Central Michigan (8-5) vs. Purdue (7-5)
The second rematch bowl of the year, which is quite odd. Central Michigan's been a very disappointing team (although Western was the most disappointing directional Michigan this season) - while the Chippewas somehow won the MAC, they did so in much less than impressive fashion, and have gotten absolutely smoked outside of the conference. Clemson laid an amazing 70-14 beatdown upon them, and they've lost by 30 or more against Kansas and, yes, the immortal North Dakota State. Oh, and they also got blown out by this Purdue team. And really, while ECU beating Boise shows anything can happen, I don't expect much else than an encore. Purdue's not a great team by any shakes, but they can put up a whole bunch of yardage and points against a suspect defense, and CMU's may be the most suspect of any bowl team, especially those outside of Oklahoma (OK State and Tulsa's are also very bad.) CMU actually has gained more yardage per game, so this may not be a blowout, but expect a shootout, and expect Purdue to win by, say, 10 to 14 points.
My Pick: Purdue
Confidence: 3
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