The Miami Hurricanes will try to avoid ending the season on a three-game losing streak when they take on the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs in the 2019 Walk-On's Independence Bowl on Thursday at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, La. Kickoff is set for 4 p.m. ET. The Hurricanes are seven-point favorites, while the Over-Under for total points scored is 48.5. 

Before you make any Miami vs. Louisiana Tech picks or Independence Bowl predictions, make sure you check out the college football predictions from SportsLine and CBS Sports expert Tom Fornelli.

The CBS national writer entered this season with a wallet-fattening 216-179 record in his popular "Six Pack" college football column the past four years. He also has demonstrated his expertise in every sport for SportsLine members.

Fornelli enters this week on a strong 50-38 run with his college football picks. What's more, he has demonstrated a particularly sharp eye for the tendencies of the Hurricanes and Bulldogs. He is 9-3 on his last 12 picks involving Miami and 3-0 on his last three picks involving Louisiana Tech! Anybody who has been following him is WAY UP.

Now, Fornelli has locked in on the Independence Bowl and Miami vs. Louisiana Tech. We can tell you he is leaning Over, but he also says a critical x-factor makes one side of the spread a must-back. You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any picks of your own.

So who wins the Independence Bowl between Miami and Louisiana Tech? And what critical x-factor makes one side a must-back? ... Join SportsLine right now to find out which side of the Miami vs. Louisiana Tech spread you should be all over on Dec. 26, all from the Hurricanes expert who is 9-3 with his last 12 picks involving Miami!