Bowling Green vs Minnesota Picks and Prediction – 12/26/2023

The Quick Lane Bowl will be played December 26th at 2 PM eastern between the Bowling Green Falcons versus Minnesota Golden Gophers in Detroit, Michigan. Make sure you are ready for all the football action with our college football picks. The Falcons (7-5) were much improved on defense this season and finished 2 games above .500 in the Mid American Conference. Last time out, Bowling Green outscored Western Michigan by 24 points in a 34-10 road triumph.

Quarterback Connor Bazelak continued his stellar play for Bowling Green with 217 passing yards and two touchdowns. Taron Keith had a game high 66 rushing yards and one touchdown scored on just thirteen carries. Harold Fannin added 99 receiving yards for the Falcons, who outgained the Broncos by a 360-258 margin.

The Minnesota Golden Gophers (5-7) had a disappointing season in the Big 10 Conference. The Golden Gophers Quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis has entered the transfer portal. Quarterback Max Brosmer, the FCS passing yards leader who has entered the transfer portal, announced on X that he had received a scholarship offer from Minnesota.

The Golden Gophers were ranked 125th in total yards and averaged 302.6 yards per game. In the battle for the Paul Bunyan Axe trophy, Minnesota was gashed for 412 yards during a 28-14 loss against Wisconsin. Daniel Jackson led Minnesota with nine receptions for 121 yards and one touchdown and Jordan Nubin had 24 carries for 93 yards and one touchdown.