The CottonBowlGame is underway! Caleb Williams and uscfb look to wrap up Lincoln Riley’s memorable first season in L.A. with a win over Tulane at AT&T Stadium. Follow along for live updates:
Figures of Tulane’s Green Wave and USC’s Trojan, both made from tires, are put on display at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Thursday.We’re assuming this line would be higher if both teams were 100 percent , but even if Caleb Williams’ hamstring injury is OK enough for him to play, the Trojans are also without wide receiver Jordan Addison , offensive lineman Andrew Vorhees and Brett Neilon , plus linebacker Ralen Goforth .
The other concern for USC is the motivation factor as the Trojans were on the cusp of a College Football Playoff berth in coach Lincoln Riley’s first year before losing to Utah in the Pac-12 Championship game, so the Cotton Bowl is an obvious letdown. Meanwhile, the Cotton Bowl was the reasonable best-case scenario for Tulane as a Group of 5 program.
Williams threw for 4,075 yards and 37 touchdowns while adding another 372 rushing yards and 10 more TDs in leading the Trojans to the No. 3 scoring offense at 41.1 points per game. Tulane had the No. 23 defense, allowing just 20.5 points per game, and the No. 18 pass defense at just 188.5 yards per game.
Tulane was also 11-2 against the spread this season — a result of exceeding preseason expectations — and coach Willie Fritz is 12-8 ATS in bowl games. Early bettors still appear to think the Trojans are the right side as 82% of the bets and 72% of the money was on USC at DraftKings as of Friday morning. However, as South Point sportsbook director recently wrote on VSiN.com, with the exception of the College Football Playoff games, the vast majority of bets on other bowl games doesn’t come in until gameday. For current figures, see theThe Over/Under is at 64 points. As of noon Friday, 63% of the bets and 76% of the money was on the Over.
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