Going Bowling: Predictions for Every College Football Bowl Game

With the bowl season kicking off this weekend, I decided to predict each matchup including the National Championship.  As the last hoorah of the 2017 College Football Season, stay tuned for team breakdowns and outlooks for the 2018 season.

Saturday, December 16

Celebration Bowl: North Carolina A&T vs. Grambling State (NL)
12:00 (ABC)
Prediction: North Carolina A&T 41-31 

 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl: North Texas vs. Troy (-6)
1:00 (ESPN)
Prediction: Troy 23-16

 AutoNation Cure Bowl: Georgia State vs. Western Kentucky (-4.5)
2:30 (CBSSN)
Prediction: Western Kentucky 38-24

 Las Vegas Bowl: Oregon (-6.5) vs. 25 Boise State
3:30 (ABC)
Prediction: Oregon 33-27

GILDAN New Mexico Bowl: Marshall vs. Colorado State (-5.5)
4:30 (ESPN)
Prediction: Colorado State 38-24

 Raycom Media Camellia Bowl: Middle Tennessee vs. Arkansas State (-4)
8:00 (ESPN)
Prediction: Arkansas State 33-30

 Tuesday, December 19

 Cheribundi Tart Cherry Boca Raton Bowl: Akron vs. Florida Atlantic (-18.5)
7:00 (ESPN)
Prediction: Florida Atlantic 37-17

 Wednesday, December 20

 DXL Frisco Bowl: Louisiana Tech vs. SMU (-5.5)
8:00 (ESPN)
Prediction: SMU 38-34

 Thursday, December 21

 Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl: Temple (-7) vs. Florida International
8:00 (ESPN)
Prediction: Temple 27-21

 Friday, December 22

 Bahamas Bowl: UAB vs. Ohio (-8)
12:30 (ESPN)
Prediction: Ohio 24-13

 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Central Michigan vs. Wyoming (PK)
4:00 (ESPN)
Prediction: Central Michigan 34-29

 Saturday, December 23

 Birmingham Bowl: Texas Tech vs. South Florida (-2)
12:00 (ESPN)
Prediction: South Florida 45-41

 Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl: Army vs. San Diego State (NL)
3:30 (ESPN)
Prediction: San Diego State 29-7

 Dollar General Bowl: Appalachian State vs. Toledo (-8)
7:00 (ESPN)
Prediction: Toledo 33-29

 Sunday, December 24

 Hawai'i Bowl: Houston (-2) vs. Fresno State
8:30 (ESPN)
Prediction: Houston 20-17

 Tuesday, December 26

 Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl: Utah (-5) vs. West Virginia
1:30 (ESPN)
Prediction: Utah 31-17

 Quick Lane Bowl: Northern Illinois vs. Duke (-3.5)
5:15 (ESPN)
Prediction: Duke 17-13

 Cactus Bowl: Kansas State (-3) vs. UCLA
9:00 (ESPN)
Prediction: UCLA 38-32

 Wednesday, December 27

 Walk-On's Independence Bowl: Southern Miss vs. Florida State (-15)
1:30 (ESPN)
Prediction: Florida State 41-20

 New Era Pinstripe Bowl: Boston College vs. Iowa (-3)
5:15 (ESPN)
Prediction: Boston College 20-17

 Foster Farms Bowl: Purdue vs. Arizona (-3.5)
8:30 (FOX)
Prediction: Purdue 33-24

 Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl: Missouri (-1) vs. Texas 
9:00 (ESPN)
Prediction: Missouri 37-34

 Thursday, December 28

 Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman: Virginia vs. Navy (NL)
1:30 (ESPN)
Prediction: Navy 19-17

 Camping World Bowl: 22 Virginia Tech vs. 19 Oklahoma State (-6.5)
5:15 (ESPN)
Prediction: Oklahoma State 32-28

Valero Alamo Bowl: 13 Stanford vs. 15 TCU (-2.5)
9:00 (ESPN)
Prediction: Stanford 23-20

 San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl: 18 Michigan State vs. 16 Washington State (-2.5)
9:00 (FOX)
Prediction: Washington State 36-27

 Friday, December 29

 Belk Bowl: Texas A&M vs. Wake Forest (-3)
1:00 (ESPN)
Prediction: Wake Forest 27-23

 Hyundai Sun Bowl: 24 NC State (-6.5) vs. Arizona State
3:00 (CBS)
Prediction: NC State 27-17

 Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl: Kentucky vs. 21 Northwestern (-8.5)
4:30 (ESPN)
Prediction: Northwestern 43-37

 NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl: Utah State (-3) vs. New Mexico State
5:30 (CBSSN)
Prediction: Utah State 19-13

 Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic: 8 USC vs. 5 Ohio State (-7)
8:30 (ESPN)
Prediction: Ohio State 37-33

 Saturday, December 30

 TaxSlayer Bowl: Louisville (-6) vs. 23 Mississippi State
12:00 (ESPN)
Prediction: Louisville 44-31

 AutoZone Liberty Bowl: Iowa State vs. 20 Memphis (-3)
12:30 (ABC)
Prediction: Memphis 47-41
PlayStation Fiesta Bowl: 11 Washington vs. 9 Penn State (-3)
4:00 (ESPN)
Prediction: Washington 34-30

 Capital One Orange Bowl: 6 Wisconsin (-6.5) vs. 10 Miami
8:00 (ESPN)
Prediction: Wisconsin 20-16

 Monday, January 1

 Outback Bowl: South Carolina vs. Michigan (-8.5)
12:00 (ESPN2)
Prediction: Michigan 23-9

 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl: 12 UCF vs. 7 Auburn (-10)
12:30 (ESPN)
Prediction: Auburn 45-29

 Citrus Bowl Presented by Overton's: 17 LSU (-2.5) vs. 14 Notre Dame
1:00 (ABC)
Prediction: LSU 31-24

 Rose Bowl Presented by Northwestern Mutual: 3 Georgia vs. 2 Oklahoma (-1)
5:00 (ESPN)
Prediction: Oklahoma 37-26

 Allstate Sugar Bowl: 4 Alabama (-2) vs. 1 Clemson
8:45 (ESPN)
Prediction: Alabama 24-20

 Monday, January 8

 CFP National Championship: 4 Alabama vs. 2 Oklahoma
8:00 (ESPN)
Prediction: Alabama 31-27

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