{"id":42938,"date":"2011-09-08T12:58:14","date_gmt":"2011-09-08T19:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=42938"},"modified":"2011-09-08T12:58:14","modified_gmt":"2011-09-08T19:58:14","slug":"odds-wk2-cavaliers-vs-hoosiers-free-pick-7911","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/ncaa-football\/odds-wk2-cavaliers-vs-hoosiers-free-pick-7911\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 2: Virginia vs. Indiana Preview & Free Pick"},"content":{"rendered":"

Virginia (1-0) at Indiana (0-1) Gambling Preview + Predictions<\/h2>\n

Mike London is in his second year as coach of the Virginia Cavaliers. Kevin Wilson is in his first year at Indiana University. <\/p>\n

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Kyle Hunter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Both of these coaches are looking to turnaround programs that have been down for quite some time now. <\/p>\n

Virginia vs. Indiana<\/strong>
\nMemorial Stadium<\/strong>
\nSaturday September 10, 7:00 PM EST<\/strong>
\nNCAA Football Odds from BetOnline<\/strong>
\nMoneyline: <\/strong>Off
\nCollege Football Spread: <\/strong>Virginia -6.5 (-115) Indiana +6.5 (-105)
\nOver\/Under: <\/strong>54.5
\nVirginia vs Indiana ATS Gambling Stats –><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Virginia started the season off with a blowout win over William & Mary last week, but Indiana lost at Lucas Oil Stadium to Ball State. Can Wilson and the Hoosiers win their home opener or will Virginia spoil the party?<\/p>\n

Virginia\u2019s offense revolves around their running game. Last weekend against William & Mary the Cavs rushed for 240 yards, and I expect them to continue running the ball early and often in this one. It was freshman running back Kevin Parks who ran for 114 yards and three touchdowns in the season opener. Michael Rocco is a first-year starter at the quarterback position, but I think he\u2019ll be an upgrade for the Cavaliers. This is an offense that throws a lot of short passing routes, but they\u2019ll need the occasional deep ball to keep the opposition honest. The Virginia defense was a real weakness last season. Virginia allowed a little more than 28 points per game last season. Ten starters from last year\u2019s defense return, which should mean this unit will improve this season. The secondary is the strength of the defense, and the Cavaliers have impressive depth at the cornerback spot.<\/p>\n

The Indiana Hoosiers had to be disappointed to get beaten by an intrastate MAC school on opening weekend in Indianapolis. Indiana jumped out to an early lead, but the Hoosiers fell apart in the second half. It was the team\u2019s inability on offense to run the ball that really hurt them. [soliloquy id=”82219″]<\/p>\n

On defense, it was their inability to stop the run that hurt them against Ball State. Darius Willis is a talented running back for the Hoosiers, but he missed the season opener with an ankle injury. He is listed as questionable for this contest. Edward Wright-Baker did a terrific job in his first game under center for the Hoosiers. Wright-Baker threw for 272 yards and no interceptions on 32 passing attempts. Demarlo Belcher and Kofi Hughes give the Hoosiers two very talented wide receivers to throw the ball to on a weekly basis. Last year it was the Indiana defense that held them back, and I think it will be the same story this season. The defensive front simply gets dominated on the line, and the linebackers aren\u2019t particularly good against the run either. Don\u2019t be surprised if Indiana\u2019s defense gives up a lot of points this year.<\/p>\n

The Cavaliers have a strong secondary, and that should really help them in a matchup with Indiana. The Hoosiers haven\u2019t shown the ability to run the ball well enough to win. In addition, Virginia is committed to running the ball, and Indiana generally can\u2019t stop the run. I like Virginia to cover in this one.<\/p>\n

NCAA Gambling Trends:<\/strong><\/p>\n

OREST are 13-3 ATS in their last 16 road games.
\nOREST are 9-3 ATS vs. a team with a winning record.
\nOver is 7-0-1 in WISC last 8 games on fieldturf.
\nWISC are 7-0-1 ATS in their last 8 games overall.
\nOver is 8-2-1 in WISC last 11 games overall.<\/p>\n

Free College Football Pick: <\/strong>Virginia -6.5
\nScore Prediction: <\/strong>Virginia 31 Indiana 21<\/p>\n

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On Saturday September 10th its the Virginia Cavaliers vs. Indiana Hoosiers. Odds have the Cavaliers listed as 6.5-point favorites. The game\u2019s total is currently set at 54.5, here is a preview, free pick plus the college football betting angle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":190,"featured_media":25431,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[28750,51985,51986,287,324,548,763,1168,1294,51987,51989,51988,1337,34006],"class_list":["post-42938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ncaa-football","tag-28750","tag-cavaliers-hoosiers-lines","tag-cavaliers-vs-hoosiers-predictions","tag-cfb-picks","tag-college-football-odds","tag-handicappers-predictions","tag-ncaa-football-betting","tag-sportsbook","tag-vegas-picks","tag-virginia-cavaliers-vs-indiana-hoosiers","tag-virginia-indiana-spread","tag-virginia-vs-indiana-free-pick","tag-week-2","tag-week-2-free-picks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/190"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42938"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42938\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43017,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42938\/revisions\/43017"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}