The Memphis Tigers finished the regular season on a 4-1 straight up and against the spread run over their last five games. The Tigers will try to bounce back from a loss in the AAC Championship Game with a win this Saturday over the Wake Forest Demon Deacons in the Birmingham Bowl.
Bowl game odds 2018: Saturday betting lines, trends for four matchups on schedule
Eight teams hope to finish up their season strong this Saturday when they meet in four bowl games, with Memphis and Army among the betting favorites at sportsbooks.
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Memphis is a 3-point betting favorite on the college football odds in Birmingham at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. After finishing the season ranked second in the nation in rushing yards with 1,909 and first in the nation in rushing touchdowns with 22, Tigers running back Darrell Henderson has decided to skip this game in order to prepare for the NFL Draft. This will be a big help for Wake Forest, who are 4-1 SU and ATS over their last five bowl games and 7-1 ATS in its last eight games played in December.
Saturday Bowl Games Betting Lines
Houston vs. Army (-5)
Memphis (-3) vs. Wake Forest
Buffalo (-1.5) vs. Troy
Hawaii (-1) vs. Louisiana Tech
The Army Black Knights have won each of their last eight games and are 10-2 SU and 6-5-1 ATS this season, earning them the No. 22 spot in the AP Top 25 rankings. Army hopes to keep things rolling as the biggest favorite on the board this Saturday at -5 going up against the Houston Cougars in the Armed Forces Bowl.
Houston is just 4-12 SU in its last 16 games played in the month of December and 22-58 SU in its last 80 instances as a betting underdog.
The Buffalo Bulls (-1.5) rolled to a 9-1 SU and 8-2 ATS record through their first 10 games this season, but lost some steam down the stretch with a 1-2 SU and ATS finish. They square off against the Troy Trojans on Saturday in the Dollar General Bowl. Troy is 16-3 SU over its last 19 games and 4-0 SU and 3-1 ATS in its last four games against MAC opponents per the OddsShark College Football Database.
Rounding out Saturday’s card, the Hawaii Warriors are a 1-point favorite over the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs on the Hawaii Bowl odds. Hawaii is a remarkable 0-15-1 ATS in its last 16 games as a betting favorite while Louisiana Tech is 6-1 ATS in its last seven games as a road underdog. The Bulldogs have also won each of their last four bowl appearances.
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