Each of the last two Bowl games (Las Vegas Bowl on Wed / Pointsettia Bowl on Thur) were expected to be HIGH-scoring affairs... and I imagine that there was plenty of action on the "Overs". But the REAL shootout will be this afternoon / evening in Honolulu, as Warriors take on Golden Hurricane. The history of this Bowl ALONE is worthy of a play on the OVER. Since the 2003 season, the HAWAII BOWL has averaged 81.0 points per game. And when Warriors are involved, these games have seen an average that's even higher... at 85.3 ppg. The OU line in that one was 59 points, and the OVER cashed by double digits.

QB Bryant Moniz pilots a Hawaii offense that's thrown the ball twice as much as it has run this season, and that pass-to-run ratio could be even more lopsided in this game because Tulsa ranks 119th nationally (out of 121!) in pass defense (305.7 ypg). So the Warriors are licking their chops tonight. He is also a poised pocket passer who locates the open man and spreads the ball around when the protection is sound, so Tulsa has to get home on the blitz or it could be in for a l-o-n-g day.

QB G.J. Kinne is also Tulsa's leading rusher; he is a deceptively quick player whose fundamentals make him hard to defend. Kinne makes sound reads and gets up field quickly when he sees a seam in the read-option game. Kinne faces a Hawaii defense that was GASHED for 507 passing yards by Boise State QB Kellen Moore... who didn't even play in the fourth quarter of that game.

Both teams scored 50 or more points in their last regular season game. In fact, the Warriors scored 59 pts vs UNLV and 59 pts vs New Mexico St.

8-1 O/U since 2004: All bowl teams who scored 50+ points in each of their last 2 games.

8-2 O/U last 3 years: All Conference USA bowl games. In fact, Golden Hurricane is 2-0 O/U in their last 2 bowl games.

8-2 O/U since 1998: All bowl 'home' favorites of 4> points.