Pick with (or against) the college football experts for this week’s bowl games
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 3:
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Ben Bolch
Louisville vs. Louisiana State (Citrus): Louisville, 35-17
Georgia Tech vs. Kentucky (TaxSlayer): Georgia Tech, 30-24
Alabama vs. Washington (Peach): Alabama, 42-24
Clemson vs. Ohio State (Fiesta): Ohio State, 35-28
Iowa vs. Florida (Outback): Florida, 35-20
Wisconsin vs. Western Michigan (Cotton): Wisconsin, 28-17
USC vs. Penn State (Rose): USC, 28-27
Oklahoma vs. Auburn (Sugar): Oklahoma, 35-28
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Zach Helfand
Louisville vs. Louisiana State (Citrus): Louisville, 31-28
Georgia Tech vs. Kentucky (TaxSlayer): Kentucky, 35-34
Alabama vs. Washington (Peach): Alabama, 38-13
Clemson vs. Ohio State (Fiesta): Ohio State, 31-28
Iowa vs. Florida (Outback): Florida, 17-14
Wisconsin vs. Western Michigan (Cotton): Western Michigan, 27-24
USC vs. Penn State (Rose): USC, 31-21
Oklahoma vs. Auburn (Sugar): Oklahoma, 34-28
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Mike Hiserman
Louisville vs. Louisiana State (Citrus): Louisiana State, 23-20
Georgia Tech vs. Kentucky (TaxSlayer): Georgia Tech, 35-34
Alabama vs. Washington (Peach): Alabama, 35-17
Clemson vs. Ohio State (Fiesta): Clemson, 43-38
Iowa vs. Florida (Outback): Iowa, 21-16
Wisconsin vs. Western Michigan (Cotton): Wisconsin, 31-21
USC vs. Penn State (Rose): USC, 27-23
Oklahoma vs. Auburn (Sugar): Auburn, 34-31
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Lindsey Thiry
Louisville vs. Louisiana State (Citrus): Louisiana State, 32-38
Georgia Tech vs. Kentucky (TaxSlayer): Georgia Tech, 34-17
Alabama vs. Washington (Peach): Alabama, 28-17
Clemson vs. Ohio State (Fiesta): Clemson, 36-35
Iowa vs. Florida (Outback): Florida, 24-22
Wisconsin vs. Western Michigan (Cotton): Wisconsin, 17-10
USC vs. Penn State (Rose): USC, 38-31
Oklahoma vs. Auburn (Sugar): Oklahoma, 37-32
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David Wharton
Louisville vs. Louisiana State (Citrus): Louisiana State, 27-24
Georgia Tech vs. Kentucky (TaxSlayer): Georgia Tech, 30-23
Alabama vs. Washington (Peach): Alabama, 35-17
Clemson vs. Ohio State (Fiesta): Clemson, 24-21
Iowa vs. Florida (Outback): Iowa, 21-17
Wisconsin vs. Western Michigan (Cotton): Wisconsin, 28-21
USC vs. Penn State (Rose): USC, 31-21
Oklahoma vs. Auburn (Sugar): Oklahoma, 27-24
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Prognosticating records
(Through Thursday’s games)
Name; previous picks; full season
Bolch; 9-6; 102-65
Helfand; 8-7; 107-60
Hiserman; 6-9; 104-63
Thiry; 5-10; 105-62
Wharton; 7-8; 110-57
Twitter: @MikeHiserman
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