The Florida Atlantic Owls are 0-3 straight up and against the spread in their last three games against teams from the Mid-American Conference. This year’s Owls team has a good chance of ending that losing streak this Tuesday in the Boca Raton Bowl against the Akron Zips.
Odds for Week 2 of college football bowl season, leading up to Christmas Eve
The college football bowl game betting slate ramps up this week, starting on Tuesday night when the Florida Atlantic Owls take on the Akron Zips as huge favorites at the sportsbooks.
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Florida Atlantic is a 23-point betting favorite at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. The Owls finished the regular season with a 10-3 SU and 9-4 ATS record, capped off by a 9-0 SU and 7-2 ATS run through their last nine games. Akron’s 96th-ranked rushing defense will need to come up with an answer for Devin Singletary, who has rushed for 1,794 yards and 29 touchdowns on 275 carries for the Owls this season.
Tuesday
Boca Raton Bowl: Akron at Florida Atlantic (-23)
Wednesday
Frisco Bowl: Louisiana Tech vs. SMU (-5)
Thursday
Gasparilla Bowl: Temple (-7) vs. Florida International
Friday
Bahamas Bowl: UAB vs. Ohio (-7.5)
Idaho Potato Bowl: Central Michigan vs. Wyoming (-3)
Saturday
Birmingham Bowl: Texas Tech vs. South Florida (-2.5)
Armed Forces Bowl: San Diego State (-6.5) vs. Army
Dollar General Bowl: Appalachian State vs. Toledo (-7.5)
Sunday
Hawaii Bowl: Fresno State vs. Houston (-2.5)
The midweek action continues with Louisiana Tech vs. SMU (-5) in the Frisco Bowl on Wednesday and Temple (-7) vs. Florida International in the Gasparilla Bowl on Thursday. Temple is 6-2 SU in its last eight games played on a Thursday and 4-0 ATS in its last four games against Conference USA opponents.
Two teams that did well for their backers this season meet in the Bahamas Bowl on Friday as the UAB Blazers face off against the Ohio Bobcats (-7.5). Both teams finished the regular season with 8-4 SU records while UAB held a slight edge ATS at 8-3-1 over Ohio’s 8-4. Ohio has lost its last two games but is 6-1 SU and ATS in its last seven games coming off of consecutive losses.
In the late game on Friday, Central Michigan and Wyoming (-3) meet in the Idaho Potato Bowl. The UNDER is 6-0 in Wyoming’s last six games per the OddsShark College Football Database.
Saturday’s college football betting card features a three-game slate of Texas Tech vs. South Florida (-2.5) in the Birmingham Bowl, San Diego State (-6.5) vs. Army in the Armed Forces Bowl, and Appalachian State vs. Toledo (-7.5) in the Dollar General Bowl. Appalachian State finished with a share of the Sun Belt title this season while Toledo came out on top as champions of the MAC with an 11-2 SU and 7-6 ATS record.
The weekend’s action wraps up with the Fresno State Bulldogs vs. Houston Cougars (-2.5) in the Hawaii Bowl. The Bulldogs are 0-6 SU and ATS over their last six postseason games.
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