Scott Spreitzer

Scott Spreitzer began his handicapping career at the age of 21 as the host/capper for Sunrise Sports. The first daily radio program dedicated solely to handicapping information was heard from Honolulu to Tampa Bay. Scott is now in his 14th year of handicapping and can currently be seen nationally on Proline, aired on football weekends on the USA cable network. Scott really got his jump in the business as co-host of the Stardust Line from 1992-1997. He was the weekly football analyst on the Pete Rose show in 1997. Scott hosted the ESportsDaily radio show heard in over 60 U.S. cities from 1998-2000. Scott is the only handicapper to advance to 3 straight finals of the Station Casinos Invitational, with 3 straight second place finishes. In fact, Scott has released over 500 plays in 5 seasons in the Invitational hitting 59% ATS, documented by the Sunset Station and the Las Vegas public!

Scott's TKOs on the CFB grids are rare, and he's cashed at an 80% rate over the last two seasons. Scott has a side that qualifies for TKO status. It's his AFTERNOON TKO **GAME OF THE YEAR!** Scott says his side will stagger the opposition. Grab the winner right here, then KICK the books sideways before the sun goes down!

Free Selection from Scott Spreitzer

I'm taking the points with the Rice Owls on Saturday afternoon (3:30 PM ET @ Reliant Stadium). The Longhorns will be a "player" in the Big-12 South again this season, which means they'll be in the BCS title picture, at least for a while. But I don't believe Texas will steamroll through the experienced Owls. At least not enough to cover the big number. Rice had practically nobody back on offense when they began last season. In fact, no less than 14 underclassmen started on both sides of the line of scrimmage. But this year's edition returns eight starters on offense and nine more on the defensive side of the football, although that number decreases to eight due to an injury. Of course, the offense will be led by RB Sam McGuffie, a transfer from Ann Arbor, part of a duo-RB approach. I expect a decent running game behind a veteran o-line. The Owls will also be able to pass the ball and run the ball from the QB position this season, with a much improved QB corps, if you will. I say "corps" because we could see three different QBs under center before this one goes final. They have a pass-first QB and a couple of signal-callers who can also create with their feet. Added to the mix is former Kansas WR coach David Beaty, who takes over the OC position. Beaty was an assistant here in 2006. Defensively, David Bailiff's squad returns no less than 24 of their top 26 tacklers from a season ago. Texas will be potent once again, but I don't believe they'll "have their way" quite so easily in the opener. The offensive line starts a new center, ORG, and ORT. And while Mack Brown normally just reloads, it will take a game or two to get this unit where he wants it. Will Rice win outright? Not likely, obviously. But I do believe they'll land comfortably inside the posted number. I'm taking the points with Rice on Saturday. Thanks! GL! Scott.