Can the Mid-American Conference Rebound?
Tue 20th, July 2010 Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) – The Mid-American Conference came into last season fresh off a 28-21 against the spread mark outside its own league, while going 17-12 against Bowl Championship Series competition. Unfortunately, those solid numbers fell to 21-25-2 and 15-16, respectively, in ’09. The probable cause for the decline was lack of experience, as eight of the 13 teams returned fewer than 14 starters. It is true that the conference is fodder for BCS schools, but it also has fared poorly against its own kind, especially in bowl games. The MAC is just 1-12 straight up and 1-10-2 ATS in postseason play since ’07, including 1-7 SU and 0-6-2 ATS versus teams from the WAC, Conference USA, Mountain West and the Sun Belt. Within the league, favorites were 29-22-1, a massive turnaround from years past. Underdogs held the advantage by a 51-42-1 count in ’07 and ’08 combined. Time now to take a deeper look into the two divisions that make up the conference with pre
