Oregon State Beavers at TCU Horned Frogs 2010 NCAA College Football Week 1 Odds, Preview, and Predictions: TCU believes it has what it takes to be a BCS National Champion and will get an opportunity to show it Saturday night on a big stage at Cowboys Stadium against the Oregon State Beavers in a matchup or preseason ranked teams. “All last season, we were like, ‘OK, we deserve to be in the BCS, we deserve to be there,'” receiver Curtis Clay said. “When we did get there, we didn’t show the nation that we did deserve to be there.” Clay is referring to the Horned Frogs loss to Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl and the team’s eagerness to get another shot. Beaver head football coach Mike Riley relishes the opportunity as an underdog knowing he has the talent to play with any team in the country. Vegas odds makers have the TCU Horned Frogs a -13 point favorite at home against the Oregon State Beavers.
The Beavers will have a new signal caller quarterback Ryan Katz but a familiar running back to hand the ball too. Junior running back Jacquizz Rodgers led the team with 1,440 rushing yards averaging 5.3 yards per carry with 21 touchdowns as well as 78 receptions for 522 yards and another TD. He led Oregon State to a 8-5 record and a trip to the Las Vegas Bowl which they lost 44-20 to BYU. His brother James isn’t too shabby either having 91 catches for 1,034 yards. Vegas odds makers have Jacquizz Rodgers at 20/1 odds to win the Heisman Trophy.
The Horned Frogs on the other hand have an experienced quarterback that is just one win away from the school record in Andy Dalton. Dalton threw for an impressive 2,756 yards with 23 touchdowns and just 8 picks and also ran for 512 yards and 4.4 yards per carry average. “I feel like we should be better this year,” Dalton said. “Obviously the bowl game didn’t go as well as we wanted, but that’s not what defined the season. See everything we accomplished.” The total has gone OVER in 4 of TCU’s last 5 games. . Odds makers at BetUS have the over/under for the total score at 50 points combined of the Oregon State Beavers and TCU Horned Frogs.
There is a lot of hype about this game and with two ranked teams an almost 2 touchdown spread seems like a bunch. I predict a close game with TCU pulling out a victory but not covering the spread. Take the points and go over to win. Note: Rich Fritz is a Blog Writer on NSAwins.com and not a pro handicapper. For expert College Football Predictions against the vegas spreads please visit the NSAwins.com homepage for top predictions today from the National Sports Advisors.