PREMIUM
AAA's VERY EARLY COTTON BOWL BLOWOUT (January 1st!)
(NCAAF) Michigan State vs. Baylor,
Point Spread: -2.50 | -110.00 Baylor (Home)
Result: Loss
Point Spread: -2.50 | -110.00 Baylor (Home)
Result: Loss
This is an 8* BLOWOUT on Baylor.
Both teams expected to be in the inaugural College Football Playoffs before the season started, but each came up short. Both teams sport a couple of the most prolific offenses in the nation, but for a number of different reasons when the smoke clears at the end of this one, I expect the Bears to have pulled away down the stretch for the comfortable ATS cover. Each tried valiantly, but came up just short, neither is bitter obviously in playing in the Cotton Bowl. Baylor would finish 11-1 and had a resume worthy of inclusion into the playoffs after beating three ranked opponents and would finish the season with winning a share of the Big 12 title with a 38-27 win over then No. 9 Kansas State on December 6th. Baylor will be especially eager today as well after losing to Central Florida in last season's Fiesta Bowl. QB Bryce Petty was a strong point all season, he finished second in the Big 12 in passing yards and TD's while throwing just six INT's. Not surprisingly, the Bears would lead the nation in offense with an average of 581.3 yards per game and in scoring at 48.8 points. Michigan State has a pretty good QB of its own in Cook, the junior led the Big Ten with 2,900 passing yards and finished second with 22 TD's to go with six picks. The Spartans also rank among the countries best in every offensive statistical category, but a pair of losses to CFP qualifiers in Oregon and Ohio State would ultimately keep the team out of the playoff. The Spartans are equally as adept on the defensive side, finishing seventh in the country, but Baylor can't be overlooked either, it finished ninth in the nation against the run at 107.7 yards allowed per game. The bottom line is, I think Baylor will press throughout, turning the Cotton Bowl into a track meet, a race that the Spartans simply can't win; play on the BEARS.
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Both teams expected to be in the inaugural College Football Playoffs before the season started, but each came up short. Both teams sport a couple of the most prolific offenses in the nation, but for a number of different reasons when the smoke clears at the end of this one, I expect the Bears to have pulled away down the stretch for the comfortable ATS cover. Each tried valiantly, but came up just short, neither is bitter obviously in playing in the Cotton Bowl. Baylor would finish 11-1 and had a resume worthy of inclusion into the playoffs after beating three ranked opponents and would finish the season with winning a share of the Big 12 title with a 38-27 win over then No. 9 Kansas State on December 6th. Baylor will be especially eager today as well after losing to Central Florida in last season's Fiesta Bowl. QB Bryce Petty was a strong point all season, he finished second in the Big 12 in passing yards and TD's while throwing just six INT's. Not surprisingly, the Bears would lead the nation in offense with an average of 581.3 yards per game and in scoring at 48.8 points. Michigan State has a pretty good QB of its own in Cook, the junior led the Big Ten with 2,900 passing yards and finished second with 22 TD's to go with six picks. The Spartans also rank among the countries best in every offensive statistical category, but a pair of losses to CFP qualifiers in Oregon and Ohio State would ultimately keep the team out of the playoff. The Spartans are equally as adept on the defensive side, finishing seventh in the country, but Baylor can't be overlooked either, it finished ninth in the nation against the run at 107.7 yards allowed per game. The bottom line is, I think Baylor will press throughout, turning the Cotton Bowl into a track meet, a race that the Spartans simply can't win; play on the BEARS.
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