{"id":31153,"date":"2010-12-24T13:22:20","date_gmt":"2010-12-24T21:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=31153"},"modified":"2010-12-28T12:58:18","modified_gmt":"2010-12-28T20:58:18","slug":"free-pick-sun-bowl-odds-fighting-irish-vs-hurricanes-281210","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/gambling\/free-pick-sun-bowl-odds-fighting-irish-vs-hurricanes-281210\/","title":{"rendered":"Notre Dame vs. Miami (FL) Sun Bowl Preview & Pick"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sun Bowl Betting: Notre Dame vs Miami (FL) Betting<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Irish vs. Hurricanes Preview & Pick<\/h3>\n

Date: <\/strong>Friday, December 31, 2010
\nVenue: <\/strong>Sun Bowl Stadium, El Paso, TX
\nBroadcast: <\/strong>CBS
\nNotre Dame Fighting Irish vs Miami Hurricanes Betting Lines from Betus.com<\/strong>
\nMoney Line: <\/strong>Notre Dame +130, Miami -150
\nSpread: <\/strong>Miami -3
\nOver\/Under: <\/strong>47
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Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-5)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Fighting Irish didn\u2019t make headlines this year the way they did in the glory days of Brady Quinn and Jimmy Clausen but they did close out the season on a nice little run, going 6-2 over their last eight games. As under the radar as the Irish were, they actually beat USC, Utah and Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n

The Irish aren\u2019t particularly strong in anyone area nor are they particularly weak. They\u2019re 40th<\/sup> against the pass and 59th<\/sup> against the run. Offensively, the Irish appear to be a pass-first team on paper. They have the country\u2019s 29th<\/sup>-ranked aerial attack. But that number doesn\u2019t mean much right now. Starting quarterback Dayne Crist is out for the season with a knee injury.<\/p>\n

Tommy Rees has been just average at since replacing him, throwing for 214 yards or fewer in four of his last five starts. He has 10 touchdown passes over his last four games but has also been picked off seven times over that span. \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Miami Hurricanes (7-5)<\/strong><\/p>\n

What went wrong for Miami this year? Were the Hurricanes not a popular national or at least ACC title sleeper? Do I need my memory jogged? Their fast, athletic defense lived up to the hype \u2013 sort of. Miami is dominant against the pass, allowing a mere 146.3 passing yards per game (second in the nation). However, the Hurricanes are sieve-like too often against the run, clocking in at 84th<\/sup> with 167.3 rushing yards per game.<\/p>\n

The \u2019Canes offense totals 423.2 yards per game, 21st<\/sup> in the nation, but it lacks \u201cwow\u201d factor. This is more of an offense by committee. Damien Berry led the team with just 865 rushing yards but Lamar Miller tallied 633 yards on his own. Jacory Harris battled concussion problems and finished the season with a very disappointing line of 1,756 passing yards, 14 touchdown passes, 12 interceptions and a 54.8 completion percentage. He looks set to return from his injury for the Sun Bowl but the point is that Miami lacks a real go-to guy on offense.<\/p>\n

The pick:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Do you want to pick this game with your heart or your head? If you go with the heart, Notre Dame is the pick. The Irish are happy to be in the Sun Bowl after winning their last three games (even if Rees\u2019 play was overrated) and have a stable coaching situation with Brian Kelly. The Hurricanes\u2019 season is a disappointment and their coach, Randy Shannon, got fired.<\/p>\n

However, Miami\u2019s pass defense still overmatches Notre Dame\u2019s offense on paper. The Hurricanes\u2019 offense isn\u2019t amazing but it\u2019s balanced and it didn\u2019t totally flounder in Harris\u2019 absence. Miami is thus the headier pick whether Harris starts or not.<\/p>\n

Given its overall superiority in talent, not to mention the motivation of \u201cwinning one for Coach Shannon,\u201d I like Miami to end the season on a positive note.<\/p>\n

Notre Dame vs Miami prediction: <\/strong>Miami 27, Notre Dame 21<\/p>\n

Money Line: Miami -150
\nSpread: Miami -3
\nOver\/Under: OVER 47<\/p>\n

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On Friday, December 31, its the Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Miami Hurricanes in the 2010 Sun Bowl. Odds currently have the Hurricanes listed as 3-point favorites, the game’s total is set at 47. Here is a preview, free pick plus the college football betting angle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":195,"featured_media":27318,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[10330,164,287,324,41774,41773,41561,1485,470,548,1451,1476,41775,763,771,17005,906,1445,41557,41776,41777,41778,41558,1039,1168,7637,41772,7600,1260,1294,1775],"class_list":["post-31153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gambling","tag-10330","tag-betting-lines","tag-cfb-picks","tag-college-football-odds","tag-fighting-irish-hurricanes-lines","tag-fighting-irish-vs-hurricanes","tag-fighting-irish-vs-hurricanes-predictions","tag-football-lines","tag-free-pick","tag-handicappers-predictions","tag-miami","tag-miami-hurricanes","tag-miami-vs-notre-dame","tag-ncaa-football-betting","tag-ncaa-football-previews","tag-ncaa-football-spreads","tag-notre-dame","tag-notre-dame-fighting-irish","tag-notre-dame-fighting-irish-vs-miami-hurricanes","tag-notre-dame-miami-spread","tag-notre-dame-vs-miami-free-pick","tag-notre-dame-vs-miami-predictions","tag-notre-dame-vs-miami","tag-previews","tag-sportsbook","tag-sun-bowl","tag-sun-bowl-free-picks","tag-sun-bowl-odds","tag-trends","tag-vegas-picks","tag-wagering-ncaaf-odds"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31153"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31153\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31355,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31153\/revisions\/31355"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}