College Football Bowl Game Weekend Previews: December 24th-27th 2009
Hawaii Bowl: SMU Mustangs (7-5, 6-5 ATS) vs. Nevada Wolfpack (8-4, 7-5 ATS): The Wolfpack and Mustangs get it on at the Hawaii Bowl on Christmas Eve night on the islands, and the storylines are juicy in this college football bowl betting affair! Both Nevada RBs Vai Taua (eligibility) and Luke Lippincott (injury) will be out of the game, which takes away a significant portion of its potent rushing attack. The unit averaged almost 60 more yards per game than anyone else in the country. This will also be a homecoming for SMU HC June Jones, who coached Hawaii to a BCS game just two years ago. Nevada has dropped from -15.5 to -12.5 in this game. The ‘total’ comes in at 72.5.
Little Caesars Bowl: Ohio Bobcats (9-4, 9-4 ATS) vs. Marshall Thundering Herd (6-6, 6-5 ATS): Former MAC rivals square off in the Little Caesars Bowl on Saturday afternoon to kick off a triple-header of games. The Bobcats came up just short of what would’ve been an incredibly surprising MAC Championship. They’ll look to take down the Herd as three-point favorites, who are set to welcome in their new HC Doc Holliday for next season. The Little Caesars Bowl college football point spread features a ‘total’ of 49.
Meineke Car Care Bowl: North Carolina Tar Heels (8-4, 6-5 ATS) vs. Pittsburgh Panthers (9-3, 7-4 ATS): In one of the best undercard bowl games of the season, the Panthers and Tar Heels will get it on in what will amount to be a home game for UNC. Both teams are coming off of bad losses to end their regular seasons that clearly hurt their bowl berths. Carolina lost to its rivals from NC State, while Pittsburgh just narrowly missed out on a chance to win the Big East by losing by a point at home to the Bearcats. The college football point spread in this one features Pitt by a field goal, while the ‘total’ has been set at 44.5.
Emerald Bowl: Boston College Eagles (8-4, 6-5 ATS) vs. Southern California Trojans (8-4, 3-9 ATS): Two of college football’s traditional powers get together in the Emerald Bowl on Saturday night to wrap up the three-pack of games. Two freshman quarterbacks, BC’s David Shinskie and USC’s Matt Barkley, will be getting their first taste of the bowl season. These two teams haven’t met on the gridiron since 1988. Not many are giving the Eagles a chance of taking down the mighty Trojans, as BC has been set at +7.5. The ‘total’ at BetUS.com is 44.
Music City Bowl: Kentucky Wildcats (7-5, 6-6 ATS) vs. Clemson Tigers (8-5, 8-5 ATS): For the second time in the L/3 years, the Wildcats and Tigers will get together in Nashville for the Music City Bowl. This year, Clemson has to be bitterly disappointed with its bowl assignment. The Tigers came oh so close to going to the Orange Bowl as the ACC Champions, and was passed up by Florida State, Miami, and Virginia Tech for better bowl slots. HC Rich Brooks just has to be happy to have his UK squad bowling once again, even though this is its third trip in the L/4 years to this game. The Tigers are seven-point favorites, with the over/under being set at 52.
Related posts:
- Free Pick: College of Charleston vs. Hawaii: December 22nd 2009
- Free Pick: 2009 Music City Bowl – Kentucky vs. Clemson
- Free Pick: Capital One Bowl – LSU vs. Penn State: January 1st 2010
- Free Pick: 2010 Orange Bowl – Iowa vs. Georgia Tech
- Free Pick: Indianapolis Colts vs. New York Jets: December 27th 2009
