Georgia Tech vs. Air Force 2010 Indepence Bowl Spreads, Odds & Predictions: Don’t look for any of the popular spread offenses when Air Force and Georgia Tech get together at today’s Independence Bowl in Shreveport, (5 pm ET, ESPN). These teams employ run based triple-option attacks made popular forty years ago by coaches like Paul Bear Bryant at Alabama, and Barry Switzer at Oklahoma. Oddsmakers at SBGglobal.com and most other offshore sports betting sites list Air Force as a 3-chalk favorite with a combined point (over/under) total of 56.
Early betting trends show the public is buying the betting line with 71% of side wagers placed on the Falcons while 61% are going with Air Force to win SU. Most of the wagering public (55%) expect the combined point total to fall UNDER the posted 56 total.
One doesn’t have to look hard to find the top two rushing offenses in the FBS of the NCAA. Georgia Tech ran with the ball 696 times, and gained, 3924 yards in the process. The Yellow Jackets rushed for a national best 327 yards per game average. Air Force follows ranked No. 2, running the ball 699 times for 3815 yards, a per game average of 317.92 yards.
Georgia Tech is in the Independence Bowl after finishing with a 6-6 record in the ACC, and following Miami and Virginia Tech in the leagues Coastal Division. It was a disappointing year for the Yellow Jackets as they were expected to contend for the conference championship.
Air Force went 8-4 overall and finished fourth in the Mountain West Conference with a 5-3 league mark. The Falcons also won the Commander in Chief Trophy after defeating both Navy and Army.
In 10 games lined by sports books, the Yellow Jackets split 5-5 while the UNDER cashed in six. Air Force cashed for backers in 4-of-11 games while the UNDER cashed four times.
Independence Bowl Best Bet : I like Air Force in this one giving -3.
