Gookins Trends Championship Week

Buffalo has covered the spread in 5 of the last 6 games against Akron.

North Texas and UTSA have gone under the total in 6 of the last 7 games against each other. Unranked underdogs have had quite a bit of success against ranked favorites in conference championship games, going 14-6 against the spread in the last 20 games. North Texas is a 9-point dog to #23 UTSA.

The underdog has covered the spread in 4-straight matchups between USC and Utah.

TCU and Kansas State have gone under the total in 6 of their last 7 matchups. The Big 12 Championship has gone under the point total in 9 of the last 11 games.

The underdog in the Toledo and Ohio matchup has gone 6-2-1 against the spread in the last 9 games in the series, while the underdog has gone 12-4-1 against the spread in the MAC Championship game in the last 17 games.

Troy and Coastal Carolina have gone over the point total in each of their last 5 games. Conference championship game totals of 48 or less have gone 17-9 on the over. If you can get it at 48, slam it.

LSU has gone 4-0-1 ATS against Georgia in their last 5 matchups. The over has also been good in this matchup, going 7-2 over the past 9 in the series, while the SEC title game is 12-4-1 on the over in the past 17 games.

Boise State and Fresno State have gone under the point total in 6 of their last 7 matchups, and the Mountain West Championship game has gone under in 7 of the last 9.

The underdog has covered the spread between UCF and Tulane in 6 of the last 7 in the series. However, Tulane has covered ATS in their last 2 games and UCF has failed to cover the spread in their last 2. In instances when a favorite has covered multiple games in a row is playing against a dog who has failed to cover multiple games in a row, the underdog is 10-1 ATS in conference title games.

Purdue is a 16.5-point underdog to #2 Michigan. Like North Texas, unranked underdogs are 14-6 ATS against ranked favorites in conference championship games.

UNC has failed to cover the spread in two-straight games. Underdogs coming off multiple games they failed to cover are 19-4 ATS in their conference championship games. UNC is a 7.5-point dog to Clemson.