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Preview: North Carolina State at Mississippi State

When: 3:30 PM ET, Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Where: Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina




BELK BOWL STORYLINES

1. A pair of potent offenses and dual-threat quarterbacks square off when Mississippi State takes on North Carolina State in the Belk Bowl in Charlotte, N.C. Both teams average more than 400 total yards and 33 points per game, and their talented quarterbacks are the catalysts. Mississippi State’s Dak Prescott has passed for 3,413 yards with 25 touchdowns and four interceptions while rushing for 541 yards and 10 more scores; N.C. State’s Jacoby Brissett has rolled up 2,448 passing yards with 19 touchdowns and four interceptions while adding 303 yards and five TDs on the ground.

2. N.C. State should enjoy a de facto home-field advantage. The Wolfpack are playing a short distance from home and have 15 players from the Charlotte area, including TE/FB Jaylen Samuels (315 rushing yards, 7 TDs; 64 receptions, 599 yards, 7 TDs). It will be the third time the Wolfpack have played in the bowl, where they defeated Louisville 31-24 in 2011 and beat South Florida 14-0 in the 2005 game, then known as the Meineke Car Care Bowl.

3. Both coaches have enjoyed success in bowl games. Dan Mullen has MIssissippi State in its sixth bowl in seven years and has posted a 3-2 record, though the Bulldogs have lost two of their last three bowls – including a 49-34 loss to Georgia Tech in last year’s Orange Bowl. N.C. State’s Dave Doeren is 2-0 in bowl games, including a 34-27 win over UCF in last year’s St. Petersburg Bowl – his first postseason trip with the Wolfpack.



ABOUT NORTH CAROLINA STATE (7-5, 3-5 ACC): The Wolfpack rolled through a weak non-conference schedule and took care of the bottom tier of the ACC, but they lack a signature win. Their impressive offensive totals are skewed somewhat by rolling up big numbers against weak competition, but they did put up 514 total yards against North Carolina and 389 versus top-ranked Clemson and are at their best when the ground game led by Matt Dayes (865 yards, 12 TDs) is working. The defense also was impressive against the weaker teams on the schedule but was exposed by Clemson (623 total yards), Florida State (479) and North Carolina (553).

ABOUT MISSISSIPPI STATE (8-4, 4-4 SEC): While Prescott is the engine, the Bulldogs are far from a one-man team, as Fred Ross (81 catches, 933 yards, 4 TDs) and De’Runnya Wilson (55 catches, 822 yards, 9 TDs) lead a talented receiving corps. Turnovers were a major problem late in the season, though, as Mississippi State had nine giveaways over its final four games, including at least two in each contest. The defense had its share of struggles against top competition, especially against the run, as five opponents rolled up more than 200 rushing yards against the Bulldogs with another finishing just six yards shy of that mark.




ATS Trends

North Carolina State

  1. Wolfpack are 7-0 ATS in their last 7 non-conference games.
  2. Wolfpack are 5-1-1 ATS in their last 7 bowl games.
  3. Wolfpack are 5-1-1 ATS in their last 7 games in December.
  4. Wolfpack are 5-1-1 ATS in their last 7 Bowl games.
  5. Wolfpack are 6-2-1 ATS in their last 9 neutral site games.
  6. Wolfpack are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games following a straight up loss.
  7. Wolfpack are 7-3-1 ATS in their last 11 games following a double-digit loss at home.
  8. Wolfpack are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games after accumulating more than 200 yards rushing in their previous game.
  9. Wolfpack are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games after allowing more than 40 points in their previous game.
  10. Wolfpack are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
  11. Wolfpack are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games after allowing more than 450 total yards in their previous game.
  12. Wolfpack are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 vs. SEC.
  13. Wolfpack are 0-6 ATS in their last 6 games on grass.

Mississippi State

  1. Bulldogs are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games after allowing more than 450 total yards in their previous game.
  2. Bulldogs are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games following a straight up loss.
  3. Bulldogs are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games after allowing more than 200 yards rushing in their previous game.
  4. Bulldogs are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 neutral site games.
  5. Bulldogs are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games following a double-digit loss at home.
  6. Bulldogs are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 vs. ACC.

OU Trends

North Carolina State

  1. Over is 4-0 in Wolfpack last 4 neutral site games.
  2. Under is 8-2 in Wolfpack last 10 games after allowing more than 40 points in their previous game.
  3. Over is 11-3-1 in Wolfpack last 15 games following a ATS loss.
  4. Under is 3-1-1 in Wolfpack last 5 games after allowing more than 200 yards rushing in their previous game.

Mississippi State

  1. Over is 4-0 in Bulldogs last 4 games following a straight up loss.
  2. Over is 5-1 in Bulldogs last 6 non-conference games.
  3. Over is 4-1 in Bulldogs last 5 games following a ATS loss.
  4. Under is 5-2 in Bulldogs last 7 games on grass.
  5. Under is 5-2 in Bulldogs last 7 vs. a team with a winning record.
 
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[h=1]Preview: Texas A&M at Louisville[/h]When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Where: Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee





FRANKLIN AMERICAN MORTGAGE MUSIC CITY BOWL STORYLINES
1. Texas A&M will have a new quarterback when it faces Louisville in the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl on Dec. 30 in Nashville, Tenn. Sophomore Kyle Allen and freshman Kyler Murray, who combined for 2,896 yards, 22 touchdowns and 14 interceptions while splitting time this year, announced they were transferring out of Texas A&M as the Aggies began bowl preparations. Sophomore Jake Hubenak (a transfer from Blinn Junior College) is the only other Aggies quarterback to throw a pass this season.


2. The Cardinals, won five of their last six games to qualify coach Bobby Petrino for a school-record sixth bowl appearance, also used two starting quarterbacks this season. Dual-threat freshman Lamar Jackson led the Cardinals in rushing yards (734) and touchdowns (nine) in 11 appearances and six starts. Sophomore Kyle Bolin is a pocket-passer and threw for 1,154 yards, seven touchdowns and six interceptions.


3. The pressure will be on the two defenses to slow these offenses full of talented, young skill players. The Aggies rank third nationally in tackles for loss - led by Myles Garrett's SEC-best 18.5 - and held teams to 161.2 passing yards. Devonte Fields had 19.5 tackles for loss while the Cardinals ranked 13th in total defense (323.4).




ABOUT TEXAS A&M (8-4, 4-4 SEC): Allen made nine starts and Murray had three while Hubenak went 12-of-27 for 92 yards and one touchdown in five appearances. Hubenak will have plenty of targets in Christian Kirk (70 catches for 925 yards, six TDs), Ricky Seals-Jones (42, 542, three) and Josh Reynolds (40, 730, five). Kirk, the SEC Freshman of the Year after recording 1,659 all-purpose yards, finished with a 24.4-yard average and two scores on punt returns.


ABOUT LOUISVILLE (7-5, 5-3 ACC): Jackson - who threw for 1,613 yards, 10 TDs and eight interceptions - is practicing taking snaps under center after spending most of the year in a pistol or shotgun formation. Jamari Staples (36 catches for 610 yards, three TDs) and James Quick (35 catches for 551 yards, five TDs) led the team in receiving while freshmen Jaylen Smith (27 catches, 372 yards, one TD) and Traveon Samuel (18 catches, 177 yards, one TD) got valuable experience. Brandon Radcliff added 587 yards and seven scores on the ground.


[h=3]ATS Trends[/h]
Texas A&M

  1. Aggies are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 neutral site games.
  2. Aggies are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 games after accumulating less than 100 yards rushing in their previous game.
  3. Aggies are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following a ATS loss.
  4. Aggies are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games after scoring less than 20 points in their previous game.
  5. Aggies are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games after allowing less than 170 yards passing in their previous game.
  6. Aggies are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games overall.
  7. Aggies are 1-9 ATS in their last 10 games following a straight up loss.
  8. Aggies are 0-4 ATS vs. a team with a winning record.
  9. Aggies are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games after allowing more than 200 yards rushing in their previous game.
  10. Aggies are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 vs. ACC.
  11. Aggies are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games on grass.



Louisville

  1. Cardinals are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 vs. SEC.
  2. Cardinals are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 neutral site games.
  3. Cardinals are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 non-conference games.
  4. Cardinals are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games after allowing less than 100 yards rushing in their previous game.
  5. Cardinals are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall.
  6. Cardinals are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following a straight up win.
  7. Cardinals are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games after accumulating more than 200 yards rushing in their previous game.



[h=3]OU Trends[/h]
Texas A&M

  1. Under is 4-0 in Aggies last 4 games overall.
  2. Under is 4-0 in Aggies last 4 games after allowing less than 170 yards passing in their previous game.
  3. Under is 5-1 in Aggies last 6 games following a ATS loss.
  4. Under is 4-1 in Aggies last 5 games after allowing more than 200 yards rushing in their previous game.
  5. Under is 4-1 in Aggies last 5 vs. a team with a winning record.
  6. Under is 7-2 in Aggies last 9 games after accumulating less than 100 yards rushing in their previous game.
  7. Under is 6-2 in Aggies last 8 games following a straight up loss.
  8. Over is 5-2 in Aggies last 7 games after accumulating less than 170 yards passing in their previous game.
  9. Under is 5-2 in Aggies last 7 neutral site games.
  10. Over is 33-16-1 in Aggies last 50 games after allowing less than 20 points in their previous game.



Louisville

  1. Over is 4-0 in Cardinals last 4 games overall.
  2. Over is 4-0 in Cardinals last 4 Wednesday games.
  3. Over is 5-1 in Cardinals last 6 games after accumulating more than 200 yards rushing in their previous game.
  4. Over is 4-1 in Cardinals last 5 games following a straight up win.
  5. Over is 5-2 in Cardinals last 7 games in December.
  6. Over is 5-2-1 in Cardinals last 8 games following a ATS win.
  7. Under is 13-6-1 in Cardinals last 20 games after allowing less than 100 yards rushing in their previous game.
 
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[h=1]Preview: Southern California at Wisconsin[/h]When: 10:30 PM ET, Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Where: Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California




HOLIDAY BOWL STORYLINES

1. One month after Clay Helton was hired as the permanent head coach at USC, he'll experience his first bowl game when the Trojans meet Wisconsin in the Holiday Bowl at Qualcomm Stadium on Dec. 30. Helton was hired Nov. 30, two days after USC beat rival UCLA to advance to the Pac-12 championship game, but the Trojans lost to Stanford and ended up in San Diego rather than at the coveted Rose Bowl in Pasadena. Helton fired several of his assistants in the week following his hiring, which could leave the Trojans vulnerable in certain areas.

2. If the Trojans hope to extend their all-time record to 7-0 against Wisconsin, they'll need to find a way to protect quarterback Cody Kessler. USC has allowed 35 sacks this season, which is tied for eighth-most in the Pac-12, and the Badgers have a premier pass rusher in outside linebacker Joe Schobert. He has produced 18.5 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks and forced five fumbles, which ties the single-season program record; he could turn it into a long night for Kessler.

3. Wisconsin hasn't defeated a team with a winning record this season, losing a pair of nail-biters to Iowa and Northwestern, the teams that finished ahead of the Badgers in the West Division of the Big Ten. If they hope to get their first win against a team with a winning record, they'll likely need another big game from running back Dare Ogunbowale, who carried the ball 33 times in the regular-season finale against Minnesota, totaling a career-high 155 yards and a touchdown. There's also a possibility that injury-plagued but talented running back Corey Clement could be available, though he wasn't practicing with the team earlier in the month, instead working with the strength and conditioning staff.

TV: 10:30 p.m. ET, ESPN. LINE: USC -3.

ABOUT USC (8-5, 6-3 Pac-12): Adoree Jackson was voted the most valuable player for the Trojans this season, contributing as a wide receiver, defensive back and punt returner, but the real game-changer is teammate JuJu Smith-Schuster, the talented wide receiver who has caught 85 passes for 1,389 yards and 10 touchdowns. Smith-Schuster, Jackson and the other receivers will be up against a Wisconsin pass defense that has allowed six touchdown passes all season. Steven Mitchell Jr. could become a prime target in this game, as he specializes in the shorter routes that might come in handy for Kessler.

ABOUT WISCONSIN (9-3, 6-2 Big Ten): Badgers quarterback Joel Stave will look to punctuate his college career on a high note, something he failed to accomplish in his Big Ten finale. He threw for just 79 yards in the 31-21 victory against Minnesota with no touchdown passes and an interception, giving him six picks in the last four games. Stave is expected to have one of his favorite targets back as second-leading receiver Robert Wheelwright has been practicing after missing the final four games with a broken fibula.




[h=3]ATS Trends[/h]
Southern California

  1. Trojans are 13-3 ATS in their last 16 games after allowing more than 40 points in their previous game.
  2. Trojans are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games after allowing more than 200 yards rushing in their previous game.
  3. Trojans are 9-3 ATS in their last 12 vs. Big Ten.
  4. Trojans are 28-10 ATS in their last 38 games following a straight up loss.
  5. Trojans are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 bowl games.
  6. Trojans are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 Bowl games.
  7. Trojans are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games in December.
  8. Trojans are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games on grass.
  9. Trojans are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
  10. Trojans are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 neutral site games.



Wisconsin

  1. Badgers are 10-26-2 ATS in their last 38 games after accumulating less than 170 yards passing in their previous game.
  2. Badgers are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games following a straight up win.
  3. Badgers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following a ATS win.
  4. Badgers are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 neutral site games.
  5. Badgers are 0-6 ATS in their last 6 games after accumulating more than 200 yards rushing in their previous game.



[h=3]OU Trends[/h]
Southern California

  1. Over is 2-0-2 in Trojans last 4 games following a double-digit loss at home.
  2. Over is 6-1-1 in Trojans last 8 non-conference games.
  3. Over is 8-2-1 in Trojans last 11 neutral site games.
  4. Over is 4-1 in Trojans last 5 games after allowing more than 200 yards rushing in their previous game.
  5. Under is 7-2-1 in Trojans last 10 games in December.
  6. Under is 23-7-1 in Trojans last 31 games after allowing less than 170 yards passing in their previous game.
  7. Over is 6-2-1 in Trojans last 9 Bowl games.
  8. Over is 3-1-1 in Trojans last 5 games following a straight up loss.
  9. Over is 3-1-1 in Trojans last 5 games following a ATS loss.
  10. Over is 6-2-1 in Trojans last 9 bowl games.



Wisconsin

  1. Over is 4-0-1 in Badgers last 5 neutral site games.
  2. Under is 4-0 in Badgers last 4 vs. a team with a winning record.
  3. Over is 5-1 in Badgers last 6 games in December.
  4. Over is 5-1-1 in Badgers last 7 games after accumulating more than 200 yards rushing in their previous game.
  5. Over is 4-1-1 in Badgers last 6 games after accumulating less than 170 yards passing in their previous game.
  6. Under is 6-2 in Badgers last 8 games following a straight up win.
  7. Under is 9-3-1 in Badgers last 13 games following a ATS win.
  8. Under is 8-3 in Badgers last 11 games after allowing less than 100 yards rushing in their previous game.
  9. Under is 7-3 in Badgers last 10 games overall.
  10. Over is 7-3-1 in Badgers last 11 games on grass.
 
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