Not a good 3 days of bowl games as I went a miserable 2-4 ATS with my record now standing at 7-7. Well there are 6 bowl games on Monday and I will do better as I see a few I like and a total too. So below are my best bets for Monday January 2nd.

 

 

2011-12 College BOWL Games up-to-date stats 

Best Bets 7-7 ATS

 

My first best bet is on SOUTH CAROLINA giving Nebraska 2 points in the CAPITAL ONE BOWL. I like South Carolina in this game for a few reasons. After losing Lattimore their star running back the heart and soul of their offense they won 4 out of their 5 games without him only losing to Arkansas on the road. Their defense is solid as they only give up an average of 18 points a game and finally Steve Spurrier is doing an unbelieveable coaching job this year. I also like the fact this line is under a field goal. Lay the 2 points South Carolina will finish their season on a very high note.

 

My next best bet is in the FIESTA BOWL between Stanford  and Oklahoma State and I like the OVER 73½. This is an outrageously high total but these 2 teams can light it up and I see both these teams scoring at least 5 touchdowns apiece, making the over very doable. Both teams average in the 40’s so this will be a shootout with the last team scoring winning the game, bet the over it will happen.

 

My next best bet is in the OUTBACK BOWL with GEORGIA giving Michigan State 3 points. Both teams are coming into this game off tough losses with MSU losing to Wisconsin and Georgia losing to LSU. I am basing this pick almost exclusively on the fact that Georgia plays in the very tough SEC and Michigan State plays in the Big 10 and the SEC has a terrific track record in bowls against the Big10. Lay the 3 points Georgia will take control of this game sometime in the second half.

 

 

My last best bet is on HOUSTON giving 7 points to Penn State in the TICKETCITY BOWL. This is another gut pick, as Houston has to be disappointed about losing to Southern Miss in the last game of the season ruining their undefeated season, but Penn State well what can I say, they have a horrible offense and if Houston gets ahead by a couple of touchdowns it’s lights out for them. I can’t imagine with the problems at Penn State that these players are going to be focused on this game as I’m sure all they want is for this season to be over and without the master Joe Pa at the helm this game is will get out of hand quickly for the Nittany Lions and once it does turn out the lights. Lay the 7 points I’m sure Houston will get more than enough points to cover the spread.

 

I will be back on Monday night with my bowl picks for the rest of the week.

 

 

As always, remember to bet with your head and not over it.       :)

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