San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl, ESPN, Wednesday, Dec 23rd, 7:00

#23 Utah vs Cal

Both teams are coming off of a loss to end the season but Utah has the longest active post season winning streak with 8 wins in a row.  When Cal has the ball, watch backup running back, Shane Vereen since Jahvid Best is still out with a concussion.  He'll be facing the 57th ranked rushing defense in the country.  If the Bears go to the air, Kevin Riley will be facing the 9th ranked pass efficiency D in the country.  When the Utes have the rock look for a lot of Jordan Wynn freshmen QB handing off to Eddie Wide.  Andy Ludwig Cal O coordinator was the Utes O Coordinator last year so look for the game inside the game on both sides of the ball.

Pick: Cal is favored by 3.  But I'm picking the Utes to stretch their post season win streak to 9.