Bettors Like SEC In Big One
By SPORTSBETTING.COM
The curtain is getting ready to close on the 2007-2008 college football season?a season that, in retrospect, was one of the wildest, craziest year?s anyone can remember. Even commentator Beano Cooke, who?s been watching college football since the days when Navy used to play on New Year?s Day, states that he can?t remember a season like this.
There are still a pair of meaningful bowl games left on the card, the Orange Bowl on Thursday, followed by the big one, the BCS Championship on Monday night.
Of course, we also have two more bowl games sandwiched in between. These are the type of bowl games only family, friends and school faithful really care about?oh?and of course us bettors care to.
The International Bowl, matching up Rutgers and Ball State, kicks-off Saturday the 5th. Rutgers is a 10.5-point favorite. As one might expect, Rutgers is getting most of the attention from the betting public, as 83% of the players at SPORTSBETTING.COM are placing their fortunes in the hands of the Scarlet Knights.
The GMAC Bowl follows on Sunday, pitting Tulsa vs. Bowling Green. Tulsa is a 4.5-point favorite, with a very lofty Over/Under number of 76. Tulsa is receiving 70% of the betting action, while that huge total is attracting mostly ?Under? tickets, at a clip of 80%.
Tonight?s FedEx Orange Bowl is one of the big games still left to be played and it is getting a ton of attention from bettors, as this nationally televised battle takes center stage all on its own.
Featuring #3 Virginia Tech as a 3.5-point favorite over #8 Kansas, both teams have a lot more to play for than simply celebrating a bowl victory. The Hokies would love to hit the 12-win mark, putting a positive exclamation point on a season that followed the spring tragedy on their campus. For Kansas, it is all about respect and finally being able to tell the sports world that they are legit, and not a function of a soft schedule and a few fluke plays.
What do bettors think? They think Virginia Tech is going to deliver that storybook ending for their school, as 90% of the volume is on their side.
The grand finale goes Monday night, when the BCS Championship Game settles the question of who will end up Number 1 this year.
The two-loss LSU Tigers are a 4-point favorite over the one-loss Ohio State Buckeyes. The general consensus is that the SEC is a better conference overall than the Big 10 (sorry Big 10 lovers but it is true)?however, that certainly doesn?t mean the Big 10?s best team can?t beat LSU in this matchup.
They can?and might. They need a victory here after the spanking they took last year in this game at the hands of the SEC Florida Gators.
Some trends of note of the big game:
Ohio State is 4-1 ATS in their last five bowl games. They are 3-0 ATS the last three times they have been an underdog in a bowl game.
In their last six bowl games, Ohio State has combined to score more points than the total of 48.5 currently set on this matchup.
LSU is 6-2 ATS in their last eight bowl games and are 3-1 ATS as a favorite.
Bettors like the SEC side in this matchup right now, as LSU is seeing 75% of the wagering action.
Enjoy the games.
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By SPORTSBETTING.COM
The curtain is getting ready to close on the 2007-2008 college football season?a season that, in retrospect, was one of the wildest, craziest year?s anyone can remember. Even commentator Beano Cooke, who?s been watching college football since the days when Navy used to play on New Year?s Day, states that he can?t remember a season like this.
There are still a pair of meaningful bowl games left on the card, the Orange Bowl on Thursday, followed by the big one, the BCS Championship on Monday night.
Of course, we also have two more bowl games sandwiched in between. These are the type of bowl games only family, friends and school faithful really care about?oh?and of course us bettors care to.
The International Bowl, matching up Rutgers and Ball State, kicks-off Saturday the 5th. Rutgers is a 10.5-point favorite. As one might expect, Rutgers is getting most of the attention from the betting public, as 83% of the players at SPORTSBETTING.COM are placing their fortunes in the hands of the Scarlet Knights.
The GMAC Bowl follows on Sunday, pitting Tulsa vs. Bowling Green. Tulsa is a 4.5-point favorite, with a very lofty Over/Under number of 76. Tulsa is receiving 70% of the betting action, while that huge total is attracting mostly ?Under? tickets, at a clip of 80%.
Tonight?s FedEx Orange Bowl is one of the big games still left to be played and it is getting a ton of attention from bettors, as this nationally televised battle takes center stage all on its own.
Featuring #3 Virginia Tech as a 3.5-point favorite over #8 Kansas, both teams have a lot more to play for than simply celebrating a bowl victory. The Hokies would love to hit the 12-win mark, putting a positive exclamation point on a season that followed the spring tragedy on their campus. For Kansas, it is all about respect and finally being able to tell the sports world that they are legit, and not a function of a soft schedule and a few fluke plays.
What do bettors think? They think Virginia Tech is going to deliver that storybook ending for their school, as 90% of the volume is on their side.
The grand finale goes Monday night, when the BCS Championship Game settles the question of who will end up Number 1 this year.
The two-loss LSU Tigers are a 4-point favorite over the one-loss Ohio State Buckeyes. The general consensus is that the SEC is a better conference overall than the Big 10 (sorry Big 10 lovers but it is true)?however, that certainly doesn?t mean the Big 10?s best team can?t beat LSU in this matchup.
They can?and might. They need a victory here after the spanking they took last year in this game at the hands of the SEC Florida Gators.
Some trends of note of the big game:
Ohio State is 4-1 ATS in their last five bowl games. They are 3-0 ATS the last three times they have been an underdog in a bowl game.
In their last six bowl games, Ohio State has combined to score more points than the total of 48.5 currently set on this matchup.
LSU is 6-2 ATS in their last eight bowl games and are 3-1 ATS as a favorite.
Bettors like the SEC side in this matchup right now, as LSU is seeing 75% of the wagering action.
Enjoy the games.
Visit SPORTSBETTING.COM to enter the FREE ?SUPER PICKS? contest. Pick winning plays throughout the NFL playoffs and you could win the $1 million grand prize, or one of the other many great prizes.
Check it out here.
