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Last Years Pick: Cincy -2.5, Loss

Orange Bowl Opening Odds: Georgia Tech -3.5 Total 51 - For live up to date Odds Checkout Diamond Sportsbook and use bonus code DSI100 and get $100 Free Play Cash on your opening deposit of $100!

The orange bowl brings two very surprising teams to the forefront this year. The Iowa Hawkeyes and the Georgia Tech Yellow jackets battle to see who will be named the Orange Bowl Champions. 

The Iowa Hawkeyes were not picked by the experts to compete in the Big Ten with the likes of Ohio St and Penn St, but Iowa did more than compete. They beat Penn St again and if not for the loss of QB Richard Stanzi the Hawkeyes could very well be playing in the Rose Bowl. 

Georgia Tech made the triple option popular again and ran all the way to the ACC Championship. Head Coach Paul Johnson has brought his offense from Navy and it has worked out great for the Yellow Jackets and now they go for a bowl victory.  

Georgia Tech can run the ball but look at the defense that the Hawkeye’s bring to the table. They allow just an average of 12 points per game on the road and can play great against the run. The Hawkeye’s were crushed the last time in the Orange Bowl and they look to avenge that showing. The Yellow Jackets are the popular pick and because of that the line has jumped over 3 and now is four. The Hawkeyes are 10-3 ATS vs. a team with a winning record and 36-17 ATS in their last 53 games as an underdog. The Yellow Jackets are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 Bowl games as a favorite and are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 neutral site games as a favorite. Take the Hawkeyes to pull the upset. 

Orange Bowl Pick: Iowa +4.5

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History and past results of the Orange Bowl:

Orange Bowl Results
Date	Won	Pts.	Lost	Pts.
1/1/35	Bucknell	26	Miami (Fla.)	0
1/1/36	Catholic (D.C.)	20	Mississippi	19
1/1/37	Duquesne	13	Mississippi	12
1/1/38	Auburn	6	Michigan State	0
1/2/39	Tennessee	17	Oklahoma	0
1/1/40	Georgia Tech	21	Missouri	7
1/1/41	Mississippi State	14	Georgetown	7
1/1/42	Georgia	40	TCU	26
1/1/43	Alabama	37	Boston College	21
1/1/44	LSU	19	Texas A&M	14
1/1/45	Tulsa	26	Georgia Tech	12
1/1/46	Miami (Fla.)	13	Holy Cross (MA)	6
1/1/47	Rice	8	Tennessee	0
1/1/48	Georgia Tech	20	Kansas	14
1/1/49	Texas	41	Georgia	28
1/2/50	Santa Clara	21	Kentucky	13
1/1/51	Clemson	15	Miami (Fla.)	14
1/1/52	Georgia Tech	17	Baylor	14
1/1/53	Alabama	61	Syracuse	6
1/1/54	Oklahoma	7	Maryland	0
1/1/55	Duke	34	Nebraska	7
1/2/56	Oklahoma	20	Maryland	6
1/1/57	Colorado	27	Clemson	21
1/1/58	Oklahoma	48	Duke	21
1/1/59	Oklahoma	21	Syracuse	6
1/1/60	Georgia	14	Missouri	0
1/2/61	Missouri	21	Navy	14
1/1/62	LSU	25	Colorado	7
1/1/63	Alabama	17	Oklahoma	0
1/1/64	Nebraska	13	Auburn	7
1/1/65	Texas	21	Alabama	17
1/1/66	Alabama	39	Nebraska	28
1/2/67	Florida	27	Georgia Tech	12
1/1/68	Oklahoma	26	Tennessee	24
1/1/69	Penn State	15	Kansas	14
1/1/70	Penn State	10	Missouri	3
1/1/71	Nebraska	17	LSU	12
1/1/72	Nebraska	38	Alabama	6
1/1/73	Nebraska	40	Notre Dame	6
1/1/74	Penn State	16	LSU	9
1/1/75	Notre Mae	13	Alabama	11
1/1/76	Oklahoma	14	Michigan	6
1/1/77	Ohio State	27	Colorado	10
1/2/78	Arkansas	31	Oklahoma	0
1/1/79	Oklahoma	31	Nebraska	24
1/1/80	Oklahoma	24	Florida State	7
1/1/81	Oklahoma	18	Florida State	17
1/1/82	Clemson	22	Nebraska	15
1/1/83	Nebraska	21	LSU	20
1/2/84	Miami (Fla.)	31	Nebraska	30
1/1/85	Washington	28	Oklahoma	17
1/1/86	Oklahoma	25	Penn State	10
1/1/87	Oklahoma	42	Arkansas	8
1/1/88	Miami (Fla.)	20	Oklahoma	14
1/2/89	Miami (Fla.)	23	Nebraska	3
1/1/90	Notre Dame	21	Colorado	6
1/1/91	Colorado	10	Notre Dame	9
1/1/92	Miami (Fla.)	22	Nebraska	0
1/1/93	Florida State	27	Nebraska	14
1/1/94	Florida State	18	Nebraska	16
1/2/95	Nebraska	24	Miami (Fla.)	17
1/1/96	Florida State	31	Notre Dame	26
12/31/96	Nebraska	41	Virginia Tech	21
1/2/98	Nebraska	42	Tennessee	17
1/2/99	Florida	31	Syracuse	0
1/1/00	Michigan (OT)	35	Alabama	34
1/3/01	Oklahoma	13	Florida State	2
1/2/02	Florida	56	Maryland	23
1/2/03	USC	38	Iowa	17
1/1/04	Miami (Fla.)	16	Florida State	14
1/4/05	USC	55	Oklahoma	19
1/2/06	Penn State (3 OT)	26	Florida State	23
1/2/07	Louisville	24	Wake Forest	13
1/3/08	Kansas	24	Virginia Tech	21
1/1/09	Virginia Tech	20	Cincinnati	7