With the start of the 2017 NCAAF Bowl Season just over 10 days away from getting started, now is the perfect time for some top picks on the first round of College Football Bowls that will get underway on Saturday, December 16. Thanks to the pair of picks that you’re about to get, you’re going to have a great chance to get your 2017 bowl betting campaign off to a fast and furious start! Okay, let’s get down to business, but don’t forget to check the latest College Football betting odds!
Western Kentucky struggled over the second half of the season and come into the AutoNation Cure Bowl having lost four of their final five games including a 41-17 loss against Florida International in their while never coming close to covering the chalk as a 3-point underdog.Western Kentucky averaged 26.2 points per game this season (83rd) as quarterback Mike White had a fine campaign by completing 65.6 percent of his passes while throwing for 3,826 yards with 24 TD passes and just six interceptions. Over his final two games, White has thrown seven touchdown passes and no picks while throwing 10 TD strikes and just one pick over Western Kentucky’s final three games. Defensively, the Hilltoppers gave up just a few percentage points more per contest than they averaged offensively.
Top Betting Picks for First Round of College Football Bowls
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- Game: North Texas (9-4) vs. Troy (10-2)
- When: Saturday, December 16, 2017, 1:00 PM ET
- Where: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
- TV: ESPN
- NCAAF Odds: Troy -5.5
- Total: 60
Prediction
North Texas may be looking to record the first 10-win season in school history, but it’s not going to happen against a Troy team that is just too good defensively to lose in their lone appearance at the College Football Bowls season.I know the Mean Green are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 non-conference games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall, but the Trojans have covered the chalk in three straight, including twice as a favorite of at least 17.5 points while also going 9-3 ATS in their last dozen games against a team with a winning record.In the end, Troy can score the ball as well as North Texas, but they’re also the far better defensive team which is why they’ll win this first header of College Football Bowls!Pick: Troy -5AutoNation Cure Bowl
- Game: Georgia State (6-5) vs. Western Kentucky (6-6)
- When: Saturday, December 16, 2017, 2:30 PM ET
- Where: Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida
- TV: ESPN
- NCAAF Odds: Western Kentucky -5
- Total: 51
