December 30
Peach Bowl (@ Atlanta)
Ole Miss vs Penn State (-4.5)
Ole Miss (10-2)
— Ole Miss won seven of its last eight games, scoring 31.3 ppg
— Rebels were held to 10-17 points in their two losses.
— Under Kiffin, Ole Miss is 6-7 ATS as an underdog (1-2 TY).
— TY, Ole Miss is 2-1-1 ATS in games with a single digit spread.
— Rebels are +9 in turnovers this season.
— Ole Miss hasn’t had a game TY with a negative TO ratio.
— 9 starters back on offense, 7 on defense
— 131 starts back on offensive line; good offensive line
— junior QB has completed 65.2% of passes (20 TD’s, 5 INTs)
— Under Kiffin, Rebels are 9-5 ATS in non-SEC games.
— Under is 5-2 in their last seven games.
— This year, SEC teams are 16-21 ATS out of conference.
— In his career, Kiffin is 2-4 SU in bowls.
— Ole Miss is 2-3 SU/ATS in its last five bowls.
Penn State (10-2)
— Penn State scored 27+ points in all its wins.
— PSU lost 20-12 at Ohio State, 24-15 to Michigan.
— TY, Penn State is 1-2 ATS in games with single digit spread.
— last three years, Penn State is +35 in turnovers (+18 TY).
— 8 starters back on offense, 8 on defense
— 66 starts back on offensive line.
— soph QB has completed 61.3% of passes, with 23 TD’s, one INT.
— under Franklin, PSU is 51-34-3 ATS as a favorite.
— TY, Nittany Lions are 8-1 ATS as a favorite.
— PSU is 10-4 ATS in last 14 non-conference games.
— Last three Penn State games stayed under the total.
— In his career, Franklin is 6-5 in bowls.
— This year, Big 14 teams are 15-19 ATS out of conference.
— Last six years, Penn State is 3-2 SU/ATS in bowls.
— These teams haven’t met in this century.
— Underdogs are 5-3 ATS in last eight Peach Bowls.
— SEC teams are 5-1 in last six Peach Bowl appearances.
— since 2019, Big 14 teams are 11-6 ATS vs SEC opponents.
Music City Bowl (@ Nashville)
Maryland vs Auburn (-7)
Maryland (7-5)
— Maryland QB Tagevailoa chose not to play in this game.
— Soph backup QB Edwards has thrown 10 passes this season.
— Terps lost five of last seven games, after a 5-0 start.
— Maryland is 6-0 when they score 31+ points, 1-5 when they don’t.
— 5 starters back on offense, 6 on defense
— 31 D-I starts back on offensive line; they added a I-AA OL star.
— This year, Terps are 3-1 ATS in games with single digit spread.
— under Locksley, Maryland is 11-18 ATS as an underdog (1-2 TY).
— in his career, Locksley is 22-34 ATS as an underdog.
— Over is 4-1 in last five Maryland games.
— This year, Big 14 non-conference underdogs are 2-5 ATS.
— This year, Big 14 teams are 15-19 ATS out of conference.
— In his career, Locksley is 2-0 in bowl games.
— Maryland won its last two bowls, 54-10/16-12.
Auburn (6-6)
— Auburn lost six of last nine games, after a 3-0 start.
— Auburn lost 31-10 at home to New Mexico State LW, a bad loss.
— Auburn allowed 15 or less points in wins, 27+ in losses.
— Last four years, Auburn is 23-25 SU.
— 8 starters back on offense, 9 on defense
— 92 starts back on offensive line
— junior QB started 25 games at Michigan State.
— In his career, Freeze is 46-39-1 ATS as a favorite (3-2 TY).
— Auburn is 17-12 ATS in last 29 games as a favorite.
— Tigers are 2-3 ATS this year in games with single digit spread.
— under is 4-2 in their last six games.
— This year, SEC teams are 16-21 ATS out of conference.
— Auburn is 1-4 SU in last five bowls (favored in 4 of 5)
— In his career, Freeze is 6-1 SU in bowl games.
— These teams haven’t met in this century.
— Favorites are 5-4 ATS in last nine Music City Bowls.
— SEC teams lost four of last five appearances in this bowl.
— since 2019, Big 14 teams are 11-6 ATS vs SEC opponents.