Today is Part I of our 2012 - 2013 bowl preview series. Today we'll examine the
- Little Caesar's Bowl
Central Michigan Chippewas vs Western Kentucky Hilltoppers - Meineke Car Care of Texas Bowl
Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Texas Tech Red Raiders - Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl
Arizona State Sun Devils vs Navy Midshipmen - Gildan New Mexico Bowl
Arizona Wildcats vs Nevada Wolf Pack - Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Toledo Rockets vs Utah State Aggies
Full previews after the jump ....
35. Little Caesar's Bowl
Wednesday, December 26 at 7:30 PM
Central Michigan Chippewas (5 - 6; 4 - 4 Mid-American)
vs
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (6 - 5; 4 - 4 Sun Belt)
vs
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (6 - 5; 4 - 4 Sun Belt)
GUGS Score: 24.7
Eddie
Central Michigan Chippewas | |||||||||||
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Year | WinPct | SoS | Off. | Def. | Pace | ||||||
2012 | 0.178 | 101 | 0.457 | 99 | 14.7 | 80 | 23.6 | 119 | 172.5 | 13 |
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | |||||||||||
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Year | WinPct | SoS | Off. | Def. | Pace | ||||||
2012 | 0.359 | 78 | 0.431 | 119 | 15.3 | 75 | 18.2 | 79 | 159.0 | 119 |
Western Kentucky 31, Central Michigan 28 (67.1%); 165 plays.
Justin
Central Michigan Chippewas | |||||||||||
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Year | WinPct | SoS | Off. | Def. | Pace | ||||||
2012 | 0.254 | 99 | 0.332 | 119 | 20.4 | 61 | 31.3 | 117 | 158.8 | 98 |
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | |||||||||||
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Year | WinPct | SoS | Off. | Def. | Pace | ||||||
2012 | 0.355 | 83 | 0.413 | 85 | 19.8 | 71 | 25.1 | 96 | 157.1 | 105 |
This is the second year in a row that the Little Caesar's Bowl has included a team that doesn't have a winning record against FBS opponents. Last year it was Purdue (5-6 overall; 4-4 in the Big Ten), and this year it's (99) Central Michigan. The Chippewas played a horrible schedule, and only managed to eek out wins over (124) Massachusetts, (116) Eastern Michigan, (123) Akron, (111) Miami-Ohio, and a freak one-point win over (36) Iowa. They have the eight-worst defense in FBS, giving up over 31 points per hundred (PPH) against an average opponent. (83) Western Kentucky is marginally better, and by "marginally better" I mean "barely escaped being in the bottom quarter of my rankings." These teams are inefficient, play slow, and it doesn't look like it'll be close. Western Kentucky 40, Central Michigan 35 (61.8%); 157 plays.
Central Michigan Chippewas Season Summary
Date | TFG | RBA | Away Team | TFG | RBA | Home Team | Plays | Odds TFG / RBA | ||||
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2012/09/08 | 11 | / 14 | Michigan St. | 41 | at | 106 | / 110 | Central Michigan | 7 | 158 | 9.8% | / 7.7% |
2012/09/22 | 108 | / 110 | Central Michigan | 32 | at | 36 | / 60 | Iowa | 31 | 152 | 8.1% | / 16.4% |
2012/09/29 | 101 | / 110 | Central Michigan | 24 | at | 65 | / 61 | Northern Ill. | 55 | 187 | 17.7% | / 14.9% |
2012/10/06 | 103 | / 110 | Central Michigan | 35 | at | 55 | / 49 | Toledo | 50 | 174 | 15.3% | / 22.7% |
2012/10/12 | 85 | / 89 | Navy | 31 | at | 101 | / 113 | Central Michigan | 13 | 137 | 45.9% | / 49.2% |
2012/10/20 | 87 | / 93 | Ball St. | 41 | at | 106 | / 113 | Central Michigan | 30 | 172 | 48.8% | / 41.2% |
2012/10/27 | 123 | / 123 | Akron | 14 | at | 106 | / 109 | Central Michigan | 35 | 179 | 82.8% | / 57.8% |
2012/11/03 | 83 | / 92 | Western Michigan | 42 | at | 105 | / 107 | Central Michigan | 31 | 161 | 41.1% | / 40.8% |
2012/11/10 | 102 | / 107 | Central Michigan | 34 | at | 116 | / 119 | Eastern Michigan | 31 | 155 | 61.8% | / 54.9% |
2012/11/17 | 111 | / 107 | Miami-OH | 16 | at | 105 | / 104 | Central Michigan | 30 | 161 | 56.6% | / 52.7% |
2012/11/23 | 99 | / 101 | Central Michigan | 42 | at | 124 | / 123 | Massachusetts | 21 | 157 | 91.1% | / 89.6% |
2012/12/26 | 83 | / 78 | Western Kentucky | -- | vs | 99 | / 101 | Central Michigan | -- | -- | 38.2% | / 32.9% |
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Season Summary
Date | TFG | RBA | Away Team | TFG | RBA | Home Team | Plays | Odds TFG / RBA | ||||
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2012/09/08 | 86 | / 89 | Western Kentucky | 0 | at | 1 | / 1 | Alabama | 35 | 130 | 0.8% | / 0.9% |
2012/09/15 | 97 | / 91 | Western Kentucky | 32 | at | 74 | / 72 | Kentucky | 31 | 176 | 22.2% | / 35.5% |
2012/09/22 | 70 | / 74 | Southern Miss. | 17 | at | 94 | / 80 | Western Kentucky | 42 | 152 | 38.6% | / 23.2% |
2012/09/29 | 79 | / 73 | Western Kentucky | 26 | at | 72 | / 85 | Arkansas St. | 13 | 166 | 34.9% | / 35.9% |
2012/10/11 | 72 | / 66 | Western Kentucky | 31 | at | 82 | / 91 | Troy | 26 | 159 | 47.0% | / 61.3% |
2012/10/20 | 60 | / 58 | LA-Monroe | 43 | at | 72 | / 68 | Western Kentucky | 42 | 167 | 53.2% | / 39.0% |
2012/10/27 | 71 | / 69 | Western Kentucky | 14 | at | 94 | / 99 | FIU | 6 | 149 | 53.0% | / 66.0% |
2012/11/01 | 101 | / 95 | Middle Tenn. | 34 | at | 72 | / 71 | Western Kentucky | 29 | 151 | 71.7% | / 69.3% |
2012/11/10 | 113 | / 114 | FL-Atlantic | 37 | at | 77 | / 76 | Western Kentucky | 28 | 167 | 81.3% | / 84.2% |
2012/11/17 | 85 | / 78 | Western Kentucky | 27 | at | 67 | / 73 | LA-Lafayette | 31 | 158 | 38.3% | / 44.9% |
2012/11/24 | 97 | / 104 | North Texas | 24 | at | 82 | / 78 | Western Kentucky | 25 | 149 | 59.9% | / 67.5% |
2012/12/26 | 83 | / 78 | Western Kentucky | -- | vs | 99 | / 101 | Central Michigan | -- | -- | 61.8% | / 67.1% |
34. Meineke Car Care of Texas Bowl
Friday, December 28 at 9:00 PM
Minnesota Golden Gophers (5 - 6; 2 - 6 Big Ten)
vs
Texas Tech Red Raiders (6 - 5; 4 - 5 Big XII)
vs
Texas Tech Red Raiders (6 - 5; 4 - 5 Big XII)
GUGS Score: 26.9
Justin
Minnesota Golden Gophers | |||||||||||
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Year | WinPct | SoS | Off. | Def. | Pace | ||||||
2012 | 0.334 | 89 | 0.560 | 41 | 17.3 | 93 | 22.9 | 76 | 155.9 | 113 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders | |||||||||||
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Year | WinPct | SoS | Off. | Def. | Pace | ||||||
2012 | 0.557 | 51 | 0.578 | 33 | 22.6 | 46 | 20.6 | 54 | 176.0 | 13 |
Oh look, it's another bowl game with a team that doesn't have a winning record against FBS opponents, and once again it's a repeat offender. Last year it was the Northwestern Wildcats (5-6 overall; 3-5 Big Ten), and this year it's the (89) Minnesota Golden Gophers (5-6 overall; 2-6 Big Ten). They'll be served up to the (51) Texas Tech Red Raiders. The Red Raiders aren't the powerhouse they were under Mike Leach, but this year's team is relatively balanced -- the 46th-best offense and 54th-best defense -- and still plays at a frantic pace. Minnesota is facing a double-whammy of playing slowly and inefficiently on offense. The Red Raiders are heavy favorites, and this could spiral out of control quickly. Texas Tech 37, Minnesota 31 (71.6%); 165 plays.
Eddie
Minnesota Golden Gophers | |||||||||||
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Year | WinPct | SoS | Off. | Def. | Pace | ||||||
2012 | 0.339 | 81 | 0.535 | 41 | 12.3 | 101 | 15.7 | 54 | 165.7 | 78 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders | |||||||||||
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Year | WinPct | SoS | Off. | Def. | Pace | ||||||
2012 | 0.557 | 57 | 0.535 | 40 | 21.6 | 18 | 18.7 | 83 | 179.3 | 1 |
Texas Tech 34, Minnesota 27 (71.0%); 172 plays.
Minnesota Golden Gophers Season Summary
Date | TFG | RBA | Away Team | TFG | RBA | Home Team | Plays | Odds TFG / RBA | ||||
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2012/08/30 | 91 | / 103 | Minnesota | 30 | at | 115 | / 120 | UNLV | 27 | 184 | 77.8% | / 61.4% |
2012/09/15 | 77 | / 90 | Western Michigan | 23 | at | 90 | / 97 | Minnesota | 28 | 178 | 53.6% | / 34.6% |
2012/09/22 | 72 | / 92 | Syracuse | 10 | at | 85 | / 90 | Minnesota | 17 | 163 | 49.0% | / 63.6% |
2012/09/29 | 80 | / 88 | Minnesota | 13 | at | 52 | / 58 | Iowa | 31 | 148 | 23.9% | / 27.1% |
2012/10/13 | 58 | / 48 | Northwestern | 21 | at | 90 | / 92 | Minnesota | 13 | 150 | 38.2% | / 28.9% |
2012/10/20 | 89 | / 95 | Minnesota | 13 | at | 14 | / 13 | Wisconsin | 38 | 148 | 7.0% | / 12.3% |
2012/10/27 | 66 | / 70 | Purdue | 28 | at | 95 | / 90 | Minnesota | 44 | 172 | 41.7% | / 32.3% |
2012/11/03 | 15 | / 20 | Michigan | 35 | at | 86 | / 83 | Minnesota | 13 | 152 | 14.3% | / 6.2% |
2012/11/10 | 90 | / 79 | Minnesota | 17 | at | 99 | / 95 | Illinois | 3 | 148 | 51.4% | / 41.1% |
2012/11/17 | 83 | / 80 | Minnesota | 14 | at | 18 | / 20 | Nebraska | 38 | 168 | 15.1% | / 17.6% |
2012/11/24 | 23 | / 25 | Michigan St. | 26 | at | 85 | / 81 | Minnesota | 10 | 144 | 16.5% | / 18.2% |
2012/12/28 | 51 | / 57 | Texas Tech | -- | vs | 89 | / 81 | Minnesota | -- | -- | 28.4% | / 29.0% |
Texas Tech Red Raiders Season Summary
Date | TFG | RBA | Away Team | TFG | RBA | Home Team | Plays | Odds TFG / RBA | ||||
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2012/09/08 | 68 | / 65 | Texas Tech | 58 | at | NA | / 124 | Texas State | 10 | 154 | 2.6% | / 0.2% |
2012/09/15 | 120 | / 117 | New Mexico | 14 | at | 51 | / 60 | Texas Tech | 49 | 163 | 98.9% | / 95.3% |
2012/09/29 | 45 | / 51 | Texas Tech | 24 | at | 59 | / 53 | Iowa St. | 13 | 162 | 43.7% | / 49.7% |
2012/10/06 | 5 | / 7 | Oklahoma | 41 | at | 34 | / 40 | Texas Tech | 20 | 167 | 32.3% | / 18.3% |
2012/10/13 | 25 | / 31 | West Virginia | 14 | at | 36 | / 40 | Texas Tech | 49 | 183 | 47.5% | / 41.2% |
2012/10/20 | 24 | / 30 | Texas Tech | 56 | at | 13 | / 20 | TCU | 53 | 198 | 28.5% | / 41.0% |
2012/10/27 | 22 | / 35 | Texas Tech | 24 | at | 14 | / 6 | Kansas St. | 55 | 166 | 29.6% | / 39.7% |
2012/11/03 | 21 | / 34 | Texas | 31 | at | 29 | / 38 | Texas Tech | 22 | 158 | 48.7% | / 53.7% |
2012/11/10 | 105 | / 96 | Kansas | 34 | at | 33 | / 39 | Texas Tech | 41 | 186 | 87.4% | / 82.7% |
2012/11/17 | 37 | / 50 | Texas Tech | 21 | at | 14 | / 10 | Oklahoma St. | 59 | 171 | 29.2% | / 39.7% |
2012/11/24 | 48 | / 56 | Texas Tech | 45 | vs | 34 | / 34 | Baylor | 52 | 196 | 43.7% | / 47.0% |
2012/12/28 | 51 | / 57 | Texas Tech | -- | vs | 89 | / 81 | Minnesota | -- | -- | 71.6% | / 71.0% |
33. Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl
Saturday, December 29 at 3:15 PM
Arizona State Sun Devils (6 - 5; 5 - 4 Pac-12)
vs
Navy Midshipmen (7 - 4; 1 - 1 Independents)
vs
Navy Midshipmen (7 - 4; 1 - 1 Independents)
GUGS Score: 28.6
Eddie
Arizona State Sun Devils | |||||||||||
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Year | WinPct | SoS | Off. | Def. | Pace | ||||||
2012 | 0.793 | 27 | 0.534 | 44 | 20.4 | 24 | 12.9 | 29 | 174.7 | 6 |
Navy Midshipmen | |||||||||||
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Year | WinPct | SoS | Off. | Def. | Pace | ||||||
2012 | 0.283 | 90 | 0.444 | 109 | 14.0 | 85 | 19.7 | 93 | 158.9 | 120 |
Arizona St. 48, Navy 14 (86.1%); 166 plays.
Justin
Arizona State Sun Devils | |||||||||||
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Year | WinPct | SoS | Off. | Def. | Pace | ||||||
2012 | 0.632 | 37 | 0.522 | 58 | 22.4 | 48 | 18.1 | 35 | 175.3 | 15 |
Navy Midshipmen | |||||||||||
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Year | WinPct | SoS | Off. | Def. | Pace | ||||||
2012 | 0.425 | 72 | 0.388 | 95 | 20.5 | 58 | 23.1 | 77 | 154.3 | 121 |
We finally have a bowl game featuring two teams with winning records, but don't expect this one to be much closer than the previous bowl. (37) Arizona State managed to squeeze out a 6-5 record, including good wins over (54) Arizona, (33) Utah, and (41) California. They suffered a close loss to (61) UCLA, but otherwise beat who they were expected to beat and lost to better teams. The (72) Navy Midshipmen went 7-4 against a weaker schedule, with narrow wins over (68) Air Force by seven, (77) Indiana by one, (117) Florida-Atlantic by seven, and (101) Army by four. Their offense is slow by not particularly efficient. Their defense, however, is their true weak spot; surrendering 23.1 PPH, this puts the Midshipmen at #77 in defensive efficiency. Ultimately that will be their undoing. Arizona St. 37, Navy 31 (69.8%); 164 plays.
Arizona State Sun Devils Season Summary
Date | TFG | RBA | Away Team | TFG | RBA | Home Team | Plays | Odds TFG / RBA | ||||
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2012/09/08 | 45 | / 59 | Illinois | 14 | at | 39 | / 32 | Arizona St. | 45 | 163 | 65.9% | / 64.7% |
2012/09/15 | 28 | / 23 | Arizona St. | 20 | at | 30 | / 29 | Missouri | 24 | 184 | 37.8% | / 39.0% |
2012/09/22 | 33 | / 46 | Utah | 7 | at | 27 | / 21 | Arizona St. | 37 | 156 | 65.3% | / 66.5% |
2012/09/29 | 25 | / 20 | Arizona St. | 27 | at | 41 | / 50 | California | 17 | 194 | 56.2% | / 70.6% |
2012/10/11 | 26 | / 18 | Arizona St. | 51 | at | 111 | / 114 | Colorado | 17 | 179 | 89.4% | / 94.9% |
2012/10/18 | 7 | / 2 | Oregon | 43 | at | 26 | / 21 | Arizona St. | 21 | 194 | 38.0% | / 45.6% |
2012/10/27 | 61 | / 46 | UCLA | 45 | at | 33 | / 23 | Arizona St. | 43 | 205 | 75.3% | / 75.0% |
2012/11/03 | 32 | / 25 | Arizona St. | 26 | at | 31 | / 30 | Oregon St. | 36 | 178 | 45.0% | / 37.8% |
2012/11/10 | 37 | / 30 | Arizona St. | 17 | at | 16 | / 17 | USC | 38 | 169 | 31.1% | / 36.9% |
2012/11/17 | 102 | / 99 | Washington St. | 7 | at | 38 | / 28 | Arizona St. | 46 | 190 | 81.3% | / 87.7% |
2012/11/23 | 33 | / 28 | Arizona St. | 41 | at | 54 | / 48 | Arizona | 34 | 210 | 59.6% | / 68.5% |
2012/12/29 | 72 | / 90 | Navy | -- | vs | 37 | / 27 | Arizona St. | -- | -- | 69.8% | / 86.1% |
Navy Midshipmen Season Summary
Date | TFG | RBA | Away Team | TFG | RBA | Home Team | Plays | Odds TFG / RBA | ||||
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2012/09/01 | 59 | / 75 | Navy | 10 | vs | 16 | / 20 | Notre Dame | 50 | 150 | 25.3% | / 22.3% |
2012/09/15 | 79 | / 84 | Navy | 7 | at | 54 | / 57 | Penn State | 34 | 149 | 23.3% | / 41.6% |
2012/09/29 | 78 | / 70 | SJSU | 12 | at | 89 | / 91 | Navy | 0 | 144 | 52.8% | / 57.7% |
2012/10/06 | 92 | / 93 | Navy | 28 | at | 68 | / 62 | Air Force | 21 | 158 | 23.8% | / 25.5% |
2012/10/12 | 85 | / 89 | Navy | 31 | at | 101 | / 113 | Central Michigan | 13 | 137 | 54.1% | / 50.8% |
2012/10/20 | 77 | / 76 | Indiana | 30 | at | 78 | / 85 | Navy | 31 | 169 | 61.5% | / 58.6% |
2012/10/27 | 78 | / 78 | Navy | 56 | at | 88 | / 89 | East Carolina | 28 | 158 | 43.0% | / 44.4% |
2012/11/03 | 117 | / 118 | FL-Atlantic | 17 | at | 68 | / 78 | Navy | 24 | 153 | 85.5% | / 76.3% |
2012/11/10 | 69 | / 81 | Navy | 31 | at | 89 | / 87 | Troy | 41 | 166 | 57.1% | / 49.5% |
2012/11/17 | 104 | / 106 | Texas State | 10 | at | 73 | / 84 | Navy | 21 | 163 | 69.0% | / 62.5% |
2012/12/08 | 72 | / 90 | Navy | 17 | vs | 101 | / 111 | Army | 13 | 157 | 69.4% | / 51.3% |
2012/12/29 | 72 | / 90 | Navy | -- | vs | 37 | / 27 | Arizona St. | -- | -- | 30.2% | / 13.9% |
20. Gildan New Mexico Bowl
Saturday, December 15 at 1:00 PM
Arizona Wildcats (6 - 5; 4 - 5 Pac-12)
vs
Nevada Wolf Pack (6 - 5; 4 - 4 Mountain West)
vs
Nevada Wolf Pack (6 - 5; 4 - 4 Mountain West)
GUGS Score: 47.3
Justin
Arizona Wildcats | |||||||||||
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Year | WinPct | SoS | Off. | Def. | Pace | ||||||
2012 | 0.536 | 57 | 0.608 | 19 | 22.3 | 49 | 21.0 | 59 | 184.2 | 5 |
Nevada Wolf Pack | |||||||||||
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Year | WinPct | SoS | Off. | Def. | Pace | ||||||
2012 | 0.504 | 61 | 0.385 | 98 | 22.8 | 45 | 22.7 | 74 | 175.0 | 18 |
We're going to fast-forward in the countdown here since these next two games should be relatively good. The (57) Arizona Wildcats face the (61) Nevada Wolfpack in what should be a high-scoring, up-tempo game. Both teams are better on offense than defense, and both rank in the top 20 for pace. The main difference is that Arizona has faced a much more difficult schedule than Nevada; the Wildcats faced (9) Oklahoma State, (8) Oregon, and (7) Stanford, while Nevada played (10) Boise State. Still, the computer says these two teams should be evenly matched, and it will be a good test of how well it's calibrated for two teams with no common opponents. In the end, though, look for Arizona's superior defense to stop Nevada. Arizona 40, Nevada 39 (53.2%); 179 plays.
Eddie
Arizona Wildcats | |||||||||||
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Year | WinPct | SoS | Off. | Def. | Pace | ||||||
2012 | 0.604 | 49 | 0.561 | 4 | 21.1 | 22 | 18.7 | 84 | 169.9 | 29 |
Nevada Wolf Pack | |||||||||||
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Year | WinPct | SoS | Off. | Def. | Pace | ||||||
2012 | 0.487 | 64 | 0.472 | 85 | 18.8 | 36 | 18.0 | 77 | 171.2 | 17 |
Arizona 38, Nevada 28 (56.7%); 170 plays.
Arizona Wildcats Season Summary
Date | TFG | RBA | Away Team | TFG | RBA | Home Team | Plays | Odds TFG / RBA | ||||
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2012/09/01 | 45 | / 53 | Toledo | 17 | at | 66 | / 60 | Arizona | 24 | 213 | 53.3% | / 54.3% |
2012/09/08 | 9 | / 8 | Oklahoma St. | 38 | at | 60 | / 45 | Arizona | 59 | 217 | 26.9% | / 18.6% |
2012/09/22 | 38 | / 48 | Arizona | 0 | at | 8 | / 3 | Oregon | 49 | 200 | 16.0% | / 19.0% |
2012/09/29 | 55 | / 65 | Oregon St. | 38 | at | 60 | / 57 | Arizona | 35 | 197 | 57.7% | / 60.1% |
2012/10/06 | 63 | / 60 | Arizona | 48 | at | 7 | / 6 | Stanford | 54 | 214 | 10.9% | / 18.2% |
2012/10/20 | 69 | / 53 | Washington | 17 | at | 54 | / 51 | Arizona | 52 | 182 | 68.4% | / 36.4% |
2012/10/27 | 15 | / 17 | USC | 36 | at | 39 | / 38 | Arizona | 39 | 206 | 39.7% | / 17.4% |
2012/11/03 | 37 | / 55 | Arizona | 10 | at | 54 | / 35 | UCLA | 66 | 200 | 54.5% | / 46.8% |
2012/11/10 | 120 | / 115 | Colorado | 31 | at | 53 | / 60 | Arizona | 56 | 155 | 92.2% | / 89.6% |
2012/11/17 | 55 | / 53 | Arizona | 34 | at | 50 | / 49 | Utah | 24 | 169 | 45.9% | / 26.0% |
2012/11/23 | 33 | / 28 | Arizona St. | 41 | at | 54 | / 48 | Arizona | 34 | 210 | 40.4% | / 31.5% |
2012/12/15 | 61 | / 64 | Nevada | -- | vs | 57 | / 49 | Arizona | -- | -- | 53.2% | / 56.7% |
Nevada Wolf Pack Season Summary
Date | TFG | RBA | Away Team | TFG | RBA | Home Team | Plays | Odds TFG / RBA | ||||
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2012/09/01 | 40 | / 49 | Nevada | 31 | at | 50 | / 45 | California | 24 | 190 | 41.2% | / 45.1% |
2012/09/08 | 44 | / 47 | South Florida | 32 | at | 35 | / 49 | Nevada | 31 | 203 | 66.9% | / 52.1% |
2012/09/22 | 34 | / 41 | Nevada | 69 | at | 82 | / 93 | Hawaii | 24 | 177 | 68.0% | / 69.7% |
2012/09/29 | 31 | / 36 | Nevada | 34 | at | NA | / 124 | Texas State | 21 | 172 | 81.1% | / 99.9% |
2012/10/06 | 95 | / 87 | Wyoming | 28 | at | 35 | / 38 | Nevada | 35 | 196 | 85.2% | / 77.1% |
2012/10/13 | 40 | / 43 | Nevada | 42 | at | 110 | / 111 | UNLV | 37 | 176 | 82.8% | / 86.0% |
2012/10/20 | 51 | / 61 | SDSU | 39 | at | 49 | / 41 | Nevada | 38 | 191 | 62.8% | / 60.1% |
2012/10/26 | 47 | / 55 | Nevada | 31 | at | 68 | / 62 | Air Force | 48 | 177 | 48.4% | / 38.9% |
2012/11/10 | 49 | / 45 | Fresno St. | 52 | at | 59 | / 57 | Nevada | 36 | 196 | 49.1% | / 51.5% |
2012/11/17 | 62 | / 62 | Nevada | 31 | at | 114 | / 109 | New Mexico | 24 | 152 | 84.4% | / 84.8% |
2012/12/01 | 10 | / 15 | Boise St. | 27 | at | 64 | / 64 | Nevada | 21 | 153 | 17.6% | / 18.0% |
2012/12/15 | 61 | / 64 | Nevada | -- | vs | 57 | / 49 | Arizona | -- | -- | 46.8% | / 43.3% |
12. Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Saturday, December 15 at 4:30 PM
Toledo Rockets (8 - 3; 6 - 2 Mid-American)
vs
Utah State Aggies (9 - 2; 6 - 0 Western Athletic)
vs
Utah State Aggies (9 - 2; 6 - 0 Western Athletic)
GUGS Score: 56.4
Eddie
Toledo Rockets | |||||||||||
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Year | WinPct | SoS | Off. | Def. | Pace | ||||||
2012 | 0.565 | 56 | 0.448 | 106 | 17.8 | 47 | 16.5 | 63 | 169.0 | 34 |
Utah State Aggies | |||||||||||
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Year | WinPct | SoS | Off. | Def. | Pace | ||||||
2012 | 0.839 | 22 | 0.494 | 70 | 17.5 | 53 | 11.5 | 22 | 169.0 | 33 |
Toledo 28, Utah St. 27 (67.7%); 168 plays.
Justin
Toledo Rockets | |||||||||||
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Year | WinPct | SoS | Off. | Def. | Pace | ||||||
2012 | 0.507 | 60 | 0.372 | 105 | 23.8 | 33 | 23.5 | 81 | 167.3 | 49 |
Utah State Aggies | |||||||||||
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Year | WinPct | SoS | Off. | Def. | Pace | ||||||
2012 | 0.636 | 34 | 0.342 | 116 | 20.2 | 64 | 16.2 | 21 | 171.9 | 27 |
This game features two non-BCS conference teams, but both have done well against an admittedly weak pair of schedules. The (34) Utah State Aggies have two losses by a combined five points: a three-point loss to (23) BYU and a two-point loss to (5) Wisconsin. The Aggies have done this with their #21 defense, allowing a mere 16.2 PPH; this puts them on par with (11) Georgia, which allowed 16.1 PPH. The (60) Toledo Rockets has done much better on offense, racking up 23.8 PPH -- think (28) Oregon State -- but has seriously struggled on defense by giving up 23.5 PPH. The game will be much more precise when Toledo has the ball, as their strong offense goes against Utah State's even better defense, but could possibly be less predictable when the Aggies are on offense. If Utah State can contain Toledo, then look for them to pile up enough points in a not-so-pretty fashion to pull off the victory. It'll be close, but TFG says Utah St. 37, Toledo 33 (63.0%); 169 plays.
Toledo Rockets Season Summary
Date | TFG | RBA | Away Team | TFG | RBA | Home Team | Plays | Odds TFG / RBA | ||||
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2012/09/01 | 45 | / 53 | Toledo | 17 | at | 66 | / 60 | Arizona | 24 | 213 | 46.7% | / 45.7% |
2012/09/08 | 58 | / 60 | Toledo | 34 | at | 95 | / 85 | Wyoming | 31 | 182 | 62.7% | / 71.8% |
2012/09/15 | 95 | / 95 | Bowling Green | 15 | at | 61 | / 64 | Toledo | 27 | 157 | 82.5% | / 72.2% |
2012/09/29 | 63 | / 54 | Toledo | 37 | at | 76 | / 80 | Western Michigan | 17 | 172 | 48.6% | / 72.4% |
2012/10/06 | 103 | / 110 | Central Michigan | 35 | at | 55 | / 49 | Toledo | 50 | 174 | 84.7% | / 77.3% |
2012/10/13 | 55 | / 55 | Toledo | 52 | at | 118 | / 121 | Eastern Michigan | 47 | 171 | 86.5% | / 88.4% |
2012/10/20 | 22 | / 27 | Cincinnati | 23 | at | 63 | / 54 | Toledo | 29 | 166 | 36.3% | / 29.5% |
2012/10/27 | 57 | / 40 | Toledo | 25 | at | 115 | / 116 | Buffalo | 20 | 168 | 80.5% | / 85.6% |
2012/11/06 | 82 | / 86 | Ball St. | 34 | at | 61 | / 44 | Toledo | 27 | 177 | 68.7% | / 75.1% |
2012/11/14 | 61 | / 54 | Toledo | 24 | at | 27 | / 59 | Northern Ill. | 31 | 168 | 29.1% | / 54.0% |
2012/11/20 | 122 | / 122 | Akron | 23 | at | 61 | / 54 | Toledo | 35 | 176 | 91.1% | / 88.9% |
2012/12/15 | 34 | / 22 | Utah St. | -- | vs | 60 | / 56 | Toledo | -- | -- | 37.0% | / 67.7% |
Utah State Aggies Season Summary
Date | TFG | RBA | Away Team | TFG | RBA | Home Team | Plays | Odds TFG / RBA | ||||
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2012/09/07 | 31 | / 40 | Utah | 20 | at | 75 | / 71 | Utah St. | 27 | 191 | 38.4% | / 27.3% |
2012/09/15 | 72 | / 73 | Utah St. | 14 | at | 5 | / 10 | Wisconsin | 16 | 166 | 6.8% | / 9.6% |
2012/09/22 | 71 | / 65 | Utah St. | 31 | at | 111 | / 108 | Colorado St. | 19 | 170 | 76.1% | / 81.2% |
2012/09/29 | 110 | / 111 | UNLV | 13 | at | 68 | / 43 | Utah St. | 35 | 174 | 85.5% | / 83.7% |
2012/10/05 | 69 | / 55 | Utah St. | 3 | at | 23 | / 22 | BYU | 6 | 169 | 18.3% | / 29.8% |
2012/10/13 | 67 | / 45 | Utah St. | 49 | at | 78 | / 70 | SJSU | 27 | 179 | 46.5% | / 62.3% |
2012/10/20 | 119 | / 121 | New Mexico St. | 7 | at | 64 | / 34 | Utah St. | 41 | 160 | 92.7% | / 88.2% |
2012/10/27 | 55 | / 28 | Utah St. | 48 | at | 112 | / 111 | UTSA | 17 | 174 | 78.2% | / 99.9% |
2012/11/03 | 102 | / 104 | Texas State | 7 | at | 50 | / 24 | Utah St. | 38 | 153 | 80.5% | / 81.0% |
2012/11/17 | 41 | / 22 | Utah St. | 48 | at | 53 | / 33 | LA Tech | 41 | 222 | 56.7% | / 46.4% |
2012/11/24 | 120 | / 121 | Idaho | 9 | at | 39 | / 24 | Utah St. | 45 | 157 | 92.5% | / 96.0% |
2012/12/15 | 34 | / 22 | Utah St. | -- | vs | 60 | / 56 | Toledo | -- | -- | 63.0% | / 32.3% |
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