NC State +3 vs West VA 2 stars
NC State Coach Tom Obrien is historically a great bowl coach going 6-2 Straight up and 4-1 against the spread as a bowl underdog. West Va has a statistically stingy defense which ranks 2nd in FBS in scoring defense at 12.8 pts per game.....BUT if you look deeper into their oppon
ents you see they played very average (or below average) offenses :
Marshall - 99th Maryland- 82nd
LSU - 89th
UNLV - 115th
South Florida - 100th
Syracuse - 103rd
UConn - 93rd
Cincinnati - 32nd
UConn - 93rd
Cincinnati - 32nd
Louisville - 68th
Pittsburgh - 69th
Rutgers - 111th
Pittsburgh - 69th
Rutgers - 111th
Something will give here and Hedgie sides with the dynamic QB Russell Wilson and NC State
INSIGHT BOWL 10:00pm Tempe , AZ
MIssouri -2.5 vs Iowa 3 stars
Iowa limps into this game without it's top WR and 2 starting RB's. Too much to overcome vs a MIzzou defense which ranks 6th in nation in scoring defense (15.2 pts allowed)