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College Football: 2017 Capital One Orange Bowl Odds And Prediction

By Mike Marteny

CHARLOTTE, NC - DECEMBER 02: A Miami fan wears his version of the turnover chain before the ACC Football Championship at Bank of America Stadium on December 2, 2017 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NC - DECEMBER 02: A Miami fan wears his version of the turnover chain before the ACC Football Championship at Bank of America Stadium on December 2, 2017 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /
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MIAMI GARDENS, FL – DECEMBER 31: Mackensie Alexander #2 of the Clemson Tigers celebrates defeating the Oklahoma Sooners with a score of 37 to 17 to win the 2015 Capital One Orange Bowl at Sun Life Stadium on December 31, 2015 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

2017 Capital One Orange Bowl Odds And Prediction

We are down to the last nine bowl games. Five of them are part of the Big Six. We keep the New Year’s Six going with the Capital One Orange 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
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
Hyundai Sun Bowl
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl
Goodyear Cotton Bowl
Taxslayer Gator Bowl
AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Playstation Fiesta Bowl

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BLOOMINGTON, IN – NOVEMBER 04: Jonathan Taylor #23 of the Wisconsin Badgers runs for a 32-yard touchdown in the third quarter of a game against the Indiana Hoosiers at Memorial Stadium on November 4, 2017 in Bloomington, Indiana. Wisconsin defeated Indiana 45-17. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

(6)Wisconsin(-4.5) at (10)Miami(FL)(4):

Wisconsin 12-1, 9-1 (2nd Big Ten(14):

Wins: vs. Utah State(59-10), vs. Florida Atlantic(31-14), at BYU(40-6), vs. Northwestern(33-24), at Nebraska(38-17), vs. Purdue(17-9), vs. Maryland(38-13), at Illinois(24-10), at Indiana(45-17), vs. (20)Iowa(38-14), vs. (24)Michigan(24-10), at Minnesota(31-0)

Losses: vs. (8)Ohio State(21-27)

Record vs. bowl teams: 6-1

Wisconsin turned out to be what they usually are. A strong team that plays really good defense. Freshman Jonathan Taylor ran for 1,847 yards, and basically carried the offense. Alex Hornibrook was mostly inconsistent. The constant was Taylor and the defense. Wisconsin gave everything they had in the Big Ten(14) Championship Game. It turns out that Wisconsin was a really strong team. Contrary to what many thought about their schedule.

Miami(FL) 10-2, 7-2 (2nd ACC):

Wins: vs. Bethune-Cookman(41-13), vs. Toledo(52-30), at Duke(31-6), at Florida State(24-20), vs. Georgia Tech(25-24), vs. Syracuse(27-19), at North Carolina(24-19), vs. (13)Virginia Tech(28-10), vs. (3)Notre Dame(41-8), vs. Virginia(44-28)

Losses: at Pittsburgh(14-24), vs. (1)Clemson(3-38)

Record vs. bowl teams: 6-1

The U was back after a 10-0 start, but the loss to Pittsburgh derailed them. The Hurricanes were blown out by Clemson in the ACC Championship. It’s fair to wonder what this team has left after that demoralizing loss. Travis Homer did a fantastic job filling in for the injured Mark Walton. Malik Rosier and Braxton Berrios became a formidable duo throughout the season. However, the story of the season was the turnovers created by the defense. Can they turn over a team that takes care of the ball? They couldn’t against Clemson.

Prediction:

Miami played very well at home this year, so them getting a home bowl game was a real gift. Too much of one, if we’re being honest. Wisconsin’s reward for coming within six points of an undefeated season is a road bowl game. On top of that, it’s against a team that plays very well at home. Miami is not nearly as bad as Clemson made them look. They are going to have problems moving the ball against Wisconsin, but luckily for Miami, the Badgers have a mistake prone quarterback. That is going to hurt them at a critical point.

Pick: Miami

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