Here is the official betting preview of Florida Atlantic and Central Michigan. While professional gamblers are utilizing the elite sports picks, we have all the information a handicapper needs for the Motor City Bowl.

Florida Atlantic is 6-6 straight up winning 5-of-6 to enter the bowl betting season. They have covered three of their last four going under 8-of-12 this season.

Central Michigan is 8-4 straight up but enters the postseason with two straight losses both against the spread and straight up. They also have gone over 3-of-4.

The Owls have numbers amazingly similar to what their foes cumulative average says they should be. The one exception is that they get 7.3 yards per pass against teams normally allowing 6.9.

They face a Chippewas team that allows 7.8 yards per pass teams normally getting 7.1.

Sportsbooks have CMU as a seven-point favorite with a total of 68.5. However, shop around as the oddsmakers total varies.

The Chippewas are 1-3 straight up all-time in bowls. FAU averages 35 points per game in their final six games following a 1-5 straight up start to the year.

Florida Atlantic’s coach Howard Schnellenberger is 5-0 straight up all-time in bowl games.

Here are some betting trends, all records are against the spread. The Owls are 5-0 after allowing more than 40 points per game. Central Michigan is 9-1 off ATS loss. They are 30-13 overall.

Central Michigan has gone under 9-1 as a favorite of 3.5-10 but over 10-2 off straight up loss. FAU has gone under 6-0 as an underdog.

The college football bowl schedule resumes on Friday night, while the NBA and NHL both start off the weekend with full slates.

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The Gridiron Spotlight

After a couple of days off college football goes bowling again on Friday night with Florida Atlantic taking on Central Michigan in the Motor City Bowl. The Owls were 6-6 straight-up on the season, and a little better at 7-5 against-the-spread. As well, Florida Atlantic has won four of their last five games heading into this bowl.

The Chippewas enter this matchup on a two-game losing streak, dropping their last two games to Ball State and Eastern Michigan. Those results put Central Michigan at 8-4 SU and 6-5 ATS on the season. Prior to those consecutive losses the Chippewas had been on a pretty big roll, winning six games in a row.

Oddsmakers like the Chippewas in this contest, as they’re pegged as 7-point favorites with a total of 67 points for the matchup according to BetUs Sportsbook . Central Michigan went 6-5 on the OVER/UNDER this year, while Florida Atlantic wound up with a 4-8 OU mark.

Other Notable Events

The Celtics follow up their Christmas Day clash with the Lakers with a Friday night contest in Golden State. The Warriors have lost two games in a row and seven of their past 10 outings to see their season record fade to a miserable 8-22.

There are nine other games on the NBA’s schedule for Friday night, including a marquee Western matchup between the Mavericks and Jazz in Utah. As well, it’s Chicago at Miami, Charlotte at New Jersey, Minnesota at New York, Houston at New Orleans, Oklahoma City at Detroit, Indiana at Memphis, and Philadelphia at Denver, while Toronto will continue their western trip with a game in Sacramento.

The Rest of the Schedule

The National Hockey League returns with nine games on Friday night, including Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins on the road against the New Jersey Devils. Rounding out the slate: Toronto at the Islanders, Buffalo at Washington, Detroit at Nashville, Carolina at Atlanta, Tampa Bay at Florida, Philadelphia at Chicago, Edmonton at Vancouver, and then Phoenix on the road in Los Angeles.

Finally, the single college basketball game on Friday night sees No. 2 Connecticut looking to improve to 11-0 when they host Metro Atlantic’s Fairfield.

A Peek at the Future

The bowl schedule gets busier on Saturday, with West Virginia vs. North Carolina in the Meineke Bowl, Wisconsin vs. Florida State in the Champs Sports Bowl, and Miami vs. California in the Emerald Bowl . . . the NBA has eight more games on tap for Saturday, including Utah at Houston . . . . the Chargers are listed as 8-point home favorites in their big Sunday night AFC West showdown with Denver…Neither, The Hard Rock Café, Yelp.com or Myspace is the top choice for New Year’s Eve fun. It’s the Sports handicappers get the college football version of the Tailgate Party which features college football live odds, plus scores and betting trends (who the public is betting), more NCAA football against the spread angles, free picks, game previews written for bettors, weather, injuries, motivational factors, CFB Halftime Lines, the StatFox matchups, and the Chalk Gaming version.

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College football offers up the Poinsettia Bowl on Tuesday night, while the NBA and NHL will provide full slates to sports fans. Here’s your Daily Sports Roundup and the rundown of which professional handicappers are hot and who has the big play.

The Gridiron Spotlight

The Boise State Broncos didn’t lose a game all season long, but despite that feat they’re still stuck in a pre-Christmas bowl game this year. The Broncos (12-0 straight-up, 8-3 against-the-spread) ended their regular season in style, blasting Fresno State by a score of 61-10 as they rolled to top spot in the WAC standings.

Boise State’s Poinsettia Bowl opponent will be the TCU Horned Frogs, who finished the season at 10-2 SU and 8-3 ATS. The Horned Frogs’ only losses this year came versus ranked opponents – Oklahoma and Utah. TCU got past Air Force 44-10 in their last game, but they will be missing linebacker Robert Henson on Tuesday night – the star player is out for the game due to academic reasons.

Nevertheless the oddsmakers have TCU pegged as 3-point favorites at BetUs Sportsbook  and NewBodog, with the total at 46 points. Both the Horned Frogs and Broncos were 5-6 versus the totals.

Other Notable Events

There are a dozen NBA games on the schedule for Tuesday, including three high-powered matchups – Houston at Cleveland, the Lakers at New Orleans, and Denver at Portland. LeBron James and his Cavaliers have won three games in a row to sit at 23-4 on the year, and they’ve paid off for bettors at 21-6 ATS so far.

The rest of the league’s slate: Oklahoma City at Atlanta, New Jersey at Indiana, Washington at Charlotte, Philadelphia at Boston, Golden State at Miami, Chicago at Detroit, Utah at Milwaukee, Memphis at Dallas, and Minnesota at San Antonio.

The Rest of the Schedule

The NHL has a busy night as well, with 13 games on the ice. The top Eastern clash has Boston at New Jersey, while the marquee Western contest features Vancouver at San Jose. Rounding out the calendar: Atlanta at the Islanders, Washington at the Rangers, Ottawa at Philadelphia, Los Angeles at Columbus, Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh, St. Louis at Detroit, Nashville at Florida, Dallas at Toronto, Carolina at Minnesota, Phoenix at Colorado, and Anaheim at Calgary.

Finally, college hoops winds down its pre-Christmas schedule with plenty of ranked teams in action on Tuesday. No. 7 Gonzaga, which dropped an 88-83 OT decision to UConn last time out, will try to get back on the winning track against Portland State. As well, it’s No. 9 Texas vs. Wisconsin, Florida International vs. No. 12 Georgetown, Wyoming vs. No. 13 UCLA, Butler vs. No. 14 Xavier, Idaho State vs. No. 20 Arizona State, SE Louisiana vs. No. 23 Minnesota, and Illinois vs. No. 25 Missouri. The Tigers beat Stetson 78-44 last game to improve to 9-1.

News from the Wire

Rockets guard Rafer Alston missed another game on Monday with his hamstring injury . . . Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony isn’t expected to play again until the weekend because of his sore elbow . . . Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron suffered another concussion on the weekend and is out indefinitely . . . Senators forward Daniel Alfredsson is questionable for Tuesday night due to an upper-body injury.

A Peek at the Future

There is just one game on the schedule for Wednesday – a Christmas Eve matchup between Hawaii and Notre Dame in the Hawaii Bowl (8:00pm ET). The Fighting Irish are pegged as 1.5-point favorites in that matchup, with the total at 48 points . . . Christmas Day only has NBA this year, with five games on the hardwood. The Celtics/Lakers matchup at 5:00pm ET is the highlight of the day.

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