Bowl Picks 12/17

Three bowls kick off today and here are picks for each game.

New Orleans Bowl

Top Pick- Louisiana Lafayette +4 vs San Diego St

Idaho Potato Bowl

Lean- Utah St/Ohio over 61

New Mexico Bowl

No official pick on this but I would take Wyoming.

Writeups:

Louisiana Lafayette- Not going to say that I spent a lot of time studying the Ragin Cajuns but they have the intangibles on their side. It's there first bowl game in a long time, they are playing in their home state and they are playing a team that probably is not that excited to be there.

I watched quite a few SDST games this year and although they have a lot of talent especially on offense, they had a lot of lethargic efforts and have not nearly as good as last year.

The key in this one will be for the Cajuns to get off to a good start and get the crowd into. As long as they don't get down early, they should be able to build momentum and get the straight up win.

Utah St/Ohio- Both team's head coaches are offensive minded and will have their offenses ready to go. Their defenses are respectable and will make some plays but this will end up being a shoot out and will go over 61.

Wyoming- Both teams will be excited for this one and it is truly neutral site for these teams. I tend to like the points when there does not seem to be a clear edge for either team.