The first day of the new year serves up some fantastic football matchups. New Year’s Eve, in this writer’s opinion, is when the bowl season truly kicks into high gear. [sc:CottonBowl250 ]The Cotton Bowl and Orange Bowl are through and we’re left with nine excellent tilts over the first two days of 2016.
Your bowl previews for the day are ready. We’ve got the: Outback Bowl, Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl, Battlefrog Fiesta Bowl, the Rose Bowl and of course the Sugar Bowl. Take a look at those links for the full preview, but read on for the expert’s picks!
[sc:NCAAFArticles ]Bowl Season Expert Predictions for January 1
ESPN
| Game | Mark Schlabach |
|---|---|
| Outback Bowl
Citrus Bowl
|
Tennessee, 23-17
Michigan 24-20 |
[sc:NCAA240banner ] ESPN’s Mark Schlabach likes Tennessee over Northwestern, but not by too much. Tennessee is currently -8 point favorites in this one. He likes them for the win, but not Against The Spread. As for the Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl, he’s siding with Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan Wolverines. The Blue and Yellow are currently -4.5 favorites, so again he likes them for the win but not the spread.
Athlon Sports
| Game | Steven Lassan |
|---|---|
| Fiesta Bowl
Rose Bowl |
Ohio State – Win
Stanford – Win |
Meanwhile at Athlon Sports, Steven Lassan likes the Buckeyes and Cardinal to walk away with wins on New Year’s Day. Ohio State is currently favored by -6.5. He’s calling for an outright win, but when it comes down to it, the Buckeyes are the better team and can cover that spread and then some. As for Stanford, their tilt with Iowa is a little more evenly matched. With one less win, Stanford is still ranked ahead of Iowa. Lassan likes the Cardinal, but this one is a toss up.
Bleacher Report
| Game | Ryan McCrystal |
|---|---|
| Sugar Bowl | Oklahoma State – ATS |
Ryan McCrystal of Bleacher Report like the Oklahoma State Cowboys over the Ole Miss Rebels ATS. OK-State is currently a +7.5 underdog, so this one isn’t too surprising. The Cowboys come into this game riding a two-game losing streak. Prior to that though, the team was scorching the competition and even had aspirations of a playoff-bowl game. After rough losses to Baylor and Oklahoma though, it’s not a shocker the team comes in sporting a big spread.
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