College Football: Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Odds And Prediction
By Mike Marteny
We have made it to bowl season! I have picked every single college football game against the spread for you this season. There is no way I’m going to abandon you now!
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I am back to give you all of the bowl picks against the spread. This year, I am going to do each bowl individually so you have all of the information you need to make your wager or pick, whatever the case may be.
Just in case you have missed any so far:
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl at Boise, ID
Western Michigan(-1.5):
Wins: at Idaho(45-33), vs. Murray State(45-14), at Ball State(42-38), at Bowling Green(26-14), vs. Ohio(42-21), at Miami(OH)(41-10), vs. Eastern Michigan(51-7), at Central Michigan(32-20)
Losses: at Purdue(34-43), at Virginia Tech(17-35), vs. Toledo(19-20 OT), vs. Northern Illinois(21-31)
Record vs. Bowl Teams: 2-3
Air Force:
Wins: vs. Nicholls State(44-16), at Georgia State(48-38), vs. Boise State(28-14), vs. Navy(30-21), vs. New Mexico(35-31), at Army(23-6), at UNLV(48-21), vs. Nevada(45-38 OT), vs. Colorado State(27-24)
Losses: at Wyoming(13-17), at Utah State(16-34), at San Diego State(14-30)
Record vs. Bowl Teams: 4-2
Common opponents:
NONE
Prediction:
On paper, everything points to Air Force having a distinct advantage in this game. They beat Boise State and Colorado State, one of whom made a New Years Six bowl, and the other was in consideration for one. The Broncos’ signature win was over Bowling Green.
So why is Western Michigan favored on the should-be-illegal blue field of Boise? Jarvion Franklin. Never heard of him? That’s what YouTube is for.
Franklin ran for 1,525 yards and a whopping 24 touchdowns as a true freshman. He is already the best player in the MAC. Can you imagine what the next two or three years will be like for this conference? He is easily the best back that Air Force has had to face this year.
This will likely be a close game, but I just have the feeling that Franklin will shine in his first chance on a national stage.
Pick: Western Michigan