College Football: 2017 Hyundai Sun Bowl Odds And Prediction
By Mike Marteny
2017 Hyundai Sun Bowl Odds And Prediction
Bowl season is really ramping up with nine games between Friday and Saturday. I will be here giving you all of the info you need to make an educated pick against the spread if you so choose. Bowl season got off to a tough start, but I have improved lately. Next up is the Hyundai Sun 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!
Just in case you missed any:
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
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Birmingham Bowl
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
Dollar General Bowl
Hawaii Bowl
Zaxby’s Heart Of Dallas Bowl
Quick Lane Bowl
Cactus Bowl
Walk On’s Independence Bowl
New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Foster Farms Bowl
Academy Sports And Outdoors Texas Bowl
Northrup Grumman Military Bowl
Camping World Bowl
Valero Alamo Bowl
San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl
Belk Bowl
(24)North Carolina State(-6.5) vs. Arizona State at El Paso, TX(2):
North Carolina State 8-4, 6-2(3rd ACC):
Wins: vs. Marshall(37-20), vs. Furman(49-16), at (12)Florida State(27-21), vs. Syracuse(33-25), vs. (17)Louisville(39-25), at Pittsburgh(35-17), at Boston College(17-14), vs. North Carolina(33-21)
Losses: vs. South Carolina(28-35), at (9)Notre Dame(14-35), vs. (4)Clemson(31-38), at Wake Forest(24-30)
Record vs. bowl teams: 4-4
The Wolfpack flourished under Boise State transfer Ryan Finley. The emergence of junior RB Nyheim Hines also helped the Wolfpack to another eight win season. They lost three of the last five, but the schedule was backloaded this year with two top ten teams in that span. This team goes as Finley does. This was a solid, but unspectacular defense. They didn’t hold anyone to single digits, but didn’t allow 40 either.
Arizona State 7-5, 6-3(t-4th Pac 12):
Wins: vs. New Mexico State(37-31), vs. (24)Oregon(37-35), vs. (5)Washington(13-7), at Utah(30-10), vs. Colorado(41-30), at Oregon State(40-24), vs. Arizona(42-30)
Losses: vs. San Diego State(20-30), at Texas Tech(45-52), at Stanford(24-34), vs. (21)USC(17-48), at UCLA(37-44)
Record vs. bowl teams: 5-5
This offense is loaded with playmakers. Demario Richard is a very good back, but Kalen Ballage is a game changer. He has breakaway speed that few can match. N’Keal Harry is going to be playing on Sundays in the near future. Manny Wilkins had a solid year, but you can look at the schedule and see where he came up short. The defense, particularly the run defense was a sore spot. Bryce Love carved them up. As with most teams that have seen a coaching change, the Sun Devils will be operating with a skeleton coaching crew. That could have an impact.
Prediction:
This is going to come down to how well Hines can run the ball on this defense. This could be a surprisingly high scoring game with the arm of Finley and a good back in Hines. I don’t know that NC State has the playmakers on defense to keep Arizona State from lighting up the scoreboard. However, the inconsistencies at quarterback and the gutted coaching staff give the advantage to the Wolfpack.
Pick: North Carolina State
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