Monday, May 21st, 2012
The Mississippi St Bulldogs from the SEC conference will do battle with the Wake Forest Demon Deacons from the ACC conference in the Music City Bowl in an NCAA college football game on December 30th.
Kick off time for the Music City Bowl from Nashville Tennessee is scheduled for 6:40PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPN.
The betting odds opened with the Mississippi St Bulldogs favored by -6 ½ points with an over under of 44 points.
Early money from the college football bettors has come in on the side of the Bulldogs as Mississippi St is now favored by -17 points.
The total has moved up to 48 points.
Mississippi St Bulldogs money line bettors will lay –270 odds with the underdog Wake Forest Demon Deacons bringing back +230 odds to post the upset win with no need for taking the points.
Mississippi St and Wake Forest have no recent meetings on the college football field.
Wake Forest will play in the Music City Bowl with a record of 6-6 on the season. The club is 2-3 away from home.
The Demon Deacons average 26 points and 374 yards per game with 118 rushing yards for 3.3 yards a carry.
On defense Wake Forest gives up 27 points and 399 yards per game. Team rush for 162 yards against them for 4.4 yards per rush against average.
The Demon Deacons are 2-5 versus bowl team on the 2011 campaign.
They have wins against NC State and Florida St with losses to Vanderbilt, Clemson, Notre Dame, North Carolina and Virginia Tech.
The club struggled down the stretch losing four of their past five games.
They are coming off the 41-7 home defeat to the Vanderbilt Commodores from the SEC conference as a -1 point betting favorite.
The total came in at under the closing line of 49 ½ points.
Wake Forest was outgained by Vanderbilt in this college football game by a 481 yard to 329 yard differential.
The team ran for 146 yards on 32 carries for 4.6 yards a carry.
The Demon Deacons turned it over one time and took none away from the Commodores.
They allowed Vanderbilt 297 yards rushing on 55 carries for 5.4 yards a carry.
Quarterback Tanner Price hit on 16 of 34 passes for 157 yards and a touchdown.
Brnadon Pendergrass had 12 rushes for 74 yards.
Orville Reynolds rushed for 23 yards on 11 carries.
Chris Givens led Wake Forest with four receptions for 69 yards.
Michael Campanaro had six catches for 45 yards.
Terence Davis grabbed three passes for 29 yards with a receiving touchdown.
Mississippi St will play in the Music City Bowl with an overall record of 6-6 on the year. The team is 3-3 away from home.
The Bulldogs average 25 points and 355 yards per game with 168 yards rushing for 6.8 yards a carry.
Defensively the Mississippi St Bulldogs allow 19 points and 355 yards per game. Teams run for 161 yards against them for 3.9 yards per rush against average.
The team is 1-6 versus bowl teams on the 2011 campaign.
Their lone win came against Louisiana Tech with losses to Arkansas, Alabama, South Carolina, Georgia, LSU and Auburn.
The Bulldogs broke their two game losing streak in the final regular season game with the 31-3 home win against in-state rival Mississippi Rebels as a -17 point betting favorite.
The total came in at under the closing total of 46 ½ points.
Mississippi St posted 317 offensive yards while giving up 202 yards to the Rebels.
The club rushed it 48 times for 247 yards with 5.1 yards per rush average.
The team had one turnover and took two from Ole Miss.
They allowed the Rebels 92 yards on the ground on 42 carries for 2.2 yards per rush against average.
Quarterback Chris Relf completed 8 of 13 passes for 70 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. Relf had 10 runs for 49 yards.
Vick Ballard ran for 144 yards on 23 carries with a rushing touchdown. Out of the backfield Ballard caught two passes for 25 yards and a receiving touchdown.
LaDarius Perkins ran it seven times for 64 yards and a touchdown. Perkins grabbed three balls for 27 yards in the passing game with a touchdown.
Ricco Sanders had a 15 yard reception.
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