1. Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl: Houston vs Louisiana
Saturday, December 23, 3:00, ESPN
POINT TOTAL 56.5
PICK Over
I’ll cut to the chase after rambling for too long on No. 2.
Houston might score 56.5 by itself. At least it should take down a chunk of it. Even when it’s bad it scores 30 points.
How many Houston Cougar games went past 56.5 points? Ten of the 12, and it scored 42 in one of the games that didn’t – 42-3 over East Carolina – and the other came against Tulane’s good defense in a 27-24 loss.
Louisiana’s defense hasn’t been bad. One really good offensive team it faced – Georgia Southern – was held to 17 points. The point total still got to 53. The other good attack it dealt with was Florida State, and it scored 49 with the total getting to 66.
And then there’s the Houston defense. You know, the one that was on the losing side of a 77-63 game against SMU.
Navy scored 20 on the Cougars – that’s probably all you need out of Louisiana. Rice put up 27. USF scored 27. Freaking Temple made it a fight in a 43-36 loss.
One final thing – the weather. As I keep instructing everyone, ALWAYS check it before going with a point total.
Shreveport, Louisiana on Saturday will be cold, but relatively clear. It won’t be a problem.
Happy holidays.
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