Michigan Opens -3.5 vs. Florida in Citrus Bowl

Submitted by ChiCityWolverine on

Michigan opens as 3.5 point favorite in Citrus Bowl vs Florida. Link

Other B1G lines: 

CFP Semi (Cotton): Michigan State +9.5 vs Alabama
Rose: Iowa +6.5 vs Stanford
Fiesta: Ohio State -6 vs Notre Dame
Outback: Northwestern +7 vs Tennessee
Taxslayer: Penn State +8 vs Georgia
Holiday: Wisconsin +2.5 vs USC
Foster Farms: Nebraska +5.5 vs UCLA
Pinstripe: Indiana -3(!) vs Duke
Quick Lane: Minnesota -3 vs Central Michigan

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jmblue

December 6th, 2015 at 7:43 PM ^

I like the matchup, although I wouldn't necessarily expect Florida's offense to look as anemic as it has lately.  Bowl games are often a bit higher-scoring than anticipated as teams have time to get healthy and work in new wrinkles in the playbook.  I could see us winning by something like 27-20.

 

 

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Avon Barksdale

December 6th, 2015 at 8:27 PM ^

I think their line has to do less with them and more with Tennessee actually being good. Tennessee is literally three plays away from being 11-1. If you haven't watched them, they are EXTREMELY talented (which tends to happen when you recruit 32 guys in your first class and 28 in your second).

Northwestern is really not a great matchup for them. Northwestern would've been better served vs LSU probably.

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WhoopinStick

December 6th, 2015 at 7:57 PM ^

So 10 of the 14 Big Ten teams are going to a bowl game. Of course two of the 4 that aren't going are Rutgers and Maryland. Instead of going bowling those two are laughing all the way to the bank singing Delany's praises.



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LSAClassOf2000

December 6th, 2015 at 8:26 PM ^

Here are the preliminary matchup stats via TeamRankings:

Offense Michigan Florida
Yards/Play 5.5 5
Points/Play 0.433 0.355
Rush Play % 52.54% 54.10%
Pass Play % 47.46% 45.90%
Completion % 61.98% 58.87%
3D Conv % 44.25% 37.36%
RZ Scoring % 93.88% 62.86%
Defense Michigan Florida
Opp Yards/Play 4.2 4.2
Opp Points/Play 0.259 0.229
Opp Completion % 48.03% 52.32%
Opp 3D Conv % 25.60% 30.00%
Opp RZ Scoring % 83.87% 78.26%

 

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