gonna try to post the bowl games again. as usual, i'll probably bet every single one of them.
Bahamas Bowl
MTSU (ML) 2 units to win 5.8
under (52) 3 units. no, i'm not going to try to convince you the blue raiders are sneaky good or anything like that. they're not. they can't run the ball and their 4th string qb at the beginning of the year may start this game. the ML bet is purely taking a shot against toledo. the 3 powerhouses they beat to finish the season.... bowling green, ohio, and akron... have a combined record of 9-27. i will say this... every toledo win this year was by at least 10 points. but 4 of their 5 losses were by 3 or less. which is why i'm not taking the points. if this is close, advantage to mtsu.
Cure Bowl
coastal carolina (-10.5) 3 units. could certainly be another upset in this game. coastal hasn't been the same since getting beat by app st, going 1-4 ATS. but i'm counting on them regrouping and playing well, especially since they are back in the same bowl game they lost last year. they still have both heiligh AND likely catching passes, which may be my favorite duo of all time. but the real difference here is the ground game. both teams can run the ball. they are 5th & 6th in the country in yards/game. on the other side of the ball, coastal is ok at stopping the run, giving up 3.8 yards/carry. northern ill gives up 5.7 yards/carry. only 9 teams in the country are worse.
i just don't see the huskies getting many stops. and if they fall behind and have to throw the ball, they are in trouble.
*little known fact.... in the long glorious history of the cure bowl, no team has ever lost 2 straight. it's true, you can look it up.
**stat that scares me.... northern ill is almost dead last in the country, picking off just 3 passes all year. grayson mccall has only thrown 3 INTs all season. so you pretty much know they're going to pick him off 3 times this game.
Bahamas Bowl
MTSU (ML) 2 units to win 5.8
under (52) 3 units. no, i'm not going to try to convince you the blue raiders are sneaky good or anything like that. they're not. they can't run the ball and their 4th string qb at the beginning of the year may start this game. the ML bet is purely taking a shot against toledo. the 3 powerhouses they beat to finish the season.... bowling green, ohio, and akron... have a combined record of 9-27. i will say this... every toledo win this year was by at least 10 points. but 4 of their 5 losses were by 3 or less. which is why i'm not taking the points. if this is close, advantage to mtsu.
Cure Bowl
coastal carolina (-10.5) 3 units. could certainly be another upset in this game. coastal hasn't been the same since getting beat by app st, going 1-4 ATS. but i'm counting on them regrouping and playing well, especially since they are back in the same bowl game they lost last year. they still have both heiligh AND likely catching passes, which may be my favorite duo of all time. but the real difference here is the ground game. both teams can run the ball. they are 5th & 6th in the country in yards/game. on the other side of the ball, coastal is ok at stopping the run, giving up 3.8 yards/carry. northern ill gives up 5.7 yards/carry. only 9 teams in the country are worse.
i just don't see the huskies getting many stops. and if they fall behind and have to throw the ball, they are in trouble.
*little known fact.... in the long glorious history of the cure bowl, no team has ever lost 2 straight. it's true, you can look it up.
**stat that scares me.... northern ill is almost dead last in the country, picking off just 3 passes all year. grayson mccall has only thrown 3 INTs all season. so you pretty much know they're going to pick him off 3 times this game.
