Independence Bowl – NCAA Wagering December 26

College football revolved around a number of season-ending matches before the increase of bowl games in recent years. One of these games started 35 years back in Shreveport, Louisiana was the Independence Bowl. The sports book has this at Missouri -5 with the over/under at 52 ½.


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Missouri enters into the game with a 7-5 total record and a 5-4 record in the Big 12. The Tigers are headed by 10th year head coach Gary Pinkel who has accumulated an 84-54 record on his watch. As they’ve averaged 236.3 yards per game that is ranked 11th in the nation, special mention must be made to the rushing offense of the Tigers. Coming off of a three-game winning streak, Missouri has done favorably versus ranked squads this year with an astounding 5 games versus them. Leading the Tigers behind center is sophomore scrambling Qb James Franklin.

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The Tar Heels enter the fray with an identical 7-5 total record and a weak 3-5 record in the ACC Coastal division. In the head coaching department, North Carolina is in a state of transition. Southern Miss head coach Larry Fedora has been declared as the new head coach to be effective after Fedora’s bowl game with the Golden Eagles versus Nevada in the Hawaii Bowl on December 24th. Temporary head coach Everett Withers has done a decent job in transferring from his defensive coordinator position to head the Tar Heels this year. With UNC announcing Fedora’s hiring, Withers is rumored to be signing up for Urban Meyer’s coaching staff in Columbus after the Independence Bowl. After UNC dismissed Butch Davis back in July, Withers lead the Tar Heels on an interim basis. The Tar Heels have averaged 23.5 ppg on defense and 28.3 ppg on offense. UNC is led by stable sophomore Qb Bryn Renner. Renner’s 68.8 completion ratio ranks 13th greatest in the nation and his 161.2 rating is currently ninth on the list of country’s top quarterbacks.