International Bowl Pick Odds- South Florida vs. Northern Illinois Pick

Last Years Pick: Buffalo +6.5,Loss

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The International bowl game has two 7-5 teams to face off against one another but there are some side plots in this game.

On one side is South Florida and they have had a decent year but have gone into the usual late season swoon. Unlike other years however they are dealing with allegations. Head coach Jim Leavitt has been accused of grabbing and choking a player during the halftime of the Louisville game, this has to be a distraction for the team. Leavitt was out of town recruiting when the story broke Monday afternoon. The Bulls returned to practice Wednesday after having two days off. A much-larger-than-normal media contingent showed up to interview Leavitt, but the only head coach in the program's 13-year history didn't want to discuss the allegation.

"I was just so impressed with how they practiced and what they did," Leavitt said. "All of you came out here just to hear that. I'm not going to talk about all the other things that are going on. I'm just not. I don't think that would be fair to the whole deal. So, you can save your questions as far as that goes."

Leavitt deflected a question about whether the investigation is a distraction for the team as it prepares to face Northern Illinois in the International Bowl on Jan. 2.

"You've just got to live every day and enjoy every day," he said. "I'm a blessed guy."

This is obviously a distraction. Northern Illinois has the pure stats edge in plenty of categories to include points scored and turnovers. The Huskies are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games as an underdog of 3.5-10.0 and the Bulls are 5-13 ATS vs. a team with a winning record. Take the Huskies to win and pull off a shocker against a distracted Bulls team.

International Bowl Pick: Northern Illinois +7

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History and past results of the International Bowl:

International Bowl Results
Date	Won	Pts.	Lost	Pts.
1/6/07	Cincinnati	27	Western Michigan	24
1/5/08	Rugers	52	Ball State	30
1/3/08	Connecticut	38	Buffalo	20