Pinstripe Bowl
New York, NY
12/26 3:30 PM
Indiana (6-6) vs. Duke (7-5)
Indiana
Confidence: 15
This would be a much better basketball game but both schools are starting to make improvements in their football programs. This is a tale of two teams going different ways. Indiana comes in with starting QB Nate Sudfeld winning their last two after losing the previous six during the tough stretch against Big Ten teams. Duke on the other hand has lost four of its last five and saw several players suspended late in the season. I’m going to ride the Hoosier high behind Sudfeld for the victory although Jeremy Cash the safety for Duke is a player to watch in this one.
Indiana 34 Duke 30
Independence Bowl
Shreveport, LA
12/26 5:45 PM
Tulsa (6-6) vs. Virginia Tech (6-6)
Virginia Tech
Confidence: 38
Virginia Tech is Vegas’s pick for the biggest favorite with a 13.5 point spread on this one. Arizona and Arkansas are the only other two in double digits. They might not be my favorite but they are right towards the top. This is Coach Beamer’s final game. It’s hard to imagine Virginia Tech coming out with anything but pure passion in hopes of sending him out on a high note. Towards the end of the season they had close losses against North Carolina and Duke. Tulsa has barely beaten the bad teams they played and all their losses have come in double digits. The Hokies will send Beamer out on a high note but I wish it could have been a better game for them to.
Virginia Tech 35 Tulsa 21
Foster Farms Bowl
Santa Clara, CA
12/26 9:15 PM
UCLA (8-4) vs. Nebraska (5-7)
UCLA
Confidence: 42
The records alone show how mismatched this game is and that’s part of the reason why I’m going with UCLA for the most points I can. The Bruins are led by freshman QB Josh Rosen, who is the frontrunner for the first pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. He put up 20 TDs to 9 INTs against the strong PAC-12. Nebraska is known only by their victory over Michigan State and really shouldn’t be in a bowl game. Among their Big Ten opponents, they lost to Illinois and Purdue, which the Cornhuskers were the Boilermakers only Big Ten victory.
UCLA 35 Nebraska 20
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