12/24-12/30 Picks and Predictions
The second full week of Bowl Game picks and predictions are in, thanks to our sports analyst, Jason Senkbeil.
Football Outsiders (http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/ncaa) S&P numbers for overall and (Offensive Efficiency, Defensive Efficiency)
December 24th
Hawaii Bowl
Houston 29 (34,47) -2.5 vs Fresno State 25 (72, 15)
Sagarin: Fresno by 2
Pick: Houston
December 26th
-Heart of Dallas Bowl
Utah 39 (46,41) -7.5 vs WVU 62 (17,103)
Sagarin: even
Pick: WVU
-Quick Lane Bowl
Duke 70 (93,40) vs Northern Illinois 48 (103,13) +5.5
Sagarin: Duke by 2
Pick: Northern Illinois
-Cactus Bowl
Kansas State 65 (55,75) -2 vs UCLA 75 (16,120)
Sagarin: UCLA by 1
Pick: Kansas State
December 27th
-Independence Bowl
Florida State 51 (87,32) -16 vs Southern Miss 34 (59,25)
Sagarin: FSU by 16
Pick: FSU
-Pinstripe Bowl
Iowa 47 (102,16) -2.5 vs Boston College 67 (95,35)
Sagarin: Iowa by 3
Pick: Iowa
-Foster Farms Bowl
Arizona 49 (9,114) -4 vs Purdue 41 (73, 28)
Sagarin: Arizona by 2
Pick: Arizona
-Texas Bowl
Missouri 32 (10,93) -3 vs Texas 54 (97,26)
Sagarin: Texas by 4
Pick: Missouri
December 28th
-Military Bowl
Virginia 77 (101,39) even vs Navy 78 (32,101)
Sagarin: Navy by 7
Pick: Virginia (handled GT option well)
-Camping World Bowl
Oklahoma State 11 (4,70) -4.5 vs Virginia Tech 24 (99, 6)
Sagarin: Ok lahoma State by 1
Pick: Oklahoma state
-Alamo Bowl
TCU 13 (43,14) -2.5 vs Stanford 30 (29,54)
Sagarin: TCU by 4
Pick: TCU
-Holiday Bowl
Michigan State 27 (106,7) -2.5 vs Washington State 31 (57,23)
Sagarin: even
Pick: Spartans
December 29th
-Belk Bowl
Wake Forest 36 (30,53) -3 vs Texas A&M 64 (64, 66)
Sagarin: Wake by 6
Pick: Wake
-Sun Bowl
NC State 45 (28,64) -6 vs Arizona State 79 (37,100)
Sagarin: NC State by 6
Pick: NC State
-Music City Bowl
Northwestern 43 (82,24) -7.5 vs Kentucky 94 (68,102)
Sagarin: Northwestern by 16
Pick: Northwestern
-Arizona Bowl
Utah State 55 (69,50) -4 vs New Mexico State 69 (40,79)
Sagarin: Utah State by 9
Pick: Utah State
-Cotton Bowl
Ohio State 1 (6,11) -7.5 vs USC 22 (15, 61)
Sagarin: Ohio State by 10
Pick: Ohio State
December 30th
-Taxslayer Bowl
Louisville 17 (5,88) -7 vs Mississippi State 26 (63,20)
Sagarin: MSU by 3
Pick: Louisville, Fitzgerald hurt for MSU
-Liberty Bowl
Memphis 18 (3,106) vs Iowa State 44 (71,31) +3.5
Sagarin: Memphis by 13
Pick: Iowa State, beat OU and TCU and are used to good offenses
-Fiesta Bowl
Penn State 5 (12,12) vs Washington 4 (23, 4) +2
Sagarin: Penn State by 4
Pick: Washington, PSU struggled somewhat against good defenses
-Orange Bowl
Wisconsin 6 (44,1) -7 vs Miami 19 (39,21)
Sagarin: Wisconsin by 1
Pick: Wisconsin
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