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NCAA Bowl Week 2 Late Games

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Tuesday, December 29

Cheez-It Bowl
5:30 pm #21 Oklahoma State (-2, 58 1/2) vs. #18 Miami - Going only on the assumption that the Big 12 was a better, more competitive conference than the ACC, the 7-3 Cowboys may outlast the 8-2 Hurricanes. Both teams can light it up given the proper circumstances, but the Cowboys will be without RB Chuba Hubbard, who opted out to focus on the NFL draft.

Oklahoma State was just one win away from qualifying for the conference championship, but a 41-13 loss to Oklahoma did them in.

Miami also fell just short of the ACC championship game, losing to Clemson, 42-17, mid-season, and then being pounded by North Carolina, 62-26. The players may not be capable of getting emotionally ready for this game after coming close to an outstanding season.

Coin Flip: Oklahoma State

Prediction: Cowboys 37 Hurricane 24


Alamo Bowl
9:00 pm #20 Texas (-10, 63 1/2) vs. Colorado - Texas just missed out on playing in the Big 12 championship, They lost to both of the contestants, Oklahoma, 53-45, in 4 overtimes, and Iowa State, 23-20. The Sooners captured the conference title with a win over Iowa State, 27-21. In any case, Texas is about as good a college football team as there is, offensively. Led by Sam Ehlinger, the 6-3 Longhorns averaged 41.3 points per game.

Colorado went 4-1 in the shortened PAC-12 season, losing their final game, at home, 38-21, to Utah, keeping them out of the conference final. The Buffaloes' season was so short, it's difficult to gauge them, but they don't appear to be of Texas stature. Besides, this is practically a home game for the Longhorns.

Coin Flip: Texas

Prediction: Longhorns 42 Buffaloes 23


Wednesday, December 30

Duke's Mayo Bowl
12:00 pm Wake Forest vs. Wisconsin (-7, 52 1/2) - It's tough to buy into Wisconsin as a TD favorite in this match-up. The Badgers only played six games, went 3-3, and lost three straight before closing out with a 20-17 OT win at home over a very fragile Minnesota squad (3-4). Losses to Northwestern, 17-7, Indiana, 14-6, and Iowa, 28-7, all showed the same lack of offense that plagued them most of their shortened season.

Wake Forest, at 4-4, obviously not a dominating force, did run off four straight wins and has a potent offense good for 37 points a game. The Demon Deacons won four straight mid-season, bookended by two losses to start and finish their campaign, but the 59-53 loss at North Carolina, a 23-16 win over Virginia Tech, and 40-23 win over Virginia stand out. The Badgers will score on them, but the Deacons are likely to fire right back in a game that could end in a shootout, favoring Wake Forest.

Coin Flip: Wisconsin

Prediction: Demon Deacons 33 Badgers 27



Music City Bowl
4:00 pm #17 Iowa (-14 1/2, 50 1/2) vs. Missouri - The Hawkeyes enter this fray riding a six game win streak after dropping a 24-20 decision at purdue and losing 21-20 to Northwestern to start the season. A couple of plays here and there and Iowa could have been in the Big Ten championship, so they rate a solid team and deserving favorite. Notably, however, none of the six teams they defeated were anywhere near being ranked. Most of them has losing records (Penn St., Michigan St., Minnesota, Illinois, Nebraska)

Iowa did have the 8th-best defense in points allowed nationally, giving up just 16 per game on average.

Missouri played a tougher schedule, losing to Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi State, all of which, except the Bulldogs, were ranked at the time. In those losses, they gave up an average of 42.8 points and none of their defeats were even close. If the Mizzou can't score, something that seems likely against Iowa, their defense will tire and the Hawkeyes may win going away.

Coin Flip: Missouri

Prediction: Hawkeyes 44 Tigers 17


Cotton Bowl
8:00 #10 Florida (-3, 72) vs. #8 Oklahoma - In what could be the best game of the week, the Sooners represent the best of the Big 12, while Florida lost a close call to Alabama in the SEC championship, 52-46, after an 8-2 record in all-SEC play.

The Sooners got off to a slow start at 1-2, but since have won seven straight, the last a 27-21 victory in the Big 12 title game over a tough Iowa State bunch. Oklahoma had trouble defensively early in the season, but, after beating Texas, 53-45 in four OTs, the most they allowed was 28 points in a 62-28 beating of Texas Tech. Over their last six games, they've allowed an average of 16.5 points, though they are unlikely to find such success against the Gators as Florida averages 41.6 per game. The Sooners are actually better, scoring on average, 41.8, so they get the nod, but just barely.

Coin Flip: Florida

Prediction: Sooners 38 Gators 34


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