Written by Jonathan Lee

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12/30 – National Holiday Bowl
Arizona State -14 vs. Texas Tech
Arizona State, by several analytical measures of independent team strength, is one of the top 10 teams in the country.  The Sun Devils did not show well against Stanford, but the Cardinal are a big physical conference team that knows how to play against them.  ASU also played the Pac-12 title game without D.J. Foster and Marion Grice, its two best playmakers.  Texas Tech is on a five game losing streak which coincided with the schedule shifting to the five best teams in the Big 12.  ASU is one of the best teams from the Pac-12 which is, at worst, the second best conference in college football.  As long as the Devils show up to play, this should be a blowout.

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12/28 – Belk Bowl
North Carolina vs. Cincinnati Under 56.5 Points
The AccuScore record in games where the betting line is 54 to 56.5 points is 71-44, a more than solid 61.7 percent.  The computer total for this game is 59 points which gives a few points of cushion.