Orange Bowl (@ Miami)
Texas Tech vs Oregon (-2.5)
Texas Tech (12-1)
Texas Tech scored 34+ points in 11 of its 12 wins.
Tech’s only loss: 26-22 at Arizona State.
Red Raiders have 10 starters back on offense, 11 on defense.
Red Raiders have 138 returning starts on the offensive line.
Senior QB Morton has started 20 games.
Tech’s last game was December 6th.
Red Raiders are 11-1 ATS this season.
Tech is 1-0 ATS as an underdog this year.
Under McGuire, Red Raiders are 8-8 ATS as an underdog.
Tech is 2-1 ATS in games with a single digit spread.
Under is 8-3 in Tech’s last ten games.
Big X non-conference underdogs are 4-4 ATS.
Oregon (11-1)
Oregon won last seven games, giving up 17.6 ppg.
Ducks only loss: 30-20 at home to Indiana.
Oregon has 8 starters back on offense, 6 on defense.
Ducks have 124 returning starts on the offensive line.
Soph QB Moore started 5 games at UCLA in 2023.
Ducks beat James Madison 51-34 on December 20th.
Oregon is 6-5 ATS as a favorite this year.
Ducks are 2-2 ATS in games with a single digit spread.
Over is 3-1 in their last four games.
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Oregon won three of its last four bowl games,
Big 18 non-conference favorites are 19-18 ATS this year.
Oregon (-6) won 38-30 at Texas Tech two years ago.
Favorites won/covered four of last five Orange Bowls.
This year, Big X teams are 3-2 SU/ATS vs Big 18 opponents.
Rose Bowl (@ Pasadena, CA)
Indiana (-7.5) vs Alabama
Indiana (13-0)
Hoosiers have only three wins by less than 10 points.
Indiana scored 30+ points in six of last eight games.
Hoosiers have 9 starters back on offense, 7 on defense.
Hoosiers have 80 returning starts on the offensive line.
Junior QB Mendoza started 19 games at California.
Indiana is 5-5 ATS as a favorite this year.
Hoosiers are 3-1 ATS in games with a single digit spread.
Indiana is +17 in turnovers this season.
Indiana lost its last seven bowl games; last bowl win? 1991.
Over is 5-2 in their last seven games.
Big 18 non-conference favorites are 19-18 ATS this year.
Alabama (11-3)
Alabama is 4-1 in games decided by 7 or fewer points.
Alabama was held to 17-21-7 points in its three losses.
Alabama has 7 starters back on offense, 8 on defense.
Crimson Tide has 95 returning starts on the offensive line.
Junior QB Simpson threw 25 passes last year.
Alabama is 2-3 when it allows more than 21 points.
Under DeBoer, Alabama is 3-1 ATS as an underdog.
In his career, DeBoer is 7-2 as an underdog.
Crimson Tide lost three of its last five bowl games.
Alabama is 3-2-2 ATS in games with single digit spread.
Nine of last 11 Alabama games stayed under the total.
SEC non-conference underdogs are 4-3 ATS
Supposed to be rainy and around 60 for this game.
This year, SEC/Big 18 teams have split six games.
Underdogs are 5-2 ATS in last seven Rose Bowls.
These teams haven’t met in the last six years.
Sugar Bowl (@ New Orleans)
Ole Miss vs Georgia (-6.5)
Ole Miss (12-1)
Coach Kiffin bolted to LSU; some of his assistants are still coaching Ole Miss.
Rebels won last five I-A games, scoring 35.4 ppg
Rebels have 6 starters back on offense, 6 on defense.
Rebels have 78 returning starts on offensive line.
QB Chambliss has 3,298 PY passing yards (19 TD’s, 3 INT’s).
Rebels are 1-1 ATS as an underdog this year.
Rebels are 12-9 ATS last 21 games as an underdog
OleMiss is 4-2 ATS in games with single digit spread.
Only Ole Miss loss: 43-35 at Georgia.
Ole Miss won its last three bowl games, scoring 38-52-41 points.
Under is 7-3 in last nine Ole Miss games.
Georgia (12-1)
Georgia won last nine games, allowing 10-3-9-7 points in last four.
Dawgs’ only loss was 24-21 at home to Alabama.
Dawgs have 5 starters back on offense, 6 on defense.
Georgia has 35 returning starts on offensive line.
Junior QB Stockton has three career starts.
In his career, Smart is 45-52-1 ATS as a favorite.
Georgia is 6-6 ATS as a favorite this year.
Dawgs are 5-3 ATS in games with single digit spread.
Six of last eight Georgia games stayed under the total.
Georgia is 5-1 SU/4-2 ATS last six bowl games.
Georgia (-7.5) beat Ole Miss 43-35 at home October 18.
Dawgs are 10-2 SU/8-4 ATS last 12 games against the Rebels.
Under is 6-4 in last ten Sugar Bowls.