2017 Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl Odds And Prediction

TAMPA, FL – NOVEMBER 5: A general view of the pirate ship taken before the game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the New Orleans Saints on November 5, 2006 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The Saints defeated the Bucs 31-14. (Photo by Doug Benc/Getty Images) /

Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl Odds And Prediction

We are now to the part of college football bowl season where we have one bowl a day until Friday. Then we begin the part of multiple college football games every day. If you are a college football fan, there isn’t much better than this! Next up is the Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl.

What exactly is gasparilla? Well,Jose Gaspar was a pirate that was supposedly based around Tampa in the early 1800’s. There is no hard evidence of this, but it still spawned a pirate festival called Gasparilla in Tampa every winter for the last hundred years or so. Now they have a bowl game!

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MIAMI, FL – DECEMBER 2: Alex McGough #12 of the Florida International Golden Panthers throws the ball while being pressured by Da’Sean Downey #4 of the Massachusetts Minutemen on December 2, 2017 at Riccardo Silva Stadium in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images) /

Temple(-7.5) vs. Florida International at St. Petersburg, FL(3):

Temple 6-6, 4-4(t5th AAC):

Wins: vs. Villanova(16-13), vs. Massachusetts(29-21), at East Carolina(34-10), vs. Navy(34-26), at Cincinnati(35-24), at Tulsa(43-22)

Losses: at Notre Dame(16-49), at (21)South Florida(7-43), vs. Houston(13-20), vs. Connecticut(24-28), at Army(28-31), vs. (15)Central Florida(19-45)

Record vs. bowl teams: 1-5

Temple was a different team after Frank Nutile took over at quarterback. They overcame a 3-5 start and won three of the last four to become bowl eligible. That said, the Owls only beat one team with more than four wins. There are a lot of empty wins for the Owls, and a few blowout losses. They are the bigger name, but are they the better team?

Florida International 8-4, 5-3(4th CUSA)

Wins: vs. Alcorn State(17-10), at Rice(13-7), vs. Charlotte(30-29), vs. Tulane(23-10), at Marshall(41-30), vs. UTSA(14-7), vs. Western Kentucky(41-17), vs. Massachusetts(63-45)

Losses: at Central Florida(17-61), at Middle Tennessee State(17-37), vs. Old Dominion(30-37), at Florida Atlantic(24-52)

Record vs. bowl teams: 2-3

FIU found their offense late in the season. It’s like a switch went on for quarterback Alex McGough. The Panthers still couldn’t keep up with the high powered offenses of Florida Atlantic and Central Florida, but they held their own with most, and beat up on a Western Kentucky team that went to a bowl.

Prediction:

These two teams have not one, but two common opponents. Both got pounded by Central Florida and both team UMass at home. FIU closed the season strong, and looked a lot better on offense. They get rewarded with a game only a couple of hours away in Tampa. This is practically a road game for a Temple team that has a lot of empty wins. They should not be favored by more than one score, and may lose outright.

Pick: Florida International

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