Liberty Bowl Odds

After going 10-3 and a lucrative 8-5 ATS during the regular season the Tulsa Golden Hurricane have been listed as favorites against the Iowa State Cyclones for their matchup in the Liberty Bowl in Memphis on December 31.

For updated lines and totals on all of this year's bowl games head over to the college football betting boards at 5Dimes, , and BetOnline today.

Liberty Bowl
Monday, December 31 @ 3:30pm ET
Liberty Bowl, Memphis, Tennessee

Team: Iowa State Cyclones
Conference: Big 12
Records: 6-6 SU, 5-7 ATS, 4-7OU

Team: Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Conference: Conference USA
Records: 10-3 SU, 8-5 ATS, 5-7 OU

Opening Spread / Total (from BetOnline)
Tulsa -2.5 / 52.5 Points

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Liberty Bowl Betting Trends: Favorites are just 1-7 ATS in past eight Liberty Bowls.

Liberty Bowl History

Data includes original name of bowl, current name, teams, point spread of the second listed team, SU winner and ATS winner.

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Vanderbilt’s trip to the Liberty Bowl this season will be just the fifth bowl game in the school’s history and just the second since 1982.

For lines and totals on all of this year's bowl games head over to the college football betting board at BetOnline today. And be mindful of the tremnd favoring the underdogs in recent Liberty Bowls (favorites just 1-6 ATS past 7 games).

Liberty Bowl
Saturday, December 31 @ 3:30pm ET
Liberty Bowl, Memphis, Tennessee

Team: Cincinnati Bearcats
Conference: Big East
Records: 9-3 SU, 6-5-1 ATS, 5-7 OU

Team: Vanderbilt Commodores
Conference: Southeastern
Records: 6-6 SU, 9-3 ATS, 7-5 OU

Spread / Total (from 5Dimes)
Vanderbilt -2.0 / 48.5 Points

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Cincinnati earned a share of the Big East Title at 9-3 SU and 5-2 in conference play, but with West Virginia earning the automatic BCS Bowl berth the Bearcats take on the Vanderbilt Commodores in the Liberty Bowl. This is just the fifth time in Vanderbilt’s history that the school has gone bowling. [ Go bowling for free $25 BCS bowl bets at TopBet ]

Both of these teams played well on defense all season as Cincinnati finished 20th in the nation with 20 points per game against and Vanderbilt finished 27th with 20.8 points per game against. Cincinnati will be without dual-threat starting quarterback Zach Collaros, who broke his leg in the latter half of the season. Vanderbilt was a consistent force against the spread in 2011, going 9-3 ATS overall and 4-0 ATS as a favorite.

Vanderbilt’s offense was driven by junior running back Zac Stacy. Stacy finished with 1,136 yards and 13 touchdowns on 183 carries.

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Central Florida grabbed a share of the Conference USA title this season, but they are nonetheless listed as 6.5-point underdogs against the 6-6 Georgia Bulldogs in the Liberty Bowl odds.

Liberty Bowl
Friday, December 31 @ 3:30pm ET
Memorial Stadium, Memphis, Tennessee

Team: UCF Knights
Conference: Conference USA
Records: 10-3 SU, 9-3 ATS, 6-6 OU

Team: Georgia Bulldogs
Conference: Southeastern Conference
Records: 6-6 SU, 4-7 ATS, 8-3 OU

Spread / Total (from )
Georgia -6.5 / 55.5 Points

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Freshman quarterback Jeff Godfrey took over after three games for UCF and the rest is history. He completed 68 percent of his passes for 2,042 yards with 13 touchdowns and six interceptions and was rewarded with the Conference USA freshman of the year award.

Godfrey was the eighth-highest rated QB in the entire FBS, and he also rushed for 546 yards with nine scores on the ground. In addition to Godfrey, the Knights have Ronnie Weaver and Latavius Murray – who combined with Godfrey for 2,178 yards and 30 TDs.

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UCF boasts the 10th-best defense in the nation, allowing just 110.4 yards per game, and at the very least should provide college football betting enthusiasts with a strong case to cover the spread, which they did a total of nine times this season. It could also lead to one of the best upset bets of the bowl season.

Meanwhile, the Georgia Bulldogs were not as good against the spread, covering in just four games. They are a team that plays tough defense, ranking 12th in the nation with 18 points allowed per game.

Aaron Murray was very strong toward the end of the regular season, helping Georgia win five of its final seven games to propel them into a bowl game. A.J. Green led the Bulldogs with 771 yards rushing with a conference-high nine TDs, despite missing four games.

The NCAAF odds for this contest may favor Georgia because they are undefeated in four consecutive postseason bowl games, while UCF is attempting to win its first title after three appearances in the last four years.