Monday, May 21st, 2012
The Brigham Young Cougars will face the Tulsa Golden Hurricane in the Armed Forces Bowl in an NCAA college football game on December 30th.
Kick off time for the Armed Forces bowl from Dallas Texas is scheduled for 12PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPN.
The BYU Cougars opened up as -2 ½ point favorites with an over under of 55 ½ points.
Early money has landed on the side of the Cougars as BYU is now favored by -3 points.
The total has not moved in the early wagering as the game remains lined at 55 ½ points.
Brigham Young bettors playing the money line will lay -145 odds with the underdog Tulsa Golden Hurricane bringing back +125 odds to win without taking the points on their side.
Tulsa and BYU last meet on the college football field in the 2007 season where the Golden Hurricane earned the 55-47 home win against the Cougars as a +6 ½ point underdog.
The over under came in at over the closing total of 51 points.
BYU will play in the Armed Forces Bowl with a record of 9-3 on the season. The team is 3-2 on the highway.
The Cougars average 30 points and 410 yards per game with 165 rushing yards for 4.4 yards per carry.
On defense BYU allows 20 points and 316 yards per game. Teams rush for 118 yards against them for 3.8 yards per rush against average.
The Cougars are 1-3 against bowl teams on the year.
Their lone win came against Utah St and they have losses to TCU, Utah and Texas.
BYU concluded play with three straight wins and 8 of their past nine games.
They are coming off the 41-20 road win against the Hawaii Warriors as a -8 point betting favorite. The over under came in at over the closing total of 54 ½ points.
BYU crushed Hawaii on the line of scrimmage as they outgained the Warriors by a 530 yard to 299 yard differential
The Cougars ran for 167 yards on 38 carries for 4.4 yards per rush.
BYU had no turnovers and forced one away from their WAC conference opponent.
They gave up just 17 rushing yards to Hawaii on 16 carries for 1 yard per rush against average.
Quarterback Riley Nelson completed 25 of 37 passes for 363 yards with three touchdowns.
David Foote had two runs for 61 yards.
Michael Alisa ran for 51 yards on 13 runs from scrimmage.
Bryan Kariya had three runs for 24 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Cody Hoffman led BYU with three catches for 123 yards and a receiving touchdown.
Marcus Mathews had four receptions for 80 yards.
J.D. Faislev grabbed five balls for 80 yards.
Ross Apo had two touchdown catches to go with his four receptions for 55 yards.
Tulsa will lock horns with the BYU Cougars in the Armed Forces Bowl with a regular season record of 8-4. The team is 4-2 away from home.
The Golden Hurricane puts up 34 points a game with 454 yards. The team rushes for 204 yards for 5 yards per carry.
On the defensive end Tulsa allows 27 points and 420 yards per game. Opponents rush for 131 yards against them for 3.4 yards per rush against average.
The Tulsa Golden Hurricane is 2-4 versus bowl clubs on the season.
They defeated Marshall and SMU and dropped games to Houston, Boise St, Oklahoma St and Oklahoma.
Tulsa had their seven game win streak snapped in their final regular season game in their 48-16 home defeat to the Houston Cougars as a +2 ½ point underdog.
The over under came in at under the closing total of 77 points.
The Golden Hurricane gained 558 offensive yards while giving up 337 yards of offense to Houston.
The club ran for 161 yards on 42 carries for 3.8 yards per rush.
The team turned it over three times and took one from Houston.
They allowed the Cougars 84 rushing yards on 33 carries for 2.5 yards per rush against average.
Quarterback G.J. Kinne completed 19 of 38 passes for 176 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions. Kinne ran it 13 times for 44 yards.
Trey Watts ran for 62 yards on 16 runs from scrimmage.
Ja’Terian Douglas had 48 rushing yards on 8 carries.
Jordan James led Tulsa with four receptions for 43 yards.
Willie Carter had four catches for 42 yards and a receiving touchdown.
Clay Sear grabbed three balls for 33 yards.
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