The Golden Bears will match-up with the Hurricanes in the 2008 Emerald Bowl at AT&T Park this evening of December 27th 2008. California earned its sixth straight bowl game appearance this year as the Bears are 4-1 in bowl games under coach Tedford and have a 9-8-1 all-time record in bowl appearances. The Hurricanes have a 19-14 all-time record in bowl games and are 8-2 over their last 10. The last time the team played in a bowl game in the state of California was 2002, when Miami beat Nebraska by a score of 37-14, in the Rose Bowl to win its fifth national championship. Miami and California have played only three times previously, with the Hurricanes being victorious in two of those games. The squads last played in 1990, a 52-24 win by Miami.

5dimes.com oddsmakers currently have the California Golden Bears posted as 10 point betting odds favorites against the Miami Florida Hurricanes with the games over/under listed at 51 total points

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Here are some betting trends to consider for the Emerald Bowl:
Golden Bears are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games as a favorite.
Golden Bears are 9-1 ATS in their last 10 games following a SU win of more than 20 points.
Golden Bears are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games after accumulating more than 200 yards rushing in their previous game.
Hurricanes are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games as an underdog of 3.5-10.0.
Hurricanes are 12-25-1 ATS in their last 38 games overall.
Hurricanes are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games following a S.U. loss.

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