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The first spread Andrews comes to for an NFL game is simple math, using the power ratings: If Team A is 90, Team B is 91 and at home with a 2.5-point home-field advantage, the line is Team B -3.5.
In 1952 Texas Christian University (TCU) coach Leo "Dutch" Meyer wrote a book entitled Spread Formation Football, detailing his ideas about football formations, in which the first sentence was, "Spread formations are not new to football." [4] But Meyer's book introduced the spread to the college game, inspiring Don Coryell among others.
By the early 1970s, the game had spread across the United States and to other countries, with coverage on radio, television, major newspapers, [citation needed] and magazines such as Time. [2] With over 60 teams at a tournament in the heyday of the game, matches became intensely competitive affairs, seeking the IFT's Julius T. Nachazel Trophy.
An offensive philosophy designed to appear as if all 11 players are eligible receivers. The offense exploits a loophole in the American football rulebook to technically make the formation a scrimmage kick, and the offensive line is spread across the field, all wearing numbers of eligible receivers, in an effort to confuse and deceive the defense.
Last five games as an underdog of at least 21 points, per Odds Shark Sept. 16, 2023: South Carolina at No. 1 Georgia (-26.5); Georgia won 24-14 but South Carolina (-10) covered the spread
The Gamecocks — who need to win out their remaining home games against Vanderbilt, Kentucky and Clemson to reach the six-win threshold for bowl eligibility — have won 14 straight games against ...
The highest-scoring game overall was a 1966 game between the Washington Redskins and New York Giants, which produced a combined 113 points with a score of 72–41. The most points scored by one team in a single game is the 73 the Chicago Bears scored in the 1940 NFL Championship Game , which is not included on this list, as their opponents ...
The South Carolina football team has only been favored against Florida, a longtime SEC rival, three times over the last 25 seasons. ... Florida is 3-7 overall and 2-8 against the spread in its ...