With college bowl season opening Dec. 17, here’s a look at which bowl-bound teams are hot and which are not, as well as teams that have had big Over or Under runs this season.
HOT TEAMS
• Baylor went 9-3 ATS in its final 12 games.
• Central Michigan won SU and ATS in its final four games.
• Clemson was 5-0 SU and 4-1 ATS in its final five games after an 0-7 ATS start.
• Georgia State was 6-1 SU and ATS in its last seven games.
• Michigan was a sterling 11-2 ATS in the 2021 season.
• Michigan State boasts a 9-3 ATS mark heading into bowl season.
• Minnesota rallied for a 6-2 SU and ATS finish to the regular season.
• Mississippi State’s five-game ATS winning streak was snapped in its finale.
• North Texas closed the season on runs of 5-0 SU and 6-0 ATS.
• Notre Dame rides seven-game SU and ATS winning streaks into its bowl game.
• Oklahoma State was 9-1-1 ATS in its final 11 games.
• Old Dominion qualified for a bowl game after winning its last five games SU and ATS.
• Pittsburgh was 9-1 SU and 8-2 ATS in its final 10 games.
• Tulsa won its final four games against the spread.
• UAB was 7-2-1 ATS in its final 10 games.
• Utah State rallied for wins in six of its final seven games SU and ATS.
• Western Kentucky had a seven-game SU and five-game ATS winning streak snapped in its finale.
• Washington State had an 8-1 ATS record in its final nine games.
COLD TEAMS
• Auburn lost its final four games while going 1-3 ATS.
• Ball State was just 2-3 SU and 1-4 ATS in its final five games.
• Boston College closed the season on runs of 2-6 SU and 2-5 ATS.
• BYU was just 2-5 ATS in its final seven games.
• Coastal Carolina covered just one of its last six games.
• Florida lost its final six games ATS while going 2-4 SU.
• Liberty was just 1-5 ATS in its final six games.
• Maryland reached a bowl game despite a 2-6 SU and 1-7 ATS finish.
• Memphis closed the season on a 3-6 SU and 2-7 ATS slide.
• San Diego State was just 1-4-1 ATS in its last six games.
• SMU closed the season on a 1-4 SU and ATS skid.
• UCF covered the point spread in just three of its final 10 games.
• Virginia backed into its bowl game by losing its final four games.
• Virginia Tech reached a bowl game despite a 4-6 SU and 3-7 ATS finish.
BIG OVER-THE-TOTAL RUNS
• Houston closed the season on a 7-3 Over-the-total run.
• Iowa’s final four games went Over the total.
• Nevada went Over the total in eight of its final 11 games.
• Tennessee went 9-2 Over the total after a season-opening Under.
• Toledo’s last four games went Over the total as the Rockets scored 45.5 ppg.
BIG UNDER-THE-TOTAL RUNS
• Appalachian State went 6-2 Under the total in its last eight games.
• Auburn was 6-2 Under the total in its final eight games.
• Ball State closed the season on a 5-0 Under-the-total run.
• The final four games of Baylor’s season went Under the total.
• Nine of Boise State’s final 10 games went Under the total.
• Boston College closed its season with seven Unders in eight games.
• Five of Georgia State’s final six games went Under the total.
• Kansas State was 5-1 Under the total in its final six games.
• Louisiana’s 2021 season featured 10 Unders and three Overs.
• Six of Marshall’s final eight games went Under the total.
• The final seven games of Ole Miss’ season went Under the total.
• Penn State was 9-3 Under the total in the 2021 season.
• South Carolina State’s last seven games went Under the total.