2008 Music City Bowl

2008 Music City Bowl Boston College vs. Vanderbilt Preview

Vanderbilt looked like a contender in the SEC before the Commodore season wrecked on the rocks with four losses in five games to end the year. Now at 6-6, they face the 9-4 Boston College Eagles – losers in the ACC title game.

Oddsmakers currently have the Eagles listed as 3½-point favorites versus the Commodores, while the game’s total is sitting at 40½. 

Boston College IS  9-4 SU, 7-5 ATS AND Vanderbilt IS 6-6 SU, 7-5 ATS 

Boston College will represent the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in the eleventh annual Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl and face off against the Southeastern Conference’s (SEC) Vanderbilt University. 

Kick-off will be Wed., Dec. 31, 2008 at 2:30 p.m. CST at LP Field in Nashville. The game will be televised live on ESPN.  

It wasn’t pretty, but the Commodores were able to sneak their way into a bowl game for just the fourth time in school history and the first since losing to Air Force in the 1982 Hall of Fame Bowl. As for BC, it used to four-game win streaks down the stretch to help it reach the ACC title game for a second straight season.

Betting Trends: 

Boston College is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Boston College is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Vanderbilt is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Vanderbilt is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games

Dec. 31

ACC vs. SEC
Nashville, Tennessee
LP Field
ESPN 2:30 p.m.
BC vs. Vanderbilt
http://www.musiccitybowl.com/

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