🏈 BOWL GAMES

mrpickem · Dec 14, 2024

I know Army/Navy isn't a bowl game, but it's getting included anyway. Early start to the bowls, with the "IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl" in Montgomery, Ala.

SATURDAY

3.30/3 Texas -2½ -110

4/4.00 Texas u50½ +100

3.42/3 Penn St +3½ -114

4/3.48 8922 South Dakota State -21 -115

4/3.64 8925 Villanova +11 -110

4/3.64 8928 MONTANA STATE -17 -110

4/3.64 8930 South Dakota -16½ -110

4/3.74 8935 LEHIGH +13½ -107

4/3.64 8975 SOUTHERN U +14½ -110

Season [215-227 -114.55u]
Week 15 [4-7 -11.77u]
LAST [3-6 -11.44u]

SATURDAY

3.15/3 ARMY -6 -105
4/3.81 ARMY u39 -105
5/4.76 South Alabama o58 -105

randoms...

ARMY 10-2 ATS L12 CONFERENCE GAMES

USA 11-5 TO OVER L16 NON-CONFERENCE

mrpickem · Tuesday at 7:34 AM

TUESDAY

4/3.81 Memphis -4 -105

randoms...

BOWL TEAMS WITH OVER 3 MORE WINS THAN OPP 9-2 ATS L5 YEARS

mrpickem · Wednesday at 7:07 AM

SATURDAY

3.15/3 ARMY -6 -105

4/3.81 ARMY o39 -103

5/4.76 South Alabama o58 -105

TUESDAY

4/3.81 Memphis -4 -105

Season [216-227 -110.74u]
BOWLS [2-2 -0.53u]
LAST [1-0 +3.81u]

WEDNESDAY

5/4.76 Western Kentucky +7½ -105
4/3.81 Western Kentucky o51 -105
3.24/3 California +3 -108
4/3.67 UNLV u48 -109

randoms...

UNDER 11-3-1 IN CAL L15

UNDER 10-4-1 IN UNLV L14 ON TURF

UNLV FINISHED SEASON WINNING 5 OF L7 BUT ONLY 2-5 ATS

JMU 2-7 ATS L9 ON GRASS

WKU has won L3 bowls and are 4-1 SU/3-2 ATS under Helton. JMU made 1st bowl last year/lost to Air Force 31-21, Bob Chesney took over this year as HC it's his first bowl. WKU opened season with expected loss to Bama, then won 7 of 8 with loss coming at BC where they were up 10 @half. They scored only 7 w/215 yds in loss to LA Tech, also allowed 419 rush in loss to Liberty then had a great situation vs Jax St, who had already clinched CUSA Title game, but still barely prevailed 19-17 @home...then when rematched last week, they were dominated 52-12, outgained 562-229 while allowing 386 rush. WKY has allowed 310 rush ypg in L5. JMU entered the season w/new head coach in Bob Chesney and opened 4-0 with 3 wins by 20+ pts including a 70-50 win @UNC. JMU started season 8-2 but lost first 2 SBC roadies (ULM and GA Southern) and finished season losing @App St by 14 and to Marshall 35-33 in OT to finish 8-4. Alonza Barnett was their QB hitting 60% w/26-4 ratio...but it seems likely we see Billy Akins starting tonight. Barnett was also the #2 rusher (458, 3.4). JMU’s rush attack finished strong(214 ypg (4.9) L4 games). WKU has over 20 players in the portal including QB Veltkamp(Will play), 5 defensive starters and All-CUSA K Carneiro...but Helton has let departing players play in the bowl games the last 3 years and they won all 3. JMU QB Barnett was inj in the finale, tonight's starter;Billy Atkins started 1 game in ‘22 and threw 4 picks. He is a vet of the program with a big arm and runs well. Very likely many of WKU’s players will play in this bowl game...adding some value, but still many questions in this one...line seems pretty sharp but I'll ride with the dog in a close game.

mrpickem · Thursday at 6:55 AM

WEDNESDAY

5/4.76 Western Kentucky +7½ -105

4/3.81 Western Kentucky o51 -105

3.24/3 California +3 -108

4/3.67 UNLV u48 -109

BOWLS [3-5 -9.10u]
LAST [1-3 -8.57u]

THURSDAY

4/2.11 GEORGIA SOUTHERN -190

randoms...

SHU 1-5 ATS in L6

Georgia Southern had a great year at 8-4(9-3-1 ATS) with 2 of their 4 losses coming vs Boise St (12-1) & Ole Miss (9-3). In L5 years since Helton took over as HC, they've been 2-3 in bowls(1-4 ATS). Sam Houston (9-3) has been rocked by the transfer portal, especially on defense, a strength where they've limited L5 foes to less than 22 pts. Add in the departure of HC Keeler, who has taken over at Temple and the Bearcats likely struggle today in the program's first bowl game.