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NCAA Football Handicapping: 2009 Pac 10 Football

Betting the Pac-10: USC is the key

Ben Burns
Ben Burns

Betting the Pac-10 is all about figuring out Southern Cal.

When will the Trojans be at their best? (11-1 ATS in non-conference games the last three years).

When will they lay a brick? (4-10 ATS on the road in the Pac-10 the last three seasons).

Pete Carroll’s juggernaut lost a ton off of last year’s team. Only three defensive starters return, and it was pretty obvious from Carroll’s whining just how much quarterback Mark Sanchez meant to the Trojans.

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NCAA Football Handicapping: 2009 Big 12 Football

Burns’ Big 12 Preview

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Ben Burns

The Big 12 is spewing confidence.

Texas coach Mack Brown and Nebraska AD Tom Osborne claim their conference is top to bottom as competitive as the mighty SEC.

Whatever.

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NCAA Football Handicapping: 2009 Big 10 Football

Burns’ Big Ten Preview

All you Big Ten haters better be changing your tune. The Big Ten is back, with four teams capable of making a BCS-sized impact and a couple of upstarts flying under the public’s radar. In recent years, the conference’s reputation has taken a major beating. The Big Ten went 15-26 ATS in non-conference games in 2008.

Ohio State and Penn State each got clobbered by USC, and the Buckeyes looked slow in BCS Championship Game losses to Florida and LSU.

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NCAA Football Handicapping: 2009 Big East Football

Burns’ Big East Preview

If you thought the Big East has been bad in recent years, just wait ’till this season.

There is no favorite, just a bunch of mediocre teams, for the most part lacking big-time talent.

College Football Oddsmakers seem to like South Florida to win the conference. The media prefers Pittsburgh, with the Panthers picked in multiple preseason publications. Rutgers and West Virginia also should be in the mix. But none of the above is heads and shoulders better than UConn, Louisville or even Syracuse (gasp).

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NCAA Football Handicapping: 2009 ACC Football

Ben Burns CFB Picks – ACC Predictions / Preview

Each Friday, Burns and Payne prepare college football bettors for the upcoming season. This week the pair break down the ACC and highlight several items to keep in mind when September rolls around.

The ACC has a reputation as a second-tier conference.

It has the potential to exceed its bad rep this year.