[FONT=verdana][FONT=verdana]Vanderblit @ South Carolina -13.5 [/FONT]



[FONT=verdana]Offensive Yardage Advantages (home/away): [/FONT]

[FONT=verdana]* RY : [COLOR=black]South Carolina
* RYPA : South Carolina
* PY : South Carolina
* PYPC : South Carolina


Defensive Yardage Advantages (home/away):

* RY : South Carolina
* RYPA : South Carolina
* PY : Vanderbilt
* PYPC : Vanderbilt


Overall Record Advantages:


* Win - Loss : South Carolina
* Point Differential : South Carolina
* Schedule Strengh : South Carolina[/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR]


The second half of the college football season is the time to be more specific in my choices of determining factors to make my selections. I now take into consideration the home offensive and defensive yardage advantages...[/FONT][/COLOR]

[FONT=verdana]Memphis @ Southern Mississippi -16

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[FONT=verdana]Offensive Yardage Advantages

* RY : [COLOR=black]Southern Mississippi
* RYPA : Southern Mississippi
* PY : Southern Mississippi
* PYPC : Southern Mississippi


Defensive Yardage Advantages:

* RY : Southern Mississippi
* RYPA : Southern Mississippi
* PY : Southern Mississippi
* PYPC : Southern Mississippi


Overall Record Advantages:


* Win - Loss : Southern Mississippi
* Point Differential : Southern Mississippi
* Schedule Strengh : Southern Mississippi



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[FONT=verdana]Pittsburgh -5 @ Rutgers [/FONT]



[FONT=verdana]Offensive Yardage Advantages[/FONT]

[FONT=verdana]* RY : Rutgers
* RYPA : Pittsburgh
* PY : Pittsburgh
* PYPC : Pittsburgh


Defensive Yardage Advantages:

* RY : Rutgers
* RYPA : Rutgers
* PY : Pittsburgh
* PYPC : Rutgers


Overall Record Advantages:


* Win - Loss : Pittsburgh
* Point Differential : Pittsburgh
* Schedule Strength : Pittsburgh
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Rutgers has an advantage in 4 areas. However, these advantages do not carry much weight (if not any) for 2 reasons :


1) Rutger's schedule strength is the [COLOR=red]weakest in Division A[/COLOR]
2) There is a [COLOR=red]huge difference in schedule strength...[/COLOR]

Tulsa -17 @ Rice



Offensive Yardage Advantages:

* RY : Tulsa
* RYPA : Tulsa
* PY : Tulsa
* PYPC : Tulsa


Defensive Yardage Advantages:

* RY : Tulsa
* RYPA : Tulsa
* PY : Tulsa
* PYPC : Tulsa


Overall Record Advantages:


* Win - Loss : Tulsa
* Point Differential : Tulsa
* Schedule Strengh : Rice



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