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FIU-Arkansas State in Camelia Bowl
- FIU travels 586 miles to Montgomery
- Arkansas State just 348
- FIU balanced with James Morgan has led the Panthers’ offense with 2,248 passing yards and 13 touchdown passes and RB Anthony Jones 802 rushing yards and 9 TDs
- FIU lost 3-of-5 to end season, while ASU won 4-of-5 to end season
- Last 5 Camelia Bowls decided by five or less
- Butch Davis 6-2 SU bowls including 2-2 FIU
- ASU 1-4 SU in bowls
- ASU could be extra motivated for coach Blake Anderson, who left the team for three weeks after death of his wife and turned down overtures from Missouri
- When high-powered team plays ball-control team, starts out slowing before warming up
UNDER 13.5 first quarter
Washington-Boise State Las Vegas Bowl
- Bowl teams with at least two fewer wins yet laying -3 or more are 37-27 for 57.8, 34-21 since 1992 (Washington)
- Boise State only loss by 3 to BYU
- Washington crushed BYU on road 45-19
- Washington should be fired up for Chris Peterson’s final game
- But Washington been to majors bowls previous three seasons
- Boise could have chip on their shoulder passed over by Memphis as top non-Power 5 team
- Boise beat six bowl-bound teams
- Yes Washington terrible on third down, but time off benefits them
The pick: Washington -3.5
College Basketball
SMU at Georgia (-4.5, 148)
- KenPom has it 5 and 145
- UGA frosh Anthony Edwards 19.8 points per game, 5.2 boards, 2.2 steals
- SMU Isiah Mike 48.6 percent of the 37 3-pointers he’s attempted and has made 9 of 18 over the last five games. He’s also converted 90.3 percent of his foul shots this season
- Georgia has won its last five home games, scoring an average of 92.6 points while giving up 72.2.
The pick: Georgia -4.5
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