Birmingham Bowl – Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs. Memphis Tigers (-5.5)
Sat., December 22, 12:00 p.m. ET
1. Bowl season hasn’t been kind to Mike Norvell since he took over as head coach of Memphis. Over the last two years, the Tigers are 0-2 both straight up and against the spread in bowl games. Meanwhile, the Demon Deacons are 2-0 straight up (1-1 ATS) in bowl games under current head coach Dave Clawson. But there are good reasons to believe that Norvell’s luck will turn in Year 3 with the team. Over the last two seasons, the Tigers are 8-1 against the spread when facing teams that allow 31 or more points per game and 6-0 against the spread versus teams that allow 4.