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NCAA College Football: Bowl Games Preview

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Posted Thursday, December 18, 2008 01:32 PM   0 comments

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

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