College Football: 2017 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Odds And Prediction

BOISE, ID – OCTOBER 01: Kellen Moore #11 of the Boise State Broncos (left) passes against the Nevada Wolf Pack at Bronco Stadium on October 1, 2011 in Boise, Idaho. (Photo by Otto Kitsinger III/Getty Images) /

Famous Idaho Potato 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 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl from the Smurf Turf of Boise.

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For the rest of the bowl season, you will get my picks against the spread and point wagers just like I did all season long. I had a solid regular season, but I can make it look a whole lot better with a strong bowl season!

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R+L Carriers New Mexico Bowl
Autonation Cure Bowl
Las Vegas Bowl
Gildan New Mexico Bowl
Raycom Camellia Bowl
Cheribundi Tart Cherry Boca Raton Bowl
DXL Frisco Bowl
Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl
Bahamas Bowl

CHESTNUT HILL, MA – SEPTEMBER 30: Shane Morris #11 of the Central Michigan Chippewas makes a pass against the Boston College Eagles during the second half at Alumni Stadium on September 30, 2017 in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /

Central Michigan vs. Wyoming(-2.5)(3):

Central Michigan 8-4, 6-2(t-2nd MAC):

Wins: vs. Rhode Island(30-27), at Kansas(45-27), at Ohio(26-23), at Ball State(56-9), at Western Michigan(35-28), vs. Eastern Michigan(42-30), at Kent State(42-23), vs. Northern Illinois(31-24)

Losses: at Syracuse(17-41), vs. Miami(OH)(14-31), at Boston College(8-28), vs. Toledo(10-30)

Record vs. bowl teams: 2-2

Michigan transfer Shane Morris had a solid year for the Chippewas. They had an October swoon, but won five straight to close the season. The emergence of RB Jonathan Ward was a big part of this. Ward ran for 147 yards in the triple overtime victory over Rhode Island in the opener, but only picked up 216 yards in the next six games combined. He closed the season with three 100 yard efforts in five games while not falling under 80.

Wyoming 7-5, 5-3(t-4th MWC):

Wins: vs. Gardner-Webb(27-0), vs. Hawaii(28-21), vs. Texas State(45-10), at Utah State(28-23), vs. New Mexico(42-3), vs. Colorado State(16-13), at Air Force(28-14)

Losses: at Iowa(3-24), vs. Oregon(13-49), at Boise State(14-24), vs. Fresno State(7-13), at San Jose State(17-20)

Record vs. bowl teams: 2-4

The Cowboys were awful on offense in the last two games of the season with Josh Allen out. How much does Allen have left to prove at the college level? I would say that his draft stock slipped a little this year. If he plays and plays well in this game on a national stage, it will help him out quite a bit.

Prediction:

Both of these teams rely on turnovers created by their defenses. Wyoming, despite the presence of Allen, doesn’t have a prolific offense. They struggled to run the ball for most of the season. In fact, the Cowboys’ leading rusher started the season as a linebacker! Receiver Austin Conway also ran the ball 15 times. They need a run game to take the pressure off of Allen. I’m not sure they get it.

Pick: Central Michigan (don’t worry….I changed my bowl mania pick).

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