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Miami Beach Bowl

Bowl History: The Miami Beach Bowl is a National Collegiate Athletic Association  (NCAA) sanctioned Division I College Football bowl game first played on December 22, 2014 in Miami Florida at Marlins Park. BYU played in the inaugural Miami Beach Bowl against the American Athletic Conference co-champion Memphis Tigers. The Miami Beach Bowl marked the Cougars first appearance in a Florida bowl in nearly 30 years, since the 1985 Citrus Bowl in Orlando, while the Tigers returned to Florida for its first bowl game since the 2008 St. Petersburg Bowl.

Teams: Central Michigan vs Tulsa

Bowl Location: Marlins Park, Miami Florida

Day, Date & Time: Monday, December 19, 2016; 1:30 CST

Network: ESPN

Best Win(s): Tulsa beat Memphis (8-4), 59-30; CMU beat Oklahoma State (9-3), 30-27

Worst Losses: Tulsa lost to Ohio State, 48-3, CMU lost to Kent (3-9), 27-24

Common Opponents: None

Vegas Hotsheets Favorite: Tulsa -12.5

Offensive Team Data: Central Michigan ; Total Yards, 395 YPG; Passing Yards, 276 YPG; Rushing Yards, 119 YPG; Scoring Average, 28 PPG, Turnovers, 1.75 TPG; Percent of 3rd Down Conversions, 42%; Percentage of all scores in Red Zone, 73% & Percentage of TD’s in Red Zone, 62%

Offensive Team Data: Tulsa ; Total Yards, 522 YPG; Passing Yards, 265 YPG; Rushing Yards, 257 YPG; Scoring Average 41 PPG, Turnovers, 1.92 TPG; Percent of 3rd Down Conversions, 45.1%; Percentage of all scores in Red Zone, 90% & Percentage of TD’s in Red Zone, 60%

Defensive Team Data: Central Michigan ; Total Yards, 376 YPG; Passing Yards, 215 YPG; Rushing Yards, 161 YPG; Scoring Average, 28 PPG, Turnovers, 1.5 TPG; Percent of 3rd Down Conversions, 39.7%; Percentage of all scores in Red Zone, 77% & Percentage of TD’s in Red Zone, 62%

Defensive Team Data: Tulsa ; Total Yards, 432 YPG; Passing Yards, 248 YPG; Rushing Yards, 184 YPG; Scoring Average, 32 PPG, Turnovers, 1.25 TPG; Percent of 3rd Down Conversions, 37%; Percentage of all scores in Red Zone, 87% & Percentage of TD’s in Red Zone, 53%

Sully’s CFP Game Simulator is a statistical analysis / predictor of how these teams will preform, based solely on their numbers, when they face off on the gridiron! Keep in mind, these stats were established against different teams and conferences and these differences must be taken into account to get a complete picture when attempting to predetermine a winner. If you are interested in how the Simulator works … read this part … if not … skip it! The process used is … we take Arizona’s total yards on offense, add it to what Nevada gives up on defense, … get a total and then divide that number by 2 … to get the mean. We then invert the process by taking Nevada’s total offense, add it to what Arizona gives up on defense, get a total and divide that number by 2 to get the second mean… the greater number (with the exception of Turnovers) is then determined to have the advantage ( please note …. statistical advantage). We repeat this process in each of the eight statistical categories assessed! That said… here are the results of the Head to Head Analysis:

Total Yards Advantage: Tulsa 449 to 413.5 ….

Passing Yards Advantage: Central Michigan 262 to 240, ….

Rushing Yards Advantage: Tulsa 209 to 151.5, ….

Scoring Advantage: Tulsa 34.5 to 30, ….

Turnovers Advantage: Central Michigan 1.5 to 1.71, …

3rd Down Conversions Advantage: Tulsa 42.4 to 39.5, …

Red Zone All Scores Advantage: Tulsa 83.5 to 80, …

Red Zone TD’s Only Advantage: Tulsa 61 to 57.5, …

Game Simulator Says:  Tulsa over Central Michigan 6 to 2 in the 8 categories assessed!

Individuals to Watch: Tulsa QB Dane Evens, 27 TD’s 12 INT’s, 3044 Passing Yards; CMU, QB Cooper Rush, 23 to 13 TD/INT, 3299 Passing Yards

Sully Says: AAC is a better Conference than the MAC, Central will mot be able to deal with Tulsa overall speed, The Golden Hurricanes win this one going away, take Tulsa / give  Chippewas the 12.5

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R & L Carriers, New Orleans Bowl

Bowl History: This bowl was established in 2001 with Wyndham Hotels & Resorts sponsoring the game from 2002 through 2004, during that time the bowl was officially known as the Wyndham New Orleans Bowl. In 2005, due to damage by Hurricane Katrina, the Superdome was unavailable and the game site was moved to Cajun Field on the University of Louisiana Lafayette’s Campus. In 2006, R&L Carriers took over sponsorship and have presented the Bowl to/through the present!.  The inaugural game was played on December 18, 2001, Colorado State beat North Texas, 45-20. The defending champ from the 2012 rendition is UL Lafayette, who beat East Carolina, 43-34, in front of the largest crowd to attend any of Wyndham or R&L New Orleans Bowls, ….. 48, 828! The Mercedes-Benz Superdome capacity is 73,208.  Conference Tie-ins, Sun Belt & C-USA (Mountain West back-up)  and payout per team is $500.000.00!

Teams: Southern Miss 6-6 (C-USA) vs Louisiana Lafayette 6-6 (SBC)

Bowl Location: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, in New Orleans, Louisiana is the home site of the game . R&L Carriers, the sponsor of the bowl, is a global transportation service company.

Day, Date & Time: Saturday, December 17, 2016, 8:00 p.m.

Network: ESPN

Best Win(s): Southern Miss beat Kentucky, 44-35; ULL beat SBC Champion, Arkansas State, 24-19

Worst Losses: Southern Miss lost to UNC Charlotte, 38-27; Louisiana lost to Tulane (3-9) 41-39

Common Opponents: None

Vegas Hotsheets Favorite: Southern Miss -6.5

Offensive Team Data: Southern Miss ; Total Yards,  472 YPG; Passing Yards,  294 YPG;  Rushing Yards,  178 YPG; Scoring Average,  33 PPG, Turnovers,  2.33 TPG; Percent of 3rd Down Conversions, 40.2%; Percentage of all scores in Red Zone, 86% & Percentage of TD’s in Red Zone, 66%

Offensive Team Data: Louisiana Lafayette; Total Yards,  385 YPG; Passing Yards, 204 YPG;  Rushing Yards, 181 YPG; Scoring Average  24 PPG, Turnovers,  1.33 TPG; Percent of 3rd Down Conversions, 38.2%; Percentage of all scores in Red Zone, 89% & Percentage of TD’s in Red Zone, 58%

Defensive Team Data: Southern Miss; Total Yards,  330 YPG; Passing Yards,  182 YPG;  Rushing Yards,  149 YPG; Scoring Average,  30 PPG, Turnovers,  1.25 TPG; Percent of 3rd Down Conversions, 25%; Percentage of all scores in Red Zone, 81% & Percentage of TD’s in Red Zone, 68%

Defensive Team Data: Louisiana Lafayette; Total Yards,  380 YPG; Passing Yards,  252 YPG;  Rushing Yards,  129 YPG; Scoring Average,  25 PPG, Turnovers,  1.33 TPG; Percent of 3rd Down Conversions, 35.9%; Percentage of all scores in Red Zone, 87% & Percentage of TD’s in Red Zone, 49%

Sully’s CFP Game Simulator is a statistical analysis / predictor of how these teams will preform, based solely on their numbers, when they face off on the gridiron! Keep in mind, these stats were established against different teams and conferences and these differences must be taken into account to get a complete picture when attempting to predetermine a winner. If you are interested in how the Simulator works … read this part … if not … skip it! The process used is … we take Arizona’s total yards on offense, add it to what Nevada gives up on defense, …  get a total and then divide that number by 2 … to get the mean. We then invert the process by taking Nevada’s total offense, add it to what Arizona gives up on defense, get a total and divide that number by 2  to get the second mean… the greater number (with the exception of Turnovers) is then determined to have the advantage ( please note …. statistical advantage). We repeat this process in each of the eight statistical categories assessed!  That said… here are the results of the Head to Head Analysis:

Total Yards Advantage: Southern Miss 426 to 357.5, ….

Passing Yards Advantage: Southern Miss 273 to 193, ….

Rushing Yards Advantage: Louisiana Lafayette 165 to 153.5, ….

Scoring Advantage: Southern Miss 29 to 27, ….

Turnovers Advantage: Louisiana Lafayette 1.29 to 1.83, …

3rd Down Conversions Advantage: Southern Miss 38.05 to 31.6, …

Red Zone All Scores Advantage: Southern Miss 90.5 to 73, …

Red Zone TD’s Only Advantage Southern Miss 56.5 to 50.5, …

Game Simulator Says:  Mississippi State has a 6-2 categorical advantage

Individuals to Watch: Southern Miss: QB Nick Mullens 22 TD’s, 10 INT’s ULL: Punter Steve Coutts 44.4 YPP, 14th best in the country

Sully Says: Southern Miss is the better club;  The Eagles win and cover the 6.5

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AutoNation Cure Bowl

Bowl History: The Cure Bowl, officially the AutoNation Cure Bowl for sponsorship purposes, is an annual American college football game played in December of each year starting in 2015. The Cure Bowl is so named to promote awareness and research of breast cancer, with proceeds going to the Breast cancer research Foundation. The AutoNation Cure Bowl, which features a match-up of teams from the AAC and the SBC, is played at Camping World Stadium in downtown Orlando, Florida . It is the third annual college bowl game at the Citrus Bowl, joining the Russel Athletic Bowl and the Citrus Bowl. The inaugural AutoNation Cure Bowl took place on December 19, 2015, and was nationally televised on the CBS Sports network. On October 24, 2014, AutoNation signed on as the inaugural title sponsor of the game.

Teams: UCF 6-6 (AAC) vs Arkansas State 7-5 (SBC)

Bowl Location: World Camping Stadium, Orlando, Florida

Day, Date & Time: Saturday, December 17, 2016 @ 6:00 p.m. CST

Network: CBS Sports Network

Best Win(s):  UCF did not beat a team with a winning Record, Arkansas State beat Troy (9-3), 35-3

Worst Losses: Arkansas State lost to Central Arkansas (a FCS Team from the SLC) 28-23, UCF did not lose to a team that had a losing record!

Common Opponents: None

Las Vegas Hotsheet Favorite: UCF -6.5

Offensive Team Data: UCF; Total Yards,  362 YPG; Passing Yards,  210 YPG;  Rushing Yards,  152 YPG; Scoring Average,  30 PPG, Turnovers,  1.83 TPG; Percent of 3rd Down Conversions, 30.6%; Percentage of all scores in Red Zone, 90% & Percentage of TD’s in Red Zone, 67%

Offensive Team Data: Arkansas State; Total Yards, 392 YPG; Passing Yards, 245 YPG;  Rushing Yards, 146 YPG; Scoring Average  27 PPG, Turnovers,  1.33 TPG; Percent of 3rd Down Conversions, 30.6 %; Percentage of all scores in Red Zone, 76% & Percentage of TD’s in Red Zone, 52%

Defensive Team Data: Ark State; Total Yards,  375 YPG; Passing Yards,  220 YPG;  Rushing Yards,  154 YPG; Scoring Average,  22 PPG, Turnovers,  1.67 TPG; Percent of 3rd Down Conversions, 37.4%; Percentage of all scores in Red Zone, 79% & Percentage of TD’s in Red Zone, 46%

Defensive Team Data: Central Florida ; Total Yards,  381 YPG; Passing Yards,  199 YPG;  Rushing Yards,  183 YPG; Scoring Average,  24 PPG, Turnovers,  1.83 TPG; Percent of 3rd Down Conversions, 29.9%; Percentage of all scores in Red Zone, 70% & Percentage of TD’s in Red Zone, 46%

Sully’s CFP Game Simulator is a statistical analysis / predictor of how these teams will preform, based solely on their numbers, when they face off on the gridiron! Keep in mind, these stats were established against different teams and conferences and these differences must be taken into account to get a complete picture when attempting to predetermine a winner. If you are interested in how the Simulator works … read this part … if not … skip it! The process used is … we take Arizona’s total yards on offense, add it to what Nevada gives up on defense, …  get a total and then divide that number by 2 … to get the mean. We then invert the process by taking Nevada’s total offense, add it to what Arizona gives up on defense, get a total and divide that number by 2  to get the second mean… the greater number (with the exception of Turnovers) is then determined to have the advantage ( please note …. statistical advantage). We repeat this process in each of the eight statistical categories assessed!  That said… here are the results of the Head to Head Analysis:

Total Yards Advantage: Ark State 386.5 to 368.5, ….

Passing Yards Advantage: Ark State 222 to 215, ….

Rushing Yards Advantage: Ark State 164.5 to 153, ….

Scoring Advantage: Central Florida 26 to 25.5, ….

Turnovers Advantage: Ark State 1.58 to 1.75, …

3rd Down Conversions Advantage: Central Florida 34 to 30.25,

Red Zone All Scores Advantage: Central Florida 90 to 81.5, …

Red Zone TD’s Only Advantage: Central Florida 63.5 to 56, …

Game Simulator Says:  Its a 4 to 4 tie

Individuals to Watch: Arkansas State’s Chris Odom & Ja’von Rolland Jones are ranked 5th & 8th in the country in Sacks. UCF Shaquem Griffin is ranked 12th in the nation in sacking the QBs & Chris Johnson is the 26th best Punt returner in the nation

Sully Says: UCF defeats its first team with a winning record in 2016. The AAC is flat out better league than the SBC. The Knights are to athletic for the Red Wolves as they win and cover the 6.5

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Raycon Media Camellia Bowl

Bowl History: This bowl was first played on December 20, 2014, in Montgomery, Alabama, in the Cramton Bowl. The Bowl was 1st announced in August of 2013 by representatives of Raycon Media, a major player in the TV industry in the Southeastern U.S. The Bowl is to pit teams from the MAC & SBC conferences against one another! In the first game Bowling Green beat South Alabama, 33-28 and last year the SBC rep won, Appalachian State State beat Ohio, 31-29! Two great games in the first two years, one a MAC win and the other won by the Sun Belt!

Teams: Appalachian State (SBC) vs Toledo (MAC)

Bowl Location: Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, Alabama

Day, Date & Time: Saturday, December 20, 2016, @ 4:30 CST

Network: ESPN

Best Win(s): Appalachian State’s best performance was actually played in a loss to Tennessee in OT, 20-13. Toledo beat the SBC Co-champion Arkansas State, 31-10!

Worst Losses: Appalachian State loss to Miami, FL, 45-10, a game that they were non-competitive in from start to finish. Toledo’s loss to Ohio, 31-26, a game they should have won.

Common Opponents: Akron: Toledo beat Akron, 48-17 @ Akron, while App State beat Akron, also on the road, 45-38!

Las Vegas Hotsheet Favorite: Toledo -1

Offensive Team Data: Toledo ; Total Yards, 530 YPG; Passing Yards, 329 YPG; Rushing Yards, 201 YPG; Scoring Average, 39 PPG, Turnovers, 1.17 TPG; Percent of 3rd Down Conversions, 52.4%; Percentage of all scores in Red Zone, 93% & Percentage of TD’s in Red Zone, 72%

Offensive Team Data: Appalachian State; Total Yards, 430 YPG; Passing Yards, 184 YPG; Rushing Yards, 246 YPG; Scoring Average 29 PPG, Turnovers, 1.08 TPG; Percent of 3rd Down Conversions, 32.7%; Percentage of all scores in Red Zone, 88% & Percentage of TD’s in Red Zone, 58%

Defensive Team Data: Toledo ; Total Yards, 395 YPG; Passing Yards, 229 YPG; Rushing Yards, 166 YPG; Scoring Average, 25 PPG, Turnovers, .83 TPG; Percent of 3rd Down Conversions, 33.9%; Percentage of all scores in Red Zone, 86% & Percentage of TD’s in Red Zone, 56%

Defensive Team Data: Appalachian State; Total Yards, 327 YPG; Passing Yards, 201 YPG; Rushing Yards, 126 YPG; Scoring Average, 17 PPG, Turnovers, 1.75 TPG; Percent of 3rd Down Conversions, 33.1%; Percentage of all scores in Red Zone, 73% & Percentage of TD’s in Red Zone, 48%

Sully’s CFP Game Simulator is a statistical analysis / predictor of how these teams will preform, based solely on their numbers, when they face off on the gridiron! Keep in mind, these stats were established against different teams and conferences and these differences must be taken into account to get a complete picture when attempting to predetermine a winner. If you are interested in how the Simulator works … read this part … if not … skip it! The process used is … we take Appalachian State’s total yards on offense, add it to what Toledo gives up on defense, … get a total and then divide that number by 2 … to get the mean. We then invert the process by taking Toledo’s total offense, add it to what Appalachian State gives up on defense, get a total and divide that number by 2 to get the second mean… the greater number (with the exception of Turnovers) is then determined to have the advantage ( please note …. statistical advantage). We repeat this process in each of the eight statistical categories assessed! That said… here are the results of the Head to Head Analysis:

Total Yards: Advantage, Toledo 428.5 to 412.5

Passing Yards: Advantage, Toledo 265 to 206.5

Rushing Yards: Advantage, Appalachian State 206 to 165.5

Scoring: Advantage, Toledo 28 to 27

Turnovers: Advantage, Appalachian State .995 to 1.46

3rd Down Conversions: Advantage, Toledo 42.75% to 33.3%

Red Zone All Scores: Advantage, Appalachian State 87% to 83%

Red Zone TD’s Only: Advantage, Toledo 60% to 57%

Results of the Game Simulator: Toledo will outperform Appalachian State in 5 of the 8 categories assessed!

Individuals to Watch: Toledo’s QB, Logan Woodside, is 7th in the country with 3,882 passing yards. Appalachian State RB, Jalin Moore, has rushed for 1367 yards 13th best in the nation!

Sully Says: The MAC is the stronger conference. Toledo is probably the MAC’s second best team behind Western Michigan, although they did lose to Ohio, the East Division winner. Appalachian State tied for the SBC Title with Arkansas State! Appalachian State did not plat Arkansas State in the regular season. App. State did lose to Troy, 28-24, the 3rd best team in the conference, while Arkansas State hammered The Men of Troy, 35-3. Toledo wins a close game, the single point is a non-factor in the outcome as Toledo wins by a FG!

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Las Vegas Bowl Presented by Geico

Bowl History: The Bowl was first called the California Raisin Bowl (1981-1991) played in Fresno, California. Next, it was known as the Las Vegas Bowl from 1992 thru 2008, then the MAACO Las Vegas Bowl 2009 to 2012. The name changed again in 2013 to the Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl and yet again, this time to the Las Vegas Bowl presented by Geico! The current conference tie-ins are with the PAC 12 & Mountain West Conferences (when available)! The first game played in Las Vegas (1992) found Bowling Green beating Nevada, 35-34, while the 2015 game saw Utah surviving BYU, 35-28. The new sponsor, GEICO, is the second largest insurer of Automobiles in the U.S. behind only State Farm! Payout per team is $1,000,000.00!

Teams: Houston 9-3 (AAC) vs San Diego State 10-3 (MWC)

Bowl Location: The Las Vegas Bowl is played annually in Las Vegas, Nevada @ Sam Boyd Stadium (actually in Whitney, Nevada) which has a capacity to seat 40,000 fans! The game’s highest attendance came in 2006, BYU vs Oregon, 44,615 fans attended this Battle won by BYU, 38-8!

Day, Date & Time: Saturday, December 17, @ 2:30 p.m. CST

Network: ABC

Best Win(s): Houston beat Oklahoma 33-23 & Louisville 36-10; San Diego State beat California 45-40

Worst Losses: Houston lost to Memphis 48-44 / San Diego lost to Colorado State 63-31

Common Opponents: None

Las Vegas Hotsheets Favorite: Houston -3

Offensive Team Data: Houston; Total Yards 459,  YPG; Passing Yards 302,  YPG;  Rushing Yards, 157  YPG; Scoring Average 38,  PPG, Turnovers 1.75 TPG; Percent of 3rd Down Conversions 47.2,0%; Percentage of all scores in Red Zone, 85% & Percentage of TD’s in Red Zone, 68%

Offensive Team Data: San Diego State; Total Yards,  419 YPG; Passing Yards, 146 YPG;  Rushing Yards, 273 YPG; Scoring Average  35 PPG, Turnovers, 1.15 TPG; Percent of 3rd Down Conversions, 42%; Percentage of all scores in Red Zone, 87% & Percentage of TD’s in Red Zone, 62%

Defensive Team Data: Houston; Total Yards, 325  YPG; Passing Yards, 227 YPG;  Rushing Yards, 98 YPG; Scoring Average, 23 PPG, Turnovers, 1.5 TPG; Percent of 3rd Down Conversions, 35.1%; Percentage of all scores in Red Zone, 87% & Percentage of TD’s in Red Zone, 58%

Defensive Team Data: San Diego State; Total Yards, 320 YPG; Passing Yards,  208 YPG;  Rushing Yards,  112 YPG; Scoring Average,  21 PPG, Turnovers,  1.92 TPG; Percent of 3rd Down Conversions, 36.9%; Percentage of all scores in Red Zone, 84% & Percentage of TD’s in Red Zone, 68%

Sully’s CFP Game Simulator is a statistical analysis / predictor of how these teams will preform, based solely on their numbers, when they face off on the gridiron! Keep in mind, these stats were established against different teams and conferences and these differences must be taken into account to get a complete picture when attempting to predetermine a winner. If you are interested in how the Simulator works … read this part … if not … skip it! The process used is we take Houston’s total yards on offense, add it to what San Diego State gives up on defense, get a total and then divide that number by 2 to get the mean. We then invert the process by taking San Diego State’s total offense, add it to what Houston gives up on defense, get a total and divide that number by 2  to get the second mean. The greater number (with the exception of Turnovers) is then determined to have the advantage (please note: This is a statistical advantage, by the numbers only). We repeat this process in each of the eight statistical categories assessed!  That said, here are the results of the Head to Head Analysis:

Total Yards:  Advantage, Houston 389.5 to 372

Passing Yards: Advantage, Houston 255 to 186.5

Rushing Yards: Advantage, San Diego State 185.5 to 134.5

Scoring: Advantage, Houston 29.5 to 29

Turnovers: Advantage, San Diego State 1.325 to 1.835

3rd Down Conversions: Advantage, Houston  42.05% 38.55%

Red Zone All Scores: Advantage, San Diego State 87% to 84.5%

Red Zone TD’s Only: Advantage, Houston 68% to 60%

Results of Game Simulator Assessment: Houston will outperform San Diego State in 5 of the 8 areas assessed!

Individuals to Watch: Houston’s QB Greg Ward Jr, 3328 Total passing Yards, 302.5 YPG, & 22 TD’s/11 INT’s. San Diego State RB, Donnel Pumphery 2018 rushing yards, 155.5 YPG, & 16 TD’s

Sully Says: Houston has played the better schedule and has performed at a high level in those “Big Games” beating Oklahoma, 33-23, the B-12 champ and Louisville, 36-10, the second best team in the ACC. San Diego State has great team speed and this will be a competitive game; that said, Houston will win this one and cover the 3!

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Gildan New Mexico Bowl

Bowl History:  The Bowl was established in 2006, the conference tie-ins are: the PAC 12 & Mountain West. The first game was played December 23, 2006, San Jose State beat New Mexico, 20-12 and last year’s game was won by Arizona 45-37 over New Mexico. Prior to 2011, the Bowl was simply known as the the New Mexico Bowl. In 2011, Gildan (Clothing Manufacturer) became the official sponsor and thus the official name of the bowl: Gildan New Mexico Bowl! The game is one of the earliest played bowls, always scheduled before Christmas. The Payout for each team is $750,000.00!

Teams: UTSA 6-6 (C-USA) vs New Mexico 8-4 (MWC)

Bowl Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Bowl is played @ University Stadium on the campus of the University of New Mexico. Stadium Capacity 39,224; Highest Attendance 2006: 34,111; Lowest Attendance 2008: 24,735. 2015 Attendance 30,289, a 5% decrease from 2014!

Day, Date & Time: Saturday, 12/17/2016, 1:00 p.m. CST

Network: ESPN

Best Win(s): New Mexico: beat Wyoming 56-35 & Air Force 45-40; UTSA: beat Middle Tennessee, 45-25 & Southern Miss, 55-32

Worst Losses: New Mexico Lost to Rutgers 37-28; UTSA: Lost to La Tech, 63-35

Common Opponents: Colorado State: UTSA Lost 23-14 while New Mexico fell 49-31

Las Vegas Hotsheets Favorite: New Mexico -7.0

Offensive Team Data: New Mexico; Total Yards: 472 YPG; Passing Yards, 109 YPG;  Rushing Yards, 362 YPG; Scoring Average: 38 PPG, Turnovers, 1.17 TPG; Percent of 3rd Down Conversions, 45.9%; Percentage of all scores in Red Zone, 89% & Percentage of TD’s in Red Zone, 73%

Offensive Team Data: Texas San Antonio; Total Yards, 376 YPG; Passing Yards, 222 YPG;  Rushing Yards, 155 YPG; Scoring Average, 30 PPG, Turnovers, 1.17 TPG; Percent of 3rd Down Conversions, 42.5%; Percentage of all scores in Red Zone, 87% & Percentage of TD’s in Red Zone, 70%

Defensive Team Data: New Mexico; Total Yards, 397 YPG; Passing Yards,  231 YPG;  Rushing Yards, 166 YPG; Scoring Average, 32 PPG, Turnovers, 1.0 TPG; Percent of 3rd Down Conversions, 38.9%; Percentage of all scores in Red Zone, 88% & Percentage of TD’s in Red Zone, 73%

Defensive Team Data: Texas State; Total Yards, 400 YPG; Passing Yards,  242 YPG;  Rushing Yards, 158 YPG; Scoring Average  28 PPG, Turnovers, 2.5 TPG; Percent of 3rd Down Conversions, 39.1%; Percentage of all scores in Red Zone, 78% & Percentage of TD’s in Red Zone, 56%

Sully’s CFP Game Simulator is a statistical analysis / predictor of how these teams will preform, based solely on their numbers, when they face off on the gridiron! Keep in mind, these stats were established against different teams/conferences and these differences must be taken into account to get a complete picture when attempting to predetermine a winner. If you are interested in how the Simulator works … read this part … if not … skip it! The process used is … we take New Mexico’s total yards on offense, add it to what UTSA gives up on defense, get a total and then divide that number by 2 to get the mean. We then invert the process by taking UTSA’s’s total offense, add it to what New Mexico gives up on defense, get a total and divide that number by 2 to get the second mean. The greater number (with the exception of Turnovers) is then determined to have the advantage ( please note …. The statistical advantage). We repeat this process in each of the eight statistical categories assessed!  That said… here are the results of the Head to Head Analysis:

Total Yards:  Advantage, New Mexico 436 to 386

Passing Yards: Advantage, UTSA 226.5 to 175.5

Rushing Yards: Advantage, New Mexico 260 to 160.5

Scoring: Advantage, New Mexico. 33 to 31

Turnovers: Advantage, UTSA 1.085 to 1.835

3rd Down Conversions: Advantage, New Mexico 42.5% to 40.7% 

Red Zone All Scores: Advantage, UTSA 87.5% to 83.5%

Red Zone TD’s Only: Advantage UTSA 71.5 to 64.5

Game Simulator Result: A 4 to 4 statistical tie in the 8 categories assessed

Individuals to Watch:

New Mexico: QB Lamar Jordan has rushed for 658 yards, 59.8 YPG & 3 TD’s, While RB’s Teriyon Gipson has rushed for 1209 yards, 120.9 YPG & 12 TD’s & Tyrone Owens 1084 yards, 98.5 YPG & 7 TD’s

UTSA: QB Dalton Sturm, passed for 2052 yards, 18 TD & 5 INT, RB Jerveon Williams 775 yards, 64.6 YPG & 8 TD’s & WR Josh Stewart 36 receptions, 682 Yards, 56.8 YPG & 5 TD’s

Sully Says: New Mexico is the pick here, no question about it! The Lobos have better numbers on both sides of the ball in the run game and compete in a better league. Mountain West is better than the C-USA and then some! Take New Mexico and give the 7 to UTSA!

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2021 Army vs Navy

The first game between Army /Navy was played in 1880, with Navy emerging as the winner. They have played every year since, with the following 10 exceptions.  In 1893, following a Navy victory, an incident after the game almost led to a duel between a Rear Admiral and Brigadier General. As a result of that event, President Cleveland called a cabinet meeting, after which, the Secretary of the Navy, Hillary A. Herbert and Secretary of War, Daniel S. Lamont, issued orders that the respective Academies could play only home game. These orders effectively defused the situation, as the game was placed on hold (1894-1898) for five years . In 1909, a cadet, Eugene Byrne, died in a game against Harvard and as a result, Army cancelled the rest of their season. During WW I, the game was put on hold in 1917 and again, in 1918 and finally, in 1923-24, the games were cancelled when the Academies could not agree on eligibility rules for the players.

“The Event” was moved to Philadelphia in 1899 and has been played in the “City of Brotherly Love” (Greek Origins) for most of the 20th and 21st Centuries. The host sites include the following cities and number of games played in the respective venues: Philly: 83 games, New York:11, Baltimore: 4, East Rutherford: 4, Annapolis & West Point: 4 each, & Chicago, Pasadena, & Princeton each have hosted a game.

This weekend’s game marks the 124th meeting between the Academies, Navy leads the series 61 (wins) 53 (loses) and 7 (ties). Sadly, since 1963, the teams have entered their annual battle with both squads having winning records only three times, 1996, 2010, 2016 & 2017. This year, Army is 8-3 while navy has struggled @ 3-8!  

The days of this game having national championship implications or the teams being national powers have long since faded into history. High academic standards, potential NFL career opportunities, weight/height limits, and military commitment upon graduation have greatly diminished the Football talent pool for the Academies.

Navy had won the game 14 straight times (2002-15) and from 2006 through 2010, many of the games had not been very close; 2006, 26-14; 2007, 38-3; 2008, 34-0; 2009, 17-3; & in 2010, 31-17. That said, the game in 2011 was 24-21 in the 4th Quarter, before Navy kicked a field goal to secure the 27-21 win! With exception of 2013, a 34-7 Navy win, Army began to play better from the 2012 season, the games were now being decided by single digits , 2012, 17-13; 2014, 17-10, and 2015, 21-17!

Finally, Army has won in 2016, 21-17 and proceeded to win 4 of the next 6 games, 2017, 14-13; 2018, 17-10; 2020, 15-0; & 2022, 20-17 2OT’s

Las Vegas has made Army a 2.5 point favorite and since I have a brother-in-law and 2 nephews, who are West Point Graduates, I’m good with that … so respectfully 

SCFP was really happy that the NCAA agreed to move this game back a week. America needs to celebrate the young men and women, who are willing to make the commitment and sacrifice a military career demands. It is absolutely fitting that the last regular season college football game be played between Army & Navy and played on a weekend, when all other FBS programs are idle and, hopefully, honoring their gridiron peers!

Americans will / should always honor the participants in this game, …. without hesitation or question! Yet, for it to remain one of sport’s greatest rivalries, Army needed to stand and put an end to a 14 year nose-bleed, (2002 through 2015) or sadly, the Army-Navy rivalry was going the way of the teams winning national championships and top ten rankings, a thing of the past!

The Black Knights did just that, winning 5 of the last 7 games! Now it is time for the Midshipmen to remember Gridley … ‘You may fire when ready Gridley … and as far as Navy’s ‘Billy the Goat’ is concerned; Saturday would be a good time to ‘fire a broadside’ @ Army’s Ranger 111 & Stryker!

What a great way for college football to signal the end of the regular season, the beginning of the Bowl Season!  Hope you find time to tune in!

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Bowl Season 2016/17

December 17, 2016

(All Times Eastern Standard)

Air Force Reserve Cellabration Bowl

  • 12 p.m. ABC
  • Georgia Dome, Atlanta
  • NC Central vs Grambling State

Gildan New Mexico Bowl

  • 2 p.m ESPN
  • University Stadium, Albuquerque NM
  • New Mexico vs UTSA

Las Vegas Bowl Presented by Geico

  • 3:30 p.m. ABC
  • Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
  • Houston vs San Diego State

Raycom Media Camellia Bowl

  • 5:30 p.m. ESPN
  • Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, AL
  • Applachian State vs Toledo

AutoNation Cure Bowl

  • 7:00 p.m. CBS Sports Network
  • Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL
  • UFC vs Arkansas State

R & L Carriers, New Orleans Bowl

  • 9:00 p.m ESPN
  • Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans
  • Southern Miss vs ULL

December 19, 2016

 

Miami Beach Bowl

  • 2:30 p.m. ESPN
  • Marlins Park, Miami, FL
  • Central Michigan vs Tulsa

December 20, 2016

 

Boca Raton Bowl

  • 7:00 p.m.  ESPN
  • FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, FL
  • Memphis vs Western Kentucky

December 21, 2016

 

San Diego County Credit Union, Poinsettia Bowl

  • 9:00 p.m ESPN
  • Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA
  • BYU vs Wyoming

 December 22, 2016

 

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

  • 7:00 P.m. ESPN
  • Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID
  • Idaho vs Colorado State

December 23, 2016

 

Popeyes Bahamas Bowl

  • 1 p.m. ESPN
  • Thomas A, Robinson National Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas
  • Eastern Michigan vs Old Dominion

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl

  • 4:30 p.m. ESPN
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, Texas
  • Louisiana Tech vs Navy

Dollar General Bowl

  • 8:00 p.m. ESPN
  • Ladd Peebles Stadium, Mobile AL
  • Ohio vs Troy

December 24, 2016

 

Hawaii Bowl

  • 8:00 p.m. ESPN
  • Aloha Stadium, Honolulu Hawai’i
  • Hawai’i vs Middle Tennessee

December 26, 2016

 

St. Petersburg Bowl

  • 11:00 a.m. ESPN
  • Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg Florida
  • Miami OH vs Mississippi State

Quick Lane Bowl

  • 2:30 p.m. ESPN
  • Ford Field, Detroit, MI
  • BC vs Maryland

Camping World Independence Bowl

  • 5:00 p.m. ESPN2
  • Independence Stadium, Shreveport, La.
  • NC State vs Vanderbilt

December 27, 2016

 

Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl

  • 12:00 p.m. ESPN
  • Cotton Bowl, Dallas Texas
  • Army vs North Texas

Military Bowl Presented By Northrop Grumman

  • 3:30 p.m. ESPN
  • Navy-Marine Corp Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Md
  • Temple vs Wake Forest

National Funding Holiday Bowl

  • 7:00 p.m. ESPN
  • Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, Ca
  • Minnesota vs Washington State

Motel 6 Cactus Bowl

  • 10:15 p.m. ESPN
  • Chase Field, Phoenix , Az
  • Boise State vs Baylor

December 28, 2016

 

New Era Pinstripe Bowl

  • 2:00 p.m. ESPN
  • Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY
  • Pitt vs Northwestern

Russell Athletic Bowl

  • 5:30 p.m. ESPN
  • Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Fl
  • West Virginia vs Miami FL

Foster Farms Bowl

  • 8:30 p.m. FOX
  • Levi Stadium, Santa Clara, Ca.
  • Indiana vs Utah

AdvoCare V100, Texas Bowl

  • 9:00 p.m. ESPN
  • NRG Stadium, Houston, Tx
  • Texas A&M vs Kansas State

December 29, 2016

 

Birmingham Bowl

  • 2:00 p.m. ESPN
  • Legion Field, Birmingham, Al
  • South Florida vs South Carolina

Belk Bowl

  • 5:30 p.m. ESPN
  • Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, N. C.
  • Arkansas vs Virginia Tech

Valero Alamo Bowl

  • 9:00 p.m. ESPN
  • Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas
  • Oklahoma State vs Colorado

December 30,2016

 

AutoZone Liberty Bowl

  • 12:00 p.m. ESPN
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, Tenn.
  • Georgia vs TCU

Hyundai Sun Bowl

  • 2:00 p.m. CBS
  • Sun Bowl, El Paso, Tx
  • Stanford vs North Carolina

Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl

  • 3:30 p.m. ESPN
  • Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tenn
  • Nebraska vs Tennessee

Nova Homes Loans Arizona Bowl

  • 5:30 p,m, Campus Insiders
  • Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Az
  • South Alabama vs Air Force

Capital One Orange Bowl

  • 8:00 p.m. ESPN
  • Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fl
  • Michigan & Florida State

December 31, 2016

 

Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl

  • 11:00 a.m. ABC
  • Camping Ground Stadium, Orlando, Fl
  • LSU vs Louisville

TaxSlayer Bowl

  • 11:00 a.m. ESPN
  • EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Fl
  • Georgia Tech vs Kentucky

College Football Playoff Semifinal @ Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl

  • 3:00 0r 7:00 p.m. ESPN
  • Washington vs Alabama

College Football Playoff Semifinal @ PlayStation Fiesta Bowl

  • 3:00 0r 7:00 p.m. ESPN
  • Ohio State vs Clemson

January 2, 2017

 

Outback Bowl

  • 1 p.m. ESPN
  • Raymond James Bowl, Tampa Fl
  • Florida vs Iowa

Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic

  • 1 p.m. ESPN
  • AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
  • Wisconsin vs Western Michigan

Rose Bowl Game Presented by Northwestern Mutual

  • 5 p.m. ESPN
  • Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Ca
  • USC vs PSU

Allstate Sugar Bowl

  • 8:30 ESPN
  • Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, La.
  • Auburn vs Oklahoma

January 9, 2017

 

College Football Playoff National Championship

  • Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
  • 8:30 p.m. ESPN
  • TBD
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Welcome to the 2015 Season

Grading the P5 Conferences That have 14 Members (SEC, B-10, & ACC) By Strength of Non-Conference Scheduling

SEC: 

The SEC’s East Division (7 teams) takes on 6 P5 opponents, Vanderbilt and Missouri, do not play a team from a power conference, while South Carolina plays 2 this regular season! Their opponents include 5 ACC teams: UNC, Clemson, Florida State, Louisville, & Georgia Tech, the lone non-ACC competitor is a Big 12 Team, Oklahoma.

The SEC’s West Division steps up against 5 P5 teams, from the Big Ten (1), the ACC (2), Big 12 (1), & the Pac 12 (1). these teams are B-10: Wisconsin, ACC: Louisville, Syracuse, Texas Tech from the B-12 & Pac 12: Arizona State. The Mississippi’s schools, Ole Miss & Mississippi State, just like last year, are not playing P5’s in their non-conference schedule!

The SEC is playing a total of 11 P5 opponents this year and played the same number last season. The truth is … this is pathetic! Sully’s College Football Page believes, during the regular season, a P5 teams should play 3 Power Conference opponents in a 2 year cycle! So the SEC should be playing 35 NC P5 opponents in a 2  year time frame (each conference member would play at least 1 P5 in year one and then 2 the second year or vise versa) Currently the SEC is taking on 22 P5’s in 2014 & 2015 seasons! Only Georgia & South Carolina have played 3 P5’s during the regular season in the past 2 years. Georgia has lined up against G-Tech twice & Clemson once, while South Carolina will have battled Clemson twice and UNC once by the end of 2015!

Please stop chanting … SEC… SEC… SEC … & … start chanting … Play … Some – – – body; … Play … Some – – – body; … Play … Some – – – body! Do what do Richt & Spurrier are doing give, at least arguably, college football best fans what they deserve ; A game of interest against a Non-Conference P5 opponent! It’s time for Southern Cal to run out of the tunnel at Bryant-Denny or Ohio State to charge on to the field at Ben Hill Griffin or Auburn” to come a-call-in” at the Big House or LSU to hold a vigil in front of “Touchdown Jesus”! If the SEC is as good as it thinks it is … “The Best” …  then prove it during the regular season. Play P5’s outside the league and please, do so on a Home and Home basis.  Forget these neutral site games, play one another on your & their home fields, put simply, the fans deserve it. They already spend enough money on season tickets and conference travel. They should not be asked to travel & hotel @ Houston, Arlington, or Atlanta during the regular season. These travel $’s should be spent in SEC or opponents home venues! Neutral site travel, clearly, that is for the 2nd season, the Bowl Season!

SEC P5 Non-conference Scheduling Grade: F

Big Ten:

The Big 10 East, is once again, the stronger of the 2 divisions and will strap it on against 8 P5′ this season. These opponents will come from the PAC 12: 4, ACC 2, & the Big 12: 2. A side note, for the 1st time in over 100 years, the B-10 will not play Notre Dame! The conferences/teams B-10 opponents represent are as follows; PAC 12: Oregon, Washington State, Oregon State, & Utah; ACC: Virginia Tech & Wake Forest, & Big 12: Kansas & West Virginia. The Big Ten East breaks down as follows: Michigan & Rutgers are playing 2 Power Conferences opponents each, While Ohio State, MSU, Maryland, & Indiana play one. Penn State, for the second year in a row, will not line up against a P5! Shameful!

The Big Ten West is engaged, as they take on 9 P5 teams in 2015! These P5’s opponents come from the following Conferences; 5 ACC, 2 Big 12, 1 SEC, & 1 PAC 12! The teams that the B-10 West is challenging are: ACC: UNC, Virginia Tech, Duke, Pittsburgh, & Miami, Stanford represents the PAC 12, Alabama from the mighty SEC, and TCU & Iowa State out of the Big 12

The Big 10 is playing 17 P5’s this season which meets and surpasses the 14 minimal for a fourteen team conference.  However, we do have a problem! The conference played the same number of P5’s last season, 17, for a 2 season total of 34. This leaves the Conference one short of the required 35 to earn A on SCFP! No question the culprit here is Penn State, had they “stepped up” in either year, the Big 10 would have been on target with its P5 NC Scheduling. No question or argument that PSU was short of scholarship athletes these past years … so what, if you claim to be a D1 associate, play in a D1 Conference, which they do, then schedule accordingly! Play three NC games against P5 teams in a 2 year cycle and all is well in Big Ten Country!

Big Ten Non-conference Scheduling Grade: C+

ACC:

The ACC’s Atlantic Division takes on 9 Power Power 5 opponents in the 2015 season. These contests are against the following conferences’ SEC 5, Big Ten 1, & Notre Dame 3. ND is widely considered as part of the P5 makeup, for reasons that simply do not fit the existing criteria that defines how one would understand who is part of the P5. They’re not in a Power Five Conference or any conference for that matter! Yet, they do have a quasi relationship with the ACC to play 5 games annually (4 last year & 6 this year do to scheduling issues)! So it begs the question, if/are these encounters with ACC squads Quasi Conference games … and if so … should they be counted as Non-conference P5 games for the ACC or as something else? Ok enough!!!  For our purposes, SCFP rules that Notre Dame is part of the Power 5 alignment, as an independent, in an organization that is defined by specific conference affiliation  … what? Now that that is crystal clear, no further discussion/confusion will be tolerated … well … let’s go with this and see if it works! The teams battling with the Atlantic Division are South Carolina, LSU, Auburn, Kentucky, & Florida from the SEC, Indiana from the Big Ten, & Notre Dame takes on 3 Atlantic Division teams.

The Coastal Division challenges 12 P5’s in 2015 … The Coastal is behaving like a vaccine, a cure, all over the scheduling fiasco that is a plaque set upon college football fans. The ACC’s Coastal will kick it off against the following P5  Conferences: ND: 3 times (well … Ok …  Quasi Conference) , the SEC: 2, Big Ten: 6 games, PAC 12: 1! The Teams included; as mentioned, the Irish 3 times; South Carolina & Georgia out of the SEC; Ohio State, Purdue, Iowa, Northwestern, Illinois, & Nebraska are the reps from the Big Ten, & the PAC 12’s: UCLA! Wow  what a line up!

The ACC is playing 21 teams from P5 Conferences in 2015 and coupled with their 2014 scorecard of 17 tilts with Power Conferences, the ACC has been involved in 38 games in the past 2 years vs P5’s. This fits perfectly with what SCFP is calling for, 3 P5 Opponents in a 2 year time frame. This formula will allow ACC teams to play 1 FCS team (these FCS leagues are often dependent on these games to meet budget … about 88 or so of these games are played every year & the FCS teams will win anywhere from 2 to 8) every other year and fill their remaining games with G5 (Group of 5 … AAC, C-USA, MAC, MWC, & SBC). Clearly, the ACC is getting this right!

ACC Non-conference Scheduling Grade: A+

Up Next: Big Twelve & PAC 12 

 

 

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Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl

Bowl History:

The 2019 Bahamas Bowl is a college Football Game that will be played on December 20, 2019, with kickoff scheduled for 2:00 p.m. EST on ESPN. It will be the 6th edition of the Bahamas, and is the first Bowl of the 2019-20 bowl concluding the 2019 FBS Season. Sponsored by the Chicago suburb of Elk Grove, IL, the game will be officially known as the Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl.

Teams:  Buffalo Bulls (MAC) 7-5 / UNC Charlotte (C-USA) 7-5 

Bowl Location: Nassau, Bahamas

Day, Date & Time: Friday, December, 20, 2019, 2:00 EST

Network: ESPN

Best Win(s): Buffalo: beat Temple (8-4) 38-22; Charlotte: beat Marshall (8-4), 24-13

Worst Losses: Buffalo lost @ Kent State (6-6) 30-27; Charlotte lost @ FIU (6-6) 48-23

Common Opponents: None

Vegas Hot$heets Favorite: Buffalo -4.5 (All lines are opening lines)

Sully’s CFP Game Simulator is a statistical analysis / predictor of how these teams will preform, based solely on their numbers, when they face off on the gridiron! Keep in mind, these stats were established against different teams and conferences and these differences must be taken into account to get a complete picture when attempting to predetermine a winner. If you are interested in how the Simulator works … read this part … if not … skip it! The process used is … we take one team’s total yards on offense, add it to the number the other team gives up on defense, we get a total and then divide that number by 2 to get an average. We then invert the process by taking the 2nd team’s total offense, add it to what the 1st team gives up on defense, get a total and divide that number by 2  to get the second average! The greater number (with the exception of Turnovers) is then determined to have the advantage ( please note …. statistical advantage). We repeat this process in each of the eight statistical categories assessed: 1) Total Yards, 2) Rushing, 3) Passing, 4) Scoring, 5) 3rd Down (Conversions /Stops), 6) Turnovers, 7) Red Zone Scores (TD’s & FG), & 8) Red Zone TD’s (only TD’s)!  That said… here are the results of the Head to Head Analysis:

Buffalo | Bulls UNC Charlotte | 49ers
Offense VS Defense 386.5 +1 368.5
Passing Off VS Def 162.5 212.5 +1
Rushing Off VS Def 224 +1 156.5
Scoring Off VS Def 32.5 +1 27
Turnovers Off VS Def 1.125 +1 1.545
3rd Conv/Stops Off VS Def 42.9 +1 37.15
Red Zone Scores 84.5% +1 78.5%
Red Zone TD’s 70% +1 65%
Totals 7 1

Buffalo WINS Trophy

Historic Football Matchups

 

Sully Says: Buffalo wins on the game simulator 7-1 on the 8 categories assessed (see above or go to the Game Simulator for more info), the only statistical area where Charlotte has an edge is in passing, 213 yards for the 49’s to 163 yards for the Bulls. Buffalo will run the ball better, win on 3rd down, and out perform the 49’s in the Red Zone! Take the Bulls and give the points.

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