Vikings Looking for Home-Field Advantage Against Packers

Packers Hope to Throw Monkey Wrench in Vikings Plans

NFC North rivals meet again on Saturday when the Minnesota Vikings and the Green Bay Packers meet at Lambeau Field. The game kicks off around 8:25 pm EST and NBC Sports and the NFL Network will have coverage.

Oddsmakers have the Vikings as 9-point favorites. The total is sitting at 41. The weather is going to be brutal cold. The predicted low is 1-degree.

The Vikings have clinched the division title. They are far from done though, as they have an eye on securing a first-round bye and maybe earning home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs.

The Packers are out of the playoff picture. Aaron Rodgers is back on injured reserve after throwing three interceptions in a killer loss at Carolina last week. It was his first game back after his right collarbone was broken during a loss at Minnesota in Week 6.

Hundley Back Under Center for Pack Against Vikings

Last time out for Green Bay, they were a 31-24 loser as they battled the Carolina Panthers on the road. The Packers failed to cover in the match as a +2.5-point underdog, while 55 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.

Brett Hundley will face an enormous challenge against Minnesota's powerful defense. The Vikings rank second in the NFL in total defense and scoring defense. Defensive end Everson Griffen, has 13 sacks. Anthony Barr and cornerback Xavier Rhodes were chosen to the Pro Bowl team on Tuesday.

Green Bay's defense relies on big plays that happen way too infrequently. The Packers kept their season alive by scoring a defensive touchdown in the OT win against Tampa Bay. They also forced an interception in overtime to win at Cleveland.

At Carolina, however, the Packers failed to force any turnovers. The squad gave up four touchdown passes to Cam Newton and a season-worst 29 first downs.

Green Bay is No. 30 in opponent passer rating at 100.5. They are No. 31 in opponent completion percentage, giving up 68.4. Vikings quarterback Case Keenum is No. 8 in rating at 98.9 and No. 2 in completion percentage with a 67.9%.

Minnesota was a 34-7 winner in its last match at home against the Cincinnati Bengals. They covered the -12.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 41 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.

Recent Form

Name	Record	ATS	Offense	Defense	Diff	ATS Home	ATS Away	OU Record	OU Home	OU Away
Minnesota	11-3	10-4	24.50	17.29	7.21	6-1	4-3	7-7	3-4	4-3
Green Bay	7-7	7-7	22.07	23.79	-1.72	3-4	4-3	10-4	4-3	6-1

Power Stats

Yards Per Point

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
MIN	15.01	16.42	-1.42
GB	14.23	14.98	-0.75

Yards Per Pass

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
MIN	10.71	9.69	1.02
GB	9.17	10.70	-1.53

Yards Per Rush

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
MIN	3.92	3.67	0.25
GB	4.50	3.99	0.51

Team Records

Minnesota Vikings

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	11-3	6-1	5-2	10-4	6-1	4-3	24.50	17.29	7.21
vs Conf	8-2	4-1	4-1	7-3	4-1	3-2	24.30	17.70	6.60
vs Div	3-1	0-0	3-1	2-2	0-0	2-2	23.00	20.50	2.50
Last 3	2-1	1-0	1-1	2-1	1-0	1-1	24.00	15.67	8.33

Green Bay Packers

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	7-7	4-3	3-4	7-7	3-4	4-3	22.07	23.79	-1.72
vs Conf	5-5	3-2	2-3	5-5	3-2	2-3	22.70	23.40	-0.70
vs Div	2-2	0-0	2-2	3-1	0-0	3-1	22.00	22.75	-0.75
Last 3	2-1	1-0	1-1	2-1	1-0	1-1	25.67	24.00	1.67

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	24.50	10	23.79	21
Away Team Road Passing vs Home Team Home Passing Defense	230.43	13	228.43	19
Away Team Road Rushing vs Home Team Home Rushing Defense	111.57	9	107.29	17
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	22.07	17	17.29	2
Home Team Home Passing vs Away Team Road Passing Defense	187.71	27	200.57	4
Home Team Home Rushing vs Away Team Road Rushing Defense	110.29	19	112.00	13

Head To Head Summary

Name	Record	ATS	OU	Score	Rush	YPR	PA	CP	PY	TY	TO +/-
Minnesota	3-6-1	5-5	4-6	19.60	121.30	4.65	33.80	60.36	207.30	328.60	1.60
Green Bay	6-3-1	5-5	4-6	26.50	116.00	4.01	35.60	62.08	231.40	347.40	0.90

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	Home	Score	Line	Total	OU Result	ARY	APY	ATY	ATT	HRY	HPY	HTY	HTT	Away Team Attempts	Home Team Attempts	Away Team Completions	Home Team Completions
Oct 15, 2017	GB	MIN	10-23	72	155	227	3	112	239	351	2
Dec 24, 2016	MIN	GB	25-38	93	353	446	2	40	308	348	0
Sep 18, 2016	GB	MIN	14-17	83	180	263	3	30	254	284	1
Jan 3, 2016	MIN	GB	20-13	151	91	242	2	76	274	350	2
Nov 22, 2015	GB	MIN	30-13	124	196	320	0	94	248	342	1
Nov 23, 2014	GB	MIN	24-21	155	207	362	0	112	196	308	1
Oct 2, 2014	MIN	GB	10-42	111	188	299	3	156	164	320	1
Nov 24, 2013	MIN	GB	26-26	232	215	447	1	196	298	494	0
Oct 27, 2013	GB	MIN	44-31	182	282	464	0	111	132	243	0
Jan 5, 2013	MIN	GB	10-24	167	157	324	3	76	250	326	0

NFL Betting Trends

Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Minnesota is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Green Bay
Minnesota is 4-11-1 SU in its last 16 games when playing Green Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing Green Bay
Minnesota is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Green Bay
Minnesota is 1-6-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Green Bay
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 10 games when playing on the road against Green Bay

Green Bay Packers
Green Bay is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Green Bay is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games
Green Bay is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Green Bay's last 7 games
Green Bay is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Green Bay is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Green Bay's last 10 games at home
Green Bay is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Green Bay is 11-4-1 SU in its last 16 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Green Bay's last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Green Bay is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Green Bay is 6-1-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Green Bay's last 10 games when playing at home against Minnesota

Team Last 5 Games

Minnesota Vikings

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Dec 17, 2017	CIN	34-7	W	-12.5/42	W/U	124	222	346	46	115	161	-1	H
Dec 10, 2017	CAR	24-31	L	-2.5/40.5	L/O	100	256	356	216	129	345	2	A
Dec 3, 2017	ATL	14-9	W	2/48.5	W/U	105	207	312	102	173	275	0	A
Nov 23, 2017	DET	30-23	W	-2.5/45	W/O	136	272	408	53	236	289	-2	A
Nov 19, 2017	LAR	24-7	W	-1.5/46	W/U	171	280	451	45	209	254	-1	H

Green Bay Packers

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Dec 17, 2017	CAR	24-31	L	2.5/46.5	L/O	120	264	384	151	236	387	4	A
Dec 10, 2017	CLE	27-21	W	-2.5/38.5	W/O	85	256	341	136	209	345	-2	A
Dec 3, 2017	TB	26-20	W	-3/45.5	W/O	199	77	276	165	230	395	0	H
Nov 26, 2017	PIT	28-31	L	14/43	W/O	80	227	307	121	341	462	-3	A
Nov 19, 2017	BAL	0-23	L	2.5/38	L/U	75	190	265	58	161	219	4	H

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Forecast for Green Bay

Next up:
Minnesota home to Chicago Sunday, December 31
Green Bay at Detroit Sunday, December 31

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CBS Sports Classic Has UCLA and Kentucky in Late Game

CBS Sports Classic Late Game -- Two Teams in Two Different Directions

The UCLA Bruins and the 7th-ranked Kentucky Wildcats will meet in the late game in the CBS Sports Classic on Saturday. The game is being played at Smoothie King Center and CBS Sports has the telecast at 4:30 pm EST.

Oddsmakers opened the Wildcats as -6.5-point favorites versus the Bruins, while the game's total opened at 157. The line has held steady.

The Wildcats (9-1) and Bruins face for the third time in a little over 12 months. Two vastly different teams take the floor than those that met last December in Lexington or in March at the NCAA Tournament.

Gone are UCLA's 2016-17 stars Lonzo Ball, T.J. Leaf and Isaac Hamilton. Add that with the suspension of three freshmen before the season the Bruins are playing with a thin roster. Jalen Hill, Cody Riley and the now-gone from the program LiAngelo Ball were caught stealing in China and were suspended for the season.

Year-to-year roster turnover is standard fare for Kentucky under coach John Calipari. Gone from last season's team are key contributors Malik Monk, Isaiah Briscoe, Bam Adebayo and De'Aaron Fox. They have been replaced by four freshmen.

All of them are scoring in double figures. Forward Kevin Knox is at 15.8 points, guard Hamidou Diallo is at15.2, guard Quade Green is at11 and guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is chipping in 10 ppg.

Green is coming off a 17-point performance in Kentucky's 93-86 win over Virginia Tech a week ago. He debuted a pair of reflective glasses after being poked in the eye earlier in the week.

UCLA struggled with full-court pressure the last two times out. Cincinnati's press forced 15 first-half turnovers last week in their matchup. This year's Kentucky team is pressing more than any Calipari team in a decade.

 

Recent Form

Name	Record	ATS	Offense	Defense	Diff	ATS Home	ATS Away	OU Record	OU Home	OU Away
UCLA	8-3	3-8	82.82	76.18	6.64	2-5	0-1	6-5	4-3	1-0
Kentucky	9-1	5-5	81.30	69.20	12.1	3-5	0-0	5-5	4-4	0-0

Power Stats

Assists Turnovers
Name	Assists	Turnovers	Ratio
UCLA	15.73	13.45	1.17
KENTY	16.50	15.10	1.09

Rebounding
Name	Offense	Defense	Total
UCLA	10.82	30.45	41.27
KENTY	12.20	27.90	40.1

ShootingPercentage
Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
UCLA	46.90	41.96	4.94
KENTY	50.34	39.84	10.5

Team Records

UCLA Bruins

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	8-3	7-2	1-1	3-8	2-7	1-1	82.82	76.18	6.64
Last 10	7-3	6-2	1-1	3-7	2-6	1-1	84.80	77.80	7.00
vs Conf	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0.00	0.00	0.00

Kentucky Wildcats

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	9-1	9-0	0-1	5-5	4-5	1-0	81.30	69.20	12.10
Last 10	9-1	9-0	0-1	5-5	4-5	1-0	81.30	69.20	12.10
vs Conf	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0.00	0.00	0.00

CBS Sports Classic Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	82.82	41	69.20	102
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	81.30	58	76.18	209

Head To Head Summary

Team	record	ATS	O/U	AVG	AVG ½	FG%	REB	3PT	steals
UCLA	3-3	4-2	3-3	71.00	30.17	43.49	37.50	34/105	4.83
Kentucky	3-3	2-4	3-3	76.33	34.67	41.62	37.50	48/126	5.83

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	away score	Home	home score	line	ATS	Total	O/U	FG% Edge	Reb Edge	3PT Edge	Away Half Score	Home Half Score	Away FG%	Home FG%	Away Rebounds	Home Rebounds	Away Three Pointers	Home Three Pointers	Away Steals	Home Steals
Mar 24, 2017	UCLA	75	KENTY	86	1.5	KENTY	167	U	UCLA	KENTY	KENTY	33	36	52.7	49.2	28	29	9/23	10/23	3	5
Dec 3, 2016	UCLA	97	KENTY	92	-11	UCLA	177	O	UCLA	UCLA	UCLA	49	45	53	41.3	41	38	10/23	8/24	4	8
Dec 3, 2015	KENTY	77	UCLA	87	6.5	UCLA	144	O	UCLA	UCLA	KENTY	29	37	37.9	52.8	37	38	8/25	5/11	6	5
Dec 20, 2014	UCLA	44	KENTY	83	-15.5	KENTY	136	U	KENTY	KENTY	KENTY	7	41	26.8	50	42	47	5/16	12/26	6	8
Nov 21, 2006	UCLA	73	KENTY	68	3.5	UCLA	137.5	O	KENTY	UCLA	KENTY	38	30	43.9	44	37	33	2/18	6/15	8	3
Dec 6, 2003	KENTY	52	UCLA	50	9.5	UCLA	149	U	UCLA	KENTY	KENTY	27	17	27.1	34	41	39	4/13	3/14	5	3
Nov 10, 2000	UCLA	97	KENTY	92	1	UCLA		O		Push	Push			0	0	0	0	/	/
Nov 28, 1998	KENTY	66	UCLA	62				O		Push	Push			0	0	0	0	/	/
Mar 20, 1998	UCLA	68	KENTY	94	-11	KENTY	163	U		Push	Push			0	0	0	0	/	/

CBS Sports Classic Betting Trends

UCLA Bruins
UCLA is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
UCLA is 20-5 SU in its last 25 games
UCLA is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Kentucky

Kentucky Wildcats
Kentucky is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Kentucky is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kentucky's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Kentucky's last 21 games
Kentucky is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing UCLA

Team Last 5 Games

UCLA Bruins

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	ATS Result	field goal percentage	free throw percentage	three pointers	Location
Dec 19, 2017	SDKOTA	85-82	W	-7.5	157.5	L/O	45.45	68.00	8	H
Dec 16, 2017	CINCY	63-77	L	4.5	148.5	L/U	41.07	66.67	11	H
Dec 9, 2017	MICH	69-78	L	6.5	145.5	L/O	43.86	71.43	4	A
Dec 3, 2017	DETRT	106-73	W	-21.5	177.5	W/O	52.78	79.17	11	H
Nov 29, 2017	CSBAK	75-66	W	-14.5			45.76	67.86	2	H

Kentucky Wildcats

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	ATS Result	field goal percentage	free throw percentage	three pointers	Location
Dec 16, 2017	VATEC	93-86	W	-6	157	W/O	48.53	66.67	11	H
Dec 9, 2017	MONMO	93-76	W	-14	144.5	W/O	53.45	75.00	7	H
Dec 2, 2017	HARVD	79-70	W	-18.5	145.5	L/O	46.43	83.33	2	H
Nov 26, 2017	ILCHI	107-73	W	-18.5	144.5	W/O	66.67	67.86	4	H
Nov 22, 2017	IU-FW	86-67	W	-17.5	148.5	W/O	60.00	62.50	5	H

Next up:
UCLA home to Washington State Friday, December 29
Kentucky home to Louisville Friday, December 29

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North Carolina and Ohio State Meet in CBS Sports Classic

CBS Sports Classic Hosts Top Programs Each Year

The fans at Smoothie King Center will see the Ohio State Buckeyes and the 5th-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels battle on Saturday in the CBS Sports Classic. Tip-off is at 1:30 pm EST and CBS Sports will have the telecast.

This will be the 3,000th game in North Carolina program history. They are a stellar 2,216-783 all-time record.

Oddsmakers opened the Tar Heels as -6.5-point favorites versus the Buckeyes, while the game's total opened at 158. The line is UNC -7.5 and the total has dropped to 154.

Last time out for North Carolina, they were a 79-75 loser as they battled the Wofford Terriers at home. They failed to cover in the match as a -25-point favorite.

The Tar Heels were off their game offensively against Wofford. They also had trouble defensively inside. UNC coach Roy Williams will want to fix their problems in the final non-conference game on their schedule.

North Carolina hasn't dropped consecutive games since February 2016.

North Carolina had transfer Cameron Johnson playing for the first time in the Wofford game. He scored 10 points as a reserve after coming off knee surgery.

Center Micah Potter is working his way back into the rotation. He has missed time with an ankle injury. He started four games earlier this season.

In the loss to Wofford, UNC shot a season-high 38 free throws. The team made 28 of them.

UNC leads the series with Ohio State by an 11-2 record. Williams is 4-0. The Tar Heels have won the last six matchups.

Ohio State has had a Tough Schedule So Far

Ohio State was a 94-65 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Citadel Bulldogs. They failed to cover the -31.5-point spread as favorites.

Ohio State was unranked two years ago when it defeated No. 4 Kentucky in the CBS Sports Classic.

The Buckeyes will have played both teams that were in the 2017 national championship game after today. They lost in November to Gonzaga. The score was 86-59 in the PK80 Invitational in Portland, Ore.

Ohio State last played both title game combatants from the previous season in 1993-94. That year they lost to North Carolina and fell twice to Michigan.

Recent Form

Name	Record	ATS	Offense	Defense	Diff	ATS Home	ATS Away	OU Record	OU Home	OU Away
Ohio State	10-3	5-6	79.46	67.08	12.38	3-4	1-0	2-9	1-6	1-0
North Carolina	10-2	7-4	86.17	71.92	14.25	4-1	2-0	6-4-1	4-0-1	1-1

Power Stats

Assists Turnovers
Name	Assists	Turnovers	Ratio
OHIOS	15.62	13.62	1.15
UNC	18.25	13.33	1.37

Rebounding
Name	Offense	Defense	Total
OHIOS	10.46	27.46	37.92
UNC	13.00	31.17	44.17

ShootingPercentage
Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
OHIOS	49.54	41.49	8.05
UNC	48.07	40.16	7.91

Team Records

Ohio State Buckeyes

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	10-3	9-2	1-1	5-6	4-5	1-1	79.46	67.08	12.38
Last 10	7-3	6-2	1-1	5-5	4-4	1-1	77.40	67.20	10.20
vs Conf	2-0	1-0	1-0	2-0	1-0	1-0	77.00	60.00	17.00

North Carolina Tar Heels

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	10-2	6-1	4-1	7-4	4-2	3-2	86.17	71.92	14.25
Last 10	8-2	4-1	4-1	6-4	3-2	3-2	85.50	71.30	14.20
vs Conf	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0.00	0.00	0.00

CBS Sports Classic Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	79.46	77	71.92	150
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	86.17	19	67.08	74

Head To Head Summary

Team	record	ATS	O/U	AVG	AVG ½	FG%	REB	3PT	steals
Ohio State	0-4	0-4	3-1	72.75	33.75	38.95	35.00	39/109	6.50
North Carolina	4-0	4-0	3-1	80.75	38.50	45.85	44.50	23/64	6.25

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	away score	Home	home score	line	ATS	Total	O/U	FG% Edge	Reb Edge	3PT Edge	Away Half Score	Home Half Score	Away FG%	Home FG%	Away Rebounds	Home Rebounds	Away Three Pointers	Home Three Pointers	Away Steals	Home Steals
Dec 20, 2014	OHIOS	74	UNC	82	-1	UNC	145	O	UNC	UNC	OHIOS	31	43	34.7	44.6	40	53	10/29	3/13	6	5
Nov 19, 2009	UNC	77	OHIOS	73	1.5	UNC	147	O	UNC	OHIOS	UNC	38	24	49.1	43.3	33	37	7/15	6/21	8	8
Nov 28, 2007	UNC	66	OHIOS	55	5.5	UNC	149	U	UNC	UNC	OHIOS	29	32	38	27.1	54	38	5/18	10/33	2	7
Nov 29, 2006	OHIOS	89	UNC	98	-7.5	UNC	158	O	UNC	UNC	OHIOS	48	44	52.3	53.1	25	38	13/26	8/18	5	10

CBS Sports Classic Betting Odds Trends

Ohio State Buckeyes
Ohio State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Ohio State's last 11 games

North Carolina Tar Heels
North Carolina is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
North Carolina is 16-2 SU in its last 18 games

Team Last 5 Games

Ohio State Buckeyes

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	ATS Result	field goal percentage	free throw percentage	three pointers	Location
Dec 19, 2017	CITDL	94-65	W	-31.5	176.5	L/U	50.00	77.78	13	H
Dec 16, 2017	APPST	80-67	W	-16	153	L/U	52.63	73.91	3	H
Dec 9, 2017	W&M	97-62	W	-17.5	160	W/U	64.81	69.57	11	H
Dec 4, 2017	MICH	71-62	W	-2	134.5	W/U	48.89	75.86	5	H
Dec 2, 2017	WISCN	83-58	W	8.5	134.5	W/O	65.96	73.68	7	A

North Carolina Tar Heels

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	ATS Result	field goal percentage	free throw percentage	three pointers	Location
Dec 20, 2017	WOFFD	75-79	L	-25	154	L/P	36.36	73.68	7	H
Dec 17, 2017	TENN	78-73	W	0	155.5	W/U	43.28	73.68	6	A
Dec 6, 2017	W.CAR	104-61	W	-32	154.5	W/O	56.92	66.67	16	H
Dec 3, 2017	TULAN	97-73	W	-20	159	W/O	65.52	55.17	5	H
Dec 1, 2017	DAVID	85-75	W	-11	160.5	L/U	47.06	69.57	5	A

Next up:
Ohio State home to Miami-Ohio Saturday, December 30
North Carolina home to Wake Forest Saturday, December 30

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DXL Frisco Bowl: SMU and Louisiana Tech Square Off

Inaugural DXL Frisco Bowl Could be High-Scoring

The LA Tech Bulldogs and the SMU Mustangs will meet in the Inaugural DXL Frisco Bowl on Wednesday night. Toyota Stadium, the home of Dallas FC, will host the event and kick-off will be at 8 pm EST. ESPN will have the coverage.

Oddsmakers opened the Mustangs as -5-point favorites versus the Bulldogs, while the game's total opened at 68. SMU is now a 4-point favorite. The total has climbed to 71.

SMU has had a stressful time going on lately. The Mustangs are preparing for their first bowl game since 2012. With a change of head coaches since the end of the regular season, they have had more than just the normal game week prep.

Sonny Dykes, the Mustangs new head coach, will be leading his team against his former squad. Dykes coached LaTech from 2010-12.

This will be the fifth ever meeting between the two schools. Louisiana Tech has won three times. The Bulldogs won the most recent meeting 41-10 in Dallas.

DXL Frisco Bowl is Chance to get Used to New System

SMU won its last outing, a 41-38 result against the Tulane Green Wave on November 25. SMU failed to cover in that game as a -7.5-point favorite, while the 79 combined points took the game OVER the total.

The Mustangs finished the 2017 regular season 7-5. The seven wins are the most for SMU since 2012. It is the most in a regular season since 2011.

Only nine days will have passed between Dykes' hiring and the playing of the Frisco Bowl. Dykes takes over the surging Mustangs' program from Chad Morris. He left the school to become coach at Arkansas.

That's not nearly enough time for Dykes to install his Air Raid offense. In this game he will just sit back and let some of the team's remaining assistants call the game.

SMU is one of only two teams in the country with a 3,000-yard passer, in Ben Hicks, a 1,000-yard rusher, in Xavier Jones and two 1,000 yard receivers in Courtland Sutton and Trey Quinn. Quinn leads the nation in receptions per game at 8.8.

LaTech Became Eligible for DXL Frisco Bowl in Season Finale

LA Tech was a 20-6 winner in their most recent outing at home against UTSA Roadrunners. They covered the +1-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (26) made winners of UNDER bettors.

Louisiana Tech is 6-6 and didn't become bowl eligible until the regular-season finale versus Texas-San Antonio. There were 81 teams eligible to earn a bowl game invitation. That was three more than the 78 total spots. The Bulldogs ended up one of the fortunate 6-6 teams to be extended an invitation to the postseason game.

Quarterback J'Mar Smith threw for 2,758 yards and 13 touchdowns this season. That includes five scores to Conference USA co-newcomer of the year Teddy Veal. Veal had 69 catches and 832 yards.

Defensively, defensive end Jaylon Ferguson has 26.5 career sacks. He had a team-high six sacks while senior safety Secdrick Cooper had 63 tackles and two interceptions. Cornerback Amik Robertson led the team with four interceptions to go with 58 tackles and two sacks.

Recent Form

Name	Record	ATS	Offense	Defense	Diff	ATS Home	ATS Away	OU Record	OU Home	OU Away
Louisiana Tech	6-6	6-6	28.75	26.67	2.08	2-5	4-1	6-6	4-3	2-3
Southern Methodist	7-5	6-6	40.17	35.50	4.67	5-2	1-4	7-5	4-3	3-2

Power Stats

Yards Per Point

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
LATECH	14.15	14.82	-0.67
SMU	12.3	13.71	-1.41

Yards Per Pass

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
LATECH	12.82	11.91	0.91
SMU	14.00	14.20	-0.2

Yards Per Rush

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
LATECH	4.60	4.77	-0.17
SMU	5.02	5.04	-0.02

Team Records

LA Tech Bulldogs

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	6-6	3-4	3-2	6-6	2-5	4-1	28.75	26.67	2.08
vs Conf	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0.00	0.00	0.00
Last 3	2-1	1-1	1-0	2-1	1-1	1-0	28.33	25.00	3.33

SMU Mustangs

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	7-5	6-1	1-4	6-6	5-2	1-4	40.17	35.50	4.67
vs Conf	4-4	3-1	1-3	2-6	2-2	0-4	36.25	37.88	-1.63
Last 3	1-2	1-0	0-2	0-3	0-1	0-2	42.00	49.00	-7.00

DXL Frisco Bowl Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	28.75	64	35.50	112
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	40.17	8	26.67	67

Head To Head Summary

Name	Record	ATS	OU	Score	Rush	YPR	PA	CP	PY	TY	TO +/-
Louisiana Tech	3-1	3-1	1-1	38.00	165.00	5.50	29.75	55.46	242.50	407.50	1.00
Southern Methodist	1-3	1-3	1-1	14.75	114.00	2.78	39.25	52.23	220.00	334.00	3.00

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	Home	Score	Line	Total	OU Result	ARY	APY	ATY	ATT	HRY	HPY	HTY	HTT	Away Team Attempts	Home Team Attempts	Away Team Completions	Home Team Completions
Oct 16, 2004	LATECH	SMU	41-10	277	313	590	1	62	288	350	5
Nov 8, 2003	SMU	LATECH	6-41	162	80	242	2	192	209	401	1
Oct 19, 2002	LATECH	SMU	34-37	135	259	394	1	162	296	458	2
Sep 1, 2001	SMU	LATECH	6-36	70	216	286	3	56	189	245	1

DXL Frisco Bowl Betting Trends

LA Tech Bulldogs
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Louisiana Tech's last 25 games

SMU Mustangs
Southern Methodist is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games

Team Last 5 Games

LA Tech Bulldogs

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Nov 25, 2017	UTSA	20-6	W	1/52	W/U	193	101	294	110	91	201	0	H
Nov 18, 2017	UTEP	42-21	W	-17/48.5	W/O	343	203	546	163	261	424	-1	A
Nov 11, 2017	FLAATL	23-48	L	3.5/68	L/O	186	326	512	194	221	415	-1	H
Nov 4, 2017	NTEXAS	23-24	L	0/67	L/U	147	168	315	212	203	415	-1	H
Oct 28, 2017	RICE	42-28	W	-11.5/51.5	W/O	180	237	417	247	187	434	-4	A

SMU Mustangs

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Nov 25, 2017	TULANE	41-38	W	-7.5/66	L/O	103	375	478	171	314	485	2	H
Nov 18, 2017	MEMPHS	45-66	L	11/70	L/O	259	218	477	333	331	664	0	A
Nov 11, 2017	NAVY	40-43	L	1.5/66	L/O	165	261	426	559	0	559	0	A
Nov 4, 2017	UCF	24-31	L	14/75	W/U	206	283	489	203	412	615	-2	H
Oct 27, 2017	TULSA	38-34	W	-12/77	L/U	215	366	581	246	212	458	-1	H

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