Inveigle
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The Birmingham Bowl will take place at noon ET on Saturday, Dec. 23, at Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama.
I’m picking Troy to win but for Duke to cover the spread at +7.5. I also am predicting the game will go Under 44.5 total points.
While Troy will be without head coach Jon Sumrall, I still think the Trojans will play well on defense. They rank 10th in the FBS in scoring defense, having allowed 17.15 points per game.
However, Duke also played well this year before head coach Mike Elko went to Texas A&M. The Blue Devils went 7-5 while playing in the ACC, so obviously there’s some talent on the roster.
I think this will end up being a close, low-scoring contest. But I believe Troy will manage to win.
Duke 17
Troy 20