Pick college football bowl games with (or against) our experts

During the bowl season, the Los Angeles Times’ college football experts — it’s how they refer to themselves — will make choices on the upcoming week of games. Warning: If they could accurately predict results, they wouldn’t be reporters or editors. Their picks for Week 2:

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Ben Bolch

Middle Tennessee vs. Hawaii (Hawaii): Hawaii, 24-14

Mississippi State vs. Miami Ohio (St. Petersburg): Mississippi State, 35-17

Boston College vs. Maryland (Quick Lane): Maryland, 25-17

North Carolina State vs. Vanderbilt (Independence): North Carolina State, 28-25

North Texas vs. Army (Heart of Dallas): Army, 28-14

Wake Forest vs. Temple (Military): Wake Forest, 20-17

Minnesota vs. Washington State (Holiday): Washington State, 35-32

Baylor vs. Boise State (Cactus): Boise State, 35-32

Pittsburgh vs. Northwestern (Pinstripe): Northwestern, 28-24

Miami vs. West Virginia (Russell Athletic): West Virginia, 27-24

Indiana vs. Utah (Foster Farms): Utah, 30-17

Kansas State vs. Texas A&M (Texas): Texas A&M, 31-24

South Florida vs. South Carolina (Birmingham): South Carolina, 20-12

Virginia Tech vs. Arkansas (Belk): Virginia Tech, 24-17

Oklahoma State vs. Colorado (Alamo): Oklahoma State, 21-17

Texas Christian vs. Georgia (Liberty): Texas Christian, 32-24

North Carolina vs. Stanford (Sun): Stanford, 31-21

Nebraska vs. Tennessee (Music City): Nebraska, 24-21

South Alabama vs. Air Force (Arizona): Air Force, 14-10

Florida State vs. Michigan (Orange): Michigan, 35-28

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Zach Helfand

Middle Tennessee vs. Hawaii (Hawaii): Middle Tennessee, 58-41

Mississippi State vs. Miami Ohio (St. Petersburg): Mississippi State, 51-28

Boston College vs. Maryland (Quick Lane): Boston College, 21-20

North Carolina State vs. Vanderbilt (Independence): Vanderbilt, 31-28

North Texas vs. Army (Heart of Dallas): Army, 24-17

Wake Forest vs. Temple (Military): Temple, 38-21

Minnesota vs. Washington State (Holiday): Washington State, 35-30

Baylor vs. Boise State (Cactus): Baylor, 41-40

Pittsburgh vs. Northwestern (Pinstripe): Pittsburgh, 36-28

Miami vs. West Virginia (Russell Athletic): Miami, 34-28

Indiana vs. Utah (Foster Farms): Utah, 27-24

Kansas State vs. Texas A&M (Texas): Texas A&M, 21-17

South Florida vs. South Carolina (Birmingham): South Florida, 24-13

Virginia Tech vs. Arkansas (Belk): Virginia Tech, 34-27

Oklahoma State vs. Colorado (Alamo): Colorado, 27-20

Texas Christian vs. Georgia (Liberty): Georgia, 31-21

North Carolina vs. Stanford (Sun): North Carolina, 21-17

Nebraska vs. Tennessee (Music City): Tennessee, 35-31

South Alabama vs. Air Force (Arizona): Air Force, 38-28

Florida State vs. Michigan (Orange): Michigan, 24-16

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Mike Hiserman

Middle Tennessee vs. Hawaii (Hawaii): Middle Tennessee, 45-32

Mississippi State vs. Miami Ohio (St. Petersburg): Mississippi State, 40-28

Boston College vs. Maryland (Quick Lane): Maryland, 21-20

North Carolina State vs. Vanderbilt (Independence): Vanderbilt, 24-20

North Texas vs. Army (Heart of Dallas): Army, 31-21

Wake Forest vs. Temple (Military): Temple, 28-17

Minnesota vs. Washington State (Holiday): Washington State, 38-31

Baylor vs. Boise State (Cactus): Boise State, 42-24

Pittsburgh vs. Northwestern (Pinstripe): Pittsburgh, 38-34

Miami vs. West Virginia (Russell Athletic): Miami, 31-24

Indiana vs. Utah (Foster Farms): Utah, 27-23

Kansas State vs. Texas A&M (Texas): Texas A&M, 38-24

South Florida vs. South Carolina (Birmingham): South Florida, 34-27

Virginia Tech vs. Arkansas (Belk): Virginia Tech, 24-20

Oklahoma State vs. Colorado (Alamo): Colorado, 27-24

Texas Christian vs. Georgia (Liberty): Georgia, 27-17

North Carolina vs. Stanford (Sun): Stanford, 24-23

Nebraska vs. Tennessee (Music City): Tennessee, 30-24

South Alabama vs. Air Force (Arizona): Air Force, 38-20

Florida State vs. Michigan (Orange): Florida State, 25-24

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Lindsey Thiry

Middle Tennessee vs. Hawaii (Hawaii): Middle Tennessee, 45-25

Mississippi State vs. Miami Ohio (St. Petersburgh): Mississippi State, 42-28

Boston College vs. Maryland (Quick Lane): Boston College, 28-26

North Carolina State vs. Vanderbilt (Independence): Vanderbilt, 21-17

North Texas vs. Army (Heart of Dallas): Army, 24-20

Wake Forest vs. Temple (Military): Temple, 31-21

Minnesota vs. Washington State (Holiday): Washington State, 38-28

Baylor vs. Boise State (Cactus): Boise State, 36-34

Pittsburgh vs. Northwestern (Pinstripe): Pittsburgh, 37-31

Miami vs. West Virginia (Russell Athletic): Miami, 28-26

Indiana vs. Utah (Foster Farms): Utah, 24-21

Kansas State vs. Texas A&M (Texas): Texas A&M, 42-21

South Florida vs. South Carolina (Birmingham): South Carolina, 31-21

Virginia Tech vs. Arkansas (Belk): Arkansas, 26-24

Oklahoma State vs. Colorado (Alamo): Colorado, 28-24

Texas Christian vs. Georgia (Liberty): Texas Christian, 48-42

North Carolina vs. Stanford (Sun): Stanford, 35-25

Nebraska vs. Tennessee (Music City): Tennessee, 32-26

South Alabama vs. Air Force (Arizona): Air Force, 41-38

Florida State vs. Michigan (Orange): Michigan, 24-14

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David Wharton

Middle Tennessee vs. Hawaii (Hawaii): Middle Tennessee, 35-28

Mississippi State vs. Miami Ohio (St. Petersburg): Mississippi State, 27-14

Boston College vs. Maryland (Quick Lane): Maryland, 24-20

North Carolina State vs. Vanderbilt (Independence): NC State, 21-17

North Texas vs. Army (Heart of Dallas): Army, 27-16

Wake Forest vs. Temple (Military): Temple, 23-10

Minnesota vs. Washington State (Holiday): Washington State, 38-31

Baylor vs. Boise State (Cactus): Boise State, 24-10

Pittsburgh vs. Northwestern (Pinstripe): Pittsburgh, 30-24

Miami vs. West Virginia (Russell Athletic): West Virginia 28-24

Indiana vs. Utah (Foster Farms): Utah, 24-20

Kansas State vs. Texas A&M (Texas): Texas A&M, 20-17

South Florida vs. South Carolina (Birmingham): South Florida, 30-20

Virginia Tech vs. Arkansas (Belk): Virginia Tech 23-17

Oklahoma State vs. Colorado (Alamo): Oklahoma State, 35-30

Texas Christian vs. Georgia (Liberty): Georgia, 23-20

North Carolina vs. Stanford (Sun): Stanford, 31-28

Nebraska vs. Tennessee (Music City): Tennessee, 28-24

South Alabama vs. Air Force (Arizona): Air Force, 32-21

Florida State vs. Michigan (Orange): Michigan, 24-16

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Prognosticating records

(Through Thursday’s games)

Name; previous picks; full season

Bolch; 6-4; 92-57

Helfand; 7-3; 97-52

Hiserman; 5-5; 97-52

Thiry; 5-5; 100-49

Wharton; 5-5; 101-48