Expert bowl game picks: Pac-12 gets tested by Big Ten, Big 12
The Los Angeles Times’ college football experts — it’s how they refer to themselves — make choices on the next week of bowl games.
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Ben Bolch
Alabama Birmingham vs. Ohio: Alabama Birmingham, 24-14
Central Michigan vs. Wyoming: Wyoming, 28-17
Texas Tech vs. South Florida: South Florida, 31-20
San Diego State vs. Army: San Diego State, 42-24
Appalachian State vs. Toledo: Appalachian State, 30-24
Fresno State vs. Houston: Houston, 32-28
Utah vs. West Virginia: West Virginia, 28-21
Duke vs. Northern Illinois: Duke, 35-31
Kansas State vs. UCLA: Kansas State, 42-35
Southern Mississippi vs. Florida State: Florida State, 32-24
Iowa vs. Boston College: Iowa, 35-21
Arizona vs. Purdue: Arizona, 42-24
Texas vs. Missouri: Texas, 28-14
Virginia vs. Navy: Virginia, 21-20
Virginia Tech vs. Oklahoma State: Oklahoma State, 35-24
Stanford vs. Texas Christian: Stanford, 31-28
Washington State vs. Michigan State: Michigan State, 30-28
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Zach Helfand
Alabama Birmingham vs. Ohio: Ohio, 31-24
Central Michigan vs. Wyoming: Central Michigan, 28-27
Texas Tech vs. South Florida: South Florida, 42-35
San Diego State vs. Army: San Diego State, 21-17
Appalachian State vs. Toledo: Toledo, 35-31
Fresno State vs. Houston: Fresno State, 27-24
Utah vs. West Virginia: West Virginia, 34-28
Duke vs. Northern Illinois: Duke, 32-31
Kansas State vs. UCLA: Kansas State, 45-41
Southern Mississippi vs. Florida State: Florida State, 45-17
Iowa vs. Boston College: Iowa, 24-20
Arizona vs. Purdue: Arizona, 42-30
Texas vs. Missouri: Texas, 35-21
Virginia vs. Navy: Navy, 27-24
Virginia Tech vs. Oklahoma State: Oklahoma State, 38-34
Stanford vs. Texas Christian: Texas Christian, 27-21
Washington State vs. Michigan State: Michigan State, 30-28
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Mike Hiserman
Alabama Birmingham vs. Ohio: Ohio, 37-24
Central Michigan vs. Wyoming: Wyoming, 24-17
Texas Tech vs. South Florida: South Florida, 48-44
San Diego State vs. Army: San Diego State, 34-24
Appalachian State vs. Toledo: Toledo, 35-24
Fresno State vs. Houston: Houston, 28-27
Utah vs. West Virginia: Utah, 24-14
Duke vs. Northern Illinois: Duke, 24-20
Kansas State vs. UCLA: Kansas State, 38-35
Southern Mississippi vs. Florida State: Florida State, 35-21
Iowa vs. Boston College: Iowa, 31-21
Arizona vs. Purdue: Arizona, 45-28
Texas vs. Missouri: Missouri, 30-24
Virginia vs. Navy: Navy, 23-20
Virginia Tech vs. Oklahoma State: Oklahoma State, 38-27
Stanford vs. Texas Christian: Stanford, 27-24
Washington State vs. Michigan State: Washington State, 24-20
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Angel Rodriguez
Alabama Birmingham vs. Ohio: Ohio, 21-18
Central Michigan vs. Wyoming: Wyoming, 31-17
Texas Tech vs. South Florida: South Florida, 45-38
San Diego State vs. Army: San Diego State, 28-14
Appalachian State vs. Toledo: Toledo, 38-14
Fresno State vs. Houston: Houston, 28-17
Utah vs. West Virginia: West Virginia, 27-24
Duke vs. Northern Illinois: Duke, 28-14
Kansas State vs. UCLA: Kansas State, 32-24
Southern Mississippi vs. Florida State: Southern Mississippi, 24-13
Iowa vs. Boston College: Iowa, 28-17
Arizona vs. Purdue: Arizona, 35-14
Texas vs. Missouri: Texas, 32-24
Virginia vs. Navy: Virginia, 27-13
Virginia Tech vs. Oklahoma State: Oklahoma State, 42-18
Stanford vs. Texas Christian: Stanford, 24-17
Washington State vs. Michigan State: Michigan State, 32-17
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David Wharton
Alabama Birmingham vs. Ohio: Ohio, 27-21
Central Michigan vs. Wyoming: Wyoming, 17-14
Texas Tech vs. South Florida: Texas Tech, 42-38
San Diego State vs. Army: San Diego State, 21-14
Appalachian State vs. Toledo: Toledo, 35-28
Fresno State vs. Houston: Fresno State, 24-21
Utah vs. West Virginia: Utah, 30-21
Duke vs. Northern Illinois: Duke, 27-24
Kansas State vs. UCLA: Kansas State, 38-34
Southern Mississippi vs. Florida State: Florida State, 35-20
Iowa vs. Boston College: Iowa, 24-17
Arizona vs. Purdue: Arizona, 35-30
Texas vs. Missouri: Missouri ,30-24
Virginia vs. Navy: Navy, 24-21
Virginia Tech vs. Oklahoma State: Oklahoma State, 35-27
Stanford vs. Texas Christian: Texas Christian, 28-20
Washington State vs. Michigan State: Michigan State, 27-24
Expert: last picks; season*
Bolch: 3-5; 90-58
Helfand: 5-3; 86-62
Hiserman: 4-4; 89-59
Rodriguez: 3-5; 91-57
Wharton: 3-5; 100-48
*Through games of Dec. 20
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