Betting the 2008 BCS Bowl
Get ready to bet on the 2008 Allstate BCS Championship Bowl game with this article from Jimmy Boyd. College football’s national championship will take place on January 7th, 2007 at 8:00 PM EST in New Orleans, Louisiana. It will be Ohio State taking on the LSU Tigers and the game will be televised on FOX. This will be the final bowl game of the season and will cap off another great year of college bowl betting, so if you want to end on a positive note then most likely you will have to cash in on these college bowl odds. We recommend reading our review of Bodog Sportsbook if you are looking for a great place to wager on this game. With checking account deposits, easy to use software, and the best customer service in the business we are confident they will take care of you in getting your action placed on the game.
Prior BCS Championship Game Results
| Date | Winning Team | Score | Losing Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jan. 1999 | Tennessee | 23 | Florida State | 16 |
| 4 Jan. 2000 | Florida State | 46 | Virginia Tech | 29 |
| 3 Jan. 2001 | Oklahoma | 13 | Florida State | 2 |
| 3 Jan. 2002 | Miami (Florida) | 37 | Nebraska | 14 |
| 3 Jan. 2003 | Ohio State | 31 | Miami (Florida) | 24 |
| 4 Jan. 2004 | LSU | 21 | Oklahoma | 14 |
| 4 Jan. 2005 | Southern California | 55 | Oklahoma | 19 |
| 4 Jan. 2006 | Texas | 41 | Southern California | 38 |
| 8 Jan. 2007 | Florida | 41 | Ohio State | 14 |
History of the Game
The Bowl Championship Series started back in 1998 after years of debate. All Division I football schools and conferences are contractually bound to participate in the BCS System. This was the first true national championship type of game in college football’s history. From 1998-2005 the championship game rotated between the Fiesta, Sugar, Orange, and Rose Bowls, but then a fifth game was added both to increase ratings and to have more schools have the chance to play in these lucrative games. The teams playing in the BCS National Championship are always the top two teams in the final BCS rankings. Those rankings are based off of the computer rankings and human polls with the system being tweaked almost every year due to debate on how the previous system came up short.
Ohio State comes into this game at 11-1 SU and 7-4 ATS while LSU is 10-2 SU and 4-7 ATS. Both of these teams have been leaning towards the over with it hitting six of eleven times for the Buckeyes and nine of twelve for the Tigers. Ohio State is averaging 32 ppg while only allowing 10.7 ppg to the opposition. LSU has been almost has tough with 40.2 ppg on offense and a defense that allows 20.1 ppg. Hopefully this will help you decide who to take with your college bowl picks.
Some interesting betting trends to use with your college bowl betting on Ohio State and LSU:
Ohio State is 5-2 ATS over their last 7 games
Ohio State is 23-2 SU over their last 25 games
The total have gone OVER in four of the Buckeyes last six games
LSU is just 1-7-2 ATS in their last 10 games.
LSU is 18-2 SU over their last 20 games.
The total has gone OVER in seven of the Tigers’ last eight games.
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