{"id":7318,"date":"2010-08-20T15:54:56","date_gmt":"2010-08-20T20:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/?p=7318"},"modified":"2010-08-20T15:54:56","modified_gmt":"2010-08-20T20:54:56","slug":"college-football-picks-who-wins-the-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2010\/08\/college-football-picks-who-wins-the-mac\/","title":{"rendered":"College Football Picks: Who Wins the Mac?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Much more anticipated than Bilderberg Films Wide Open are the picks from Shea Matthews. Not only is he the top fantasy football draft advice<\/a> expert and NFL draft guide guru, but he knows college football betting picks as well.<\/p>\n

The little conferences in college football betting<\/a> need love too, don\u2019t they? It took a while, but the bigger sportsbooks now have odds up for the non-major conferences. We\u2019ll start by previewing the Mid-American (MAC).<\/p>\n

OHIO (4 to 1)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ohio made a strong showing last year, going 9-5 and dominating within the MAC with a 7-1 record. The Bobcats were 11th<\/sup> in the conference in rushing last year but they\u2019re strong almost everywhere else. Boo Jackson is back at quarterback after missing almost all of last season and the defense is a ballhawk group; it tied Texas for the national lead with 37 takeaways in 2009. Since seven starters return to that \u201cD,\u201d we can assume Ohio will be one of the MAC\u2019s better teams again this season.<\/p>\n

TEMPLE (9 to 2)<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019m almost surprised that the sports betting<\/a> oddsmakers didn\u2019t put Temple above Ohio. The Owls also went 9-5 last season and may have the conference\u2019s top offensive player in Bernard Pierce. He ran for over 1,300 yards and 16 scores as a freshman last season. To get the most out of their star back, Temple needs quarterback Chester Stewart to step it up and its defense to keep up the good work.<\/p>\n

NOTHERN ILLINOIS (5 to 1)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Watch out for Northern Illinois as the sneaky sportsbook<\/a> play. It\u2019s really about offense in this case. Chad Spann really makes things happen out of the backfield and Chandler Harnish is high on experience under center.<\/p>\n

CENTRAL MICHIGAN (11 to 2)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sorry, Central Michigan. You had a nice run but Dan LeFevour was just too, er, central to your success. I\u2019m not touching you until you prove that you don\u2019t have a black hole at quarterback now.<\/p>\n

BALL STATE (6 to 1)<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you value experience, Ball State could be a team to consider on a flier. Its defense is just so-so but it has a good playmaker in MiQuale Lewis.<\/p>\n

BUFFALO (6 to 1)<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s too bad Buffalo doesn\u2019t pay at better than six to 1, as it could\u2019ve been an interesting sleeper. New coach Jeff Quinn was Cincinnati\u2019s offensive co-ordinator under Brian Kelly. He\u2019ll try and find a true starting quarterback and lean on his O-line and running game for success.<\/p>\n

If you believe in experience at quarterback, Northern Illinois could be your sneaky pick. But I lean toward depth. Aside from the quarterback question mark, Temple is strong everywhere<\/strong> else. It runs the ball well, stops the run well and even rushes the passer well. I think it can repeat its nine-win season and win the MAC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Much more anticipated than Bilderberg Films Wide Open are the picks from Shea Matthews. Not only is he the top fantasy football draft advice expert and NFL draft guide guru, but he knows college football betting picks as well. The little conferences in college football betting need love too, don\u2019t they? It took a while, … Continue reading College Football Picks: Who Wins the Mac?<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7318","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=7318"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7318\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7320,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7318\/revisions\/7320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}