The Maryland Terrapins enter the Music City Bowl after a 7-5 regular season. Including 4-5 in the Big Ten. UM is led by quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa. To show, Taulia completed 66.4 percent of his passes for 3,377 yards with 25 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. Following no bowl game for the first time in nine years last season, Auburn will play against Maryland in the TransPerfect Music City Bowl on December 30. It’s the Tigers’ 47th College Football Betting Bowl appearance and third in the Music City in Nashville, Tenn. AU has a 24-20-2 record in bowl games.
Music City Bowl Auburn vs. Maryland Betting Information
| Date and Time: | Saturday, December 30, 2023, 2 p.m. ET. |
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| Location: | Nissan Stadium, Nashville, TN. |
| TV Coverage: | ABC |
| Team | Spread | Total | ML | |
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| Auburn | -2½ -110 | 50½ -110 | -135 |  |
| Maryland | +2½ -110 | 50½ -110 | +115 | |
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Music City Bowl Format
The Music City Bowl debuted in 1998, and the matchup currently features schools from the Big Ten and the SEC. Specifically, The game takes place at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. This game was previously sponsored by Gaylord Hotels, HomePoint.com, and Franklin American Mortgage Company before TransPerfect.
Music City Bowl Past Winners
Namely, Alabama is the only team to make multiple appearances at the Music City Bowl and not pick up a win. The Crimson Tide fell to Virginia Tech in the inaugural Music City Bowl. And then they couldn’t get past Minnesota in 2004. The lone exception was the 2005 Music City Bowl when there weren’t enough bowl-eligible teams from the conference.
Louisville became the fifth team to win multiple Music City Bowls in 2019. So the Cardinals joined Auburn and Vanderbilt as teams that are 2-0 in this game, and Minnesota is 2-1. Kentucky hasn’t had as much online wagering luck, though, with a record of 2-3 in five bowl appearances.
Alabama is the only team to make multiple appearances at the Music City Bowl and not pick up a win. To illuminate, the Crimson Tide fell to Virginia Tech in the inaugural Music City Bowl, and they couldn’t get past Minnesota in 2004.
Music City Bowl Matchup
Last game, the Maryland Terrapins won 42-24 against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights as 2-point road favorites. The game went over the total of 44.5. Maryland has a record of 7-5 straight up, 6-6 against the spread, and 7-5 over/under the College Football Betting total. Maryland ranks 59th for total offense, 21st for passing, 117th for rushing, and 54th for scoring. Defensively, they rank 35th overall, 38th against the pass, 37th against the rush, and 48th for points allowed. Also, Maryland ranks 91st for fewest turnovers lost and 13th for takeaways.
Last game, the Auburn Tigers lost 27-24 against the Alabama Crimson Tide as 13-point home dogs. The game went over the total of 47.5. Auburn has a record of 6-6 straight up, 6-6 against the spread, and 5-6-1 over/under the total. Auburn ranks 91st for total offense, 125th for passing, 16th for rushing, and 68th for scoring. Defensively, they rank 49th overall, 30th against the pass, 83rd against the rush, and 38th for points allowed. Also, Auburn ranks 35th for the fewest turnovers lost and 47th for takeaways.
Music City Bowl Prediction
Auburn was 6-6 on the season. Including 3-5 in the SEC, is 2-1 all-time against the Terps with a 35-23 win in their last meeting in 1983. The Tigers are 2-0 in the Music City Bowl, beating Wisconsin 28-14 in 2003 and Purdue 63-14 in 2018. That was AU’s last bowl win. In this situation, Maryland has the deeper roster and the better price against the name-brand Tigers.