Stanford/Oregon St

[Black Mamba]

We know who the better team is. We know Stanford has been great on both sides of the ball. A well rounded team, 20th in passing and 19th in rushing. Good defense, scoring points, blowing out bad teams. So why just 20.5?

*Oregon State 1-3 at home (Sac St, UCLA and Utah)
*Always seem to find a marquee win: 2010 -- Arizona, USC; 2009 -- @ Cal, less than TD @ Oregon/USC; 2008 -- vs USC
*Sandwich game between USC (3OT thriller) and Oregon -- all that stand b/t Standford and Pac12 championship game appearance
*Home team has won 4 straight in this series
*Stanford 1-6 ATS in L7 vs OSU
*Stanford has covered a ridiculous number of games in a row

Gotta be honest, I was looking for a reason to back Oregon State in this game. I just can't see why this line is sitting at 20.5 with ALL ACTION (84%) on Stanford. This, like my Iowa/Michigan post earlier in the week, is a game I wouldn't touch with BTB's money. To me it's Stanford or nothing, but that 20.5 just doesn't sit right with me.

[Beyond the Bets]

I threw Oregon State ML 1st half into a parlay with LSU. It's small. Don't care. Just did it to say I won money going against Stanford.