The GMAC Bowl will take place on Sunday at Ladd Peebles Stadium, pitting the Tulsa Golden Hurricane against the Bowling Green Falcons. This will be the first meeting between these two schools.

The Golden Hurricane finished first in the C-USA West with a 9-4 record, but fell to UCF in the conference title game. Tulsa had the top-ranked offense in the country this season, powered by the arm of Paul Smith. However, the Golden Hurricane were awful on defense, coming in 111th in the NCAA in that category.

The Falcons topped the MAC East division with an 8-4 record, winning their final four games. Tyler Sheehan leads the nation’s 19th-ranked passing offense onto the field, while their defense is 78th in the country.

The Golden Hurricane are 6-point favorites in this bowl game at BetUS (with a total of 76.5 points), but the Falcons have a better ATS record, coming in at 7-4 compared to Tulsa’s 4-9.

The Bowling Green defense will have their hands full with the high-powered Tulsa offense, and they would be wary to engage in a shootout. The Falcons should try to establish a running game early, which would allow them to control the clock, and this would keep the Tulsa offense on the sidelines.