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Tuesday College Football Bowl Game Betting Notes: Which Teams and Totals Have Moved the Most?

By Ben Heisler

Louisville Cardinals quarterback Malik Cunningham leads his team vs. Air Force in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl this afternoon at 3:15 pm ET.
Louisville Cardinals quarterback Malik Cunningham leads his team vs. Air Force in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl this afternoon at 3:15 pm ET. / Jaylynn Nash-USA TODAY Sports
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Tuesday brings another full day slate of bowl game action with five matchups kicking off from noon ET through midnight tonight.

Here's a look at today's slate of games:

College Football Bowl Schedule for Tuesday, December 28th

  • 12 p.m. EST: TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl - No. 20 Houston vs. Auburn
  • 3:15 p.m. EST: SERVPRO First Responder Bowl - Air Force vs. Louisville
  • 6:45 p.m. EST: AutoZone Liberty Bowl - Mississippi State vs. Texas Tech
  • 8 p.m. EST: San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl - UCLA vs. No. 18 NC State
  • 10:15 p.m. EST: Guaranteed Rate Bowl - West Virginia vs. Minnesota

If you're looking for trends, analysis and picks on all five games, our Reed Wallach has you covered. Meanwhile, our friends at WynnBET just sent over the latest splits on all five games.

Let's take a look and see where the sharps and public differ on the matchups, as well as which teams the sportsbooks need over the course of the day.

TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl - No. 20 Houston (-1.5) vs. Auburn - TOTAL: 49

We've seen a major move towards the Houston side just this morning. In the last hour before kickoff, Houston has gone from a 1.5-point underdog at WynnBET to a 1.5-point favorite; despite 56% of the spread bets on Auburn and 54.9% of the money on the Tigers.

Meanwhile, the total has taken a nose dive as well. After opening at 51.5, it now sits at 49. 74.7% of the total bets were on the OVER, but just 54.7% of the money was in agreement. With the recent line move down 2.5 points, it's very much in play that sharps are pouring in on the under.

SERVPRO First Responder Bowl - Air Force vs. Louisville (-1) | TOTAL: 54.5

The spread has seen noticeable movement in this mid-afternoon matchup from Dallas, Texas today. After the Falcons opened up at WynnBET as 1-point favorites, the line has flip-flopped to Louisville going from 1-point underdogs to the new team on top at -1. 59.6% of the betting tickets came in on Louisville, but Air Force has 63.6% of the money.

BetSided's Reed Wallach pointed out in his early game preview that Service Academies are 37-15 vs. the spread since 1980 in bowl games; along with the Falcons going 8-4 ATS this year.

Meanwhile, the total has stayed put at 54.5 after initially opening up at 55.5. 80.3% of the betting tickets are on the OVER, but just 46.5% of the money is in agreement, going in favor of the UNDER instead.

AutoZone Liberty Bowl - Mississippi State (-10) vs. Texas Tech | TOTAL: 58.5

The oddsmakers opened up the Bulldogs as 9-point favorites in the Liberty Bowl this evening, but the line has since moved to double digits, with Mississippi State now up to -10. Both the tickets and handle are on the Bulldogs, with 61.9% of the bets going for the SEC squad, and 52% of the money also backing Mike Leach against his former team.

For anyone looking to back a big dog today, you can get Texas Tech at WynnBET at +290 odds, meaning a $100 bet would profit $290.

The total has also come down from 60 to 58.5, with a major discrepancy in splits between the tickets and money. 76.2% of the bets are on the OVER, but 64.5% of the money is on the UNDER.

San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl - UCLA vs. No. 18 NC State | TOTAL: 60.5

Yesterday on BetSided's podcast, "Bet & Breakfast," Wallach gave out No. 18 NC State -130 as his best bet for the day.

Turns out that the sharps agree, and have moved the line up slightly to -135 on the moneyline.

Meanwhile, the spread still stands at NC State -2 over UCLA, and both bettors and sharps are on the same side here. 64.2% of the tickets are backing the Wolfpack, along with 85.7% of the money as two-point favorites.

Also, for the first time today, the OVER has been on the move, going from 60 to 60.5 at WynnBET. While 70.3% of the bets back yet another over, it's still the UNDER at 62.4% receiving the majority of the money.

Guaranteed Rate Bowl - West Virginia vs. Minnesota (-5) | TOTAL: 44.5

The final game of the day matches up the Big Ten and Big 12 with the Gophers as a 5-point favorite after opening at -5.5.

The bets and money are almost in unison for this game as of late morning, with 57.2% of the tickets and 58.4% of the money on the Gophers to cover as favorites.

The total has hovered anywhere between 44.5 and 45, currently sitting on the former. Bettors and sharps are also in lock-step with this play, as 84.4% of the betting tickets are on the over, and 85.1% of the money is in the same boat.

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