Music City Bowl Odds: Kentucky at Clemson

The Music City Bowl features the Clemson Tigers taking on the seven point underdog Kentucky Wildcats on December 27 at 8:00 PM ET at LP Field.

College Football Betting Odds:

Kentucky Wildcats +7
Clemson Tigers -7
O/U 52

The Tigers had a possible BCS-bowl berth but they dropped the last two games and have to settle with a Music City Bowl; meanwhile Kentucky ended with a 7-5 record after losing the last game against Tennessee.

College football betting fans may have noticed Clemson QB Kyle Parkers is a little inconsistent; he threw 19 TD but was picked 12 times. He is up to face an unpredictable passing defense that has some playmakers.

They need to establish the run so Parker has enough room to work with.  RB C.J. Spiller will be their go to guy as he surpasses the 1000 rushing yards this season with a huge performance (233 yards and 4 TD) against Georgia Tech in the last game of the regular season.

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As for the Wildcats, they need to rely on WR Randall Cobb, he can catch the ball and can run it; he has 14 TD (10 in the ground and 4 in the air).

Expect RB Derrick Locke to be the guy who racks up the big yards, he is up to face the 4th worst rushing defense in the ACC who gives up over 150 yards per game.  One the thing the Tigers can brag about is that they don’t allow TD over the ground (9 TD, second best in the conference).

For those who keep tack track, Clemson has lost 3 games in a row and Kentucky has won the last 3.

Consider these betting trends: Clemson is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games and Kentucky is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games.  The total has gone OVER in 5 of Clemson’s last 5 games.

Kentucky Wildcats last 5 Bowl games

• 1998 Outback Bowl vs. Penn State 14-26 L
• 1999 Music City vs. Bowl Syracuse 13-20 L
• 2006 Music City vs. Clemson 28-20 W
• 2007 Music City vs. Florida State 35-28 W
• 2008 Liberty vs. East Carolina 25-19 W

Clemson Tigers last Bowl games

• 2004 Peach vs. Tennessee 27-14 W
• 2005 Champs Sports vs. Colorado 19-10 W
• 2006 Music City vs. Kentucky 20-28 L
• 2007 Chick-fil-A vs. Auburn 20-23 L
• 2008 Gator vs. Nebraska 21-26 L

My winning pick: Take Clemson and the points.