Bowl Picks

It’s bowl season again! My favorite team of the year! Here’s my picks for the 35 bowl games. The predicted winners are in bold. The final outcome is below each game.

-By the way, I finished 92-49 (.537) in regular season picks. Sports Illustrated’s Stewart Mandel went 83-57 (.687).

Gildan New Mexico Bowl-Dec. 15^th

Nevada Wolfpack (7-5) vs. Arizona Wildcats (7-5)
Arizona-49. Nevada-48

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl- Dec. 15^th

#18 Utah State (10-3) vs. Toledo Rockets (9-3)
Utah State-41. Toledo-15

San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl- Dec. 20^th

Brigham Young Cougars (7-5) vs. San Diego State Aztecs (9-3)
BYU- 23. San Diego State-6

Beef O’ Brady’s Bowl St. Petersburg- Dec. 21^st

Ball State Cardinals (9-3) vs. UCF Knights (9-4)

UCF-38. Ball State-17

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl- Dec. 22^nd

East Carolina Pirates (8-4) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns (8-4)

LA-Lafayette-43. East Carolina-34

MAACO Las Vegas Bowl- Dec. 22^nd

#20 Boise State Broncos (10-2) vs. Washington Huskies (7-5)

Boise State- 28. Washington-26

Sheraton Hawaii Bowl- Dec. 24^th

Fresno State Bulldogs (9-3) vs. SMU Mustangs (6-6)
SMU-43. Fresno State-10

Little Caesars Bowl- Dec. 26^th

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (7-5) vs. Central Michigan Chippewas (6-6)

Central Michigan-24. Western Kentucky-21

Military Bowl presented by Northrup Grumman- Dec. 27^th

#24 San Jose State Spartans (10-2) vs. Bowling Green Falcons (8-4)

San Jose State-29. Bowling Green-20

Belk Bowl- Dec. 27^th

Cincinnati Bearcats (9-3) vs. Duke Blue Devils (6-6)

Cincinnati-48. Duke-34

Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl- Dec. 27^th

#17 UCLA Bruins (9-4) vs. Baylor Bears (7-5)

Baylor-49. UCLA-26

AdvoCare V100 Indpendence Bowl- Dec. 28^th

Ohio Bobcats (8-4) vs. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (8-4)

Ohio-45. ULM- 14

Russell Athletic Bowl- Dec. 28^th

Rutgers Scarlet Knights (9-3) vs. Virginia Tech Hokies (6-6)

Virginia Tech-13. Rutgers- 10

Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas- Dec. 28^th

Texas Tech Red Raiders (7-5) vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-6)

Texas Tech-34. Minnesota-31

Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl- Dec. 29^th

Air Force Falcons (6-6) vs. Rice Owls (6-6)

Rice-33. Air Force-14

New Era Pinstripe Bowl- Dec. 29^th

West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Syracuse Orange (7-5)

Syracuse-39. West Virginia-14

Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl- Dec. 29^th

Navy Midshipmen (8-4) vs. Arizona State (7-5)

Arizona State- 62. Navy-28

Valero Alamo Bowl- Dec. 29^th

#15 Oregon State (9-3) vs. Texas Longhorns (8-4)

Texas-31. Oregon State-27

Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl- Dec. 29^th

TCU Horned Frogs (7-5) vs. Michigan State Spartans (6-6)

Michigan State-17. TCU-16

Franklin American Mutual Mortgage Music City Bowl- Dec. 31^st

Vanderbilt Commodores (8-4) vs. NC State (7-5)

Vanderbilt-38. NC State-24

Hyundai Sun Bowl- Dec. 31^st

USC Trojans (6-7) vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (6-7)

Georgia Tech-21. USC-7

AutoZone Liberty Bowl- Dec. 31^st

Tulsa Golden Hurricane (10-3) vs. Iowa State Cyclones (6-6)

-battle of the natural disasters

Tulsa-31. Iowa State-17

Chick-fil-A Bowl- Dec. 31^st

#9 LSU Tigers (10-2) vs. #14 Clemson Tigers (10-2)

Clemson-25. LSU-24

TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl- Jan 1^s

#21 Northwestern Wildcats (9-3) vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs (8-4)

Northwestern- 34. Mississippi State-20

Heart of Dallas Bowl- Jan. 1^st

Oklahoma State (7-5) vs. Purdue Boilermakers (6-6)

Oklahoma State- 58. Purdue-14

Capital One Bowl- Jan. 1^st

#6 Georgia Bulldogs (11-2) vs. #23 Nebraska Cornhuskers (10-3)

Georgia-45. Nebraska-31

Outback Bowl- Jan. 1^st

#11 South Carolina Gamecocks (10-2) vs. #19 Michigan Wolverines (8-4)

-these Big 10 vs. SEC games are really weak this year. It’s just gonna let the SEC continue to build it’s hype and aura. 
South Carolina-33. Michigan-28

Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio- Jan. 1^st

#8 Stanford Cardinal (11-2) vs. Wisconsin Badgers (8-5)

Stanford-20. Wisconsin-14

Discover Orange Bowl- Jan. 1^st

#13 Florida State Seminoles (11-2) vs. #16 Northern Illinois Huskies (12-1)

Florida State-31. Northern Illinois-10.

Allstate Sugar Bowl- Jan. 2^nd

#4 Florida Gators (11-1) vs. #22 Louisville Cardinals (10-2)

Louisville- 33. Florida-23

Tostito’s Fiesta Bowl- Jan. 3^rd

#5 Oregon Ducks (11-1) vs. #7 Kansas State Wildcats (11-1)

Oregon-35. Kansas State-17

AT&T Cotton Bowl- Jan. 4^th

#10 Texas A&M (10-2) vs. #12 Oklahoma Sooners (10-2)

-this is matchup I’m most looking forward to besides the championship.

Texas A&M-41. Oklahoma-13

BBVA Compass Bowl- Jan. 5^th

Ole Miss Rebels (6-6) vs. Pittsburgh Panthers (6-6)

Ole Miss-38. Pitt-23

GoDaddy.com Bowl- Jan. 6^th

#25 Kent State Golden Flashes vs. Arkansas State Red Wolves (9-3)

Arkansas State-17. Kent State-13

Discover BCS National Championship – Jan. 7^th

#1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (12-0) vs. #2 Alabama Crimson Tide (12-1)

-What’s more unpredictable? Notre Dame finishing undefeated or a one-loss SEC team being ranked #2 in the national championship game?
Alabama-42. Notre Dame-14