Ohio Bobcats versus Troy Trojans New Orleans Bowl Odds, Preview, and Predictions: Head football coach Frank Solich will lead the Ohio Bobcats on the road to the Superdome in New Orleans to take on the Troy Trojans in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl on Saturday night at 9:00 PM ET on ESPN. The Bobcats are trying for their first ever post season victory and enter the game 8-4 2nd in the MAC East while Troy comes in at 7-5 1st in the Sunbelt. Coach Solich won 2 National Championships and played in another for Nebraska before being fired in 2003. “Coach Solich is a high-caliber man,” Troy head football coach Larry Blakeney said. “You never heard a peep out of him when he was fired from his alma mater when he went (9-3 in 2003). He just went on and got himself another job and went to work.” Troy is 1-4 in bowl games winning the New Orleans Bowl in 2006 over Rice. Vegas odds makers have the Troy Trojans a -2 point favorite at the Superdome against the Ohio Bobcats.
The Ohio Bobcats recently lost 28-6 to Kent State that snapped a 7 consecutive win streak to move to 7-4 ATS for the season. Quarterback Boo Jackson completed 14 of 26 passes for 133 yards and 2 picks and was totally shut down on 20 carries for -6 yards. Quarterback Phil Bates was 0-1 but led the rushing attack with 6 carries for 31 yards. Ohio most recently when playing in December is 0-2, when playing on turf are 6-4, and when playing outside the conference are 5-5. “The opportunity to play a bowl game there makes the experience even more memorable,” safety Donovan Fletcher told the school’s official website. “Troy is an exceptional team and competing against them will be a challenge that I know our team is looking forward to.”
Troy was victorious in its last outing 44-7 over FIU to move to just 4-8 ATS spread for the season but getting at least a share of the Sunbelt Conference title for the 5th consecutive season. Quarterback Corey Robinson completed 22 of 31 passes for 305 yards and 3 touchdowns hitting Chip Reeves with 2 balls including a 72 yard touchdown pass. The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Troy’s last 9 games and Troy is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games. Odds makers at SBG Global have the over/under for the total score at 57 1/2 points combined of the Ohio Bobcats and Troy Trojans.
Note: Rich Fritz is a Blog Writer on NSAwins.com and not a pro handicapper. For expert NFL Football Predictions against the Vegas spreads please visit the NSAwins.com homepage for top predictions today from the National Sports Advisors.