College Football Betting Trends - Bowls

Jeff Scott puts together the top college football wagering trends for the current week. Check back weekly for the latest betting trends.

Saturday, December 19th, 2009

New Mexico Bowl at Albuquerque, New Mexico

Fresno State vs. Wyoming
Line: Fresno State -11.5

- Fresno State is 4-14-1 ATS in their last 19 games as a favorite.
- Fresno State is 5-15-1 ATS in their last 21 games as a double-digit favorite.
- Wyoming is 8-3 ATS this season.
- Wyoming is 4-8 ATS in their last 12 games as a double-digit underdog.
- Wyoming is 5-2 ATS in their last seven games following a SU win.

St. Petersburg Bowl at St. Petersburg, Florida

Central Florida vs. Rutgers
Line: Rutgers -2.5

- Central Florida is 9-2 ATS this year.
- Central Florida is 12-6 ATS in their last 18 games as an underdog.
- Central Florida is 1-6 ATS after at least a week of rest.
- Rutgers is 3-10 ATS in their last 13 games as favorites of less than seven points.

Sunday, December 20th, 2009

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl at New Orleans, Louisiana

Southern Mississippi vs. Middle Tennessee State
Line: Southern Mississippi -3.5

- Southern Mississippi is 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games as a favorite.
- Southern Mississippi is 6-3 ATS in their last nine bowl games.
- Southern Mississippi is 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games following a matchup with East Carolina.
- Middle Tennessee State is 9-3 ATS this season.
- Middle Tennessee State is 7-3 ATS as a non-conference underdog of 28 points or less.
- Middle Tennessee State is 4-11 ATS after scoring 37+ points in their previous game.

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

MAACO Las Vegas Bowl at Las Vegas, Nevada

Oregon State vs. Brigham Young
Line: Oregon State -2.5

- Oregon State is 16-6 ATS in their last 22 games.
- Oregon State is 13-5 ATS in their last 18 games as a favorite away from home.
- Oregon State is 5-2 ATS in their last seven bowl games.
- Oregon State is 6-3 ATS following a SU loss in their previous game.
- Brigham Young is 6-15 ATS in their last 21 games.
- Brigham Young is 1-5 ATS in their last six games as an underdog.

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl at San Diego, California

Utah vs. California
Line: California -3.5

- Utah is 25-7-1 ATS in their last 33 games as an underdog.
- Utah is 6-1 ATS in their last seven bowl games.
- California is 3-6 ATS in their last nine games following a double-digit SU loss.
- California is 3-6 ATS in their last nine games.

Thursday, December 24th, 2009

Sheraton Hawaii Bowl at Honolulu, Hawaii

Nevada vs. SMU
Line: Nevada -15

- Nevada is 7-2 ATS in their last nine games.
- Nevada is 14-3 ATS in their last 17 games as a double-digit favorite.
- Nevada is 1-5 ATS in their last six bowl games.
- SMU is 6-1 ATS as an underdog this season.
- SMU is 6-3-1 ATS in their last 10 games as a double-digit underdog.

Saturday, December 26th, 2009

Little Caesars Bowl at Detroit, Michigan

Marshall vs. Ohio
Line: Ohio -2.5

- Marshall is 2-5 ATS in their last seven matchups with Ohio.
- Ohio is 8-4 ATS this season.
- Ohio is 5-1-1 ATS following a double-digit SU loss.

Meineke Car Care Bowl at Charlotte, North Carolina

Pittsburgh vs. North Carolina
Line: Pittsburgh -3

- Pittsburgh is 2-5 ATS in their last seven bowl games.
- Pittsburgh is 10-5 ATS in their last 15 games away from home, including neutral site games.
- Pittsburgh is 5-11 ATS in their last 16 games following a SU lost.
- North Carolina is 15-4 ATS in their last 19 games as an underdog.
- North Carolina is 7-1-1 ATS in their last nine games played at a neutral site.

Emerald Bowl at San Francisco, California

Boston College vs. USC
Line: USC -9.5

- Boston College is 15-6 ATS in their last 21 games as an underdog.
- Boston College is 6-3 ATS in their last nine bowl games.
- Boston College is 1-6 ATS in their last seven games away from home, including neutral site games.
- USC is 3-9 ATS this season.
- USC is 3-9 ATS in their last 12 games away from home, including neutral site games.
- USC is 6-13 ATS in their last 19 games as a favorite.
- USC is 6-1 ATS in their last seven bowl games.
- USC is 14-4 ATS after at least a week of rest.

Sunday, December 27, 2009

Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl

Kentucky vs. Clemson at Nashville, Tennessee
Line: Clemson -7.5

- Kentucky is 9-2 ATS in their last 11 games away from home, including neutral site games.
- Kentucky is 9-4 ATS in their last 13 games as an underdog of 7.5 points or more.
- Clemson is 6-2 ATS in their last eight games as a favorite of 7+ points.
- Clemson is 2-7 ATS in their last nine bowl games.

Advocare V100 Independence Bowl at Shreveport, Louisiana

Texas A&M vs. Georgia
Line: Georgia -7

- Texas A&M is 1-5 ATS in their last six bowl appearances.
- Texas A&M is 5-12 ATS in their last 17 games on the road (including neutral site games).
- Texas A&M is 4-9-1 ATS in their last 14 games as an underdog.
- Georgia is 6-14 ATS in their last 20 games.
- Georgia is 9-3 ATS in their last 12 bowl appearances.
- Georgia is 3-11 ATS in their last 14 games as a favorite.
- Georgia is 9-3 ATS in their last 12 games following a matchup with Georgia Tech.
- Georgia is 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games as a favorite of 7+ points.

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

Eaglebank Bowl at Washington, D.C.

UCLA vs. Temple
Line: UCLA -4.5

- UCLA is 6-2 ATS in their last eight non-Pac 10 matchups.
- UCLA is 6-1 ATS in their last seven games as a favorite.
- UCLA is 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games following a matchup with USC.
- Temple is 8-3 ATS this season.
- Temple is 15-5-1 ATS in their last 21 games as an underdog.
- Temple is 12-6-1 ATS in their last 19 games away from home.

Champs Sports Bowl at Orlando, Florida

Miami vs. Wisconsin
Line: Miami -3

- Miami is 7-15 ATS in their last 22 games as a favorite.
- Miami is 8-3 ATS in their last 11 bowl appearances.
- Miami is 5-12 ATS in their last 17 games as a favorite on the road or at a neutral site.
- Wisconsin is 4-8 ATS in their last 12 games.
- Wisconsin is 4-12 ATS in their last 16 games away from home including neutral site games.

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Roady's Humanitarian Bowl at Boise, Idaho

Bowling Green vs. Idaho
Line: Bowling Green -2

- Bowling Green is 12-6 ATS in their last 18 games as a favorite.
- Bowling Green is 1-7 ATS after at least a week of rest.
- Idaho is 0-5 ATS in their last five games.
- Idaho is 9-4 ATS in their last 13 games as an underdog.
- Idaho is 5-13 ATS in their last 18 games after allowing 40+ points in their previous game.

Pacific Life Holiday Bowl at San Diego, California

Nebraska vs. Arizona
Line: Arizona -2

- Nebraska is 8-4 ATS in their last 12 bowl appearances.
- Nebraska is 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games away from home including neutral site games.
- Nebraska is 5-1 ATS in their last six games as an underdog.
- Nebraska is 5-2 ATS after a matchup with Texas.
- Arizona is 3-7 ATS in their last 10 road games including neutral site games.
- Arizona is 7-2 ATS after at least a week of rest.
- Arizona is 2-5 ATS in their last seven games as a favorite away from home including neutral site games.

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl at Fort Worth, Texas

Houston vs. Air Force
Line: Houston -4

- Houston is 8-4 ATS this season.
- Houston is 2-9 ATS in their last 11 games as a favorite away from home including neutral site games.
- Air Force is 2-6 ATS in their last eight games as an underdog.
- Air Force is 1-7 ATS after a matchup with BYU.
- Air Force is 1-6 ATS in their last 17 games following a SU loss of 17+ points.

Brut Sun Bowl at El Paso, Texas

Oklahoma vs. Stanford
Line: Oklahoma -8

- Oklahoma is 3-7 ATS in their last 10 bowl appearances.
- Oklahoma is 14-5 ATS in their last 19 games as a favorite of 7+ points.
- Oklahoma is 1-5-1 ATS in their last seven games away from home including neutral site games.
- Oklahoma is 9-1 ATS following a SU win vs. a non-conference opponent.
- Oklahoma is 10-1 ATS as a home or neutral site favorite of 10 points or less.
- Stanford is 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games as an underdog away from home.
- Stanford is 5-1 ATS in their last six games as an underdog of 6+ points.
Texas Bowl at Houston, Texas

Navy vs. Missouri
Line: Missouri -6.5

- Navy is 16-8 ATS in their last 24 games as an underdog.
- Navy is 6-2 ATS in their last eight bowl appearances.
- Navy is 6-1 ATS following back-to-back SU losses.
- Navy is 11-3 ATS in their last 14 games played at a neutral site.
- Missouri is 2-6 ATS in their last eight games.
- Missouri is 2-7 ATS in their last nine games as a favorite of 6+ points.
- Missouri is 9-4 ATS after a matchup with Kansas.

Insight Bowl at Tempe, Arizona

Minnesota vs. Iowa State
Line: Minnesota -2.5

- Minnesota is 8-4 ATS in their last 12 games away from home including neutral site games.
- Minnesota is 4-9 ATS in their last 13 games as a favorite.
- Minnesota is 8-1 ATS in their last nine games as a favorite or an underdog of 3.5 points or less.
- Iowa State is 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games.
- Iowa State is 1-9 ATS in their last 10 games as a favorite or an underdog of 3.5 points or less.
- Iowa State is 5-1 ATS in their last six games following a matchup with Missouri.

Chick-fil-A Bowl at Atlanta, Georgia

Virginia Tech vs. Tennessee
Line: Virginia Tech -4.5

- Virginia Tech is 10-4 ATS following an ATS win of 14+ points.
- Virginia Tech is 4-11 ATS in their last 15 games vs. non-ACC opponents.
- Virginia Tech is 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games following a matchup with Virginia.
- Virginia Tech is 6-3 ATS in their last nine games.
- Tennessee is 9-4-1 ATS in their last 14 games as an underdog.
- Tennessee is 9-4-1 ATS in their last 14 games away from home including neutral site games.
- Tennessee is 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games as a favorite or an underdog of 5 points or less.

Friday, January 1, 2010

Outback Bowl at Tampa, Florida

Northwestern vs. Auburn
Line: Auburn -7

- Auburn is 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games as a favorite.
- Auburn is 1-8 ATS in their last nine games away from home, including neutral site games.
- Auburn is 4-15 ATS in their last 19 games as a favorite of 7+ points.
- Northwestern is 9-2 ATS in their last 11 games as an underdog.
- Northwestern is 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games away from home including neutral site games.
- Northwestern is 7-2 ATS in their last nine games as an underdog of 7+ points.
- Northwestern is 16-3 ATS away from home vs. an opponent coming off back-to-back SU losses.

Capital One Bowl at Orlando, Florida

Penn State vs. LSU
Line: Penn State -2.5

- LSU is 3-6-1 ATS in their last 10 games as an underdog.
- LSU is 8-2 ATS in their last 10 bowl games.
- LSU is 6-3-1 ATS in their last 10 games following a matchup with Arkansas.
- LSU is 10-22-3 ATS in their last 25 games.
- Penn State is 9-3-1 ATS in their last 13 games away from home including neutral site games.
- Penn State is 1-5 ATS as a non-conference favorite of 10 points or less.
- Penn State is 7-2 ATS in their last nine games following a SU win of 28+ points.

Konica Minolta Gator Bowl at Jacksonville, Florida

West Virginia vs. Florida State
Line: West Virginia -2.5

- Florida State is 3-8 ATS this season.
- Florida State is 5-0 ATS in their last five bowl games.
- Florida State is 8-4 ATS following a matchup with Florida.
- Florida State is 6-2 ATS in their last eight games following a double-digit SU loss.
- West Virginia is 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games as a favorite.
- West Virginia is 2-5 ATS in their last seven bowl games.
- West Virginia is 7-1 ATS as a favorite of less than 17 points after at least a week of rest.

Rose Bowl at Pasadena, California

Ohio State vs. Oregon
Line: Oregon -3.5

- Ohio State is 9-3 ATS this season and 13-3 ATS in their last 16 games.
- Ohio State is 5-2 ATS in their last seven bowl games.
- Ohio State is 8-4 ATS in their last 12 games as an underdog.
- Ohio State is 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games following a double-digit SU win.
- Ohio State is 7-2 ATS in their last nine games after allowing 10 points or less in their previous game.
- Oregon is 10-5 ATS in their last 15 games.
- Oregon is 6-3 ATS in their last nine bowl games.
- Oregon is 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games after allowing 30+ points in their previous game.
- Oregon is 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games after scoring 30+ points in their previous game.
- Oregon is 7-2 ATS after at least one week of rest.

Allstate Sugar Bowl at New Orleans, Louisiana

Florida vs. Cincinnati
Line: Florida -12.5

- Cincinnati is 1-6 ATS in their last seven bowl games.
- Cincinnati is 12-1-2 ATS in their last 15 games as an underdog.
- Cincinnati is 9-1 ATS after allowing 35+ points in their previous game.
- Cincinnati is 1-8 ATS as underdogs of 6+ points vs. a .600 or better opponent following a SU loss.
- Cincinnati is 0-9 ATS as underdogs of 10+ points vs. an opponent coming off a double-digit SU loss.
- Cincinnati is 5-1 ATS in their last six games after scoring 30+ points in their previous game.
- Cincinnati is 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games away from home including neutral site games.
- Florida is 9-3-1 ATS in their last 13 games away from home including neutral site games.
- Florida is 0-8 ATS in their last eight games after scoring 16 points or less in their previous game.
- Florida is 5-1 ATS in their last six games after allowing 30+ points in their previous game.
- Florida is 12-1-1 ATS in their last 14 non-SEC matchups.