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Heartland College Sports: The Big 12 Sports Podcast

Bowl Game Picks: BYU vs Georgia Tech & Houston vs LSU Predictions

Heartland College Sports: The Big 12 Sports Podcast

Pete Mundo

Sports, Football, Basketball

4.8870 Ratings

🗓️ 26 December 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Bowl season rolls on as Heartland College Sports’ Pete Mundo breaks down two key matchups with full predictions and picks against the spread for the two Big 12 bowl games this Saturday.

In this episode, Mundo previews BYU vs Georgia Tech in the Pop-Tarts Bowl and Houston vs LSU in the Texas Bowl, including matchup keys, betting angles, and how these games fit into the broader Big 12 vs SEC narrative.

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0:00.0

Well, we've got Big 12 bowl games right around the corner.

0:04.2

And let's talk about BYU taking on Georgia Tech.

0:07.2

It is the beloved Pop Tarts Bowl.

0:10.4

And we're going to give you a pick, a preview, and a prediction against the spread right here on Heartland College Sports.

0:16.9

I'm Pete Mundo.

0:17.6

We cover the Big 12.

0:18.7

Thank you, as always, for being a part of the show.

0:20.4

And the only late Christmas gift I ask from you. It's on Pete Mundo. We cover the Big 12. Thank you, as always, for being a part of the show.

0:32.8

And the only late Christmas gift I ask from you is a subscription to the channel on YouTube or on the podcast, like the video and drop us a five-star rating and review.

0:37.1

So grateful for you doing that as this show and channel continues to grow.

0:42.6

So this is one of the more compelling matchups in the bowl season because you've got teams where most of the stars are playing, going to be available.

0:46.1

And it's just a good matchup of two top 25 teams where every other player is not opting out.

0:52.6

So this is one of the better non-college football playoff bowl games,

0:56.0

and I believe we're going to get a good one here between BYU and Georgia Tech.

1:00.1

But I look at this game, and here's what it comes down to for me.

1:04.4

Can Georgia Tech, Haynes King, and this offense, get it going on the ground? That's the question for me because you look at Georgia

1:14.3

Tech this year. I mean, that's where they really made themselves. It was on the ground with a rushing

1:20.3

offense that was second best in the ACC in yards per game at over 200 a pop. But what do you have in

1:26.9

BYU? You have in BYU?

1:34.6

You have a BYU team that did a great job this year slowing down the running game.

1:40.8

And even against Texas Tech and the Big 12 championship, they held their own in this category.

1:45.7

So I'm looking at this matchup and I'm saying this is where Georgia Tech wins this game or BYU wins this game, slowing down the rushing game of the Yellow Jackets. If

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