Capital One Bowl Odds
ORLANDO, FL (The Spread) – The Big Ten and SEC collide in the 2012 Capital One Bowl as No. 10 South Carolina takes on No. 21 Nebraska at 1PM ET on ESPN from the Florida Citrus Bowl.
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South Carolina is 10-2 coming into this game while Nebraska is 9-3. Both team struggled against the spread this year with Nebraska going 4-7-1 ATS and South Carolina was 6-6. Both teams hit the under in 7 of their 12 games. These two have no recent meetings.
Trends show that Nebraska is 4-1 against the spread in their last 5 games at a neutral site while South Carolina is just 1-4 ATS in their last 5 bowl games and 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games at a neutral site. Nebraska has hit the under in their last 7 neutral-site games while South Carolina has hit the under in 4 of their last 5 non-conference games.
Oddsmakers have made South Carolina the favorite in this game, giving them a point spread of -3 against Nebraska. The over/under total for the game has been set at 45.5 points. (View Matchup)
South Carolina went 6-2 in the SEC this year and the Gamecocks won six of their final seven games to close out the year. Despite injury and suspension issues to some of their skill positions, South Carolina still averaged 30.1 points per game on offense and held opponents to just 18.8 points per game. The offense has been led late in the season by Connor Shaw, who has thrown for 1,218 yards and 12 TD’s in limited action.
Nebraska went 5-3 in its first season in the Big Ten. The Cornhuskers went 2-2 down the stretch to come up shy of contending for the conference title. This season, Nebraska posted 30.5 points per game while allowing 22.8 points per contest. The Cornhuskers have the 14th-best rushing attack in the league, averaging 223.9 yards per game. Rex Burkhead is leading the way with 1,268 yards and 15 TD’s.
In terms of Injuries, Nebraska offensive lineman Andrew Rodriguez is doubtful with a foot injury while defensive tackle Thaddeus Randle is questionable with a knee injury. South Carolina guard Terrence Campbell is doubtful for the game because of a leg injury.
Currently over 28,700 Public Bets have been placed on this game and South Carolina is getting 72% of the wagers with odds of -3 points against Nebraska on Monday.
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