Betting College Football – St. Petersburg Bowl. When you are betting college football at Sbgglobal you will see two long time rivals meeting in the St. Petersburg Bowl on Tuesday, December 21st. Louisville will be playing Southern Mississippi in the Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl in St. Petersburg, Florida. Although this game does not have a high profile in college football betting online, it should be a fascinating matchup.
Southern Miss Offense vs. Louisville Defense
It is a battle of strength in the St. Petersburg Bowl as Southern Miss is the 15th highest scoring team in the country while Louisville is the 11th best team in total defense. Even though these two teams are old rivals they did not meet this season. Last year it was Louisville winning an exciting contest by a score of 25-23. Southern Miss leads the all-time series that began back in 1949 by a margin of 18-9-1. The two teams played every other year from 1978-1991 and then they were in the same conference from 1996 to 2004. Louisville wins games with defense as they were stout, especially against the pass ranking 9th in the country. Louisville can also score though as they put up 26 points per game. Southern Miss has a hot quarterback in Austin Davis who is playing very well of late.
Louisville 6-6 SU, 6-6 ATS
The Cardinals were just .500 this season but head coach Charlie Strong did a nice job in his first season. This was a team picked to finish last in the Big East. The Cardinals have missed quarterback Adam Froman in their last four games but he might return from a thigh injury for the bowl game. As you are betting college football, keep in mind that Louisville has owned teams from Conference USA, going 12-1 against the college football betting online point spread in their last 13.
Southern Miss 8-4 SU, 6-6 ATS
The Golden Eagles beat Central Florida in Conference USA this season but losses to East Carolina and UAB kept them from winning the East. They have been to a bowl game in nine straight seasons which is the longest active streak in Conference USA. The Eagles have a potent offense but they have not played much defense. In four of their last five games they gave up 30 points or more. Southern Miss is 0-5 ATS in the last five meetings vs. Louisville.