The Quick Lane Bowl pits the Minnesota Golden Gophers against the 2023 Bowling Green Falcons in Detroit at 2 p.m. ET on Tuesday. For this game, SportsLine consensus lists Minnesota as a 3.5-point favorite, while the over/under is set at 39.5 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college football odds page). Minnesota will be without starting quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis, who is in the transfer portal, while Bowling Green's most notable absence is cornerback Jalen Huskey (portal).

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The model knows Bowling Green creates havoc on defense. The Falcons lead all FBS programs with 27 takeaways this season, and Bowling Green also has 33 sacks. Bowling Green is allowing fewer than 24 points per game, with opponents completing only 59.9% of passes against the Falcons. Bowling Green is also yielding only 3.9 yards per carry.

The model also knows Minnesota has a dynamic weapon in senior wide receiver Daniel Jackson. He finished third in the Big Ten with 831 receiving yards this season, and Jackson was also in the top four of the conference with 57 receptions and eight receiving touchdowns. That included a nine-catch, 121-yard performance in the regular season finale against Wisconsin, and Jackson has at least 119 receiving yards in three of the last five games.

Now, it has set its sights on Bowling Green vs. Minnesota. We can tell you the model is leaning Over the total, and it also says one side of the spread hits in well over 60% of simulations! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any college football picks.

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