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Quick Lane Bowl Odds And Prediction

By Mike Marteny

Nov 26, 2016; College Park, MD, USA; Maryland Terrapins defensive back Elijah Daniels (12) and defensive back Elisha Daniels (29) and defensive lineman Oseh Saine (93) celebrate after defeating the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 31-13 at Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Patrick McDermott-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 26, 2016; College Park, MD, USA; Maryland Terrapins defensive back Elijah Daniels (12) and defensive back Elisha Daniels (29) and defensive lineman Oseh Saine (93) celebrate after defeating the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 31-13 at Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Patrick McDermott-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 21, 2015; College Park, MD, USA; Maryland Terrapins fans cheer during the second quarter against the Indiana Hoosiers at Byrd Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports /

Quick Lane Bowl Odds And Prediction

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The NBA and NFL take center stage on Christmas Day, but on Monday, we are back to our bowl games! The next game up on Monday is the Quick Lane Bowl!

You will still get my picks against the spread and point wagers just like I did all season long. I didn’t have a great regular season, but I can make it look a whole lot better with a strong bowl season! It was a decent start on Saturday, but just in case you missed any:
Gildan New Mexico Bowl
Geico Las Vegas Bowl
Raycom Camellia Bowl
AutoNation Cure Bowl
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Miami Beach Bowl
Boca Raton Bowl
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Popeyes Bahamas Bowl
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
Dollar General Bowl
Hawaii Bowl
St. Petersburg Bowl

Quick Lane Bowl
Nov 26, 2016; Winston-Salem, NC, USA; Boston College Eagles quarterback Patrick Towles (8) passes the ball during the second quarter against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons at BB&T Field. Mandatory Credit: Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports /

Maryland(-1.5) vs. Boston College at Detroit, MI(4): 

Maryland(6-6, 3-6 Big Ten):

Wins: vs. Howard(52-13), at Florida International(41-14), at Central Florida(30-24), vs. Purdue(50-7), vs. Michigan State(28-17), vs. Rutgers(31-13)

Losses: at Penn State(14-38), vs. Minnesota(10-31), at Indiana(36-42), at Michigan(3-59), vs. Ohio State(3-62), at Nebraska(7-28)

Record vs. bowl teams: 1-6

The injury to quarterback Peyton Hills corresponded with a conference season slide for the Terrapins. Hills will be back for the bowl game, so can Maryland return to early season form? Maryland’s defense was better this year than last year, but they still struggled with good offenses. They didn’t get one of those in the bowl game.

Boston College(6-6, 2-6 ACC):

Wins: at Massachusetts(26-7), vs. Wagner(42-10), vs. Buffalo(35-3), at North Carolina State(21-14), vs. Connecticut(30-0), at Wake Forest(17-14)

Losses: vs. Georgia Tech(14-17), at Virginia Tech(0-49), vs. Clemson(10-56), vs. Syracuse(20-28), vs. Louisville(7-52), at Florida State(7-45)

Record vs. bowl teams: 2-5

Kentucky transfer Patrick Towles has led the Boston College offense, but this offense is far from a well oiled machine. The Boston College defense was good until they met the high-powered offenses of the ACC. Will the high powered Maryland offense give the Eagles issues?

Prediction:

We have an old ACC clash on our hands here. We also have two bowl games pitting former Big 12 foes against each other. This is a matchup of offense against defense. Usually good defense wins, but this could be the exception. There has been a lot of action on this game, causing the line to flop back and forth. It has never gone more than two points in favor of either team. That would suggest a close game, which I think this will be. However, Maryland will be at full strength for the first time since late September. That means something, right?

Pick: Maryland

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