Friday, December 7, 2018

2018 CFB Bowl Predictions.


                                         Mill Works USA

                                         2018 CFB Bowls

Dec 8

Pick:  3Army -7



                                             Schedule and Lines

Note: Highlighted teams are the selection to cover the spread.

Dec. 15

Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl
North Carolina A&T vs. Alcorn State
Noon ET, ABC
Mercedes-Benz Stadium |
Atlanta
Pick: 1* Alcorn State.

New Mexico Bowl
North Texas vs. Utah State (-11)
2 p.m. ET, ESPN
Branch Field at Dreamstyle Stadium
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Pick: 4* Utah State, all day long.

Auto Nation Cure Bowl
Tulane (-3.5) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette
2:30 p.m. ET, CBSSN
Camping World Stadium
Orlando, Florida
Pick: 2* The Greenwave crashes on the Rajun Cajuns.

Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl
Fresno State (-3.5) vs. Arizona State
3:30 p.m. ET, ABC
Sam Boyd Stadium
Las Vegas
Pick: 3* Fresno State, the Bull Dogs get an easy one here...

Raycom Media Camellia Bowl
Georgia Southern vs. Eastern Michigan (-3.5)
5:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
Cramton Bowl
Montgomery, Alabama
Pick: 2* GSA all the way, usually take the MAC, daddy.

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Middle Tennessee vs. Appalachian State (-9)
9 p.m. ET, ESPN
Mercedes-Benz Superdome
New Orleans, Lousiana.
Pick: 3* App State, shows why they are a special team.

Dec. 18

Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl
UAB vs. Northern Illinois (-1)
7 p.m. ET, ESPN
Howard Schnellenberger Field at FAU Stadium
Boca Raton, Florida
Pick: 3* UAB, in a close contest.

Dec. 19

DXL Frisco Bowl
San Diego State vs. Ohio (-3)
8 p.m. ET, ESPN
Toyota Stadium
Frisco, Texas
Pick: 5* The Bobcats coach Solich a hidden gem at bowl time.

Dec. 20

Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl
Marshall vs. South Florida (-2)
8 p.m. ET, ESPN
Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, Florida
Pick: *5 We are all Marshall on this day!

Dec. 21

Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl
FIU vs. Toledo (-4.5)
12:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium
Nassau, Bahamas
Pick: *1 FIU fires on all Rockets...
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Western Michigan vs. BYU (-14)
4 p.m. ET, ESPN
Lyle Smith Field at Albertsons Stadium
Boise, Idaho
Pick: 1* Hate to leave any points on the table, but, BYU on a mission (ha ha) for a winning season.

Dec. 22

Jared Birmingham Bowl
Memphis (-4.5) vs. Wake Forest
Noon ET, ESPN
Legion Field
Birmingham, Alabama
Pick: 4* WF in a mild upset, as the future is now for the Demon Deacons.

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
Houston (-3) vs. Army
3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
Amon G. Carter Stadium
Fort Worth, Texas
Pick: 4* Home cooking always better near the Holidays.

Dollar General Bowl
Buffalo (-4) vs. Troy
7 p.m. ET, ESPN
Ladd-Peebles Stadium
Mobile, Alabama
Pick: 4* Repeat the same comment from the Armed Services game, for the men of Troy State.

SoFi Hawai'i Bowl
Louisiana Tech vs. Hawaii (-2.5)
10:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
Aloha Stadium
Honolulu
Pick: 3* Ditto for the prior two game predictions about home cooking for the Rainbows.

Dec. 26

SERVPRO First Responder Bowl 
Boston College vs. Boise State (-2.5)
1:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
Cotton Bowl |
Dallas
Pick: 5* The Broncos a good solid team with balance. BC? Lost 3 of last 4, and a one back squad.

Quick Lane Bowl
Minnesota vs. Georgia Tech (-3.5)
5:15 p.m. ET, ESPN
Ford Field
Detroit
Pick: 3* The Yellow Jackets win one for outgoing coach Johnson.

Cheez-It Bowl
California vs. TCU (PK)
9 p.m. ET, ESPN
Chase Field
Phoenix
Pick: 4* How appropriate is it to name this game after a snack. The Bear's feast all day on Horned Frogs.

Dec. 27

Walk-On's Independence Bowl
Temple (-5) vs. Duke
1:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
Independence Stadium |
Shreveport, Louisiana
Pick: 2* I'll take the southern school any day of the year in this classic southern city.

New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Miami (FL) (-2.5) vs. Wisconsin
5:15 p.m. ET, ESPN
Yankee Stadium
New York
Pick: 5* The Hurricanes better bring some 'global warming' with them up north or the already insulated Badgers dominate the field all day.

Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl
Baylor vs. Vanderbilt (-2.5)
9 p.m. ET, ESPN
NRG Stadium
Houston
Pick: 2* The SEC second tier teams rule this year...The Commodores sail away into the horizon.

Dec. 28

Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
Purdue vs. Auburn (-3.5)
1:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
Nissan Stadium
Nashville, Tennessee
Pick: 1* In an upset the Boilermakers scald the Tigers as the team from Indiana made great strides this season.

Camping World Bowl
West Virginia (-7) vs. Syracuse
5:15 p.m. ET, ESPN
Camping World Stadium
Orlando, Florida
Pick: 4* Just not a Big 12 believer this season, until they learn to play defense as a conference.

Valero Alamo Bowl
Iowa State vs. Washington State (-1.5)
9 p.m. ET, ESPN
Alamodome
San Antonio, Texas
Pick: 5* The Mike Leach coached Cougars cap off a great 11 win season.

Dec. 29

Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
No. 10 Florida vs. No. 7 Michigan (-7.5)
Noon ET, ESPN
Mercedes-Benz Stadium |
Atlanta
Pick: 3* The Wolverines destroy the 'Finger-licking good, taste like chicken' Gators.

Belk Bowl
South Carolina (-3.5) vs. Virginia
Noon ET, ABC
Bank of America Stadium
Charlotte, North Carolina
Pick: 1* UVA all the way, as QB play matters most in these types of close games.

NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl 
Arkansas State vs. Nevada (PK)
1:15 p.m. ET, CBSSN
Arizona Stadium
Tucson, Arizona
Pick: 1* Do I really have to pick a winner of this game? The reason why some bowl games need to not be played.

Playoff Semi-Final
Cotton Bowl
Notre Dame vs. Clemson (-11)
Cowboy Stadium
Dallas, Texas
Pick: 5* The luck of the Irish runs out, as they cover the spread, but lose the game by 4 points 28-24.

Playoff Semi-Final
Orange Bowl
Oklahoma vs. Alabama (-14)
Miami lorida
Pick: 5* No luck needed here for the Tide as their QB Tua shows the nation why he is a top player, 35-17.

Dec. 31

Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman
Cincinnati (-7.5) vs. Virginia Tech
Noon ET, ESPN
Jack Stephens Field at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Annapolis, Maryland
Pick: 5* Take the points and out right win for the Hokies.

Hyundai Sun Bowl
Stanford (-8.5) vs. Pittsburgh
2 p.m. ET, CBS
Sun Bowl Stadium |
El Paso, Texas
Pick: 5* How has average at best Pitt win a division this season? The Cardinals roll over the Panthers.

Redbox Bowl
Michigan State vs. Oregon (-1.5)
3 p.m. ET, Fox
Levi's Stadium |
Santa Clara, Calif.
Pick: 4* The quack attack bests the Sparties.

AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Missouri (-4.5) vs. Oklahoma State
3:45 p.m. ET, ESPN
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, Tennessee
Pick: 3* Logic can be tossed out the window as the Cowboys have under perform all year. But, will  defy reason with a victory over a better squad.

San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl
Northwestern vs. Utah (-8.5)
7 p.m. ET, FS1
SDCCU Stadium
San Diego, Calif.
Pick: 1* Take the points as the Wildcats keep it close for Coach Fitz.

TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
NC State vs. Texas A&M (-3)
7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
TIAA Bank Field |
Jacksonville, Florida
Pick: 2 * The Aggies show class with the win.

Jan. 1

Outback Bowl
Mississippi State (-4) vs. Iowa
Noon ET, ESPN2
Raymond James Stadium |
Tampa, Florida
Pick: 4* The old adage might apply for this game,'Defense wins games.' However, I'll take the old saying,'Speed kills' as the Hawkeyes DOA in this contest.

VRBO Citrus Bowl
Kentucky vs. Penn State (-7)
1 p.m. ET, ABC
Camping World Stadium |
Orlando, Florida
Pick: 5* The Nittany Lions roar and scare away the Wildcats in a big way.

PlayStation Fiesta Bowl
No. 11 LSU (-10) vs. No. 8 UCF
1 p.m. ET, ESPN
State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
Glendale, Arizona
Pick: 2* I really do want to believe in miracles, but, here is where after the clock strikes midnight, Cinderella stays as the pumpkin without #1 QB, LSU 24-10.

Rose Bowl Game Presented by Northwestern Mutual
No. 9 Washington vs. No. 6 Ohio State (-4)
5 p.m. ET, ESPN
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California
Pick: 5* The “Urban Legend” retires from CFB at the age of only 53? Yes, but, the Browns or Packers are possibly next for the talented coach.

Allstate Sugar Bowl
No. 15 Texas vs. No. 5 Georgia (-12.5)
8:45 p.m. ET, ESPN
Mercedes-Benz Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana
Pick: 5* The SEC runner up takes out their frustrations over their playoff snub, as they dismantle another Big 12 team. The Bull Dogs tie up the Long Horns 42-21.

Jan. 7

National Championship Game
Clemson vs.Alabama (-10)
Santa Clara CA.
Pick: 5* For all the marbles, the tea in China, the whole enchilada, the slobber-knocker of all time. The Tide rolls again over the Tigers, 35-24.


Record ATS

Week 5 4 3 2 1 Overall

1 x 0-1 x 1-0 x 1-1-0
2 3-2-0 3-2-0 3-3-0 4-3-0 5-8-0 18-18-0
3 2-1-0 3-2-0 5-3-0 7-2-0 6-8-0 23-16-0
4 0-2-0 4-1-0 2-2-0 3-8-0 9-7-0 18-20-0
5 4-3-0 3-2-0 5-2-1 8-1-0 4-5-0 24-13-1
6 2-1-0 2-0-0 2-2-0 1-5-0 6-5-0 13-13-0
7 3-0-0 1-4-1 4-7-0 4-2-1 6-1-1 17-14-3
8 2-3-0 4-3-0 5-4-0 3-6-0 6-2-0 20-18-0
9 4-2-0 2-4-0 5-3-0 6-4-0 3-5-0 20-18-0
10. 4-1-0 2-3-0 2-5-0 2-6-0 3-6-0 13-21-0
11 2-3-0 5-1-0 6-1-0 5-5-0 6-8-0 24-18-0
12 5-3-0 1-6-1 3-3-0 4-3-0 7-2-0 20-17-1
13.1-1-0 4-1-0 5-4-0 3-4-0 4-4-0 17-14-0
14 2-2-2 4-2-0 2-5-0 3-5-0 5-5-0 16-19-2
15 3-0-0 0-1-0 2-1-0 2-0-0 1-3-0 8-5-0
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Record O/U

Week 5 4 3 2 1 Overall

1 x x x x x 0-0-0
2 x x x x 3-1-0 3-1-0
3 x x x x x 0-0-0
4 x x x x x 0-0-0
5 x x x x x 0-0-0
6 x x 1-2-0 1-2-0 x 2-4-0
7 x x x x x 0-0-0
8 x x x x x 0-0-0
9 x x x x x 0-0-0
10 x x x x x 0-0-0
11 x x x x x 0-0-0
12 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-2-0 x x 2-2-0
13 2-0-0 0-2-0 0-1-0 1-0-0 0-1-0 3-4-0
14 x x 1-0-0 x x 1-0-0
15 0-2-0 0-1-0 01-0 x 0-1-0 0-5-0
16.Bowls

Overall Total for Season

Week 5 4 3 2 1 Total

1 x 1-0-0 x 1-0-0 x 1-1-0
2 3-2-0 3-2-0 3-3-0 4-3-0 8-9-0 21-19-0
3 2-1-0 3-2-0 5-3-0 7-2-0 6-8-0 23-16-0
4 0-2-0 4-1-0 2-2-0 3-8-0 9-7-0 18-20-0
5 4-3-0 3-2-0 5-2-1 8-1-0 4-5-0 24-13-1
6 2-1-0 2-0-0 3-4-0 2-7-0 6-5-0 15-17-0
7 3-0-0 1-4-1 4-7-0 4-2-1 6-1-1 17-14-3
8 2-3-0 4-3-0 5-4-0 3-6-0 6-2-0 20-18-0
9 4-2-0 2-4-0 5 -3-0 6-4-0 3-5-0 20-18-0
10 4-1-0 2-3-0 2-5-0 2-6-0 3-6-0 13-21-0
11.2-3-0 5-1-0 6-1-0 5-5-0 6-8-0 24-18-0
12.6-3-0 2-6-1 3-5-0 4-3-0 7-2-0 22-19-1
13.3-1-0 4-3-0 5-5-0 4-4-0 4-5-0 20-18-0
14.2-2-2 4-2-0 3-5-0 3-5-0 5-5-0 17-19-2
15.3-2-0 0-2-0 2-2-0 2-0-0 1-4-0 8-10-0
16.Bowls
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41-27-2 39-38-2 58-59-1 61-56-1 68-67-1 263-241-7 

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