Meineke Car Care Bowl Odds
HOUSTON, TX (The Spread) – A full slate of bowl games on Saturday kicks off with the Meineke Car Care Bowl with Northwestern taking on Texas A&M from Reliant Stadium at Noon ET on ESPN.
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Both teams come into the game at 6-6 on the season. Texas A&M was 3-9 against the spread while hitting the over 7 times and Northwestern was 5-7 against the spread and they hit the over 6 times on the year. These two have no recent meetings.
Trends show that Texas A&M is 2-8 against the spread in its last 10 games as a favorite and 0-9 ATS in their last 9 games at a neutral site. Northwestern is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games against Big 12 opponents and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 bowl games. When it comes to the over/under, Northwestern has hit the over in its last 7 games following a loss and in 11 of its last 15 games as an underdog.
Oddsmakers have made Texas A&M the clear favorite in this game, giving the Aggies a point spread of -10 against Northwestern on Saturday. The over/under total has been set at 69.5 points for this game. (View Matchup)
Texas A&M went 4-5 in the Big 12 this season and closed the year losing four of their last five games. Five of their six losses on the year were by seven points or less. Texas A&M scored 39.6 points per game this season, which ranked 11th nationally, but they gave up 28.7 points per game. The team is led by quarterback Ryan Tannehill, who has thrown for 3,415 yards and 28 TD’s this season.
Northwestern went just 3-5 in the Big Ten this season, but they did win four of their final five games to get bowl eligible. The Wildcats have an offense that scored just 29.5 points per game while allowing 27.3 points per game on defense. The team is led by elusive quarterback Dan Persa, who threw for 2,163 yards and 17 TD’s in limited action as he recovered from an Achilles’ injury early in the season.
In terms of Injuries, Texas A&M defensive back Steven Campbell is questionable with a foot injury while Northwestern linebacker Chi Chi Ariguzo and defensive back Jordan Mabin are both questionable with shoulder injuries.
Currently over 12,600 Public Bets have been placed on this game and the wagers are split 50-50 with Texas A&M getting odds of -10 points against Northwestern.
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