TCU is 7-2 in its last nine bowl appearances and 5-4 against the spread; Oregon is 4-1 both straight up and ATS over its last five bowl games. In one of the more underrated matchups of this bowl season, the Horned Frogs hook up with the Ducks in the Alamo Bowl on Saturday, January 2.
Alamo Bowl point spread: This game opened as a pick'em, according to sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark. (Line updates and matchup report)
College football pick, via Odds Shark computer: 45.8-42.7 Horned Frogs
Why the Ducks can cover the spread
After struggling through a good part of the early season with a new (and injured) quarterback, Oregon got hot in the second half and won its last six games in a row, nearly stealing the Pac-12 North.