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Wednesday, December 19, 2012

College Bowl Predictions: Poinsettia and Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl St. Petersburg


Bowl season continues to roll on! Though we still haven’t hit the best games, I give you my picks for the upcoming bowls!

Poinsettia Bowl – BYU VS San Diego State
 If it is all possible to have a WAC throwback moment, this would be the best example. These two will be clashing for the first time since their old WAC days. The battle to watch for in this game is SDSU’s highly touted run game against the stout BYU defense. Running back Adam Muema leads the Aztecs with nearly 1,400 yards and 16 touchdowns. He is an explosive playmaker that could really make the Cougars pay.  The issue is that they don’t have a passing game. If the BYU defense can clamp down, they can really make sure this offense goes nowhere. I think BYU’s defense will be able to clamp down which will give running back Jamaal Williams all opportunities he needs to win the game. It will be decently close as BYU wins 20-6.

Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl St. Petersburg – Central Florida VS Ball State
This is an interesting matchup between great teams from lower conferences. UCF came very close to winning the Conference USA title with their powerful offense. They come in averaging 35.2 points per game. They have a balanced attack that features QB Blake Bortles and RB Latavius Murry which is very hard to stop. Ball State has a very potent running offense. They average 214.3 yards on the ground per game. Ball State’s problem is the issues they have with their defense. Allowing an average of 31.5 points per game, Ball State’s best defensive performance came in a 30-22 win against Army. Army is known for their single dimensional offense which makes me scared when Ball State has to take on a balanced on like UCF’s. There will be a lot of points in this one and UCF will score the most as they win 41-29.

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