Last Updated on January 5, 2011 12:00 am by drew
Sugar Bowl Trends
NEW ORLEANS, LA (TheSpread) – The public isn’t backing Ohio State for the 2011 Sugar Bowl but the trends are. Here is a look at the trends for the Buckeyes and Arkansas.
Ohio State is 11-1 on the season and 9-2-1 against the point spread while Arkansas is 10-2 on the season and 9-2 ATS. Both teams contended for their respective conference titles but received BCS at-large bids.
Oddsmakers from online sportsbook Sportsbook.com have given Ohio State point spread odds of -3 against Arkansas on Tuesday night. The over/under total has been set at 57 points. (View Matchup)
When breaking down the trends for this game, let’s look at Ohio State first. The Buckeyes are 8-0 against the spread in their last 8 games and are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 bowl games. The Buckeyes are also 12-3-1 ATS in their last 16 games as a favorite of 0.5-to-3 points. However, OSU is 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games against the SEC.
For Arkansas, the Razorbacks are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 bowl games and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games on turf. Arkansas is 13-3 ATS in their last 16 games following a straight-up win.
In terms of the over/under, under has hit in the last 7 bowl games for Arkansas and 5 of the last 7 neutral-site games for Ohio State.
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