On December 30, the Idaho Vandals and
the Bowling Green Falcons take the blue
turf in Boise Idaho to battle it out for
the 2009 Humanitarian Bowl. The
Humanitarian Bowl features two bowl
eligible teams from the Western Athletic
Conference and Mountain West Conference.
The BetUS.com bookmakers have the MWC
representatives Bowling Green Falcons as
-2 point favorites with a predicted
over/under of 68. A straight up wager on
the underdog Idaho Vandals will pay
bettors +110 on the moneyline. Both the Vandals and the Falcons come
in the game sporting identical 7-5 (7-5
ATS) records but they both took
different paths to get there. The
Vandals won six of their first seven and
dropped four of their final five. The
Falcons started slow winning only one of
their first five then finished strong
winning six of their final seven,
including their current four game win
streak. Idaho’s finish had a lot to do with
their awful defense; the Vandals give up
almost 425 yards a game allowing
opponents to score 35.5 a game, the
worst of any team that qualified for
bowl season. Idaho allowed opponents to pass at
will, which is a result of their poor
pass rush (14 sacks), and takeaways
(14). Regardless of how many points the
Vandals give up on defense, the offense
will keep them in the game. Lead by
quarterback Eddie Enderle (2666 yards,
18TD, 9INT) and spread the ball around
on the ground with DeMaundray Woolridge,
Princeton McCarty and Deonte Jackson
combining for 1,791 yards and 17 TDs.
The Bowling Green Falcons just kept
getting stronger as the season went on,
their defense which gave up 26.2 point a
game this season were able to keep that
number at a much lower 21.3 points a
game over the final half dozen. The Falcons offense, like the defense
turned in up as the season went on,
scoring 31.6 points a game over their
final eight games. Quarterback receiver
duo of Tyler Sheehan and Freddie Barnes
who hooked up for 1551 yards and 16
touchdowns through the air. If Idaho is
to slow the Falcons, they will need to
take away Barnes as an option for
Sheehan. No other Bowling Green receiver
had more than two touchdowns.
Bowling Green Falcons -2 -130 Over 68
Idaho Vandals +2 +110 Under 68
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