22, underdogs Wake Forest (+4) and Troy (+2.5) are taking the largest percentage of money line bets, 89% and 81% respectively. (AP Photo/Joe Skipper) ASSOCIATED PRESSįlorida International (+6) is taking the next highest percentage of side bets with 69% of the wagers in their match-up against Toledo in the Bahamas Bowl on Dec.
Toledo fans cheer in the stands as Toledo played against Temple in the Boca Raton Bowl, NCAA college. The UAB Blazers, now up to a -2.5-point favorite in the Boca Raton Bowl, are taking the largest percentage of side bets (74%) on any of the 30 teams playing in the 15 bowls between Dec. Assistant coach Mark Ivey will coach the Mountaineers in the New Orleans Bowl knowing too that he was passed over for the head coaching position when Appalachian State hired former NC State offensive coordinator Eliah Drinkwitz as their new head coach today. Bettors are supporting those two teams with the largest percentage of money line bets, as North Texas is taking 77% of the money line bets to win the game outright over Utah State while Middle Tennessee is taking 73% of the money line bets against Appalachian State, whose head coach Scott Satterfield left Dec.
However, sharp bettors often look towards playing bowl underdogs on the money line. The betting activity on those early bowl games currently shows the underdogs North Texas (+8) taking 54% of the side bets and Middle Tennessee State (+7) taking 51% of the side bets. 18 contest against Northern Illinois from the Mid America Conference in the Boca Raton Bowl. Later that same day, 10-win Sun Belt Champion Appalachian State (10-2) plays Middle Tennessee State (8-5) from Conference USA in the New Orleans Bowl.Ħ0 College Football Bowl Game Betting Trends, Tips, Stats and MoreĪnd the UAB Blazers (10-3), who beat Middle Tennessee State in the Conference USA Championship game, also fits the profitable profile in their Dec. Fellow Mountain West foe Utah State (10-2) also fits the profile as they tackle the Mean Green of North Texas (9-3) from Conference USA in the New Mexico Bowl on Dec. Now Fresno State (11-2) has their opportunity to hit the jackpot in Las Vegas for bettors that buy into the profitable profile. Last season 10-win teams Boise State (+7), Troy (-4.5) and Florida Atlantic (-23) all won and covered in this early bowl situational profile.īoise State from the Mountain West Conference beat Pac-12 power Oregon 38-28 in the Las Vegas Bowl as a 7-point underdog. While it’s a small sample size, it delivered big results again last year. 15.Ī key stat and against the spread (ATS) profile or trend in early bowl games shows that since 1980, Bowl teams with 10 or more wins playing in a Bowl game prior to Dec. That’s the largest percentage bet on any team of any of the opening six bowl games on Dec. Coaching also matters, and Coach of the Year candidate Jeff Tedford holds the edges over first year Arizona State head coach Herm Edwards.Īccording to Sports Insights, a partner of the Action Network which monitors seven leading online sportsbooks and betting activity, Fresno State is taking 62% of the side bets less than 48 hours before kickoff. Fresno State is fresh off their Mountain West Conference Championship game win over Boise State in the snow. 15 in the Las Vegas Bowl, where the smaller conference Bulldogs of Fresno State (-4.5) are taking money as the favorite. Is Arizona State (7-5) from the Pac-12 better than Group of 5 Fresno State (11-2) in the Mountain West Conference? We’ll find out Saturday, Dec.