Bowl season starts tonight....

[freewheeler]

Anyone care to offer their opinion on TCU/NIU?

I like NIU for these reasons:

1) They have a very good running back.
2) MAC teams tend to be under-valued a little (at least they used to be...)
3) Public seems to like TCU because line has been getting bigger and bigger.

Is TCU really 12.5 points better in this one???

[Ken_AA]

I tihnk so, But I have not decided if I'm willing to put my money where my mouth is.

Check out TCU's run defense before you bank on the very good running back.

Ken

[TNAchicago]

I'll weigh in here b/c I'm a TCU grad & know the team's strengths/weaknesses well. TCU's run defense is good, but that can be misleading b/c of the effect from sacks counting as lost rushing yards. Wolfe will still break off multiple 10-20 yard runs - and is always a threat for the big play.

The biggest thing to realize is that TCU has dramatically increased its efficiency on offense in the last month of the season (ex-UNLV game). This is what people expected out of them all year. Well-balanced attack, plenty of weapons, etc. TCU was very banged up on offense early in the season (when all of its big games were scheduled).

I'm extremely confident that N. Illinois can't stop TCU's offense - TCU scores at least 35 pts here. BUT, N.Illinois might keep up with them simply b/c of the big threat of Wolfe. He can break them even against a fast D like TCU. N. Illinois has never really gotten blown out, and always manages to put up 14 pts. Conclusion:

THE OVER is a lock. I took it at 46 when it opened there.

[Tmoney120]

Apparently not a "lock" [img]/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img]

[brendanb438]

Not at all. But I won 3 units on the 6 pt tease of TCU -6 and over 40.5 on Greek last night. Also won 5 units on TCU-12. I wish I knew more about TCU and I would have bet way more. NIU screwed me 4 times this season whether betting for them or against them so it was nice to come out ahead against those bastards.

-Brendan

[MyTurn2Raise]

I stayed away for NIU specifically because i've had that type of success with them previously brendanb. Wish I would've bet, I leaned TCU. Oh well.

[wiper]

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THE OVER is a lock. I took it at 46 when it opened there.

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thanks, bud...

[TNAchicago]

Sorry to all on that one. I was as shocked as everybody at how bad NIU actually was on offense. Just needing a FG in the last 11 minutes - and getting zero - was just insulting.

[wiper]

no worries, brother...i knew tcu's defense was good, but i still didn't expect wolfe to only have 28 yards...and like you said, just another score down the stretch and we're there...

[freewheeler]

It was actually a pretty good analysis/prediction with the over. But NIU just sucked absolute balls on offense. Would have thought Wolfe would have at least done something at some point...