A couple of games you should bet on this weekend on Week 5 of the 2009 NCAA College Football Season
And trust us, these couple of games will prove to be good ones.
The 2009 NCAA college football season resumes with a couple of games you shouldn’t miss. Its only Week 5 and already, we’ve seen a lot movement as far as the national rankings are concerned.
First we have the fourth – ranked LSU Tigers visiting the Georgia Bulldogs, becoming the highest-ranked team to visit Athens in 14 years. However, it is safe to assume that the LSU Tigers are in a tough spot. They hardly survived their match against Mississippi State last week and their schedule doesn’t get any easier with a slew of tough SEC opponents ahead.
For what it’s worth, the LSU Tigers thrive on interceptions as they’ve picked up six so far this season, returning two for touchdowns. This Tigers defense is hungry, but it will still come down to stability.
Georgia won last year in Baton Rouge, Louisiana 52-38, and are also sporting a three-game win streak against the Tigers. However, the Bulldogs (3-1, 1-0) had a quieter offensive day last week, holding off Arizona State 20-17 at home, after scoring 52 and 41 points in the previous two games.
Let’s see if they can pick up the scoring against LSU.
The Bulldogs won their last matchup with LSU at Sanford Stadium 26-13 in 2004, still LSU leads the all-time series 14-12-1. Georgia is 9-1 versus SEC West opponents during the past four seasons and 20-5 overall against that division.
The other huge game this weekend is the contest between No.7 USC Trojans and the No.24 California Golden Bears.
The USC Trojans (7-1, 1-1 Pac-10) bounced back from a loss to Washington with a 27-6 win at home over Washington State last Saturday. Unfortunately for them, they won’t have Stafon Johnson this week against the California Golden Bears as he suffered a crushed neck and larynx after the bar he was bench pressing slipped and fell on his throat.
Stafon Johnson rushed for 16 yards and one touchdown against the Cougars. He was the Trojans’ leading rusher last year with 705 yards and nine touchdowns.
The California Golden Bears, on the other hand, look to bounce back after their six-game winning streak was shattered last week with an embarrassing 42-3 rout at Oregon. After averaging 48.7 points in their first three games, they failed to score after Vince D’Amato’s 47-yard field goal gave them a 3-0 lead.
Trust me, things won’t get any easier for these guys against the visiting Trojans. USC has won five straight over California, including the last two meetings at Memorial Stadium.
Are you ready to bet on Week 5 of the 2009 NCAA college football season? Bodog sportsbook has the odds.
LSU Tigers @ Georgia Bulldogs -3
USC Trojans @ California Golden Bears +5
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