Little Caesars Bowl: Western Michigan vs. Purdue
Little Caesars is still a thing? Really? And they make enough money to sponsor a bowl game? REALLY? Ok… I’m gonna be honest. This is about where watching the bowl games becomes a struggle. At first it’s all, “Bowl season! Woo! I love picking MAC teams and only having to watch one game at a time and not getting random texts about some game I’m not watching!” But 10 days in I have to pick the less terrible of Western Michigan vs. Purdue? Why is this happening? Oh hell. It’s in Michigan. Purdue has already lost to Rice. Let’s go out on a limb, pick the…Broncos(?) and move on. We have better things to do. Like…anything. Pick: Western Michigan. Confidence: 3.
Belk Bowl: Louisville vs. NC State
The Cardinals will start a true freshman quarterback against an NC State defense that features the nation’s interception leader and will get several players back from injury. The Wolfpack won their last two games of the season, including a victory over ACC champ Clemson. Their lone non-conference loss was to Cincinnati, while Louisville has losses to both Marshall and Florida International. No knock on Conference USA or the Sun Belt, but that’s not what I look for in a Belk (formerly Meineke Car Care) Bowl champ. Pick: NC State. Confidence: 24.
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