Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl Free Betting Pick: UCLA vs Illinois
Thursday, December 15, 2011
by Joe Rodriguez
Who's the nation's best interim coach? That will be decided in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, where UCLA Bruins and interim coach Mike Johnson taking over for the fired Rick Neuheisel, faces Illinois Fighting Illini and interim coach Vic Koenning taking over for the fired Ron Zook.
The stakes? The loser is assured of a losing record.
- UCLA Bruins vs. Illinois Fighting Illini
Bowl: Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl
When: 3:30 PM ET, Saturday, December 31, 2011
Where: AT&T Park, San Francisco, California
TV: ESPN
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SBG Global Sportsbook currently have the Fighting Illini listed as 2½-point favorites versus the Bruins, while the game's total is sitting at 47.
Last time out for UCLA, they were a 49-31 loser as they battled Oregon on the road. UCLA covered in the match as a 31-point underdog, while 80 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
In their last action, Illinois was a 27-7 loser on the road against Minnesota. They failed to cover the 10-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (34) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Team records:
UCLA: 6-7 SU, 5-8 ATS
Illinois: 6-6 SU, 5-7 ATS
UCLA most recently:
When playing in December are 3-7
When playing on grass are 5-5
After being outgained are 4-6
When playing outside the conference are 7-3
Illinois most most recently:
When playing in December are 2-2
When playing on grass are 3-7
After being outgained are 6-4
When playing outside the conference are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of UCLA's last 8 games
UCLA is 5-11 ATS in its last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Illinois's last 5 games
Illinois is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Illinois is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl Prediction: Fighting Illini 30, Bruins 21
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