{"id":28181,"date":"2010-10-20T13:48:08","date_gmt":"2010-10-20T18:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=28181"},"modified":"2010-10-20T13:48:34","modified_gmt":"2010-10-20T18:48:34","slug":"week-8-lines-cowboys-vs-cougars-free-prediction-201010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/ncaa-football\/week-8-lines-cowboys-vs-cougars-free-prediction-201010\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 8: Wyoming vs. BYU Preview &#038; Pick"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Week 8: Wyoming Cowboys vs BYU Cougars Free College Football Pick<\/h2>\n<p>Welcome to the CappersPicks.com college football weekly predictions pages! We KNOW you will find our FREE weekly\u00a0<a href=\"\/ncaaf\/\"><strong>college football picks<\/strong><\/a>, tips, betting advice, strategies, CFB gambling articles and more to help you become the best College football bettor on your block!<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/handicappers\/\"><strong>GRAB THE BEST CFB PICKS ONLINE WITH OUR EXPERTS\u2019 NCAA FOOTBALL PREDICTIONS \u2014\u2013&gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Week 8: Wyoming at BYU Preview &amp; Pick<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cowboys vs. Cougars<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Date<\/strong>: Saturday, October 23, 2:00 p.m. ET<br \/>\n<strong>Venue:<\/strong> LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT<br \/>\n<strong>Broadcast: <\/strong>N\/A<br \/>\n<strong>Cowboys vs. Cougars lines from Bodog.com<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Cowboys: <\/strong>+10.5<br \/>\n<strong>Cougars: <\/strong>-10.5<br \/>\n<strong>Total: <\/strong>N\/A<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bodog.eu\/welcome\/151627\/betting-offers\/baseball-betting-bonus.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Bet Now @ Bodog.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wyoming and BYU\u2019s bowl hopes are hanging by a thread. The winner of their Saturday match up will stay alive, while the loser can likely kiss its postseason hopes goodbye.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, BYU (2-5, 3-5 ATS) was on the wrong end of a \u00a031-3 beating against TCU. The offense has struggled mightily this season, averaging just 14.7 points per game. In the Cougars\u2019 five losses, they\u2019ve averaged just 11.2 points per game. Jake Heaps is in over his head. The quarterback has one touchdown to six interceptions this season. Against the Horned Frogs, just two of his 14 completions went to receivers or tight ends; Heaps is far too content to dump the ball off, which explains his paltry 91 yards on 30 attempts against TCU. The round game is averaging a respectable 132 yard per outing, so pressure is on Heaps to step up his game.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cD\u201d is allowing 28 points per outing, but much of the blame belongs to the offense, which too often goes three-and-out and sends an exhausted defense back onto the field. BYU did a very respectable job against TCU, limiting the Horned Frogs to 381 yards. TCU ran for just 108 yards at an ugly 3.8 yards per carry. The Cougars also match up very well against Wyoming; they\u2019ve shut out the Cowboys in two straight games.<\/p>\n<p>Wyoming (2-5, 3-3 ATS) has already run a gauntlet of tough foes, losing to Texas, Boise State, TCU and Utah this season. The last two games came over the past two weeks, which the Cowboys lost a combined 75-6. Offensive struggles are nothing new for Wyoming, which averaged just five points per game in last year\u2019s six losses. The rushing attack is an absolutely nightmare, grinding out just 68 yards per outing. That poor showing has completely stranded quarterback Austyn Carta-Samuels, who has some talent but not much else to work with. <iframe allowtransparency='true' src='http:\/\/ff.connextra.com\/Bodog\/selector\/client?client=Bodog&#038;placement=Ext_RS_Sports_250x250&#038;cxt_aff_id=151627&#038;tclk=http:\/\/www.bodog.eu\/welcome\/151627\/' class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 1px; border: 3px solid #FFFFFF;\" width='250' height='250' scrolling='no' frameborder='0' style='border-width:0'><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>On paper, the Cowboys look awful defensively, but there are two sides to that story. In games against elite competition (Texas, Boise State, TCU, Utah), Wyoming is allowing 40 points per game. Against lesser competition (Southern Utah, Air Force, Toledo), the number drops to a much-more respectable 18.3 points per game.<\/p>\n<p>The Cougars are favored by 10.5 points, but either team will be lucky to even score 10 points total. These teams are equally bad, which should mean a close, low-scoring affair. Take Wyoming to cover.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wyoming vs. BYU Betting Trends:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wyoming is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games on the road<br \/>\nWyoming is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games<br \/>\nBYU is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Wyoming<br \/>\nThe total has gone UNDER in 4 of Wyoming&#8217;s last 5 games on the road<br \/>\nWyoming is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road<br \/>\nBYU is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Wyoming<br \/>\nBYU is 22-3 SU in its last 25 games at home<br \/>\nThe total has gone UNDER in 6 of BYU&#8217;s last 7 games at home<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wyoming at BYU pick<\/strong>: Wyoming +10.5<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bodog.eu\/welcome\/151627\/betting-offers\/baseball-betting-bonus.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">START NCAA FOOTBALL GAMBLING TODAY AT BODOG SPORTSBOOK &amp; CASINO\u2026.CLICK HERE TO JOIN!!!<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Wyoming Cowboys vs. BYU Cougars will both be looking to win Saturday at LaVell Edwards Stadium. Odds have the Cougars listed as 10\u00bd-point favorites the total is not set as of yet. 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