice. He averaged 9.4 yards a throw as the Gators won 12 of 13 games.

Neither team slacks off when it comes to ground attacks. Florida ranks ninth, averaging six yards a carry, with 41 TDs. Oklahoma is 12th, averaging 4.8 yards, but scored 45 times.

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Who covers the spread in tonight’s game between the Texas Tech Red Raiders and the Oklahoma Sooners?  Why not let FiveStarPick.com help you with the answer today?  Aren’t you tired of getting cold called by services that tell you about their 750,000 star play that’s a guaranteed winner?  Here is a bit of advice…NOTHING is guaranteed when you are betting on sports!  These so called “handicappers” will call 500 people today and give them all a free play; 250 people will get Oklahoma -7 and 250 will get Texas Tech +7.  After the game ends, they call back the 250 people who won and pitch them on charging thousands of dollars to their credit cards for more guaranteed winners.  FiveStarPick.com is not your typical sports handicapping service.  We care about our members and we live and die on every play. Why?  Because we are moving thousands of dollars of our own money on the same plays we give you. Gambling on sports is how we make our living.  Do we win every play?  Absolutely not and we will never pretend to.  Our plays are always posted for the world to see, including our losing streaks. But by the end of the year we always seem to have a few hundred thousand dollars of the sportsbook’s money in our casino account.  Let us try and do the same for you.  Read below for our breakdown of tonight’s Big 12 showdown.

As impressive their two wins were over Texas and Oklahoma St., Texas Tech is still only ranked #2 in the eyes of the pollsters and BCS computers.  Las Vegas sportsbooks have listed the Sooners as 7-point home favorites with the total set at 76.  Bettors can take advantage of a +210 money line wager (risk $100 to win $210) if the Red Raiders can pull off a road upset in Oklahoma’s Memorial Stadium.  In fact, we are surprised that Vegas has given Texas Tech so much value on the money line this week. 

The Texas Tech Red Raiders (10-0 Straight Up, 5-3 Against the Spread) are known for their dynamic passing offense under Leach.  Texas Tech leads the nation averaging 433.7 yards per game through air and over the last 10 games heisman hopeful QB Graham Harrell has compiled 407.2 YPG by himself.  Hopefully Harrell is taking his offensive line out for steaks and hummers every week because without one of the most complete offensive lines in the country, Harrell would just be an average QB. The Red Raiders brought back all five starters from the 2007 season to the O-line, two of which are still Juniors.  Harrell has only been sacked five times all season long.

Harrell’s favorite target is another Heisman hopeful and a future first round draft pick, Michael Crabtree. The sophomore Wide Out from Dallas averages 7.8 receptions per game and 101.0 YPG…oh by the way he has 18 touchdowns too.  If Crabtree wasn’t enough to worry about, then you have to pay attention to little Eric Morris. At 5′8″ tall, Morris averages 5 catches per game, 59.5 YPG and has 5 TDs.  He’s like a Wes Welker and keeps opponent’s secondaries honest.

The Red Raiders also look good on defense. Tech returned its entire defensive line along with two starting linebackers.  Their rush defense is ranked 20th in the nation, allowing just 107.4 YPG on the ground.

The Oklahoma Sooners (9-1 SU, 7-2 ATS) rarely lose games at home and that’s what sportbooks are hanging their hats on in this game.  In addition, the Sooners have QB Sam Bradford who is 2nd in the nation in passing efficiency with a 188.9 rating for the season.  Bradford has completed 58.7 percent of his passes for 886 yards and 12 touchdowns in his last 3 games.  Bradford also has one of the more potent rushing attacks in the country as well.  RB DeMarco Murray is averaging 80.4 YPG on the ground in 2008, while RB Chris Brown gaines around 80.4 YPG.  A tandem threat that the Red Raiders LB’s will have to account for. 

Now let’s talk about the Sooner defense.  First they allow just 23.6 points per game and have 13 picks this year. That total is more than the 11 touchdowns they have allowed this season.  What’s more, the Sooner D-line is averaging 3.4 sacks per game, 3rd best in the country.

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It’s Saturday and one of the biggest weekends in the Big 12.  I have been to Dallas for Texas-OU weekend and I can promise you it definately lives up to the hype.  Not to mention, you have never seen more beautiful women in one place in your life.  I mean the girls from Texas and Oklahoma are so good looking and nice, you start to wonder why you would want to live anywhere else.  Did I mention they were very friendly?  But let’s get to the game.

The Texas-OU game this week is not just about bragging rights and the inside track to the Big XII championship, this game has BCS Title Game implications.  Las Vegas sportsbooks opened the Sooners as 6-point favorites with a total set at 56. The total has not changed, but the line on Oklahoma has gone to 7. Bettors who back the Longhorns on the money line at +210 can cash a nice return (risk $100 to win $210).

Texas has won all five games this year by a combined score of 236-57 and is a perfect 5-0 against the spread.  The spreads they are covering have not been minor; all but one has been 20 points or more.  The only spread they have had to cover less than 20 points came in last weeks game against Colorado.  The Longhorns were listed as 12-point road favorites on the road in Colorado and pulled out a 38-14 victory.  Colt McCoy was 23 of 30 for 262 yards with 2 TDs and 2 INTs.  And the Longhorn defense held the Buffaloes to just 49 rushing yards.

Oklahoma has been no slouch either as they have outscored opponents 248-69.  The Sooners are also a perfect 4-0 against the spread.  The Sooners enter this week after beating Baylor 49-17 as 24-point road favorites.  The combined 66 points took the over for bettors. OU and the over are now 3-1 this season.  Sooner QB Sam Bradford went 23 of 31 for 372 yards and 2 TDs last week and outgained the Bears 594-269 in total offense.

The Longhorns are 8-2 SU and 7-3 ATS when playing a game at a neutral site since 2004. Oklahoma is 6-5 SU, but 5-6 ATS in a neutral setting since 2004.

So who covers the spread in today’s game?  Why not let FiveStarPick.com help you with the answer?  Aren’t you tired of getting cold called by services that tell you about their 750,000 star play that’s a guaranteed winner. Here is a bit of advice…NOTHING is guaranteed when you are betting on sports.  These so called “handicappers” call 500 people on a Saturday morning and give them all a free play; 250 people will get Oklahoma -7 and 250 will get Texas +7.  After the game ends, they call back the 250 people who won and pitch them on charging thousands of dollars on their credit cards for more guaranteed winners.  We are not your typical sports handicapping service.  We care about our members and we live and die on every play. Why?  Because we are moving thousands of dollars of our own money on the same plays we give you. Gambling on sports is how we make our living.  Do we win every play?  Absolutely not and we will never pretend to.  Our plays are always posted for all to see, including our losing streaks. But by the end of the year we always seem to have a few hundred thousand dollars of the sportsbook’s money in our casino account.  Let us try and do the same for you.  Join our family of winners today and start your winning streak tonight.

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