Sheraton Hawaii Bowl Odds
HONOLULU, HI (The Spread) – No. 22 Southern Miss collides with Nevada in the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl at 8PM ET on ESPN to cap off a day of football action.
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Southern Miss is the Conference USA champion at 11-2. The Golden Eagles are also 8-4-1 against the spread and they have hit the under in 7 of 13 games. Nevada is 7-5 this season and 5-7 against the spread and they have split the over/under total in 12 games. Southern Miss has won the only two previous meetings.
Trends show that Nevada is 0-4 against the spread in its last four bowl games but 4-0 ATS in their last 4 non-conference games. Southern Miss is 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games against WAC opponents but 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games following a cover. Nevada has went under the point total odds in four of their last 5 bowl games while Southern Miss has hit the over in their last 4 games following a win.
Oddsmakers have made Southern Miss the favorite in this bowl game, giving the Golden Eagles odds of -8.5 points against Nevada on Saturday. The over/under odds have been set at 64 points. (View Matchup)
Southern Miss is coming off a 49-28 win over Houston in the Conference USA Championship Game on Dec. 3. Since then, the Eagles lost coach Larry Fedora to North Carolina. The Eagles are still quite a team, averaging 37.8 points per game on offense while allowing 21.1 points per game on defense. The offense is led by quarterback Austin Davis, who has thrown for 3,331 yards and 28 TD’s this season.
Nevada is coming off a 56-3 to win over Idaho in the season finale, but they had lost their previous two games prior to that. The Wolf Pack are scoring 32.9 points per game behind their rushing attack, which ranks eighth in the country at 251.8 yards per game. The team is led by Cody Fajardo, who has thrown for 1,647 yards and 6 TD’s while rushing for 680 yards and 11 scores. Defensively, Nevada is giving up 25.3 points per game.
In terms of Injuries, Southern Miss quarterback Chris Campbell is doubtful for undisclosed reasons while running back Kendrick Hardy is doubtful with a shoulder injury. Nevada receiver Shane Anderson is questionable with a concussion.
Currently over 10,000 Public Bets have been placed on this game and Southern Miss is getting 69% of the wagers with a point spread of -8.5 against Nevada on Saturday.
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