Eagle Bank Bowl - Wake
Forest vs Navy
Online Betting: Wake
Forest -2.5
- The odds are much closer this time around in a rematch of
a regular season game where Navy won outright as a 17-point favorite. Navy has
been efficient but Wake is more trustworthy. They play much better as a small
favorite or underdog opposed to laying huge spreads.
Pick: Wake Forest
-2.5
New Mexico Bowl -
Colorado State vs Fresno State
Online Betting:
Fresno State -2.5
- Prior to the season, Fresno State was expecting to be
invited to a BCS party. Clearly, they fell way short of their expectations. But
for Colorado State, making a bowl game is an achievement in Steve Fairchild’s
first season. Although Fresno State is more talented, Colorado State should be
more motivated to get this win.
Pick: Colorado State
+2.5
MagicJack St.
Petersburg Bowl - Memphis vs South Florida
Online Betting: South
Florida -12.5
- Memphis might be one of the worst teams participating in
the bowl season but they are playing one of the most inconsistent teams. South
Florida, if they are focused, should crush Memphis and cover the spread. They
will have the home crowd and are the superior team. But if they don’t care
about this game, Memphis will hang around.
Pick: South Florida
-12.5
Pioneer Las Vegas
Bowl - BYU vs Arizona
Online Betting:
Arizona -3
- Expect some points in this contest as BYU and Arizona
should air it out. Arizona’s offense
hasn’t exploded this season but has still been steadily averaging around 35
points per game. BYU is ranked in the top 25 but sauntered through the second
half of their schedule after a discouraging loss to TCU. Look for lots of
points in this contest in an entertaining back-and-forth type of game.
Pick: BYU +3
R+L Carriers New
Orleans Bowl - Southern Mississippi vs Troy
Online Betting: Troy
-4.5
- Hard not to like Troy in this game and plenty of people
seem to agree. The line opened at -3 and is now all the way up to -4.5. Both
team are fairly hot heading into the bowl season but the main difference
between the squads is Troy’s defense. That will be the main problem for
Southern Miss and look for Troy to prove its superiority.
Pick: Troy -4.5
San Diego Union
County Credit Union Bowl - Boise State vs TCU
Online Betting: TCU
-2.5
- This should be one of the best bowl games we get to watch
this season as Boise State and TCU are two of the biggest small-conference
Cinderellas. Both had a chance to crash the BCS party but in the end, both fell
short. Both teams have solid defense and offenses that are just good enough to
make this game entertaining. TCU may have a loss but they’ve dealt with a
tougher schedule.
Pick: TCU -2.5
Sheraton Hawaii Bowl -
Notre Dame vs Hawaii
Online Betting: Hawaii
- Hard to imagine that Notre Dame will be excited for this
contest after enduring such a disappointing season. The Fighting Irish debated
whether to fire their head coach, and that was after finishing their season
with losses in four of their last five games. Playing in Hawaii might feel like
somewhat of a vacation for Notre Dame. Meanwhile, for Hawaii, they turned their
season around and now surprisingly play in a bowl game after finishing the
season with wins in six of their final nine games. In front of the home crowd,
Hawaii should get the job done.
Pick: Hawaii
Motor City Bowl -
Florida Atlantic vs Central Michigan
Online Betting: Central
Michigan -7
- At the beginning of the season, people assumed that a bowl
game between Florida Atlantic versus Central Michigan would be a contest
between the Sun Belt champ and the MAC champ. That’s not the case. Both teams
fell way short of expectations but at least Central Michigan still finished
8-4. The Owls were 6-6 and needed a 57-50 win over Florida International in
their final regular season game to qualify.
Pick: Central
Michigan -7