The pros at FivStarPick.com are looking forward to tonight’s action as we give our members two plays on the board. The focus of this preview is our play on the Big East matchup between the South Florida Bulls and the Rutgers Scarlett Knights.  Las Vegas sportsbooks list the Scarlett Knights as 2.5-point home favorites with a total of 43.5. 

After some preseason hype on Rutgers, Cincinnati came out on opening day and spanked the Knights, 47-15. They took that loss on the chin, but with a win tonight, the 6-2 team will be eligible for a bowl game, their fifth postseason appearance in a row. 

The story this season for Rutgers has been turnovers. The Scarlet Knights have only given up 7 this year and have forced 25, the best turnover margin in the country. The issue for the Knights is true freshman quarterback Tom Savage.  Savage  hasn’t been great for Schiano but has managed games well and seems to get the ball to his playmakers.

Senior WR Tim Brown is a favorite target of Savage averaging 21.9 yards per catch, with five touchdowns on the year. The ground game features Joe Martinek, Jourdan Brooks, and freshman De’Antwan Williams who all give Rutgers great promise for the future.

On defense, Rutgers has held opposing offenses to 3.3 yards per carry through eight games, but the secondary has been known to give up some big plays through the air.

The South Florida offense has a great young talent in quarterback B.J. Daniels.  Daniels took over the starting role after All-Big East QB Matt Grothe blew out his knee in the third game of the season against Charleston Southern. Most fans of the Bulls thought that was the end of the season for USF, but Daniels has proven he’s the real deal on through the air and on the ground. He busted West Virginia last week for three touchdown passes while rushing for over 100 yards. Daniels and RB Moise Plancher will give Schiano’s defense all they can handle tonight, not only dealing with the double threat from Daniels, but WR Carlton Mitchell has 29 catches for 542 yards this season, including five receptions for over 50 yards.

On defense, the Bulls are led by DE George Selvie and DE Jason Pierre-Paul. Pierre-Paul, a junior college transfer, has two sacks, five hurries and 9.5 tackles for loss and has returned an interception for a touchdown.

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 forcast 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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Well…after a 9-0 run against the spread in our last nine, the pros at FiveStarPick.com were handed our first loss in over a week as the Boise St/Cincinnati game failed to eclipse the 55.5 point closing ‘Total’. These teams had 7:47 remaining in the game to score a touchdown and hit the ‘Over’, but they could’nt do it…such BS, but we have to move on!  Today we are handicapping tonight’s Big East matchup between the Cincinnati Bearcats and the South Florida Bulls. Las Vegas sportsbooks list the Bearcats as 2.5 point-road favorites with a ‘Total’ of 49.

Five games ago I doubt any of us would have said that South Florida and Cincinnati would be 5-0, but they are and tonight will be a great matchup in what should be a rockin’ Raymond James Stadium.

The South Florida Bulls were especially a surprise at 5-0 seeing that they lost one of their best players when QB Matt Grothe suffered a torn ACL in his left knee in the Bulls’ 59-0 blowout victory against Charleston Southern.

Coach Jim Leavitt called up redshirt freshman QB B.J. Daniels and the Bull’s offense hasn’t missed a beat.  The team is third in the league in total offense averaging 413.6 yards a game and second in the conference in rushing (190.8 YPG).  Daniels ranks eighth in the conference in rushing (58 YPG) and is seventh in passing (120 YPG), completing 57.1 percent of his attempts.

Bulls WR Carlton Mitchell leads the team with 21 catches for 377 yards and 3 touchdowns. His last big play was an 85-yard touchdown reception in the win over Syracuse. He is close to setting the USF record for receiving yards in just his junior year.

But what about the South Florida defense?  South Florida currently ranks fifth in the Big East in scoring defense, allowing less than 10 points per game and they are holding opponents to a conference-low 263 yards per game in total defense. USF has allowed opponents only four touchdowns in 13 trips inside the red-zone, but they will have to get some pressure on Cincy QB Tony Pike if they want to continue their success.  The Bearcats have only given up three sacks in five games.

Tony Pike, in our opinion, is the REAL DEAL and he will no doubt look early and often to WR Mardy Gilyard who has 38 receptions for 517 yards and seven touchdowns this season. The senior receiver is also a special teams stud, averaging 21.7 yards on kick returns.

Working a spread offense mainly out of the shotgun, Pike usually passes the ball, but make no mistake, the Bearcats can run the ball too with RB Jacob Ramsey in the backfield.  Ramsey lit up Miami (Ohio) for 103 yards and three touchdowns.  Cincinnati ranks fourth nationally in scoring offense.

Now let’s talk trends…Cincy leads the series 4-2 straight up, but the Bulls are 2-1 against the spread at home against the Bearcats. That said, the last time Cincy travelled to South Florida in 2007, the Bearcats managed to pull out a victory, 38-33. Cincinnati also won last year’s meeting, 24-10, at home.

So who covers the spread tonight?  It’s very easy to find out.  Try FiveStarPick.com tonight 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 who documents wins and losses and 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.

Rick Riley – FiveStarPick.com

FiveStarPick.com is HOT…I mean RED HOT!  Winning 14 of their last 19 plays against the spread, the pros at FiveStar are giving their members the winner of tonight’s game between the South Florida Bulls and the Cincinnati Bearcats.  Las Vegas sportsbooks list the Bulls as 2.5-point favorites with the total set at 51. 

Bulls QB Matt Grothe leads the league in passing yardage, passing efficiency, total offense and passing touchdowns and South Florida has the #1 offense in the Big East. The Bulls can hurt teams in multiple ways, averaging 171 yards on the ground between Grothe and RB Mike Ford and through the air (avg. 254 yards) with WR Taurus Johnson and Jessie Hester.

On defense the Bulls have a very impressive team leader in All-American George Selvie.  Selvie  missed a couple of games this season with an ankle injury but is now 100% and crushing offenses.  South Florida has the #1 ranked defense in the Big East.

Now let’s talk about the Bearcats.  Coach Brian Kelly must get consistent play from his quarterback position if he wants a chance at beating the Bulls tonight.  The Bearcats got humiliated last weekend 40-16 at Connecticut. Tony Pike made his first start last weekend since breaking his left (non-throwing) arm against Akron.  Pike only played the first half after complaining about numbness in his left hand. Pike will be a gametime decision against South Florida.

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After going a disappointing 1-1 on Thursday night college football, FiveStarPick.com is looking forward to a win in tonight’s matchup between the Kansas Jayhawks and the South Florida Bulls.  In 2007, Kansas won 12 of 13 games, including a 24-21 victory over VA Tech in the Orange Bowl.   In addition, the Jayhawks went an impressive 11-1 against the spread.

Las Vegas sportsbooks opened USF as a 6-point favorite with the total set at 53.  As of this morning, most books had the Bulls as a 3 ½-point home chalk. Kansas (2-0 SU, 1-1 ATS) is at +140 on the money line (risk $100 to win $140) and USF (2-0 SU, 0-1 ATS) is at -155 on the money line (risk $155 to win $100). 

Kansas was a road underdog only once last season, winning 30-24 at Kansas St. as a three-point dog. As for USF, it went 5-1 straight up and 4-1 against the spread at home in 2007. The Bulls went 3-1 ATS as home favorites last year and are 14-7 ATS as home favorites since 2001.  These schools have met only once when KU won 13-7 as a 3 ½-point home favorite in 2006.

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