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Independence Bowl (15): North Carolina State vs. Vanderbilt
When: Dec. 26, 5 p.m.
Where: Shreveport, La.
Watchability: If you’re hungering for a 6-6 pillow fight right at the conclusion of the previous 6-6 pillow fight, you’re in luck.
Line: N.C. State by four.
If the Independence Bowl were a person: It would be the guy who won the booster-club raffle at halftime of the local high school game for a free shotgun.
The pick: Vanderbilt 21, North Carolina State 20. Both teams come in off exhilarating, bowl-berth-clinching upsets of archrivals, so they should arrive feeling good about themselves. In a game that seems like a legit tossup, go with the team that has the plus-nine turnover margin (Commodores) over the team that is even on the season (Wolfpack).
Military Bowl (17): Temple vs. Wake Forest
When: Dec. 27, 3:30 p.m.
Where: Annapolis, Md.
Watchability: Worth checking out just to see if alleged WakeyLeaks culprit Tommy Elrod shows up on the Temple sideline.
Line: Temple by 13.
If the Military Bowl were a person: It would be someone with sufficient security clearance to order a wiretap of your cell phone. Or, in the case of this year’s matchup, steal your gameplan.
The pick: Temple 24, Wake Forest 13. The only X-factor is whether the Owls are sulking or unfocused after the departure of coach Matt Rhule to Baylor. Otherwise, they are the better team and playing very well down the stretch – Temple is on a seven-game winning streak, the past six of them by 16 or more points. Wake, meanwhile, lost its past three games and didn’t score more than 14 in any of them.
Sun Bowl (28): Stanford vs. North Carolina
When: Dec. 30, 2 p.m.
Where: El Paso, Texas.
Watchability: Last chance to see Christian McCaffrey in a college uniform, and a first chance for some NFL draftniks to see highly regarded North Carolina quarterback Mitch Trubisky.
Line: Stanford by 3½.
If the Sun Bowl were a person: It would be the guy who owns the best barber shop in town but won’t raise his rates because he doesn’t want to tick off the old clientele.
The pick: Stanford 35, North Carolina 24. The Cardinal has averaged 323 rushing yards per game during its five-game winning streak. The Tar Heels are last in the ACC in rushing defense. How do you think this will turn out? Maybe not as bad as Baylor’s 645-rushing-yard emasculation of UNC last year, but it won’t be pretty.
Full article https://www.yahoo.com/sports/news/forde-yard-dash-bowl-predictions-031423496.html
Independence Bowl (15): North Carolina State vs. Vanderbilt
When: Dec. 26, 5 p.m.
Where: Shreveport, La.
Watchability: If you’re hungering for a 6-6 pillow fight right at the conclusion of the previous 6-6 pillow fight, you’re in luck.
Line: N.C. State by four.
If the Independence Bowl were a person: It would be the guy who won the booster-club raffle at halftime of the local high school game for a free shotgun.
The pick: Vanderbilt 21, North Carolina State 20. Both teams come in off exhilarating, bowl-berth-clinching upsets of archrivals, so they should arrive feeling good about themselves. In a game that seems like a legit tossup, go with the team that has the plus-nine turnover margin (Commodores) over the team that is even on the season (Wolfpack).
Military Bowl (17): Temple vs. Wake Forest
When: Dec. 27, 3:30 p.m.
Where: Annapolis, Md.
Watchability: Worth checking out just to see if alleged WakeyLeaks culprit Tommy Elrod shows up on the Temple sideline.
Line: Temple by 13.
If the Military Bowl were a person: It would be someone with sufficient security clearance to order a wiretap of your cell phone. Or, in the case of this year’s matchup, steal your gameplan.
The pick: Temple 24, Wake Forest 13. The only X-factor is whether the Owls are sulking or unfocused after the departure of coach Matt Rhule to Baylor. Otherwise, they are the better team and playing very well down the stretch – Temple is on a seven-game winning streak, the past six of them by 16 or more points. Wake, meanwhile, lost its past three games and didn’t score more than 14 in any of them.
Sun Bowl (28): Stanford vs. North Carolina
When: Dec. 30, 2 p.m.
Where: El Paso, Texas.
Watchability: Last chance to see Christian McCaffrey in a college uniform, and a first chance for some NFL draftniks to see highly regarded North Carolina quarterback Mitch Trubisky.
Line: Stanford by 3½.
If the Sun Bowl were a person: It would be the guy who owns the best barber shop in town but won’t raise his rates because he doesn’t want to tick off the old clientele.
The pick: Stanford 35, North Carolina 24. The Cardinal has averaged 323 rushing yards per game during its five-game winning streak. The Tar Heels are last in the ACC in rushing defense. How do you think this will turn out? Maybe not as bad as Baylor’s 645-rushing-yard emasculation of UNC last year, but it won’t be pretty.
Full article https://www.yahoo.com/sports/news/forde-yard-dash-bowl-predictions-031423496.html
