Alamo Bowl Sports Betting Missouri Tigers vs. Northwestern Wildcats
The Missouri Tigers had everything going their way at the beginning of the season. They had Chase Daniels back at quarterback, they didn’t lose any key defensive players, and if anything they were going to be better because of the experience they garnered by playing in a BCS Bowl Game in 2007. But something happened once the season started – – the Tigers played below expectations. For online sportsbook betting fans, there might not have been a bigger disappointment this season against the BetUS online wagering spread than the Missouri Tigers. The reason is that Missouri was expected to do well. They finished the season at 9 and 4 after getting destroyed by the Oklahoma Sooners in the Big-12 Championship. What’s worse is their online betting record against the BetUS online wagering spread. At 5 and 7 the Tigers found a way to blow a lot of online wagering money.
The Northwestern Wildcats played above expectations all season when securing a 9 and 3 straight-up record after beating Illinois in their finale. It doesn’t mean much because Northwestern doesn’t have an offense that should be able to stick with Missouri. The Wildcats will play hard but college football betting fans are going to have to be very creative if they want to make an online bet on Northwestern.
Here are the BetUS online sportsbook betting odds for this game.
Northwestern Wildcats + 12 ½ – 110 + 400 O 66 – 110
Missouri Tigers – 12 ½ – 110 – 500 U 66 – 110
Here are a few online wagering trends that might help us find a good online bet in this game.
The Northwestern Wildcats are 1 and 7 against the spread in their last 8 games after an against the spread victory.
The Northwestern Wildcats are 3 and 9 against the spread in their last 12 non-conference games.
The Missouri Tigers are 1 and 4 against the spread versus a team with a winning record.
The Missouri Tigers are 4 and 1 against the spread in their last 5 games at a neutral site as the favorite.
The Missouri Tigers can pretty much score at will against most teams. I don’t see that changing in the Alamo Bowl because Northwestern gave up 45 to Ohio State even though the Buckeyes’ offense isn’t close to Missouri’s.
This should be a lop-sided game with the Tigers scoring at will and the Wildcats desperately trying to keep up. The Wildcats just can’t keep up with the Tigers’ trio of Jeremy Maclin, Derrick Washington and quarterback Chase Daniels.
This one should be over early. I see Missouri winning by at least twenty and maybe closer to thirty points in this game.
Northwestern vs. Missouri Alamo Bowl Prediction:
I’m going to make an online bet on the Missouri Tigers to cover the 12 ½ point online betting spread.
