G’s Expectation or How About Four More Bowls Today?

Well, sports fans, yesterday’s games were exciting. First, in the Quick Lane Bowl, the GCR favorite Bowling Green (7-6/70) couldn’t hold off the Vegas favorite Minnesota (6-7/52), falling 30-24. A back and forth first half gave BG a 10-9 lead at the half, but the Golden Gophers scored 14 unanswered in the 3rd and never looked back.

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Texas St (8-5/95) spanked Rice (6-7/104) 45-21, as expected, in the First Responder Bowl. The Bobcats came into this game with 6 interceptions on the season and added 5 more against Rice. They won the turnover battle 6-0 which is all you need to know about show this game turned out the way it did.

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The nightcap that was the Guaranteed Rate Bowl saw Kansas (9-4/23) win 49-36 over UNLV (9-5/85) despite 18 penalties for 216 yards and throwing 3 interceptions. The Jayhawks were favored by -12.5 and the GCR didn’t expect them to cover. Despite Kansas’ best efforts to help the GCR’s accuracy, UNLV fell one point short.

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On to a new day and 4 new games. At 2:00 (all times Eastern) in the Military Bowl played in Annapolis, the Virginia Tech Hokies (6-6/77) of the ACC will take on the Tulane Green Wave (11-2/28) of the American. As we review the tale of the tape, remember OER stands for Offensive Efficiency Rating and DER stands for Defensive Efficiency Rating.

TeamOER/PPGDER/PPGOpp’s Record – RankVs Bowl TeamsBest WinWorst Loss
VT112 (79th)/28.6103 (107th)/24.376-73 (.510) – 62nd3-5 (.375)Virginia (3-9/59)Marshall (6-7/102)
TULN97 (136th)/26.8157 (16th)/18.980-79 (.508) – 110th4-2 (.667)Memphis (9-3/67)SMU (11-2/20)

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Vegas has the Hokies -10.5 and in the upset of the day, the GCR has Tulane to win and to cover.

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At 5:30, the North Carolina Tar Heels (8-4/43) of the ACC will take on the West Virginia Mountaineers (8-4/38) of the Big 12 in Charlotte’s Duke’s Mayo Bowl.

TeamOER/PPGDER/PPGOpp’s Record – RankVs Bowl TeamsBest WinWorst Loss
NCAR141 (21st)/36.699 (131st)/27.176-73 (.510) – 72nd5-3 (.625)Duke (8-5/25)Virginia (3-9/59)
WVU117 (63rd)/31.6103 (106th)/27.572-75 (.490) – 65th2-3 (.400)Texas Tech (7-6/41)Houston (4-8/90)

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Vegas likes West Virginia -6.5 and while the GCR likes the Mountaineers to win, North Carolina will cover.

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At 8:00, in San Diego’s Holiday Bowl, the Louisville Cardinals (10-3/15) will attack the Southern Cal Trojans (7-5/36).

TeamOER/PPGDER/PPGOpp’s Record – RankVs Bowl TeamsBest WinWorst Loss
LOU123 (47th)/30.9140 (31st)/19.783-75 (.525) – 50th7-2 (.778)Notre Dame (9-3/17)Pittsburgh (3-9/68)
SCAL161 (4th)/41.884 (203rd)/34.983-67 (.553) – 28th3-5 (.375)Arizona (9-3/21)UCLA (8-5/54)

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Vegas likes Louisville -7.0 and the GCR agrees. Cardinals win and cover.

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In our final game tonight, with a 9:00 kickoff, the Texas Bowl out of Houston, features the Texas A&M Aggies (7-5/40) and the Oklahoma St Cowboys (9-4/29).

TeamOER/PPGDER/PPGOpp’s Record – RankVs Bowl TeamsBest WinWorst Loss
TAM130 (34th)/34.2138 (33rd)/21.377-67 (.535) – 43rd1-5 (.167)Auburn (6-6/46)Miami FL (7-5/31)
OKST116 (65th)/29.5105 (101st)/29.089-70 (.560) – 38th4-5 (.444)Oklahoma (10-2/11)South Alabama (7-5/87)

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Vegas has OKST -3.0 and the GCR agrees. Cowboys win and cover.

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That’s it for today. Thank you, as always, for reading and sharing with others, G