College Football: 2017 Quick Lane Bowl Odds And Prediction

DETROIT MI – DECEMBER 28: Quarterback Mitch Leidner #7 of the Minnesota Golden Gophers celebrates a bowl win and the Most Valuable Player of the Game over Central Michigan Chippewas on December 28, 2015 during the Quick Lane Bowl at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. Minnesota defeated Central Michigan 21-14.(Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images) /

2017 Quick Lane Bowl Odds And Prediction

I hope you all have had a happy holiday so far. College Football Bowl season picks up in earnest tomorrow with three games. There are at least three games every day this week as we head towards the College Football Playoff. The next game up is the Quick Lane Bowl.

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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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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
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Birmingham Bowl
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
Dollar General Bowl
Hawaii Bowl
Zaxby’s Heart Of Dallas Bowl

DURHAM, NC – NOVEMBER 18: Antonio Simmons #93 of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets pressures Daniel Jones #17 of the Duke Blue Devils during their game at Wallace Wade Stadium on November 18, 2017 in Durham, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /

Northern Illinois vs. Duke(-5.5) at Detroit, MI(3):

Northern Illinois 8-4, 6-2(t-2nd MAC):

Wins: vs.Eastern Illinois(38-10), at Nebraska(21-17), vs. Kent State(24-3), at Buffalo(14-13), at Bowling Green(48-17), vs. Eastern Michigan(30-27), vs. Ball State(63-17), vs. Western Michigan(35-31)

Losses: vs. Boston College(20-23), at (19)San Diego State(28-34), at Toledo(17-27), at Central Michigan(24-31)

Record vs. bowl teams: 0-4

The emergence of Marcus Childers helped this offense become better than stagnant, but the Huskies still don’t move the ball well. They thrive on defense, and in particular the defensive line. NIU came up with maybe their most impressive win in program history with a win in Lincoln earlier this season. Can they take down another power five foe?

Duke 6-6, 3-5(t-9th ACC):

Wins: vs. North Carolina Central(60-7), vs. Northwestern(41-17), vs. Baylor(34-20), at North Carolina(27-17), vs. Georgia Tech(43-20), at Wake Forest(31-23)

Losses: vs. (14)Miami(FL)(6-31), at Virginia(21-28), vs. Florida State(10-17), vs. Pittsburgh(17-24), at (13)Virginia Tech(3-24), at Army(16-21)

Record vs. bowl teams: 2-6

The Duke defense was really solid this year. Wake was the only team that scored more than 21 points on them (23). This was a good draw for Duke as they get another team that thrives on defense here. Daniel Jones showed flashes of brilliance this year, but was largely inconsistent. How he plays will affect whether Duke wins this game or not.

Prediction:

This could be the lowest scoring game of bowl season. The over/under is at 47.5, and I am taking the under. Neither team had a really prolific offense even when they weren’t playing a good defense. Duke’s win over Northwestern early in the season is likely what has pushed this line so far in Duke’s favor. It opened at 2.5, and likely should have stayed there. I think this stays within a field goal either way.

Pick: Northern Illinois

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