College Bowl Mania: 2018 Quick Lane Bowl Odds and Prediction

DETROIT, MI – DECEMBER 26: Austin Davis #50, Daniel Jones #17, Bryon Fields Jr. #14 and Mike Ramsay #99 of the Duke Blue Devils celebrate with the trophy after defeating the Northern Illinois Huskies 36-14 in the Quick Lane Bowl at Ford Field on December 26, 2017 in Detroit Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /

2018 Quick Lane Bowl Odds And Prediction

Bowl season is finally upon us! We are right in the middle of this. After the Christmas break, we have at least three games per day through Saturday. Next up is the Quick Lane Bowl.

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I finally lost a couple of picks over the week, but overall, I’m still doing pretty well.

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!

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COLUMBUS, OH – OCTOBER 13: Mohamed Ibrahim #24 of the Minnesota Golden Gophers is brought down by his heel after a gain in the first quarter against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium on October 13, 2018 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images) /

Minnesota vs. Georgia Tech(-5.5) at Detroit, MI(1):

Minnesota 6-6, 3-6(t-5th Big 10(14) West):

Wins: vs. New Mexico State(48-10), vs. Fresno State(21-14), vs. Miami(OH)(26-3), vs. Indiana(38-31), vs. Purdue(41-10), at Wisconsin(37-15)

Losses: at Maryland(13-42), vs. Iowa(31-48), at Ohio State(14-30), at Nebraska(28-53), at Illinois(31-55), vs. Northwestern(14-24)

Record vs. bowl teams: 3-3

The lack of a consistent passing game kept the Gophers from doing anything meaningful with this season. The emergence of Mohamed Ibrahim helped the offense a lot down the stretch, but inconsistent quarterback play offset every big win with a bad loss.

Georgia Tech 7-5, 5-3 (2nd ACC Coastal)

Wins: vs. Alcorn State(41-0), vs. Bowling Green(63-17), at Louisville(66-31), at Virginia Tech(49-28), at North Carolina(38-28), vs. Miami(FL)(27-21), vs. Virginia(30-27)

Losses: at South Florida(38-49), at Pittsburgh(24-19), vs. Clemson(21-49), vs. Duke(14-28), at Georgia(21-45)

Record vs. bowl teams: 3-5

This is the option that most teams want to be like. Very few can run it with the efficiency that Georgia Tech can. The difference here is that TaQuon Marshall can throw a lot better than most options quarterbacks. Tobias Oliver is arguably a better runner, but he isn’t much of a threat to throw the ball. We will likely see both quarterbacks at some point in this game.

Prediction:

Minnesota is capable of really good things when they are playing well. The only thing is we never know what we are getting with Minnesota. That makes this game nearly impossible to pick. I will say this: I like Georgia Tech anyway to send Paul Johnson out with a win, but 5.5 points to an option team may as well be two touchdowns. The safe bet is to go with Minnesota and the points. There is a very good chance that Georgia Tech only wins by a field goal.

Pick: Minnesota

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