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December 31st, 2012 By Andrew Ryan

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The Iowa State Cyclones and the Tulsa Golden Hurricane are going to square off on the Liberty Bowl odds and betting lines. Join us here at Cappers Info, as we make our Liberty Bowl picks & predictions for football for what should be a great game on Monday.

Liberty Bowl Picks: Iowa State Cyclones vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Date: Monday, December 31st, 3:30 ET
Location: Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, TN
Liberty Bowl Betting Odds: Iowa State -1
Iowa State vs. Tulsa Live TV: ESPN

This is the only bowl game that results in a rematch from a game that was played earlier in the season. In that game, we learned that the Golden Hurricane just didn’t have the offensive genius to keep it up for a full 60 minutes against the Cyclones. Granted, a heck of a lot has changed with both of these teams since the beginning of the season, but that first outing might be a good indicator of what we can expect in this one. QB Cody Green threw for just 198 yards with two TDs and two picks for Tulsa, while QB Steele Jantz really had his offense moving and picked up 441 total yards as a team for Iowa State. Since that point, Jantz has been benched in favor of first QB Jared Barnett, then QB Sam Richardson.

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The Cyclones got a good look at the sometimes gimmicky offense that the Golden Hurricane are running, but Tulsa never did get a look at Richardson. That could be a key in this one, knowing that Richardson is a much better dual threat than Jantz was at the time. Richardson threw for 412 yards and seven TDs without tossing a pick, and he rushed for 187 yards and a TD in limited action at the end of the season. The Golden Hurricane also had troubles defending WR Josh Lenz, who led the team in receiving this year with 430 yards and six scores. Iowa State didn’t have a single rusher have more than 504 yards or a receiver with more than 430 yards, but the offense still mustered a relatively solid 25.2 points per game.

The real question here is whether Tulsa really has learned anything since going to Ames and getting rocked. The answer? We really don’t think so. Sure, winning Conference USA was great, but Tulsa’s only truly notable wins this year were against Fresno State (by 1 point), Rice (by 4 points), and UCF twice (by 2 and 6 points). Though the ground game for the Golden Hurricane is great, we think that having the extra time to prepare for this game has gone a long way for the Cyclones, and they’ll notch their second triumph of the year over an overrated Tulsa outfit.

Iowa State vs. Tulsa Pick: Iowa State Cyclones +1
Liberty Bowl Score Prediction: Iowa State 31 – Tulsa 21

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December 31st, 2012 By Jack Wilshire

BovadaThe Iowa State Cyclones and the Tulsa Golden Hurricane are set to kick off the 2012 Liberty Bowl on Monday 12/31, and I’m set to make my Liberty Bowl pick for the affair at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, TN. Kickoff is set for 3:30 ET, and I’ve got the perfect NCAA football pick for the Liberty Bowl.

2012 Liberty Bowl
Iowa State Cyclones (6-6, 5-6-1 ATS) -1
Tulsa Golden Hurricane (10-3, 7-5 ATS) +1
Over/Under 51

When these two teams met the first time around, the over/under was just 50.5 points, and the game got to 61. In that game, Tulsa only rushed for 160 yards as a team, and Iowa State was still using the lousy QB Steele Jantz under center. Why then, have the oddsmakers only moved this ‘total’ up a half point? It just doesn’t make all that much sense to me.

Iowa State’s offense is underrated with QB Sam Richardson calling the shots. He has a great football IQ, and he knows when to take off and run with the football. In the games that he quarterbacked this year, the Cyclones put up 75 points combined against the West Virginia Mountaineers and the Kansas Jayhawks. Granted, those two teams don’t have the greatest defenses in the world, but it’s not like Tulsa is a defensive world beater either. The Cyclones have also struggled defensively, allowing at least 21 points in nine straight games and averaging conceding 27.6 points per game in that stretch.

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And then there is the crazy Golden Hurricane. This team can really fly around the field when given the chance to do so, as we saw in the final four games of the season when the team outgained its foes by an average of 217.0 yards per game. RB Alex Singleton rushed for 21 TDs, and each of RB Trey Watts, RB Ja’Terian Douglas, and RB Alex Singleton averaged calling the ball at least 10 times per game. The three each had at least 765 yards on the ground, and they combined for almost 2,600 yards in 13 games. It is clear that WR Keyarris Garrett could be a factor as well after he caught 64 passes for 826 yards and nine TDs. There are just too many offensive weapons here for the Golden Hurricane to be held under 28 points, and if that turns out to be the case, there is no reason to think that the Liberty Bowl won’t get past the ‘total’.

Iowa State vs. Tulsa Picks & Tips: Over 51

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