On The Gridiron

Sports Edge’s capsules on today’s college football bowl games. There are five games today, three on Saturday, and one on Sunday. Then we have New Years Day and the start of the BCS Bowls, including Michigan (+1) against USC in the Rose Bowl.

Kentucky (+10) Clemson

This Music City Bowl game is being played today at 1:00 p.m. EST on ESPN. The spread in this game has stayed even at 10 points.

Clemson (8-4) has to be wondering how they fell down to this Bowl game after starting the season at 7-1, and looking like one of the best teams in the entire nation. Since that hot start, the Tigers have dropped three of their last four games. Clemson needs to get their running game going at maximum speed with the talented duo of James Davis and C.J. Spiller.

Kentucky is 7-5, but has won four of their last five games. The Wildcats should be able to put some points on the board with the improving Andre’ Woodson at quarterback. If they can slow down the Clemson run, they will be able to pressure and defend a very average Clemson pass offense.

Missouri (+3.5) Oregon State

This Sun Bowl game is being played today at 2:00 p.m. EST on CBS. The spread in this game has remained at 3.5 points.

Missouri is 8-4, but they did not play their best football down the stretch, losing four of their last six games. Missouri was led by a surprising pass attack with quarterback Chase Daniel. He threw for 3,197 yards and 26 touchdowns in his sophomore campaign.

Oregon State (9-4) came on strong at the end of the season after starting off 2-3. Their big win was over the USC Trojans, who were undefeated at that time. The Beavers will use their attacking defense to force Daniel into some easy turnovers, while hoping that senior quarterback Matt Moore, provides a steady hand.

Houston (+5.5) South Carolina

This Liberty Bowl game is being played today at 4:30 p.m. EST on ESPN. The spread in this game has decreased from 6.5 points to 5.5.

Houston comes into this game with a 10-3 record and South Carolina is 7-5. However, the Gamecocks are the significantly favored team. That is what happens when one team is from the powerful SEC and the other from Conference USA.

South Carolina coach, Steve Spurrier was known for his high-flying passing attack when he was at Florida, but it is Houston and Kevin Kolb who can really sling it in this game. Kolb has 27 touchdowns versus three interceptions, but Spurrier is sure to have his defense prepared.

Minnesota (+7) Texas Tech

This Insight Bowl game is being played today at 7:30 p.m. EST on the NFL Network. The spread in this game has stayed even at seven points.

Texas Tech is 7-5 out of the Big 12. Led by Graham Harrell, they are 3rd in the nation in passing yardage, while Minnesota (6-6) is 115th in pass defense. That means the Red Raiders will be throwing early and often, and Minnesota will need to play one of their best games of the year to stay in this one.

Purdue (E) Maryland

This Citrus Bowl game is being played today at 8:00 p.m. EST on ESPN. The spread in this game has decreased from Maryland (-2) to Even.

This Big 10 and ACC match-up features Purdue (8-5) and their potent passing attack led by Curtis Painter. Both defenses are nothing to write home about, and Maryland’s (8-4) offense has also been inconsistent all year. The Terrapins ride a two game losing streak into this game after blowing a chance at the ACC title.

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