2005 Bowl Season: Week Two Picks

Dean Legge picks this week's bowl games: Including the Peach, Car, Independence, Emerald, MPC Computers and Champs Sports Bowls.

This week’s bowl games:



Motor City Bowl
Akron vs. Memphis
Akron (+4.5) vs. Memphis
Winner straight up – Memphis
Winner with points – Akron
Comment – Who knows?
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Champs Sports Bowl
Clemson (-9) vs. Colorado
Winner straight up – Clemson
Winner with points – Clemson
Comment – Tigers are up and down, but Buffs are a disaster
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Insight Bowl
Arizona State (-10.5) vs. Rutgers
Winner straight up – Arizona State
Winner with points – Rutgers
Comment – Too many points for Sun Devils to cover…
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MPC Computers Bowl
Boise State (-1.5) vs. Boston College
Winner straight up – Boise State
Winner with points – Boise State
Comment – Broncos should win and cover small line at home…
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Alamo Bowl
Michigan (-11) vs. Nebraska
Winner straight up – Michigan
Winner with points – Nebraska
Comment – Michigan will win, but won’t cover…
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Emerald Bowl
Georgia Tech (-8.5) vs. Utah
Winner straight up – Georgia Tech
Winner with points – Georgia Tech
Comment – Big line, but take Tech…
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Holiday Bowl
Oklahoma (+3) vs. Oregon
Winner straight up – Oklahoma
Winner with points – Oklahoma
Comment – Upset time in Holiday – nothing new there…
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Music City Bowl
Minnesota (+3.5) vs. Virginia
Winner straight up – Minnesota
Winner with points – Minnesota
Comment – This one’s a snoozer…
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Sun Bowl
Northwestern (+3) vs. UCLA
Winner straight up – UCLA
Winner with points – UCLA
Comment – Bruins bask in the Sun…
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Independence Bowl
Missouri (+4) vs. South Carolina
Winner straight up – South Carolina
Winner with points – South Carolina
Comment – Nothing like Shreveport right after Christmas – take the Cocks…
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Peach Bowl
LSU (-1) vs. Miami
Winner straight up – LSU

Winner with points – LSU
Comment – Tigers get back to their winning ways indoors…
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Car Bowl
North Carolina State (-5.5) vs. South Florida
Winner straight up – North Carolina State
Winner with points – South Florida
Comment – Glorious! Can’t wait to wake up for this gem…
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Liberty Bowl
Fresno State (-6.5) vs. Tulsa
Winner straight up – Fresno State
Winner with points – Fresno State
Comment – Bulldogs stop tailspin in Memphis…
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Houston Bowl
Iowa State (+4) vs. TCU
Winner straight up – TCU
Winner with points – TCU
Comment – Yawn…
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LOCK OF THE WEEK
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Champs Sports Bowl
Clemson (-9) vs. Colorado
Winner with points – Clemson
Comment – Which Clemson team will show up? It’s late in the year, so the better one…
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Year – Lock of the week: 8 of 15 or 53%
Year – Straight up: 132 out of 174 or 76%
Year – Points: 81.5 of 163 or 50%

Bowl Season - Lock of the week: 1 of 1 or 100%
Bowl Season - Straight up: 6 out of 7 or 86%
Bowl Season - Points: 3 of 6 or 50%