College Football: 2018 Dollar General Bowl Odds And Prediction

MOBILE, AL – DECEMBER 23: Head coach Scott Satterfield of the Appalachian State Mountaineers holds the Dollar General Trophy after defeating the Toledo Rockets on December 23, 2017 at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. (Photo by Michael Chang/Getty Images) /

2018 Dollar General Bowl Odds And Prediction

Bowl season is finally upon us! We had six bowl games to kick us off on Saturday. There were games all week, and now we have another four game Saturday. After Christmas we get up to more than one game per day, so the season is really picking up now.

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I did pretty well to open bowl season on Saturday with my against the spread picks. We can make some money on these games. Are you with me?

For the rest of the bowls, 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:
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Progressive New Mexico Bowl
Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl
Raycom Media Camellia Bowl
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl
DXL Frisco Bowl
Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl
Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Jared Birmingham Bowl
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl

PHILADELPHIA, PA – SEPTEMBER 08: Tyree Jackson #3 of the Buffalo Bulls throws a pass in the second quarter against the Temple Owls at Lincoln Financial Field on September 8, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /

Buffalo(-1.5) vs. Troy at Mobile, AL(2):

Buffalo 10-3, 7-2 (2nd MAC):

Wins: vs. Delaware State(48-10), at Temple(36-29), vs. Eastern Michigan(35-28), at Rutgers(42-13), at Central Michigan(34-24), vs. Akron(24-6), at Toledo(31-17), vs. Miami(OH)(51-42), vs. Kent State(48-14), at Bowling Green(44-14)

Losses: vs. Army(13-42), at Ohio(17-52), vs. Northern Illinois(29-30)

Record vs. bowl teams: 3-3

QB Tyree Jackson is probably the best player Buffalo has ever had. He reminds me a lot of Daunte Culpepper. Jackson is built like a fullback, but has a big arm, and is faster than Culpepper ever was. His speed looks deceptive. You don’t even really know how fast he is until you grab air.

Anthony Johnson is a tough matchup for most corners. However, this Buffalo team can be had on defense, especially by the run. Ohio and NIU proved that.

Troy 9-3, 7-1 (2nd Sun Belt East)

Wins: vs. Florida A&M(59-7),at Nebraska(24-19), at Louisiana-Monroe(35-27), vs. Coastal Carolina(45-21), vs. Georgia State(37-20), at South Alabama(38-17), vs. Louisiana(26-16), at Georgia Southern(35-21), vs. Texas State(12-7)

Losses: vs. Boise State(20-56), at Liberty(16-22), at Appalachian State(10-21)

Record vs. bowl teams: 3-2

Troy turned a few heads by beating Nebraska in Lincoln. It wasn’t really a fluke. Sawyer Smith overtook Caleb Barker in the middle of the season, and the Troy offense has looked better. However, the strength of this team is still the defense. No other team scored more than 28 on them after they got waxed by Boise in the opener.

Prediction:

Troy had the added advantage of already winning a game at Ladd-Peebles Stadium this year. It also doesn’t hurt that this is practically a road game for Buffalo. The Bulls stumbled down the stretch anyway, and are playing arguably the best defense they have seen this year. Add in the fact that this is practically a home game for Troy, and I think I have to take the Trojans. I expect a really good game though.

Pick: Troy

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