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Free Boca Raton Bowl Prediction: Tigers vs Hilltoppers Odds
Looking for Memphis Tigers vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers free picks? Boca Raton Bowl betting sees the Tigers taking on the Hilltoppers Tuesday December 20th at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida. Cappers Picks provides complimentary handicapping picks all NCAA football season long so stay tuned for more FREE college football predictions.
2016 Boca Raton Bowl
(8-4) Memphis Tigers vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (10-3)
Date: Tuesday, December 20th
Time: 7:00 pm EST
Venue: FAU Stadium, Boca Raton
NCAA Football Spread: WKU -4.5
NCAA Betting Total: 77
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Both the Tigers and the Hilltoppers come into this game with a lot of confidence. The Hilltoppers have won 7 straight games, well the Tigers upset Houston in their last game.
Both teams have explosive offenses that can put up a lot of points in a hurry.
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For Fans that like to watch teams score a lot of points in bunches this is a must watch. Both teams travel down to Florida and play a Tuesday night game. People might have concerns about the Tuesday night game, since it is an odd night to play.
But both teams will have about a month break in between the bowl game and their last game, so both teams should be fired up and ready to play.
Memphis Tigers
The Memphis Tigers only lost their starting quarterback and head coach last year and they haven’t seemed to miss a beat.
Memphis is coming off one of their biggest wins in school history when they upset Houston in their final game of the season.
Junior quarterback Riley Ferguson threw for 409 yards and four touchdowns against Houston to lead them in their upset win.
On the season Ferguson has thrown for 3326 yards and 28 touchdowns which is good enough for second in school history.
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The Tigers average 39.5 points which is good enough for 17th in the country.
They average 461.8 yards per game with 166.9 of those coming on the ground. On the defensive end the Tigers hold their own.
They are letting opposing teams gain 442.7 yards and 27 points a game. If the Tigers want to win this game, the defense is going to have to be able to slow down the potent Hilltoppers offense.
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Besides Alabama their might not be a hotter team in the country then the Hilltoppers.
They come into this game off a win in the C-USA championship game.
They won that game by a final score of 58-44. Junior Mike White threw for 421 yards and three touchdowns to lead his team to victory. On the season White has thrown for 4027 yards and 26 touchdowns.
They score 45.1 points per game, which is good enough for second in the nation.
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The Hilltoppers also have an impressive defense.
Their defense only gives up 24.1 points per game which is top 40 in the country. They only give up 99.1 yards on the ground which is good for 4th in the country.
They do have a good run defense but that also has to do with they get up in a lot of games, so teams need to throw to stay in the game.
NCAA Football Handicapping Trends
- Memphis is 5-7 ATS this year.
- WKU is 6-7 ATS this year
- Memphis is 7-5 on the OVER this year.
- WKU is 7-6 on the OVER this year.
Free Boca Raton Bowl NCAA Football Prediction
This game is going to be a high paced game, with two explosive offenses putting it all on the line. Both teams are hungry to end their season on a win, and gain some big momentum going into next years season.
This game is going to come down to which defense can stop the opposing teams offense.
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I think the answer to which teams defense will step up is none of them. Western Kentucky hasn’t scored under 44 points since September 24th.
Memphis hasn’t scored under 30 points since October 29th. I expect both of these teams to put a lot of points on the board. I expect WKU to win but I think the game could go either way.
*Insert Bowl Game* Free Score Prediction: WKU 47 – Memphis 41
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