Penguins vs. ET on Thursday night. Will the Kings trip them up or are the Pens a safe play as a money line favorite? Cavs vs. ET and with Utah laying 6. Celtics vs. Is Indiana a safe play as a 3. Villanova vs. Are the Musketeers a risky play as a small home favorite or will Xavier come through for bettors?
Canadiens vs. With the total sitting at six goals, will these two teams score enough to get over that number? Suns vs. The Raptors have won seven out of their last 10 games overall but are they a wise play as a home dog? Listed as only 1-point road favorites, will Golden State come through for bettors or is Memphis the better play? Meanwhile, the Seminoles have won six of their last seven, with the lone loss being a one-point setback to Virginia.
For Notre Dame, it has been a tumultuous year under center. Dayne Crist began the season as starting quarterback for the Irish but was benched in the opener for sophomore Tommy Rees, who took over the starting job from thereon out.
Rees has had his share of struggles as well — in the season finale at Stanford he was benched in favor of fellow sophomore Andrew Hendrix. Coach Brian Kelly announced in early December during a conference call that Rees is the starter for the bowl game, but added that Hendrix will see some playing time as well. Meanwhile, Crist may not even be with the team in Orlando, as he is considering transferring.
As for Florida State, although quarterback E. Manuel has not been at percent for much of the season, he should be completely healthy for the Champs Sports Bowl. Florida State. If you like lots of scoring, then this is the game for you. But the Huskies have a high-powered offense of their own that is sure to light up the scoreboard as well against a Baylor defense that is th in the country in points allowed. Obviously the Heisman winner is going to get the bulk of the attention in this game, and rightfully so, but Price is a pretty darn good quarterback as well.
In his first full year as a starter, Price broke the UW record for most touchdown passes in a single season with 29, which is certainly no small feat considering the numerous great signal-callers that have played for the Purple and Gold. Aside from Case Keenum, the talent on the field for this game is nothing extraordinary. To begin with, the game involves Penn State.
And after everything that has transpired in the last month or so, that alone puts this bowl game in the national spotlight. Furthermore, it will be interesting to see how Houston quarterback Case Keenum, who holds FBS records for career touchdown passes and career passing yardage, fares against a hard-nosed Nittany Lion defense that allows a mere For Georgia, things looked bleak after losses to Boise State and South Carolina put them off to a start.
In Atlanta, the Bulldogs absolutely dominated the mighty LSU Tigers for the first 30 minutes, only to get throttled by the Bayou Bengals in the second half of a blowout. Meanwhile, for the second consecutive year Michigan State just barely missed out on a Rose Bowl berth, losing to Wisconsin in the inaugural Big Ten championship game.
If you have a Bowl game in Detroit and one of the teams is from Florida, you had better invite a local team from Michigan. We present the Chippewas for the third straight year. If anyone is interested in this game, please let me know. Petersburg Bowl: 6—6 Memphis vs. A brand new bowl, so expect some ups and downs in getting off the ground. Should be a nice trip for everyone, but to hedge their bets for a sellout, local Big East entry USF will be the host. Tommy West hopes to bring 1, Tiger fans.
Or was that ? This is usually a fascinating Bowl with Boise St. The unbeaten Broncos checked out of here this season for the sunny shores of San Diego. WAC entry Nevada will uphold western honor against the roller coaster known as the Maryland football team.
Folks, let's not be mean, but this is not a real Bowl game. The SEC didn't have enough teams to fill out all of their bowls thanks, Tennessee , and the Big 12 didn't have enough teams to fill out all of their bowls thanks, Colorado. El Paso wanted a great matchup for their 75th Anniversary Sun Bowl, and they got it with these two near-misses of the Rose and Orange Bowls.
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