Friday, December 27, 2013

2013 - 2014 Bowl Previews: Part V


Today is Part V of our 2013 - 2014 bowl preview series. Today we'll examine the
  • Hyundai Sun Bowl
    UCLA Bruins vs Virginia Tech Hokies
  • BBVA Compass Bowl
    Houston Cougars vs Vanderbilt Commodores
  • Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl
    Georgia Bulldogs vs Nebraska Cornhuskers
  • Valero Alamo Bowl
    Texas Longhorns vs Oregon Ducks
  • Fight Hunger Bowl
    Washington Huskies vs BYU Cougars
Full previews after the jump ....

18. Hyundai Sun Bowl

Tuesday, December 31 at 2:00 PM

UCLA Bruins (9 - 3; 6 - 3 Pac-12)
vs
Virginia Tech Hokies (7 - 4; 5 - 3 ACC)
GUGS Score: 47.9

Eddie

UCLA Bruins
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2013 0.705 28 0.547 21 21.5 20 13.0 36 169.2 34
Virginia Tech Hokies
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2013 0.575 52 0.524 60 13.6 89 11.6 14 159.6 121

UCLA 34, Virginia Tech 21 (66.9%); 164 plays.

Justin

UCLA Bruins
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2013 0.728 27 0.570 48 20.4 29 14.1 31 171.9 39
Virginia Tech Hokies
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2013 0.661 37 0.564 50 14.6 88 11.3 8 160.9 94

UCLA 26, Virginia Tech 23 (57.8%); 166 plays.


UCLA Bruins Season Summary
Date TFG RBA Away Team       TFG RBA Home Team Plays Odds
TFG / RBA
2013/08/31  64 /  64 Nevada 20 at  49 /  41 UCLA 58 199  62.4% /  62.6%
2013/09/14  29 /  29 UCLA 41 at  22 /  32 Nebraska 21 185  29.7% /  49.6%
2013/09/21 123 / 123 New Mexico St. 13 at  23 /  23 UCLA 59 191  99.0% /  96.7%
2013/10/03  19 /  18 UCLA 34 at  28 /  52 Utah 27 192  48.5% /  67.4%
2013/10/12  78 /  81 California 10 at  19 /  21 UCLA 37 186  88.6% /  79.3%
2013/10/19  16 /  18 UCLA 10 at  12 /  14 Stanford 24 169  31.5% /  41.0%
2013/10/26  27 /  21 UCLA 14 at   4 /   3 Oregon 42 177  17.7% /  25.2%
2013/11/02 108 / 106 Colorado 23 at  37 /  26 UCLA 45 163  91.3% /  92.6%
2013/11/09  36 /  30 UCLA 31 at  44 /  48 Arizona 26 182  49.4% /  64.0%
2013/11/15  24 /  25 Washington 31 at  38 /  30 UCLA 41 183  45.4% /  56.0%
2013/11/23  15 /  14 Arizona St. 38 at  32 /  30 UCLA 33 171  31.3% /  39.6%
2013/11/30  30 /  29 UCLA 35 at  27 /  28 USC 14 156  46.8% /  46.5%
2013/12/31  37 /  52 Virginia Tech -- vs  27 /  28 UCLA -- --  57.8% /  66.9%


Virginia Tech Hokies Season Summary
Date TFG RBA Away Team       TFG RBA Home Team Plays Odds
TFG / RBA
2013/08/31   1 /   1 Alabama 35 vs  45 /  50 Virginia Tech 10 157   3.2% /   4.3%
2013/09/14  46 /  53 Virginia Tech 15 at  68 /  83 East Carolina 10 154  54.3% /  73.0%
2013/09/21  82 /  79 Marshall 21 at  49 /  57 Virginia Tech 29 205  80.3% /  68.4%
2013/09/26  51 /  56 Virginia Tech 17 at  33 /  34 Georgia Tech 10 145  29.6% /  39.1%
2013/10/05  63 /  62 North Carolina 17 at  40 /  50 Virginia Tech 27 165  75.7% /  57.7%
2013/10/12  47 /  59 Pittsburgh 9 at  38 /  44 Virginia Tech 19 154  68.3% /  58.0%
2013/10/26  60 /  69 Duke 13 at  31 /  41 Virginia Tech 10 162  81.6% /  70.1%
2013/11/02  32 /  47 Virginia Tech 27 at  72 /  80 Boston College 34 151  73.1% /  72.2%
2013/11/09  38 /  52 Virginia Tech 42 at  33 /  44 Miami-FL 24 159  41.5% /  46.2%
2013/11/16  97 /  80 Maryland 27 at  28 /  47 Virginia Tech 24 169  88.0% /  62.3%
2013/11/30  38 /  52 Virginia Tech 16 at 103 /  93 Virginia 6 165  87.9% /  80.4%
2013/12/31  37 /  52 Virginia Tech -- vs  27 /  28 UCLA -- --  42.2% /  33.1%


17. BBVA Compass Bowl

Saturday, January 4 at 1:00 PM

Houston Cougars (7 - 4; 5 - 3 American Athletic)
vs
Vanderbilt Commodores (7 - 4; 4 - 4 SEC)
GUGS Score: 48.5

Justin

Houston Cougars
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2013 0.735 26 0.526 62 19.4 35 13.3 18 182.9 8
Vanderbilt Commodores
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2013 0.597 48 0.497 69 17.5 55 15.1 41 163.3 85

Houston 29, Vanderbilt 26 (65.1%); 173 plays.

Eddie

Houston Cougars
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2013 0.619 46 0.470 89 17.1 54 12.4 28 177.7 2
Vanderbilt Commodores
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2013 0.643 39 0.545 24 17.5 47 13.4 40 162.2 110

Houston 31, Vanderbilt 21 (54.9%); 169 plays.


Houston Cougars Season Summary
Date TFG RBA Away Team       TFG RBA Home Team Plays Odds
TFG / RBA
2013/09/07  70 /  81 Houston 22 at  85 /  77 Temple 13 202  46.6% /  44.7%
2013/09/21  68 /  70 Houston 31 vs  64 /  73 Rice 26 184  47.3% /  47.2%
2013/09/28  71 /  66 Houston 59 at  80 /  86 UTSA 28 180  48.0% /  33.8%
2013/10/12  82 /  84 Memphis 15 vs  55 /  58 Houston 25 172  67.1% /  70.5%
2013/10/19  17 /  13 BYU 47 at  51 /  58 Houston 46 237  37.5% /  24.1%
2013/10/26  44 /  49 Houston 49 at  56 /  53 Rutgers 14 170  48.7% /  43.1%
2013/10/31  99 / 107 South Florida 23 at  27 /  31 Houston 35 164  93.8% /  79.2%
2013/11/09  31 /  36 Houston 14 at  16 /  22 UCF 19 165  29.8% /  42.7%
2013/11/16  30 /  39 Houston 13 at   8 /  16 Louisville 20 160  25.5% /  30.7%
2013/11/23  41 /  19 Cincinnati 24 vs  25 /  43 Houston 17 194  58.5% /  41.9%
2013/11/29  70 /  69 SMU 0 at  32 /  47 Houston 34 185  73.7% /  67.6%
2014/01/04  48 /  39 Vanderbilt -- vs  26 /  46 Houston -- --  65.1% /  54.9%


Vanderbilt Commodores Season Summary
Date TFG RBA Away Team       TFG RBA Home Team Plays Odds
TFG / RBA
2013/08/29  33 /  32 Mississippi 39 at  36 /  24 Vanderbilt 35 181  49.0% /  62.1%
2013/09/14  39 /  24 Vanderbilt 25 at  14 /   4 South Carolina 35 164  17.0% /  24.7%
2013/09/21  41 /  25 Vanderbilt 24 at 124 / 124 Massachusetts 7 150  98.8% /  98.9%
2013/09/28  99 / 105 UAB 24 at  53 /  43 Vanderbilt 52 158  90.4% /  88.5%
2013/10/05  38 /  34 Missouri 51 at  51 /  44 Vanderbilt 28 176  50.4% /  55.9%
2013/10/19  13 /  22 Georgia 27 at  47 /  48 Vanderbilt 31 165  32.4% /  38.4%
2013/10/26  46 /  47 Vanderbilt 24 at  12 /  18 Texas A&M 56 178  17.5% /  25.8%
2013/11/09  45 /  47 Vanderbilt 34 at  22 /  10 Florida 17 164  28.0% /  27.3%
2013/11/16  84 /  73 Kentucky 6 at  37 /  42 Vanderbilt 22 157  80.3% /  66.1%
2013/11/23  37 /  39 Vanderbilt 14 at  71 /  61 Tennessee 10 150  73.5% /  60.5%
2013/11/30  94 /  84 Wake Forest 21 at  42 /  39 Vanderbilt 23 161  84.0% /  79.5%
2014/01/04  48 /  39 Vanderbilt -- vs  26 /  46 Houston -- --  34.9% /  45.1%


16. Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl

Wednesday, January 1 at 12:00 PM

Georgia Bulldogs (7 - 4; 5 - 3 SEC)
vs
Nebraska Cornhuskers (7 - 4; 5 - 3 Big Ten)
GUGS Score: 50.7

Eddie

Georgia Bulldogs
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2013 0.732 20 0.546 23 24.8 9 14.7 50 160.8 116
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2013 0.661 37 0.536 41 18.9 39 13.6 41 167.6 60

Georgia 38, Nebraska 24 (59.6%); 164 plays.

Justin

Georgia Bulldogs
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2013 0.783 20 0.682 6 26.0 7 16.0 52 170.3 47
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2013 0.623 44 0.527 61 19.5 33 16.1 54 170.6 45

Georgia 35, Nebraska 30 (68.5%); 170 plays.


Georgia Bulldogs Season Summary
Date TFG RBA Away Team       TFG RBA Home Team Plays Odds
TFG / RBA
2013/08/31   8 /   8 Georgia 35 at  22 /  20 Clemson 38 178  68.6% /  36.4%
2013/09/07  10 /   2 South Carolina 30 at  15 /  13 Georgia 41 158  55.2% /  56.8%
2013/09/21  75 /  91 North Texas 21 at  10 /   9 Georgia 45 174  92.8% /  93.2%
2013/09/28  10 /   6 LSU 41 at  12 /  10 Georgia 44 168  59.7% /  63.2%
2013/10/05  11 /  13 Georgia 34 at  61 /  59 Tennessee 31 176  79.3% /  68.6%
2013/10/12  28 /  23 Missouri 41 at  13 /  20 Georgia 26 175  73.0% /  59.0%
2013/10/19  13 /  22 Georgia 27 at  47 /  48 Vanderbilt 31 165  67.6% /  61.6%
2013/11/02  19 /  29 Georgia 23 vs  18 /   8 Florida 20 155  49.5% /  33.1%
2013/11/16  20 /  32 Georgia 38 at  21 /  23 Auburn 43 190  53.6% /  48.0%
2013/11/23  91 /  77 Kentucky 17 at  21 /  31 Georgia 59 154  89.4% /  77.3%
2013/11/30  16 /  22 Georgia 41 at  29 /  35 Georgia Tech 34 180  61.7% /  49.3%
2014/01/01  44 /  37 Nebraska -- vs  20 /  20 Georgia -- --  68.5% /  59.6%


Nebraska Cornhuskers Season Summary
Date TFG RBA Away Team       TFG RBA Home Team Plays Odds
TFG / RBA
2013/08/31  93 /  90 Wyoming 34 at  23 /  26 Nebraska 37 191  87.6% /  84.2%
2013/09/07 103 / 104 Southern Miss. 13 at  28 /  45 Nebraska 56 166  94.4% /  87.8%
2013/09/14  29 /  29 UCLA 41 at  22 /  32 Nebraska 21 185  70.3% /  50.4%
2013/10/05  53 /  61 Illinois 19 at  33 /  46 Nebraska 39 172  71.6% /  83.4%
2013/10/12  30 /  43 Nebraska 44 at  97 /  86 Purdue 7 178  86.2% /  76.9%
2013/10/26  26 /  38 Nebraska 23 at  76 /  63 Minnesota 34 156  74.1% /  70.8%
2013/11/02  58 /  43 Northwestern 24 at  41 /  45 Nebraska 27 192  67.6% /  55.0%
2013/11/09  41 /  41 Nebraska 17 at  32 /  27 Michigan 13 154  38.7% /  36.3%
2013/11/16   6 /   7 Michigan St. 41 at  39 /  37 Nebraska 28 173  18.3% /  26.1%
2013/11/23  39 /  38 Nebraska 23 at  58 /  48 Penn State 20 189  60.2% /  54.9%
2013/11/29  31 /  23 Iowa 38 at  40 /  38 Nebraska 17 162  46.0% /  59.2%
2014/01/01  44 /  37 Nebraska -- vs  20 /  20 Georgia -- --  31.5% /  40.4%


14. Valero Alamo Bowl

Monday, December 30 at 6:45 PM

Texas Longhorns (8 - 4; 7 - 2 Big XII)
vs
Oregon Ducks (9 - 2; 7 - 2 Pac-12)
GUGS Score: 52.2

Justin

Texas Longhorns
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2013 0.678 34 0.601 33 19.3 36 14.6 37 173.7 34
Oregon Ducks
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2013 0.821 13 0.538 58 24.9 9 14.0 27 177.6 20

Oregon 34, Texas 29 (68.6%); 175 plays.

Eddie

Texas Longhorns
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2013 0.703 29 0.532 48 20.0 28 12.6 31 168.8 45
Oregon Ducks
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2013 0.827 6 0.530 52 25.9 7 11.9 18 177.5 3

Oregon 31, Texas 28 (68.9%); 173 plays.


Texas Longhorns Season Summary
Date TFG RBA Away Team       TFG RBA Home Team Plays Odds
TFG / RBA
2013/08/31 123 / 122 New Mexico St. 7 at  26 /  28 Texas 56 181  97.5% /  96.0%
2013/09/07  18 /  27 Texas 21 at  35 /  26 BYU 40 214  49.6% /  42.0%
2013/09/14  41 /  25 Mississippi 44 at  32 /  34 Texas 23 174  68.7% /  54.6%
2013/09/21  22 /  16 Kansas St. 21 at  43 /  41 Texas 31 177  43.4% /  39.9%
2013/10/03  46 /  37 Texas 31 at  55 /  56 Iowa St. 30 186  49.4% /  68.7%
2013/10/12  11 /   3 Oklahoma 20 vs  44 /  33 Texas 36 168  20.5% /  20.3%
2013/10/26  38 /  29 Texas 30 at  43 /  40 TCU 7 168  41.7% /  49.4%
2013/11/02 100 / 108 Kansas 13 at  26 /  21 Texas 35 164  92.2% /  90.8%
2013/11/09  24 /  24 Texas 47 at  59 /  56 West Virginia 40 207  71.5% /  76.4%
2013/11/16  15 /  15 Oklahoma St. 38 at  27 /  31 Texas 13 173  36.1% /  49.8%
2013/11/28  45 /  42 Texas Tech 16 at  39 /  33 Texas 41 194  53.8% /  58.8%
2013/12/07  32 /  29 Texas 10 at   7 /   8 Baylor 30 195  26.8% /  28.0%
2013/12/30  13 /   6 Oregon -- vs  34 /  29 Texas -- --  31.4% /  31.1%


Oregon Ducks Season Summary
Date TFG RBA Away Team       TFG RBA Home Team Plays Odds
TFG / RBA
2013/09/07   3 /   5 Oregon 59 at  64 /  82 Virginia 10 186  86.2% /  93.1%
2013/09/14  42 /  40 Tennessee 14 at   2 /   3 Oregon 59 175  93.6% /  86.2%
2013/09/28  62 /  68 California 16 at   2 /   3 Oregon 55 206  96.5% /  93.1%
2013/10/05   2 /   2 Oregon 57 at  96 / 104 Colorado 16 194  97.3% /  98.0%
2013/10/12   3 /   2 Oregon 45 at  15 /  34 Washington 24 183  65.2% /  85.0%
2013/10/19  68 /  66 Washington St. 38 at   3 /   3 Oregon 62 210  95.9% /  91.7%
2013/10/26  27 /  21 UCLA 14 at   4 /   3 Oregon 42 177  82.3% /  74.8%
2013/11/07   5 /   3 Oregon 20 at  13 /  14 Stanford 26 159  60.6% /  68.8%
2013/11/16  40 /  58 Utah 21 at   7 /   3 Oregon 44 169  81.3% /  89.9%
2013/11/23   6 /   4 Oregon 16 at  51 /  50 Arizona 42 189  83.0% /  84.5%
2013/11/29  53 /  49 Oregon St. 35 at  12 /   7 Oregon 36 192  80.8% /  80.3%
2013/12/30  13 /   6 Oregon -- vs  34 /  29 Texas -- --  68.6% /  68.9%


5. Fight Hunger Bowl

Friday, December 27 at 9:30 PM

Washington Huskies (7 - 4; 5 - 4 Pac-12)
vs
BYU Cougars (7 - 4; 0 - 1 Independents)
GUGS Score: 65.6

Eddie

Washington Huskies
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2013 0.748 19 0.551 12 21.4 21 12.0 20 168.9 39
BYU Cougars
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2013 0.724 23 0.485 74 16.2 68 10.6 8 170.7 26

Washington 28, BYU 24 (55.3%); 169 plays.

Justin

Washington Huskies
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2013 0.759 23 0.574 47 21.0 27 13.7 25 174.0 33
BYU Cougars
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2013 0.766 22 0.604 31 18.2 48 11.7 11 184.2 5

BYU 29, Washington 28 (51.1%); 179 plays.


Washington Huskies 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  25.2% /  25.4%
2013/09/14  23 /  33 Washington 34 vs  57 /  97 Illinois 24 177  72.1% /  85.4%
2013/09/28  24 /  42 Arizona 13 at  23 /  37 Washington 31 198  61.4% /  51.8%
2013/10/05  16 /  35 Washington 28 at   9 /   9 Stanford 31 181  32.9% /  31.6%
2013/10/12   3 /   2 Oregon 45 at  15 /  34 Washington 24 183  34.8% /  15.0%
2013/10/19  21 /  35 Washington 24 at  22 /  20 Arizona St. 53 195  37.7% /  40.7%
2013/10/26  93 /  91 California 17 at  33 /  42 Washington 41 200  91.4% /  80.6%
2013/11/09 107 / 103 Colorado 7 at  34 /  38 Washington 59 162  90.5% /  87.0%
2013/11/15  24 /  25 Washington 31 at  38 /  30 UCLA 41 183  54.6% /  44.0%
2013/11/23  26 /  24 Washington 69 at  46 /  40 Oregon St. 27 184  60.4% /  60.9%
2013/11/29  68 /  57 Washington St. 17 at  23 /  20 Washington 27 183  78.0% /  75.0%
2013/12/27  22 /  23 BYU -- vs  23 /  19 Washington -- --  48.9% /  55.3%


BYU Cougars Season Summary
Date TFG RBA Away Team       TFG RBA Home Team Plays Odds
TFG / RBA
2013/08/31  15 /  18 BYU 16 at  88 /  91 Virginia 19 205  89.4% /  84.8%
2013/09/07  18 /  27 Texas 21 at  35 /  26 BYU 40 214  50.4% /  58.0%
2013/09/21  35 /  53 Utah 20 at  31 /  18 BYU 13 199  62.2% /  64.8%
2013/09/27  91 /  95 Middle Tenn. 10 at  40 /  25 BYU 37 179  90.0% /  90.9%
2013/10/04  34 /  20 BYU 31 at  30 /  30 Utah St. 14 199  38.7% /  48.9%
2013/10/12  46 /  47 Georgia Tech 20 at  23 /  14 BYU 38 179  74.4% /  61.7%
2013/10/19  17 /  13 BYU 47 at  51 /  58 Houston 46 237  62.5% /  75.9%
2013/10/25  21 /  34 Boise St. 20 at  18 /  19 BYU 37 210  64.8% /  59.2%
2013/11/09  17 /  19 BYU 17 at   7 /   4 Wisconsin 27 186  31.8% /  35.0%
2013/11/23  16 /  20 BYU 13 at  28 /  33 Notre Dame 23 180  64.3% /  45.0%
2013/11/30  17 /  25 BYU 28 at  87 /  86 Nevada 23 173  87.6% /  88.6%
2013/12/27  22 /  23 BYU -- vs  23 /  19 Washington -- --  51.1% /  44.7%


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