Oregon State vs BYU 2009 MAACO Bowl Las Vegas Picks, Predictions & Odds: The 2009 MAACO Bowl will take place tomorrow night at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. This year's version features the familiar face of the BYU Cougars, who are making their fifth straight appearance in the game, taking on the Pac 10's Oregon State Beavers. Kickoff is scheduled for 8:00pm ET December 22nd on ESPN. 2009 MAACO Bowl Las Vegas Picks, Predictions & Odds at online bookmaker BetUS.com have the Beavers listed as a -2.5 against the spread favorite.
Cougars Head Coach Bronco Mendenhall guided his team to its fourth consecutive double digit win season this year. BYU concluded regular season play with a 10-2 record (7-1 conference record) after reeling off four straight wins in the month of November, beating Wyoming, New Mexico, Air Force and Utah. Mendenhall's squad secured a second place finish in the Mountain West Conference, behind TCU, by beating the Utes 26-23 in the season finale.
BYU will be making its fifth straight appearance in the Las Vegas Bowl when things get underway tomorrow night. The Cougars are 2-2 in the postseason contest, scoring wins over Oregon and UCLA in 2006 and 2007 and getting beat by California in 2005 and Arizona in last year's game.
Oregon State finished third in the Pac 10 this year with an 8-4 overall record and a 6-3 conference mark. The Beavers won four of their last five games, scoring victories over UCLA, California, Washington and Washington State before losing to in-state rival Oregon 33-37 in the regular season finale.
Head Coach Mike Riley has taken the Beavers to five bowls since returning to Corvallis in 2003. Oregon State has won all five of its postseason contests under Riley's leadership, including the 2003 Las Vegas Bowl (55-17 New Mexico).
2009 MAACO Bowl Las Vegas Betting Trend: Oregon State is 7-2-1 against the spread and 8-2 straight up in its last 10 games as a favorite with total of 54.5 or more (Under 8-2). BYU is 1-5 straight up and against the spread in its last five games as an underdog with a spread between 0 and 3.5 and a total of 54.5 or more.
BetUS.com Oregon State vs BYU 2009 MAACO Bowl Las Vegas Picks, Predictions & Odds:
Oregon State Beavers -2.5 (-110), Over 58.5 (-110), +115 (Moneyline)
BYU Cougars +2.5 (-110), Under 58.5 (-110), -135 (Moneyline)
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