Last Updated on January 4, 2011 12:00 am by drew
Orange Bowl Trends
MIAMI, FL (TheSpread) – You will be hard pressed to find trends that don’t support Virginia Tech or Stanford for Monday night’s 2011 Orange Bowl, but here are some trends to consider.
Stanford is 11-1 on the season and 7-4 against the spread on the season while Virginia Tech is 11-2 on the season and 10-3 against the spread. The Cardinal got an at-large bid into the Orange Bowl while Virginia Tech is in because it won the ACC Championship.
Oddsmakers from online sportsbook SBGGLOBAL.com have given Stanford point spread odds of -3.5 against Virginia Tech on Monday. The over/under total has been set at 58.5. (View Matchup)
When breaking down the trends for this game, let’s look at Virginia Tech first. The Hokies are 4-1 against the spread in their last 5 non-conference games and 14-5 ATS in their last 19 games as an underdog.
For Stanford, the Cardinal is 4-0-1 ATS in their last 5 games as a favorite and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 non-conference games and 5-2-1 ATS in their last 8 games on grass.
In terms of the over/under, the over has hit in the last 4 non-conference games for the Hokies and 4 of the last 5 non-conference games for Stanford. The over has also hit in 17 of the last 22 games against a team with a winning record.
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