Friday, December 31, 2010

Bowl Recap: Part II

Through 12-30, my predictions have gone like this:

Against the spread: 10-7
Over/Under: 9-8
Overall: 19-15

Record for the season: 68-57-3

Preview: New Year's Day Bowls

TicketCity Bowl
Dalals, TX
  Northwestern Texas Tech
Spread 60 -9.5
Predicted Score 24 48
Outback Bowl
Tampa, FL
  Florida Penn State
Spread -7 48
Predicted Score 34 13
Capital One Bowl
Orlando, FL
  Alabama Michigan State
Spread -10.5 52
Predicted Score 24 26
Gator Bowl
Jacksonville, FL
  Mississippi State Michigan
Spread -5 60
Predicted Score 38 37
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, CA
  Wisconsin TCU
Spread 57 -3
Predicted Score 24 28
Fiesta Bowl
Glendale, AZ
  UConn Oklahoma
Spread 54 -17
Predicted Score 21 35

Preview: Chick-Fil-A Bowl (12/31)

Chick-fil-A (Don't Call Me Peach) Bowl
Atlanta, GA
Category South Carolina Florida State Edge
Nickname Gamecocks Seminoles Florida State
Record 9-4 9-4 --
Proximity 215mi 269mi --
Points Per Game 32 32 --
Points Allowed Per Game 23 20 Florida State
Streaking Won 3 of last 4 Won 3 of last 4 --
Last Game L vs Auburn, 56-17 L vs VaTech, 44-33 --
Passing Yards 236 219 --
Passing Yards Allowed 254 221 Florida State
Rushing Yards  156 168 --
Rushing Yards Allowed 104 128 South Carolina
Yardage Disparity 34 38 --
Best Win vs Alabama, 10/9 vs Florida, 11/27 South Carolina
Key Stat / Player RB Marcus Lattimore 2nd most sacks in country South Carolina
Spread -3 O/U 54 --
Predicted Score 28 34 Florida State

Preview: Liberty Bowl (12/31)

Liberty Bowl
Memphis, TN
Category Georgia Central Florida Edge
Nickname Bulldogs Knights UCF
Record 6-6 10-3 UCF
Proximity 455mi 779mi Georgia
Points Per Game 34 34 --
Points Allowed Per Game 23 18 UCF
Streaking No Won 8 of last 9 UCF
Last Game W vs Georgia Tech, 42-34 W vs SMU, 17-7 Georgia
Passing Yards 246 192 Georgia
Passing Yards Allowed 187 208 Georgia
Rushing Yards  148 192 UCF
Rushing Yards Allowed 149 110 UCF
Yardage Disparity 58 66 --
Best Win vs Georgia Tech vs East Carolina, 10/30 Georgia
Key Stat / Player WR AJ Green = Best Player in country Most KO return yards Georgia
Spread -5.5 O/U 54 --
Predicted Score 28 31 UCF