The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs match up against the Northern Illinois Huskies in the 33rd Independence Bowl in Shreveport on Sunday, December 28th 2008. As far as an all-time record between these two clubs is concerned, Louisiana Tech has been victorious in all but one of the previous six games. The most recent of those games took place in the year 1996 with the Bulldogs routing the Huskies by a score of 40-14 on the road. This is the first bowl game for Louisiana Tech since they fell to Clemson in the 2001 Humanitarian Bowl. The three previous bowl outings for the Bulldogs were all played in the Independence Bowl where the team has recorded a 1-1-1 mark. As for the Huskies, they missed getting to a bowl game a year ago but took part in the 2006 Poinsettia Bowl, a game against TCU that resulted in a pathetic 37-7 loss.

5dimes.com oddsmakers currently have the Northern Illinois Huskies set as a 1 point betting odds favorites against the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs with the games over/under posted at 47 total points.

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Here are some betting trends to consider for the Independence Bowl:
Huskies are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games after allowing more than 200 yards rushing in their previous game.
Huskies are 2-5 ATS vs. a team with a winning record.
Huskies are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games after allowing less than 20 points in their previous game.
Bulldogs are 9-2 ATS in their last 11 vs. MAC.
Bulldogs are 7-20 ATS in their last 27 non-conference games.
Bulldogs are 7-22-1 ATS in their last 30 games following a ATS win.

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