2009 Independence Bowl Texas A&M vs. Georgia Picks & Predictions

Last Updated on December 28, 2009 12:00 pm by drew

Independence Pick

Two powerful teams with a lot of history meet in the 2009
Independence Bowl on Monday at 5PM ET when Texas A&M faces off with
Georgia from

Independence Stadium.

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Texas A&M is 6-6 on the year and 6-5-1 against the spread. The Aggies have lost three of their last four to end the regular season, but covered in their last two games.

Georgia is 7-5 on the year and 4-7 against the spread. The Bulldogs won three of their last four to end the season and have covered in two of their last three.
Oddsmakers from online sports book Sportsbook.com have made

Georgia 7-point favorites over Texas A&M on Monday night. The over/under total for this game has been established at 64.

Texas A&M is scoring 33.9 points per-game this year and the Aggies lead the Big XII in total offense, averaging 465.3 yards per-game. Jerrod Johnson has thrown for 3,217 yards and 28 touchdowns with just six interceptions while two different Aggie backs have over 750 yards rushing.

Georgia is allowing 26.4 points per-game on defense, but limiting opponents to only 328 yards per-game.

Georgia is scoring 27.7 points per-game this year under a balanced offensive attack. Joe Cox has thrown for 2,426 yards with 22 touchdowns this season to lead the

Georgia offense. The Aggies are giving up 32.7 points and 431.3 yards per-game this year defensively.

This game looks like it should be a shootout as both defenses have struggled. Texas A&M has shown it can move the ball on almost anyone and have the ball moved on it by almost anyone. The Aggies gave
Texas all it could handle in their regular season finale, while

Georgia has been underwhelming this season and Mark Richt has fired a lot of assistants for that reason. This game will really show which conference has tougher competition. With the game taking place in SEC country, we suggest a pick of

Georgia minus the points and the over in a tough game that should favor the Bulldogs, which has more balance from top to bottom.

Our Independence Bowl Free Pick for this matchup is:

GEORGIA -7 and OVER 64.
College Football Bowl Season Betting Trends
TEXAS A&M is 4-16 ATS (-13.6 Units) in road games after a bye week since 1992.

GEORGIA is 21-6 ATS (+14.4 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1992.

Texas A&M is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games

Texas A&M is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games

Georgia is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games

Bowl Season College Football Injury Report


TEXAS A&M

[DB] 10/20/2009 – Marcus Gold out indefinitely ( Foot ) 

[WR] 09/14/2009 – Roger Holland out for season ( Concussion ) 

[CB] 09/23/2009 – Coryell Judie out for season ( Shoulder ) 

GEORGIA

[WR] 09/10/2009 – Kris Durham out indefinitely ( Shoulder ) 

[WR] 12/11/2009 – A.J. Green is upgraded to probable Monday vs. Texas A&M ( Shoulder ) 

[S] 11/12/2009 – Quintin Banks out indefinitely ( Knee ) 

[DT] 11/12/2009 – Derrick Lott out for season ( Ankle ) 

[S] 12/06/2009 – Bacarri Rambo is upgraded to probable Monday vs. Texas A&M ( Concussion ) 

[RB] 12/18/2009 – Richard Samuel is upgraded to probable Monday vs. Texas A&M ( Concussion ) 

[DE] 12/17/2009 – Montez Robinson expected to miss Monday vs. Texas A&M ( Suspension ) 
Independence Bowl Odds
Texas A&M Aggies +7 Over 64 (+220)

Georgia Bulldogs -7 Under 64 (-300)
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Posted: 12/28/09 12:00PM ET