Louisville vs Southern Mississippi 2010 Beef O' Brady's Bowl Spreads Odds & Predictions: The 2010 college football bowl season continues Tuesday night (8 PM ET, ESPN) when the Louisville Cardinals (BIG EAST) and Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles (C-USA) play in the Beef O'Brady's Bowl, at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburgh, Florida.
Oddsmakers at Sportsbook.com and most other offshore sports betting sites list Louisville as 2 1/2-chalk favorites versus USM with a 59 1/2 total. Golden Eagles backers are getting around +120 moneyline odds for a SU win while the Cardinals are giving -140. Money line odds vary from different wagering sites.
USM went 9-3 in the regular season and was in the thick of the C-USA battle all season long until eliminated in its final game with Tulsa on Nov. 26. Louisville returns to bowl action for the first time since 2007 after logging a 6-6 season under first year head coach Charlie Strong.
Louisville and USM are no strangers to each other having met on 28 previous occasions, with USM holding an 18-9-1 series lead. Early betting trends show 62 percent of side wagers falling on Louisville while 77 percent of gamblers like USM to win SU. In totals betting, 79 percent of bettors expect the total points scored to go OVER the posted 60 points.
Louisville played seven home games at Papa Johns Stadium this year going 3-4 SU, also performing poorly ATS going 2-4. In games away from Louisville, the Cardinals went 3-2 SU and 4-1 ATS. The UNDER cashed on the posted total in 5-of-8 games the Cardinals played.
USM was consistent at home and away posting 4-2 SU home and away won-loss records. The Golden Eagles were also consistent covering the betting spread covering 6-of-11 games ATS overall, 3-2 at home and 3-3 away. In totals betting, the OVER cashed on the posted total in 6-of-8 lined games.
Reno Gold Picks : I am going with the Golden Eagles getting +2 1/2 points in this one.
