The 2010 Bowl Season continues today and the pros at FiveStarPick.com have been working overtime to analyze tonight’s Alamo Bowl between the Michigan State Spartans and the Texas Tech Red Raiders.  Las Vegas Sportsbooks list Texas Tech as 7-point favorites with a total of 59.5.

In their season finale, Michigan State (6-6 straight up, 4-6-1 against the spread) got their but handed to them by Penn State, 42-14.  Later that night a group of Spartan players got into a brawl with some frat boys at a local nightclub. The following evening, several players decided that they were going to bring the hood to the frat house and bust a cap. So far 11 players have been disciplined for their actions including running back Glenn Winston and safety Roderick Jenrette who were ousted from the program.

The Spartans biggest losses from the incident were their top two wide receivers, B.J. Cunningham and Mark Dell. This duo accounted for 1,090 yards and five scores; which could pose a big problem for QB Kirk Cousins and his #1 ranked Big Ten passing game (271.2 YPG). In addition, they Red Raider defense is second only to Pittsburgh nationally with 39.0 sacks on the season.

If the Spartans can’t pass the ball tonight, they will have to look to their defense to stop the Red Raider attack.  But over the last three games, MSU has given up 1,541 total yards in their last 3 games including 251.6 passing YPG ranking 103rd in the nation.  Not so good.

Texas Tech (8-4 SU, 7-4 Against The Spread) has had it’s own distractions recently.  Head coach Mike Leach was fired by the school for insubordination stemming from allegations of mistreating a player that was diagnosed with a concussion. The question is whether or not the team can rally behind the adversity.

Texas Tech was second only to Houston in passing offense with 380.7 YPG under QB Taylor Potts.  In his last two starts, Potts completed 65 percent of his passes for 657 yards and four touchdowns to collect wins against Oklahoma and Baylor.  In addition, Junior running back Baron Batch has 784 yards and 12 touchdowns in 2009 which is the most yards a running back has had at Texas Tech in many years.

Defensively, Texas Tech is giving up only 21.8 points per game as been getting great pressure on the quarterback.

Now let’s talk trends…The Red Raiders are 3-2 SU in their last five bowl games, but just 1-4 Against The Spread.  The Over has gone 4-1 in those matchups.  Michigan State hasn’t been a dominant force either boasting a 2-6 SU and 3-5 Against The Spread record in their past eight postseason tilts.  The Over is 14-8 in the last five years for the Spartans when posted as underdogs. MSU is 4-18 SU and 9-13 Against The Spread during the same stretch. Texas Tech is an impressive 33-9 SU as a favorite over the past five seasons, but just 20-22 Against The Spread.  The Red Raiders are 1-3 SU and 0-4 Against The Spread in their last four meetings against the Big Ten.

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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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Who covers the spread in today’s game between the Oklahoma State Cowboys and the Texas Tech Red Raiders?  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” call 500 people on a Saturday morning and give them all a free play; 250 people will get Texas Tech -3 and 250 will get Oklahoma State +3.  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 the OSU/Texas Tech showdown.  

With so much parity in college football these days, it’s very hard for a school to maintain a #1 ranking for very long.  Texas Tech (9-0 Straight Up, 4-3 Against The Spread) proved our theory last Saturday night as they beat the #1 ranked Longhorns, 39-33, as 4-point underdogs.  Texas Tech’s defense dominated the first half allowing just 20 yards in Texas’ first five possessions.  Texas QB Colt McCoy was sacked 4 times for a loss of 17 yards; the Texas quarterback had only been sacked four times total in his collegiate career.  The offense behind Heisman candidates Graham Harrell and Michael Crabtree is dazzling.  Harrell completed 36 of 53 passes for 474 yards and 2 TDs. The last of those scores was hauled in by Crabtree with just one second remaining on the clock.

The Oklahoma State Cowboys (8-1 SU, 8-0 ATS) have shown their strength in an unusual place…their offensive line isn’t huge, averaging 277 pounds per player, but the athletic OL has allowed just 10 sacks all season and their offense is averaging 512.0 yards per game in 2008.  Cowboy QB Zac Robinson is using his OL effectively and making smart decisions. Robinson has the  #2 passer efficiency rating in the nation at 192.5 and last week he connected on 18 of 27 passes for 395 yards and 5 TDs.

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