College Football Game Lines – Miami Ohio Should Trounce Eastern Michigan

According to the college football betting game lines, the Miami Ohio Redhawks should have no trouble beating the heck out of the Eastern Michigan Eagles this Saturday, Sept. 11th.

The Redhawks are coming off of a 34 to 12 loss to the #3 Florida Gators.

Miami Ohio played a very good game, actually, and were driving their way to a touchdown when the score was 21 to 9, but the Redhawks had to settle for a field goal, Florida scored two more touchdowns, and Miami Ohio ended up losing by 22 points.

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The Redhawks covered as +38 dogs against Florida. This Saturday they turn from being the underdog to being the huge college football game lines favorite when they face the horrible, incredibly awful, Eastern Michigan Eagles.

Eastern Michigan Eagles vs. Miami Ohio Redhawks

Where: Fred Yager Stadium, Oxford, Ohio

When: September 11th, 2010 at 2:00 pm EST

NCAAF Betting Odds

Eastern Michigan Eagles +16 -110

Miami Ohio Redhawks -16 -110

The trends favor neither team in this game.

• The Eastern Michigan Eagles are 10 and 3 ATS in their last 13 games on the road versus a team with a losing home record.
• The Eastern Michigan Eagles are 2 and 8 ATS in their last 10 games following an ATS victory.
• The Miami Ohio Redhawks are 5 and 2 ATS in their last 7 games after accumulating less than 100 yards rushing in their previous game.
• The Miami Ohio Redhawks are 1 and 5 ATS in their last 6 games in September.

The college football games lines odds makers didn’t even look into the trends when setting the line. I wouldn’t have either after checking out how both teams played last week.

Yes, the Eastern Michigan Eagles could have beaten Army, but they didn’t. They lost their 13th straight game. Now, they face a team that could have actually upset one of the most highly regarded teams in all of college football on the road.

What chance do the Eagles have of beating Miami Ohio? I believe that the 16 points is a perfect betting line. To me, the Redhawks should actually be around a 21-point favorite in this game, not a 16 point favorite.

That’s why the college football game lines are perfect for this matchup because many sports betting fans are convincing themselves that Eastern Michigan can hold their own against Miami Ohio.

I don’t believe they’ve got a shot. Eastern Michigan allowed Army to amass 21 first downs and 371 total yards. That’s a lot. The Redhawks garnered only 212 yards against Florida, but quarterback Zac Dysert also threw 4 picks. Without those 4 picks, the Redhawks may have reached the 300-yard mark.

What the Eagles really need to worry about is the fact that Miami Ohio’s D held the Gators to a tepid 212 total yards in last week’s loss. That’s Florida we’re talking about. The Gators only garnered 12 first downs.

Miami Ohio may have not won last week, but they didn’t give it up the way that Eastern Michigan did versus Army and the Redhawks, as opposed to the Eagles, are actually excited about playing this game on Saturday. They want to show the rest of the Mid-American Conference that they can challenge Temple in the MAC West.

The 16 points on the college football game lines seems like a lot of points to give up but it really isn’t. Miami Ohio has a better offense, better defense and they appear to be better coached than the Eastern Michigan Eagles.

NCAAF Betting Pick: Miami Ohio Redhawks -16 -110

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