College Football: Vizio Fiesta Bowl Odds And Prediction

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!

Vizio Fiesta Bowl at Glendale, AZ:

(20)Boise State:

Wins: vs. Colorado State(37-24), at Connecticut(38-21), vs. Louisiana-Lafayette(34-9), at Nevada(51-46), vs. Fresno State(37-27), vs. BYU(55-30), at New Mexico(60-49), vs. San Diego State(38-29), at Wyoming(63-14), vs. Utah State(50-19), vs. Fresno State(28-14)

Losses: vs. Mississippi(13-35), at Air Force(14-28)

Record vs. Bowl Teams: 8-2

(10)Arizona(-3.5):

Wins: vs. UNLV(58-13), at UTSA(26-23), vs. Nevada(35-28). vs. California(49-45), at Oregon(31-24), at Washington State(59-37), vs. Colorado(38-20), vs. Washington(27-26), at Utah(42-10), vs. Arizona State(42-35)

Losses: vs. USC(26-28), at UCLA(7-17), vs. Oregon(13-51)

Record vs. Bowl Teams: 5-3

Common Opponents:

Nevada: Boise won in Reno by five. Arizona won at home by seven. Advantage: BOISE STATE

Prediction:

That is not a typo. Boise had eight wins against seven bowl teams. On the surface, their schedule doesn’t look very tough, but that stat says maybe we need to dig a little bit deeper. None of those wins are against what I would call a marquee team. Arizona’s wins over Oregon, Utah, and Arizona State are more impressive than anything Boise has.

Arizona started the season innocently enough, struggling against average at best teams like Cal and UTSA before shocking Oregon in Eugene. That was the announcement that they were a factor on the national scene. It also showed that freshman QB Anu Solomon was ready to lead a team. He struggled in his first few road games before leading the team in Eugene. He reinforced that with a dominating win in Salt Lake City over Utah.

Both of these defenses have struggled at times this year. Boise’s more so. They gave up 30 or more points five times, but only lost one of those. That should tell you how good their offense can be. That said, this is practically a home game for the Wildcats. This is also the place where Boise pulled one of the biggest shockers in Fiesta Bowl history against Oklahoma with the hook and ladder play. You can bet Boise will show up, but will it be enough?

Pick: Arizona

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