College Bowls December 31 2008: Insight Bowl

GAME INFO:

Bowl Game: Insight Bowl

Game Date/Time: Dec. 31, 5:30 PM EST

Teams: Kansas Jayhawks vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers

Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Ariz

TV: NFL Network

THE TEAMS

Kansas is 7-5 overall, 5-2 at home and 2-3 on the road. They ae 4-4 in the Big 12 conference. The Jayhawks have scored 392 points and given up 354 in 2008.
Minnesota is also 7-5 overall, 4-3 at home, 3-2 on the road and 3-5 in the Big Ten conference. They have scored 281 points and given up 280.

THE LINE (subject to change)

KU is favorite by 9 points (-9) The over/under is 58 points

THE PREVIEW

The Jayhawks are ranked 23rd in total offense and the Golden Gophers are ranked 91st. Both teams prefer to pass and don't have strong running games.
KU QB Todd Reesing is top notch. He has passed for 3575 yards with 28 TDs versus 12 Interceptions. His completion percentage is an outstanding 65.7%. The Golden Gophers QB Adam Weber is also very good. He has passed for 2585 yards with 14 TDs and 8 Interceptions. His completion percentage is 62.8%
Both teams are low in the ranking for total rushing yard. KU is ranked 81st and Minnesota 105th in rushing in 2008

THE PREDICTION

Kansas Jayhawks 48 Minnesota Golden Gophers 35
The Golden Gophers will be unable to stop QB Todd Reesing -and that will be the difference. They will beat the spread in a high scoring affair.