TicketCity Bowl Preview: Houston Cougars vs. Penn State Nittany Lions

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Dec 202011
 

The Ticket City Bowl will pit the No. 19-ranked Houston Cougars and Case Keenum against No. 22 Penn State Nittany Lions and quarterback Matt in the Cotton Bowl located in Dallas, Texas January 2nd at Noon Eastern time. This is essentially a home game for Keenum and the Cougars and Penn State is riding an emotional roller coaster since the Sandusky sex case broke more than a month ago.

The Houston Cougars opened as a 7 point favorite and the number has already been bet down to 5.5 points. The money is evening out with the initial line adjustment with 52% of the money coming in on the Cougars.

The Over/Under is posted at 57.5, moving up from the initial post of 56.5 points at most online sports betting sites. 58% of the early money is going down on the over. The Moneyline on this game is getting hammered. 71% of the money is landing on Penn State on Moneyline. Penn State is +193 after seeing a major swing of money come down them. The value may come with the Houston Cougars at -215 as the seven point favorite.

Penn State is 3-10-1 against the point spread in their last 14 games. This number is telling, especially for a road game to Texas. Another telling trend for the Nittany Lions is their failure to cover the over in 11 games. The number has gone under in 8 of 11 games this season for Penn State.

The Houston Cougars have done well versus the Pointspread going 10-3 against the number. The Cougars are also riding a four-game winning streak heading into this game.

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The Cowboys Meets The Wildcats At The Alamodome In San Antonio

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Dec 292010
 

On Wednesday, in the Alamo Bowl at the Alamodome in San Antonio, the No. 14 Oklahoma State Cowboys will clash with the Arizona Wildcats and ESPN will broadcast the match at 9:15 pm ET.

The over/under total at 66 and NCAAF Odds have the Cowboys as 6-point favorites.

At home on Dec. 2, in their most current outing in opposition to Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona lost 30-29 loser. The score went over the total of 57 whereas the Wildcats failed to cover the 4.5–point spread as favorites.

At home on Nov. 27, Oklahoma State lost 47-41 to the Oklahoma Sooners in their last action. The score sailed over the total of 68 whereas the Cowboys failed to cover the 2.5–point spread as home favorites.

In the Big 12 Arizona are 7-5 SU and 4-7 ATS, and was 6-2. In the Pac 10 Oklahoma State is 10-2 SU, 9-3 ATS and 4-5.

In 5 of Arizona’s last 6 games the total has gone over. In its last 5 games Arizona is 1-4 SU and 1-4 ATS. The total has gone over in 8 of Oklahoma State’s last 12 games as Oklahoma State is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games.

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On Friday Clash – The Fresno State Bulldogs Meets llinois Fighting Illini

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Nov 302010
 

On Friday the Fresno State Bulldogs and the Illinois Fighting Illini at Bulldog Stadium (10:15 pm ET, ESPN2) will face each other and try to claim a win in this matchup.

In NCAA Football Odds the Fighting Illini are a 5-point road favorite.
The score went over the total of 58 and the Bulldogs thrash the Fighting Illini 53-52 and bagged as a 2-point road underdog when on Dec. 5 last season the teams last met.

Illinois covered the 7.5-point spread as favorites, even as the score of 75 points took the game over the over/under total and Illinois was a 48-27 winner on the road against the Northwestern Wildcats on Saturday, Nov. 20 In their last action.

Even as the 43 combined points kept the game under the total, the Bulldogs unsuccessful to cover the spread as a 10.5-point favorite and Fresno State, in their last game on Saturday, by a 23-20 count beat the Idaho Vandals.

Fresno State is 7-4 SU and 4-6 ATS, and is 5-3 in the WAC whereas Illinois is 6-5 SU and 7-3 ATS, and 4-4 in the Big Ten conference.

Illinois is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games overall and 3-10 SU in its last 13 games on the road where as in all five of Illinois’s last five games overall the total has gone over, and on the road in five of Illinois’s last seven games the total has gone over.

At home in its last 10 games Fresno State is 7-3 SU.

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At Memorial Stadium – Texas Longhorns Meets Texas A&M Aggies

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Nov 232010
 

On Thursday at Memorial Stadium (8 pm ET, ESPN), the No. 17 Texas A&M Aggies face state rival Texas Longhorns in a Big 12 conference College Football battle.

Against the Longhorns, NCAA Football Odds have the Aggies as a 3-point road favorite.

By going 8-2 SU and 5-4-1 ATS in the past 10 meetings, the Longhorns have ruled the head-to-head series over the past few years. The Longhorns won 49-39 but could not cash as a 20.5-point road favorite, last season. Over the over/under total of 63 the score went.

On Saturday Texas A&M won 9-6 against the Nebraska Cornhuskers. The score was well below the total covering as a 1.5-point underdog.
On Saturday Texas blew out the Florida Atlantic Owls 51-17. The score sailed over the total as the Longhorns cashed as a 21.5–point home favorite.

Texas A&M has won five straight games, and is 8-3 SU and 6-4 ATS .Texas is 5-6 SU and 3-8 ATS.

On the road the total has gone over in 13 of Texas A&M’s last 16 games. In their last 11 games on the road, the Aggies are 3-8 ATS. In its last 23 games at home, Texas is 19-4 SU.

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