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2017 Gildan New Mexico Bowl Odds And Prediction

By Mike Marteny

TUCSON, AZ - DECEMBER 29: Quarterback Nick Stevens
TUCSON, AZ - DECEMBER 29: Quarterback Nick Stevens /
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ALBUQUERQUE, NM – DECEMBER 19: Fans fill the seats at University Stadium during the New Mexico Bowl on December 19, 2015 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Arizona won 45-37. (Photo by Aaron Sweet/Getty Images) /

2017 Gildan New Mexico Bowl Odds And Prediction

Bowl season is finally upon us! With the Army-Navy game last weekend, we didn’t even have to go a whole week without a game! Next up is the Gildan New Mexico Bowl!

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The bowl season kicks off with six games tomorrow. It’s almost like a whole football Saturday! I will not make a pick for the Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl. I wouldn’t be doing you any justice there. The only 1-AA teams I have watched are North Dakota State and Youngstown State. I wouldn’t be making an educated pick.

However, for the rest of the bowls, you will get my picks against the spread just like I did all season long. I had a decent regular season, but I can make it look a whole lot better with a strong bowl season!

Just in case you missed any:
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Autonation Cure Bowl
Las Vegas Bowl

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TUSCALOOSA, AL – SEPTEMBER 16: Detrich Clark #8 of the Colorado State Rams pulls in this reception against Tony Brown #2 of the Alabama Crimson Tide at Bryant-Denny Stadium on September 16, 2017 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

Marshall vs. Colorado State(-6.5)(3):

Marshall 7-5, 4-4(t6th CUSA):

Wins: vs. Miami(OH)(31-26), vs. Kent(21-0), at Cincinnati(38-21), at Charlotte(14-3), vs. Old Dominion(35-3), at Middle Tennessee State(38-10), vs. Western Kentucky(30-23)

Losses: at North Carolina State(20-37), vs. Florida International(30-41), at Florida Atlantic(25-30), at UTSA(7-9), vs. Southern Mississippi(27-28)

Record vs. bowl teams: 2-4

Marshall stumbled down the stretch, winning just once in the last five games. Chase Litton is a very good quarterback, but the offense has not been the most consistent unit around this year. A good defense can pretty much take Marshall out of the game like UTSA did.

Colorado State 7-5, 5-3(t3rd Mountain West):

Wins: vs. Oregon State(58-27), vs. Abilene Christian(38-10), at Hawaii(51-21), at Utah State(27-14), vs. Nevada(44-42), at New Mexico(27-24), vs. San Jose State(42-14)

Losses: vs. Colorado(3-17), at Alabama(23-41), vs. Air Force(28-45), at Wyoming(13-16), vs. Boise State(52-59)

Record vs. bowl teams: 1-3

Nick Stevens had a really good year. Possibly even better than the Rams had expected. This defense let the team down on more than one occasion. There were high hopes after they hung with Alabama. Instead they lost three of the last four games. The inconsistency of the Rams make them hard to pick.

Prediction:

You could make a case that Marshall is more tested, but Colorado State did play Alabama. As I mentioned above, the inconsistency of the Rams is a problem. Both teams seemed to be heading in the right direction, then they both stumbled down the stretch. Who is more likely to rebound? I’m going with the team that is only a couple of hours up the road.

Pick: Colorado State

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