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Looking to win big? The Fighting Camels and Cougars face off at 7:00 ET on FloH. The Cougars are hosting the game at TD Arena in Charleston, SC. The over/under line for this matchup is currently at 155 points, and Charleston is favored by -16 to win at home against Campbell.<h3>CAMPBELL FIGHTING CAMELS VS CHARLESTON COUGARS BETTING PICK</h3>The Pick: Campbell Fighting Camels +16This game will be played at TD Arena at 7:00 ET on Thursday, February 29th.<h3>WHY BET THE CAMPBELL FIGHTING CAMELS:</h3><ul><li>We have this one finishing with a projected score of 74-70 in favor of the Cougars.</li><li>Even though we have Charleston winning straight-up, we like Campbell at +16.</li><li>The over/under is currently sitting at 155 points, and we like the under with a projected 144 points.</li></ul><h3>Can Campbell Deliver Being Underdogs on the Road?</h3>With a record of 13-16, Campbell has gone 3-10 on the road this season, and they have lost their last three games away from home. As the underdog, the Fighting Camels have gone 5-11 this season, and they have lost three straight games.

In their last game, Campbell lost to Hampton by a score of 72-68. This season, they have gone 6-9 in Coastal Athletic Association games, and they are currently on a three-game losing streak.As the underdog this season, Campbell has gone 10-6 vs. the spread. On the road, their ATS record is 7-6, and over their last 10 games as the underdog, they are 6-4 vs. the spread. In their last 3 road games, the Fighting Camels are 2-1 vs. the spread.This season, the over/under record in Campbell games is 14-10-1. So far, the average over/under line in their games is 136.3 and the average scoring total is 139.5 points. Today's over/under line of 155 is higher than the average OU line in their games this year. In their last three games, the over/under record is 2-1 and the average scoring total is 163 points.The Campbell offense is coming off a game where they scored 68 points against Hampton. They posted a field goal percentage of 37.5% and connected on 9 threes. Anthony Dell'orso is currently the leading scorer for the team, entering today's matchup with an average of 19.5. Meanwhile, Laurynas Vaitaras also brings a PPG average of 10.7 into the game.On defense, Campbell is currently around the NCAA average in points allowed, giving up an average of 71.0 points per game. Campbell will look once again to perform well on defense, holding Hampton to just 37% shooting in their most recent game.<h3>Do the Cougars Have What it Takes to Win as Home Favorites?</h3>Charleston has been dominant at home this season, going 10-2 compared to 11-5 on the road. They have won their last three home games and have an average scoring margin of +8.4 at home.

Overall, the Cougars have won seven straight games and have a record of 22-7. They are 13-3 in Coastal Athletic Association play and 9-4 in non-conference games.As the favorite this season, Charleston has an ATS record of 10-12-1. Their home ATS mark is 6-6 and they have gone 4-5 vs. the spread in their last 10 games at home. Overall, the Cougars are just 13-14-1 vs. the spread this year.On the season, the over/under record for Charleston games is 15-13, and the average scoring total in their games is 153.4 points. Today's over/under line of 155 is higher than the average OU line in their games (152.2). Over their last three games, their OU record is 1-2, and the average scoring total in those games is just 136 points.The Charleston offense is coming off a game in which they scored 72 points vs. Towson. Overall their field goal percentage was 54.3% while connecting on 15 threes. Offensively, the Cougars hold a season-long field goal percentage of 43%, placing them 262nd in the national rankings. When it comes to three-pointers, they are ranked 199th in terms of percentage and 9th in three-pointers made.On the defensive side, Charleston is currently hovering around the NCAA's average for points allowed, conceding an average of 73.2 points per game. Against Towson, the Cougars' defense gave up 56 points and did a good job not fouling. For the game, Towson only made 10 free-throws.

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Don’t we all wish we were in the Bahamas? That’s where the 2019 bowl season kicks off with a matchup between the Buffalo Bulls and the Charlotte 49ers. This year’s version of the Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl features a couple of firsts. This is the first time in program history that Buffalo has gone to a bowl game in consecutive seasons. It is the first time in program history that Charlotte has been to an FBS bowl game. The 49ers joined the FBS in 2015.

Buffalo is -5.5 with a total of 57 or 57.5 depending on your book for this visit to Nassau. Thomas Robinson Stadium is the venue that will host this 2:30 p.m. ET kickoff on Friday December 20.

The 49ers made a surprising change to fire Brad Lambert, the head coach that oversaw the program from its FCS days to its FBS transition. Lambert’s team went 5-7 last season and showed a lot of progress, but the opportunity arose to hire Will Healy from Austin Peay, where the 33-year-old took a 1-45 team from 2013-16 to respectability by 2017. We’ll never know if Lambert would have had similar fortunes getting Charlotte to a bowl game, but the future is extremely bright for Healy.

On the Buffalo coaching side, it is a little bit surprising that former Wisconsin-Whitewater head coach Lance Leipold hasn’t been able to use the UB gig as a springboard to a bigger and better job. Leipold still has a losing record over his five seasons in Western New York, but he inherited a team that was lacking talent. Buffalo is 0-3 all-time in bowl games, with the most recent coming in last year’s Dollar General Bowl in a quasi road game loss to Troy 42-32.

Buffalo is a defense-first team. The Bulls don’t move the ball in chunks or light up the scoreboard, but they do rank 20th in yards per play allowed at 4.85. Even in Buffalo’s five losses, the Bulls only allowed 5.37 yards per play, skewed by the 7.76 YPP they allowed to Penn State.

Offensively, it hasn’t been pretty on a YPP standpoint, as the Bulls rank 91st at 5.46, but the Bulls did rank 12th in rushing yards over the regular season. As you would expect, the four option schools are ahead of them, plus Ohio State, Louisiana, Kentucky, Clemson, Oklahoma, Boston College, and Wisconsin. That is some pretty solid company. From a yards per carry standpoint, Buffalo ranked 28th in the regular season and has two 1,000-yard rushers in Jaret Patterson (1,626 yards) and Kevin Marks (1,008).

Therein lies the mismatch in this game. Charlotte ranked 99th in YPP allowed with 6.14 and 110th in yards per carry allowed with 4.94. Buffalo leans on opponents and gets yards a few at a time. The suffocating defense and the bulky offensive line allow the Bulls to control the game flow and eventually wear down the opposing defense. Charlotte is going to have to find a way to get off the field or this second half could be ugly. Weather could play a role in terms of fatigue if we get a hot and humid afternoon in Nassau.

If you had been told before the season that Charlotte would rank top 25 in yards per play, you probably would have laughed and asked for odds on it. But the 49ers, who managed just 5.0 yards per play last season, racked up 6.4 YPP this season. Coaches preach about offensive balance, but Charlotte actually achieved it with 2,525 yards rushing and 2,551 yards passing.

Dual-threat quarterback Chris Reynolds has thrown for 2,366 and rushed for 757 on the season. Benny LeMay has been banged up late in the season, but the season back chalked up a second straight 1,000-yard season and averages 5.7 yards per carry.

A big part of the Buffalo defense could be missing here. The Bulls wound up with 38 sacks in the regular season. Charlotte QBs have only taken 16, which is top 15 in the country. Reynolds was only sacked 12 times, though he did throw 10 interceptions.

This is a fun game right out of the chute. Buffalo can run the ball and wear down Charlotte, but Reynolds can evade pressure and the Bulls get a lot of their stops by creating negative plays.

My personal power ratings have this game right at 5.5, so I don’t have any value in that regard. This is all about the matchup. The teams played almost equal schedules with Buffalo at 122 and Charlotte at 126. Both coaches seem to be pretty solid.

There are better games to bet, but we’re giving a pick on every bowl matchup, so I’d look at Charlotte +5.5. Buffalo likely won’t generate those sacks and Charlotte was actually better on a yards per carry standpoint on offense. Buffalo has the better defensive profile overall, but Conference USA also has a stronger set of offenses than the MAC.

Pick: Charlotte +5.5

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The Capitals and Wild are set to face off at 8:00 ET on ESPN+. The Wild will host the game at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN. The over/under for this non-conference contest is set at 5.5 goals, with the Wild being the favored team playing at home against the Capitals.<h3>WASHINGTON CAPITALS VS MINNESOTA WILD BETTING PICK</h3>The Pick: Minnesota Wild -1.5This game will be played at Xcel Energy Center at 8:00 ET on Tuesday, January 23rd.<h3>WHY BET THE MINNESOTA WILD:</h3><ul><li>With the Wild being favored by 1.5, our NHL analytics models has this one playing out 4-3 in favor of the Wild.</li><li>Take the Wild on the moneyline</li><li>On the spread, we like Capitals (+1.5)</li></ul><h3>Will the Capitals Find a Way to Win on the Road?</h3>With a record of 22-16-6, the Capitals sit in 11th place in the Eastern Conference and 6th place in the Metropolitan Division. On the road, Washington has gone 9-9-2 this season and have dropped two straight games away from home. As the underdog, the Capitals have gone 11-15-4 this season.

Over their last ten games, the Capitals have gone 5-5, and they have won two straight games when favored. In the Eastern Conference, Washington has gone 12-13 this season.Washington comes into the game with a puck line record of 20-24 this year. So far, the Capitals have had 13 losses by just one goal compared to nine wins by multiple goals. Their average scoring differential this season is -.5 goals per game.

As the underdog, Washington's puck line record is 16-14, and they have gone 6-4 against the puck line in their last ten games. On the road, the Capitals have a puck line record of 9-11, and their average scoring differential away from home is -.8 goals per game. The average goal total for Washington's games is sitting at 5.4. The average over/under line for the season is 6.1. The Capitals come in with an over/under record of 16-27-1.Washington has a 1-2 record in their last three road games. In this stretch, they averaged 1 goals per game while allowing 2. The team also performed well vs the puck line at 2-1.When looking at their offense, the Capitals have an average of 2.3 goals per game this season, positioning themselves 30th in the NHL. In terms of shots on goal per game, they are ranked 32nd in the league. In terms of power play goals, the Capitals offense is 32nd in power play goals. As for shorthanded goals, they are 31st in the NHL.Washington's leading scorer is Dylan Strome. So far, he has 16 goals which is 55th in the NHL. Along with his scoring, he has come up with 12 assists so far.Defensively, the Wild come into the season ranked 15th in goals allowed. Opponents are averaging 30.5 shots per game against Minnesota. For the season, they are ranked 12th in shutouts, coming in with 3 shutouts.Entering the game, goalie Darcy Kuemper has started 22 games this season. His current record stands at 11-10, and his save percentage is 0.709%.<h3>Does Minnesota Stand a Chance at Home?</h3>At home this season, the Wild have gone 11-9-3 and have been favored in 19 of their 46 games. In the Western Conference, Minnesota is in 13th place and is 8-11 against other teams in the conference. Over their last ten games, the Wild have gone 4-6 and have won two straight games as the underdog.

Overall, Minnesota has a record of 20-21-5 and is in 7th place in the Central Division. Against other teams in the Central, the Wild have gone 3-7. In the last five games, Minnesota has gone 3-2 and is 13-4-2 this season when favored.Minnesota comes into this game with a puck line record of 24-22 and an average scoring margin of -0.4 goals per game. So far, the team has won 13 games by multiple goals compared to 11 games by just one goal.

At home, the Wild's puck line record is 11-12 this season, and their average scoring margin is -.3 goals per game. In their last ten home games, the team has gone just 5-5 against the puck line. On average, Minnesota's games have finished with 6.5 goals per game. The season's average over/under line stands at 6.2. In total, the Wild come in with an over/under record of 23-19-4.When looking at their past three road matchups, Washington has an puck line record of 2-1 while averaging 1 per game. The team went 1-2 overall in these games.Offensively, the Wild come into the game at 3 goals per contest placing 20th in the NHL. In terms of shots on goal per game, they are in 20th position in the league. Looking at how the Wild's offense is performing during power plays, they are 14th in power play goals and 23rd in shorthanded goals.Minnesota's leading goal scorer is Joel Eriksson Ek. So far this season, he has 19 goals, placing him 35th in the NHL. Eriksson Ek also comes into the game with 17 assists.In terms of defense, the Wild head into the game ranked 15th in goals allowed. On average, opponents are taking 30.5 shots per game against Minnesota. So far, they are 12th in shutouts, achieving 3 shutouts.Heading into this matchup vs. Washington, goalie Filip Gustavsson has started 25 games in this season. His current record is 12-11, and his save percentage stands at 0.796%.

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