College Football: Popeyes Bahamas Bowl Odds And Prediction

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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 missed anything:

• R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
• Gildan New Mexico Bowl
• Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl
• Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
• Raycom Media Camellia Bowl
• Miami Beach Bowl
• Boca Raton Bowl
• San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl

Popeyes Bahamas Bowl at Nassau, Bahamas:

Central Michigan:

Wins: vs. Chattanooga(20-16), at Purdue(38-17), vs. Ohio(28-10), at Northern Illinois(34-17), at Buffalo(20-14), at Eastern Michigan(38-7), vs. Miami(OH)(34-27)

Losses: vs. Syracuse(3-40), at Kansas(10-24), at Toledo(28-42), vs. Ball State(29-32), vs. Western Michigan(20-32)

Record vs. Bowl Teams: 1-2

Western Kentucky(-4.5):

Wins: vs. Bowling Green(59-31), at Navy(36-27), vs. Old Dominion(66-51), vs. UTEP(35-27), vs. Army(52-24), vs. UTSA(45-7), at Marshall(67-66 OT)

Losses: at Illinois(34-42), at Middle Tennessee State(47-50 3OT), UAB(39-42), at Florida Atlantic(38-45), at Louisiana Tech(10-59)

Record vs. Bowl Teams: 4-2

Common Opponents:

NONE

Prediction:

Central Michigan beat Purdue handily, then turns around and loses to a pretty bad Kansas team. Three weeks later they beat eventual MAC Champion Northern Illinois in DeKalb. They lost to two teams that didn’t make a bowl. Consistency was not a strong suit for the Chippewas this year.

Western Kentucky has a high powered offense that is a whole lot of fun to watch. The downside is that it puts a big strain on their defense, and when you are a team that doesn’t have great athletes, bad things can happen. The Hilltoppers gave up a whopping 39.3 points per game this season, which is 122nd out of 126 teams. They were also sixth in scoring at 44 points per game.

We don’t really have a measuring stick because these teams didn’t play each other. Still, Western Kentucky’s gutsy two point conversion to beat #24 Marshall is the best win for either team. Western Kentucky also lost games they shouldn’t have to UAB and FAU, and were absolutely destroyed by Louisiana Tech.

The best measuring stick then is conference strength. I’ve talked before about how weak the MAC is compared to recent years. The Sun Belt was one of the best of the rest this season. The advantage has to go to the Sun Belt.

Pick: Western Kentucky