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College football bowl season is upon us with 39 games setting table for the College Football Playoff semifinals with the winners of those games meeting one week later to crown a national champion putting a bow on the season. The fun begins on Saturday, December 16 with six bowl games on tap, including a pair of Pac-12 schools playing their final games as members of the conference. Five games are set for New Years Day with Alabama and Michigan squaring off in the Rose Bowl and Texas tangling with Washington in the Sugar Bowl to determine who plays for the national title on Monday, January 8.
With a total of 82 spots available this season there weren’t enough eligible teams to fill the lineup. In order to patch the holes two teams still making the transition to the FBS level that wouldn’t have qualified otherwise received an invitation along with a 5-win squad. In its second season at the highest level, James Madison nearly ran the table winning 10 games in a row before falling in overtime in Week 12. The Dukes face Air Force in the Armed Forces Bowl as a 3-point favorite on the college football betting line.
Jacksonville State had a nice debut FBS campaign winning eight games and receiving a bid to the New Orleans Bowl where the Gamecocks opened as a 3-point favorite over the Louisiana Ragin Cajuns. The Minnesota Golden Gophers were the only losing team to get a bid thanks to their APR score, which was the highest among the 5-win teams. Early NCAAF betting odds have the Gophers as a 3.5-point favorite over Bowling Green in the Quick Lane Bowl.
Players opting out, coaches taking new jobs or getting fired and, of course, injuries will all play a role in your college football betting strategy. Heisman winning QB Caleb Williams announced he will not play in USC’s Holiday Bowl matchup with Louisville putting the Cardinals as a 7.5-point favorite. Check out the latest NCAAF lines and odds at BetRivers sportsbook.
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Saturday, December 16, 2023
Myrtle Beach Bowl – Georgia Southern vs. Ohio (-2.5, 50.5)
New Orleans Bowl – Jacksonville State (-3, 56.5) vs. Louisiana
Cure Bowl – Miami, Ohio vs. Appalachian State (-5.5, 47)
New Mexico Bowl – New Mexico State (-3, 51) vs. Fresno State
LA Bowl – UCLA (-3, 50) vs. Boise State
Independence Bowl – California vs. Texas Tech (-3, 58.5)
Monday, December 18, 2023
Famous Toastery Bowl – Western Kentucky vs. Old Dominion (-2.5, 55.5)
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
Frisco Bowl – UT-San Antonio (-9.5, 54.5) vs. Marshall
Thursday, December 21, 2023
Boca Raton Bowl – South Florida vs. Syracuse (-3, 61)
Friday, December 22, 2023
Gasparilla Bowl – Georgia Tech vs. UCF (-5.5, 64.5)
Saturday, December 23, 2023
Birmingham Bowl – Troy (-7, 43.5) vs. Duke
Camellia Bowl – Arkansas State vs. Northern Illinois (-1, 53.5)
Armed Forces Bowl – James Madison (-3, 51) vs. Air Force
Potato Bowl – Georgia State (-2.5, 62.5) vs. Utah State
68 Ventures Bowl – South Alabama (-16, 46) vs. Eastern Michigan
Las Vegas Bowl – Utah (-7, 41.5) vs. Northwestern
Hawai’i Bowl – Coastal Carolina vs. San Jose State (-9.5, 54)
Tuesday, December 26, 2023
Quick Lane Bowl – Bowling Green vs. Minnesota (-3.5, 38)
First Responder Bowl – Texas State (-4, 60.5) vs. Rice
Guaranteed Rate Bowl – Kansas (-12, 65.5) vs. UNLV
Wednesday, December 27, 2023
Military Bowl – Virginia Tech (-7.5, 46.5) vs. Tulane
Dukes Mayo Bowl – North Carolina vs. West Virginia (-3, 56.5)
Holiday Bowl – Louisville (-7.5, 58) vs. USC
Texas Bowl – Texas AM (-3.5, 52.5) vs. Oklahoma State
Thursday December 28, 2023
Fenway Bowl – SMU (-11.5, 51) vs. Boston College
Pinstripe Bowl – Rutgers vs. Miami, Fla. (-2.5, 41.5)
Pop-Tarts Bowl – NC State vs. Kansas State (-3.5, 47)
Alamo Bowl – Arizona (-3, 62) vs. Oklahoma
Friday, December 29, 2023
Gator Bowl – Clemson (-7, 46.5) vs. Kentucky
Sun Bowl – Oregon State vs. Notre Dame (-8.5, 44.5)
Liberty Bowl – Memphis vs. Iowa State (-8.5, 57.5)
Cotton Bowl Classic – Missouri vs. Ohio State (-2.5, 48.5)
Saturday, December 30, 2023
Peach Bowl – Mississippi vs. Penn State (-4, 48.5)
Music City Bowl – Auburn (-2.5, 49.5) vs. Maryland
Orange Bowl – Georgia (-14, 44.5) vs. Florida State
Arizona Bowl – Toledo (-1, 45.5) vs. Wyoming
Monday, January 1, 2024
ReliaQuest Bowl – Wisconsin vs. LSU (-10, 55.5)
Citrus Bowl – Iowa vs. Tennessee (-8.5, 36.5)
Fiesta Bowl – Liberty vs. Oregon (-15, 65.5)
Rose Bowl (CFP Semifinal) – Alabama vs. Michigan (-2.5, 45.5)
Sugar Bowl (CFP Semifinal) – Texas (-4.5, 65.5) vs. Washington
Monday, January 8, 2024
CFP National Championship
Iowa Hawkeyes at Nebraska Cornhuskers (UNDER 26)
It’s frightening to see the total drop this low and still back the UNDER. I have to admit, though, the Hawkeyes are painful to watch and I can see why fans have glorified the team’s punter over the years. Things weren’t so bad earlier in the season until Cade McNamara was lost for the season with an injury. Deacon Hill has done his best though that’s not very good. I guess somebody has to be it and in the case of worst total offense it’s Iowa, which averages just 246.5 yards.
The Hawkeyes average 18.5 points but have scored more than 20 points once in their past six outings and the teams in those games combined to average 24 points. Nebraska isn’t much better on offense ranked 121st nationally in scoring. Meanwhile, both rank among the top 15 in the FBS in scoring defense. I’m hesitant but I’ll make a college football bet on the UNDER.
UTSA Roadrunners (+3.5) at Tulane Green Wave
With a spot in the AAC Championship game at stake UTSA will attempt to do something only one other league member has accomplished over the last two seasons: beat Tulane. And a healthier Frank Harris gives the Roadrunners a good chance to do that. Backing UTSA with NCAAF betting odds of +3.5 I don’t need them to win just not to lose by more than three points. Considering the number of close games the Green Wave has played that’s a possibility too. They had four straight one-score wins by a total of 14 points prior to last week’s 24-9 win over FAU. They were also just 2-7 against the college football point spread before that game.
Like he’s done his entire career Harris dazzled in last week’s 49-21 romp over USF passing for 411 yards and three scores with an additional 112 yards and three more TDs on the ground. He missed a few games earlier in the year during a 1-3 start but since his return UTSA has won seven straight by an average of nearly 19 points.
Georgia Bulldogs at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (+24)
This isn’t the same Tech squad that’s lost five straight in the series by an average of nearly 34 points with no game closer than 23 points. Their six wins are the most since 2018, which is the last time the Jackets went to a bowl game. They also have impressive ACC wins over Miami and North Carolina. Now don’t get me wrong I don’t expect GT to win the game, but stranger things have happened. I just think they’re ready to be competitive in a rivalry that hasn’t had that the last few years.
And with the SEC title game against Alabama coming a week after this game, there will be some sort of letdown by the Bulldogs. They certainly don’t want any of their starters to get injured in this game and taking a few plays off isn’t unheard of. That alone should spark the Jackets making them a college football best bet on my parlay.
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