Monday, November 16, 2009

How To Game the BCS

Play in a weak conference and play one tough non-conference team. Look at the all the undefeated teams up in the top ten, many of whom have but one or two tough games on the schedule. Look at the Pac-Ten with potentially five of the top ten teams in the country right now - Oregon, USC, Stanford, Cal, and Oregon State. Are you betting against any of those Pac Ten teams playing any top ten school? Florida, Texas, Alabama, TCU, Cincinnati, Boise St, Georgia Tech, Pitt, or Ohio State?

Of the top five Pac Ten schools, they have lost a total of 3 non-conference games. 3! Oregon lost to Boise St. Oregon St lost to Cincinnati, and Stanford lost to Wake Forest. All games were within 10 points. Boise St and Cincinnati are top ten schools and bear in mind - those games were the biggest games of the season for both teams whereas for Oregon and Oregon St, they have USC, Cal, and each other to worry about.

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