COLLEGE-FOOTBALL · December 23, 2021

CFB Tailgate – Dec 23rd

North Texas vs Miami (OH) – Frisco Classic

North Texas is going to run left, run right, run up the gut and just run run run.  They averaged 50 carries per game, for nearly 5 yards per carry and when you do something that often all season long you don’t change your ways in a Bowl game.  The Miami defense is good, but North Texas could really wear them down and start to get some HUGE runs in the second half.  Expect DeAndre Torrey (Senior) to go ape shit today, but the steal here is Ikaika Ragsdale (Freshman) who is $3,000 and is going to eventually take over for Torrey as he got 20 carries in their last game against UTSA.

Overall this game should be highly entertaining and I really like a North Texas stack.

Top DFS Plays

  • North Texas
    • Austin Aune (QB)
    • DeAndre Torrey (RB)
    • Ikaika Ragsdale (RB)
    • Roderic Burns (WR) – Led team with 27% target share
    • Jason Pirtle (WR) – Senior
  • Miami (OH)
    • Brett Gabbert (QB)
    • Jack Sorenson (WR)
    • Mac Hippenhammer (WR)

Game Bets

  • North Texas +2.5
  • OVER 54.5

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UCF vs Florida – Gasparilla Bowl

Emory Jones is going into the transfer portal but is playing in this game for Florida.  I’m not quite sure that I want to trust that scenario but he should be a full go, however he is without top WR Jacob Copeland who already has gone into the transfer portal and took the Dr. Pepper with him.  Why he would leave fansville where the moms are so attractive is beyond me but that’s a question for another day.  Florida’s RB duo is going to be critical, as a team they had a stout 5.4 ypc on the season and UCF is easier to run on than pass on, so this is where Florida should control the game, but it’s the fucking Florida Gators and for all we know some bozo is going to throw a shoe or something.  They aint winning this game folks.

So that brings us over to UCF.  Who has some talent on offense that we have to consider.  It sounds as if Isaiah Bowser and Johnny Richardson are both going to be active in the backfield and Richardson is definitely the future and someone I would prefer to have over Bowser.  The real focus though should be on the passing game and lets see what Freshman Mikey Keene can get done in his first Bowl game.  The only time he threw more than 2 TD this season was against fricken Temple, but he’ll be able to connect with Ryan O’Keefe quite a bit for good reception volume and enough to move the chains.

Top DFS Plays

  • UCF
    • Ryan O’Keefe (WR)
    • Brandon Johnson (WR)
    • Jaylon Robinson (WR)
  • Florida
    • Dameon Pierce or Malik Davis (RB)
    • Kemore Gamble (TE) … Should see a high volume with Copeland out.

Game Bets

  • UCF Money Line

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DFS CORE BUILD

QB – Brett Gabbert (MIA)

RB – DeAndre Torrey (NT)

RB – Ikaika Ragsdale (NT)

WR – Jack Sorenson (MIA)

WR – Ryan O’Keefe (UCF)

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