College Football: Independence Bowl

Based on the over/under of 41.5 points and point spread of 6.5 points, the implied team total for Northwestern is 17.5 points. We'll lean over that number, especially getting the "+" line value. In this one, Utah lacks several offensive pieces, including quarterback Nate Johnson, quarterback Bryson Barnes, and wide receivers Devaughn Vele, Mikey…

SHREVEPORT, La. - Players and coaches from the California and Texas Tech football teams are enthusiastic proponents of in-helmet communication devices they'll use Saturday in the Independence Bowl. "We've been talking about this in our conference meetings for a couple of years," Cal coach Justin Wilcox said Friday. "I think it's great. We need to…

The Cal Golden Bears face the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the 2023 Independence Bowl as the first week of the college football bowl season wraps up tonight. Kickoff takes place on Saturday, December 16 at 6:15 p.m. PT/9:15 p.m. ET (8:15 p.m. CT) with a live TV broadcast on ESPN, or streaming on demand online with ESPN Plus. • You can watch Cal vs.…

A pair of 6-6 teams are set to face off as Cal and Texas Tech go head-to-head in the Independence Bowl on Saturday in Shreveport, LA. The records are identical, but bowl games are about momentum and motivation, and these teams enter under differing circumstances. Texas Tech is favored, but I'm betting Cal+3 and also sprinkling a bit on the Golden…

The California Golden Bears and Texas Tech Red Raiders square off in Saturday's Independence Bowl, and we have you covered with our California vs. Texas Tech prediction for the Independence Bowl based on the best college football odds at our college football betting sites. Adding to the already abundant football betting options on Saturday, with 10…

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There are two things in life that everyone loves, watching college football and making money. In today's story, I'm going to try to help you accomplish both. As the Texas Tech Red Raiders get set to take on the Cal Bears in the 2023 Independence Bowl, we here at Heartland College Sports want to provide you with three prop bets to keep your eyes on…

With the regular season of college football now having drawn the curtains closed, bowl season comes into full view. Teams of all calibers look to make history with one last win and it all starts on Saturday, Dec. 16, with seven games ready to go. The action begins in the morning and continues all the way until midnight so strap in and get ready to…

The California Golden Bears and Texas Tech Raiders will look to finish with a winning record when they clash in the 2023 Independence Bowl on Saturday. The Golden Bears (6-6), who are on a three-game winning streak, are looking to register their first winning season since 2019, when they went 8-5 with a victory in the Redbox Bowl. The Red Raiders…

The Cal Golden Bears and Texas Tech Red Raiders face off on Saturday in a college football showdown in the Independence Bowl at Independence Stadium. Let's look at the betting matchup and give a free Cal vs Texas Tech prediction. Texas Tech faced off against Texas to end the regular season and it was an awful game. Texas Tech offense scored seven…

Cal and Texas Tech meet in the Independence Bowl on Saturday night in a game that will feature two of the best running backs in the country. Despite both flirting with the transfer portal, Cal's Jaydn Ott and Texas Tech's Taj Brooks are set to play in the Independence Bowl. Could this game be a massive outing for both stud RB's? I break that down…

Teams entering bowl season on a bit of a roll meet when the California Golden Bears battle the Texas Tech Red Raiders on Saturday at the 2023 Independence Bowl. The Bears (6-6), who tied for seventh with UCLA at 4-5 in the Pac-12, have won three in a row, including a 33-7 win at UCLA on Nov. 25. The Red Raiders (6-6), who tied for seventh with…

Get set for an action-packed clash as the California Golden Bears take on the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl on December 16, 2023, at 7:15 PM at Independence Stadium. Let's delve into the extensive details of this intriguing bowl game: The Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl is scheduled to kick off at…

The Golden Bears and Red Raiders are set to conclude their season on Saturday when they face off in the Independence Bowl in Shreveport. Read more to see where the best handicapping value lies in our California vs. Texas Tech betting picks. The California Golden Bears have played the Texas Tech Red Raiders just once before, a 45-31 Texas Tech win…

Our college football player props based on the best NCAAF odds get you prepared for the first Saturday of bowl season. Bowl season is here, and we aim to maintain success with player props during this postseason. For those not following me on X, where I posted a final regular-season update, my player props achieved a 52-42 record for+13.1 units…

The Texas Tech Red Raiders will seek their third consecutive bowl win this Saturday against the Cal Golden Bears in the Independence Bowl. The Red Raiders opened as 2.5-point favorites on the top sportsbooks. The matchup is expected to be one of the best games among Saturday's college football slate of bowl games. The Golden Bears are 6-6 against…

Texas A&M (1-1) will face the UL Monroe Warhawks (2-0) as the 2023 college football season flips the page toward Week 3. While the Warhawks aim to remain perfect through three weeks, the Aggies will be motivated to rebound from their double-digit loss last weekend. Many had pegged this Week 3 matchup as a surefire win for the Aggies, given the…

The Pac-12 projects to be a competitive conference in the top half, with five teams ranked in The Associated Press' top 25 poll heading into the 2023 season. The Arizona State Sun Devils and Arizona Wildcats are at different points in their program evolutions, but they are nonetheless projected to finish in the bottom five of the league if you're…

You play like you practice, the old coaches' adage goes -- and it's mostly true. To know what's likely to happen on Saturday, you've got to know what's happening in the meeting rooms and on the practice fields during the week. That's why the college football practice report is here for you every Friday with the inside word on weekly preparations…

After three consecutive losses early, Louisiana bounced back in 2022 and earned a.500 record in the regular season. The Ragin' Cajuns were also 4-4 in the Sun Belt, but that wasn't enough to earn a trip to the conference title game. The Cajuns ended last season with an appearance in the Independence Bowl. They led by 10 points going into halftime,…

Brett McMurphy of the Action Network recently released his 2023 early college football bowl predictions. The prediction pitted BYU and Pac-12 foe Washington State against one another in the 2023 Radience Technologies Independence Bowl. McMurphy explained in a tweet that the contract for BYU to play in the Independence Bowl for the 2023 season, a…

Houston will clash with Louisiana in the 2022 Independence Bowl as part of the NCAA College Football Season. The game will be played today at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisana. Here you will find everything you need to know such as match information, predictions, odds, storylines and how to watch or live stream it for free. In the US,…

In case you missed it, the Bayou Bets crew is holding their second annual College Bowl Pick'Em, and we're hoping you're the big benefactor from our predictions. Like we did last year, we started with $1000 Bowl Bucks, and we're making a play on each of the 42 bowl games this season. And when it's over, we'll take whatever money we have left and…

A December showdown in Shreveport, Louisiana, is a bit of a letdown for two of the best Group of Five teams in 2021. Houston entered the year at No. 25 in the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll after last year's 12-2 finish but suffered three losses in September, two in overtime. Louisiana-Lafayette's regression from last year's campaign was…

5 best predictions for this the early bowls. What are the best bets and picks for the bowl games from December 27th through the 30th? Results So Far: 79-68-1 Bowl Season: 5-5 I know … I KNOW. Anyone can go.500. My dead grandmother could hit.500 randomly guessing pick, and make a mean pierogi while doing it. That's not the content you're here…

In case you missed it, the Bayou Bets crew is holding their second annual College Bowl Pick'Em, and we're hoping you're the big benefactor from our predictions. Like we did last year, we started with $1000 Bowl Bucks, and we're making a play on each of the 42 bowl games this season. And when it's over, we'll take whatever money we have left and…

The holiday weekend schedule of college football bowl games gets underway Friday afternoon with an intriguing matchup in the Independence Bowl, which pits Houston and Louisiana against each other. Both of these programs have fallen off a bit this season after finishing among the top Group of Five teams a year ago, but a bowl game offers the chance…

The Houston Cougars play their last game representing the American Athletic Conference when they square off against the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns in the 2022 Independence Bowl on Friday at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, La. The Cougars have been members of the AAC since 2013. This season Houston (7-5) finished tied for second in the West…

The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns will play the Houston Cougars on Friday afternoon in the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana. The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns are 6-6 this season after they defeated Texas State by a score of 41-13 in their last game. Louisiana gained 436 total yards went 6-11 on third…

The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns and the Houston Cougars will square off this coming Friday in Shreveport for the rights to be called the 2022 Independence Bowl winner. Will the Ragin' Cajuns win their fourth consecutive bowl game? Or will the Cougars win their second in a row in a bowl game setting? Check out our preview of this Louisiana vs Houston…

The Independence Bowl is set to be an exciting matchup, with two offenses capable of lighting it up. With Houston and Louisiana having the offensive personnel, our best college football betting pick is siding with the Over on this total. The Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl features the 6-6 Louisiana Lafayette Ragin Cajuns of the Sun Belt…

We have many NCAAF games to look forward to this week. One of those bowl games will be the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns and the Houston Cougars in the Independence Bowl championship. During the Cougars' last game, they were not able to get the win to Tulsa after losing 37-30. The Houston Cougars have not had the most remarkable season going 7-5, but…

The Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns and Houston Cougars square off in the Independence Bowl this week at Independence Stadium. Spice up your Friday afternoon with some Louisiana vs Houston action. Louisiana (6-6) enter bowl season after a 41-13 beatdown of Texas State. While Houston (7-5) lost to Tulsa 37-30 on November 16th. This year's…

Louisiana is up against one of the best offenses in college football when it takes on Houston in the Independence Bowl. The Cougars rank 13th in the country in points per game behind an electric passing offense led by quarterback Clayton Tune but allow nearly as many points as they score. The Ragin' Cajuns rely more on defense to win games and will…

College football bowl season continues with a doubleheader on Friday, Dec. 23 including a battle of Power 5 conference teams. The first game of the day takes place in Shreveport, LA as the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (6-6) take on the Houston Cougars (7-5) in the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl at 3:00 p.m. ET. Then, in the Union Home Mortgage…

The Independence Bowl is set for Friday afternoon when the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (6-6) play the Houston Cougars (7-5). Louisiana is making their 10 bowl game appearance and are looking for their fourth consecutive win. Houston is making their 30 appearance and will look to improve on their 12-16-1 record. Below is my college football pick for…

I love college football, friends, but despite a stacked slate with epic promise, this past weekend was mostly a miserable experience - at least for me personally. We saw Army get out to a little lead against Air Force only to no-show on offense in the second half, and then the Vols no-showed in their big game down at Georgia. I'm happy that LSU…

Three seasons removed from an eight-win season that included upset wins over nationally-ranked Maryland and Memphis, the Temple Owls football program will look a little different season after moving on from Rod Carey. Now, enter new head coach Stan Drayton, who has coached the running back position for the majority of his career at both the college…