Nevada favored in New Orleans Bowl
NEW ORLEANS, LA (The Spread) – The college football bowl season gets started this morning when Nevada takes on Louisiana-Lafayette in the New Orleans Bowl at 11AM ET.
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Nevada had a 7-5 season this year and the Wolf Pack won four of their last six to get to seven wins. They ultimately were 4-4 in the Mountain West Conference and 7-5 against the spread. Nevada has covered the spread in the last five games it has won and failed to cover in its last four losses.
Lafayette had a very strong end to its season, as the Cajuns won seven of their last eight to go 8-4 on the season and 7-1 in the Sun Belt Conference. Lafayette also went 6-5-1 against the spread this year, covering the spread in five of its last seven games. They are 2-0 straight up and against the spread in their last two games as an underdog.
The oddsmakers like Nevada to pick up the win today, as oddsmakers from Bovada.lv have made the Wolf Pack a 1.5-point favorite against Lafayette today (View Matchup). The over/under total for the game is listed at 63 points.
Both teams has a similar style, as both have potent offenses that are averaging over 410 yards per game, but both defenses are not solid, each allowing over 420 yards per game. Both teams also rely on their run game, with each averaging over 215 yards per game on the ground. Lafayette will look to establish Elijah McGuire, who has rushed for 1,165 yards and 14 scores. Nevada will hope that quarterback Cody Fajardo will also get loose. He has rushed for a team-high 997 yards and 13 scores while passing for 2,374 yards and 18 scores.
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