{"id":6667,"date":"2009-01-01T12:54:26","date_gmt":"2009-01-01T17:54:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=6667"},"modified":"2009-01-01T12:54:26","modified_gmt":"2009-01-01T17:54:26","slug":"2009-orange-bowl-10109","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/gambling\/2009-orange-bowl-10109\/","title":{"rendered":"2009 Orange Bowl"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>2009 Orange Bowl Virginia Tech vs. Cincinnati Preview<\/h2>\n<p>The Virginia Tech Hokies, ranked 16th nationally on defense, face the 11-2 Cincinnati Bearcats at Dolphin Stadium in the Orange Bowl on New Year&#8217;s Day.Cincy won 10 of 11 to end the year, while the Hokies rebounded from a tough mid-season stretch to win their final three games.<\/p>\n<p>Oddsmakers currently have the Bearcats listed as 2-point favorites versus the Hokies, while the game&#8217;s total is sitting at 42.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Virginia Tech is 9-4 SU, 5-7 ATS\u00a0\u00a0and\u00a0Cincinnati is 10-2 SU, 6-5 ATS\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Orange Bowl is a college football bowl game played in Dolphin Stadium just outside Miami, Florida. Its current full name is the FedEx Orange Bowl; FedEx has sponsored the event since 1989.<\/p>\n<p>Since losing at Virginia Tech 2 1\/2 years ago, Cincinnati has won 28 of its last 35 games. &#8230; Virginia Tech is only 7-14 in bowl games, with just one postseason win in the last six years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Virginia Tech is aiming to join USC and Texas as the only schools to win 10 games in each of the last five seasons, plus snap a two-game bowl losing streak and eight-game slide for Atlantic Coast Conference teams in Bowl Championship Series games. &#8230; Cincinnati could finish the year in the Top 10 with a win.<\/p>\n<p>Cincinnati\u2019s defense includes 10 seniors and a junior. The Bearcats\u2019 front seven comprises all seniors. They rank 26th nationally in total defense, 13th in rushing defense and ninth in sacks per game.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Betting Trends:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Virginia Tech is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games<br \/>\nThe total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati&#8217;s last 5 games<br \/>\nCincinnati is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games<\/p>\n<p>Jan 01<\/p>\n<p>BCS Bowl<br \/>\nMiami,\u00a0\u00a0FL<br \/>\nDolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens<br \/>\nESPN\u00a08:30 p.m.<br \/>\nCincinnati vs. Virginia Tech<br \/>\n<span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.orangebowl.org\/\">http:\/\/www.orangebowl.org\/<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/respsportscapping.php?schedule\/game_id,6633\/picks_type,paid\">CLICK HERE FOR 2009 ORANGE BOWL GAMBLING PICKS &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bmaker.ag\/?cmpid=3052_603\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"border: 0px initial initial;\" title=\"2008 Orange Bowl\" src=\"http:\/\/banners.bmaker.ag\/images\/book_football_180_150_1.gif?cmpid=3052_603\" border=\"0\" alt=\"2009 Orange Bowl\" width=\"180\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Orange Bowl is a college football bowl game played in Dolphin Stadium just outside Miami, Florida. 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