Rice and East Carolina are the only Conference USA teams to enjoy a winning pointspread record over the last 10 seasons, a trend college football betting enthusiasts are sure to watch carefully this season. Teams are listed in predicted order of finish with 2009 records, returning starters (RS) - including kickers--and returning lettermen (RL) in parentheses:

 

CUSA EAST

CENTRAL FLORIDA (8-5 SU, 9-3 ATS, 15 RS, 46 RL)

By the Numbers (2000-2009)

SU:  57-64

ATS: 55-56-1

HF:  15-11-1

HD:  11-11

AF:   7-12

AD:  21-20

Sportsbook Buster: The Knights are 7-12 as road favorites the past 10 seasons.

Sports Betting Angle: Central Florida has covered four straight games against Tulane.

 

SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (7-6 SU, 6-6 ATS, 12 RS, 42 RL)

By the Numbers (2000-2009)

SU:  74-52

ATS: 59-59-2

HF:  22-23

HD:   1-3

AF:  18-13-1

AD:  13-17

Sportsbook Buster: The Golden Eagles are 18-13-1 as away favorites the last 10 years.

Sports Betting Angle: Southern Mississippi is 8-1 ATS its last nine games versus East Carolina.

 

MARSHALL (7-6 SU, 7-5 ATS, 14 RS, 45 RL)

By the Numbers (2000-2009)

SU:  67-56

ATS: 47-62-4

HF:  14-18-2

HD:   9-4-1

AF:    7-14-1

AD:  13-25

Sportsbook Buster: The Thundering Herd is 20-39-1 ATS on the road the past 10 years.

Sports Betting Angle: Since the start of the 2000 season, Marshall is 9-4-1 as a home underdog.

 

ALABAMA-BIRMINGHAM (5-7 SU, 5-7 ATS, 16 RS, 54 RL)

By the Numbers (2000-2009)

SU:  49-68

ATS: 54-56-2

HF:  13-17

HD:  11-5-2

AF:   5-9

AD:  25-24

Sportsbook Buster: The Blazers are 11-5-2 as home underdogs the last 10 seasons.

Sports Betting Angle: UAB is 8-1-1 ATS in its last 10 games against Memphis.

 

EAST CAROLINA (9-5 SU, 7-5-1 ATS, 8 RS, 43 RL)

By the Numbers (2000-2009)

SU:  59-65

ATS: 62-58-2

HF:  15-15

HD:  12-10-1

AF:   9-13

AD:  22-15-1

Sportsbook Buster: The Pirates are 22-15-1 as away underdogs the last 10 seasons.

Sports Betting Angle: East Carolina has covered 13 of its last 14 meetings with Memphis.

 

MEMPHIS (2-10 SU, 2-9 ATS, 13 RS, 45 RL)

By the Numbers (2000-2009)

SU:  53-68

ATS: 48-62-2

HF:  12-19

HD:  13-10

AF:   4-9-1

AD:  16-20-1

Sportsbook Buster: The Tigers are 16-28-1 as favorites the last 10 years.

Sports Betting Angle: Memphis has covered six of its last eight games versus Tennessee.

 

CUSA WEST

HOUSTON (10-4 SU, 8-5 ATS, 14 RS, 46 RL)

By the Numbers (2000-2009)

SU:  60-64

ATS: 52-66-1

HF:  18-17

HD:   8-9

AF:   7-13-1

AD:  15-20

Sportsbook Buster: The Cougars are just 22-33-1 ATS on the road the last 10 years.

Sports Betting Angle: Houston has covered seven consecutive games against Tulane.

 

TULSA (5-7 SU, 4-6-1 ATS, 14 RS, 42 RL)

By the Numbers (2000-2009)

SU:  62-64

ATS: 56-61-3

HF:  15-14

HD:  12-10-1

AF:  13-14-2

AD:  12-20

Sportsbook Buster: The Golden Hurricane is 12-20 as road underdogs the last 10 years.

Sports Betting Angle: Tulsa has covered five straight games against Tulane.

 

SMU (8-5 SU, 7-5 ATS, 15 RS, 49 RL)

By the Numbers (2000-2009)

SU:  34-84

ATS: 52-62-1

HF:   8-13

HD:  17-17

AF:   3-5

AD:  23-26-1

Sportsbook Buster: The home team in the SMU-Rice series is 12-3 ATS.

Sports Betting Angle: SMU is 1-10 ATS on the road against non-conference opponents.

 

UTEP (4-8 SU, 5-7 ATS, 12 RS, 45 RL)

By the Numbers (2000-2009)

SU:  48-72

ATS: 50-63

HF:  11-15

HD:  13-12

AF:   5-11

AD:  21-23

Sportsbook Buster: The Miners are 16-12 as favorites the last 10 years.

Sports Betting Angle: UTEP has covered three straight versus both SMU and Houston.

 

RICE (2-10 SU, 4-7-1 ATS, 18 RS, 51 RL)

By the Numbers (2000-2009)

SU:  46-72

ATS: 61-54-2

HF:  13-8

HD:  17-8-2

AF:   4-8

AD:  24-26

Sportsbook Buster: The Owls are 30-16-2 ATS at home the last decade.

Sports Betting Angle: Rice has covered seven straight games with UTEP.

 

TULANE (3-9 SU, 3-8 ATS, 11 RS, 48 RL)

By the Numbers (2000-2009)

SU:  42-76

ATS: 48-62-1

HF:   8-8

HD:  13-21-1

AF:   4-3

AD:  22-29

Sportsbook Buster: The Green Wave is just 13-21-1 as a home underdog the last 10 years.

Sports Betting Angle: Tulane has covered five of its last six meetings against Army.

 

 

Legend:

SU  = Straight Up                                                          

ATS = Against the Spread                                  

HF  = Home Favorite

HD  = Home Underdog

AF  = Away Favorite

AD  = Away Underdog

 

This is the eighth installment of an 11-part preview series.

Next: College Football Betting 2010: The Mountain West Conference.

 

 

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