Ohio @ Temple - Line is Temple -8.5 - We've got two 5-1 MAC teams squaring off tonight for the right to play in the conference championship game. Both teams have been rolling of late (6 straight wins for Ohio and 4 consecutive Ws for Temple). Accordingly, you'd expect the line on this game to be slim. Well, it's about as slim as Oprah's precious little friend Precious.
That certainly raised some eyebrows over at Locks' headquarters. We know that Temple is on the rebound this year. Believe it or not they are a top 10 defense nationally in terms of points surrendered. Plus, Bill Cosby really likes Temple so that counts for something. But should they really be nearly a 9 point favorite? Well consider this, Ohio's starting QB suffered a concussion this week. No, he didn't take a big hit in practice. He didn't get into a car accident. He didn't even get hit over the head with a serving tray, Locks-style. Nope, this dimwit got clocked outside a bar. Doesn't sound like he can take a punch. On top of that, Ohio's backup QB is hurting as well and probably shouldn't play. However, the Bobcats really want to redshirt their third-string QB and would forfeit that option if he were to play tonight. So a team without a QB - at least one that the team wants on the field - on the road vs. a top 10 defense that Bill Cosby loves. That is enough for me. We'll give the QB-less Bobcats 8.5 points and challenge them to compete. Temple rides to glory and gets a bunch of Jello Pudding as a reward. Final score is 27-10. LOCK IT UP
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