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Originally Posted by rastajenk
Rough start
But there's still 40-something more to go!
Bowl games have to be one of the toughest plays out there. You can handicap for hours and still never know true levels of motivation.
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Last years bowls was a brutal start and I wound up with an excellent overall record for those who recall. So many players opt out, coaches quit, teams don't care about the game. It is difficult to say the least.
Cincinnati +1.5 and the over 38.5
Fresno St. -3.5 and the over 53
Rice +6.5 and the under 45.5
Florida +10 and the over 53
SMU -3.5 and the under 64
North Texas +10 and the under 59.5
Louisville is missing Cunningham so I went with the other way, as the Bearcats were horrible against the spread all year. Neither team has their head coach also makes this one difficult to predict.
BYU, as everyone knows is my favorite team of all time but Hall is not playing so I don't see them winning. If he had played I would have taken the points. Plus BYU isn't all that great in bowls. Still rooting for the Cougars to win though!
Florida is starting a QB that has never played a down plus I question their motivation for the game. I could see Oregon St winning by three touchdowns or Florida winning the game outright.
Rice doesn't belong in a bowl with a 5-7 record but Southern Mississippi giving that many points is hard to take.
Washington St. last year got beat by lowly Central Michigan in their bowl and Fresno St. is on fire winning their last eight. They smoked Boise St in the MWC championship game so I am looking for another repeat and a chance to beat a PAC 12 team.
North Texas isn't very good and I am a big Boise St fan but it is just a hunch that North Texas will keep it close.
Last year the early bowl games went over the number on most of them and then the under started winning later in the bowls. This year it flipped so far.