With college football teams heading into the home stretch of the 2008 campaign, there is never a more welcome time for a week of rest in the season than now. After going head to head for two and a half months, a breather to most teams is as welcome as fresh oxygen to a deep-sea diver.

That’s confirmed by the fact that conference teams playing with revenge & a week of rest from Week Ten on out are 192-141-4 ATS overall since 1980. That represents a solid 58% winning angle unto itself. When dressed up as dogs these well-rested teams are 147-92-3 ATS (73-39 ATS if they are > .400). When playing as dogs against an opponent off a win they check in at 100-62 ATS. FYI: Idaho looks to awaken from its season long siesta this Saturday.

If our ‘Rip van Winkle’ revenge dog is off a win they are a mighty 70-32-2 ATS, including 42-17-1 ATS when taking on an unrested foe and 22-4 ATS as a home dog off a win against an unrested foe.

Keep this list of potential ‘Rip van Winklers’ handy as it just might help wake your season up just in the nick of time: 11/15 - Idaho • 11/22 – North Texas • 11/28 SMU and TCU • 11/29 Baylor, Kansas, Kentucky, Oklahoma State and Oregon • 12/3 Middle Tennessee State • 12/6 Army

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