Northwestern heads out West for this bowl game in Las Vegas. Northwestern has a terrible offensive line with the ground game averaging just 3.0 yards per carry and their quarterbacks getting sacked 48 times. They faced just two Top 20 teams and lost both badly to Duke (38-14) and Penn State (41-13). Utah finished fourth in the Pac-12 and faced six Top 20 teams. They lost to No. 5 Washington in a close one, 35-28, while knocking off No. 22 UCLA (14-7) and No. 18 USC on the road (34-32). The Utes have a strong ground attack behind RBs Ja'Quinden Jackson (742 yards, 4.8 ypc) and Jaylon Glover (513 yards, 4.2 ypc), while the defense is 23rd in the nation in yards allowed, 10th on third down (29.50%), and 22nd in points given up (20.9 per game). Back Utah on the moneyline.
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Who was the public on? 60% of the public bets were on Utah Utes on the -7 ATS. And, 56% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Utah would win by a score of 26.2 to 17.6 with Utah winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Utah vs. Northwestern
7:35 PM Eastern
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 64% of the public bets were on Northwestern Wildcats on the +6.5 ATS. 69% of the public money was on Northwestern Wildcats to win on the moneyline. And, 50% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Utah would win by a score of 27.1 to 19.3 with Utah winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Northwestern vs. Utah
7:00 PM Eastern
HOLIDAY BOWL - Northwestern turned its season around in a hurry after starting 1-3 when it reeled off four straight wins against Michigan State, Nebraska in overtime, Rutgers and Wisconsin. The Wildcats then lost to currently undefeated Notre Dame before winning three more times in a row, featuring a road win at Iowa. Utah finished 9-4, but may have shown its true colors in the Pac-12 championship game as the Utes could manage only a field goal against Washington. Backup quarterback Jason Shelley had been adequate as a fill-in for injured Tyler Huntley, but he went 17-of-27 for only 137 yards with no TDs and three interceptions versus the stout defense of the Huskies, who outgained the Utes 306-188. Northwestern is led by QB Clayton Thorson, who completed 60.4 percent for 2,942 yards and 15 TDs. Flynn Nagel led the receiving corps with 66 catches for 759 yards and Isaiah Bowser rushed for 796 yards and six touchdowns on 4.6 yards per carry. The Wildcats are 8-3 ATS their last 11 games when following an ATS loss and 13-6-2 ATS their last 21 games overall. Utah is 2-6 ATS its last eight after scoring 20 or fewer points its previous game and the offense showed its vulnerability in the Pac-12 title game. Grab the points with Northwestern.
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