Before the increase of bowl competitions in recent years, ncaa football revolved around a handful of season-ending matches. One of these competitions started 35 years back in Shreveport, Louisiana was the Independence Bowl. The sports book has this at Missouri -5 with the over/under at 52 ½.


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Missouri enters into the game with a 7-5 total record and a 5-4 record in the Big 12. The Missouri Tigers are headed by 10th year head coach Gary Pinkel who has accumulated an 84-54 record on his watch. As they’ve averaged 236.3 yards per game that is rated 11th in the country, special mention must be made to the rushing offense of the Missouri Tigers. Coming off of a three-game winning streak, Missouri has done favorably versus rated squads this year with an astonishing five competitions versus them. Sophomore scrambling Quarterback James Franklin is leading the Missouri Tigers behind center.

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The North Carolina Tar Heels enter the fray with an identical 7-5 total record and a bad 3-5 record in the ACC Coastal division. North Carolina is in a state of transition in the head coaching department. Southern Miss head coach Larry Fedora has been announced as the new head coach to take effect following Fedora’s bowl game with the Golden Eagles versus Nevada in the Hawaii Bowl on December 24th. Temporary head coach Everett Withers has done a respectable job in changing from his defensive coordinator post to head the North Carolina Tar Heels this season. With UNC announcing Fedora’s hiring, Withers is rumored to be signing up for Urban Meyer’s coaching staff in Columbus following the Independence Bowl. Following UNC fired Butch Davis back in July, Withers lead the North Carolina Tar Heels on a temporary basis. The North Carolina Tar Heels have averaged 28.3 points per game on offense and 23.5 points per game on defense. UNC is directed by steady sophomore Quarterback Bryn Renner. Renner’s 161.2 rating is currently 9th among the country’s top quarterbacks and his 68.8 completion percentage ranks 13th greatest in the country.