Before the influx of bowl contests in recent years, college football revolved around a handful of season-ending games. One of these contests started 35 years back in Shreveport, Louisiana was the Independence Bowl. The sportsbook has this at Tigers -5 with the over/under at 52 ½.


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Missouri enters into the game with a 7-5 in total record and a 5-4 record in the Big 12. The Tigers are headed by 10th year head coach Gary Pinkel who has amassed an 84-54 record on his watch. As they have averaged 236.3 yards per game that is rated 11th in the nation, special mention must be made to the rushing offense of the Tigers. Missouri has done favorably against rated teams this year with an incredible 5 contests against them. They’re now arriving off of a three-game winning streak. Sophomore scrambling Qb James Franklin is leading the Tigers behind center.

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The North Carolina Tar Heels enter the fray with the same 7-5 in total record and a weak 3-5 record in the ACC Coastal division. In the head coaching department, North Carolina is in a state of transition. Southern Miss head coach Larry Fedora has been stated as the new head coach to take effect after Fedora’s bowl game with the Golden Eagles against Nevada in the Hawaii Bowl on December 24th. Temporary head coach Everett Withers has done a good job in switching from his defensive coordinator post to head the North Carolina Tar Heels this year. With UNC announcing Fedora’s employment, Withers is rumored to be joining Urban Meyer’s coaching staff in Columbus after the Independence Bowl. Withers lead the North Carolina Tar Heels on an interim basis after UNC let go Butch Davis back in July. The North Carolina Tar Heels have averaged 28.3 points per game on offense and 23.5 points per game on defense. UNC is headed by regular sophomore Qb Bryn Renner. Renner’s 68.8 completion proportion rates 13th greatest in the nation and his 161.2 rating is currently ninth among the country’s leading qbs.