College Football Bowl Games Betting Odds
There are several major bowl games on the college football schedule coming up, starting with the Orange Bowl on Friday featuring the Tennessee Volunteers and the Clemson Tigers.
At Bovada Sportsbook, the Tigers are 5.5-point favorites. Clemson was 11-2 straight up and 7-6 against the spread this season. When favored, Clemson tends to deliver with a 19-2 SU record and 12-9 ATS mark in its last 21 games. In their last seven bowl games, the Tigers are 4-3 SU and ATS.
Tennessee was 10-2 SU and 9-3 ATS this season. As an underdog, the Volunteers are 1-4 SU and ATS in their last five. Their record isn’t any better as a bowl game underdog, as they’re 1-7 SU and 2-5-1 ATS in their last eight.
Sugar Bowl: Tide have covered in only one of last seven
In Saturday’s Sugar Bowl, the Alabama Crimson Tide are 6.5-point favorites vs the Kansas State Wildcats.
Alabama was 10-2 SU and 5-6-1 ATS this season, including going 1-5-1 ATS in its last seven games. On the road, the Crimson Tide have been a bad bet at 1-5 ATS in their last six and 2-7 ATS in their last nine.
Kansas State was 10-3 SU and 9-3-1 ATS this season. The Wildcats head into bowl season with four straight wins both SU and ATS. As an underdog, they are 3-11 SU and 6-8 ATS in their last 14. As a bowl game underdog, they’re 1-5 SU and ATS in their last six.
Cotton Bowl: OVER has hit in USC’s last seven games
In Monday’s Cotton Bowl, the USC Trojans face the Tulane Green Wave as 2-point favorites.
USC was 11-2 SU and 8-5 ATS this season. In the Trojans’ last six, they’re 5-1 SU and 3-3 ATS, and their last seven games have all gone OVER the posted total. In bowl games, the Trojans have lost five straight ATS with a 2-3 SU record, and as a bowl game favorite they’re 1-5 ATS in their last six.
Tulane was 11-2 SU and ATS this season. The Green Wave have won three in a row SU and ATS and in their last nine games they’re 8-1 SU and ATS. Against teams with winning records, the Green Wave are 10-1 ATS in their last 11 games. In their last six bowl games, they are 4-2 SU and ATS.
Rose Bowl: Utes have lost their last three bowl games
Finally, in Monday’s Rose Bowl, the Utah Utes face the Penn State Nittany Lions as 2.5-point favorites.
Utah was 10-3 SU and 8-5 ATS this season. The Utes are 6-1 SU and 4-3 ATS in their last seven games. When favored, they’re 9-1 SU and 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games. Utah has lost its last three bowl games, including two as the favorite.
Penn State was 10-2 SU and 8-3-1 ATS this season, The Nittany Lions have won four straight and in their last six games, they’re 5-0-1 ATS. As an underdog, they’ve lost six straight at 2-4 ATS, and in their last 15 games as an underdog they’re 2-13 SU and 8-7 ATS.