Monday, December 23, 2013

2013 - 2014 Bowl Previews: Part IV


Today is Part IV of our 2013 - 2014 bowl preview series. Today we'll examine the
  • AutoZone Liberty Bowl
    Mississippi State Bulldogs vs Rice Owls
  • National University Holiday Bowl
    Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Arizona State Sun Devils
  • Belk Bowl
    North Carolina Tar Heels vs Cincinnati Bearcats
  • Sheraton Hawaii Bowl
    Oregon State Beavers vs Boise State Broncos
  • San Diego Country Credit Union Poinettia Bowl
    Northern Illinois Huskies vs Utah State Aggies
Full previews after the jump ....

23. AutoZone Liberty Bowl

Tuesday, December 31 at 4:00 PM

Mississippi State Bulldogs (5 - 6; 3 - 5 SEC)
vs
Rice Owls (10 - 3; 8 - 1 Conference-USA)
GUGS Score: 40.3

Justin

Mississippi State Bulldogs
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2013 0.633 42 0.702 2 16.5 65 13.4 21 164.6 80
Rice Owls
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2013 0.586 51 0.336 107 17.9 50 15.7 50 170.3 48

Mississippi St. 27, Rice 25 (54.9%); 167 plays.

Eddie

Mississippi State Bulldogs
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2013 0.693 32 0.555 8 18.9 37 11.4 13 162.8 109
Rice Owls
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2013 0.484 65 0.471 88 17.4 49 17.2 76 170.1 28

Mississippi St. 38, Rice 21 (75.5%); 166 plays.


Mississippi State Bulldogs Season Summary
Date TFG RBA Away Team       TFG RBA Home Team Plays Odds
TFG / RBA
2013/08/31  46 /  38 Mississippi St. 3 vs  12 /  13 Oklahoma St. 21 171  28.2% /  41.9%
2013/09/14  56 /  45 Mississippi St. 20 at  58 /  60 Auburn 24 162  36.3% /  75.2%
2013/09/21  89 /  80 Troy 7 at  55 /  50 Mississippi St. 62 153  82.1% /  73.8%
2013/10/05  12 /   6 LSU 59 at  35 /  21 Mississippi St. 26 159  35.7% /  17.5%
2013/10/12  66 /  50 Bowling Green 20 at  42 /  27 Mississippi St. 21 150  75.0% /  71.8%
2013/10/24  84 /  75 Kentucky 22 at  45 /  26 Mississippi St. 28 183  84.1% /  80.8%
2013/11/02  45 /  33 Mississippi St. 16 at  21 /  15 South Carolina 34 161  27.0% /  45.2%
2013/11/09  47 /  34 Mississippi St. 41 at   9 /   7 Texas A&M 51 190  16.5% /  37.9%
2013/11/16   1 /   1 Alabama 20 at  41 /  34 Mississippi St. 7 143   3.2% /   7.1%
2013/11/23  44 /  34 Mississippi St. 24 at  85 /  44 Arkansas 17 148  78.7% /  58.8%
2013/11/28  36 /  30 Mississippi 10 at  47 /  32 Mississippi St. 17 191  43.5% /  46.9%
2013/12/31  51 /  65 Rice -- vs  42 /  32 Mississippi St. -- --  54.9% /  75.5%


Rice Owls Season Summary
Date TFG RBA Away Team       TFG RBA Home Team Plays Odds
TFG / RBA
2013/08/31  69 /  74 Rice 31 at   2 /   7 Texas A&M 52 183   7.7% /   8.1%
2013/09/14 105 / 105 Kansas 14 at  62 /  71 Rice 23 169  87.8% /  66.8%
2013/09/21  68 /  70 Houston 31 vs  64 /  73 Rice 26 184  52.7% /  52.8%
2013/09/28 110 / 109 FL-Atlantic 14 at  65 /  75 Rice 18 182  89.0% /  76.9%
2013/10/05  66 /  75 Rice 30 at  71 /  81 Tulsa 27 186  46.7% /  49.3%
2013/10/12  70 /  75 Rice 27 at  95 /  99 UTSA 21 171  62.1% /  62.1%
2013/10/19  69 /  77 Rice 45 at 122 / 123 New Mexico St. 19 167  90.3% /  87.7%
2013/10/26 113 / 103 UTEP 7 at  72 /  76 Rice 45 161  85.8% /  65.9%
2013/10/31  60 /  69 Rice 16 at  55 /  78 North Texas 28 150  33.7% /  47.4%
2013/11/16 101 /  85 LA Tech 14 at  64 /  75 Rice 52 172  74.9% /  60.0%
2013/11/21  53 /  65 Rice 37 at 114 / 114 UAB 34 183  90.1% /  78.6%
2013/11/30  78 / 108 Tulane 13 at  60 /  63 Rice 17 163  62.1% /  73.4%
2013/12/07  44 /  53 Marshall 24 at  57 /  65 Rice 41 174  41.3% /  57.5%
2013/12/31  51 /  65 Rice -- vs  42 /  32 Mississippi St. -- --  45.1% /  24.5%


20. National University Holiday Bowl

Monday, December 30 at 10:15 PM

Texas Tech Red Raiders (6 - 5; 4 - 5 Big XII)
vs
Arizona State Sun Devils (9 - 3; 8 - 2 Pac-12)
GUGS Score: 44.7

Eddie

Texas Tech Red Raiders
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2013 0.634 41 0.539 34 19.1 32 14.6 49 180.7 1
Arizona State Sun Devils
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2013 0.793 13 0.537 38 25.4 8 12.5 29 174.7 8

Arizona St. 38, Texas Tech 31 (72.3%); 177 plays.

Justin

Texas Tech Red Raiders
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2013 0.572 53 0.609 29 19.2 38 17.2 62 193.5 1
Arizona State Sun Devils
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2013 0.805 16 0.651 12 25.9 8 15.2 43 172.5 38

Arizona St. 39, Texas Tech 31 (75.6%); 183 plays.


Texas Tech Red Raiders Season Summary
Date TFG RBA Away Team       TFG RBA Home Team Plays Odds
TFG / RBA
2013/08/30  56 /  58 Texas Tech 41 at  52 /  63 SMU 23 216  44.9% /  36.8%
2013/09/12  31 /  31 TCU 10 at  38 /  49 Texas Tech 20 187  57.6% /  34.4%
2013/09/21 100 /  89 Texas State 7 at  38 /  43 Texas Tech 33 192  92.1% /  77.6%
2013/10/05  25 /  41 Texas Tech 54 at 100 /  99 Kansas 16 211  88.2% /  88.7%
2013/10/12  58 /  56 Iowa St. 35 at  31 /  37 Texas Tech 42 216  79.1% /  63.3%
2013/10/19  31 /  38 Texas Tech 37 at  55 /  60 West Virginia 27 190  59.3% /  64.3%
2013/10/26  36 /  37 Texas Tech 30 at  19 /   8 Oklahoma 38 176  28.0% /  22.4%
2013/11/02  23 /  23 Oklahoma St. 52 at  39 /  38 Texas Tech 34 224  42.0% /  44.8%
2013/11/09  15 /  18 Kansas St. 49 at  37 /  39 Texas Tech 26 181  31.6% /  42.2%
2013/11/16  44 /  40 Texas Tech 34 vs   3 /   4 Baylor 63 214  12.1% /  25.7%
2013/11/28  45 /  42 Texas Tech 16 at  39 /  33 Texas 41 194  46.2% /  41.2%
2013/12/30  16 /  13 Arizona St. -- vs  53 /  41 Texas Tech -- --  24.4% /  27.7%


Arizona State Sun Devils Season Summary
Date TFG RBA Away Team       TFG RBA Home Team Plays Odds
TFG / RBA
2013/09/14   3 /  12 Wisconsin 30 at  25 /  21 Arizona St. 32 185  30.7% /  37.8%
2013/09/21  14 /  19 Arizona St. 28 at   8 /  10 Stanford 42 177  31.7% /  31.3%
2013/09/28  18 /  28 USC 41 at  22 /  21 Arizona St. 62 169  56.7% /  55.7%
2013/10/05  21 /  17 Arizona St. 34 vs  22 /  16 Notre Dame 37 179  52.2% /  42.6%
2013/10/12  94 / 102 Colorado 13 at  18 /  19 Arizona St. 54 169  93.7% /  92.4%
2013/10/19  21 /  35 Washington 24 at  22 /  20 Arizona St. 53 195  62.3% /  59.3%
2013/10/31  14 /  14 Arizona St. 55 at  63 /  60 Washington St. 21 181  75.4% /  80.0%
2013/11/09  14 /   9 Arizona St. 20 at  42 /  57 Utah 19 169  71.1% /  77.0%
2013/11/16  45 /  38 Oregon St. 17 at  16 /  14 Arizona St. 30 173  72.8% /  64.9%
2013/11/23  15 /  14 Arizona St. 38 at  32 /  30 UCLA 33 171  68.7% /  60.4%
2013/11/30  35 /  43 Arizona 21 at  15 /  15 Arizona St. 58 183  68.2% /  75.0%
2013/12/07   9 /   9 Stanford 38 at  12 /  13 Arizona St. 14 155  49.5% /  54.9%
2013/12/30  16 /  13 Arizona St. -- vs  53 /  41 Texas Tech -- --  75.6% /  72.3%


19. Belk Bowl

Saturday, December 28 at 3:20 PM

North Carolina Tar Heels (5 - 6; 4 - 4 ACC)
vs
Cincinnati Bearcats (8 - 3; 6 - 2 American Athletic)
GUGS Score: 46.4

Justin

North Carolina Tar Heels
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2013 0.598 47 0.519 64 17.2 56 14.8 38 175.4 24
Cincinnati Bearcats
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2013 0.677 35 0.404 85 18.6 46 14.1 30 169.6 53

Cincinnati 28, North Carolina 27 (58.5%); 172 plays.

Eddie

North Carolina Tar Heels
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2013 0.591 50 0.536 39 17.3 51 14.1 46 165.6 79
Cincinnati Bearcats
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2013 0.729 21 0.496 66 17.8 45 12.3 25 169.0 36

Cincinnati 27, North Carolina 24 (66.2%); 167 plays.


North Carolina Tar Heels Season Summary
Date TFG RBA Away Team       TFG RBA Home Team Plays Odds
TFG / RBA
2013/08/29  47 /  47 North Carolina 10 at  10 /   5 South Carolina 27 164  24.7% /  18.9%
2013/09/07  96 / 100 Middle Tenn. 20 at  52 /  43 North Carolina 40 187  89.7% /  74.4%
2013/09/21  48 /  47 North Carolina 20 at  36 /  39 Georgia Tech 28 160  29.8% /  45.8%
2013/09/28  70 /  78 East Carolina 55 at  55 /  48 North Carolina 31 208  73.9% /  75.4%
2013/10/05  63 /  62 North Carolina 17 at  40 /  50 Virginia Tech 27 165  24.3% /  42.3%
2013/10/17  26 /  31 Miami-FL 27 at  72 /  61 North Carolina 23 188  29.4% /  32.2%
2013/10/26  57 /  70 Boston College 10 at  61 /  60 North Carolina 34 161  61.1% /  58.7%
2013/11/02  50 /  51 North Carolina 27 at  61 /  61 North Carolina St. 19 185  52.5% /  47.6%
2013/11/09  97 /  94 Virginia 14 at  52 /  51 North Carolina 45 187  81.4% /  75.2%
2013/11/16  49 /  49 North Carolina 34 at  53 /  59 Pittsburgh 27 169  53.5% /  40.0%
2013/11/30  54 /  56 Duke 27 at  48 /  50 North Carolina 25 184  56.2% /  54.5%
2013/12/28  35 /  21 Cincinnati -- vs  47 /  50 North Carolina -- --  41.5% /  33.8%


Cincinnati Bearcats Season Summary
Date TFG RBA Away Team       TFG RBA Home Team Plays Odds
TFG / RBA
2013/08/31  80 /  76 Purdue 7 at  27 /  29 Cincinnati 42 148  81.7% /  78.2%
2013/09/07  16 /  17 Cincinnati 17 at 109 / 109 Illinois 45 178  92.2% /  89.9%
2013/09/21  56 /  26 Cincinnati 14 at 122 / 121 Miami-OH 0 159  92.6% /  96.1%
2013/10/05  42 /  26 Cincinnati 20 at 107 / 113 South Florida 26 148  87.0% /  90.2%
2013/10/11 108 /  97 Temple 20 at  57 /  30 Cincinnati 38 165  87.5% /  86.9%
2013/10/19  92 /  96 Connecticut 16 at  57 /  25 Cincinnati 41 165  85.0% /  84.5%
2013/10/30  52 /  22 Cincinnati 34 at  76 /  87 Memphis 21 165  53.9% /  83.5%
2013/11/09  77 /  75 SMU 25 at  50 /  25 Cincinnati 28 167  72.5% /  80.0%
2013/11/16  54 /  27 Cincinnati 52 at  68 /  66 Rutgers 17 189  61.0% /  76.2%
2013/11/23  41 /  19 Cincinnati 24 vs  25 /  43 Houston 17 194  41.5% /  58.1%
2013/12/05   8 /  17 Louisville 31 at  37 /  21 Cincinnati 24 182  24.6% /  58.4%
2013/12/28  35 /  21 Cincinnati -- vs  47 /  50 North Carolina -- --  58.5% /  66.2%


13. Sheraton Hawaii Bowl

Tuesday, December 24 at 8:00 PM

Oregon State Beavers (6 - 5; 4 - 5 Pac-12)
vs
Boise State Broncos (7 - 4; 6 - 2 Mountain West)
GUGS Score: 53.2

Eddie

Oregon State Beavers
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2013 0.612 48 0.550 13 19.7 29 15.0 52 171.2 21
Boise State Broncos
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2013 0.664 36 0.461 95 18.9 38 13.1 37 169.0 37

Oregon St. 31, Boise St. 27 (56.9%); 170 plays.

Justin

Oregon State Beavers
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2013 0.566 55 0.598 35 19.0 41 17.2 67 167.3 68
Boise State Broncos
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2013 0.728 28 0.382 95 19.4 34 13.4 22 171.9 40

Boise St. 31, Oregon St. 27 (67.3%); 169 plays.


Oregon State Beavers Season Summary
Date TFG RBA Away Team       TFG RBA Home Team Plays Odds
TFG / RBA
2013/09/07 113 / 105 Hawaii 14 at  19 /  21 Oregon St. 33 169  97.4% /  93.7%
2013/09/14  24 /  26 Oregon St. 51 at  36 /  55 Utah 48 178  44.4% /  72.5%
2013/09/21  39 /  38 Oregon St. 34 at  78 /  62 SDSU 30 173  67.9% /  60.6%
2013/09/28  93 / 102 Colorado 17 at  46 /  40 Oregon St. 44 193  90.1% /  91.9%
2013/10/12  39 /  40 Oregon St. 52 at  62 /  66 Washington St. 24 182  55.4% /  69.0%
2013/10/19  35 /  34 Oregon St. 49 at  86 /  85 California 17 179  75.5% /  77.5%
2013/10/26   8 /  10 Stanford 20 at  34 /  32 Oregon St. 12 156  42.3% /  37.3%
2013/11/01  24 /  28 USC 31 at  38 /  34 Oregon St. 14 152  43.3% /  53.4%
2013/11/16  45 /  38 Oregon St. 17 at  16 /  14 Arizona St. 30 173  27.2% /  35.1%
2013/11/23  26 /  24 Washington 69 at  46 /  40 Oregon St. 27 184  39.6% /  39.1%
2013/11/29  53 /  49 Oregon St. 35 at  12 /   7 Oregon 36 192  19.2% /  19.7%
2013/12/24  28 /  36 Boise St. -- vs  55 /  48 Oregon St. -- --  32.7% /  56.9%


Boise State Broncos Season Summary
Date TFG RBA Away Team       TFG RBA Home Team Plays Odds
TFG / RBA
2013/08/31  17 /  19 Boise St. 6 at  58 /  40 Washington 38 196  74.8% /  74.6%
2013/09/13  92 /  91 Air Force 20 at  53 /  43 Boise St. 42 152  86.8% /  87.0%
2013/09/20  45 /  42 Boise St. 40 at  50 /  51 Fresno St. 41 212  42.1% /  43.2%
2013/09/28 117 / 115 Southern Miss. 7 at  52 /  45 Boise St. 60 174  95.4% /  90.5%
2013/10/12  27 /  39 Boise St. 34 at  41 /  31 Utah St. 23 188  50.8% /  38.4%
2013/10/19  80 /  83 Nevada 17 at  24 /  29 Boise St. 34 171  90.5% /  80.3%
2013/10/25  21 /  34 Boise St. 20 at  18 /  19 BYU 37 210  35.2% /  40.8%
2013/11/02  29 /  35 Boise St. 42 at  90 /  81 Colorado St. 30 191  83.6% /  81.6%
2013/11/16  91 /  92 Wyoming 7 at  26 /  36 Boise St. 48 189  86.4% /  81.2%
2013/11/23  24 /  32 Boise St. 31 at  68 /  71 SDSU 34 184  79.4% /  73.1%
2013/11/30  97 / 106 New Mexico 17 at  26 /  36 Boise St. 45 162  89.5% /  89.6%
2013/12/24  28 /  36 Boise St. -- vs  55 /  48 Oregon St. -- --  67.3% /  43.1%


8. San Diego Country Credit Union Poinettia Bowl

Thursday, December 26 at 9:30 PM

Northern Illinois Huskies (11 - 1; 8 - 1 Mid-American)
vs
Utah State Aggies (7 - 5; 7 - 2 Mountain West)
GUGS Score: 56.2

Justin

Northern Illinois Huskies
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2013 0.635 41 0.273 121 21.2 24 17.2 66 181.1 11
Utah State Aggies
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2013 0.744 25 0.413 79 15.4 79 10.3 4 168.9 60

Utah St. 28, Northern Ill. 27 (62.6%); 175 plays.

Eddie

Northern Illinois Huskies
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2013 0.658 38 0.436 118 19.4 30 16.1 63 166.8 66
Utah State Aggies
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2013 0.681 34 0.495 67 15.5 73 10.6 7 169.8 31

Northern Ill. 28, Utah St. 24 (52.9%); 168 plays.


Northern Illinois Huskies Season Summary
Date TFG RBA Away Team       TFG RBA Home Team Plays Odds
TFG / RBA
2013/08/31  28 /  46 Northern Ill. 30 at  68 /  69 Iowa 27 198  75.2% /  65.2%
2013/09/14  48 /  52 Northern Ill. 45 at 123 / 123 Idaho 35 200  94.9% /  95.7%
2013/09/28  68 /  52 Northern Ill. 55 at  88 /  82 Purdue 24 175  55.6% /  69.3%
2013/10/05  54 /  49 Northern Ill. 38 at  95 /  87 Kent St. 24 187  74.5% /  74.7%
2013/10/12 117 / 117 Akron 20 at  52 /  45 Northern Ill. 27 202  94.9% /  88.2%
2013/10/19  56 /  46 Northern Ill. 38 at 115 / 114 Central Michigan 17 170  82.5% /  91.3%
2013/10/26 117 / 118 Eastern Michigan 20 at  52 /  48 Northern Ill. 59 179  95.6% /  93.3%
2013/11/02  51 /  49 Northern Ill. 63 at 125 / 124 Massachusetts 19 163  96.7% /  97.4%
2013/11/13  65 /  63 Ball St. 27 at  56 /  48 Northern Ill. 48 181  62.2% /  62.5%
2013/11/20  45 /  36 Northern Ill. 35 at  48 /  66 Toledo 17 173  50.9% /  62.6%
2013/11/26 117 / 115 Western Michigan 14 at  45 /  36 Northern Ill. 33 164  93.8% /  91.4%
2013/12/06  20 /  40 Bowling Green 47 vs  40 /  38 Northern Ill. 27 175  33.8% /  53.4%
2013/12/26  25 /  34 Utah St. -- vs  41 /  38 Northern Ill. -- --  37.4% /  52.9%


Utah State Aggies Season Summary
Date TFG RBA Away Team       TFG RBA Home Team Plays Odds
TFG / RBA
2013/08/29  18 /  22 Utah St. 26 at  67 /  62 Utah 30 179  78.3% /  63.4%
2013/09/07  48 /  29 Utah St. 52 at  87 /  86 Air Force 20 182  67.5% /  82.3%
2013/09/21  34 /  24 Utah St. 14 at  21 /  27 USC 17 166  30.8% /  47.7%
2013/09/27  41 /  26 Utah St. 40 at  78 /  71 SJSU 12 215  67.6% /  70.0%
2013/10/04  34 /  20 BYU 31 at  30 /  30 Utah St. 14 199  61.3% /  51.1%
2013/10/12  27 /  39 Boise St. 34 at  41 /  31 Utah St. 23 188  49.2% /  61.6%
2013/10/19  39 /  37 Utah St. 45 at  98 / 101 New Mexico 10 154  79.5% /  89.8%
2013/11/02 104 / 104 Hawaii 10 at  35 /  30 Utah St. 47 182  90.9% /  87.6%
2013/11/09  25 /  32 Utah St. 28 at 111 / 107 UNLV 24 177  91.0% /  90.5%
2013/11/23  78 /  73 Colorado St. 0 at  29 /  37 Utah St. 13 167  78.5% /  78.7%
2013/11/30 102 /  95 Wyoming 7 at  28 /  34 Utah St. 35 161  90.1% /  86.2%
2013/12/07  23 /  34 Utah St. 17 at  45 /  49 Fresno St. 24 187  66.2% /  44.2%
2013/12/26  25 /  34 Utah St. -- vs  41 /  38 Northern Ill. -- --  62.6% /  47.1%


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