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Penn State Nittany Lions @ Houston Cougars Monday January 2, 2012 12:00 pm
This has been a forgettable season for Penn St. for obvious reasons but the Nittany Lions will be coming into this game hungry for their 10th win of the season. The end of the season did not go well for Penn St. but it was probably expected. The Nittany Lions put everything they ... read more
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Penn State Nittany Lions @ Houston Cougars Monday January 2, 2012 12:00 pm
This is from an unbeaten Bowl angle, play on the under ... read more
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Penn State Nittany Lions @ Houston Cougars Monday January 2, 2012 12:00 pm
The Houston Cougars had the world on a string but lost the C-USA Championship for their first loss of the season. Southern Miss beat them on their own field, and beat them convincingly. Houston played the weakest schedule of just about any mid-level conference in a Bowl game. teams ... read more
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Penn State Nittany Lions @ Houston Cougars Monday January 2, 2012 12:00 pm
Houston -Penn State is in a funk. Bad press, players feeling bad, lame duck coach, no one will interview for this job it seems and coaches turning down the once proud school after the Sandusky mess. Houston on the other hand also has a new coach, BUT they have ... read more
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Virginia Cavaliers @ Auburn Tigers Saturday December 31, 2011 7:30 pm
Virginia was 4-1 SU on the road this year in the regular season while Auburn was 1-4 away from home. Auburn is scoring only 14.2 points per game on the road this year. I'm really surprised Auburn did as well as they did this year because they lost everybody. Looks like their ... read more
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Virginia Cavaliers @ Auburn Tigers Saturday December 31, 2011 7:30 pm
3* Chick-fil-A Bowl Bailout (ESPN) on Virginia +3 This is not the same Auburn team that ran the table last season, not even close. And, in addition to the large amount of talent lost from last season's national title squad, the Tigers have been dealing with an unfavorable coaching ... read more
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Virginia Cavaliers @ Auburn Tigers Saturday December 31, 2011 7:30 pm
*3 Star Chick-fil-A Bowl CASH* Auburn won the national title last year, but this year's team isn't a bit like last year's squad. The offense is one-dimensional because they have virtually no passing game. Michael Dyer is the team's best running back, but he is suspended for this ... read more
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Virginia Cavaliers @ Auburn Tigers Saturday December 31, 2011 7:30 pm
Play On: Auburn (Game 246)Note: Normally a drop from the BCS National Title game to the Chick-Fil-A Bowl would classify as a disappointing year. However, with just three starters returning on each side of the ball – and no Cam Newton – the Tigers’ seven wins actually ... read more
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Cincinnati Bearcats @ Vanderbilt Commodores Saturday December 31, 2011 3:30 pm
Cincinnati is 1-5 ATS last 3 years when playing with 2 weeks or more rest. Vanderbilt is 2-0 SU and ATS overall vs Cincinnati since 1992. Bearcats are 5-12 ATS in their last 17 games following a SU win. Bearcats are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games after allowing less than 100 ... read more
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UCLA Bruins @ Illinois Fighting Illini Saturday December 31, 2011 3:30 pm
Illinois is scoring only 17.2 points per game on the road this year. Bruins are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games in December. Bruins are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a SU loss. Bruins are 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 vs. Big Ten. Fighting Illini are 15-32 ATS in their ... read more
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Cincinnati Bearcats @ Vanderbilt Commodores Saturday December 31, 2011 3:30 pm
The Big East Title was right in the hands of the Bearcats at 3-0, but then two straight losses and it was over despite winning their last two. When you have teams like Arkansas, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and Florida on your schedule you have to fight your way into a Bowl and ... read more
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Cincinnati Bearcats @ Vanderbilt Commodores Saturday December 31, 2011 3:30 pm
12/31 3:30 PM EST CF (243) CINCINNATI (244) VANDERBILT Take: (243) CINCINNATI. Reason: The Liberty Bowl from Memphis finds a great offense against a team that can't score. Cincinnati (9-3 SU, 6-5 ATS) has a high octane offense for Coach Butch Jones, averaging ... read more
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Cincinnati Bearcats @ Vanderbilt Commodores Saturday December 31, 2011 3:30 pm
4* Liberty Bowl SMASH (ABC) on Vanderbilt -1.5 Cincinnati has benefited from playing in the weakest BCS conference. Starting QB Zach Collaros is expected back after suffering a broken ankle last month, but I don't expect him to be himself. He just recently returned to full practices ... read more
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Cincinnati Bearcats @ Vanderbilt Commodores Saturday December 31, 2011 3:30 pm
Play On: Cincinnati (Game 243)Note: When we assembled this year’s PLAYBOOK College Bowl Stat Report the first thing about this game that jumped off the page was each team’s stats this season. Granted, the Bearcats reside in a down-trodden Big East neighborhood but ... read more
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Cincinnati Bearcats @ Vanderbilt Commodores Saturday December 31, 2011 3:30 pm
very strong Bowl indicators on this game that are:42-8-2 ATS on Cincinnati14-37 ATS against Vanderbilt10-0 ATS on CincinnatiPlay on Cincinnati ... read more
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UCLA Bruins @ Illinois Fighting Illini Saturday December 31, 2011 3:30 pm
Illinois -Better team from a better conference. Neither team with their original head coach, but UCLA flat out cannot play defense, cannot make big plays, allows big plays on defense and Illinois power running game with a dual threat QB is too much for UCLA to handle here. ... read more
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Cincinnati Bearcats @ Vanderbilt Commodores Saturday December 31, 2011 3:30 pm
Cincinnati is thankful to be playing in a late season bowl game as it gave some time to heal some injuries, notable to quarterback Zach Collaros who missed the final three regular season games with a broken ankle. The Bearcats come into this game with a 9-3 record and a ranking of ... read more
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Cincinnati Bearcats @ Vanderbilt Commodores Saturday December 31, 2011 3:30 pm
4 Unit Play. #244 Take Vanderbilt Commodores over Cincinnati Bearcats (Liberty Bowl, Saturday, December 31st, 3:30 pm ABC) The Big East cannot even compare to the SEC and thus we will side with the team coming from the better conference. Vanderbilt played pretty good football ... read more
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Utah Utes @ Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Saturday December 31, 2011 2:00 pm
Utah is 46-26 ATS since 1992 as an underdog. Utah is 30-8 SU and 26-12 ATS since 1992 when playing with two weeks or more rest. Georgia Tech is 16-31 ATS since 1992 after a bye week. Utes are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a SU loss. Utes are 4-1 ATS in their last ... read more
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Utah Utes @ Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Saturday December 31, 2011 2:00 pm
Play Utah plus the points versus Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech struggled down the stretch in ACC play, losing four of their final six games. Utah comes in winning four of their last five but can’t be happy about their poor performance against Colorado to end the season. ... read more
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Utah Utes @ Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Saturday December 31, 2011 2:00 pm
25* graded play on Utah as they take on Georgia Tech in the Hyundai Sun Bowl set to start at 2:00 PM ET December 31, 2011. Happy New Year! My proprietary sports handicapping database and simulator shows a high probability that Utah will win this game. There is no advantage, ... read more
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Utah Utes @ Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Saturday December 31, 2011 2:00 pm
Utah at Georgia TechPaul Johnson has had a great deal of success in his four years in Atlanta. His option offense is tough to get ready for with only a week of preparation. But with extra time to prepare opponents have had a lot of success against him. In his first three seasons ... read more
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Utah Utes @ Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Saturday December 31, 2011 2:00 pm
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets had the ground game in high gear early, but looking at the teams they faced tells a different story. They had the passing game working early and in the first four games they out-rushed their opponents by a whooping three yards per carry as their passing ... read more
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Utah Utes @ Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Saturday December 31, 2011 2:00 pm
First GTech is a huge public favorite well over the magic 70% mark. Gtech is a run only team, but the option presents roblems for some teams that have little time to prepare for it. They had a lot of success early, because they were well above an expected norm passing the ball down ... read more
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Utah Utes @ Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Saturday December 31, 2011 2:00 pm
We won’t repeat here all of our support for Utah in this game, as that was fully covered in the supporting WU for our full game ATS and ML picks. Rather, we will focus on our pick specific support for this 1H pick on Utah, which is derived from the 1H ATS results and #s for ... read more
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Utah Utes @ Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Saturday December 31, 2011 2:00 pm
In 2005, 6-5 Utah was seeking to build some momentum for its next season as it squeaked into the now defunct (or maybe re-named) Emerald Bowl (played in SF) vs. Georgia Tech, a game won easily by Utes, a wire to wire 38010 win as 9 point dogs). And that scenario is eerily similar ... read more
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Utah Utes @ Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Saturday December 31, 2011 2:00 pm
In 2005, 6-5 Utah was seeking to build some momentum for its next season as it squeaked into the now defunct (or maybe re-named) Emerald Bowl (played in SF) vs. Georgia Tech, a game won easily by Utes, a wire to wire 38010 win as 9 point dogs). And that scenario us eerily similar ... read more
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Utah Utes @ Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Saturday December 31, 2011 2:00 pm
Update - see end of WUOriginal pick WU follows: GT wants to avoid its second straight sputtering finish (TY started 6-0, only 2-4 last 6 TY; 1-5 vs. spread, and LY started 5-2 but finished 1-5 SU and 2-4 ATS, including an unimpressive 7-14 bowl loss to Air Force). And both Tech ... read more
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Texas A&M Aggies @ Northwestern Wildcats Saturday December 31, 2011 12:00 pm
Texas A&M is 1-5 ATS this year as a favorite of 3 1/2 to 10 points. Texas A&M is 2-8 ATS this year when playing on Saturday. Northwestern is 5-1 ATS since 1992 against Big 12 opponents. Texas A&M is allowing 38.6 points per game on the road this season. Aggies ... read more
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Texas A&M Aggies @ Northwestern Wildcats Saturday December 31, 2011 12:00 pm
Play Northwestern plus the points versus Texas A&M. Texas A&M comes into this game with an interim coach, Tim DeRuyter who has stepped in after Mike Sherman was fired. Northwestern comes in fired up just to be there. Northwestern won four of their final ... read more
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