BG road dogs in Camellia Bowl
MONTGOMERY, AL (The Spread) – Bowling Green will be in enemy territory tonight for the Camellia Bowl, when it faces South Alabama at 9:15PM ET.
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Bowling Green went 7-6 this season and was 5-3 in the Mid-American Conference, losing in the conference title game to Northern Illinois. BG enters this game on a three-game losing streak and is just 4-8-1 against the spread this season. The Falcons are just 2-7-1 ATS in their last 10 games.
South Alabama also didn’t have a strong finish to its season, as it lost four of its last five games to end up 6-6 on the season. The Jaguars ended up 5-3 in the Sun Belt, but they do own a win over MAC school, Kent State, by a score of 23-13. Bowling Green holds a 30-20 win over Kent State. South Alabama was 4-8 against the spread this season and just 1-6 ATS in their final seven games of the season.
Oddsmakers like South Alabama in its home state tonight, as oddsmakers from Bovada.lv have given South Alabama odds of -2.5 points against Bowling Green (View Matchup). The over/under total for the game is listed at 53 points.
The interesting aspect of this game is Bowling Green’s awful defense. The Falcons haven’t had much trouble moving the ball, but they get eaten alive on defense, allowing 499.6 yards per game. South Alabama isn’t known for being a great offense, averaging just 372.8 yards per game, but it has a defense that is holding opponents to 390.5 yards per game. If the Jaguars’ defense can limit the BG offense, South Alabama should be able to pick up some points. James Knapke will be the key to Bowling Green’s offense. He has thrown for 2,805 yards and 13 touchdowns this season.
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