2009 Humanitarian Bowl Betting – Bowling Green vs. Idaho

2009 Humanitarian Bowl

December 30 – 4:30 pm EST

Bronco Stadium, Boise, ID

Bowling Green Falcons -2 -130 Over 68
Idaho Vandals +2 +110 Under 68

On December 30, the Idaho Vandals and the Bowling Green Falcons take the blue turf in Boise Idaho to battle it out for the 2009 Humanitarian Bowl. The Humanitarian Bowl features two bowl eligible teams from the Western Athletic Conference and Mountain West Conference.

The BetOnline.com bookmakers have the MWC representatives Bowling Green Falcons as -2 point favorites with a predicted over/under of 68. A straight up wager on the underdog Idaho Vandals will pay bettors +110 on the moneyline.

Both the Vandals and the Falcons come in the game sporting identical 7-5 (7-5 ATS) records but they both took different paths to get there. The Vandals won six of their first seven and dropped four of their final five. The Falcons started slow winning only one of their first five then finished strong winning six of their final seven, including their current four game win streak.

Idaho’s finish had a lot to do with their awful defense; the Vandals give up almost 425 yards a game allowing opponents to score 35.5 a game, the worst of any team that qualified for bowl season.

Idaho allowed opponents to pass at will, which is a result of their poor pass rush (14 sacks), and takeaways (14).

Regardless of how many points the Vandals give up on defense, the offense will keep them in the game. Lead by quarterback Eddie Enderle (2666 yards, 18TD, 9INT) and spread the ball around on the ground with DeMaundray Woolridge, Princeton McCarty and Deonte Jackson combining for 1,791 yards and 17 TDs.

The Bowling Green Falcons just kept getting stronger as the season went on, their defense which gave up 26.2 point a game this season were able to keep that number at a much lower 21.3 points a game over the final half dozen.

The Falcons offense, like the defense turned in up as the season went on, scoring 31.6 points a game over their final eight games. Quarterback receiver duo of Tyler Sheehan and Freddie Barnes who hooked up for 1551 yards and 16 touchdowns through the air. If Idaho is to slow the Falcons, they will need to take away Barnes as an option for Sheehan. No other Bowling Green receiver had more than two touchdowns.

Humanitarian Bowl Betting Bottom Line

These are two different teams on two different levels, with Idaho tanking late and Bowling Green coming in on a high. The Falcons should throw, throw and throw some more against the week Vandals secondary. The Vandals haven’t stopped anyone threw the air, why should we believe something changed during the break. I like these teams to score a lot of points and the total of 68 very reachable considering the poor defenses on both sides of the ball but I’m laying off this one, as the Falcons have been stopping teams of late.

BetOnline.com Humanitarian Bowl Free Pick: Bowling Green Falcons -2