Cincinnati @ Connecticut

Cincinnati -5
The Dean’s annual Thanksgiving gluttony continues on this third consecutive day of food, booze and all things wonderful. The train keeps rolling and is exhibited by The Dean liking 5 games today. Its a Big East heavy slate and we will dive in with the Cincinnati Bearcats. Cincinnati started the year 0-2 ATS (0-3 SU) but since then have gone 6-0-1 ATS and 5-2 SU with the two losses being to Louisville and West Virginia. The Bearcats do need to guard against a letdown after its win over Rutgers, but that is not causing The Dean too much concern. UConn has played uninspired football all year, they have issues on offense and their legacy so far is that they gave Syracuse its first conference win in over 2 years. I am playing this as a 3-star,
taking Cincinnati and giving the points.

REVIEW: Cincinnati 26 – Connecticut 23

If only the Bearcats had punched it in instead of settling for a FG.

South Florida @ West Virginia

West Virginia -21
South Florida is 2-3 on the road this season with the 2 wins being over a 2-9 UNC team and a 3-8 UCF team. In their three road losses the Bulls scoring has gone as follows: 7, 6, and 8. West Virginia meanwhile is averaging 44+ ppg at home. Granted the Mountaineer defense isn’t going to win any awards this year, but White, Slaton and the rest of the Mountaineers have their sites on a BCS bid. A win today and next week over Rutgers are necessary to accomplish that. The Dean believes WVU is a legit top 10 team and will take care of business. I am making WVU a 5-star pick, giving the points.

REVIEW: West Virginia 19 – South Florida 24

Pat White’s getting hurt didn’t help anything. WVU really showed themselves to be a one-dimensional team. I take back all the nice things I said about them.

Georgia Tech @ Georgia

Georgia -3
Georiga is playing it’s best football of the year right now and have a freshman QB that gets better every week. Reggie Ball does not get better every week; he is a playmaker that can also break your heart. Georgia Tech is having a great year, but as always you have to dive into the game and figure out why the line is what it is. The Dean knows why the Dawgs are 3 point favorites and will take them in Athens today and make it 5-stars.

REVIEW: Georgia 15 – Georgia Tech 12

Vegas was on the money.

Louisville @ Pittsburgh

Louisville -10
Pitt is going the wrong direction and have been since early on. The Panthers record is propped up by 4 consecutive wins early against Citadel, Toledo, Syracuse and UCF. Since then they have dropped 4 in a row and Tyler Palko has spent his game day’s running for his life and Pitt has given up 91 points in their last two games. Louisville controls their own destiny to win the Big East title and despite being 2-3 ATS on the road this year, will be able to cover 10 points. Take Louisville minus the points and make it a 4-star play.

REVIEW: Louisville 48 – Pittsburgh 24

As previewed.

Notre Dame @ USC

Notre Dame +8.5
Look for this game to be a continuation of last year’s; emotional, exciting and filled with big plays. USC is battling some injuries on offense, namely to Dwayne Jarrett which may help ND’s less than stellar defense. ND can score with anyone in the country and they are going to need all they can get today in beautiful Southern California. This is only Notre Dame’s 4th road game of the year, they are 3-0 ATS in the others. Only two teams have dominated ND in the past two years; Ohio St and Michigan. Those two teams did it with defense, a style that USC doesn’t seem to posess. That makes 8.5 points seem an awful lost for USC to cover. The Dean is making this a 3-star play, taking the Fighting Irish and the points.

REVIEW: Notre Dame 24 – USC 44

It was the ND offense that was disappointing.