{"id":32164,"date":"2013-12-30T10:55:10","date_gmt":"2013-12-30T15:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=32164"},"modified":"2013-12-30T10:55:10","modified_gmt":"2013-12-30T15:55:10","slug":"college-football-betting-picks-sun-bowl-virginia-tech-hokies-vs-17-ucla-bruins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/college-football-betting-picks-sun-bowl-virginia-tech-hokies-vs-17-ucla-bruins-32164\/","title":{"rendered":"College Football Betting Picks Sun Bowl: Virginia Tech Hokies vs #17 UCLA Bruins"},"content":{"rendered":"

2013 Hyundai Sun Bowl
\nVirginia Tech Hokies vs #17 UCLA Bruins<\/strong>
\nSun Bowl – El Paso, Texas<\/strong>
\nTuesday, December 31, 2013, 2:00 pm Eastern, TV: CBS<\/strong>
\nOpening Line: UCLA -7 1\/2<\/strong>
\nCurrent Line: UCLA -7 (-120)<\/strong>
\nOpening Total: 47<\/strong>
\nCurrent Total: 47<\/strong>
\nOpening Money Line: UCLA -280 \/ Virginia Tech +230<\/strong>
\nCurrent Money Line: UCLA -300 \/ Virginia Tech +250<\/strong><\/p>\n

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UCLA is a touchdown favorite over Virginia tech in the Sun Bowl Tuesday in El Paso.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The 9-3 UCLA Bruins and 8-4 Virginia Tech Hokies meet in Tuesday’s Hyundai Sun Bowl in El Paso. The two schools have never played each other in football.<\/p>\n

Virginia Tech went 5-3 in the ACC Coastal Division. The Hokies were tied for second with Miami and Georgia Tech, but all three were behind 6-2 Duke. Virginia Tech is 10-16 all-time in bowl games. The Hokies are playing in their 21st straight bowl game. Virginia Tech beat Rutgers 13-10 in the Russell Athletic Bowl in Orlando last year. Virginia Tech has never played a bowl game in the state of Texas before.<\/p>\n

UCLA went 6-3 in the Pac 12 South Division, and finished tied for second with USC. Both teams were behind 8-1 Arizona State. UCLA is 15-17-1 all-time in bowl games. The Bruins have lost two straight bowl games and 4 of the last 5. UCLA lost to Baylor 49-26 in the Holiday Bowl in San Diego last year. The Bruins are 2-1 in the Sun Bowl, and last played here in 2005. The Bruins beat Northwestern 50-38 in that game.<\/p>\n

Virginia Tech is coached by Frank Beamer who has coached the Hokies for 27 seasons. The Hokies opened the season 6-1, but went 2-3 down the stretch. Virginia Tech has a loss to Alabama in Atlanta 35-10, along with a road loss at Boston College 34-27. The Hokies have home losses to Duke 13-10 and Maryland 27-24 in overtime. Virginia Tech has home wins over Western Carolina 45-3, Marshall 29-21 in triple overtime, North Carolina 27-17, and Pittsburgh 19-9, along with road wins at East Carolina 15-10, Georgia Tech 17-10, Miami 42-24 and Virginia 16-6. Ten of the twelve teams Virginia Tech played this season went to bowl games. The Hokies are 4-7-1 ATS and the total is 4-7-1 as well. Virginia Tech was an 11.5 point favorite at rival Virginia and the total was 41.5.<\/p>\n

Virginia Tech is outscoring teams 23-17 this season. Virginia Tech is #96 in scoring nationally and #8 in points allowed out of 125 teams. The Hokies are averaging 359.2 total yards per game including 241.2 passing and 117.9 rushing yards. Virginia Tech is #112 in rushing and #100 in total yards nationally. \u00a0On defense, the Hokies are allowing 269.6 total yards per game, including 165.8 passing and 103.8 rushing yards. The Hokies are #7 or better in all three categories. The Hokies are +8 in turnovers with 25 takeaways. Virginia Tech is 72\/201 on third and fourth down conversions and opponents are 57\/188. The Hokies have forced 37 sacks and allowed 30. Virginia Tech is 29\/40 scoring in the red zone with 22 touchdowns and opponents are 20\/24 with 14 touchdowns. The Hokies have one defensive touchdown but have given up 2 pick sixes, a kickoff return and 2 punt returns for touchdowns. Virginia Tech is averaging 47 penalty yards per game and opponents are averaging 41.<\/p>\n

Hokie quarterback Logan Thomas has completed 57.3% of his passes for 2,861 yards with 16 touchdowns and 13 interceptions, and also has 159 carries, 295 yards and 4 touchdowns.<\/p>\n

Running back Trey Edmunds has 166 carries, 675 yards and 10 touchdowns, along with 17 catches for 155 yards and 2 touchdowns. J.C. Coleman has 75 carries for 262 yards, along with 8 catches. \u00a0Chris Mangus has 20 carries, 115 yards and a touchdown, along with 9 catches for 72 yards. Running back Tony Gregory is out for the season with a knee injury.<\/p>\n

Receiver Willie Byrn has 49 catches, 635 yards and 2 touchdowns.\u00a0\u00a0Demitri Knowles has 43 catches, 619 yards and 3 touchdowns. D.J. Coles has 23 catches for 365 yards and 6 touchdowns. Joshua Stanford has 37 catches for 606 yards and a touchdown. Kalvin Cline has 25 catches for 284 yards and 2 touchdowns. Tight ends Dakota Jackson and Ryan Malleck are both on the injury report as is receiver Carlis Parker. Nine defensive players are listed as questionable or out.<\/p>\n

UCLA is coached by Jim Mora, Jr. The Bruins have losses at Stanford 24-10 and at home against Oregon 42-14 and \u00a0Arizona State 38-33. UCLA has home wins over Nevada 58-20, New Mexico State 59-13, California 37-10, Colorado 45-23 and Washington 41-21, along with road wins at Nebraska 41-21, Utah 34-27 \u00a0Arizona 31-26 and USC 35-14 to close out the regular season. The Bruins are 8-4 ATS this season and the total is 5-7 this season. UCLA was a 4.5 point underdog against USC and the total was 52.5.<\/p>\n

UCLA is outscoring teams 37-24. The Bruins are #23 in scoring and #37 in points allowed nationally. UCLA is averaging 448.2 yards per game including 251.6 passing and 196.6 rushing. The Bruins are #44 or better nationally in all three categories. On defense, UCLA is allowing 391.5 yards per game including 221.1 passing and 170.4 rushing. UCLA is +9 in turnovers with 24 takeaways. The Bruins average 74 penalty yards per game and opponents are averaging 53. UCLA is 95\/191 on third and fourth down conversions and opponents are 76\/201. The Bruins have forced 29 sacks and allowed 34 this season. UCLA is 52\/60 with 43 touchdowns and opponents are 37\/45 with 28 touchdowns. The Bruins have a punt return for a touchdown and have allowed 2 pick sixes.<\/p>\n

UCLA quarterback Brett Hundley has completed 67.8% of his passes for 2,845 yards with 22 touchdowns and 9 \u00a0interceptions, along with 150 carries for 587 rushing yards and 9 touchdowns. He also caught a touchdown pass. Back-up Jerry Neuheisel has thrown for 124 yards.<\/p>\n

Running back Paul Perkins has 126 carries, 570 yards and 5 touchdowns, along with 23 catches for 286 yards.\u00a0\u00a0Jordan James has 96 carries for 525 yards with 5 touchdowns, along with 7 catches. Linebacker Myles Jack has 37 carries for 267 yards and 7 touchdowns. He was voted both the Pac 12 offensive and defensive freshman of the year. \u00a0Malcolm Jones has 51 carries, 247 yards and 3 carries, along with 3 catches, 51 yards and a touchdown. \u00a0Steven Manfro has 19 carries for 70 yards and a touchdown, along with 8 catches for 104 yards and a touchdown. Damien Thigpen is questionable with an ankle injury.<\/p>\n

Receiver Shaquelle Evans has 43 catches, 617 yards and 8 touchdowns. Devin Fuller has 42 catches, 464 yards and 4 touchdowns, along with a touchdown pass to Hundley and a rushing touchdown. Jordan Payton has 36 catches, 416 yards, and a touchdown. Devin Lucien has 17 catches for 298 yards and 2 touchdowns. \u00a0Thomas Duarte has 15 catches for 206 yards and 2 touchdowns. Three little used receivers are listed as questionable or out. Four defensive players and three offensive linemen are also listed on the injury report.<\/p>\n

Virginia Tech is 5-1 ATS in December, 3-1-1 in bowl games, 7-18 after a straight up win, 4-15 after allowing less than 20 points, 1-4 overall, 1-4-1 in neutral site games, and after scoring less than 20 points, and 0-3-1 in non-conference games.<\/p>\n

UCLA is 6-1 ATS in non-conference games, 4-1 on turf, 6-2 after a straight up win, 5-2 after a cover, and 3-9 after allowing less than 20 points.<\/p>\n

Virginia Tech has a top 10 defense, but the offense struggles to score. UCLA is more balanced but the offense is slightly better than the defense. I think this seems like a lot of points, because I think this will be a close low scoring game decided by a field goal.<\/p>\n

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