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Foster Farms Bowl Odds And Prediction

By Mike Marteny

Nov 19, 2016; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Utah Utes quarterback Troy Williams (3) runs with the ball during the first half against the Oregon Ducks at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Russ Isabella-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 19, 2016; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Utah Utes quarterback Troy Williams (3) runs with the ball during the first half against the Oregon Ducks at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Russ Isabella-USA TODAY Sports /
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Foster Farms Bowl
Sep 10, 2016; Bloomington, IN, USA; Indiana Hoosiers running back Devine Redding (34) dodges a tackle from Indiana Hoosiers cornerback Wesley Green (7) during the second half of the game at Memorial Stadium. The Indiana Hoosiers defeated the Ball State Cardinals 30 to 20. Mandatory Credit: Marc Lebryk-USA TODAY Sports /

Foster Farms Bowl Odds And Prediction

Now that the holiday is over, we kick into bowl week in earnest! There are four games on Wednesday. Next up is the Foster Farms Bowl!

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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
Camping World Independence Bowl
Zaxby’s Heart Of Dallas Bowl
Northrup Grumman Military Bowl
National Funding Holiday Bowl
Motel 6 Cactus Bowl
New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Russell Athletic Bowl

Foster Farms Bowl
Nov 10, 2016; Tempe, AZ, USA; Utah Utes running back Joe Williams (28) runs for a touchdown against the Arizona State Sun Devils during the second half at Sun Devil Stadium. The Utes won 49-26. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports /

Indiana vs. (19)Utah(-5.5) at Santa Clara, CA(4):

Indiana(6-6, 4-5 Big Ten(14):

Wins: at Florida International(34-13), vs. Ball State(30-20), vs. Michigan State(24-21), vs. Maryland(42-36), at Rutgers(33-27), vs. Purdue(26-24)

Losses: vs. Wake Forest(28-33), at Ohio State(17-38), vs. Nebraska(22-27), at Northwestern(14-24), vs. Penn State(31-45), at Michigan(10-20)

Record vs. bowl teams: 1-6

You know, for a team that is supposed to have a prolific offense, the Hoosiers sure didn’t score a lot of points. They only scored 40 points once (against Maryland). A big reason was because of turnovers. Richard Lagow there multiple interceptions in five games this season. I am a big fan of Devine Redding and Nick Westbrook, but they need more consistent quarterback play to hang against Utah.

Utah(8-4, 5-4 Pac 12):

Wins: vs. Southern Utah(24-0), vs. BYU(20-19), at San Jose State(34-17), vs. USC(31-27), vs. Arizona(36-23), at Oregon State(19-14), at UCLA(52-45), at Arizona State(49-26)

Losses: at California(23-28), vs. Washington(24-31), vs. Oregon(28-30), at Colorado(22-27)

Record vs. bowl teams: 2-2

The fluke loss on the last play against Oregon hurt. So did the loss to Cal. Utah was much more of an offensive threat with Troy Williams at QB and Joe Williams at RB. Their defense wasn’t as strong as usual, which kind of makes me think this could be a high scoring game.

Prediction:

Just because Utah’s defense wasn’t as dominant doesn’t mean that they were not opportunistic. They still forced turnovers, which was Indiana’s major issue this year. The Hoosiers would need nearly a perfect game from Richard Lagow to win this.

Pick: Utah

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