Bowl Trends
No bet should be predicated on trends, it’s like trying to offer a literary critique by just reading the Cliffs Notes. However, it’s always fun to look at some of the irregularities and quirks that take place over an expanded sample size. Thanks to the folks at OddsShark here are some notes on this
Boca Raton Bowl: Temple (10-3) vs Toledo (9-2) –
Temple is 1-5 SU and ATS in its last six games against Toledo.
Toledo is 11-2 ATS in its last 13 games.
Toledo is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games after winning the previous game in a matchup.
Temple is 11-3 SU and 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games.
Temple is 4-0 SU in its last four games after losing the previous game in a matchup.
The total has gone under in 10 of Temple’s last 14 games against the Mid-American.
Poinsettia Bowl: Boise State (8-4) vs Northern Illinois (8-5) –
The favorite is 5-1 SU and 4-2 ATS in the last six Poinsettia Bowls.
The total has gone under in six of Northern Illinois’ last eight Bowl games.
Boise State is 5-1 SU and 4-2 ATS in last six Bowl games.
Northern Illinois is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games after a loss.
The total has gone under in Northern Illinois’s last three games.
The total has gone under in five of Boise State’s last seven games against the Mid-American.
Sun Bowl: Miami (8-4) vs Washington State (8-4) –
The total has gone over in five of the last six Sun Bowls.
The underdog has covered in five of the last six Sun Bowls.
Washington State is 0-3 SU in its last three Bowl games.
Miami is 0-4 ATS in its last four Bowl games.
Miami is 1-9 ATS in its last 10 games after consecutive wins.
Washington State is 8-1 ATS in its last nine games.
The total has gone under in four of Washington State’s last five games.
Foster Farms Bowl: Nebraska (5-7) vs UCLA (8-4) –
The favorite is 8-0 SU and 6-2 ATS in the last eight Foster Farms Bowls
The total has gone under in nine of Nebraska’s last 12 Bowl games.
UCLA is 4-1 ATS in its last five games against the Big 10.
The total has gone under in five of UCLA’s last seven games after a loss.
Nebraska is 5-0 ATS in its last five games after losing the previous game in a matchup.
Nebraska is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games after an ATS loss.
Military Bowl: Pitt (8-4) vs Navy (9-2) –
The favored team is 6-1 SU and 5-2 ATS in the last seven Military Bowls.
Pittsburgh is 1-3 SU and ATS in its last four Bowl games.
Navy is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 Bowl games.
Navy is 1-6-1 ATS in its last eight games against the Atlantic Coast.
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU and ATS in its last five games in December.
Pittsburgh is 5-2 ATS in its last seven games after losing the previous game in a matchup.
Armed Forces Bowl: Air Force (8-5) vs California (7-5) –
The underdog is 5-1 SU and ATS in the last six Armed Forces Bowls.
The total has gone under in four of the last five Armed Forces Bowls.
The total has gone over in seven of California’s last nine Bowl games.
Air Force is 4-1 ATS in its last five Bowl games.
California is 1-5 ATS in its last six games.
California is 6-2 SU in its last eight games against the Mountain West.
Air Force is 6-2 SU in its last eight games after a loss.
Russell Athletic Bowl: North Carolina (11-2) vs Baylor (9-3) –
The total has gone under in the last six Russell Athletic Bowls.
North Carolina is 2-5 SU in its last seven Bowl games.
Baylor is 1-5 ATS in its last six games.
Baylor is 17-48 SU in its last 65 games after consecutive losses.
The total has gone over in four of North Carolina’s last five games.
North Carolina is 2-6 SU in its last eight games in December.
Texas Bowl: LSU (8-3) vs Texas Tech (7-5) –
The total has gone under in seven of the last eight Texas Bowls.
The favorite is 7-2 SU in the last nine Texas Bowls.
LSU is 1-3 SU and ATS in its last four Bowl games.
Texas Tech is 4-0 SU in its last four Bowl games.
Texas Tech is 5-2 ATS in its last seven games after a win.
Texas Tech is 6-0 SU in its last six games in December.
LSU is 4-0 SU and 3-1 ATS in its last four games against the Big 12.
LSU is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games in December.
Birmingham Bowl: Auburn (6-6) vs Memphis (9-3) –
The favored team is 4-1 SU and ATS in the last five Birmingham Bowls.
The total has gone over in four of Memphis’ last five Bowl games.
Auburn is 9-3 SU in its last 12 Bowl games.
The total has gone over in nine of Memphis’s last 12 games after a win.
Memphis is 1-7 ATS in its last eight games against the Southeast.
Auburn is 2-14-1 ATS in its last 17 games.
The total has gone under in four of Auburn’s last five games.
Holiday Bowl: Southern Cal (8-5) vs Wisconsin (9-3) –
The total has gone under in six of the last seven Holiday Bowls.
The underdog has covered in four of the last five Holiday Bowls.
Southern Cal is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 Bowl games.
Wisconsin is 1-4 SU in its last four Bowl games.
Wisconsin is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games against the Pacific 12.
The total has gone under in seven of Wisconsin’s last 10 games.
Southern Cal is 15-0 SU and 11-4 ATS in its last 15 games against the Big 10.
Southern Cal is 11-1 ATS in its last 12 games after a loss.
Peach Bowl: Houston (12-1) vs Florida State (10-2) –
The underdog has covered in 7 of the last 10 Peach Bowls
Florida State is 8-2-1 ATS in its last 11 Bowl games.
Houston is 3-7 SU in its last 10 Bowl games.
Florida State is 6-15 ATS in its last 21 games after consecutive wins.
The total has gone under in seven of Florida State’s last nine games after a win.
Houston is 21-7-1 ATS in its last 29 games after consecutive wins.
Houston is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games against the Atlantic Coast.
Cotton Bowl: No. 2 Alabama (12-1) vs No. 3 Michigan State (12-1) –
The favorite has covered in six of the last nine Cotton Bowls.
The total has gone over in eight of Alabama’s last nine Bowl games.
The total has gone over in four of Michigan State’s last five games after consecutive wins.
Michigan State is 16-1 SU in its last 17 games.
Alabama is 4-1 ATS in its last five games.
Alabama is 5-1 SU and ATS in its last six games against the Big 10.
Orange Bowl: No. 1 Clemson (13-0) vs No. 4 Oklahoma (11-1) –
The underdog has won SU and ATS in six of the last eight Orange Bowls.
The total has gone under in eight of Clemson’s last 11 Bowl games.
Oklahoma is 8-2 SU and 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games against the Atlantic Coast.
Oklahoma is 15-1 SU in its last 16 games after losing the previous game in a matchup.
The total has gone over in seven of Clemson’s last nine games after a win.
Clemson is 7-0 SU in its last seven games after winning the previous game in a matchup.
Citrus Bowl: Michigan (9-3) vs Florida (10-3) –
The favorite is 6-1 SU and ATS in the last seven Citrus Bowls.
Florida is 5-1 SU and ATS in its last six Bowl games.
The total has gone over in 11 of Michigan’s last 14 Bowl games.
Michigan is 2-5 SU in its last seven games in January.
Michigan is 5-2 ATS in its last seven games after a loss.
Florida is 4-1 SU and 5-0 ATS in its last five games after a loss.
The total has gone under in five of Florida’s last six games.
Outback Bowl: Northwestern (10-2) vs Tennessee (8-4) –
The underdog has covered in the last four Outback Bowls.
Northwestern is 1-9 SU in its last 10 Bowl games.
Tennessee is 3-1 SU and ATS in its last four games in January.
Tennessee is 5-2 ATS in its last seven games.
Northwestern is 5-0 SU and 4-1 ATS in its last five games.
Northwestern is 1-4 SU in its last five games in January.
Fiesta Bowl: Notre Dame (10-2) vs Ohio State (11-1) –
The underdog has covered in seven of the last nine Fiesta Bowls.
The total has gone over in four of the last five Fiesta Bowls.
Notre Dame is 4-9 SU and 3-10 ATS in its last 13 Bowl games.
Ohio State is 5-2 ATS in its last seven Bowl games.
Ohio State is 18-1 SU in its last 19 games after winning the previous game in a matchup.
Ohio State is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games after a win.
Notre Dame is 0-7 SU in its last seven games in January.
Notre Dame is 0-3 SU and ATS in its last three games against Ohio State.
Notre Dame is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games.
Rose Bowl: Stanford (11-2) vs Iowa (12-1) –
The favorite is 6-2 SU in the last eight Rose Bowls.
Stanford is 5-1 ATS in its last six Bowl games.
Iowa is 5-2 ATS in its last seven Bowl games.
Iowa is 2-6 ATS in its last eight games against the Pacific 12.
Iowa is 7-2 SU in its last nine games after a loss.
Stanford is 9-1 SU and 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games after a win.
Stanford is 12-4 ATS in its last 16 games.
Sugar Bowl: Oklahoma State (10-2) vs Ole Miss (9-3) –
The underdog has won SU and ATS in the last three Sugar Bowls
Oklahoma State is 4-1 SU in its last five Bowl games.
Mississippi is 6-1 SU in its last seven Bowl games.
Mississippi is 3-0 SU and ATS in its last three games after winning the previous game in a matchup.
Mississippi is 4-0 SU in its last four games in January.
Oklahoma State is 2-5 ATS in its last seven games after a loss.
Oklahoma State is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games after consecutive losses.
(Gator) TaxSlayer Bowl: Penn State (7-5) vs Georgia (9-3) –
The favorite is 12-3 SU and 10-5 ATS in the last 16 TaxSlayer Bowls.
Georgia is 13-5 SU in its last 18 Bowl games.
The total has gone under in Georgia’s last six games.
Georgia is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games in January.
Penn State is 0-4 ATS in its last four games after a loss.
Penn State is 1-3 SU and 0-3-1 ATS in its last four games in January.
Cactus Bowl: West Virginia (7-5) vs Arizona State (6-6) –
The underdog is 3-1 SU and ATS in the last four Cactus Bowls.
The total has gone over in 8 of the last 11 Cactus Bowls.
The total has gone over in 11 of West Virginia’s last 15 Bowl games.
Arizona State is 1-6 ATS in its last seven Bowl games.
Arizona State is 7-2 SU in its last nine games after a loss.
Arizona State is 3-0 ATS in its last three games.
West Virginia is 3-7 SU and ATS in its last 10 games after losing as a favorite.
West Virginia is 4-1 SU in its last five games in January.
Alamo Bowl: Oregon (9-3) vs TCU (10-2) –
The favorite has won SU in seven of the last nine Alamo Bowls
Oregon is 4-1 SU and ATS in its last five Bowl games.
TCU is 7-2 SU in its last nine Bowl games.
TCU is 19-8 ATS in its last 27 games.
TCU is 0-4 SU in its last four games after winning as an underdog.
Oregon is 11-1 SU and 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games after consecutive wins.
Oregon is 3-1 SU and ATS in its last four games in January.
