The Stanford Cardinal is a 2.5-point underdog against Texas Christian University in the Alamo Bowl on Thursday, Dec. 28 (6 p.m., ESPN), but given Stanford’s strong performance in recent bowl games, you might not want to bet against them. The Cardinal “finished the season very well,” said Johnny Avello, sportsbook director for Wynn Las Vegas, who added that it won four of its past five bowl games “against good competition.” Last December, Stanford edged North Carolina in the Sun Bowl. The year before, the team routed Iowa in the Rose Bowl. But the TCU Horned Frogs are talented, too, Avello noted.
Source: Stanford slight underdog in Alamo Bowl – San Francisco Chronicle