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NCAA Football Betting Preview: Heisman Race is On

These NCAA Heisman candidates can determine the outcome of a game - and a wager

The X Factors.

If you sleep on these game-changing individuals, you will curse every college football segment SportsCenter has to offer. So make sure you do your homework and keep an eye on these X Factors.

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Ted Ginn Jr., WR (Ohio State)

If speed kills, then Ted Ginn Jr. should be serving 25 to life. This 6-foot, 175-pound CB/KR (who moonlighted as a WR) put on a versatile freshman display not seen since Deion Sanders suited up for Florida State.

Ted Ginn Jr. has speed to burn and a Heisman to catch. Ginn first put fear into defenders on special teams, shocking the nation with a 25.6 yards-per-return average and four TDs on just 15 punt returns. But when he got inserted into the offense, he became a one-man wrecking crew, playing every offensive position except waterboy. Teddy was so deadly Buckeyes coach Jim Tressel has given him his own formation, so kiss your bets goodbye when the "shot-Ginn Formation" hits the field.

Reggie Bush, RB (USC)

Playing for a school with enough talent to give the San Francisco 49ers a run for their money, Reggie Bush still had opposing defenses designing different schemes to shut him down. It didn´t work. Reggie rushed for 908 yards on 143 carries (6.3 average) with six TDs and caught 43 passes for 509 yards with seven scores.

With his uncanny combo of speed and quickness, you put this man on the 40-yard line and he´ll accelerate from 0-to-end zone in 4.3 seconds. Defenses better have their ankle tape on tight.

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Matt Leinart, QB (USC)

Matt Leinart returned to school and is looking for more straight A´s on the field. With two national titles and a Heisman under his belt, if you don´t know who QB Matt Leinart is by now, you´ll recognize when he dissects defenses like a cow eye in biology class.

Throwing for 3,556 yards while completing 63.4 percent of his passes, Leinart had Pac-10 opponents praying to the football gods for him to jump to the NFL so they can do some NFL betting on him. Unfortunately, he´s back and poised to make your betting nightmares a reality if you dare wager against him. If he brings it like he did last season he could become the first double-Heisman winner since Archie Griffin pounded the rock for Ohio State. They may even start calling the "Heisman" the "Leinart".

Marcus Vick, QB (Virginia Tech)

Vick may have 99 problems, but playing football and NFL betting ain't one. Despite missing the entire 2004 season for some - ahem - illegal activities, Vick is still sick. Some scouts say Vick has legs like Vince Young and an arm like Matt Leinart. That assessment shouldn't be a surprise considering he's Michael Vick's brother.

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