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January 7th, 2013 By Jack Wilshire

The BCS National Championship Game is one of the games on the college football bowl schedule this year, and today, I’m set to make my NCAA football pointspread picks for the ‘total’ in this clash. The Alabama Crimson Tide and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish are going to do battle at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL. Join me for my BCS National Championship Game tips for this 8:30 p.m. ET kickoff that can be seen on ESPN.

This is what it all comes down to this year, and when push comes to shove, I really think that this is going to be a game that features a few more points than the oddsmakers and most bettors are truthfully expecting to see. I know that both of these defenses are out of this world, and to think that either is going to ultimately allow 20 points seems to be blasphemous. That being said, there is still plenty of talent to be had on both sidelines in terms of offensive abilities. I’m not asking for a miracle. I’m just asking for a few touchdowns.

2013 BCS National Championship Game
Alabama Crimson Tide (12-1, 6-7 ATS) -10
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (12-0, 7-5 ATS) +10
Over/Under 40.5

What I continue to preach and preached throughout the year with the Crimson Tide is that they did continually find ways to score points this year. They dropped 32 on the Georgia Bulldogs in the SEC Championship Game, and they scored at least 21 against everyone in the SEC this season. There’s no reason to think that RB Eddie Lacy and RB TJ Yeldon won’t end up combining for around 175-200 rushing yards once again in this game, regardless of how good the Notre Dame front seven truthfully is. And, for all of their flaws, the Golden Domers this year did average a respectable 26.8 points per game. This isn’t an inept offense, though I do recognize the fact that this is a team that didn’t play against an SEC foe of this caliber this year either.

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So I take it for what it is. I’ve got an experienced quarterback in QB AJ McCarron who knows how to get the ball in the end zone in the biggest games that college football players will ever see, and I have a running game in that of the Crimson Tide that should be able to move the ball at least some when push comes to shove. I’m really just hoping that the Irish don’t get their doors blown off and that they keep this as a competitive game. If they do just that, there’s no reason to think that this one won’t ultimately find its way into the 40s in spite of the fact that these defenses are out of this world.

Alabama vs. Notre Dame Picks & Tips: Over 40.5

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January 7th, 2013 By Andrew Ryan
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The 2013 BCS National Championship picks are set to go here at Cappers Info, and we are ready to make our free bowl picks for all of the games on the schedule. Check out the Alabama vs. Notre Dame picks and predictions for what should be a remarkable game.

BCS Championship Game Picks: Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Date: Monday, January 7th, 8:30 ET
Location: Sun Life Stadium, Miami, FL
BCS Championship Game Betting Odds: Alabama -9
Alabama vs. Notre Dame Live TV Coverage: ESPN

After weeding through 124 teams this year, there are just two that are remaining in the battle to win the BCS National Championship Game. The Fighting Irish have been the only undefeated team in America that has been eligible over the course of the last two weeks, but they haven’t necessarily ever been considered the best team in the land. Alabama, even when it was ranked down at fourth, was always thought to be as good of a team as there is in the country, and it will have a chance to win a second straight National Championship.

However, the Fighting Irish have themselves a heck of a defense that can carry this team. All eyes are going to be on LB Manti Te’o, who has figured out how to get the job done time and time again for his team. There were just so many major stands on the goal line to beat teams like USC, Pittsburgh, and Stanford, and that’s simply remarkable. Still, the offense for Notre Dame is going to have some major problems against an Alabama defense that is ranked in the Top 6 in the land in both the rushing game and the passing game.

The truth of the matter is that Alabama is a heck of a lot more able to get the ball up the field both on the ground and through the air. QB AJ McCarron only threw three interceptions for the entire year, and he can work the ball up to WR Amari Cooper just like he did in the SEC Championship Game against the Georgia Bulldogs. And of course, there is no doubt that the team can win the National Championship without ever really throwing the ball as well. RB Eddie Lacy and RB TJ Yeldon both had over 100 yards on the ground against UGA, and both had over 1,000 yards for the season. This is just something that Notre Dame isn’t going to be able to contend with. Lay the hefty point spread here on the National Championship Game odds, as Head Coach Nick Saban is as good in games like this one as any coach in America, and he’ll coach his boys up to a seventh straight cover in a neutral site games.

Alabama vs. Notre Dame Pick: Alabama Crimson Tide -9
BCS Championship Game Score Prediction: Alabama 27 – Notre Dame 13

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January 6th, 2013 By Jack Wilshire

BovadaThe Kent State Golden Flashes and the Arkansas State Red Wolves are set to kick off the 2013 GoDaddy.com Bowl on Wednesday 1/6, and I’m set to make my GoDaddy.com Bowl pick for the affair at Ladd Peebles Stadium in Mobile, AL. Kickoff is set for 9:00 ET, and I’ve got the perfect NCAA football pick for the GoDaddy.com Bowl.

2013 GoDaddy.com Bowl
Kent State Golden Flashes (11-2, 10-2-1 ATS) +3.5
Arkansas State Red Wolves (9-3, 8-4 ATS) -3.5
Over/Under 63

On the eve of the BCS National Championship Game, I really think that there could be a tremendously disappointing game for those that are hoping to see a bunch of points scored. In fact, over 60% of the public has played the ‘over, yet the number just isn’t really moving when push comes to shove. There’s a heck of a reason. Many are paying too many attention to the fact that Kent State played eight of its 12 games beyond the ‘total’ this year and really aren’t paying enough attention to the rest of the intangibles of this game.

The Flashes are going to keep this ball on the ground for the full 60 minutes, knowing that RB Dri Archer and RB Trayion Archer will touch the ball a ton. Kent State only scored 13 points in its first three quarters against Northern Illinois in the MAC Championship Game, and though it did score at least 28 points in all but one of its games this year, it is going to be playing against an Arkansas State team that does have a somewhat respectable defense. Motivation might also be a key for the Flashes, who would have been playing in the BCS had they beaten the Huskies in Detroit. Yes, they have had a long time to get over it, and they have to be motivated to win a bowl game for the first time in school history, but if that level of disappointment comes into the game at all, there is a good chance that the offense could get shut down.

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There’s also something to be said about the fact that Head Coach Gus Malzahn has skipped town and has gone back to Auburn, where he was before coming to Jonesboro. Malzahn really recreated this offense, and though there were times this year that it really looked a brand new offense, at the end of the year, there were at least 34 points scored in seven straight games. With Malzahn gone though, who is going to direct this offense? QB Ryan Aplin is great by Sun Belt standards, but he is going against an underrated defense that really has a chance to shine.

Kent State vs. Arkansas State Picks & Tips: Under 63

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January 6th, 2013 By Andrew Ryan

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The GoDaddy.com Bowl is one of the great games of the season on the 2013 bowl schedule, and today, we are making our Kent State vs. Arkansas State picks and predictions and trying to beat the GoDaddy.com Bowl odds here at Cappers Info.

GoDaddy.com Bowl Picks: Kent State Golden Flashes vs. Arkansas State Red Wolves
Date: Sunday, January 6th, 9:00 ET
Location: Ladd Peebles Stadium, Mobile, AL
GoDaddy.com Bowl Betting Odds: Arkansas State -3.5
Kent State vs. Arkansas State Live TV Coverage: ESPN

It seems a little odd that Kent State, an 11-2 team, is an underdog against an Arkansas State team that has lost its head coach, Gus Malzahn, and isn’t necessarily as good as it was last year when it lost to the Northern Illinois Huskies in this very same bowl game. In fact, we’re absolutely not buying it, and we want the points on our side when push comes to shove with a team that we think is tremendously underrated.

The MAC really hasn’t represented itself all that well here in the second season, knowing that it was blown away in the Idaho Potato Bowl, the Beef O’Brady’s Bowl, the Military Bowl, and most importantly, the Orange Bowl, and the only games that it won were both against Sun Belt teams. That being said, remember that the Sun Belt hasn’t exactly done all that well either, most notably in those two games against the Ohio Bobcats and the Central Michigan Chippewas, who were arguably the last two teams to make it into the bowl season this year.

In the end, we’re wondering whether an Arkansas State defense that was suspect at times this year is going to be able to stop this potent rushing attack that Kent State brings to the table. RB Trayion Durham and RB Dri Archer combined for 2,600 rushing yards and 29 TDs this year, and Archer was also the leading receiver on the team with 35 catches, 539 yards, and four scores. QB Ryan Aplin has been great for the Red Wolves over the course of the last few years, and it would be fitting for him to be able to lead the team to a bowl victory. However, this has been a truly magical year for the Golden Flashes, and the only way that they can end this one is with their very first ever bowl win. Don’t be surprised if they get it at the expenses of Arky State.

Kent State vs. Arkansas State Pick: Kent State Golden Flashes +3.5
GoDaddy.com Bowl Score Prediction: Kent State 30 – Arkansas State 20

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January 4th, 2013 By Jack Wilshire

The Cotton Bowl is one of the games on the college football bowl schedule this year, and today, I’m set to make my NCAA football pointspread picks for the ‘total’ in this clash. The Texas A&M Aggies and the Oklahoma Cowboys are going to do battle at Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, TX. Join me for my Cotton Bowl tips for this 8:00 p.m. ET kickoff that can be seen on FOX.

Last night in the Fiesta Bowl, we got ourselves a heck of a lesson in what happens when teams have this much time off to prepare for games. Sometimes, you do get the games like Arizona/Nevada where there are darn near 100 points scored, and sometimes you do end up with some odd results like when Louisville beat Florida. However, as the bowl season wears on, what tends to get lost in the shuffle is that these teams that are playing this time of year that won 10-11 or even more games in the regular season is that they just couldn’t do that all without a defense. Offense is still sexy. Defense still wins games consistently. There’s a reason that the SEC continues to win National Championship after National Championship and why this year won’t be an exception whatsoever when push comes to shove.

2013 Cotton Bowl
Texas A&M Aggies (10-2, 7-5 ATS) -3.5
Oklahoma Cowboys (10-2, 6-6 ATS) +3.5
Over/Under 72.5

What I think tends to be forgotten in this one is that these two defenses were pretty darn good. Most get caught up in the 57 points that the Aggies allowed to the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and forget that when push comes to shove, the unit still ended up allowing just 389.3 yards and 22.5 points per game, numbers that were both respectable, especially by SEC West standards. The LSU Tigers and Alabama Crimson Tide both scored just 24 against this defense, and that certainly isn’t half bad when you really think about it. Oklahoma’s defense did have a few suspect games there in the middle of the Big XII campaign, but again, in the end, 378.8 yards and 24.2 points per game isn’t terrible, especially when you consider the fact that this was one of the toughest schedules in America this year.

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So I implore you to forget about the fact that QB Landry Jones might be an NFL quarterback and forget about the fact that Johnny Football won the Heisman. Oh, both of them will get their moments. It’s not like I’m saying that this will be a 14-10 game by any stretch of the imagination. It doesn’t have to be, though. Even getting both of these teams in the low-30s doesn’t ultimately get this one to the ‘total’, nor does it really come all that close, and that’s precisely what I think we’re going to ultimately see in the Cotton Bowl when push comes to shove.

Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma Picks & Tips: Under 72.5

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January 4th, 2013 By Andrew Ryan

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To beat the Cotton Bowl odds, you have to put a heck of a lot of work into the game. Our college football expert handicappers have done just that here at Cappers Info, and we think that we have the winning edge for the clash between the Texas A&M Aggies vs. Oklahoma Sooners.

Cotton Bowl Picks: Texas A&M Aggies vs. Oklahoma Sooners
Date: Friday, January 4th, 8:00 ET
Location: Cotton Bowl Stadium, Dallas, TX
Cotton Bowl Betting Odds: Texas A&M -3
Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma Live TV Coverage: FOX

It’s funny what happens when you move to the SEC. The Aggies would have never, ever been favored in this game last year in the Big XII had they met with Oklahoma, but now that these two teams are in a bowl game together and A&M has an upset over the team that almost seems destined to win the BCS National Championship, the Alabama Crimson Tide. Of course, it also helps that redshirt freshman QB Johnny Manziel now has the Heisman Trophy to his credit as well after what clearly amounts to the best year that an Aggie has ever had in the history of this program. That doesn’t change what this ultimately is though, and that’s a game between two teams that are truly awfully similar to one another.

Head Coach Bob Stoops hasn’t always been the best bowl game planner in the world, but historically, Head Coach Kevin Sumlin and his crazy offense have gotten figured out in bowl games in the past when teams have had a few weeks or more to try to look over what he is bringing to the table. Granted, we do recognize that it is tough to ignore Manziel and the fact that there is just no way to simulate what he offers to the game. QB Blake Bell is probably the best comparison that Oklahoma has in practice, but even that isn’t truly suitable, because Bell, though a great power back, can’t really throw the ball that well. That’s what really makes Manziel dangerous when push comes to shove.

We still can’t ignore the fact that Oklahoma did go 10-2 this year, and the only trips came against a Kansas State team that was one bad game away from playing for the BCS National Championship, and a Notre Dame team that is playing for all of the marbles. There is a lot of hype that has been made out of A&M this year, but this is the same team that allowed 29 points to Missouri, 28 points to Samford, 21 points to Auburn, and most notably, 57 points to Louisiana Tech. The defense just isn’t all that great for the Aggies, and we think that that is what is going to ultimately come back to bite them in the Cotton Bowl.

Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma Pick: Oklahoma Sooners +3
Cotton Bowl Score Prediction: Oklahoma 38 – Texas A&M 30

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January 3rd, 2013 By Jack Wilshire

I’ve been studying the ‘total’ for the Fiesta Bowl odds for quite some time, and I’m ready to make my Fiesta Bowl picks for the clash between the Kansas State Wildcats and the Oregon Ducks. The Oregon vs. Kansas State kickoff is set for 8:30 p.m. ET at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, AZ, and I’m going to show you which way to bet on college football to make your CFB pick on for this great game.

2013 Fiesta Bowl
Oregon Ducks (11-1, 7-5 ATS) -8
Kansas State Wildcats (11-1, 9-2-1 ATS) +8
Over/Under 73.5

The ‘total’ in the Fiesta Bowl has come down just a bit over the course of the last few weeks, and I wish that I had gotten in on this one prior to the drop. Every single year, I see the Ducks have these ‘totals’ in the 60s and the 70s, and almost every year, I seem to be disappointed. Last year in the Rose Bowl, there were 83 points, but the year before in the BCS Championship Game was 41 points, and the Rose Bowl in 2009 featured just 43 points. The difference this year is that there is a team on the other side of the field that is known for its offense with a Heisman Trophy finalist at quarterback and not teams like Auburn and Ohio State that were just as known for their defense as anything else.

Of course, I think the real key to this game is going to be the Kansas State defense. This unit really isn’t all that bad. The Cats allowed just 119.2 rushing yards and 21.1 points per game this year, and if you don’t believe just how good this team can be defensively, ask the Oklahoma Sooners (19 points), West Virginia Mountaineers (14 points), Texas Tech Red Raiders (24), TCU Horned Frogs (10), and Texas Longhorns (24). That doesn’t mean that the Ducks are going to be stuck in the 20s, but the truth of the matter is that even in the low 30s, this is still likely to be an ‘under’ game.

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I’ll also admit that I’m a bit wary over the idea that the Ducks scored at least 42 points in all but one game that they played this year. However, with a month and a half off since their last game played and all of the distraction with Head Coach Chip Kelly and the NFL teams that are interviewing him, but I really don’t think that that is helping put points on the board. I think that the defense is going to come up with a decent effort from the Ducks, knowing that this unit has been underrated for most of the year. I just don’t think that this one is going to get to such a big time number.

Oregon vs. Kansas State Picks & Tips: Under 73.5

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January 3rd, 2013 By Jack Wilshire

5Dimes SportsbookMy 2013 BBVA Compass Bowl picks between the Ole Miss Rebels and the Pittsburgh Panthers are all set and ready to go here at Cappers Info. The BBVA Compass Bowl kickoff starts at 1:00 p.m. ET at Legion Field in Birmingham, AL, and I’m going to be your expert college football handicapper that points you towards the winning bet for the Ole Miss vs. Pittsburgh game.

2013 BBVA Compass Bowl
Pittsburgh Panthers (6-6, 7-4-1 ATS) +3.5
Ole Miss Rebels (6-6, 9-3 ATS) -3.5
Over/Under 54

It’s interesting to think that all of the action has been on the ‘under’ in this game publically, as that’s generally a sign that offenses are being underrated. That makes matters especially unclear when the ‘total’ continues to rise. This is as sharp of an ‘over’ play as you’ll find in a bowl game, and I’m here to take the fullest advantage of it in a game that many think is going to be nothing but a snoozer that you’ll want to sleep through before getting ready for the NFL playoff games.

The Panthers aren’t as god awful of an offensive team as you would figure. The club did put up 400.4 yards per game and 27.4 points per game this year, and for as much as the team hates to be in Birmingham for the Compass Bowl for the third straight season, it does have to be out for some payback after scoring just six last year in this game against a significantly lesser SMU Mustangs outfit. Remember that the Panthers did score 26 on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, something that hardly anyone has been able to do this year, and there were 27 put up on both the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and the South Florida Bulls to end the campaign. It’s not a hapless team by any stretch of the imagination.

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But what really pushes this one past the number for me is the exuberance that the Rebels are going to be playing with. This isn’t your average 6-6 team this year. This is a team that went through the wars together and clearly improved against a brutally tough schedule as the campaign went on. QB Bo Wallace dropped 41 on the Mississippi State Bulldogs, 35 on the LSU Tigers, and 26 on the Vanderbilt Commodores down the stretch, and there is no reason to think that there won’t be at least 30 put up in this game, especially with as well as Wallace has played at the end of his sophomore season. It wasn’t a mistake this year that the Rebs scored 30.9 points per game, and this offense, against the tough SEC, did average 426.8 total yards per game. That’s enough for me to think that this is an ‘over’ game waiting to happen in spite of the perceived notion that the Panthers can’t score.

Pittsburgh vs. Ole Miss Picks & Tips: Over 54

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January 3rd, 2013 By Andrew Ryan

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The Oregon Ducks and the Kansas State Wildcats are going to square off on the Fiesta Bowl odds and betting lines. Join us here at Cappers Info, as we make our Fiesta Bowl picks & predictions for football for what should be a great game on Thursday.

Fiesta Bowl Picks: Oregon Ducks vs. Kansas State Wildcats
Date: Thursday, January 3rd, 8:30 ET
Location: University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, AZ
Fiesta Bowl Betting Odds: Oregon -8
Oregon vs. Kansas State Live TV: ESPN

The Ducks and Wildcats were both in the driver’s seat just a few weeks ago to play in the BCS National Championship Game. Both of them choked though, losing to the Stanford Cardinal and Baylor Bears respectively within a matter of minutes, and now, both are relegated to the Fiesta Bowl. With rumors of Head Coach Bill Snyder retiring at the end of the game and Head Coach Chip Kelly going to the NFL within the next few days or weeks, there is the real question of motivation on both of these sides. That could make this a very suspect game to try to handicap for sure. Generally speaking, the rule of thumb is that you take the points in this situation, and that’s precisely what we’re going to do.

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There’s also the matter of the quarterback situation for both of these teams. QB Marcus Mariota was fantastic this year, but he is still a freshman, and one that played really poorly at the end of the year against the best teams in the land. When you really look back at what Oregon played this year, it only faced one Top 10 foe (Stanford), and the rest of the teams in the Pac-12 more or less tapered out at the end of the campaign. Mariota has some great stats, and he might evolve into a quarterback that can lead a team to the National Championship one day, and he very well could ultimately win this game. However, we really think that we would rather have QB Collin Klein, a Heisman Trophy finalist on our side in this one. The senior did everything for his team this year, and even in that loss to Baylor, it was really the defense that cost the team in its one loss this year. Klein went into Norman and pulled off the upset, and he has taken down a number of big time foes in his career. He definitely won’t be afraid in this one.

That’s why we think that Kansas State is the right side in this game. We tend to think that the Cats are winning outright, but if they don’t, we still have a healthy touchdown and more on our side. If Kansas State can figure out how to slow down this rushing attack with RB Kenjon Barner and WR De’Anthony Thomas just a bit, the Cats are going to be in fantastic shape. Remember that Kansas State ranked 17th in the country in rush defense at 119.2 rushing yards per game. That’s more than good enough for us.

Oregon vs. Kansas State Pick: Kansas State Wildcats +8
Fiesta Bowl Score Prediction: Kansas State 31 – Oregon 21

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January 3rd, 2013 By Andrew Ryan
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The 2013 Compass Bowl picks are set to go here at Cappers Info, and we are ready to make our free bowl picks for all of the games on the schedule. Check out the Ole Miss vs. Pittsburgh picks and predictions for what should be a remarkable game.

Compass Bowl Picks: Ole Miss Rebels vs. Pittsburgh Panthers
Date: Saturday, January 5th, 1:00 ET
Location: Legion Field, Birmingham, AL
Compass Bowl Betting Odds: Ole Miss -3.5
Ole Miss vs. Pittsburgh Live TV Coverage: ESPN

Anywhere but Birmingham. That’s pretty much what the upperclassmen were saying for the Panthers a few weeks ago when they made it to bowl eligibility with a 6-6 season. This is going to be the third straight year that U-Pitt has made an appearance here at the BBVA Compass Bowl, and the truth of the matter is that it really has to be a disappointing sight. We all saw last year just how interested the Panthers really were when they were smacked around 28-6 by the SMU Mustangs in a game that was truly never even all that close, and we can’t help but wonder if the team would rather just be sitting at home for the rest of the year instead of having to get ready for this bowl game against a physical Ole Miss outfit.

Meanwhile, there is no doubt that Ole Miss has been chomping at the bit to get on the field in this game, just like SMU was last year at the BBVA Compass Bowl. The Rebs were one of the best ATS teams in the nation in 2012 at 9-3 ATS, and they were fortunate to win six games in spite of the fact that they scheduled the Texas Longhorns out of conference and had the SEC West to contend with this year. The celebration was outstanding when the team clinched a bowl bid in the Egg Bowl against the Mississippi State Bulldogs, and QB Bo Wallace was the leader of the pack. Wallace really improved all year long, and though he is just a sophomore, he threw for 2,843 yards with 19 TDs. He averaged 335.7 yards and eight scores in his final three games of the year, all of which came against big time bowl teams from the SEC.

That really makes this one simple. Forget about the fact that it’s the Big East against the SEC, something that should be a mismatch all the time (except for you, Florida Gators!). Forget about the fact that Ole Miss is the de facto home team in this game. And forget about the fact that one of these teams played a significantly harder schedule and didn’t lose to Youngstown State to start off the season. The bottom line is that the Rebs want to be here, and the Panthers don’t.

Ole Miss vs. Pittsburgh Pick: Ole Miss Rebels -3.5
Compass Bowl Score Prediction: Ole Miss 31 – Pittsburgh 10

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January 2nd, 2013 By Jack Wilshire

BovadaThe Louisville Cardinals and the Florida Gators are set to kick off the 2013 Sugar Bowl on Wednesday 1/2, and I’m set to make my Sugar Bowl pick for the affair at the Mercedes Benz Superdome in New Orleans, LA. Kickoff is set for 8:30 ET, and I’ve got the perfect NCAA football pick for the Sugar Bowl.

2013 Sugar Bowl
Louisville Cardinals (10-2, 5-7 ATS) +14
Florida Gators (11-1, 7-5 ATS) -14
Over/Under 47

All that I have to know about this year is just how bad the Florida offense truly is. Without the defense and the special teams, which provided either directly or indirectly several points per game this year, the Gators would have been a joke that averaged right around 20 points per game on the campaign, including crappy games against teams like Louisiana Lafayette and Jacksonville State down the stretch of the season. Simply put, the Florida offense is just terrible, and there aren’t many circumstances where I can see QB Jeff Driskel doing all that much damage against a defense that, for the majority of the season was pretty darn good.

There’s also a level of disrespect here for the Cardinals that I can’t overlook. Head Coach Charlie Strong knows what it takes to be the defensive coordinator of an SEC team, knowing that he did it at Florida for all those years before coming up to “The Ville.” Take away a shockingly bad 45 points that the Syracuse Orange put up against this unit, and the rest of the numbers don’t look so bad for the year. If you just count what happened in regulation of games this year, the Cards allowed less than 21 points per game, and seven of the 12 teams were held to 21 points or fewer. Again, this unit isn’t a joke, and I’m not afraid to stack it up against a sub-par SEC offense led by Driskel. The only potential problem that I see is the fact that teams have opened up some holes in the running back this year against the Cards. They have allowed 151.1 yards per game this year, ranking a modest 51st in the nation, and RB Mike Gillislee is a monster in the UF backfield that rumbled for well over 1,000 yards this year.

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Still, is QB Teddy Bridgewater going to score anything against this defense? Sure, the Florida State Seminoles were able to score some points against this team, but there wasn’t another offense that scored more than 20 against this unit all season long, and some of those points were the problem of the offense, not the defense. The truly fair numbers for this team might have made the Gators the top defense in the nation this year, and it’s only a wonder what this unit could have done with even a somewhat legitimate offense. If either side gets deep into the 20s in this game, it would prove to be a shock to me. I just don’t see it happening.

Louisville vs. Florida Picks & Tips: Under 47

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January 2nd, 2013 By Andrew Ryan

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The Sugar Bowl is one of the great games of the season on the 2013 bowl schedule, and today, we are making our Louisville vs. Florida picks and predictions and trying to beat the Sugar Bowl odds here at Cappers Info.

Sugar Bowl Picks: Louisville Cardinals vs. Florida Gators
Date: Wednesday, January 2nd, 8:30 ET
Location: Mercedes Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA
Sugar Bowl Betting Odds: Florida -14
Louisville vs. Florida Live TV Coverage: ESPN

It wasn’t all that many years ago that the Gators were being led on the field by Urban Meyer, and when that was the case, the man that was the de facto quarterback of the defense was DC Charlie Strong. Strong left when the opportunity came up to take a head coaching gig, albeit one in the Big East. Now though, Florida is back in the big time at the Sugar Bowl, and Strong is joining it, just on the other sideline with Louisville, the Big East champ. This isn’t going to be a game with a slew of points in it, but it is one that could be tremendously interesting, knowing that Strong would love nothing more than to stick it to the SEC and the team that he led in a previous life.

It’s just not a good sign for the Cardinals though, that the Gators have figured out some of their problems on offense. It took three months, but the game against the Florida State Seminoles was the best of the career for QB Jeff Driskel, and it proved that the offense is indeed there to get the job done. Driskel and this UF offense rank a woeful 103rd in the land at 338.0 yards per game this year, and a lot of that is thanks to the fact that the passing attack in a wide open offense ranked 118th at 143.4 yards per game. Driskel was a nightmare at times, and at times, the threat had to be there that he was going to get benched.

The only reason that we don’t think this one is going to end up in an upset is because we just don’t know where the Cardinals are going to be scoring from. QB Teddy Bridgewater is great, and we do think that he is going to get a little something going in this one, but Florida ranked fifth in the nation in total defense and third in scoring defense, and the argument could be made that there is a ton of NFL talent out there on the field in blue and orange. That being said, the Cardinals were not a joke this year for most of the season. They ran out of gas at the end, but the hope that we have is that Strong and the gang have gotten this group re-energized after winning the de facto Big East Championship Game on the road at Rutgers, and that will at least carry this team to a relatively close showing on Wednesday night at the Sugar Bowl.

Louisville vs. Florida Pick: Louisville Cardinals +14
Sugar Bowl Score Prediction: Florida 22 – Louisville 16

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