AAA's VERY EARLY SATURDAY BIRMINGHAM BOWL FAN APPRECIATION BLOWOUT!
(NCAAF) Texas Tech vs. USF, 12/23/2017 7:00 AM, Score: 34 - 38
Point Spread: 3.00 | -105.00 Texas Tech (Away)
Result: Loss
This is an 8* BLOWOUT on Texas Tech.

It's the Birmingham Bowl at Legion Field. Texas Tech cruised through its non-conference schedule, beat both Baylor and Kansas and then got a huge 27-23 victory over Texas in its finale to become bowl eligible. Suffice it to say, we're expecting the Red Raiders to carry that momentum over here. QB Nic Shimonek was benched at the start of the game for disciplinary reasons, but the QB was re-inserted late and he'd go for 96 yards and two TD's. Texas Tech RB Justin Stockton had 694 rushing yards this year. We think that USF has a letdown here after it fell 49-42 to rival UCF in its regular season finale. If it had prevailed, it would have played for the AAC Title. QB Quinton Flowers had 503 passing yards and four TD's, but it still wasn't enough. In Flowers biggest game of his career, he still came up short and with that crushing loss still on the front of his mind, I think he has a letdown here. Note that Texas Tech is 2-0 in non-conference games this year, while USF is just 1-2 ATS in non-conference contests. Play on TEXAS TECH.

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