{"id":5494,"date":"2009-09-05T07:19:00","date_gmt":"2009-09-05T12:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/09\/football-predictions-georgia-oklahoma-state-navy-ohio-state-western-kentucky-tennessee\/"},"modified":"2009-09-05T07:19:00","modified_gmt":"2009-09-05T12:19:00","slug":"football-predictions-georgia-oklahoma-state-navy-ohio-state-western-kentucky-tennessee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/09\/football-predictions-georgia-oklahoma-state-navy-ohio-state-western-kentucky-tennessee\/","title":{"rendered":"Football Predictions: Georgia-Oklahoma State, Navy-Ohio State, Western Kentucky-Tennessee"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=Section1>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>We have even more football <span class=SpellE>tipsheets<\/span> in the <font color=\"#333333\"><span style='color:#333333'><a href=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/index.php?Page=Articles\">free pick<\/a> <\/span><\/font>and articles section, written from the standpoint of beating the college football <a href=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/index.php?PageID=69\">odds<\/a>. <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0<\/span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><st1:place><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font  size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;  mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Western Kentucky<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/st1:place><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'> vs. <\/span><\/b><st1:State><st1:place><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:   normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Tennessee<\/span><\/b><\/st1:place><\/st1:State><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Handicapping notes: Lane <span class=SpellE>Kiffin<\/span> makes his debut as head coach of <span class=SpellE>Vol<\/span> Nation. He debuts against a team rated dead last in the so-called Football Bowl Subdivision. They return just nine starters from a 2-10 straight up team that is making their debut in what we still call Division I. <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The <span class=SpellE>Hilltoppers<\/span> have 57 freshman, redshirt frosh, and sophomores. Only two seniors start on defense and five true <span class=GramE>freshman<\/span> will be counted on. <span class=SpellE>WKU<\/span> has new coordinators on both sides of the ball. <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><st1:State><st1:place><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span   style='font-size:12.0pt'>Tennessee<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:State> star receiver Gerald Jones is out as is C Josh McNeil who has 35 starts under his belt. <st1:State><st1:place>Tennessee<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> is expected to play nine defensive linemen. <\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Against the spread records: The <span class=SpellE>Hilltoppers<\/span> have dropped 5-of-6 overall, while the <span class=SpellE>Vols<\/span> are 8-18 their last 26 as home favorites. <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Top expert pick on this game: The founder of groundbreaking forensic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2007\/08\/betonsports360com_1.html\">sports handicapping<\/a> has a Level 5 total in this game. Superstar, the legendary Stevie Vincent is now on a 27-6 tear. Saturday has five <span class=SpellE>NCAAF<\/span> winners and three pro baseball burials. Included are three Level 5s in collegiate football and two in pro baseball. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/index.php?Page=Packages\">Click now to purchase<\/a> at OffshoreInsiders.com <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold; mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Navy vs. <\/span><\/font><\/b><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><b   style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:   normal'>Ohio<\/span><\/b><\/st1:PlaceName><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span  style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'> <\/span><\/b><st1:PlaceType><b   style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:   normal'>State<\/span><\/b><\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Not only has <\/span><\/font><st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Ohio<\/st1:PlaceName>  <st1:PlaceType>State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> never seen the triple option offense, but it could be a huge look-ahead game as they host USC next week.<\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The Buckeyes must replace RB Chris Wells, a player they were clearly better when he was healthy. <\/span><\/font><st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Ohio<\/st1:PlaceName>  <st1:PlaceType>State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> is minus three LB starters from last year, plus CB Malcolm Jenkins, a first round draft pick. <\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Navy led the nation is rushing each of the last four years and returns seven starters from a defense that allowed 21.4 points per game. Highly touted QB Ricky Dobbs takes over for the Midshipmen. <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><span class=SpellE><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>OSU<\/span><\/font><\/span> must replace seven starters on offense. <\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Top expert pick on this game: The Midshipmen are 53-22 on the road. <\/span><\/font><st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Ohio<\/st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> has dropped 6-of-7 at home.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><st1:country-region><st1:place><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:   normal'><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;   font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Georgia<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'> vs. <\/span><\/b><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:   normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Oklahoma<\/span><\/b><\/st1:PlaceName><b  style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:  normal'> <\/span><\/b><st1:PlaceType><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span   style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>State<\/span><\/b><\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><span class=SpellE><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>UGA<\/span><\/font><\/span> is 28-1 straight up in <span class=SpellE>nonconference<\/span> action under head coach Mark Richt. They are also a sensational 30-4 straight up on the road. <\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><span class=SpellE><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>OSU<\/span><\/font><\/span> starting TE Jamal Mosley has quit the team following several off the field brushes with the law. He will be replaced by Wilson <span class=SpellE>Youman<\/span>, who started four games last year and had one reception. <\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><span class=SpellE><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>UGA<\/span><\/font><\/span> starting QB Joe Cox is battling flu-like symptoms but is expected to play. He replaces top NFL draft pick Matt Stafford. The <span class=SpellE>Dawgs<\/span> also lost high first-round draft pick running back <span class=SpellE>Knowshown<\/span> Moreno. His expected replacement Caleb King is out with a strained hamstring. Oh, Mohamed <span class=SpellE>Massaquoi<\/span> is also gone.<\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><span class=SpellE><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>OSU<\/span><\/font><\/span> has most key players back from an offense that averaged 41 points per game. They face a <st1:country-region><st1:place>Georgia<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> team that has given up 38 or more points in four of their last five regular season games. <\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Top expert pick on this game: Yet another NFL preseason windfall is in the books, including going 9-2 in the week three, the one that simulates the regular season&#8212;and it sure did for us. We are 2-0 in college football with <\/span><\/font><st1:City><st1:place><span class=GramE>Bowling   Green<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> and <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Boise<\/st1:PlaceName>  <st1:PlaceType>State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>. We have 11 sides up for Saturday now. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/index.php?Page=Packages\">Click now to purchase<\/a> as <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Oklahoma<\/st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> and <st1:country-region><st1:place>Georgia<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> is among the huge winner<\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold; mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>For more information: <\/span><\/font><\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bettorsadvice.com\/\">Football picks<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.covers-experts.com\/\">football betting previews<\/a>, and of course the best <a href=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/\">football handicappers<\/a> are part of the OffshoreInsiders.com Network. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\"><a\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/\"><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>OffshoreInsiders.com<\/b><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have even more football tipsheets in the free pick and articles section, written from the standpoint of beating the college football odds. \u00a0\u00a0 Western Kentucky vs. Tennessee Handicapping notes: Lane Kiffin makes his debut as head coach of Vol Nation. He debuts against a team rated dead last in the so-called Football Bowl Subdivision. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/09\/football-predictions-georgia-oklahoma-state-navy-ohio-state-western-kentucky-tennessee\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Football Predictions: Georgia-Oklahoma State, Navy-Ohio State, Western Kentucky-Tennessee<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5494","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5494"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5494\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}