Championship Saturday

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Rutgers vs. West Virginia
Sat. Dec. 2nd, 7:45 pm EST

No. 13 Rutgers Scarlet Knights (10-1 SU & 6-3-1 ATS) invade Morgantown to battle No. 15 West Virginia Mountaineers (9-2 SU & 5-4-1 ATS). The Scarlet Knights enter this contest playing the role as the puppies where they are a stout 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games.

The Scarlet Knights can clinch the league title for the first time, with a win over the Mountaineers. The Scarlet Knights went 3-20 SU in sixth-year coach Greg Schiano's initial two seasons, but have won 17 games over their last two years. Last year they earned their first bowl berth since 1992.

The Scarlet Knights, who have not defeated the Mountaineers since 1994, have lost in each of their 14 trips to Morgantown, in a series that dates back to 1916.

West Virginia is the only Big East team that Schiano has not defeated as coach of the Scarlet Knights. His team is 4-27-2 SU all-time against the Mountaineers, including an 80-7 rout in 2001.

The Mountaineers are second in the nation with 312.1 rushing ypg, and third with 38.7 ppg. The Scarlet Knights, however, are holding opponents to 243.5 total yards (3rd in the nation) and 98.8 yards on the ground.

Notable Game Trends:

- Scarlet Knights are 5-1-1 ATS vs. a team with a winning record.
- Scarlet Knights are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games as an underdog.
- Scarlet Knights are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games on Turf.
- Scarlet Knights are 8-3-1 ATS in their last 12 games overall.
- Mountaineers are 7-2-1 ATS vs. a team with a winning record.
- Mountaineers are 10-3-1 ATS in their last 14 games as a favorite.
- Mountaineers are 12-4-1 ATS in their last 17 games overall.
- Scarlet Knights are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 meetings in West Virginia.

Nebraska vs. Oklahoma
Sat. Dec. 2nd, 8:00 pm EST

No. 8 Nebraska Cornhuskers (9-3 SU & 7-3-1 ATS) meet the No. 8 Sooners (10-2 SU & 8-3-1 ATS) in Oklahoma. Conference play has been profitable for both, as the Sooners are 6-1 ATS and the 'Huskers are 5-1-1 ATS.

This matchup pits two of college football's older rivals, as the Sooners and Cornhuskers were perennial Big Eight conference rivals before both entered the Big 12 in 1996. Oklahoma leads the all-time series 42-37-3 SU, including victories in both the 2004 and 2005 regular seasons.

The Sooners saw their chances for a South division title take a hit with a 28-10 loss Oct. 7 to the then-No. 2 Texas Longhorns, in the Red River Rivalry. The following week, Adrian Peterson, the 2004 Heisman Trophy runner-up, broke his collarbone in a 34-9 victory over Iowa State, seemingly derailing any BCS bowl hopes for Oklahoma.

However, the Sooners kept on winning without Peterson, earning their seventh straight victory, 27-21, last Saturday at Oklahoma State. That win gave Oklahoma the division crown and its fifth Big 12 championship appearance the last seven years.

Notable Game Trends:

- Cornhuskers are 5-1-1 ATS in their last 7 conference games.
- Cornhuskers are 4-0-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a SU win.
- Sooners are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 conference games.
- Sooners are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games as a favorite.
- Sooners are 7-2-1 ATS vs. a team with a winning record.
- Sooners are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games overall.
- Cornhuskers are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 meetings.
- Favorite is 5-2 ATS in their last 7 meetings.

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Robbie Maddux is a freelance columnist and regular contributor to the BetUS.com Locker room.

Posted on 11/30/2006 5:14:14 PM
NCAA Football Betting: Championship Saturday
By Robbie Maddux

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