College Football: 2017 Valero Alamo Bowl Odds And Prediction

SAN ANTONIO,TX – DECEMBER 29: Oklahoma State Cowboys celebrate their victory over the Colorado Buffaloes in the Valero Alamo Bowl at the Alamodome on December 29, 2016 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Cortes/Getty Images) /

2017 Valero Alamo Bowl Odds And Prediction

Bowl season is really ramping up with 13 games between now 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 Valero Alamo 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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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

PALO ALTO, CA – SEPTEMBER 30: Bryce Love #20 of the Stanford Cardinal runs in for a touchdown against the Arizona State Sun Devils at Stanford Stadium on September 30, 2017 in Palo Alto, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) /

(13)Stanford vs. (15)TCU(-2.5) at San Antonio, TX(2):

Stanford 9-4, 7-3(2nd Pac 12):

Wins: vs. Rice(62-7), vs. UCLA(58-34), vs. Arizona State(34-24), at (20)Utah(23-20), vs. Oregon(49-7), at Oregon State(15-14), vs. (9)Washington(30-22), vs. California(17-14), vs. (8)Notre Dame(38-20)

Losses: at(6)USC(24-42), at San Diego State(17-20), at (25)Washington State(21-24), vs. (10)USC(28-31)

Record vs. bowl teams: 6-4

Stanford really took off once K.J. Costello took over at quarterback. What this team accomplished, particularly RB Bryce Love, this year was phenomenal. Love ran for nearly 2,000 yards despite running for two thirds of the season basically on one leg. Unlike his predecessor, Love is reportedly playing in the bowl game. This will likely be his last college game, though if he does come back, Love is the favorite for the Heisman. He finished second this year.

TCU(10-3, 7-3 (2nd Big 12(10):

Wins: vs. Jackson State(63-0), at Arkansas(28-7), vs. SMU(56-36), at (6)Oklahoma State(44-31), vs. (23)West Virginia(31-24), at Kansas State(26-6), vs. Kansas(43-0), vs. Texas(24-7), at Texas Tech(27-3), vs. Baylor(45-22)

Losses: at (25)Iowa State(7-14), at (5)Oklahoma(20-38), vs. (3)Oklahoma(17-41)

Record vs. bowl teams: 6-3

TCU will finally be back to full strength after playing most of November at least one man down on offense. This looked like a pedestrian offense in the Big 12(10), but they were still ranked in the top 40 nationally. The Horned Frog defense was not quite as stout as usual this season, but TCU suffered a horde of injuries on that side of the ball as well. At full strength, I am guessing that this will look more like the team that started 7-0 than the one that finished 2-2.

Prediction:

Can anyone stop Bryce Love? That is the question for this game. If anyone can, defensive guru Gary Patterson would be one of my top picks to try. Love will be healthier than he has been since September. You know, when he ran for 301 yards on Arizona State the week after hanging 263 on UCLA. That said, TCU has the fourth ranked run defense in the country. Can Stanford score enough if the Horned Frogs neutralize Love? I doubt it, so the safe pick is TCU

Pick: TCU

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