Friday’s Emerald Bowl has an inconsistent Maryland team taking on an Oregon State team that won six of their last seven games. Maryland hasn’t played a team from the Pac-10 since 1982. The Terps played in close games nearly every week this season, winning most of them early but losing most of them late. SBG Global reports that early college football betting has the public taking Oregon State at Home.
Emerald Bowl Betting Preview
Maryland (6-6) vs. Oregon State (8-4)
Friday, 8:30 pm Eastern – ESPN
SBG Global Opening Line: Oregon State – 4.5, Total 48.5
Maryland has a nice duo at running back as Keon Lattimore and Lance Ball give the Terps a threat on the ground. They will need to run the ball because the Maryland quarterbacks were very inconsistent this season. Coach Ralph Friedgen said that his team had a great practice earlier this week, particularly the defense. "I think our defense has probably practiced better than our offense [this week]," he said. "Today was good except for the two-minute drill at the end. I thought we were fairly sharp on offense today, till the very end when I thought our defense had a little more intensity than our offense."
SBG Global Current Line: Oregon State – 4.5, Total 47
Oregon State has had to deal with injuries this season including losing quarterback Sean Canfield who missed the last three games of the year. Running back Yvenson Bernard missed two of the Beavers’ last four games but is expected to start on Friday. Backup quarterback Lyle Moevao played well for the Beavers in the finale against Oregon and is ready for Maryland. The Oregon State defense is led by linebacker Derrick Doggett and defensive ends Victor Butler and Slade Norris who combined for 18.5 sacks.
Here are the college football betting stats for Friday’s game. The Terrapins are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 non-conference games. The Terrapins are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games following a win.
The Beavers are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The Beavers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Bowl games. The Beavers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games in December. The Beavers are 15-6-1 ATS in their last 22 games as a favorite. The Beavers are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 Friday games.
The Under is 5-1 in the Terrapins last 6 games overall. The Under is 4-1 in the Terrapins last 5 games as an underdog. The Under is 4-1 in the Terrapins last 5 non-conference games. The Over is 4-0 in the Beavers last 4 Bowl games. The Over is 6-1 in the Beavers last 7 games in December. The Under is 5-1 in the Beavers last 6 non-conference games.
