Poinsettia Bowl: Boise State-TCU Betting Odds, Picks, and Predictions

The Boise State Broncos are set to take on the TCU Horned Frogs Tuesday evening in the fourth annual Poinsettia Bowl. Overall TCU is 10-12-1 in bowl game appearances, winning against Houston last year in the Texas Bowl by a score of 20-13 and winning this same bowl two years ago against NIU by a score of 37-7.

As for Boise State, they have a short bowl game history, one that dates back to the 1999 Humanitarian Bowl. Last season, the Broncos were beaten by East Carolina in the Hawaii Bowl by a score of 41-38, a year after pulling out a huge overtime upset win over Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl (43-42), a game that is sure to remembered by any serious college football fan.

Boise is 5-3 in bowl games, with one of those being a 34-31 win over TCU in the 2003 Fort Worth Bowl, which is the only prior meeting between these two teams.

5dimes.com oddsmakers currently have the TCU Horned Frogs set as three-point betting odds favorites against the Boise State Broncos, with the game's over/under set at 46 total points.

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Here are some betting trends to consider for the Poinsettia Bowl:

Horned Frogs are 4-0 ATS in their last four games on grass.
Horned Frogs are 4-0 ATS in their last four Bowl games.
Horned Frogs are 5-0 ATS in their last five games in December.
Broncos are 6-0 ATS in their last six games on grass.
Broncos are 4-1-1 ATS in their last six games following a S.U. win.
Broncos are 4-1-1 ATS in their last six games overall.

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