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This year's Holiday Bowl will be played at Petco Park in San Diego with NC State and UCLA going at it. NC State appears to come into this game with the stronger defense but UCLA closed out their season strong with 3 blowout wins over Colorado, USC and CAL however that will hurt them in this spot since the Bruins are (9-22 ATS) in road games after 3+ consecutive wins and are a wallet busting (0-10 ATS) in road games following 2 consecutive covers as a favorite. Head Coach for the Wolf Pack Dave Doeren has been at NC State since ‘13 and is (13-5 ATS) off a BYE week and is (4-2 ATS) in bowl games while UCLA’s head coach Chip Kelly is (2-10 ATS) vs teams who average 31+ points/game. Take NC State to win this game by a FG+.
Pick: NC STATE -2