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Re: Spooky Express College Football Bowl season Bowling for Dollars selection and analysis thread
The 2014 Belk Bowl should be a great matchup, and one that?s definitely worth taking in when you get home from work (unless you have the day off!) on Tuesday, December 30th at 6:30pm EST on ESPN. It features two top-25 teams in the Georgia Bulldogs (13th) against the Louisville Cardinals (21st). Both of these teams have done some impressive things in 2014, and both are looking to end the year on a high note. Let?s get to a prediction and pick for this great pre-New Years matchup!
Georgia Turns to Chubb With Gurley Out
For the Bulldogs, they?ll be without Todd Gurley, who is out with an injury. Fortunately for this team, Nick Chubb has stupped up in a big way during his absence, and has rushed for 1,281 yards and 12 touchdowns. Quarterback Hutson Mason has had a strong senior year as well, throwing for 20 touchdowns and just four interceptions, showing a strong ability to avoid turning the ball over in most situations. The Bulldogs have gotten success from all over, as they are the 13th-best rushing team in the country with 255 yards per game, while also averaging 41.7 points per game, eighth best in the country. The Bulldogs? only losses came against bowl-eligible teams in South Carolina, Florida and Georgia Tech, although those first two didn?t have the best of years by a long shot.
Louisville Led by Parker and Rotating QB's
Louisville actually played the first seven games of the season without star wide receiver DeVante Parker, but he still leads the team in receiving with 735 yards and five touchdowns. He?s been a complete stud throughout his career, and it hasn?t mattered who?s been playing quarterback. Starter Will Gardner got injured during the season, and things turned over to Reggie Bonnafon, who had a strong stretch. Bonnafon went down in the final game against Kentucky though, and this meant that Kyle Bolin had to step in and led the way with a massive game. It?s worth noting that the Cardinals will be without former Auburn running back Michael Dyer, as he was ruled academically ineligible before this game.
PICK
The Bulldogs may be the favorites here, but you can?t overlook what the Cardinals have done this year. While they had a tough loss to Virginia, their other two losses came against the Clemson Tigers and Florida State Seminoles, showing us just how well this team has dealt with the ups and downs of the season. I think that the Cardinals keep this one close, and it goes down to the wire. I?ll take this game to stay within a touchdown, and for the game to end within a field goal one way or the other.
BELK BOWL
GEORGIA vs LOUISVILLE
Tuesday, Dec. 30, 6:30 p.m.ET
ESPN
GEORGIA vs LOUISVILLE
Tuesday, Dec. 30, 6:30 p.m.ET
ESPN
The 2014 Belk Bowl should be a great matchup, and one that?s definitely worth taking in when you get home from work (unless you have the day off!) on Tuesday, December 30th at 6:30pm EST on ESPN. It features two top-25 teams in the Georgia Bulldogs (13th) against the Louisville Cardinals (21st). Both of these teams have done some impressive things in 2014, and both are looking to end the year on a high note. Let?s get to a prediction and pick for this great pre-New Years matchup!
Georgia Turns to Chubb With Gurley Out
For the Bulldogs, they?ll be without Todd Gurley, who is out with an injury. Fortunately for this team, Nick Chubb has stupped up in a big way during his absence, and has rushed for 1,281 yards and 12 touchdowns. Quarterback Hutson Mason has had a strong senior year as well, throwing for 20 touchdowns and just four interceptions, showing a strong ability to avoid turning the ball over in most situations. The Bulldogs have gotten success from all over, as they are the 13th-best rushing team in the country with 255 yards per game, while also averaging 41.7 points per game, eighth best in the country. The Bulldogs? only losses came against bowl-eligible teams in South Carolina, Florida and Georgia Tech, although those first two didn?t have the best of years by a long shot.
Louisville Led by Parker and Rotating QB's
Louisville actually played the first seven games of the season without star wide receiver DeVante Parker, but he still leads the team in receiving with 735 yards and five touchdowns. He?s been a complete stud throughout his career, and it hasn?t mattered who?s been playing quarterback. Starter Will Gardner got injured during the season, and things turned over to Reggie Bonnafon, who had a strong stretch. Bonnafon went down in the final game against Kentucky though, and this meant that Kyle Bolin had to step in and led the way with a massive game. It?s worth noting that the Cardinals will be without former Auburn running back Michael Dyer, as he was ruled academically ineligible before this game.
PICK
The Bulldogs may be the favorites here, but you can?t overlook what the Cardinals have done this year. While they had a tough loss to Virginia, their other two losses came against the Clemson Tigers and Florida State Seminoles, showing us just how well this team has dealt with the ups and downs of the season. I think that the Cardinals keep this one close, and it goes down to the wire. I?ll take this game to stay within a touchdown, and for the game to end within a field goal one way or the other.
Louisville Cardinals
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