Bowl Games
January 1
ReliaQuest Bowl (@ Tampa)
Wisconsin vs LSU (-10)
Wisconsin (7-5)
— Wisconsin is 0-3 when they allow more than 21 points.
— Badgers are 6-1 when they allow 17 or fewer points.
— Wisconsin is 7-5; they were favored in 10 of 12 games.
— since 2017, Badgers are 2-4 ATS as an underdog.
— Wisconsin is 9-6-1 ATS in last 16 non-league games (0-2-1 TY)
— 10 starters back on offense, 8 on defense
— 97 starts back on offensive line.
— backup QB Locke has completed 50% of passes (5 TDs, 1 iNT)
— Locke is a transfer from Mississippi State.
— Badgers are 2-1 in games decided by 8 or fewer points.
— under is 7-3 in Badgers’ last ten games.
— Wisconsin’s 7-6 record LY was their worst since 2008.
— Wisconsin won/covered its last three bowls.
LSU (9-3)
— QB Daniels quit the team, won’t play in bowl.
— Backup QB Nussmeier is 17-33/197 passing TY
— Daniels was also the Tigers’ leading rusher (1,134 yards)
— LSU won six of last seven games, scoring 42+ points in wins.
— Tigers allowed 45-55-42 points in losses.
— LSU gained 500+ yards in nine of last 11 games.
— 8 starters back on offense, 7 on defense
— 102 starts back on offensive line.
— this year, under Kelly, LSU is 7-3 ATS as a favorite.
— under Kelly, LSU is 11-7 ATS as a favorite.
— In his career, Kelly is 81-72-5 ATS as a favorite.
— under Kelly, LSU is 6-2 ATS in non-SEC games.
— Over is 11-1 in LSU games this season.
— In his career, Kelly is 8-6 in bowl games.
— LSU is 4-1 SU/ATS in bowls the last five years.
— These teams haven’t met since 2016.
— Underdogs are 6-4 ATS in last 10 ReliaQuest Bowls
— Last 8 years, SEC is 6-2 vs Big 14 in this bowl.
— since 2019, Big 14 teams are 11-6 ATS vs SEC opponents.
Fiesta Bowl (@ Glendale, AZ)
Liberty vs Oregon (-16.5)
Liberty (13-0)
— Last five years, Liberty is 47-16 SU/38-25 ATS
— Flames are 13-0 SU/9-4 ATS TY.
— 11 of Flames’ 13 wins were by 10+ points.
— Liberty was double digit favorite in 8 of last 10 games.
— Flames are 16-5 ATS in last 21 games as an underdog.
— In his career, HC Chadwell is 16-8-1 ATS as an underdog.
— 5 starters back on offense, 3 on defense
— 98 starts back on offensive line
— soph QB started four games LY.
— Last eight games, Liberty ran the ball for 332.8 yards/game.
— Flames have a +9 turnover ratio.
— Six of their last seven games went over the total.
— New HC Chadwell went 39-22 coaching Coastal Carolina.
— Liberty is 3-1 SU/4-0 ATS in bowls, but this is a step up in competition
— AAC non-conference underdogs are 12-20 ATS
Oregon (11-2)
— Oregon has scored 31+ points in every game this season.
— Nine of their 11 wins were by 14+ points.
— Ducks’ only losses were 36-33/34-31, both vs Washington.
— Oregon threw ball for 367+ yards in four of last five games.
— 8 starters back on offense, 8 on defense
— 96 starts back on offensive line.
— Senior QB Nix QB has 60 career starts, 34 of them at Auburn.
— Last 5+ years, Ducks are 56-18 SU.
— under Lanning, Ducks are 15-6 ATS as a favorite.
— Oregon is 11-17-2 ATS in last 30 non-league games.
— Under is 8-4 in Oregon’s I-A games.
— Ducks are 3-2 in last five bowl games; all three wins were by one point.
— Pac-12 non-conference favorites are 15-7 ATS
— These teams haven’t met in this century.
— Favorites are 5-3 ATS in last eight Fiesta Bowls.
— since 2014, Pac-12 teams are 0-3 SU/ATS in this bowl.
— since 2017, AAC teams are 9-1 ATS vs Pac-12 opponents.