Congratulations to all our members on another solid win yesterday as the Baltimore Ravens crushed the Kansas City Chiefs on the road at Arrowhead as a 3-point favorite.  Tonight, the pros at FivStarPick.com have been crunching stats, trends, key matchups and injury reports to give our members the last two winners in the 2011 college football season.  The Auburn Tigers (13-0 straight up, 9-4 against the spread) are favored by 2- points over the Oregon Ducks (12-0 straight up, 12-0 against the spread) with a total of 73.5. This line is DEAD WRONG!

Auburn won the SEC Championship Game on Dec. 4, demolishing South Carolina by a 56-17 count as a four-point favorite. Cam Newton stole the show again, accounting for six touchdowns. He completed 17-of-28 passes for 335 yards and four TDs without an interception. Newton also rushed for 73 yards and a pair of scores.

One week later, he collected the Heisman Trophy despite an avalanche of controversy that has surrounded Newton and his father, who the NCAA says orchestrated a pay-for-play scheme for his son to attend Mississippi State. Nevertheless, the NCAA has ruled that Newton remains eligible.

In the glare of the national spotlight, Newton hasn’t flinched on the field. Since the story first went viral in early November, Newton has basically played perfect football in four games. He has 13 touchdown passes compared to only one interception, and that pick only occurred due to a deflection after Newton had hit his target right between the numbers.

Newton has connected on 67.1 percent of his passes for 2,589 yards with a 28/6 touchdown-to-interception ratio. His scrambling is equally as lethal, as evidenced by 1,408 rushing yards and 20 touchdown runs.

Newton gets all the publicity, and deservingly so, but Gus Malzahn’s high-octane offense has weapons galore. Newton’s favorite target is junior WR Darvin Adams, who had seven receptions for 217 yards and two TDs against the Gamecocks. For the season, Adams has 48 receptions for 909 yards and seven TDs.

Auburn has three outstanding running backs, including sophomore speedster Onterio McCalebb, true freshman Michael Dyer and senior Mario Fannin. Dyer has rushed for 950 yards and five touchdowns, averaging 5.9 yards per carry. McCalebb has 763 rushing yards and nine TDs to go with an eye-opening 8.6 YPC average. Fannin has 395 rushing yards and five TDs, averaging 6.5 YPC.

It was McCalebb who busted loose for a 70-yard TD scamper midway through the fourth quarter to lift AU to a 24-17 win over LSU.

AU’s defense is led by one of the nation’s premier pass rushers in DT Nick Fairley, who led the SEC with 10 ½ sacks and 21 tackles for losses. While Newton has garnered most of the headlines, Fairley’s presence and production has been equally important. Without Fairley, AU’s defense is ordinary at best.

Truth be told, the Tigers’ defense, particular their secondary, can be had. Auburn ranked eighth in the SEC in scoring defense, ninth in total defense and 11th in pass defense.

Oregon is coming off a 37-20 win at Oregon State as a 16-point road favorite. LaMichael James rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns, while Darron Thomas threw a pair of TD passes without being intercepted.

James finished second behind Newton in the Heisman voting. The sophomore RB has rushed for 1,702 yards and 21 TDs. Thomas has also put up huge numbers, throwing for 2,500 yards while posting a 28/7 TD-INT ratio. Thomas has also rushed for 492 yards and five TDs. Jeffrey Maehl is Oregon’s top WR, pulling in 68 catches for 943 yards and 12 touchdowns.

Auburn owns a 7-2 spread record in nine games as a single-digit favorite. Oregon is in its first underdog spot of the season.

This is the highest total seen by either team this year. The ‘over’ is on a 6-2 run for Auburn and has gone 8-5 overall. Other than a total of 73 ½ in a 62-24 home win over Chattanooga, AU’s highest total was 61.

Oregon has seen the ‘over’ go 8-4 overall, but the ‘under’ went 2-1 in the Ducks’ three games that had a total in the 70s. The highest total they saw was 72 ½.

This game is not an easy game to handicap, but the pros at FiveStarPick.com have broken down every stat, trend and injury report on this game to provide our members with two winning plays tonight.  Try FiveStarPick.com today for only ($19.99) and see if our talent for picking college and pro football winners exceeds your expectations.  We are the only sports handicapping service in the business that documents our last 30 plays along with our last 5 years results, then displays them on our homepage for all to see.  It’s because we have nothing to hide…our system just wins games against the spread.  Join our family today and start your winning streak tonight.

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The pros at FiveStarPick.com have been working overtime to bring our members the winner of the state of Oregon’s Civil War.  Tonight the Oregon State Beavers travel to Eugene to take on the Oregon Ducks, and Las Vegas sportsbooks list the Ducks as 9.5-point home favorites with a total of 63. This game is of great importance to both schools, as the winner goes on play in the Grandaddy of Them All…the Rose Bowl.

Last year Oregon State found itself in the same position…beat Oregon, and Oregon State makes their first trip to the Rose Bowl since 1964.  Oregon had a different idea as they put a 65-38 beatdown on their hated rival.

For the Ducks, the offense is driven by QB Jeremiah Masoli. Masoli has totaled 1,865 yards, and 14 touchdowns through the air along with 619 yards and 12 scores on the ground. In seven games with Masoli under center this season, Oregon has scored at least 42 points.  The Oregon offense has other weapons in their arsenal.  RB LaMichael James has rushed for over 100 yards in 8 of his last 9 games.

The question is whether or not the Oregon rushing attack will hold up against an Oregon State defense that allows just 98 yards per game on the ground. The Beavers will need LB’s Keaton Kristick, Dwight Roberson and Keith Pankey to step up as to keep the Ducks from running the ball down their throats.

Oregon State QB Sean Canfield isn’t quite as good as Masoli, but the fifth-year senior has completed 70% of his passes this season with just six interceptions. With Canfield under center, the Beavers lead the Pac-10 in passing (272.5 yards per game).  RB Jacquizz Rodgers is clearly one of the best running backs in the nation and a threat to score every time he touches the ball.

This game is not an easy game to handicap, but the pros at FiveStarPick.com have broken down every stat, trend, injury report and weather forecast on this game to provide our members with a winning play.  Try FiveStarPick.com today for only ($19.99) and see if our talent for picking college and pro football winners exceeds your expectations.  We are the only sports handicapping service in the business that documents our wins and losses, then displays them on our homepage for all to see.  It’s because we have nothing to hide…we just win games against the spread.  Join our family today and start your winning streak tonight.

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FiveStarPick.com is coming off a 50/50 day yesterday, but looks for more wins as we give our members the winner of 3 plays in the bowl lineup tonight.  The focus of this preview is tonight’s Holiday Bowl which features the Cowboys of Oklahoma State and the Ducks of Oregon.  Las Vegas sportsbooks list the Cowboys as 2.5-point favorites with the total listed at 77.

Oregon (9-3 straight up, 6-6 against the spread) has been beating opponents with their ground game that has racked up 3,334 yards on the season.  Oregon is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 bowl games as an underdog and Oklahoma State is 4-0 ATS its last four non-conference games.  Oregon won its last three games SU and ATS. The Ducks ended Oregon State’s dreams of a Rose Bowl by beating the Beavers November 29 as a three-point road underdog, 65-38. The combined 103 points soared ‘over’ the 58 ½-point closing total.

Oklahoma State (9-3 SU, 8-3 ATS) is looking forward to a school-record tying 10th win.  This is the first time these schools have met.  The Cowboys have alternated SU wins and losses the past six games after falling to rival Oklahoma November 29 as a 9 ½-point home underdog, 61-41. The combined 102 points went ‘over’ the 75-point closing total.

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