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Not many things go better with turkey and egg nog than a heavy sampling of college football bowl games to bet on.
Below is this year’s schedule, along with betting odds for all of them.
If you like to make your own college bowl game betting picks, make sure you check out our 9 college bowl games betting tips first. Bowl season is different than the regular season and there’s a few things you need to keep in mind.
If you’re looking for some help making your picks or even having picks made for you, we’ll be posting some bowl game betting picks and previews throughout the holidays, especially for the biggest games that we’ll all be watching.
Good luck!
(Note that these odds were posted Dec. 15 and will probably change a lot before kickoff, and that some totals weren’t available as of Dec. 15. We’ll try to add them as they become available.)
Saturday, Dec. 19
Gilden New Mexico Bowl
Arizona Wildcats vs. New Mexico Lobos, 2 p.m. eastern (+10, OFF)
Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl
Brigham Young Cougars vs. Utah Utes, 3:30 p.m. (-2.5, OFF)
Raycom Media Camellia Bowl
Ohio Bobcats vs. Appalachian State Mountaineers, 5:30 p.m. (-9.5, OFF)
Autonation Cure Bowl
San Jose State Spartans vs. Georgia State Panthers, 7 pm (+4.5, OFF)
R+L Carries New Orleans Bowl
Arkansas State Red Wolves vs. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, 9 p.m. (-1, OFF)
Monday, Dec. 21
Miami Beach Bowl
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. South Florida Bulls, 2:30 pm (+3.5, OFF)
Tuesday, Dec. 22
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Akron Zips vs. Utah State Aggies, 3:30 pm (-6, OFF)
Marmot Boca Raton Bowl
Toledo Rockets vs. Temple Owls, 7 pm (-1, OFF)
Wednesday, Dec. 23
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl
Boise State Broncos vs. Northern Illinois Huskies, 4:30 pm (+8, OFF)
GoDaddy Bowl
Georgia Southern Eagles vs. Bowling Green Falcons, 8 pm (-7, OFF)
Thursday, Dec. 24
Popeyes Bahamas Bowl
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders vs. Western Michigan Broncos, noon (-3.5, OFF)
Hawai’i Bowl
San Diego State Aztecs vs. Cincinnati Bearcats, 8 pm (-1, OFF)
Saturday, Dec. 26
St. Petersburg Bowl
Connecticut Huskies vs. Marshall Thundering Herd, 11 am (-4.5, OFF)
Hyundai Sun Bowl
Miami Hurricanes vs. Washington State Cougars, 2 pm (-2, OFF)
Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl
Washington Huskies vs. Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles, 2:20 pm (+8.5, OFF)
New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Indiana Hoosiers vs. Duke Blue Devils, 3:30 pm (+1.5, OFF)
Camping World Independence Bowl
Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs. Virginia Tech Hokies, 5:45 pm (-13.5, OFF)
Foster Farmer Bowl
UCLA Bruins vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers, 9:15 pm (+6.5, OFF)
Monday, Dec. 28
Military Bowl Presented By Northrop Grumman
Pittsburgh Panthers vs. Navy Midshipmen, 2:30 pm (-4.5, OFF)
Quick Lane Bowl
Central Michigan Chippewas vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers, 5 pm (-5.5, OFF)
Tuesday, Dec. 29
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
California Golden Bears vs. Air Force Falcons, 2 pm (+6, OFF)
Russell Athletic Bowl
North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Baylor Bears, 5:30 pm (-3, OFF)
NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl
Nevada Wolf Pack vs. Colorado State Rams, 7:30 pm (-3, OFF)
AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl
Louisiana State Tigers vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders, 9 pm (+6.5, OFF)
Wednesday, Dec. 30
Birmingham Bowl
Auburn Tigers vs. Memphis Tigers, noon (+3, OFF)
Belk Bowl
North Carolina State Wolf Pack vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs, 3:30 pm (-5.5, OFF)
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
Texas A&M Aggies vs. Louisville Cardinals, 7 pm (+3, OFF)
Holiday Bowl
Southern California Trojans vs. Wisconsin Badgers, 10:30 pm (+3, OFF)
Thursday, Dec. 31
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Houston Cougars vs. Florida State Seminoles, noon (-7, OFF)
Capital One Orange Bowl
Oklahoma Sooners vs. Clemson Tigers, 4 pm (+4, 65)
Goodyear Cotton Bowl
Michigan State Spartans vs. Alabama Crimson Tide, 8 pm (-10, 49)
Friday, Jan. 1
Outback Bowl
Northwestern Wildcats vs. Tennessee Volunteers, noon (-9, OFF)
BattleFrog Fiesta Bowl
Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Ohio State Buckeyes, 1 pm (-6.5)
Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl
Michigan Wolverines vs. Florida Gators, 1 pm (+4, OFF)
Rose Bowl Game Presented by Northwestern Mutual
Stanford Cardinal vs. Iowa Hawkeyes, 5 pm (+6.5, OFF)
Allstate Sugar Bowl
Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Mississippi Rebels, 8:30 pm (-6.5, OFF)
Saturday, Jan. 2
Taxslayer Bowl
Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Georgia Bulldogs, noon (-6.5, OFF)
Autozone Liberty Bowl
Kansas State Wildcats vs. Arkansas Razorbacks, 3:20 pm (-11, OFF)
Valero Alamo Bowl
Oregon Ducks vs. Texas Christian Horned Frogs, 6:45 pm (Pick, Off)
Motel 6 Cactus Bowl
West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Arizona State Sun Devils, 10:15 pm (-1, OFF)