Betting news, trends, odds and predictions for Wednesday, December 20th, 2017 from various handicappers and websites
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 20, 2017
Where: Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas
DXL Frisco Bowl preview: Louisiana Tech vs SMU
Gracenote
Dec 6, 2017
DXL FRISCO BOWL STORYLINES
1. SMU will face Louisiana Tech in the inaugural Frisco Bowl on Dec. 20 with a new coach. Sonny Dykes, whose first head coaching job was at Louisiana Tech in 2010, will coach the Mustangs at the bowl game formerly known as the Miami Beach Bowl before being moved to Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, in the offseason. Chad Morris, who led SMU to its first bowl game since 2012, was hired at Arkansas on Dec. 6 after building a 14-22 record in three seasons with the Mustangs.
2. The Bulldogs won their final two games to become bowl eligible and earn their fourth straight postseason bid under coach Skip Holtz. Louisiana Tech is one of nine programs in the country that enters the postseason with three straight bowl wins. The Bulldogs are playing their third bowl in the past four years in North Texas after winning the Heat of Dallas Bowl in 2014 and the Armed Forces Bowl in Forth Worth last year.
3. SMU and Oklahoma State are the only FBS teams with a 3,000-yard passer, 1,000-yard rusher and two 1,000-yard receivers, so it should come as no surprise that the Mustangs averaged 40.2 points per game. Sophomore quarterback Ben Hicks threw for 3,442 yards and 32 touchdowns while Trey Quinn and Courtland Sutton each caught 12 touchdowns. It will be a big test for a Bulldogs defense that ranked near the middle of Conference USA in opponents' points (26.7) and passing yards (215.1).
TV: 8 p.m. ET, ESPN. LINE: SMU -5
ABOUT LOUISIANA TECH (6-6, 4-4 Conference USA): Sophomore quarterback J'Mar Smith threw for 2,758 yards and 13 touchdowns, including five scores to Conference USA co-newcomer of the year Teddy Veal (69 catches, 832 yards). Junior defensive end Jaylon Ferguson (26.5 career sacks) had a team-high six sacks while senior safety Secdrick Cooper had 63 stops and two interceptions. Freshman cornerback Amik Robertson led the team with four interceptions to go with 58 tackles and two sacks.
ABOUT SMU (7-5, 4-4 American Athletic): Quinn (106 catches, 1,191 yards) leads the country with 8.8 receptions per game, needs six catches to tie the single-season school record and is tied with Sutton (62 catches, 1,017 yards) for second place in single-season touchdown catches. Senior defensive end Justin Lawler joined Quinn and Sutton as first-team All-AAC picks after blocking three kicks and leading the Mustangs with 9.5 sacks and 15.5 tackles for loss. The Mustangs' defense allowed at least 31 points in its final five games, which included three straight losses before a last-second goal-line stand in the finale snapped the skid.
Trends - Louisiana Tech vs Southern Methodist
ATS Trends
Louisiana Tech
Bulldogs are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 bowl games.
Bulldogs are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games after accumulating less than 170 yards passing in their previous game.
Bulldogs are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Bowl games.
Bulldogs are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games following a ATS win.
Bulldogs are 7-19 ATS in their last 26 games after allowing less than 275 total yards in their previous game.
Bulldogs are 2-6 ATS vs. a team with a winning record.
Southern Methodist
Mustangs are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 non-conference games.
Mustangs are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 vs. CUSA.
Mustangs are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games following a straight up win.
Mustangs are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games in December.
Mustangs are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games on grass.
Mustangs are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following a ATS loss.
Mustangs are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games overall.
OU Trends
Louisiana Tech
Under is 4-0 in Bulldogs last 4 games following a straight up win.
Under is 6-0 in Bulldogs last 6 games following a ATS win.
Over is 5-1 in Bulldogs last 6 games on grass.
Over is 4-1 in Bulldogs last 5 games after allowing less than 275 total yards in their previous game.
Over is 6-2 in Bulldogs last 8 non-conference games.
Over is 6-2 in Bulldogs last 8 games after allowing less than 170 yards passing in their previous game.
Under is 5-2 in Bulldogs last 7 neutral site games.
Over is 17-8 in Bulldogs last 25 games overall.
Over is 35-17 in Bulldogs last 52 vs. a team with a winning record.
Southern Methodist
Under is 4-0 in Mustangs last 4 Bowl games.
Under is 4-0 in Mustangs last 4 bowl games.
Under is 5-1 in Mustangs last 6 games in December.
Over is 4-1 in Mustangs last 5 games after scoring more than 40 points in their previous game.
Under is 4-1 in Mustangs last 5 games after accumulating more than 280 yards passing in their previous game.
Over is 7-2 in Mustangs last 9 games on grass.
Over is 19-7 in Mustangs last 26 games following a ATS loss.
Under is 14-6 in Mustangs last 20 games following a straight up win.
Head to Head
No trends available.
NCAAF
Long Sheet
Wednesday, December 20
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LOUISIANA TECH (6 - 6) vs. SMU (7 - 5) - 12/20/2017, 8:00 PM
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Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
NCAAF
Bowl Season
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Trend Report
Wednesday, December 20
LOUISIANA TECH @ SOUTHERN METHODIST
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Louisiana Tech's last 25 games
Southern Methodist is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games