\nDate<\/strong>: Thursday, Dec. 24, 8:00 pm EST
\nSite<\/strong>: Honolulu, HI
\nMY Sportsbook.com LINE<\/strong>: Nevada -14.5<\/p>\n
Looking for the 2009\/2010 Bowl Game Schedule + Matchups<\/strong><\/a>?<\/p>\n Team records:<\/strong> Preview:<\/strong><\/p>\n There will certainly be more suspense with you (or your child) opening your first present on Christmas Eve than there will be in the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl. <\/p>\n CLICK HERE FOR THE BEST 2009\/2010 COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL GAME GAMBLING PICKS FROM OUR TOP CAPPERS! \u2014><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Nevada flies the second-ranked offense in the FBS (including the top-ranked rush offense, with a stupefying 362 yards\/game) over the Pacific to toy with Southern Methodist.<\/p>\n After a dismal 1-11 season in 2008, the Mustangs have had a good year under head coach June Jones, but they just aren’t ready to contain Nevada’s dominant run game and maybe the best offense in the WAC (the only exception being Boise State QB Kellen Moore’s aerial antics). <\/p>\n The ‘Stangs ought to enjoy some tropical weather, some beachy drinks and getting lei’d over the holiday season, but they’d really need some good fortune to come away from this game with a win. No one believes in SMU, maybe no one has believed in them all season, and hopefully the players are using that as fuel. But they’ll have to be stealing fluids from their Boeing 747 on the flight over to have a chance against Nevada in Honolulu on Christmas Eve.<\/p>\n Aloha. It means hello and goodbye.<\/p>\n 2009 Team Stats<\/strong><\/p>\n Total Offense:<\/strong> Nevada 2nd Total Defense<\/strong>: Nevada 88th Trends:<\/strong>
\nSouthern Methodist: 7-5 SU, 6-5 ATS
\nNevada: 8-4 SU, 6-6 ATS<\/p>\n
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\nNevada has a record three players on the same offense to amass 1,000 yards rushing (QB Colin Kaepernick, RB Vai Taua and RB Luke Lippincott) and though they don’t have a wild passing attack, Kaepernick is an efficient passer. With SMU bringing the 92nd-ranked defense in the nation to the table, expect the Wolf Pack to light up the scoreboard early and often.<\/p>\n
\n SMU 61st<\/p>\n
\n SMU 92nd<\/p>\n
\nSouthern Methodist is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
\nSouthern Methodist is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
\nSouthern Methodist is 7-15 SU in its last 22 games
\nNevada is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
\nNevada is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
\nThe total has gone OVER in 5 of Nevada’s last 7 games <\/p>\n