Gator Bowl and Orange Bowl Previews
by: IndianCowboy
Going for 4th straight winning week in Football. 8-1 NFL Run (4-0 Run) and NFL GOY Winner. Winning 6 of 9 NBA Days.
Virginia Tech vs. Cincinnati
Money is coming in slowly on Brian Kelly's squad here. The Orange Bowl is expected to be a defensive contest as the total is no higher than 41.5 in most places. I actually would have made a play on Cinci except for the fact that I noticed that Pike was questionable for this game so I laid off. In fact, he was listed as highly doubtful a couple of days and now that has changed to doubtful. But, I just cannot imagine him missing this game considering how important it is. You notice that this team the team ranked higher is actually giving the points? We have seen many, many times that the team not in the top 25 laying points and then go on to win the game. In this case, it is the 12th ranked team indeed that is laying the points despite the public slightly favoring Va Tech. Va Tech comes off the ACC Championship here and will play the Big East Champion in Cincy. Cincy has played very well this year with just 2 losses and one of them was a hiccup at Uconn. Pike has thrown for 18 touchdowsn and 7 picks while Va Tech's quarterbacks have overall terrible stats. But, it is this team's opportunistic defense that gets it done each and every time. Don't count Cincy out with their top 30 defense, 12th in rushing and 26th in overall points scored as both teams have great defenses but it is Cincy that has the clear edge on offense as they are top 50 overall while Va Tech is not even top 100 overall on offense. Having said that, a lot of this determines on if Pike will play - if he does, lean certainly goes on Brian Kelly's Bearcat squad.
Clemson vs. Nebraska
Nebraska is 8-4 and they play Clemson here. The ACC has had a good run if you think about it with FSU doing well and Maryland doing well as well. In short, the ACC in general is doing very well in "an up year". The biggest difference could be the quarterbacks as Cullen Harper has thrown for 11 touchdowns and 12 picks while Nebraska's Joe Ganz has thrown for 22 touchdowns and 10 picks. This game is in Jacksonville but do expect Clemson to have en edge in the crowd there but Husker fans are just thrilled just to see their team back in a Bowl Game. After all, this team has a proud history when Tom Osborne was at the helm of this National Title Squad. Clemson came on strong to close out the year covering the last 3 contests in the ACC as they won 3 straight. A key stat that could make the difference as well is the fact that Clemson's defense is ranked top 20 in the nation and top 10 in points allowed while Nebraska's defense is ranked 64th and 85th overall. I just think outside of the top 3, the Big 12 is being a bit overvalued a bit and the ACC is having a relatively good bowl season.
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