Bowl season starts Friday. Here is a quick look at the sides I like. May come back around to further dive into some individual picks later if I get time. I will also mark my actual bets on this page in bold.
Charlotte +6.5 vs. Buffalo. Bet U52. Buffalo can defend ground game. Weather likely.
Kent St. +5 vs. Utah St.
San Diego St. -3.5 vs. Central Michigan
Liberty +4.5 vs. Georgia Southern
FAU +3 vs. SMU.
Arkansas St. -2.5 vs. FIU Like U62.5
Boise St +3.5 vs. Washington
App St. -16.5 vs. UAB
Marshall +17.5 vs. UCF
BYU -2 vs Hawaii
Miami -6 vs. La Tech
Pitt -11 vs. Easter Michigan
UNC -4 vs. Temple
Wake Forest +4.5 vs. Michigan St.
Washington St. +3 vs. Air Force
Oklahoma St. +7 vs. Texas A&M U53.5
USC +2.5 vs. Iowa
vs. Air Force
Notre Dame -3.5 vs. Iowa St.
Penn St. -7 vs. Memphis
Oklahoma +14 vs. LSU
Ohio St +2 vs. Clemson
Western Michigan +3.5 vs. W Kentucky
Illinois +6.5 vs. Cal
Florida -14.5 vs. Virginia
Louisville +4 vs. Miss St.
Florida St +4.5 vs. Arizona St.
Kansas St +2.5 vs. Navy
Wyoming -7 vs. Georgia St.
Utah -7.5 vs. Texas
Kentucky +3 vs. Va Tech
Michigan +7 vs. Alabama
Minnesota +7 vs. Auburn
Oregon +2.5 vs. Wisconsin
Baylor +6.5 vs. Georgia
Cincinnati -7 vs. Boston College
Indiana +1.5 vs. Tennessee
Ohio -6.5 vs. Nevada
So. Miss +7 vs. Tulane
UL-Lafayette -14 vs. Miami OH
And here were my raw power rating numbers before looking at situations, players sitting, etc.
Away | Home | IAW | Vegas |
12/20 | |||
Buffalo | Charlotte | 4.8 | 6.5 |
Kent State | Utah State | -8.6 | -5 |
12/21 | |||
Central Michigan | San Diego St | -4.4 | -3.5 |
Liberty | Georgia So. | -2.9 | -4.5 |
SMU | FAU | 0.6 | 3 |
FIU | Arkansas St | -3.0 | -2.5 |
Washington | Boise St | 5.4 | 3.5 |
UAB | App St | -15.9 | -16.5 |
12/23 | |||
Marshall | UCF | -16.9 | -17.5 |
12/24 | |||
BYU | Hawaii | 3.0 | -2 |
12/26 | |||
Miami | La Tech | 12.7 | 6 |
Pitt | Eastern Michigan | 11.2 | 11 |
12/27 | |||
UNC | Temple | 5.9 | 4 |
Michigan St | Wake Forest | 3.0 | 4.5 |
Oklahoma St | Texas A&M | -5.2 | -7 |
Iowa | USC | 0.6 | -2.5 |
Washington St | Air Force | 1.5 | -3 |
12/28 | |||
Iowa St | Note Dame | -4.3 | -3.5 |
Memphis | Penn St | -8.2 | -6.5 |
Oklahoma | LSU | -7.7 | -14 |
Clemson | Ohio St | -1.5 | 2 |
12/30 | |||
W Michigan | W Kentucky | 0.0 | -3.5 |
Illinois | Cal | -2.8 | -6.5 |
Virginia | Florida | -15.7 | -14.5 |
Miss St | Louisville | 2.1 | 4 |
12/31 | |||
Florida St | Arizona St | -2.4 | -4.5 |
Kansas St | Navy | 0.0 | -2.5 |
Georgia St | Wyoming | -8.6 | -7 |
Utah | Texas | 9.9 | 7.5 |
Kentucky | Va Tech | -0.5 | -3 |
Michigan | Alabama | -6.3 | -7 |
Minnesota | Auburn | -6.0 | -7 |
1/1 | |||
Wisconsin | Oregon | 0.0 | 2.5 |
Baylor | Georgia | -9.7 | -6.5 |
1/2 | |||
Boston College | Cincinnati | -7.7 | -7 |
Tennessee | Indiana | -2.3 | 1.5 |
1/3 | |||
Ohio | Nevada | 8.2 | 8 |
1/4 | |||
Tulane | So. Miss | 6.2 | 7 |
1/6 | |||
Miami (OH) | Louisiana | -15.2 | -14 |