Little Caesar's Bowl:
Pittsburgh (6 - 6) 20 vs. Bowling Green (10 -3) 27:
Pittsburgh has been pretty inconsistent this season, while Bowling Green won
their last five games, including an upset over previously unbeaten Northern
Illinois in the MAC championship game. It's an example of how little respect
the MAC gets that their champion ends up in this bowl game, where they should be
able to defeat the Panthers. However, if Pitt comes up big defensively, they
could surprise the Falcons, who gave up just 17 points in their final four
regular season games.
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl:
Utah State (8 - 5) 30 vs. Northern Illinois (12 - 1) 29:
The other participant in the MAC championship, Northern Illinois, will be
looking to make amends for last year's bowl blowout loss to Florida State. Utah
State is a worthy opponent, winners of five straight before losing a close one
to Fresno State in the Mountain West championship game. This is a tough pick, because
Utah State's other four losses came against Utah, USC, BYU and Boise State. The
Huskies schedule doesn't compare with that lineup. I'm going to go with an
upset here, considering what a good Bowling Green defense was able to do to
slow down Northern Illinois' Jordan Lynch.
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