Monday, May 21st, 2012
The Arkansas St Red Wolvers out of the Sun Belt conference will face the Northern Illinois Huskies out of the MAC conference from the GoDaddy.Com Bowl in an NCAA college football game on Sunday January 8th.
They kick off the GoDaddy.Com bowl from Mobile Alabama at 9PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPN.
The point spread opened up in the GoDaddy.Com Bowl with the Arkansas St Red Wolves lined as a -1 point favorite with an over under of 62 points.
Money early has come in on the side of the Red Wolves as Arkansas St is now lined as a -1 ½ point betting favorite.
The total has moved up to 63 points.
Arkansas St Red Wolves money line bettors will lay –125 odds with the underdog Northern Illinois Huskies bringing back +105 odds to win outright with no need for taking the points.
Arkansas St and Northern Illinois last met on the college football field in the 1996 season where the Northern Illinois Huskies produced the 31-30 road win against the Arkansas St Red Wolves as a -1 point betting favorite.
Arkansas St enters the GoDaddy.com Bowl with a record of 10-2 on the season. The team is 4-2 away from home.
The Red Wolves average 33 points and 453 yards per game with 165 yards rushing for 4.1 yards a carry.
On defense Arkansas St allows 19 points and 325 yards per game. Teams rush for 107 yards against them for 3.1 yards per rush against average.
The Red Wolves are 0-2 versus bowl teams on the year with losses to Illinois and Virginia Tech.
They went a perfect 8-0 in the Sun Belt conference.
The team concluded play winners of nine straight games.
They are coming off the 45-14 home win against the Troy Trojans as a -17 ½ point betting favorite.
The over under came in at over the closing line of 57 points.
Arkansas St gained 489 offensive yards while giving up 373 yards to the Trojans.
The team ran for 133 yards on 41 carries for 3.2 yards per rush.
The Red Wolves had one turnover and forced four away from Troy.
They allowed the Troy Trojans 62 rushing yards on 25 carries for 2.5 yards per rush against average.
Quarterback Ryan Aplin completed 25 of 37 passes for 356 yards with three touchdowns and one interception. Aplin ran for 35 yards on sixteen run attempts.
Derek Lawson ran for 39 yards on nine carries with a rushing touchdown.
Kelsey Collins on four rushes ran for 26 yards.
Dwayne Frampton led Arkansas St with 10 receptions for 153 yards and a receiving touchdown.
Josh Jarboe had four catches for 57 yards.
Taylor Stockemer caught three balls for 25 yards and a touchdown.
Roderick Hall caught a touchdown pass to go with his three grabs for 14 yards.
The Northern Illinois Huskies will battle Arkansas St in the Go Daddy.com bowl with a mark of 10-3 on the year. The team is 3-3 away from home.
Northern Illinois puts up 38 points and 481 yards per game with 247 yards rushing for 5.8 yards per carry.
On defense the Huskies give up 31 points and 418 yards per game. Teams run for 178 yards against them for 4.2 yards per rush against average.
The team is 3-2 versus bowl teams on the season. They have wins against Ohio, Toledo and Western Michigan with losses to Central Michigan and Wisconsin.
Northern Illinois has won eight straight games.
They are coming off the 23-20 home win in the MAC conference championship game against the Ohio Bobcats as a -3 ½ point betting favorite.
The over under came in at under the total of 71 points.
Northern Illinois barely outgained the Ohio Bobcats by a 405 yard to 372 yard differential.
The team rushed it 36 times for 155 yards for 4.3 yards per rush.
The Huskies turned it over four times and took three away from the Bobcats.
They allowed Ohio 130 yards rushing on 39 carries for 3.3 yards per rush against average.
Quarterback Chandler Harnish completed 16 of 26 passes for 250 yards with three touchdowns and an interception. Harnish had 13 runs for 31 yards.
Jasmin ran it 11 times for 60 yards.
Perez Ashord had 19 rushing yards on one carry. Ashford caught three passes for 45 yards.
Nathan Palmer led Northern Illinois with four receptions for 115 yards and two receiving touchdowns.
Martel Moore caught three passes for 59 yards and a touchdown.
Jamison Wells had a 17 yards pass reception.
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CFB Trend: Arkansas St Red Wolves are 6-1 ATS in their past six games.
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