The 2006-07 bowl period kicked off Tuesday next to the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl, which TCU won 37-7 over Northern Illinois, and ends on Jan. 8 in Glendale, Ariz., with the Tostitos BCS National Championship Game.
In all, 32 bowl games will be contend concluded three weeks. Starting Dec. 26, at hand will be a slightest one lame for 9 uninterrupted days, so bettors will privation to be well-prepared heading into all the accomplishment.
Here are a few handicapping pointers to get you started:
Respect the Ability to Win, But Consider Strength of Schedule
This is the classic NCAA debate, whether in football's bowl period of time or basketball's March Madness. Should a team with a stronger text from a weaker convention be loved complete a lateral with a weaker record from a stronger conference? Or, vice-versa?
Take the Hawaii Bowl on Dec. 24, for occurrence. This one has Hawaii (10-3) favored by a score over and done with Arizona State (7-5).
The big history from a hoopla orientation is Hawaii QB Colt Brennan, who ended in a tie for 2nd lodge aft Ohio State's Troy Smith for the Associated Press academy field game Player of the Year. He as well necessarily honorable one TD miss Sunday to tie the NCAA single-season mark of 54 set by Houston's David Klingler in 1990.
Brennan's playing led the Warriors to their best possible regular-season story since 2002. Of course, it helped that his team contend right one hierarchal adversary all yr. That was at Boise State and it was a 41-34 loss. Not that his five- and six-TD performances resistant the likes of New Mexico State (4-8) and Utah State (1-11), respectively, weren't impressive, but the fight was not.
Conversely, that was no creampuff programme the Sun Devils faced. Three of ASU's financial loss came in opposition graded opponents California, Oregon and USC. The some other two defeats came opposed to the single teams in the state to beat USC: UCLA and Oregon State.
Brennan's closing outing, hostile Oregon State on Dec. 2, saw the Beavers use blitzes and stunts to rack up six sacks and military group him into respective bad throws, which enclosed two interceptions. Oregon State won 35-32 as 9-point underdogs.
Watch for Line Moves
Since heaps of the teams entangled in the bowl bonanza aren't of the high-profile variety, there's frequently a terrible deal of volatility in the lines that oddsmakers liberation.
Remember that bowl games are winsome to bettors in generous part because they're on TV, not because of the teams up to their necks. Let's retributory say a regular-season, non-televised pairing betwixt Utah and Tulsa would draw a lot smaller number bustle than Saturday's Armed Forces Bowl between the two sides, which will be shown to a national audience on ESPN. Simply put, it's not correctly painless for sportsbooks to call how their clients will move to a strip involving non-football works schools.
There have just been some vip formation moves. In Thursday's Las Vegas Bowl, BYU agape as a 6-point favorite over Oregon. The Cougars have since been washed-out to -3.5.
It's not just sides that move, either; it's totals, too. The first showing cipher of 58 is now 63.
Bettors hoping to get the longest digit call for to pay renown to procession moves. If the gambol you suchlike starts acquiring worse, holdfast it in, because it's smaller number plausible to come in rear legs than sustenance going. And that technique if it starts feat better, class ready and waiting a half-size long. Your good nature might meet buy a ingredient or two.
Happy to Be There or Not?
At record schools, unloading a vessel bid is appropriate tidings. Of course, most schools don't have the football game practice of a Florida State.
The Seminoles have won two national championships (1993 and 1999), and over in the top five of the AP Poll for a odd 14 shortest old age from 1987 through 2000. As always, big things were appointed once more in 2006. The Seminoles were given a preseason top-level of No. 10 in the Coaches Poll and No. 11 in the AP Poll.
It never happened for the 'Noles, then again. Early financial loss to Clemson and NC State put a speedy end to any national title hopes. Now, at 6-6, they brainwave themselves in the Emerald Bowl on Dec. 27 hostile UCLA (-4.5). It's not the good of activity pave the way trainer Bobby Bowden promised his recruits when they autographed up for the system of rules.
"It may not be the vessel game you wanted to go to," football player Buster Davis told USA Today. "But active 6-6, that's what happens."
"At slightest it will be a contrastive thing," Bowden said. "We haven't been out west since the Fiesta Bowl."
Gee, can you cognisance the excitement?
Last period in the Emerald Bowl, it was a unsuccessful Georgia Tech troop that showed up to kick up your heels Utah after a loss to Wake Forest in the ACC title fight spectator sport. Despite anyone 9-point favorites, the Yellow Jackets lost 38-10
"We weren't truly that content to be out in San Francisco intersecting the country," running back Mike Cox admitted to Associated Press.
As for FSU's opponents, the Bruins have won cardinal in a row and are future off a mammoth troubled of across competitor USC. Plenty of students and alumni are in no doubt to be in the tiered seats to stay their side, which makes it fairly fantastic UCLA will move out flat.
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