Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
The 2011 Sugar Bowl will be played on Tuesday, January 3rd, and the game will be between the #12 Michigan Wolverines (10-2) and the #11 Virginia Tech Hokies (11-2). The selection of Virginia Tech as an at-large into the Sugar Bowl over Boise State and Kansas State angered many college football fans, considering the Hokies were coming off of a 28-point loss against a Clemson team that had lost 3 of their previous 4 games.
Virginia Tech lost 3-23 at home against Clemson as 7-point favorites earlier in the season and sits at just 4-9 against the point spread this season. The Hokies are opened up as 1.5-point favorites for the Sugar Bowl but it didn’t take long for the betting public to adjust the odds. Virginia Tech is currently a 2.5-point underdog to Michigan, while the opening total of 53 has been bet down a bit to where it currently stands at 51.
The Wolverines have been much more profitable to bettors this year and have covered the point spread in 8 of their 12 games. The bad news for Michigan is that they are only 2-2 away from home this season, whereas the Hokies are 6-1 on the road. These teams combine to score 62.7 points while allowing 34.4, making a bet on the total a difficult one to make.
Michigan has gone over the total in 2 straight games after previously having gone under the line in 4 straight. The Hokies have gone over in 5 of their last 6 overall, and these two teams have combined to go under in 9 games and over in 15 with one clash landing exactly on the number. Both Michigan and Virginia Tech are 2-2 at covering the point spread over their last 4 road games respectively.
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