General Line Placement Trends (since ’92)
- Underdogs hold a slight ATS edge in bowl games, 108-95, 53.2% with 5 games that have PUSHED.
- Favorites own an edge in straight up wins, 128-84, 60.4%.
- Underdogs who won ATS are also 84-24 SU, giving merit to Money Line wagering.
- Double digit favorites are 14-19-2 ATS, 42.4%.
- Favorites of 3 points or less are just 26-35 ATS, 42.6%.
- The best line range to bet on favorites is 6.5-9.5. They are 35-22-1 ATS (61.4%) in that scenario.
Here are some of the STRONG bowl team performance trends:
- GEORGIA is on a 5-1 SU & ATS run in its last six bowl games.
- OLE MISS is 5-1 SU & ATS in bowl games since ’92.
- MIAMI is 5-1 SU & ATS in its last six bowl games, with all five wins coming by double digit margins.
- BOSTON COLLEGE comes into 2003 on a 5-1 SU & ATS bowl run.
- BOISE STATE is 3-0 SU & ATS in its three previous bowl games.
- WISCONSIN is 7-1 SU & 6-2 ATS in its last eight bowl games.
Here are some of the WEAK bowl team performance trends:
- OHIO STATE, despite winning last year, is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 bowl games.
- LOUISVILLE is 1-5 SU & ATS in its last six bowl contests.
- ARKANSAS is 1-6 SU & 2-5 ATS in its last seven bowl games.