TicketCity Bowl Betting Picks Northwestern vs Texas Tech
Saturday, January 01, 2011
by BetUS.com
It’s almost laughably simple to make a TicketCity College Bowl betting pick considering that the Northwestern Wildcats are part of the mix. The Wildcats haven’t won a bowl game since 1949 and are one of the biggest underachievers in the country. A huge number on this tilt is mostly built to absorb the public feverishly backing the Texas Tech Raiders, but Northwestern has been a huge blunder on the betting line all year.
In fact, amongst all the bowl teams, Northwester went just 2-9 ATS this season and rank as the biggest money vacuum remaining out there. They lost three of their final four games, though they did manage to catch Iowa off guard with a 21-17 upset facing a +10.0 handicap as a home dog.
They’re just as big underdogs against Texas Tech, who will have the added benefit of playing in their home state at the Cotton Bowl. Still, it may not be as easy to side with Texas Tech in TicketCity College Bowl betting picks simply because this team is enduring another headache revolving around their head coach.
- Northwestern Wildcats (7-5) vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders (7-5)
Saturday, January 1st –- Cotton Bowl --- 12:00pm EST
TicketCity Bowl Betting Line: Texas Tech -9.5 (60.5)
Tommy Tuberville had a strong first year as the coach of Texas Tech, and caught the attention of the University of Miami where he served as an assistant for eight seasons. Instead, the job will go to Al Golden so now the Raiders can go ahead and focus on their final game of the season against Northwestern.
As is always the case, stopping Texas Tech begins with trying to clamp down their explosive passing game. The Raiders threw for 314.8 passing yards and rank sixth in the country in terms of passing. Northwestern allowed 230.5 passing yards against and 27.7 points per game.
In what will undoubtedly be a shootout, it’s very easy to rely on quarterback Tyler Potts of Texas Tech who threw for 3,357 yards and 31 touchdowns while giving up just 9 interceptions. His performance in last year’s bowl game yielded 372 passing yards and 2 touchdowns which set a record in the Alamo Bowl.
There is nothing I like about this Northwestern team, and any touting done around their camp in the preseason faded in to misery. Sure, I’m nervous about the big number on this game but if Northwestern’s pitfalls have proven anything it’s they can’t cover the expectations of the oddsmakers. That’s why Texas Tech is a no brainer for the TicketCity Bowl betting picks.
BetUS Sportsbook Furious College Bowl Betting Pick – Texas Tech -9.5 (OVER)
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