The Cincinnati Bearcats are favorites against the Duke Blue Devils for the Belk Bowl in Charlotte on December 27, and they proved to be a good wager during the regular season with an 8-4 ATS mark in their dozen contests.
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Belk Bowl
Thursday, December 27 @ 6:30pm ET
Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
Team: Cincinnati Bearcats
Conference: Big East
Records: 9-3 SU, 8-4 ATS, 5-5 OU
Team: Duke Blue Devils
Conference: Atlantic Coast
Records: 6-6 SU, 6-6 ATS, 8-2-1 OU
Opening Spread / Total (from BetOnline)
Cincinnati -10 / 58 Points
Belk Bowl Betting Trends: OVER/UNDER alternated all 11 Belk Bowls, UNDER is due . . . Cincinnati is 2-7 ATS in past nine bowl games.
Belk Bowl History
Data includes original name of bowl, current name, teams, point spread of the second listed team, SU winner and ATS winner.
| 2002 | Belk Bowl | Continental Bowl | West Virginia | 22 | Virginia | 48 | 5.5 | VIRGNA | VIRGNA |
| 2003 | Belk Bowl | Continental Bowl | Pittsburgh | 16 | Virginia | 23 | -3 | VIRGNA | VIRGNA |
| 2004 | Belk Bowl | Continental Bowl | Boston College | 37 | North Carolina | 24 | -4 | BOST.C | BOST.C |
| 2005 | Belk Bowl | Meineke Car Care Bowl | South Florida | 0 | North Carolina State | 14 | -3.5 | N.C.ST | N.C.ST |
| 2006 | Belk Bowl | Meineke Car Care Bowl | Navy | 24 | Boston College | 25 | -7.5 | NAVY | BOST.C |
| 2007 | Belk Bowl | Meineke Car Care Bowl | Connecticut | 10 | Wake Forest | 24 | -2 | WAKE | WAKE |
| 2008 | Belk Bowl | Meineke Car Care Bowl | West Virginia | 31 | North Carolina | 30 | 2.5 | UNC | WESTV |
| 2009 | Belk Bowl | Meineke Car Care Bowl | North Carolina | 17 | Pittsburgh | 19 | 0 | PITT | PITT |
| 2010 | Belk Bowl | Meineke Car Care Bowl | South Florida | 31 | Clemson | 26 | -5.5 | S.FLA | S.FLA |
| 2011 | Belk Bowl | Belk Bowl | Louisville | 24 | North Carolina State | 31 | -1.5 | N.C.ST | N.C.ST |
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The North Carolina State Wolfpack enter the Belk Bowl against the Louisville Cardinals having won four of their last five bowl games both SU and ATS.
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Belk Bowl
Tuesday, December 27 @ 8:00pm ET
Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
Team: Louisville Cardinals
Conference: Big East
Records: 7-5 SU, 8-4 ATS, 3-8-1 OU
Team: North Carolina State Wolfpack
Conference: Atlantic Coast
Records: 7-5 SU, 5-6-1 ATS, 5-7 OU
Spread / Total (from SBG Global)
North Carolina State -3.0 / 44.5 Points
After overcoming slow starts to earn bowl eligibility, the North Carolina State Wolfpack and the Louisville Cardinals meet in this year’s Belk Bowl. This bowl was previously known as the Meineke Car Care Bowl from 2005-2010.
Louisville started the season just 2-4 SU (3-3 ATS), but finished strong in conference play with a 5-1 SU and ATS record. North Carolina State started the season 2-3 SU (0-4-1 ATS) and finished 5-2 SU and ATS. Louisville went 7-1 ATS over its last eight games, and finished the year 6-0 ATS as an underdog with four outright upsets.
Senior quarterback Mike Glennon had a strong season for North Carolina State in his first year as the starter. Glennon finished the regular season with 2,790 passing yards and 28 touchdown passes to just 11 interceptions.
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Despite a lopsided season-ending loss and a .500 record the Meineke Bowl odds will still favor the Clemson Tigers by 5.5 points when they take on the offensively-challenged South Florida Bulls.
Meineke Bowl
Friday, December 31 @ 12:00pm ET
Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
Team: Clemson Tigers
Conference: Atlantic Coast Conference
Records: 6-6 SU, 5-6 ATS, 1-10 OU
Team: South Florida Bulls
Conference: Big East Conference
Records: 7-5 SU, 4-7 ATS, 3-8 OU
Spread / Total (from Sportsbook.ag)
Clemson -5.5 / 40.5 Points
The overall record of Clemson is not indicative of how well they played this season. The Tigers beat bowl-bound NC State, Maryland, and Georgia Tech, while three of their four conference losses were by less than a touchdown. And they were also spectacular in a three-point loss to Auburn in overtime.
Clemson finished 4-4 in the conference and tied for third in the Atlantic Division. Kyle Parker will get the start at quarterback, despite being pulled in an earlier loss and despite his struggles at the end of the season.
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The offense commanded by Parker might not have been the smoothest to watch, but the Tigers' defense commands much respect as it was tied for ninth in the FBS in scoring defense, allowing just 17.8 points per game. This is why college football betting lines favor Clemson.
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South Florida completed the regular season in a tie for third place in the Big East. They had wins over bowl-eligible Louisville and Miami, while giving BCS-bound Connecticut real trouble in a tough loss.
The Bulls will most likely be without second-year starting quarterback B.J. Daniels, who threw for 1,496 yards and 12 touchdowns while tossing 12 interceptions. With walk-on Bobby Eveld in the wings, it could be even tougher for South Florida to defy the NCAAF odds for this game.
South Florida ranks 103rd in total offense per game, while ranking 20th on the other side of the ball. With injuries to running back Bradley Battles and fullback Jeff Hawkins, the Bulls will have to dig deep if they expect to come out on top.
