2018 ServPro First Responder Bowl Odds And Prediction

MOBILE, AL – DECEMBER 23: Coast Guard helicopters fly over prior to the matchup of the Troy Trojans and the Ohio Bobcats on December 23, 2016 in Mobile, Alabama. (Photo by Michael Chang/Getty Images) /

2018 ServPro First Responder 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. The first one deals with the ServPro First Responder 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!

Just in case you missed any:
Autonation Cure Bowl
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
Dollar General Bowl
So-Fi Hawaii Bowl

CHESTNUT HILL, MA – SEPTEMBER 29: AJ Dillon #2 and Anthony Brown #13 of the Boston College Eagles look on during the first half of the game between the Boston College Eagles and the Temple Owls at Alumni Stadium on September 29, 2018 in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /

Boston College vs. (25)Boise State(-2.5) at Dallas, TX(3):

Boston College 7-5, 4-4(4th ACC Atlantic):

Wins: vs. Massachusetts(55-21), vs. Holy Cross(62-14), at Wake Forest(41-34), vs. Temple(45-35), vs. Louisville(38-20), vs. Miami(OH)(27-14), at Virginia Tech(31-21)

Losses: at Purdue(13-30), at North Carolina State(23-28), vs. Clemson(7-27), at Florida State(21-22), vs. Syracuse(21-42)

Record vs. bowl teams: 4-4

Boston College has a good young core of Anthony Brown and A.J. Dillon, but this team really struggled down the stretch when the competition got tough. A month to get healthy is only going to help the offense. This defense doesn’t really need any help. Any team that can hold Clemson to 27 points is a solid defense.

Boise State 10-3, 5-4 (2nd MWC)

Wins: at Troy(56-20), vs. Connecticut(62-7), at Wyoming(34-14), at Nevada(31-27), vs. Colorado State(56-28), at Air Force(48-38), vs. BYU(21-16), vs. Fresno State(24-17), at New Mexico(45-14), vs. Utah State(33-24)

Losses: at Oklahoma State(21-44), vs. San Diego State(13-19), vs. Fresno State(16-19)

Record vs. bowl teams: 5-3

Brett Rypien kept getting better and better as the season went on with the exception of the blizzard in the MWC Championship. Alexander Mattison emerged as a very good back down the stretch as well.

Was Boise’s sometimes weak defense a product of the powerful offense? That’s the age old question that they ask of all good offenses. I will say that this team did pretty well against tough defenses. The only team they really had problems with was Oklahoma State. That was early and on the road.

Prediction:

A line of 2.5 looks magnified when playing a team with a defense like Boston College. This Boise offense is capable of covering it. They have a really good quarterback, a really good running back, and a bunch of good receivers. The Eagles can’t cover them all. I expect a really good game here, but Boise pulls away late.

Pick: Hawaii

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