ESPN predicts ACC bowl season |
The ACC football bowl slate starts Tuesday with the Quick Lane Bowl matchup of Duke (6-6) and Northern Illinois (8-4) at 5:15 (ESPN). ESPN ACC writers David Hale and Andrea Adelson forecast
a successful postseason for the conference with a few surprises.
Both pick Clemson in a one-score game, with Hale taking the Tigers edge the Crimson Tide, 23-21, and Adelson, 28-21 Clemson. "Clemson's defensive line will be the difference in this game, corralling Jalen Hurts and controlling the line of scrimmage," Hale writes. Adelson projects the ACC to go 9-1 going into the national title game. ESPN's Football Power Index currently gives Alabama a 58.1 percent chance of winning. Alabama is a 3-point favorite after opening as a 1.5-point favorite. The ACC is 50-50 on bowl favorites, with Florida State owning the biggest spread in its favor (16.5 v. Southern Miss) and Miami the biggest underdog (+6 in the Orange Bowl versus Wisconsin). ACC Bowl schedule 12/26: Quick Lane Bowl (Detroit) - Duke v. Northern Illinois, 5:15 p.m. ET, ESPN. 12/27: Independence Bowl (Shreveport, La.) - Florida State v. Southern Miss, 1:30 p.m. ET, ESPN 12/27: Pinstripe Bowl (NYC) - Boston College v. Iowa, 5:15 ET, ESPN 12/28: Military Bowl (D.C.) - Virginia v. Navy, 1:30 p.m. ET, ESPN 12/29: Belk Bowl (Charlotte) - Wake Forest v. Texas A&M, 1 p.m. ET, ESPN 12/28: Camping World Bowl (Orlando) - No. 22 Virginia Tech v. No. 19 Oklahoma State, 5:15 ET, ESPN 12/29: Sun Bowl (El Paso) - No. 24 NC State v. Arizona State, 3 p.m. ET, CBS 12/30: Taxslayer Bowl (Jacksonville) - Louisville v. No. 23 Mississippi State, noon, ESPN 12/30: Orange Bowl (Miami) - No. 10 Miami v. No. 6 Wisconsin, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN 1/1: Sugar Bowl (New Orleans) - No. 1 Clemson v. No. 4 Alabama, 8:45 p.m. ET, ESPN
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