2009 Capital One Bowl Michigan State Spartans vs. Georgia Bulldogs Preview
The fans at Florida Citrus Bowl will be treated to a possible defensive battle when the Michigan State Spartans and the Georgia Bulldogs clash January 1 for the Capital One Bowl. And Bulldog backers will be hoping for a victory to take the money-losing sting out of four consecutive ATS losses. Oddsmakers currently have the Bulldogs listed as 10-point favorites versus the Spartans, while the game’s total is sitting at 57.
Michigan State is 9-3 SU, 6-6 ATS and Georgia is 9-3 SU, 3-6-2 ATS
The Capital One Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played in Orlando, Florida at the Citrus Bowl, and previously known as the Tangerine Bowl (1947–1982) and the Florida Citrus Bowl (1983-2002). Currently, the bowl has tie-ins with the SEC and the Big Ten holding the first selection after the BCS for both conferences. As of 2006 it has the largest payout of all the non-BCS bowls at $4.25M per team.
When the No. 19 Spartans (9-3) and No. 16 Bulldogs (9-3) meet here Thursday in the Capital One Bowl, it will end a 39-day layoff for MSU. That’s a lot of time to rest, relax and get rusty. Both teams have 9-3 records, but the 19th-ranked Spartans can be proud of achieving the program’s best season this decade while the No. 16 Bulldogs might be disappointed by the Florida city they ended up visiting for bowl season.
Michigan State has had a very good year and has shown that the program is headed in the right direction, but still hasn’t proven that they can hang with the big dogs.
Georgia has the tools to carve up the Spartans, and we expect them to do so today.
Betting Trends:
Michigan State is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Michigan State’s last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Georgia’s last 5 games
Georgia is 1-6-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Jan 01
Big 10 vs. SEC
Orlando, Florida
Citrus Bowl
ABC 1:00 P.M.
No. 15 Georgia vs. No. 18 Michigan State
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