College Bowl Handicapping Trends

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.