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This is Part 2 of our bowl Prediction's list Its Christmas time. And as everybody is celebrating this lovely holiday with family and friends, reflecting back on the accomplishments of 2018 I will be looking ahead to 2019 where we have the NY6 and the National Championships. So here we go with part 2 Ready, Set, Bowl. Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl  Florida v Michigan  Both teams boast pretty balanced offenses. Florida has more of the advantage in the run game with Lamical Perine and Jordan Scarlett. But Michigan has one of the best defenses in the FBS. I do see Shae Patterson struggle due to a knee injury. But I think that Michigan wants revenge after being throttled by OSU on the road, and losing to South Carolina in last years NY6 bowl. Expect this to be a low defensive battle. And with Michigan's options of Receivers and Patterson having a great game. Harbaugh and Co. can put this season to bed with a win.  Michigan   Outback Bowl  Mississippi St. v I...

A nice home game after a disappointing week of basketball Purdue didn't do well on the road last week as we had a shot at FSU but couldn't seem to produce any offense in the final 3 minutes. An then there was Michigan who is arguably one of the best teams in the nation   and in the B1G. But we get a nice home game against a pretty even team against Maryland before we go to Texas and then play Notre Dame in the Crossroads Classics. So this is a must win situation for the Boilers. Purdue   2018/19 Record: 5-3 (Lost to #7 Michigan) Purdue is on a small slide, but these look like problems that have always plagued us in recent years. Turnovers, foul trouble, going cold at the most inconvenient times. We've seen these before, but these can be easily fixed. Purdue right now on offense is averaging 80 PPG while shooting 53% from the floor and 39% from three. On defense we are allowing 68 PPG while holding teams 39% from the floor and 36% from three. We average 12 TO's/...

 Were keeping this train rolling Even though college football (for the most part) is done, we now shift our attention over to college hoops. Where the MM committee has decided to showcase different conference teams rather than just one. So welcome to the first Conference showcase where we will showcase the Pac-12 all week long starting with Utah Utah  2018/19 Record: 3-3 (Lost to Northwestern) Utah is averaging 76 PPG while shooting 55% from the floor and 36% from the arch. On the defensive end they are allowing 73 PPG while holding opposing teams to 51% on the floor and 38% from the arch. As a team, they are averaging 35 TRB/gm compared to opponents 29 TRB/gm, and out-rebound opponents by a margin of 6. But they commit around 14 turnovers per game compared to 12 by their opponents. Tulsa 2018/19 Record: 5-2 (Won against Texas-Arlington) the Golden Hurricanes are averaging 78 PPG while shooting 55% from the floor and 36% from three. On defense, the allow 71 PPG w...