College Football Betting: What We Learned in Week 9

Virginia Tech Overrated?

A week after wasting a second half lead at home to the Seminoles, sportsbooks anticipated the Tar Heels to get worked over by the 14th ranked Hokies of Virginia Tech. Well that surely wasn’t the case last Thursday night as North Carolina pulled the upset as 14.5 point road underdogs. The Hokie offense was weak to say the least as they were only able to muster up 256 yards of total offense. Their strong running game was held in check as they rushed the ball 33 times for just 95 yards. Tyrod Taylor wasn’t much of a component either as he only threw 23 passes, connecting on 11 of them. Taylor tossed for just 161 yards and 0 touchdowns. Va Tech also had trouble containing the run on defense which has been their big weakness on that side of the football throughout the course of this season. the Tar Heels rushed for 181 yards on 43 carries. Virginia Tech now has three losses on the year as they are 5-3 overall and 3-2 in ACC play. It can be contended after two straight conference losses that this team is a tad overrated.

Michigan is in disarray:

After getting out to a bright 4-0 start and looking like one of the more improved teams in the Big 10, the Wolverines have now lost 4 of their last 5 football games. Michigan is now 1-4 in Big 10 action and no longer look like a team who can be legitimate Big 10 challengers. Illinois didn’t do anything elaborate as they utterly pounded the ball right at the Michigan defense. Illinois ran the ball 56 times for a sizeable 377 yards, averaging 6.7 yards per attempt. The Michigan defense granted 500 yards of total offense in the 38-13 loss. Juice Williams didn’t have to rely much on his arm as he tossed just 11 passes, connecting on 8 of them for 123 yards and a score. The Wolverines have major issues on their front seven and they need to get solved quickly as Michigan still has to play Wisconsin and Ohio State, two teams that really like to run the football.

Oregon the best team who isn’t undefeated:

Oregon got off to a slow start as they were utterly dominated by Boise State in the season opener and then fought to beat Purdue at home. Since the Boise loss however, they have reeled off 7 consecutive wins with their most recent being a 47-20 rout against USC. This is a very dangerous Oregon team who is scoring points in bunches. They rank 9th in the land in points per game averaging 35.6 per game. It is amazing that they were able to rack up 613 yards against a pretty solid USC defense. They utterly controlled the fight in the trenches and rushed the ball 49 times for 391 yards. Yes, they almost ran for 400 yards against the Trojans! QB Jeremiah Massoli is looking more improved each week and he can beat you with his passing and running. He has excellent speed for a quarterback and is an explosive playmaker for this Oregon team. It will be interesting to see how things pan outfor the Ducks in the final standings as they sincerely are the strongest one loss team in the country right now.

College Football Betting: What We Learned in Week 9

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