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| Hawaii Bowl Preview |
For the latest college football betting odds and best wagering options, make sure to go to the top rated online sportsbook, Bet Phoenix. The Sheraton Hawaii Bowl features the 7-5, 5-2 Nevada Wolf Pack and the BCS' No. 21 Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles. Nevada didn't have high expectations, but having the eighth rushing offense and 30th passing offense per game helped get them a number of wins. After starting the year 1-3 the Pack won five straight. However losses to 8-4, 6-1 Louisiana Tech and at 7-5, 5-2 Utah State stung before drubbing 2-10, 1-6 Idaho 56-3 in their regular-season finale. Nevada beat 6-7, 3-4 Hawaii before falling to a pair of Western Athletic Conference foes in a row. The Wolf Pack didn't visit the island on Nov. 12, but get to now to face 11-2, 7-2 Southern Miss. Although Nevada was at home to outgain the Warriors 528-307 is still impressive. It helped that Hawaii had two more turnovers than the Pack who held the Warriors' high-potent offense to two field goals on their first two scoring drives. Senior running back Lampford Mark raced in before freshman quarterback Cody Fajardo found senior wide receiver Rishard Matthews for a 13-yard touchdown to pass on Nevada's first two scoring drives. As good as the Pack's offense is, the Eagles' offense is right on par scoring even more per game courtesy of being 31st in the nation in passing, 23rd in the nation in rushing and having a 29th scoring defense certainly helps too. Southern Mississippi hasn't been west of Texas beating 5-7, 2-6 Texas El Paso 31-13 on Oct. 29 along with winning 49-28 at No. 19 Houston during the Conference-USA Championship Game on Dec. 3. The Golden Eagles held the No. 1 scoring offense the 12-1, 8-1 Cougars to four offensive TDs. On the flip side Southern Miss scored five offensive TDs and scored once each on special teams and defense. Freshman defensive back Furious Bradley returned a blocked Cougar punt 11 yards while senior linebacker Ronnie Thornton drove the nail in the coffin with a 26-yard pick six. The Golden Eagles seem upset to make the trek out to this game, and Nevada is pleased and that could make a big difference in the outcome of this game.
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The Hawaii Bowl offers one of the best destinations in college football, but more often than naught, teams would rather go to a bigger bowl game.