NCAA Football Odds - Oregon State vs. TCU
Saturday, September 04, 2010
by Bodog Sportsbook
The North Carolina Tar Heels - LSU Tigers game was supposed to be the best game of college football’s opening weekend, but with the Heels being gutted by suspensions now the best matchup looks to be No. 24 Oregon State Beavers against No. 6 TCU Horned Frogs at Cowboys Stadium – the only other matchup in the first weekend featuring two ranked teams. The Frogs are 13-point favorites on Bodog’s NCAA Football odds.
If TCU wants to get back to a BCS bowl and have any national title hopes it can’t afford to lose this one because there is no other quality team on the Horned Frogs’ schedule other than Utah. The Horned Frogs return 16 starters from a one-loss team that lost in the Fiesta Bowl last season. TCU Horned Frogs always has one of the nation’s best defenses but also has one of the underrated QBs in the nation in Andy Dalton, who will start for a fourth year in a row. He will set a school record with his next victory – it would be No. 30. Andy Dalton threw for 2,756 yards and 23 touchdowns last season and also ran for 512 yards and three scores. TCU has won 13 of its past 16 against BCS teams.
The Oregon State Beavers has two of the best offensive players in the country in brothers Jacquizz and James Rodgers. Jacquizz, a legit Heisman candidate, rushed for 1,440 yards and 21 TDs last year, while James, a receiver, had 91 receptions for 1,034 yards and nine touchdowns. They are two of eight starters back on offense – the same number returns on defense. However, the Beavers do break in a new QB in Ryan Katz, who makes his first collegiate start – he has thrown 27 career passes at this level. OSU has been a very consistent team in recent years but tends to start slow: It is 10-11 in the past five Septembers. This is the first time since 2001 the Oregon State Beavers have started a season ranked.
You a player? Then put your money down on Oregon State Beavers - TCU Horned Frogs at Bodog Sportsbook
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