2010 Poinsettia Bowl Predictions: Navy vs San Diego State Odds

Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, CA will be the venue for the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl between the Navy Midshipmen and San Diego State Aztecs. The game will be aired on ESPN at 8:00pm EST for Thursday night football along with the Panthers vs Steelers NFL week 16 game on the NFL Network. Online sportsbooks have opened with San Diego State as a 3-point favorite in 2010 Poinsettia Bowl predictions with an over/under betting total of 57.5. Sportsbooks also favor the Aztecs -155 in money line college football odds vs the Midshipmen +135 for Thursday's bowl game on ESPN.

Navy could prove to be a valuable underdog as they have a record of 9-3 straight up and 7-5 against the spread heading into 2010 Poinsettia Bowl predictions with an even 6-6 split on totals. This will be the final game for senior quarterback Ricky Dobbs who will go down as one of the all time greats in the history of the program. The Dobbs led option offense ranked 5th overall for rushing yardage with Dobbs having a team best 860-yards. Navy proved that they could throw when needed however in their season finale payout in college football over Army as 7.5-point favorites. Dobbs hit key passes for big gains to break the game open in the victory. Navy has a solid defense that ranks 38th nationally in college football odds for points allowed.

San Diego State enters 2010 Poinsettia Bowl predictions with a record of 8-4 both straight up and against the spread with a 5-6-1 mark UNDER the total this season. The Aztecs are bowling for the first time since 1998 as Brady Hoke has worked wonders in just 2 years as coach and was rewarded with an extension a couple of weeks ago. San Diego State is coming off a strong 48-14 home payout over UNLV as 24-point favorites in college football odds and finished in a 3rd place tie for the Mountain West Conference race. The Aztecs have a potent offense that ranks 20th nationally for scoring while the defense showed improvement to rank 44th for points allowed. Ryan Lindley is the star with 3,554 yards passing while Ronnie Hillman gained 1,304 yards on the ground.

2010 Poinsettia Bowl Predictions: Navy Midshipmen +3