This doesn't count for anything, but I looked at the lines and there are a few I like on the surface. Until I do some more research, I'm leaning toward the folowing:
Navy +3. This team has been competitive all year.
Arizona - 3. Stoops has to win this game to keep him in spades. Also, BYU probably will come into this with a bad attitude
TCU -2.5 Boise St. will have a difficult time scoring against these guys. I'm also certain TCU's coach is harping on the fact of what Boise did a few years ago against Oklahoma
Florida St. -5. Wisconsin has been marginal at best all year.
NC State +7. This team has been a covering machine and Rutgers isn't worth laying 7 imho
Northwestern +13.5 I know the Wildcats will be ecstatic to be there and I question if Mizzou is going to get up for this game
OK State -3. This is a step down in class for OSU and too big of a leap up for Oregon
Minnesota/Kansas over 57. Two average defenses usually spell a high scoring affair
Iowa -3.5 ... potbs.. play o' the bowl season
Give Ferentz a month to scheme against SEC foes and he's
magic. Iowa has been outmatched in their last few bowl games but smoked Florida
in 2004 and beat LSU in the Cap. Lost the 2006 Outback to Florida after sucking hard the first half, making a
big comeback to get jerked by the refs on the onside kick, and lost to a McCoy-led
Texas team by two in the 2006 Alamo.
SC looks terrible on paper. Their biggest win is over Ole Miss, they don't have
a 1,000-yard rusher, and Smelley has more INTs than TDs.
Given that Iowa has its usual punishing defense, a RB in Shonn Greene that is
deserving of a Heisman invite, has played very, very well over the last six
games, and has lost four games by a combined 12 points (three to ranked teams),
-3 is a steal.
Penn State +10 & under 45.5. USC has a terrible offense and I see this as a 17-10 game
Va Tech +1.. wrong team favored here as Cincy plays in a way weaker league.
OK +3.5. Lou Holtz brought up a good point. None of Stoops' coaching staff is looking or making a change. The last few bowls they've lost was created by radical losses in their coaching.
Texas -10. McCoy comes out smoking tOSU to prove the Longhorns deserve to be #1 potbs #2