2007 Orange Bowl
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Orange Bowl – Wake Forest (11-2) vs. Louisville (11-1)
8:15 pm Eastern
FOX
Opening Line: Louisville – 9.5
The 15th ranked Wake Forest Demon Deacons meet the 5th ranked Louisville Cardinals tonight in the Orange Bowl in Miami. Wake Forest is playing in their first ever BCS bowl game and their first bowl game of any kind since 2002. Louisville is making its ninth straight bowl appearance. Sources at SBG Global report that with the line holding steady at 10, most smart money is on the total to go Over.
Wake Forest is the surprise team in college football this season. Redshirt freshman quarterback Riley Skinner and converted wide receiver Kenneth Moore led the team through an amazing season. The Demon Deacons were picked to finish last in the ACC by many people. Skinner though completed 66.1 percent of his passes for 1,780 yards and eight touchdowns.
Head coach Jim Grobe was named The Associated Press Coach of the Year and has turned the Wake Forest program around. ''The best thing he did this year was convincing us to believe in our program and to believe in him and the rest of his coaches,'' Wake Forest linebacker Aaron Curry said. ''He convinced us to believe in our system and the things we were going to do.''
Louisville is a 10 point favorite with a total of 53 at SBG Global.
Louisville had some adversity as well. They lost Heisman Trophy candidate Michael Bush to injury and lost quarterback Brian Brohm for a time as well. Brohm finished strong, throwing for at least 324 yards in four of his final seven games. The Cardinals are second in the nation in total offense with 476.8 yards per game and third in scoring with 38.9 points a contest.
''We're a good football team. It took everybody on the team to accomplish the fact that we're Big East champions,'' Louisville coach Bobby Petrino said. ''That's been our strength, from the scout team to the stars. Everybody plays a big part of it.''
The Wake Forest defense gave up 14 points or less in eight games this season, winning all of them. The defense had an NCAA-high 22 interceptions.
The Demon Deacons are 8-1 ATS in their last 9 games as an underdog. They are 7-1 ATS vs. a team with a winning record. The only negative for Wake Forest is that they are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 non-conference games.
The Cardinals are 9-1 ATS in their last 10 vs. the ACC. They are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games as a favorite. The Cardinals are 19-7 ATS in their last 26 non-conference games. Louisville is only 1-6 ATS in their last 7 Bowl games.
The Under is 7-1 in the Demon Deacons last 8 non-conference games. The Under is 4-1 in the Demon Deacons last 5 games as an underdog. The Over is 4-1 in the Cardinals last 5 games as a favorite. The Over is 7-2 in the Cardinals last 9 non-conference games.
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