
What a great time, he first weekend of bowl season. Plenty of football ahead of you and your bowl confidence pool selections are still perfect. And, of course, time to make your first investments of the Holiday season.
Here’s where I’m putting my hardly earned quatloos this weekend.
Ohio vs Georgia Southern Under 49.0 – While opt outs make it extremely difficult to handicap your pool selections, it can open up some investing opportunities. This game is a perfect example. Ohio struggled on offense all season and now will be without their best offensive players. QB Kurtis Rourke, WR Miles Cross, and RBs Sieh Bangura and O’Shaan Allison are all hitting the transfer portal.
The defense is what got the Bobcats to bowl season and will be playing all but one starter.
Georgia Southern would have struggled to put up points on Ohio’s top notch defense made even more difficult if it is missing leading RB Jalen White who is rumored to sit this one out.
I’ll take the under with both offenses expected to go nowhere.
Here’s where I’m putting my hardly earned quatloos this weekend.
Ohio vs Georgia Southern Under 49.0 – While opt outs make it extremely difficult to handicap your pool selections, it can open up some investing opportunities. This game is a perfect example. Ohio struggled on offense all season and now will be without their best offensive players. QB Kurtis Rourke, WR Miles Cross, and RBs Sieh Bangura and O’Shaan Allison are all hitting the transfer portal.
The defense is what got the Bobcats to bowl season and will be playing all but one starter.
Georgia Southern would have struggled to put up points on Ohio’s top notch defense made even more difficult if it is missing leading RB Jalen White who is rumored to sit this one out.
I’ll take the under with both offenses expected to go nowhere.

Jacksonville State v UL Lafayette Under 58.0 – Jax State made it to a bowl in the first season in the FBS. They like to grind it away on the ground and play great defense.
The Ragin Cajuns have played in the New Orleans Bowl in six of the last twelve years. Under Dick Rod, they play an up tempo run game and are playing a little defense themselves.
But the haven’t faced a defense like the Cocks and will have trouble staying on the field.
ULL allows 29 PPG while JSU only allows 21 for a total of 51, versus the O/U of 58. I’ll take the under with a TD cushion.
UCLA vs Boise State Under 47.5 – Both teams are missing their starting QBs. Actually, Boise State is down to its third string QB. Neither true frosh Colt Fulton nor walk on has played a snap this year which means that you can expect the Broncos to pound the rock even more than normal
UCLA QB Dante Moore exited via the portal and is replaced by Ethan Gabers. Gabers has struggled and the Bruins will also rely on the rushing game.
The clock will be running fast in this one. Keep in too that UCLA is 10-1 to the under.
The Ragin Cajuns have played in the New Orleans Bowl in six of the last twelve years. Under Dick Rod, they play an up tempo run game and are playing a little defense themselves.
But the haven’t faced a defense like the Cocks and will have trouble staying on the field.
ULL allows 29 PPG while JSU only allows 21 for a total of 51, versus the O/U of 58. I’ll take the under with a TD cushion.
UCLA vs Boise State Under 47.5 – Both teams are missing their starting QBs. Actually, Boise State is down to its third string QB. Neither true frosh Colt Fulton nor walk on has played a snap this year which means that you can expect the Broncos to pound the rock even more than normal
UCLA QB Dante Moore exited via the portal and is replaced by Ethan Gabers. Gabers has struggled and the Bruins will also rely on the rushing game.
The clock will be running fast in this one. Keep in too that UCLA is 10-1 to the under.