Music City Bowl Odds
NASHVILLE, TN (The Spread) – Two teams with disappointing seasons look for a positive ending when Mississippi State takes on Wake Forest in the Music City Bowl at 6:40PM ET on ESPN.
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Both teams come into the bowl game at 6-6 on the season. Wake Forest is 7-5 against the spread this year while Mississippi State is 6-6 ATS. The Bulldogs have hit the under 7 times this season while Wake Forest has hit the under 6 times. These two have no previous meetings.
Trends show that Wake Forest is 4-1 against the spread in their last 5 bowl games and 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games in the month of December. Mississippi State is 4-0 ATS in its last 4 bowl games. Wake Forest has hit the under in 4 of its last 5 bowl games while the Bulldogs have hit the under in 7 of its last 10 games following a win.
Oddsmakers have made Mississippi State the favorite in this game, giving the Bulldogs a point spread of -6.5 against Wake Forest on Friday. The over/under odds have been set at 48 points. (View Matchup)
Mississippi State was just 2-6 in the SEC this season but the Bulldogs did win three of their last five games to close out the regular season. Mississippi State allowed just 19.9 points per game this season, which ranks 18th in the country, but the Bulldogs also scored just 25.5 points per game. The team has been led by Vick Ballard this season, as he has rushed for 1,009 yards and 8 TD’s.
Wake Forest went 5-3 in the ACC this season but the Demon Deacons lost four of their final five games to close the season. Wake Forest scored 26.8 points per game on offense and allowed 27.8 points per game on defense. The team has been led by receiver Chris Givens, who has caught 74 passes for 1,276 yards and 9 TD’s.
In terms of Injuries, Wake Forest defensive linemen John Gallagher and Ramon Booi are both questionable with knee injuries while Mississippi State has no new injuries to report.
Currently over 8,700 Public Bets have been placed on this game and Mississippi State is getting 74% of the wagers with odds of -6.5 points against Wake Forest on Friday.
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