Sunday, December 29, 2013

Holiday Bowl: Arizona State vs. Texas Tech

Matchup: Arizona State vs. Texas Tech
Location: San Diego, CA
Line: Arizona State -14, Total 72

Keys to Victory for Arizona State
-Taylor Kelly is one of the best spread offense QBs in the nation. He fits perfectly into Todd Graham's system and will undoubtedly light up the scoreboard through both the air and the ground.
-Marion Grice has been ruled out for the game. Grice was arguably the best Pac 12 running back in the action that he saw and the offense was clearly affected by his absence in games that he missed or was injured in. 
-Sun Devils defensive tackle Will Sutton. A consensus All-America in 2012, the 6-foot-1, 288-pound lineman fell off the radar a bit due to a slow start this fall. His production dipped as opponents regularly double-teamed him, but he still finished the regular season with 11.5 tackles for loss.



Keys to Victory for Texas Tech
-Baker Mayfield is out due to "disagreements and miscommunications." In his place the Red Raiders will go with either fellow freshman Davis Webb, who started five games, or sophomore Michael Brewer
-Red Raiders are second in the nation with 392 passing yards per game. Their biggest and best target is All-American tight end Jace Amaro who comes in with 98 catches for 1,240 yards.
-A big concern for Tech is the fact that their defense has given up an average of 504 yards per game in their final five games, so slowing down ASU will be a concern for Coach Kingsbury.


Prediction: Two of the most important offensive players between both teams will miss the game (Grice and Mayfield). While I do of course believe there will be a fair amount of scoring, That total seems a bit too high at 72.
Chris Milton, Louis Young, Tyler Marcordes and Quayshawn Nealy - See more at: http://athlonsports.com/college-football/music-city-bowl-preview-and-prediction-ole-miss-vs-georgia-tech#sthash.KCcpeF7g.dpuf
Chris Milton, Louis Young, Tyler Marcordes and Quayshawn Nealy - See more at: http://athlonsports.com/college-football/music-city-bowl-preview-and-prediction-ole-miss-vs-georgia-tech#sthash.KCcpeF7g.dpuf
Chris Milton, Louis Young, Tyler Marcordes and Quayshawn Nealy - See more at: http://athlonsports.com/college-football/music-city-bowl-preview-and-prediction-ole-miss-vs-georgia-tech#sthash.KCcpeF7g.dpuf

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