Monday, May 21st, 2012
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish will face the Florida St Seminoles from the ACC conference in the Champs Sports Bowl in an NCAA college football game on December 29th.
They kick off the Champs Sports Bowl from Orlando Florida at 5:30PM Eastern Time with live national television coverage provided by ESPN.
The point spread opened up in this college football game with the Florida St Seminoles lined as a -3 point betting favorite with an over under coming in at 45 points.
Early money from the wagering public has shown early money on the underdog as the Florida St Seminoles is now favored by -2 ½ points.
The total has moved up to 47 points.
Florida St Seminoles money line supporters on the money line will lay -145 odds with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish bringing back +125 odds to post the straight up win with no need for taking the points on their side.
These two storied college football programs last met on the gridiron back in the 2003 season where the Florida St Seminoles posted the 37-0 road win at Notre Dame as a -12 ½ point betting favorite.
The over under came in at under the closing total of 43 ½ points.
Notre Dame enters play in the Champs Sports Bowl with a record of 8-4 on the regular season. The team is 3-2 away from home.
The Fighting Irish puts up 30 points and 424 yards per game with 166 yards rushing for 5 yards a carry.
On defense the team allows 20 points and 348 yards per game. Teams run for 147 yards against Notre Dame for 3.9 yards per rush against average.
The club is 5-2 versus bowl teams this year. They have wins against Wake Forest, Air Force, Purdue, Pittsburgh and Michigan St. The losses came against Stanford and Michigan.
The team had their four game win streak snapped in their final regular season game as they dropped a 28-14 decision at the Stanford Cardinal as a +7 point road underdog.
The over under came in at under the closing line of 59 ½ points.
Notre Dame got outgained by Stanford by a 429 yard to 309 yard differential.
The Fighting Irish ran for just 57 yards on 31 carries for 1.8 yards per rush.
The team turned it over three times and got two away from Stanford.
The allowed the Cardinal 196 yards rushing on 42 carries for 4.7 yards per rush against average.
Quarterback Tommy Rees completed 6 of 13 passes for 60 yards and a pick.
Andrew Hendrix saw work and hit on 11 of 24 from the field for 192 yards with a touchdown and interception. Hendrix had 12 scrambles for 20 yards with a rushing touchdown.
Cierre Wood had 41 rushing yards on 12 carries.
Michael Floyd led Notre Dame with eight receptions for 92 yards and a receiving touchdown.
Tyler Eifert caught four passes for 79 yards.
Theo Riddick grabbed two passes for 67 yards.
The Florida St Seminoles will battle Notre Dame in the Champs Sports Bowl with a record of 8-4 in the 2011 regular season. The team is 3-2 on the highway.
The Seminoles put up 31 points and 375 yards per game with 118 yards rushing for 3.5 yards a carry.
On defense Florida St gives up 15 points and 275 yards per game. Teams rush for just 82 yards against the Seminoles for 2.4 yards per rush against average.
The Seminoles are 2-4 versus bowl teams. They have wins against Florida and North Carolina St and lost to Virginia, Wake Forest, Clemson and Oklahoma.
Florida St finished strong winning 6 of their past 7 games.
They are coming off the 21-7 road win against in-state rival the Florida Gators as a -3 point betting favorite.
The over under landed under the closing total of 44 points.
Despite the win the Seminoles were outgained by the Gators by a 184 yard to 95 yard differential.
The team ran for a miserable 30 yards on 46 carries for less than 1 yard per rush.
Florida St had one turnover and took four away from the Gators.
They allowed just 54 rushing yards to Florida on 33 carries for 1.6 yards per rush against average.
Quarterback E.J. Manuel completed 6 of 13 passes for 65 yards.
Devonta Freeman ran for 44 yards on 15 carries with two rushing touchdowns.
Lonnie Pryor had 6 rushing attempts for 15 yards.
Christian Green led FSU with two receptions for 27 yards.
Rodney Smith had two catches for 16 yards.
Bert Reed had a 12 yard pass reception.
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