Bowling Green Falcons at Toledo Rockets 2010 NCAAF Week 12 Odds, Preview, and Predictions: Head football coach Dave Clawson will lead his Bowling Green Falcons just 30 miles down the road to the Glass Bowl to play the Toledo Rockets on Wednesday night at 8:05 PM ET on ESPN2. Rockets Coach Tim Beckman knows the Falcon’s well as he was a defensive coordinator/assistant head coach there for 7 years and the teams are meeting for the 74th time. Both Coaches are in their 2nd year with their perspective teams with the Falcons winning the last three. “I think that’s what makes college football special is that you have these rivalry games, that there is a deep history with them” Clawson said. “There are a lot of little sub-plots that go on. To me, it isn’t motivation to ruin it for someone else,” Clawson said. “We’re focused on our program. We try to always have the focus of our program year-round be that we have aspirations and goals, and rankings and things that we want to hit. Part of that is if your focus is ruining it for someone else, then your focus isn’t in the right place. I always think positive motivation is better than negative motivation.” Vegas odds makers have the Toledo Rockets a -10 1/2 point favorite at home against the Bowling Green Falcons.
The Rockets is coming off a 65-30 beat down from Northern Illinois on the road moving them to 6-4, good for 2nd in the Mid-American Conference. Quarterback Terrance Owens completed 18 of 38 passes for 186 yards and 2 touchdowns with one pick and also ran 9 times for 25 yards. Running back Adonis Thomas carried 10 times for 152 yards and 2 touchdowns. Toledo is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Bowling Green and 5-5 ATS this season. Toledo is bowl eligible and still in contention for the MAC Championship.
Bowling Green is coming off a home loss 24-21 to Miami OH falling to 2-8 for the season 5th in the MAC. Quarterback Matt Schilz completed 17 of 29 passes for 176 yards a touchdown but 2 picks. Running back Willie Geter carried the ball 16 times for just 34 yards but had 2 touchdowns. Bowling Green is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Toledo and the total has gone OVER in 5 of Bowling Green’s last 7 games on the road. Odds makers at BetUS have the over/under for the total score at 53 1/2 points combined of the Bowling Green Falcons and Toledo Rockets.
I predict a Toledo win at home. Go Rockets!