{"id":1359,"date":"2007-11-27T22:54:51","date_gmt":"2007-11-28T03:54:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2007\/11\/conference-championship-bettors-preview\/"},"modified":"2007-11-27T22:54:51","modified_gmt":"2007-11-28T03:54:51","slug":"conference-championship-bettors-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2007\/11\/conference-championship-bettors-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Conference Championship Bettors Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='tab-interval:.5in'><\/p>\n<div class=Section1>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>From the standpoint of the sports better, the staff of <b\nstyle='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='color:blue'><a\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/\">OffshoreInsiders.com<\/a><\/span><\/b><br \/>\nbreaks down some key statistical comparisons for the conference championship<br \/>\ngames.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h1><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>MAC<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Central Michigan-Miami <\/span><st1:State><st1:place><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt'>Ohio<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:State><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>The Chippewas have the upper hand in most offensive<br \/>\ncategories, but the <span class=SpellE>RedHawks<\/span> have the statistical<br \/>\nadvantage defensively.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>CMU amasses 78.9 more total yards per game on .7 more<br \/>\nyards per play. One of the more prominent areas is in rushing yards per attempt<br \/>\nwhere Central has the edge by 1.1. <st1:place><st1:City>Miami<\/st1:City> <st1:State>Ohio<\/st1:State><\/st1:place><br \/>\nthough relies much more on the big play. Despite completing 11.2 percent less<br \/>\nof their passes, the <span class=SpellE>RedHawks<\/span> get 1.7 more passing<br \/>\nyards per reception. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>On defense, it\u2019s <st1:City><st1:place>Miami<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><br \/>\nwith a superiority of 94.3 fewer yards allowed per game on .8 less yards per<br \/>\nplay. They also allow a completion percentage of 7.2 less. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h2><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Conference <\/span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt'>USA<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><st1:place><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Tulsa-Central Florida<\/span><\/st1:place><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>It\u2019s yet another contest where one team has a fairly<br \/>\nsignificant edge on offense, while the other gets the numbers their way on defense.<br \/>\nOffensively, <st1:City><st1:place>Tulsa<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> has <span\nclass=GramE>a yards<\/span> per game pre-eminence if 124.9 total yards per game.<br \/>\nBut it\u2019s because of <st1:metricconverter ProductID=\"181.4 yards\">181.4 yards<\/st1:metricconverter><br \/>\nper game passing difference as <span class=SpellE>UCF<\/span> rushes for 56.5<br \/>\nmore yards per game. The Golden Hurricanes do average 1.2 more yards per play,<br \/>\na telling statistic say most top gamblers. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>However, likewise <span class=SpellE>UCF<\/span> accrues .5<br \/>\nmore yards per rush, but <st1:City><st1:place>Tulsa<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> 2.3<br \/>\nmore yards per pass and 3.6 more yards per catch. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>The Golden Knights allow 102.1 fewer yards on .9 less<br \/>\nyards per play allowed. Perhaps the biggest numerical disparity is in turnover<br \/>\nratio. <st1:City><st1:place>Tulsa<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> is -7, but <span\nclass=SpellE>UCF<\/span> +<st1:metricconverter ProductID=\"5, a\">5, a<\/st1:metricconverter><br \/>\nnet advantage of 12 for Central.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  <\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h1><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>ACC<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Virginia<\/span><\/st1:PlaceName><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt'> <\/span><st1:PlaceName><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Tech-Boston<\/span><\/st1:PlaceName><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt'> <\/span><st1:PlaceType><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>College<\/span><\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>Although BC has an edge of 105.5 more total yards per<br \/>\ngame, Tech rushes for 27.8 extra yards. The Eagles get 7.6 more first downs per<br \/>\ngame. In the ever important yards per play category, it\u2019s <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Boston<\/st1:PlaceName><br \/>\n<st1:PlaceType>College<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> getting .7 more. Tech<br \/>\nthough has a pretty significant numerical dominance of 1.1 more yards per<br \/>\ncatch. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>On defense, the check marks favor V Tech by 48.7 total<br \/>\nyards per game and <st1:metricconverter ProductID=\".4 yards\">.4 yards<\/st1:metricconverter><br \/>\nper play. BC though allows 20.6 fewer rushing yards on a few half-yard less per<br \/>\nattempt. The Hokies have a huge turnover margin upper hand by 10. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h1><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>SEC<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Tennessee-<span class=SpellE>LSU<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>Numerically, the Tigers are better on both sides of the<br \/>\nball. <span class=SpellE>LSU<\/span> gets 44.8 more yards per game, though the <span\nclass=SpellE>Vols<\/span> accumulate 27.8 more passing yards. The biggest<br \/>\ndiscrepancy is in passing yards per reception where <span class=SpellE>LSU<\/span><br \/>\ngets 2.0 more. With <st1:State><st1:place>Tennessee<\/st1:place><\/st1:State><br \/>\ncompleting 7.3 higher percent of the passes, the overall offensive upper hand<br \/>\nfor <span class=SpellE>LSU<\/span> is fairly nominal. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>Defensively <span class=SpellE>LSU<\/span> permits 121.8<br \/>\nfewer yards on 1.2 less yards per play. <st1:State><st1:place>Tennessee<\/st1:place><\/st1:State><br \/>\nis less vulnerable to the big play, allowing 1.3 fewer passing yards per<br \/>\nattempt. <span class=SpellE>LSU<\/span> has a turnover ratio better by 12. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h2><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Big 12<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Oklahoma-Missouri<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>These two teams are fairly close on paper. In fact, while <span\nclass=SpellE>Mizzou<\/span> gets 49.8 more yards per game, <st1:State><st1:place>Oklahoma<\/st1:place><\/st1:State><br \/>\naccumulates .3 more yards per play. <st1:State><st1:place>Oklahoma<\/st1:place><\/st1:State><br \/>\nhas the edge in both rushing yards per attempt and passing yards per attempt by<br \/>\n.2 and 1.4 respectively and they also get 2.4 more passing yards per reception.<br \/>\n<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>Also the Sooners have slight edges in most defensive<br \/>\ncategories including yards per game of 56.2 and .4 fewer yards per play<br \/>\nallowed. Yet the Tigers allow .1 less passing yards per attempt and .4 less<br \/>\npassing yards per reception. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>By popular request, <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span\nstyle='color:blue'><a href=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/\">OffshoreInsiders.com<\/a><\/span><\/b><br \/>\nbrought back the college and NFL football-only packages through the Super Bowl<br \/>\nfor both Joe Duffy\u2019s GodsTips and Stevie Vincent. Get the rest of the season<br \/>\nbeginning now just in time for Green Bay-Dallas and the conference championship<br \/>\ngames. Get it at <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='color:\nblue'><a href=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/\">OffshoreInsiders.com<\/a><\/span><\/b><br \/>\n<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/body><br \/>\n<\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the standpoint of the sports better, the staff of OffshoreInsiders.com breaks down some key statistical comparisons for the conference championship games. MAC Central Michigan-Miami Ohio The Chippewas have the upper hand in most offensive categories, but the RedHawks have the statistical advantage defensively. CMU amasses 78.9 more total yards per game on .7 more &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2007\/11\/conference-championship-bettors-preview\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Conference Championship Bettors Preview<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports_betting_news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1359"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1359\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}