Ecks & Bacon

LAS VEGAS — If offensive/defensive matchups make games, have we found a WHOPPER for you. In tonight’s Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl, hands down THE BEST BOWL NAME EVER, we’re all over Florida International +7 points against Temple. Home state advantage is alive and well with the game being played in St. Petersburg, but that’s not the reason we’re in love with FIU. Golden Panthers head coach Butch Davis was 6-0 against the Owls when he coached at Miami, but that’s not the reason. Here’s the reason: International has the NUMBER ONE-rated red-zone offense. Temple has the 93rd-rated red-zone defense. ’NUFF said. End of story. And, YES, we would slap the BEST BET label on this baby!!!… Actually, not the end of the story. Here are the spread stats: FIU was 6-5 overall, 2-3 on the road and 6-3 as an underdog. Temple was 6-5 overall, 4-2 on the road and 3-2 as a favorite.