The St. Petersburg Bowl features Louisville vs. Southern Mississippi. Louisville is -2.5 with a total of 57.
The best sports picks experts use different key handicapping numbers than the square player. Here is a preview of that game from a handicapping standpoint.
The Cardinals are 6-6 both straight up and against the spread, while Southern Miss is 8-4 straight up, but 6-6 to the number. The Eagles have gone over 8-of-11 this season.
Louisville averages an impressive 4.9 yards per rush squads usually permitting 4.0, but they get a pedestrian 7.1 yards per pass to teams that normally allow 7.2. Overall, the Cards get 5.8 yards per play to 5.4.
On defense, Louisville allows 4.0 yards per rush to teams normally getting 3.9. However, they permit a stingy 6.3 yards per pass to teams that usually get 6.9 and just 4.9 yards per play to 5.2.
Southern Miss gets 4.7 yards per rush to squads usually permitting 4.5, but just 7.0 yards per pass to 7.6 and 5.8 yards per play to 5.9.
The Eagles are tough against the run allowing 3.6 yards per rush to teams that usually get 4.0, but not so impressive against the pass at 7.5 to 6.9, allowing 5.6 yards per play squads that normally accumulate just 5.4.
Top expert pick on this game: America’s Greatest sports service GodsTips is 8-2 in college football the last 10, including 2-1 in the bowls. The first Wise Guy of the bowl season goes on the Louisville-Southern Miss side.
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Spread betting trends (all records are against the spread): Louisville is 12-1 to Conference USA, 30-11 in nonconference, and 24-11 games after accumulating more than 200 yards rushing in their previous game. However, they are 3-8 off a spread win. Louisville is also 5-0 in the series.
Southern Miss is 2-9 after accumulating more than 280 yards passing in their previous game.
Over/under trends: Southern Miss has gone over 7-1 their last eight.