New Orleans Bowl, Cure Bowl, Las Vegas Bowl, New Mexico Bowl, Camellia Bowl, has these matchups: Middle Tennessee State vs. Arkansas State, Oregon vs. Boise State, Georgia State vs. Western Kentucky, North Texas vs. Troy, NFL has Bears vs. Lions, Chargers vs. Chiefs
3. Saturday, December 16, 2017
Bears-Lions
Fading really bad teams off blowout win as an underdog is 20-10 (Lions)
Still Chicago with some life with Trubisky
Rare case where public betting on dog Bears
Lions No. 2 over team at + 6.4
Bears No. 3 under team and under 9-4 -4 points per game
Saturday, December 16
North Texas vs. Troy (Too risky)
North Texas 8-5 against the spread, while Troy 5-6 but...
Troy enters covering three straight all by six or more with North Teas losing last one by 24 SU and 13 against the spread
Troy traveling 275 miles, North Texas 472
Go with much worse against the spread team in bowls unless they are a very large favorite is 247-181 (Troy)
But go with colder spread team is 45-25 (North Texas)
Huge game for North Texas as set single-season records for scoring, total offense, passing yards, passing TDs
Troy signature win over LSU, make them a square play
UNT without RB Jeffery Wilson, who had 1215 yards and 16 TDs in just 11 games
Bowl game dogs allowing 15 more points per game for the season are 10-6, benefits North Texas
Conference USA bowl dogs of +7 or more 15-7 (North Texas)
Georgia State vs. Western Kentucky
Western Kentucky worst spread margin of any bowl team at -6.8
Bowl teams with an against the spread margin of -5.5 or worse and not getting more than two points are 13-3 since 2004 (favors WKU)
Consensus: Troy, Western Kentucky; None NFL Saturday