St. Petersburg Bowl pick: South Florida over Memphis

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December, 19, 2008

Dec 19

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By Brian Bennett

Posted by ESPN.com's Brian Bennett

It's time for the first round of bowl picks, which this week includes just one game with a Big East flavor: Saturday's magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl. More to come next week.

South Florida 24, Memphis 10: Neither of these teams inspires much confidence. South Florida finished the year 2-5, while Memphis beat no one of note in a 6-6 campaign. I'll go with the Bulls in what will basically be a home game. I like the way their defense played the last two weeks of the regular season, when it put the clamps on Connecticut and West Virginia. It should do the same against Memphis and running back Curtis Steele. USF's offense has done almost nothing for a month, but Matt Grothe should find some favorable matchups against the blitz-heavy Tigers defense. I'm envisioning two touchdown passes from Grothe and a defensive score by the Bulls as the Big East starts the bowl season with a win.

Regular-season record: 46-23 (67 percent)

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